February 2022 Issue

The News East Coast Horse Owners Need To Know OUR TH YEAR 1 3 - PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT 280 LANC., PA 17604 Vol. 29 No. 1 February 2022 (Continued on page 4) Horse World Expo returns to the Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg, PA for its nineteenth year, March 3-6. The mid-At- lantic region’s largest equestrian expo features over 160 hours of non-stop seminars and mounted clinics, hundreds of vendors and ample family friendly equestrian entertainment. Entertainment highlights include the Rescued to Stardom competition, Trail Champions Challenge, Parade of Breeds and Stallion Avenue, Equi-Tainment, Mounted Archery, Mounted Games and Driving. Demonstra- tions are all included with daily admission. Each year, Horse World Expo strives to bring top clini- cians to the area. Here are just a few new or long-missed clini- cians coming to the Expo this year: Craig Cameron, of Bluff Dale Texas, is a Western man sprinkled with the stardust of horsemanship genius. In addition to his talent in training horses and teaching people, he is also the founder of the Extreme Cowboy Association and the Ride Smart Club of Ride Smart Horsemanship. Sadie Fisher, a local favorite, will join Horse World Expo for the first time as a clinician. A professional trainer, Sadie is no stranger to the Expo. She is a cer- tified John & Josh Lyons Trainer and works with horses of all sizes and breeds. Dan Grunewald, a native of Jefferson, Wisconsin, is an New Clinicians, Performers and Rescue Horses Horse World Expo Sneak Preview! exhibitor, clinician and holds judging cards with 9 separate organizations. He holds multiple world champion titles in several Western disciplines and is a five time top-ten finalist with the Extreme Mustang Challenge. He will be representing Western Riding, Ranch Riding and more at the Expo Kendra Clarke, new to Horse World Expo in 2022, hails from New Hope, PA and is a Level 2 Centered Riding instructor and a licensed Franklin Method Eques- trian Pelvic trainer specializing in horse and rider biomechanics. Andrew Nave will be joining Horse World Expo for the first time in 2022. Andrew is a multi- ple National Cutting title earner and a Quarter Horse Congress Cutting Champion. In addition, he has coached and trained numer- ous national champions, reserve champions and top five cutters and cutting horses. Returning clinicians include crowd favorite Australian natural horseman Guy McLean, Shaw- na Karrasch teaching Positive Reinforcement methods, Jason Charles, who will be designing the Trail Champions Challenge course, Ivy Starnes, who special- izes in the naturally gaited breeds, Dom Schramm representing the world of Eventing, Jeff Wilson representing Western Dressage, Lindsey Partridge who is best known for her work with retired racehorses, and classical dressage and bridleless jumping expert, Brendan Wise and Unbridled Wings, to name just a few. Rescued to Stardom In December, eight hors- es began their quest to win the Rescued to Stardom contest. The contest is for unbroke horses, three years old and up, owned by a 501 c.3 rescue. Their under-sad- dle training began on December 1 and continues through the start of the Expo. Each competitor will compete by presenting an in- hand freestyle at HWE on Friday March 4. The final competition, an under-saddle freestyle, will be held Saturday March 5. After the Expo, horses will be available for adoption. The participating horse rescues introduced their horses on social media and will earn points based on the number of likes on a Inside... Australian natural horseman and bush poet Guy McLean will return to Horse World Expo as both a featured clinician and a performer in Theatre Equus. The 19th annual Horse World Expo will be held March 3-6 at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, PA. Photo credit: ©mgs2019 Jack of all equine trades reflects on 85 years … pg. 24 Research on early stages of laminitis shows promise … pg. 10 …and much more! Barns, Arenas, Footing feature…pgs. 12-21