Horse training and natural horsemanship presenters | Craig Cameron, Sylvia Zerbini, Tim McQuay, Tom McCutcheon, Mandy McCutcheon

Presenters at AmerEquine June 1-3, 2012

AmerEquine, Festival of the Horse, proudly presents these premier equine professionals

• Craig Cameron • Sylvia Zerbini • Tim McQuay • Tom McCutcheon and Mandy McCutcheon • Aaron Ralston • Becky Hart • Charles Wilhelm • Allen Pogue • Tyler Magnus • Gina Miles • Dennis Auslam • Christy Landwehr • Chase Dodd • Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard • Rick Meyer • Mari Monda Zdunic • Dr. Suzanne Myers • Brooke Myers • Teddy Johnson • Chad Brinlee • Frank Pace • Jack Lieser

Additional Presenters


Craig Cameron
	Craig is a world champion whose clarity and comprehensiveness in clinics effectively relate the importance of mastering a casual, relaxed approach in horse training. He brings both the excitement of his patented “Extreme Cowboy Race” and the proficiency he is known for in his RFD TV show Ride Smart to AmerEquine. He will also demonstrate these techniques as part of the entertainment portions of the event.


Sylvia Zerbini
	Sylvia is the person responsible for the utterly magnificent performances of literally dancing horses at liberty that were a hallmark of the touring show, Cavalia. She is bringing her horses to AmerEquine and will be showing the magic of having them perform without any direct aids. She and the horses do not do acts from rote; rather she varies the performances in order to engage the horses (and herself and their audiences) in the excitement. Watching her do this with only body language and vocal tones that mimic the sounds of horses themselves is amazing.


Tim McQuay
	The legendary, nearly three-million dollar rider and NRHA Hall-of-Famer, along with his wife, Colleen, have played an integral part in shaping the reining horse industry into what it is today. They have also made exceeding contributions to the “world” of Hunters & Jumpers. Their McQuay Stables is a state-of-the-art facility that averages seventy horses in training at any one time and employs a large, dedicated, expert staff that also handles breeding, sales, and help to clients with all aspects of working with horses.


Tom McCutcheon and Mandy McCutcheon
	Coming to AmerEquine with Tim McQuay will be his premier associates and family members, Tim’s daughter, Mandy, and her husband, Tom. Tom and Mandy are both million dollar riders, and Mandy is in the NRHA Hall of Fame while Tom is a USEF Rider of the Year. They will both be giving clinics and demonstrations and participating in the entertainment portions of the event. That Tom and Mandy are teachers of high merit is demonstrated by the successes in the horse ring of both their children, Carlee and Cade.


Aaron Ralston
	Aaron is an athlete of the highest order and will be demonstrating that in clinics and shows at AmerEquine. He is a talented teacher who has shared his knowledge and tips at clinics and expos throughout the country and on his RFD TV show, The Ride with Aaron Ralston. His expertise on nearly every topic dealing with western horsemanship enables him to cover aspects of working with horses and enjoying them that cross over from one discipline to another and are, therefore, very valuable to what might be called the “casual” horse-person as well as the “specialists.”


Becky Hart
	Becky truly has the “Hart” of a champion as illustrated by her two Tevis Cup championships and her three consecutive World Endurance Championships. Her many wins and her love and respect for her mounts translate well in her clinics which address the needs and concerns of distance competitors and trail riders alike. She is an expert in such topics as TTeam work, natural horsemanship, and Centered Riding.


Charles Wilhelm
	Charles is internationally known and respected as the creator of Ultimate Foundation Training-techniques which combine the best of traditional, classical, and natural horsemanship philosophies into a methodology applicable to all riding disciplines. Charles’ own extensive background includes Dressage, Working Cow Horse, Reining, Western Pleasure and Trail. His motto is “Success Through Knowledge.” Charles’ clinics and seminars reflect his belief that “It’s never, ever the horse’s fault”, and riders of every discipline and skill level can learn ways to apply that idea to their own interactions with their equine partners. Seeing Charles in person is even better than seeing him on his HR-TV show.


Allen Pogue
	Allen Pogue: Allen’s presentations, philosophies, and techniques are all encompassed in his program, Imagine a Horse. His is an innovative, effective, and fresh approach to horse training; and his results are downright entertaining to behold. While much of what he accomplishes and presents with his horses might well be called “tricks” or “circus training”, one of his goals is to show horse people how to accomplish what they want with their own horses. He not only focuses on the historical and practical purposes of what his horses do, but he shows how knowing these things and having the tools (and patience, manners, and respect) to accomplish them can lead to fulfillment and joy in working with horses at any level.


Tyler Magnus
	Tyler Magnus-World Champion Roper: Tyler is well known as one of the world's best horsemen. His unique style and patience has resulted in producing many great PRCA, AQHA, and APHA performance horses. His ability to communicate with a horse is unparalleled. Tyler has competed nine times at the National Rodeo Finals and won at NFR in 1995. He has also won the PRCA Texas Circuit Championship and the George Strait Team Roping Classic. Tyler is equally competitive as a header or a heeler. His skills as a horse trainer are as acclaimed as his success in roping competitions. He is a master at teaching the skills of horsemanship and roping. Presentations by Tyler Magnus are sponsored by Spalding Labs.


Gina Miles
	Gina Miles-Olympic Silver Medalist: Gina started riding when she was seven, and within a few years she had dedicated herself to the sport of Eventing. She has an abiding belief in the maxim: Hard work pays off. Gina is living proof that it works; in 2008 she and McKinlaigh, an Irish Sport Horse gelding imported by Thom Schultz and Laura Coates, took the Olympic Silver Medal at the summer games in Beijing. During all the years in between Gina worked hard with many fine horses and won many prestigious Eventing competitions. She has represented the U.S. in many international equestrian competitions as a member of the USET. Gina believes in promoting the sport of Eventing and she imparts the knowledge and experience that she has gained through her successes in competing at Gold Medal Equestrian Riding School. She is an excellent teacher and strives to help those who study with her and who attend her clinics and seminars attain the skills and knowledge that will help them succeed in their equestrian endeavors. Presentations by Gina Miles are sponsored by Platinum Performance.


Dennis Auslam
	Dennis has been a horseman all his life. He started competing at the age of eight, and started roping professionally in his early 20s. He followed that with a therapy program he operated called North American Riding for the Handicapped Association, Inc. In 2003 Dennis and his family moved to Morton, MT, where they started Redwood Stables, their own boarding and training operation where they offer comprehensive horse training and services. From the start of Redwood Stables Dennis began working with children from the Lower Sioux Agency as well as local 4-H clubs. His training program covers just about everything that a 4-Her as well as a working or competing cowboy or cowgirl would ever need to know to get the job done. Dennis is much sought after as a clinician, and his presentations are designed to be fun. His goal is to help folks enjoy their horses. He works often and tirelessly with both handicapped riders and young riders. Dennis will be conducting and monitoring AmerEquine’s presentation of his Search for the World’s Most Beautiful Horse contest. Presentations by Dennis Auslam are sponsored by Orthoflex Saddlery.


Christy Landwehr
	Christy Landwehr has been active in the horse industry for over 25 years. She has competed in Hunter/jumper, dressage, native costume, side saddle, western pleasure, hunter pleasure, barrel racing, endurance riding and saddle seat equitation, so her skills are legion. She has been teaching children and adults how to ride for over 20 years. Christy is a Master Level Riding Instructor and Equine Facility Manager through the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) and has taught students in 4-H and Pony Club. She is a Past President of the American Youth Horse Council (AYHC) and an AQHA Professional Horseman. She also founded, competed on and coached the University of Colorado at Boulder Intercollegiate Horse Show Association equestrian team. She is a member of the Aurora Horsemen’s Association and has served as show manager for the club. She is the current Secretary for the Colorado Horse Council. Christy holds an undergraduate degree in public relations and speech communication from California State University Fullerton and a graduate degree in mass communication and journalism from University of Colorado at Boulder. She is also quite active with the Denver Dumb Friends League equine project.


Chase Dodd
	Chase has a nearly hypnotic ability to work with untamed, whether wild or domestic, horses. And his uncanny ability to illustrate and communicate the skills that he uses to do this in not only clear but entertaining language and lucid demonstrations appeals to all who get to see him. He has won two Extreme Mustang Makeovers along with many colt-starting competitions, and loves to show folks how to employ the skills that he has and apply them to their own situations with their own horses. Chase believes that everyone is blessed with skills that they need to work with horses, and he sees his role as helping folks “get started” so that they manifest these skills on their own. Chase Dodd is renowned for his own skills in starting horses and enjoys the competition involved in getting the job done. He will be hosting an event designed specifically for AmerEquine that he calls "Chase the Dream"—a challenge for rescued horses. Chase will demonstrate that a rescued horse deserves more than just pity, feed, and tolerance; he will help those who want to bring a rescued or "unwanted" horse methods which might well result in having a champion or, at the very least, a valued companion. Presentations by Chase Dodd are sponsored by Orthoflex Saddlery.


Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard
	Bob and Suzanne’s patented "Two as One Horsemanship™" is a unique horse training partnership striking a perfect balance between the English and Western riding disciplines that inspires equine enthusiasts worldwide. They have worked together for over 10 years: their mission is to bring out the best in horses and the people who love them, no matter what the discipline, breed, or level of experience. Bob and Suzanne’s popular articles have appeared in many of the premier horse publications of North America. They have also produced the award-winning "Self Help Series for Riders New & Returning to Horses" DVDs, and Nutrena's "Horse Safety First", have been distributed worldwide. This dynamic duo presents educational, entertaining clinics and seminars at horse expos across the US and Canada. They are not to be missed by horse-people who have always wondered what the two “big” categories of horse disciplines have in common. Presentations by Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard are sponsored by Orthoflex Saddlery.


Rick Meyer
	Rick is a stunning performer. It's hard to believe your eyes when you see him shooting targets (usually balloons) with a single action Colt .45 and/or a rifle while he’s riding a galloping horse. You would might think that being an expert mounted shooter would be enough for one person, but Rick's specialty is actually training and competing with gaited horses. In 1972 Rick started training Polo Ponies, Thoroughbreds, Fox Trotters and Quarter horses. He began concentrating on Paso Fino horses in 1979 and eventually amassed over 150 Grand and National Championships; became an International and Senior Certified Judge; and served as President of the Paso Fino Horse Association for four years. Rick co-authored the first step-by-step training book for Paso Finos, Horse Sense in Training, which is now in its fifth printing. He is an accomplished speaker and Emcee. Presentations by Rick Meyer are sponsored by Orthoflex Saddlery.


Mari Monda Zdunic
	Mari Mondo Zduic, a Duke University graduate, is a top dressage competitor who has earned USDF gold, silver, and bronze medals; Olympic Sports Festival silver, bronze and team medals; and numerous USDF top ten horse-of-the-year honors from the U.S. Dressage Federation that range from Training through Grand Pix levels, and Open and All Breed awards. She is known and admired for her spectacular exhibition rides which have thrilled spectators from coast to coast. After the death of her associate, Mr. Chuck Grant, Mari continued his fine work as owner and trainer at Shine-A-Bit Farm. Shine-A-Bit Farm is the only training facility in the U.S. that trains both Grand Prix dressage and high schooled exhibition horses from the "green” to Grand Prix levels, and it holds the distinguished accomplishment of producing more American trained Grand Prix Dressage horses than any other U.S. facility. The training and philosophy at Shine-A-Bit Farm is based on American Dressage from the heritage of the U.S. Army, which is a combination of the French and German Schools and largely based on the works of James Fillis (1834-1913) of the French Cavalry School. Mari teaches the specific mechanics of how to execute the train movements to perpetuate the fine art of horsemanship. Presentations by Mari Monda Zdunic are sponsored by Orthoflex Saddlery.


Dr. Suzanne Myers
	With combined experience in academia and horsemanship, Suzanne Myers is a unique talent in the equine industry today. Her motto is improve your horse, improve your life. In 2008 she became the first woman, and first person, to win the Midwest Mustang Challenge, Madison, WI, riding Jazz, a Mustang she had to gentle, train, and compete on within 90 days, against other top trainers from across the country. Since then three of her protégées have gone on to place in the top 10 in other Mustang Challenges. Educated at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, Suzanne has a Doctorate Degree in Pathobiology, a Master’s Degree in Veterinary Science, and a B.S. in Animal Production. She is a former faculty member and section head at Penn State where she worked extensively in applied molecular diagnostics and research with an emphasis on equine immunology and infectious diseases. Suzanne has published several peer-reviewed articles, is a contributing author for equine publications, and frequently presents for the seminar series at various equine events and expos across the country. Her forte is helping equestrians to find the take home message in a sea of overwhelming information from training to equine health and research. Suzanne's Next Level Horsemanship Program is steeped in the principles of true, natural and classical horsemanship and proven to maximize both Partnership and Performance between horse and rider.


Brooke Myers
	While still a pre-teen Brooke Myers followed in her mother’s (Suzanne Myers) footsteps and became a horse trainer. At the age of nine Brooke earned the Reserve Grand Championship, Youth Division, in the 2009 Extreme Mustang Makeover at the Eastern Stampede in Murfreesboro, TN. She competed with horse trainers from all over the country and was the youngest participant to ever achieve this honor. With her Award winnings she bought Jacuzzi, the Mustang that shared her win. Brooke now uses her “lifetime” of experience with horses to train them in Next Level Horsemanship ™ for clients. She also assists with both adult and youth lessons and clinics. Brooke understands the importance of learning for both people and horses and is on the Distinguished Honor Roll in school.


Teddy Johnson
	Teddy Johnson has been training and competing with horses for more than 35 years. In that time Mr. Johnson and his team have had numerous World Champions. These championships read like an honor roll in world of Cutting Horses and include being two times AQHA World Champion Cutter, two times AQHA Reserve World Champion, two time APHA Senior Cutting Horse, two time APHA Junior Cutting Horse, two time APHA Futurity Champion Horse, ten times AQHA Honor Roll Cutting Horse-of-the-Year, NCHA Super Stakes Finalist, and two time NCHA Futurity Semifinalist. Mr. Johnson defines what it is to be an AQHA Professional Horseman. He is a member of the AQHA Team Wrangler and has earnings of over $300,000.00 in cutting and multiple AQHA points earned. He and his staff operate a very successful horse facility in Gainesville, TX, which offers not only the best in training but also complete services for most horse needs.


Chad Brinlee
	A native Texan, Chad has worked with horses throughout his life and dealt with every imaginable situation in his training and especially in his experiences as a mounted police officer. He attended the prestigious Mounted Police Seminar in Ottawa, Canada, where he absorbed the teachings of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Chad’s “Bomb Proof” clinics are where he shares the culmination of his experiences, knowledge, and techniques with riders of all disciplines. Chad is known for working with each individual horse-and-rider team to develop trust in each other and the problem-solving skills that help them negotiate any obstacle.


Frank Pace
	Frank Pace loves the sport of vaulting (on horses, the living and breathing kind), and he loves kids. He has found ways to combine the two, and he has not only brought the kids to vaulting; he has brought both to the public. Of course, this has him doing “double-duty” all the time. The horses need to be trained to accept and then perform with gymnasts moving all around them from front to back and from side to side, and the kids have to learn how to do those very moves with a moving horse under them. Frank’s end product is good for the horses and great for the kids. And the end result is great for audiences too.


Jack Lieser
	As a horse trainer and clinician, Jack is highly regarded for his clinics on colt-starting (with Nokata horses) and also those on Western Dressage. Jack is a natural and insightful teacher who has a keen eye and feel for what each horse and rider needs in order to accomplish their goals. His style of teaching incorporates many principles from both “classical” and “natural” horsemanship. Jack aspires to work with horses and riders in a relaxed atmosphere because both members of the horse/rider team learn best when stressful conditions are minimized. He has worked with many different breeds and in many disciplines and encourages riders to build confidence and excellence through skill-building games and enjoyable competition in his clinics.

Additional Presenters

• Doug Smith • Joe Bertone • Kate Tweedy • Wayne Williams • Debi Metcalfe • Kent Sundling • Ginger Kathrens • Lore Hemsell • Carole Herder • Steve O' Neill • Danny Kroetch • Debra Racheter • Jennifer Williams, Ph.D • Bruce Voyles • Tina Anderson, Ph.D • Melinda Folse


Doug Smith
	Doug is a national champion trick roper. He is known for his highly entertaining presentations that appeal to both adults and youngsters. He specializes in getting kids started with lassos and in doing presentations specifically designed for children. He will be performing both at the concerts and at performances in the Round-Up Inn. Doug is also a talented musician who actively seeks to preserve Hawaiian music and present it in the “eastern” states.


Joe Bertone
	Joe Bertone; DVM, MS, DACVIM; will be most familiar to those in the horse industry as Equus’s medical editor. Dr. Bartone is a professor of Equine Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences in Pamona, CA. He specializes in pharmacology and is currently researching the effect of medications on Equine Psysiology. Dr. Barone received his Master of Veterinary Clinical Sciences form Colorado State University and his veterinary degree from Cornell University. Presentations by Dr. Joe Bertone are sponsored by Equus Magazine.


Kate Tweedy
	Kate Tweedy, the author of Secretariat’s Meadow, is the daughter of the legendary Penny Chenery, the grand dame of thoroughbred racing and the woman who gave everything she had to make the greatest racehorse ever, the opportunity to become one of the world’s greatest (and most famous) athletes. Kate has written the story of the great horse, the family that bred and raced him, and the saga of the land and the culture from the point of view of a true “insider.” Kate’s mother, Penny, actually wrote the forward to Secretariat’s Meadow. Kate Tweedy’s close personal connection to all of this is not only shared in the book but also in her presentations.


Wayne Williams
	Wayne Williams has in-depth experience in Radio and TV; he worked as an on-the-air disc jockey and newscaster as well as working behind-the-scenes in sales and production. Mr. Williams has also been involved with horses since he was six years old. He has appeared in noteworthy parades like those for the Indianapolis 500 and the Rose Bowl Parade, and he has exhibited in Open and Palomino shows. Since 1985 Mr. Williams has dedicated himself entirely to the Equine Industry by exploring all the ways that his broadcasting career can serve the horse industry.


Debi Metcalfe
	Debi Metcalf is often referred to as the “John Walsh” of the horse industry, and for good reason. Debi is perhaps the most recognized expert in the country in the field of horse recovery, theft prevention, and horse identification. In 1997 thieves stole Idaho, Metcalf’s husband’s horse. Debi sent out the first “Idaho” alert immediately and that was the impetus for the formation of Stolen Horse International, also known as NetPosse.com where “NetPosse Alerts are now posted. These days NetPosse’s expanded services include missing horse and equipment listings, Theft Protection, recovery tips, and disaster planning. One fact always remains constant: Whether horses are stolen or missing, NetPosse is a lifeline for those facing such trials.


Kent Sundling
	Kent Sundling, aka Mr. Truck, spent his first 30 years on a farm. Towing large trailers and wearing out trucks on the farm led to his next career, selling trucks in Denver. Working as an auto buyer for AAA Auto Club and selling all brands of trucks along with using internet truck sales at a dealership led to MrTruck developing his first website in 1999. Ford factory managers named Sundling “MrTruck” when they picked him as one of the top four truck salesman in the country. MrTruck did live truck training on FordStar TV and also produced some training videos for Ford. Ten years later Sundling moved on to the field of automotive journalism. MrTruck built a couple of dozen websites about towing trailers and started his truck and trailer review column in horse and farm magazines. As part of the national press, MrTruck gets invited to new truck media launches and horse trailer factories for the purpose of reviewing their products. MrTruck review segments are presented on Equestrian Nation on RFD TV. While still in high school Sundling sorted cattle after school for local farmers, and he ditch-loaded his Quarter Horse in the back of his pickup truck. Nowadays he trail rides a Curly gelding. MrTruck’s main website is www.MrTruck.com


Ginger Kathrens
	Ginger Kathrens was born and raised in Bowling Green, Ohio. She is an honor graduate of Bowling Green State University and holds a Masters Degree from Florida State University. She lives on her ranch in southern Colorado with her Spanish mustangs, Flint and Sky, as well as her Pryor mustangs, Trace and Sax. Ginger is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and an award-winning author. She has filmed all over the world for the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, National Geographic, the BBC, and PBS. She has documented the wild horse, Cloud, ever since he tottered out of the forest with his mother over sixteen years ago. She produced the “revealing journey” with Cloud and the rest of the Pryor Mountain wild horses of Montana through her three acclaimed PBS: NATURE documentaries: Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies, Cloud’s Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns, and Cloud: Challenge of the Stallions. She has written three companion books about Cloud and dozens of magazine articles about wild horses. Ginger’s “revealing journey” with wild horses represents the only continuing documentation of a wild animal from birth and has been compared to Jane Goodall’s work with Chimpanzees. Ginger is the founder and Volunteer Executive Director of The Cloud Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to the preservation of wild horses on our public lands. The Foundation focuses special attention on isolated, historically significant and genetically unique herds like Cloud’s.


Lore Hemsell
	Lore Hemsell, the infrared cowgirl’s, motto with regards to your horse’s health is “Stop guessing and start knowing.” It is her love of animals that motivates Lore to provide the services that she does, which mainly involve schooling horse owners about the applications of infrared imaging as well as the providing the imaging itself as a tool in managing your horse’s health. Lore’s presentations confront the fact that your animals cannot “talk”, but that they do communicate as best they can when they are sick or lame. The infrared scans that Lore provides and interprets are easy to perform and non-intrusive. The equipment is mobile and can be brought to the horse. Lore’s expertise with regards to the technology and her willingness to not only inform but also answer questions opens new, innovative, and accuate doors to monitoring and maintaining good equine health.


Carole Herder
	Carole Herder is a dedicated barefoot advocate and president of the Canadian-based Cavallo Horse & Rider, Inc. Carole’s presentations center on her belief that caring for hoofs naturally and keeping horses barefoot is best. Carole’s dedication to this proposition has led her to design a sport boot that meets the needs of horses required to perform on terrain for which the barefoot is not conditioned. Carole speaks on her studies of hoof care, the barefoot movement, and hoof boot development based not only on her own horses’ experiences but also on her knowledge gained from worldwide association with horse industry experts as well as her comprehensive knowledge of the natural horse world. Carole readily answers questions regarding hoof transition, hoof care, and the proper application of hoof boots as she presents the six key concepts that characterize proper barefoot hoof care.


Steve O' Neill
	Twenty years in the corporate world and all that such work entails found Steve O’Neill with low back pain, poor posture, and unable to enjoy the sports that he loved like running, biking, and racquetball. Then he was introduced to Pilates and the results made quite an impression on Steve. The pain diminished and once again he was able to engage in his favorite activities with comfort. Steve decided to get training in Pilates himself so that he could help others. Through his initial training in Boulder, CO, Steve found that using the breath to initiate muscle engagement and movement allowed a person to experience the complete benefits of Pilates. Soon Steve started using Pilates as a stress-reliever from the intensity of his corporate and non-profit work. Desiring to open his own Pilates studio, Steve gained additional education in Pilates at the Physical Mind Institute in NYC, and thus became a certified instructor in all levels of Mat and Standing Mat Instruction as well as all levels of Equipment Instruction and Pilates Rehabilitation. He presently operates a successful Pilates studio in Salida, CO, where his clients consist of many horse-folk; including riders, trainers, and competitors. He will be presenting at AmerEquine with a horse and rider present.


Danny Kroetch
	Danny Kroetch has been a master saddle fitter for over 20 years. He travels the world fitting saddles and lecturing about the importance of the correct fit of saddles. After studying the anatomy and biomechanics of horses, Mr. Kroetch’s research led him to develop his own line of innovative, fully adjustable saddles. His company, DK Saddlery, is currently the largest exporter of English saddles to Europe, and his saddles are used by some of the world’s top riders. In 2003 Mr. Kroetch took part in a 15-month study with Utrecht Veterinary University in the Netherlands which focused on how incorrectly fitted saddles affect horses. Following this research Mr. Kroetch decided to design a fully adjustable Western saddle that could be fit to any horse. Now DK Saddlery is proud to offer the first-ever adjustable Western saddle that any rider can adjust in just minutes on their own. Mr. Kroetch has been featured in Dutch magazines and has had articles in California Riding Magazine and Dressage Today. He and his wife, Crystal, an international Dressage rider, operate Carousel Stables, a busy boarding and training facility in Calgary, Alberta.


Debra Racheter
	Debra is the founder and owner of Crest Ridge Saddlery of Lowry City, MO. Debra’s extensive experience in fitting saddles to horses, gained through her 17 years as a trail guide at her own North-Central Arkansas horseman’s resort, supplied the impetus for her to start Crest Ridge Saddlery. She is a master saddle fitter specializing in gaited horses and mules. She has created one of the first on-line resources for measuring and fitting treed saddles. Debra’s knowledge and experience has resulted in the production of beautiful, yet practical, saddles that focus on the comfort of both riders and mounts. Crest Ridge saddles are built by Amish craftsmen in many parts of the U.S.


Jennifer Williams, Ph.D
	Jennifer earned her Masters Degree and Doctorate in Animal Science (with emphasis in equine behavior, learning and welfare) at Texas A&M University while she was actively working in the field of Animal Rescue. She writes health, behavior, and rescue articles for magazines including EQUUS, Dog Fancy, Cat Fancy, AQHA Journal along with other publications as well. She is the author of How to Start and Run a Rescue. Dr. Williams first became involved in horse rescue in 1997 when she learned that horses had been seized from a breeder for whom she had previously worked. She tried to find a horse rescue organization to help those horses, and when she could not she founded Lone Star Equine rescue. In 2005 Dr. Williams left LSER and co-founded Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society (BEHS). Through BEHS Jennifer works with law enforcement and animal control agencies throughout Texas to help heglected, abused, abandoned and stray horses and other equines. Dr. Williams is a past-President of the American Side Saddle Association. She resides in Lorena, TX, (in the company of several rescued animals of different species) where she shows her own horses in multiple disciplines.


Bruce Voyles
	Bruce Voyles is a 1985 graduate of Tarleton State University where he earned his B.S. in equine management. He received his M.S. in 2003 from West Texas A& M University. Mr. Voyles resides in Vega, TX, with his family, Leann, Wyatt, and Walker. Mr. Voyles has been a part of Global Animal Management for the past 12 years and has played a critical role in the launching of eyeD™ in the fall of 2011. He currently manages the U.S. sales team for Global Animal Management, which as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck Animal Health, leads the entire industry in animal identification technology.


Tina Anderson, Ph.D
	Dr. Anderson received her Master of Science degree and her Ph.D. from Colorado State University. Dr. Anderson’s studies have included the change in equine conformation with age, the role of conformation in racing and performance horses, and the relationship between conformation and orthopedic diseases in performance horses. She served for six years as the American Paint Horse Association’s Director of Shows. She has been on the faculty of Colorado State University’s Equine Science Program for more than ten years. Dr. Anderson is an Equine Specialist for Purina Mills in which capacity she serves large, commercial horse operations in north Texas and southern Oklahoma. She is an AQHA and NSBA certified judge, and her family is active in showing Quarter Horses.


Melinda Folse
	Melinda Folse; author, ghost-writer, copywriter, editor, consultant; wears so many “writer”-hats that she needs her own hat-rack wherever she goes. She is truly on a mission to write stories that make a difference. Early in her career Ms. Folse worked as a free-lance writer and concentrated on business and corporate articles. As a former senior writer she helped launch Time Warner’s Millionaire Blueprints magazine. She was also the former senior writer for Clinton Anderson’s renowned TV show, Down Under Horsemanship; she co-wrote his best-selling book Lessons Well Learned and contributed dozens of articles for his quarterly No Worries Journal. Her latest book is titled The Smart Woman’s Guide to Midlife Horses: Find Meaning Magic and Mastery in the Second Half of Life.