March 2020 Issue

Page 56 March 2020 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Doerr Receives USEF Sportsmanship Award waiting list. She is also research- ing pony breeding and bloodlines and has recently purchased a pony mare with the possibility of breeding her in the future. “I love ponies so much I want to keep riding and training ponies. I’m barely 5’2”, so I can ride ponies forever,” Doerr said. “I love their personality and they’re so cute and wild, I love it.” Doerr is appreciative of the awards she has received, but keeps her attention on the present. “I’m focused now on en- joying my last year and enjoying every minute of it,” she said. “I consider my ponies my closest friends. I want to keep playing with them and learning and hang- ing out with them.” Doerr’s card game "Horse- manship – Colic Watch Out" is available for purchase on Ebay, and demonstration videos can be found on YouTube. You can follow Doerr on Instagram at onegoodpony. The Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) has expanded its educational offerings on its YouTube channel. These free re- sources are great for all ages and experience levels to watch and expand their knowledge, while keeping a focus on horsemanship safety. Viewers can watch all the videos, which cover a variety of topics and range from three to 15 minutes in length at cha-ashe.org . The newest additions cover the following topics: • Lunging the Horse Safely with CHA President Tammi Gainer • How to Safely Hitch a Horse with Ellen Taylor from the Harness Horse Youth Foundation • The Horse’s Digestive Tract with CHA Instructor and board member Susan Garside • Sample Lesson: Simple Change of Lead with CHA Certi- fier Cheryl West Past topics covered include Sample Lesson: First Trot, Lengthening and Shortening Horse’s Strides, Truck and Trailer Safety Check, Showmanship Tips, How to Pony a Horse Safe- ly, How to Fit a Rope Halter, and much more. CHA encourages the horse industry and the public to use these free videos and to em- bed them on their websites for their clients. CHA’s videos are created with the goals of helping to spread the CHA’s mission of safe, effective, and fun horse- manship. (Continued from page 53) CHA Releases New Educational Videos Remember...tell our advertisers you found them in East Coast Equestrian!