March/April 2024 Issue

Page 40 March/April 2024 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN year. Reed hopes to continue to share his experience with horses through technology. See Reed Messer at the Penn State 4H Horse Prog. booth 610, 611. Jeff Michael Let’s Get the Nose to Follow the Toes (Thurs., 2 pm, Round Pen Arena) Getting a Horse Started on Cows & Roping (Fri., 5 pm, Equine Arena) Using a Roping Sled & Flag to Teach Better Control (Sat., noon, Large Arena) What You Need Your Horse to Know for Western Sports (Sun., noon, Large Arena) Jeff Michael, a two-time un- defeated champion of the Rescued To Stardom Challenge, received the Horsemanship Award at the Clark Farms Colt Starting Compe- tition, has competed three times at the US Team Roping Conference National Championship, the Na- tional Team Ropers Championship and has been a clinician at Horse World Expo. Jeff has been training horses for over 20 years, creat- ing soft horses using collection, flexion and disengagement. He does colt starting, trailer loading, ranch and rope horse training, back country trail and camping and competitive trail events. Visit Jeff Michael at the Split Creek Equine Solutions booth 417. Danielle Montgomery Restart the OTTB for Western Disciplines (Fri., 3 pm, Large Arena) Danielle is the Executive Director of Turning for Home, an aftercare organization that serves Parx Racing and has successfully rehomed over 2500 horses since its inception in 2008. Danielle and her daughter Meg can be found on local rodeo circuits turning barrels, bending poles, and sorting cows on their Thoroughbreds. Danielle was a licensed thor- oughbred owner, trainer, asst. trainer, exercise rider and stable employee before taking the helm of Turning for Home. See Danielle Montgomery at the Turning for Home booth S11. Theresa Mottola Increase Equine Business Profitability (Thurs., 6 pm, Seminar Hall A) Women in the Horse World; Enhance Recognition & Success (Sun., 11 am, Seminar Hall A) Theresa has a 27 year career providing marketing, public rela- tions and business development in the nonprofit, healthcare and political sectors which she has refocused on the equine industry. She has developed corporate partnerships and helped Lucky Star Horsemanship grow. She has been Public Relations Director for a regional hospital system, (Continued from page 38) (Continued on page 44)