March/April 2025 Issue

Page 36 March/April 2025 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Dr. Janice Holland Monitor Horse Health; Body Condition Score & Weight Estimation (Sat., 3 pm, Seminar Hall B) Dr. Holland has a Bachelor’s degree in Animal Production from Penn State, where she rode on their Intercollegiate Hunt Seat Team and was a teaching and research assistant. She earned a MD and doctorate from Virginia Polytechnic where she focused on nutrition and behavior, with projects on exercise physiology and reproduction. She has been a faculty member in equine studies at several colleges, currently at Wilson College where she teach- es nutrition, behavior, manage- ment, and exercise physiology. She is a contributor to The Horse magazine. See Dr. Janice Holland at the Wilson College booth 516. Ashley Kennedy Meeting Your Dressage Goals; Training Through the Levels (Fri., 5 pm, Large Arena) Improve Your Dressage Scores; Perfect Your Ride (Sat., 5 pm, Large Arena) Ashley, of Kennedy Dres- sage, in Woodbine, MD, is an FEI trainer and a Silver and Bronze medalist. She has been riding for 35 years and grew up doing western, gymkhana, barrel racing, natural horseman- ship, hunter/jumper, driving, and, briefly in eventing. A for- mer therapeutic riding instruc- tor, she has trained through the Grand Prix, competed through Intermediare-1, started numer- ous horses and brought them up through the levels. Her focus is rider balance, position, and adjusting to the horse’s needs. She has endless experience in tricky horses that need help finding solutions and clarity. Visit KennedyDressage.com for more information. Laura Kenny, MS Waste to Worth; Composting Horse Manure (Fri., 11 am, Seminar Hall B) Laura is an Equine Natural Resources Educator for Penn State Extension who works with horse farm owners and managers to improve pasture and manure man- agement, which benefits the horses and the environment. She received her BS from Rutgers University in Equine Science and worked for Rutgers Cooperative Extension for several years before starting a MS in Plant Biology, also at Rutgers. See Laura Kenny at the Penn State Ext. Equine Program booth 608, 609. Holly Linz Dressage Tests for Working Equitation Explained (Thurs, 6 pm, Large Arena) Working Equitation; Obstacles for Ease of Handling Trial (Fri., noon, Equine Arena) Barn manager and head trainer Holly Linz insists that barn staff treat all boarded horses as though they were their own. Holly runs her own boarding facility and is an accomplished rider, trainer, and clinician. She has studied closely under Felicitas von Neuman Cosel and other national level Dressage and Working Equitation trainers and judges. She incorporates Classi- cal Dressage principles and natu- ral horsemanship in her training and rides with top trainers and judges in multiple disciplines. See Holly Linz at the USA Working Equitation booth 1221. Dr. Erika Machtinger Reining in the Bugs; Keeping Horses Bug Bite Free (Fri., 3 pm, Seminar Hall B) Dr. Erika Machtinger holds a B.S. from the University of Delaware in Wildlife Conservation and Ecology, and a MSc and PhD in Entomology from the University of Florida. Her focus is biological control agents of filth flies affecting livestock and equine facilities, and integrated tick management. An Assistant Professor of Entomology at Penn State, she is also a Certi- fied Wildlife Biologist® who has been awarded over $2.9 million in research funding. As the principal investigator for the Veterinary En- tomology Laboratory, her research focuses on arthropod pests of veter- inary concern. Erika has competed through the intermediate level in eventing and is a USDF silver medalist campaigning the young mare that she bred for eventing. See Dr. Erika Machtinger at the Penn State Ext. Equine Program booth 608, 609. Grace McDonald Am I the ReasonWhy My Horse Needs Equine Massage Therapy (Thurs., 2 pm, Round Pen Arena) Awareness of Your Energy & How It Affects Your Horse (Sat., 1 pm, Round Pen Arena) Grace, from Fayetteville, PA, is Nationally Certified in Equine Massage Therapy and a Human, Sports, TMJ, and Equine Massage Therapist. She specializes in bio- mechanics and is known for her in- tuitive ability to identify key com- ponents that impact function and mobility to improve soundness and provide comfort and healing. She is actively involved with young riders and in the Jr. Rodeo Circuit, spon- soring 7 young riders. She works with recreational and competitive (Continued from page 32) (Continued on page 37)