We get a lot of very cool new members. Here’s some WOMEN YOU SHOULD KNOW IN THE HORSE INDUSTRY. Please check them out!
JENNIFER WILLIAMS
I’ve loved horses for a long time, starting with riding lessons when I was about 11. I got my first horse a year later. She was my great uncle’s old farm horse. She put up with all kinds of foolishness from me – and was my best friend for the two years I had her. Since then, I’ve ridden western pleasure, English pleasure (saddleseat), hunter pleasure, dressage and sidesaddle. I currently have a reining prospect, a hunter pleasure horse, a country English pleasure prospect and two retired horses – all Arabians or half-Arabians. I got involved in rescue in 1998 and founded Lone Star Equine Rescue in the fall of ‘98. I ran Lone Star until 2005 when I and several others formed Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society. We work with law enforcement officers throughout Texas and Arkansas to investigate reports of neglect and abuse, educate owners when possible and remove horses when necessary. I am a Certified Humane Investigator (through Code 3 Associations and the Law Enforcement Training Institute) and have a Masters and PhD in Animal Science from Texas A&M (emphasis on equine behavior, learning and welfare). I am also president of the American Sidesaddle Association and a writer. I have published in EQUUS, AQHA Journal, Young Rider, Chronicle of the Horse and others. My first book, How to Start and Run a Rescue, was published a few years ago and my second book is currently with the publisher. Find Jennifer under Non-Profits in our member directory.
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We get a lot of very cool new members. Here’s some WOMEN YOU SHOULD KNOW IN THE HORSE INDUSTRY. Please check them out!
Ginger Kathrens – Executive Director, The Cloud Foundation
Ginger Kathrens is an Emmy Award-winning producer, cinematographer, writer and editor as well as an award-winning author. Her documentary filmmaking trips have taken her to Africa, Asia, Europe, Central and South America and all over the U.S. She filmed and produced the acclaimed Cloud: Wild Stallion of the Rockies and Cloud’s Legacy: The Wild Stallion Returns for WNET’s Nature series on PBS. Cloud will return to PBS in November with Cloud: Challenge of The Stallions. Five years in the making, it is Kathrens’ next chapter in the life of the charismatic wild stallion she has documented since his birth in May of 1995. Ginger’s revealing journey with wild horses has been compared to Jane Goodall’s experiences with Chimpanzees. Her documentation of Cloud represents the only continuing chronicle of a wild animal from birth in our hemisphere. Kathrens was the co-producer and cinematographer of the two-hour Discovery Channel special, Spirits of the Rainforest, which won two Emmy Awards including one for Best Documentary. Additional projects for Discovery included The Ultimate Guide: Horses and The Ultimate Guide: Dogs. Kathrens also wrote, edited, and produced over two dozen segments of the Wild America series for PBS, and has filmed for National Geographic, Animal Planet and the BBC. In 2008, Kathrens completed the cinema verité one-hour program, They Crossed the Mountains, The History of the Western States Trail for the Western States Trail Foundation in Auburn, California. For twenty years, she was a political media consultant and producer, working with Presidents Reagan, Ford, and George H. Walker Bush. Her highly regarded political productions include the award-winning short subject, Steady under Fire, the story of former Colorado U.S. Senator Hank Brown. Ginger is the founder and Executive Director of The Cloud Foundation, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to the preservation of wild horses on our public lands with special attention on isolated, historically significant and genetically unique herds like Cloud’s. She is an informed, impassioned and entertaining speaker on behalf of wild horses from coast to coast. She is an expert on Spanish wild horses and has served as a consultant for the television documentary, Horses of the Conquistadors. You can find GINGER under NON PROFITS.
We get a lot of very cool new members and most of them get a spotlight on the front page of our website. Here are some WOMEN YOU SHOULD KNOW IN THE HORSE INDUSTRY. Please check them out!
Uschi Wiprächtiger
Rancho Las Cascadas is owned and managed by Uschi Wiprächtiger. Uschi is originally from Switzerland but has lived over 20 years in Mexico and has taken Mexican citizenship. On her own, in this typically ‘macho’ country, she built the ranch from a field of rocks and cactus. The design and decoration of the ranch are all her own ideas and have provided an artistic outlet for this originally financially educated woman. The ranch has been open and running for 7 years and has hosted guests form all over the world. Each year success is growing, with numbers of guests increasing all the time. Guest feedback and reviews on Tripadvisor.com have been amazing and a great encouragement to keep going, even in difficult times. What is offered at the ranch is the perfect cocktail of unsurpassed riding, luxury and genuine hospitality to international guests of all riding abilities, from beginner to expert. The riding here is unrivalled, in that there are no gates, fences or boundaries to limit the riding experience and a variety of terrain and panoramic vistas to leave unforgettable memories. Currently Uschi has 24 horses, 5 dogs and a great staff that help to make the place the success it is. Alongside the horse-back riding, the ranch also offers mountain bikes, great hiking, Mexican cooking classes, deep tissue and hot stone massage and exquisite dining. The ranch can also be booked for special occasions, family gatherings, weddings and business meetings. Its facilities and 14 beautiful guest rooms can be booked exclusively if required. The ranch’s location is 90 minutes North of Mexico City’s International Airport, high in the mountains on a plateau. This ensures that the daily temperature is around 23 °C/mid 70s °F, perfect for rider and horse and great for relaxing on the sun terrace or in the hot tub over-looking the natural waterfalls that border the ranch. As well as offering amazing riding and horses, Uschi says, ‘I take a great deal of pride in delivering a first class service and hospitality, creating a seamless combination of style, comfort and Mexican flair’. You can find her under RANCH/ RESORTS in our member directory.
Caroline Maffry – Associate Producer, Equitrekking
Caroline began riding at the age of four. Her passion for horses has been a constant throughout her life. She is equally passionate about travel. Growing up the daughter of a diplomat, she spent her childhood living in Poland, Italy, France, and the Philippines and rode ponies and horses most of those years. She owned two ponies while living in Rome from age 9 to 12 and competed in local Italian pony shows. Currently living in Washington, DC, Caroline teaches children and adults about horsemanship and how to ride at a barn in Maryland where she also keeps her Hanoverian cross. Her 12 year old daughter is also an accomplished rider. Together mother and daughter have spent several years competing in area Hunter/Jumper. Caroline spent several years operating her own travel company specializing in cultural tours for students and is now using that experience to produce episodes for Equitrekking. She is currently planning several episodes to film for season six, set to broadcast in 2011. The episodes will air around the world, including the United States some fifty-six other countries. Caroline has also assisted in Equitrekking’s recently launched Equitrekking Travel, a full service t ravel agency. This new enterprise allows individuals and groups to enjoy in person the horse riding vacations they could previously only see on the popular television series. The riding vacations take place at featured locations and many are led by the same guides who have appeared on Equitrekking’s programs. Now viewers of Equitrekking who have dreamed of riding horses in locations where Equitrekking has gone will be able to actually experience what they have seen on the show. Riders may participate in unique adventures like riding with the Bedouin in the desert in Jordan, cattle round-ups at a working ranch in New Mexico, cross country training in Ireland, a pack trip in the Canadian Rockies or Alaska, natural horsemanship at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina, trail riding America’s National Parks in Utah and more. These new travel offerings include visiting magical Petra, exclusive access to Jordan’s Royal Stables, sightseeing in bustling Istanbul, fly-fishing in Wyoming, golf at Mount Juliet and castle tours in Ireland and Wales. You can find her under TV PROGRAMS in our member directory.
Leslie Davis – Texas Haynets
My name is Leslie Davis and after 30 years, I sold my Real Estate Company 4 years ago to pursue my real passion: helping horses. My husband and I have been supporters and a foster home for of 70 horses in the past 10 years. Many horses have come to us through organized horse rescues. I have specialized in equine hoof rehabilitation for the past 8 years. Because many of the hoof issues are laminitis and founder issues, that has been my main focus. 90% of these cases are diet related. I could give you a whole book on the “why” our domestic horses have these diet issues, but to simplify the problem, I can tell you to remove sugar and starch from your horse’s diet. This is very hard to do with a main diet of grass or cut grass hay. You can soak the hay (this removes a lot of sugars and starches) but it also removes some of the good stuff too, like vitamins and minerals. The ideal way to feed cut grass hay is to put it in haynets with small holes (less than 2″ square). This gives the horse some resistance (like grazing) which encourages more mastication which provides more saliva. The saliva has enzymes that start breaking the cellulose down and preparing the hay for digestion. With large amounts of hay stuffed in their mouth, this process with the saliva is compromised. If the hay reaches the stomach unprepared for digestion, the whole digestive process is compromised and the horse does not receive all the nutrients from the hay. This research is now being coined as “slow feeding”. Because of this research and haynets, my life at the hoof rehab center has become much easier! The most economical way to feed cut grass hay is to feed with large round bales and since there was no such thing as a haynet for a round bale, I had to create one, hence the birth of “Texas Haynet” company. No longer to horse owners have to cringe at the sight of one third of their $80 round bale laying on the ground outside the hay ring all soiled to the point the horses will not eat it. The Texas Haynet reduces waste while it is providing a more healthy way for the horses to consume their hay. It is a win-win situation. Fat horses get thin, thin horses get fat, the herd is generally more laid back and calmer, less fighting and the horses have more energy and brighter eyes, etc. It is a bit like taking our small children off of sugar at bedtime and reducing sugar intake on adults with joint issues, etc. We are all healthier without so much sugar! You can find her under PRODUCTS in our member directory.
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The Women’s Horse Industry Association, the largest business group in the world for women working in the horse industry has formed a partnership with the “Speaking of Horses” TV show.
Speaking of Horses TV is produced by well known equestrian announcer Wayne Williams and can be seen on channel 9411 (University TV) Saturday and Sunday Mornings at 10am EST and again twice on Wednesdays on the DISH network.
The WHIA will provide regular content for the programs including member spotlights, new product offerings, news from the members and the dates and times of all WHIA events. “We are very happy to have been able to partner with this show and feel that it will benefit both the show and our members from around the world. There are a lot of great women working in the horse industry with wonderful stories and products and this will give them a chance for some tremendous exposure,” states WHIA Executive Director, Catherine Masters. “Speaking of Horses TV is very pleased to join forces with WHIA in support of the horse industry through out the World,” states Williams.
Members who would like to provide content should send an email to Catherine Masters for consideration.
February 6, 2010 – Georgetown, Kentucky – The Georgetown Equine Expo, presented by the Kentucky International Equine Expo, LLC has announced two major events for the expo. The expo will take place September 24, 2010 to October 10, 2010 and will offer attendees a variety of things to do.
In addition to the equine exhibitors offering products and services and numerous equine related seminars, the expo will now include Mustang Mania and the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
Mustang Mania will feature juried artists from the Bluegrass Region who will create eleven, one of a kind, life size fiberglass horses. Once completed these gorgeous collector Mustangs will be displayed around Georgetown, Kentucky throughout the summer of 2010. One of the mustangs will be a “Mystery Mustang” to be painted by a “Mystery Artist of World Wide Notoriety”. Then on September 15, 2010 the Mustangs will be gathered up and put at the Georgetown Equine Expo to be auctioned off to the highest bidder at the Auction and Gala Friday evening October 9, 2010. One hundred percent of the net proceeds of the auction will benefit the Scott County Council of the Arts, which supports 11 different art groups. Sponsorships are now open. Sponsorships include the horse, base and artist honorarium. Artists wishing to be considered should visit our website at www.KIEExpo.com/mustangmania2010.
The Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show is an event geared to the entire family. Full of costumed performers from around the country, the show brings the days of the Wild West to the arena. This show which was started by William Cody (Buffalo Bill) in 1882 has been thrilling audiences around the world for over a hundred years. The show will be held nightly starting at 7:00pm. To find out more about the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, please visit www.KIEExpo.com/wildwestshow.com. The event is open to the public. The Admission fee is $10.00. Reserved seating $15.00. Children under 48″ $8.00.
For additional information on the Georgetown Equine Expo, please visit www.KIEExpo.com or call Founder and Director, Summer Frost at (859) 433-2628.
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