March/April 2025 Issue

Page 28 March/April 2025 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Julie Cyra The Saddle That Fits; How to Find One (Fri., noon, Seminar Hall A) The Physics of Saddle Fitting (Sat., noon, Seminar Hall A) The owner of one of the coun- try’s largest saddle shops, West 20 Ranch & Saddle Co., in East Troy, WI, Julie works closely with many saddle manufacturers to determine what is missing in the industry and to help them build affordable products. She has done countless private saddle fittings and hundreds of clinics over the years. See Julie Cyra at the West 20 Saddle Co. Space K. Sylvia Decker When Is My Horse Understanding Me (Fri., 10:05 am, Round Pen Arena) Sylvia has presented round pen demonstrations at Horse World Expo, the American Youth Horse Council Symposium, and Ag Progress Days. She has competed in ranch horse, speed events, trail, English, showmanship, halter, miniature horses, driving and dressage and has won more than 10 4-H State Championships and two top 5 finishes at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress and is a finalist at the National Barrel Horse Association Youth World Show. Visit Sylvia Decker at the Stockyard Style, booth 101. Julia Dillon & Savannah Sowers Training Through the Ages (Sun., 9:05 pm, Round Pen Arena) Up the Alley; Barrel Racing Fundamentals (Sun., 10:05 am, Seminar Hall B) Julia speaks on a variety of topics including “Preparing your horse for the show ring” and “Building a bombproof horse”. She comes from a mixed background of Western and English and now focuses on Western events such as reining, ranch horse, trail, mount- ed shooting, horsemanship and showmanship. Savannah Sowers’ background includes disciplines such as jumping, dressage, trail, ranch horse, and barrel racing. She speaks on a variety of topics including “Preparing Your Horse for the Show Ring” and “Drills for Barrel Horses”. See Julia Dixon and Savan- nah Sowers at the Penn State 4H Horse Prog. booth 610, 611. Hilary Dorazio Introduction to Showmanship & Halter (Thurs., 4 pm, Round Pen Arena) Hilary grew up with horses in northeastern Pennsylvania, participating in dressage and 4-H and showing in English, Western pleasure, reining, games, and halter. From age 12 she worked on local horse farms. She studied Equine Business Management at Cazenovia College in NY, where (Continued from page 25) (Continued on page 30)