March 2023 Issue

Page 26 March 2023 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Brian Egan, MS Basics of Horse Behavior (Sat., 9:05 am, Seminar Hall B) Brian Egan is an Instructor of Equine Science at Penn State University in the Department of Dairy and Animal Science and is coordinator of the Penn State Horse Barn. He teaches Horse Production and Management, Horse Handling and Training, teaching students proper tech- niques to start two-year-olds under saddle with an emphasis on ground manners, Equine Market- ing, including planning and co- ordinating the annual Penn State Quarter Horse Sale, and Horse Selection and Judging. See Brian Egan at Penn State 4H Horse Prog. booth 610, 611. Equi-Tainment: A Musical Equine Variety Show (Thurs., 2 pm, Fri., 2 pm, Sat., 5 pm, and Sun, 2 pm, Equine Arena) Come watch this entertain- ing segment of Horse World Expo, fun for the entire family! Featured performers include drill teams, freestyle Dressage, reining, tricks, bridleless riding, mounted archery and other excit- ing displays of horsemanship! Carolyn Fitzpatrick Teach Your Horse to Come to the Mounting Block (Thurs., 5 pm, Round Pen Arena) Improve Your Communica- tion by Using Horse Language (Sat., 2 pm, Round Pen Arena Top 5 Desensitizing Tools (Sun., 3 pm, Round Pen Arena) Carolyn, Amherst, VA, is the founder of The Horse Connec- tion. She has worked with horses for more than 40 years and rides Missouri Foxtrotters, Rocky Mountain and Spotted Saddle horses. A dynamic facilitator and published author, she became a TBAH Equine Gestalt Coach in 2012 and offers group workshops and couple coaching. She offers “Trust-based Partnership Clin- ics” with personality testing and communication skills and “Group Gestalt Coaching” using horses instead of keynote speakers. Visit Carolyn Fitzpatrick at The Horse Connection LLC booth 314. Dino Fretterd and Anthony Madaia Identifying Imbalances in Your Horse (Thurs., 3 pmRound Pen Arena) Three Components of a Balanced Body (Sat., 9:05 am, Seminar Hall A) Aprofessional Equine Body- work specialist, Dino began his career working on humans for de- cades before pivoting to work with horses in 1996. Throughout the years his work has taken him across the country to various venues to ed- ucate, instruct and provide private clinics for horse owners. Anthony Madaia has been trimming hooves since 2001 and studied under KC LaPierre. In 2018Anthony Madaia and Dino Fretterd founded The Hoof and Body School. See Dino Fretterd and Anthony Madaia at the Hoof & Body booth 411. Sonny Garguilo From Ring to Trail; Helping the Buddy Sour Horse (Thurs., 6 pm, Large Arena) Pony Up; Using a Pony Horse for a Nervous or Disrespectful Horse (Fri., noon, Round Pen Arena) When a Good Horse Goes Bad & Why (Sat., 4 pm, Seminar Hall A) Control the Feet, Control the Horse (Sat., 6 pm, Equine Arena) Let’s Talk Horse (Sun., noon, Seminar Hall B) Sonny has been featured at Horse World Expo, Equine Affaire and the Mane Event in Canada. He has competed in three Extreme Mustang Challenges, placing first of 45 and winning the trail class in 2012 and placing second in the compulsory and fourth overall in 2013. Sonny is the only Natural Horseman to do an opening day demonstration at the Hampton Classic. He wrote the top selling book, “SONNYISMS, The Horse Lovers Guide to Common Sense”. He represented the US in an inter- national colt starting competition, competing against Canadian Glen Stewart and David Simons from Australia. He founded “Hooves for Hope” a special needs program for children with Autism. See Sonny Garguilo at the Nat- ural Horsemanship booth 420, 421. Susan Glick Introduction to Positive Reinforcement & Connecting at Liberty (Thurs., 4 pm, Round Pen Arena) Foundational to Advanced Liberty Training (Sat., 9:05 am, Round Pen Arena) Raised in a Lancaster Coun- ty, PAAmish community, Susan (Continued from page 24) (Continued on page 27) See us at the Horse World Expo! Booth 925, 1012