2007 NATIONAL YOUTH HORSE LEADERS SYMPOSIUM
LEADERS BUILDING LEADERS:
30 Years of Connecting Kids through Horses
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Thursday, March 8, 2007
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. – Early registration for Tour attendees
Friday, March 9, 2007
7:30 a.m. – Early registration for Tour attendees, Conference Level, Denver Renaissance Hotel
8:30 a.m. – Load buses for Tours – Hotel lobby
8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Preconference Events
Tour #1 - Day at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo – Sponsored by the Colorado Horse Development Authority
Two Special session for AYHC attendees by Julie Goodnight, shopping, lunch with speaker and transportation provided
Tour #2 – Colorado State University Tour – Sponsored by Purina Mills
1 ½ hour bus ride to Fort Collins, CO, then tour the CSU Veterinary School and Equine Science Facilities and lunch.
3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. – Symposium Registration – Conference Level, Denver Renaissance Hotel
3:00 p.m. – Tradeshow Exhibits open – Ballroom A
3:00 p.m. – Silent Auction Open – Ballroom A
4:30 p.m. – 5:30 – Sessions
Writing an Effective Equine Science Book
All About AYHC
Jeannie Griffiths
Cornell
Logan Meeting Room
Christy Landwehr
& AYHC Board
National Meeting Room
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – Teen orientation – Ballroom B
7:00 p.m. – Tradeshow exhibits close – Ballroom A
6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. - Welcome Reception – Ballroom CD - Sponsored by American Paint Horse Association
Keynote: “Catch the Can do Attitude” – Jeff Goodwin, Colorado State University
7:30 p.m. – Roundtable discussions – “Great Fans. Great Sports.”
7:30 p.m. -Teen Activity – Ballroom B
9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. – Karaoke – Ballroom CD
Saturday, March 10, 2007
7:30 a.m. - Tradeshow Exhibits Open
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. – Continental Breakfast – Sponsored by Storey Publishing
8:30 a.m. – 11:45 – Concurrent Sessions (lectures on three tracks - participants can cross tracks and attend the session of their choice)
Youth Development
Successful Programs
Industry Topics
Ballroom B
O’Hare Room
Kennedy Room
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. session
Careers (yes- Careers!) in the Horse Industry–
Education, Experience, & Enthusiasm needed!
Karin Bump, Timothy Williams
Cazenovia College
Building Rider Strength &
Fitness through Exercise
Sandy Slocum, MS State Univ. Ext
Sue Robinson, Murray State Univ.
Youth Involvement with Horses:
Future Successes in Life?
Kristann Cooper, Centaur Rising
Who Said We Didn’t Learn
Anything at our Meetings?
Donna Zang
Penn State Cooperative Ext.
Equine Facility Disaster Preparedness:
9:30 – 10:30 a.m. session
Community Service:
Giving back to Communities that Support You
Kent Sturman, NHSRA
NHSRA Student Officers
How to Mitigate, Prepare, Respond,
and Recover from Fires & Floods
Dr. Jenifer Nadeau, Emily McCabe Alger
University of CT
Refreshment Break - 10:30– 10:45 a.m. - Sponsored by American Quarter Horse Association
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. session
Successful Hippology Competition
Ellen Polyard
Colorado 4-H
11:45 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch – on your own adults
The Unwanted Horse
Tom Lenz, DVM
American Association of Equine Practitioners
11:45 – 4:00 p.m. - Teens – Lunch and afternoon of Activities
Lunch Sponsored by National Western Stock Show
Transportation and Activities Sponsored by American Association of Equine Practitioners
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. session
Youth Development Tools
O’Hare Room
Industry Topics
Kennedy Room
Horse Camp 2006!
Health and Nutrition for the Older Equine
Andy Dean, DVM
Randel Raub, Purina Mills
Tools for Teaching Youth Horse Mgmt.
Crystal Smith, VA Coop Extension .
2:00 – 3:00 p.m. session
Champions are Made Not Born:
What Kind off Competitor Are You?
Karen Waite
Michigan State University
Grant Writing and Fundraising
Donna Garnett
The Urban Farm
3:00 – 3:15 Refreshment Break – Sponsored by Horsecity.com
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. session
On Target with your Audience –
A Model for Creating Youth Horse
Programs for Niche Groups.
Jill Montgomery, Turkey Creek Ranch
Health of the Traveling Horse
Susan Ralston, DVM
Merial
Khadija Haynes, Urban Farm
4:00 – 5:00 p.m. session
Leadership Development in
4-H Horse Program
Bob Mowrey
Making Magic: Six Into One
Sherri Thornton
NE 4-H Horse Committee
North Carolina State University
4:00 p.m. – Teens Return to Hotel – Finish Projects for Presentation Sunday Morning – Ballroom B
5:30 p.m. – General Membership Meeting
6:30 p.m. – Tradeshow Exhibits Close
7:00 p.m. – AYHC Youth Leaders Celebration Awards Banquet - Separately ticketed event - Ballroom C
Sponsored by Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders & Exhibitors Association
Announcement of 2006 AYHC Youth Leader of the Year
- Sponsored By Certified Horsemanship Assoc.
Announcement of 2006 AYHC Student Leader of the Year
-Sponsored by Oster Professional Products
Announcement of 2006 AYHC Distinguished Service Award Winner
- Sponsored by Western Horseman Magazine
Sunday, March 11, 2007
7:30 a.m. Tradeshow exhibits open – Ballroom A
8:00 a.m. – Breakfast - Sponsored by Ulcergard/Merial
Keynote – Rick Lamb, The Horse Show Radio Program
”From Human To Horseman”
Youth Presentations, Sponsored by American Association of Equine Practitioners
Directly following breakfast – Silent Auction Closes – pick up items – Ballroom A
11:30 Tradeshow Exhibits Close
11:00 a.m. – Afternoon at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo – enjoy all the Expo has to offer, clinicians, shopping,
classroom presentations, horses for sale, the Priefert Hitch and much more!!!
Transportation & Expo Admission Sponsored by Colorado Horse Development Authority
Transportation and Entry into Expo included in Registration
First bus leaves at 11:00 a.m., bus running between expo and hotel periodically
Expo closes at 5:00 p.m. – last bus leaves at 5:15 p.m.
***Speakers and schedule subject to change without notice