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  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008

  Large Arena

12:15 -12:30

Opening Ceremonies

12:30 - 2:00 Lynn Palm - Using Your Seat to Communicate With Your Horse
2:00 - 3:00 Josh Lyons - Reining 101:  Foundation of Spins and Shoulder Control
3:00 - 4:00 Julie Goodnight - This is Your Captain Speaking: How to Gain Authority over Your Horse
4:00 - 5:00 Carol Coppinger - Parelli: Horsenalities and How They Impact You!
5:00 - 6:00 Richard Shrake - PreSignals - The Foundation of Resistance Free® Riding
6:00 - 7:30 Arena closed In Preparation For Theatre Equus
  Equine Arena
1:00 - 2:00

Parade of Breeds 

2:00 - 3:00 Tommie Turvey - Meet the Stars, Movie Horses and Dogs
3:00 - 4:00 Richard Shrake - Channel Energy through the "Ripple Effect"
4:00 - 5:30 Stallion Avenue Demonstration
5:30 - 6:00 Parade of Breeds
6:00 - 7:00 Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard - Cross Training for Horse & Rider
  Round Pen Arena
1:00 - 2:00 Kenny Harlow - Trailer Loading
2:00 - 3:00 Scot Hansen - Catching Your Horse in the Pasture
3:00 - 4:00 Ryan Gingerich - Help!  I Have No Brakes
4:00 - 5:00 Josh Lyons - Help! My Horse Pulls Back - Stop Your Horse from Breaking Loose
5:00 - 6:00 Julie Goodnight - Kindergarten for Colts: Teaching Ground Manners to Babies
6:00 - 7:00 KC La Pierre, RJF, MEP, PhD - La Pierre Performance Hoof Care

   Seminar Hall A

1:00 - 2:00

Julie Good - So...You Want a Miniature Horse, now What?

2:00 - 3:00 Kathy Schwartz-Howe - Fundraising on Thin Air Tied With a Shoe String
3:00 - 4:00 Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard - Light Hands for Direct Reining and Neck Reining
4:00 - 5:00 Lynn Palm - I Want to be a Horse Show Judge!
5:00 - 6:00

Brook Vrany & Erik Anthony - Preparing Your Farm and Horses for a Natural Disaster

6:00 - 7:00 Scot Hansen - The Making of a Police Horse

  Seminar Hall B

1:00 - 2:00 David R. Wolfgang VDM - Poisonous Plants
2:00 - 3:00 Bud & Gwen Wills - Ride Smart
3:00 - 4:00 Helene McKernan - Horses and Identification Microchipping
4:00 - 5:00 Cheryl Cook - Financing Your Horse Business
5:00 - 6:00 Barbara Corson, VMD - A Look at Your Horse from the Inside Out - The Equine Skeleton
6:00 - 7:00

Dr. Ann Swinker - When to Say Good-Bye to Your Equine Friend

  FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008
    Large Arena
10:15 -10:30 Opening Ceremonies
10:30 -11:00 Evelyn Susol - Musical Freestyle Dressage Exhibition
11:00 -12:00 Carol Coppinger - Parelli: Learning the Language of the Horse
12:00 - 1:30 Josh Lyons - Reining 101:  Slide Baby Slide!  Understanding the 3 Parts of the Stop
1:30 - 2:00 Matt McLaughlin - Dressage - Training thru Fourth Level
2:00 - 3:00 Richard Shrake - Perfecting Hunt Seat Equitation & Western Horsemanship Patterns
3:00 - 4:00 Josh Lyons - Ride to Live, Live to Ride - Keep the Fun in Your Training
4:00 - 5:00

Lynn Palm - Dance with Your Horse and Do Spins

5:00 - 6:00 Richard Shrake - Red, Yellow & Green Lights for the "Type A Horse"
6:00 - 7:30 Arena closed In Preparation for Theatre Equus
   Equine Arena
10:00 - 12:00 Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard's Wind Rider Equestrian Challenge - Day 1, Preliminary Rides
12:00 - 1:30 Stallion Avenue Demonstration
1:30 - 2:00 Parade of Breeds
2:00 - 3:00

Kenny Harlow - Riding Patterns and Exercises

3:00 - 4:00 Liz Graves - Great Gaits, Get Straight
4:00 - 5:00 Parade of Breeds
5:00 - 6:00 Mike Jennings - Working Stock Horse
6:00 - 7:00 Larry Kuyper - Advanced Team Penning, Work Cattle and Get Competitive
   Round Pen Arena
11:00 - 12:00 Julie Good - What CAN You Do with a Miniature Horse
12:00 - 1:00 Kenny Harlow - Solving Older Horse Problems through Round Penning
1:00 - 2:00 Scot Hansen - Desensitizing Your Horse through Play
2:00 - 3:00 Julie Goodnight - Bitting Your Horse for Lightness: For Youngsters and Older Horses with Bitting Problems
3:00 - 4:00 Tommie Turvey - Basic Liberty and Trick Training, Set the Foundation
4:00 - 5:00 Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard - Horses, Fear and Power
5:00 - 6:00 Liz Graves - Making of a Bridle Horse
6:00 - 7:00 Ryan Gingerich - Behavior Zones
  Seminar Hall A
11:00 - 12:00 Julie Goodnight - Horse Selection and Evaluation
12:00 - 1:00 Jeanne van der Veen - South Pasture Diet:  Low Starch Feeding
1:00 - 2:00 Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard - Travel Smart & Safe
2:00 - 3:00 Lynn Palm - Hunter Under Saddle & Western Pleasure
3:00 - 4:00 Mike Jennings - Working Stock Horse
4:00 - 5:00 Larry Kuyper - Team Penning, What is it and how Do I Get Started?
5:00 - 6:00 Dr. Melyni Worth - Managing the Cushings and Insulin Resistant Horse
6:00 - 7:00 KC La Pierre, RJF, MEP, PhD - Laminitis and Hoof Deformities
   Seminar Hall B
11:00 -12:00 Emlyn Stancill Whitin - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Arena Construction and Footing
12:00 - 1:00 Bruce Miller - Credit History: How Your Past Can Impact Your Future?
1:00 - 2:00 Jake Werner, VMD - Horse Herd Health…Vaccinations, De-worming, Etc.
2:00 - 3:00 Jim Sharp & Donna Zang - Horse Show Management...Big and Small
3:00 - 4:00 Rob Hoffa, Esq. - Equine Law - Horseman to Horseman Legislation, Liability and the PA Equine Industry
4:00 - 5:00 Jake Werner VMD - Bio-Security Protecting Horses… Keeping the Bugs Out
5:00 - 6:00 Douglas Goodlander - Horse Poop! State Regulations for Horses
6:00 - 7:00 Denny Burns - Vacationing With Your Horse
  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2008
    Large Arena
9:15 - 9:30 Opening Ceremonies
9:30 -10:00 Evelyn Susol - Musical Freestyle Dressage Exhibition
10:00 -11:00 Carol Coppinger - Parelli: Liberty for Fun!
11:00 - 12:00 Josh Lyons - Reining 101:  Learn to Set the Speed - Find Cruise Control
12:00 - 1:00 Tommie Turvey - Advanced Liberty, Achieve the Ultimate Connection
1:00 - 2:00 Matt McLaughlin - Advanced Dressage, Piaffe & Passage Demystified
2:00 - 3:00 Lynn Palm - Refine Your Communication with Invisible Leg Aids
3:00 - 4:00 Liz Graves - Dressage for the Gaited Horse
4:00 - 5:00 Josh Lyons - BOO! Preparing to Cross Scary Objects
5:00 - 6:00 Richard Shrake - Building the Rider's Confidence
6:00 - 7:00 Arena closed In Preparation For Theatre Equus
   Equine Arena
10:00 -11:00 Larry Kuyper - Advanced Team Penning, Work Cattle and Get Competitive
11:00 -1:00 Bob Jeffreys& Suzanne Sheppard's Wind Rider Equestrian Challenge - Day 2, Preliminary Rides
1:00 - 2:00 Stallion Avenue Demonstration
2:00 - 3:00 Parade of Breeds
3:00 - 4:00 Richard Shrake - Resistance Free® Ground Driving
4:00 - 5:00 Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard - Introduction to Trail Riding; Control=Safety=Fun!
5:00 - 6:00 Tommie Turvey - Riding Bridleless, Q & A with Tommie
6:00 - 7:00 Parade of Breeds
   Round Pen Arena
10:00 -11:00 Ryan Gingerich - The Emotional Horse
11:00 -12:00 Julie Goodnight - Groundwork ABCs:  Exercises to Improve Attitude, Behavior and Cooperation
12:00 - 2:00 Kenny Harlow - Starting the Unbroke - Day One
2:00 - 3:00 Scot Hansen - Self Defense for Trail Riders
3:00 - 4:00 Mark Susol - The Fundamentals of Lunging
4:00 - 5:00 Olaf Nyby - Starting Your Horse or Pony in Harness
5:00 - 6:00 Liz Graves - Structure as It Relates to Gait
6:00 - 7:00 Bud and Gwen Wills - Let's Go on a Trail Ride
   Seminar Hall A 
10:00 -11:00 Bill Kitsch - Credit History: How Can Your Past Impact Your Future?
11:00 -12:00 Brooke Vrany & Erik Anthony - Large Animal Rescue Basics
12:00 - 1:00 Larry Kuyper - Team Penning, What is It and How Do I get Started?
1:00 - 2:00 KC La Pierre, RJF, MEP, PhD - The Hoof Exposed, a Cadaver Dissection
2:00 - 3:00 Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard - Natural Horsemanship - the Promises, the Myths
3:00 - 4:00 Julie Goodnight - Coping with a Fear of Horses
4:00 - 5:00 Lynn Palm - Gaining the Mental Edge as a Competitor
5:00 - 6:00 Scot Hansen - Dealing with Dogs
6:00 - 7:00 Dr. Dan Moore – Allergies - Itchy Skin and Other Icky Stuff
   Seminar Hall B
10:00 -11:00 Dr. Dan Moore - Environmental Issues Affecting Your Horse and You
11:00 -12:00 Mike Pruss - Proposal for Acquiring Designated Horse Trails on Game Land
12:00 - 1:00 Olaf Nyby - Driving Basics
1:00 - 2:00 Amy C. Skvarka - Horse Keeping On Limited Acres…Got Mud?  Got Manure?
2:00 - 3:00 Dr Maryann Fivek, Karen Vines & Jana Peters - Careers In the Horse Industry…Starting Out Right
3:00 - 4:00 Donna Foulk - Hay is For Horses…
4:00 - 5:00 Pat Comerford & JoAnna Gresham - Getting Kids Involved In Horse Activities…Clubs, Teams, Events, Etc.
5:00 - 6:00 Andrea Graeff - Show Ring Grooming - Putting On the Glitz
6:00 - 7:00 Dr. Burt Stanier - Monitoring Growth …Is Your Foal Measuring Up?
  SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2008
   Large Arena  
9:15 - 9:30 Opening Ceremonies
9:30 -10:00 Evelyn Susol - Musical Freestyle Dressage Exhibition
10:00 -11:00 Liz Graves - Taking the Mystery Out of Gaits
11:00 -12:00 Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard's Wind Rider Equestrian Challenge - Finals
12:00 -  1:00 Josh Lyons - Reining 101:  Understanding Leads and Lead Changes
1:00 -  2:00 Lynn Palm - Bridleless Training? Yes, You Can Do It!
   2:00 -  3:00 Carol Coppinger - Parelli: Riding with Confidence
3:00 -  4:00 Matt McLaughlin - Dressage - the Steps and Movements
4:00 - 5:00 Julie Goodnight - How to Use Your Aids for Bending and Collection
   Equine Arena
10:00 - 11:00 Richard Shrake - Where Your Horse’s Mind Goes, His Body Will Follow
11:00 - 12:30 Stallion Avenue Demonstration
12:30 - 1:00 Parade of Breeds
1:00 - 2:00 Richard Shrake - Know When to School Your Horse
2:00 - 3:00 Tommie Turvey - Advanced Trick Horse Training, Lie Down, Sit Up, Bow
3:00 - 4:00 Josh Lyons - Lead the Horse You Ride - Bridle Work and Ground Work to Improve Your Riding
4:00 - 5:00 Parade of Breeds
   Round Pen Arena
10:00 - 11:00 Kenny Harlow - Starting the Unbroke - Day Two
11:00 - 12:00 KC La Pierre, RJF, MEP, PhD - Getting High Performance from Your Horse's Hooves, Shoeless
12:00 - 1:00 Ryan Gingerich - Good Horses Gone Wild
1:00 - 2:00 Bud & Gwen Wills - Introduction to Packing
2:00 - 3:00 Liz Graves - Saddle Fitting for the Gaited Horse
3:00 - 4:00 Scot Hansen - Treats vs. Rewards
4:00 - 5:00 Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard - Getting Your Horse Truly Broke
   Seminar Hall A
10:00 -11:00 Julie Good - Showing a Miniature Horse from the Local Level to the World Level
11:00 -12:00 Emlyn Stancill Whitin - Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Arena Construction and Footing
12:00 - 1:00 Dr. Melyni Worth - Nutritional Strategies for Behavior Problems
1:00 - 2:00 Julie Goodnight - The Science of Training: Understanding Behavior and How to Influence It
2:00 - 3:00 Bob Jeffreys & Suzanne Sheppard - Part, Partner, Partnership
3:00 - 4:00 Dr. Dan Moore - Are You Over Vaccinating
4:00 - 5:00 Evelyn Susol - Musical Freestyle Dressage 101
   Seminar Hall B
9:30 -11:00 Race Track Chaplaincy of America - Central Penn Division - Non-Denominational Church Service
11:00 -12:00 Dr. Burt Stanier - The Unbiased Science of Equine Nutrition
12:00 - 1:00 Walt Jeffers - Equine Insurance… Exclusions, Impediments …
1:00 - 2:00 KC La Pierre, RJF, MEP, PhD - The Hoof Exposed, a Cadaver Dissection
2:00 - 3:00 Skip Seifert & Dr. Ann Swinker - Responsible Breeding, Buying and Owning - The Unwanted Horse
3:00 - 5:00 PA Equine Council Board Members - The PA Equine Council, Your Chance To Change the Future