March/April 2024 Issue

Page 28 March/April 2024 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Low carb, science based technology. Performance focused nutrition. E-TEC ® - Search your feed by need - Ask a feed specialist - Find a local retailer near you - Complimentary forage testing and diet balancing - Subscribe for savings, specials, articles and info for healthy, thriving animals! SCAN TO VISIT PoulinGrain.com NEW! Gail Eichelberger Pennsylvania Equine Council; the Voice for the Horse (Fri., 6 pm, Seminar Hall B) Gail has been the President of the Pennsylvania Equine Council since 2018. She re- sides in Berks County with her husband Richard, their three horses, Jean Claude, Jackson and Firewalker, and cat, Shadow. She is a lifelong lover of horses and is committed to advocating for horses and their owners. See Gail Eichelberger at the PA Equine Council booth 212- 214, 235-237. 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! Amelia K. Evans-Brown Holistic Approach; a Natural Way to Train, Ride & Handle (Fri., 1 pm, Round Pen Arena) The Farrier’s Favorite Horse (Sat., noon, Round Pen Arena) Born in Florida on a small family farm, Amelia purchased her first mustang mare at age 13. Graduating from high school at 16, Amelia majored in Equine Science and Zoology and minor- ing in Archaeology. In addition to training horses, teaching lessons, competing in barrel racing, cowboy shooting, and hosting clinics, she also writes for various magazines and is working on her first book. Amelia is a successful horse trainer, writer, Certified Archaeological Field Technician, and Animal Aromatherapist. See Ameiia Evans- Brown at the Tender Touch Horse Training booth 809. Jim Fiorini Feed Protocols for Metabolic Horses (Sat., 9:05 am, Seminar Hall B) Jim is a certified equine feed specialist with extensive knowl- edge and experience using com- mercial feeds and supplements to meet nutrition and performance requirements for all horses. He has extensive experience with managing horses with metabolic conditions including his own. Visit Jim Fiorini at the PA Equine Council booth 212-214, 235-237. Molly Friend, PhD Healing Through Horses in Therapeutic Settings (Sat., 4 pm, Seminar Hall B) Dr. Molly Friend is a PhD student at Penn State studying Inte- grative and Biomedical Physiology with research interests in equine exercise physiology. She has a BS in Animal Science from Ohio State and a MS in Animal Science from Mississippi State University. Her master’s research investigated the use of equine-assisted psychothera- pies in substance rehabilitation and its impacts on human and equine participants. Molly has shown horses in a number of disciplines. Visit Molly Friend, PhD at the Penn State Ext. Equine Pro- gram booth 608, 609. Sonny Garguilo Create a Soft & Supple Horse (Thurs., 6 pm, Large Arena) Hurry Up & Slow Down (Fri., noon, Equine Arena) Working Through Rider Fear (Sat., 6 pm, Equine Arena) Finding the Holes; Foundation Training, Ground Up (Sun., 11 am, Round Pen Arena) Be a Better Rider to Get a Better Horse (Sun., 3 pm, 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 Sonny Garguilo Natural Horse- manship booth 420, 421. Susan Glick Positive Reinforcement Made Simple (Fri., noon, Round Pen Arena) Relationship Focused Training; Connection & Horsemanship (Sat., 9:05 am, Round Pen Arena) Raised in a Lancaster Coun- ty, PAAmish community, Susan (Continued from page 25) (Continued on page 30)