February 2013 issue.indd

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PENNSYLVANIA EQUESTRIAN
February 2013
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Pennsylvania, Virginia and North
Carolina on his training methods,
put into language that fascinates
even non-riders. He serves as
President of the Maryland Horse
Council.
See Steuart Pittman at the
Retired Racehorse Training Project booth, S12.
Scott Purdum
Advanced Maneuvers; From
Reining to Western Pleasure
(Thurs., 1 pm, Equine Arena)
Reduce Spooking
Through Trust
(Fri., 6 pm, Round Pen Arena)
Gain Control of Your
Horse’s Body Parts
(Sat., 2 pm, Round Pen Arena)
Keys to Succeed in a Judged
Pleasure Trail Ride
(Sun., noon, Round Pen Arena)
Scott started riding at age
3 and showing at age 6 and
has continued showing hunters and pleasure horses. After a
year in the University of MD’s
Equine Management Program,
he interned with top Quarter
Horse trainer, Ken Adkins.
Scott brings horses and people
together through mutual respect
and trust.
See Scott Purdum at Advantage Horsemanship, booth
319-321.
and fitting treed saddles. She
conducts saddle fitting clinics
nationwide.
See Debra Racheter at Crest
Ridge Saddlery, booth 408, 409.
Debra Racheter
Amanda Ramer is a loan
officer with MidAtlantic Farm
Credit’s Shoemakersville, Berks
County office. A Lebanon Valley
College graduate, she is working
on her Master’s degree in Food
& Agribusiness from Delaware
Valley College.
Visit Amanda Ramer at the
Farm Credit booth, 619-620.
Diagnosing & Solving Saddle
Fit Problems
(Fri., 1 pm, Round Pen)
Evaluating Saddle Fit
(Sat., 4 pm, Seminar Hall A)
Debra designs and manufactures custom saddles through
Crest Ridge Saddlery in Lowry
City, MO. Her 17 years providing guided tours through the
Ozark National Forest instilled
an appreciation for rider comfort and saddle fit for the horse.
She has produced thousands of
original design wood trees and
leather saddles and created an
online resource for measuring
Amanda Ramer
Lending Support to Finance
Your Equine Operation
(Sat. noon, Seminar Hall A)
Frank Reilly
Equine Insulin Resistance
(Fri., 10:10 am, Seminar Hall A)
Equine Cushings
(Sun., noon, Seminar Hall A)
An equine veterinarian for 23
years, Dr. Frank Reilly graduated
from the University of Illinois
with three degrees. He works
with pleasure, show and racehorses, including six world-record holders and numerous track
record holders in MD, PA and
FL. His website is the world’s
foremost resource for Equine
Insulin and this year he was the
guest speaker on the subject at
the International Hoof Care Summit, the world’s largest farrier
convention.
See Frank Reilly at Equine
Medical and Surgical, booth 505.
Gayle Reveron
The Art & Science of
Equine Feeding
(Fri., 11 am, Seminar Hall A)
An Equine Specialist on the
Cargill Animal Nutrition team,
Gayle coordinates programs with
universities and organizations
to create consumer awareness
of Nutrena brands. Gayle is a
member of the American Registry
of Professional Animal Scientists,
from whom she has earned the
title of Equine Professional Animal Scientist, and a featured keynote speaker. She serves on the
Arabian Horse Association Board
of Equine Stress and Education
Committee. Gayle and her horse
Rocky were 2011 USEF National
Champion Western Pleasure and
2011 USEF Reserve National
Champion Hunter.
See Gayle Reveron at the
Nutrena booth 1431-1433.
Caroline Rider
Pleasure Dressage; Classical
Dressage for Everyday Riding
(Thurs., 12:10 pm, Equine Arena)
The Depths of Equus;
Understand the Horse’s
Motivations
(Sat., 1 pm, Round Pen Arena)
Gaining Confidence & Control
at the Trot & Canter
(Sun., 4 pm, Large Arena)
Caroline has spent her entire
life around horses. She sought
out many different philosophies
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