March 2020 Issue

Page 38 March 2020 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Joe Stanco Miniature Horses; In-Hand Trail from Start to Finish (Sat., 11 am, Round Pen Arena) AMiniature Horse’s Suitability to Purpose (Sat., 1 pm, Seminar Hall B) Joe Stanco is the former 4-H Extension Educator fromWyoming County, PA, with almost 12 years of experience in Volunteer Manage- ment, Teen Leadership andAnimal Science. He has also been an equine industry professional and enthusi- ast. He is anAQHAL1 Judge and Professional Horseman, youth horse judging team coach, clinician and an active riding instructor and trainer. Visit Joe Stanco at the Penn- sylvania 4-H Horse Program booth 233, 234. Burt Staniar, PhD Dietary Fiber for Horses; It’s Not Grandma’s Metamucil (Sat., 3 pm, Seminar Hall B) A faculty member in the Department of Dairy and Animal Sciences at Penn State, Dr. Staniar’s research focuses on how nutrition influences healthy growth and metabolism in horses. He is researching how different feeding management strategies impact metabolic health, skeletal development and growth, and gastrointestinal integrity in order to identify nutritional strategies to reduce the risk of health problems that are a serious concern to the equine industry including gastric ulcers, laminitis, and colic. Visit Dr. Burt Staniar at the Penn State University booth 215, 216. Steven Stevens Evaluating a New Horse or Rescue Horse (Thurs., 4 pm, Round Pen Arena) Safety Through Awareness (Sun., 2 pm, Round Pen Arena) Equine Manager at Lollypop Farm, NY Steven is from Texas, where he and his wife owned Ste- vens Natural Horsemanship. He has taught clinics on connection, trail riding, obstacles and colt starting and given lessons in building confi- dence and working on connection. His articles have appeared in Horse and Rider and North Texas Farm and Ranch magazine. Steven has worked with over a thousand hors- es. His goal is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome the amazing horses that come to the shelter. He also looks forward to teaching and working with the community. Visit Steven Stevens at Lol- lypop Farm Humane Society of Greater Rochester booth 914. Capri Stiles-Mikesell In the Event; Biosecurity Toolkit for Equine Events (Thurs., 1 pm, Seminar Hall B) Capri builds curriculum and m arkets the biosecurity and animal w ell-being message to 4-H live- s tock producers, equine enthusiasts a nd young agricultural entrepre- n eurs through the biosecurity c ampaign “Be WISE – Be Biose- c ure”, which helps equine owners a nd businesses apply Biosecurity m easures to everyday life. An ex- t ension educator, she educates and e valuates facilities and equipment t o help increase best management p ractices and recognize the visible c haracteristics of animals in vari- o us stages of disease, their respon- s ibility for biosecurity at public e vents and ways to reduce disease t ransmission. Biosecurity is major t o the containment of pathogens. Visit Capri Stiles-Mikesell at t he Penn State Univ. booth 215, 2 16. Dr. Ann Swinker Permanent Horse ID; Microchipping (Fri., 2 pm, Seminar Hall B) Ann recently retired as Asso- c iate Professor in Equine Sciences at Penn State and Horse Extension Specialist. She has been involved in the horse business for over 42 years. She served as the Exten- sion Horse Specialist and Equine Science professor at Colorado State University from 1990-2001. She has received awards from the Col- orado Equine Council, the Equine Science Society and the American Horse Council. Her research has addressed issues such as stable air quality, small acreage man- agement, composting and manure management, water quality, and behavior and reproductive issues. She and her husband breed Arabian and Trakehner horses and cattle in Spring Mills, PA. See Dr. Ann Swinker at the Penn State University booth, 215, 216. Lew Trumble AMiniature Horse’s Suitability to Purpose (Sat., 1 pm, Seminar Hall B) Lew is employed by Penn State Extension, has been a professional (Continued from page 36) (Continued on page 42)