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3 Ways to Register: Online - By Phone - By Mail |
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Advance Registrations Deadlines |
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By Mail: January 11, 2008 |
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Online/Phone: January 16, 2008 |
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Register in Advance and Save! |
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| SATURDAY, January 19, 2008 |
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Venue B |
Venue C |
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| 10am |
De-Mystifying The Western Pleasure Horse Sherrye Johnson-Trafton |
| 11am |
Farriers Forum: For the loss of a nail… An open discussion with four of Maine’s pre-eminent farriers (over 100 years experience) Fred Bowers - Tom O’ Connell - John Trafton - Dave Whitaker |
| 12pm |
Legislative Issues: The politics, health, and Management of Horse ownership Maine Farm Bureau |
| 1pm |
Is it the Horse or is it Me? Five reasons a horse may refuse; how to remedy each Bob Jeffreys and Suzanne Sheppard |
| 2pm |
Centered Riding: Collecting the Horse Lucile Bump |
| 3pm |
Lateral Work De-mystified: leg yields, sidepasses, turn on the haunches, shoulder ins, half passes; specific exercises to train your horse
Bob Jeffreys and Suzanne Sheppard |
| 4pm |
Fashion show -Trade Show area- Kathadin Trail Saddlery |
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| 10am |
Lyme Disease in horses in New England: Facts and Myths about Lyme David A. Jefferson, DVM |
| 11am |
First Aid For Your Horse: When to Panic, When not to Janelle Durrent Tirrell, DVM |
| 12pm |
Nutritional Trends: The Science behind current trends Andrew Beals |
| 1pm |
Reading List For Riders: is your bookshelf as well-stocked as your tack trunk? Janet Blevins |
| 2pm |
Scary Riding Situations: How to safely resolve them Chris Lombard |
| 3pm |
Intro to Team Penning: How to get started Frank Goodwin, Central Maine Team penning |
| 4pm |
Fashion show -Trade Show area- Kathadin Trail Saddlery |
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Horsenality: Identifying your horse’s innate character Parelli Natural Horsemanship |
| 11:30 |
From the Horses Mouth: Common Dental Dilemmas Tammy Bishop |
| 12:30 |
Control Without Force: Eliminating behavioral problems through the power of knowledge Dan Sumerel |
| 1:30 |
Insurance Issues: Does your Homeowners policy properly address your needs as a Horse-owner? Greg Warren |
| 2:30 |
Magnetics: The Original Natural Therapy Ray Elliott |
| 3:30 |
The Whole Horse: The overlap between Physical and Behavioral Problems. Easily implemented remedies Dan Sumerel |
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| SUNDAY, January 20, 2008 |
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| Venue A |
Venue B |
Venue C |
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| 10am |
Travel Smart & Safe: Troubleshooting surprises and emergencies on the road --- weather, blowouts , horse health questions Bob Jeffreys and Suzanne Sheppard |
| 11am |
ME Equestrian Trails Alliance: An open discussion for those involved with the use of trails Jaye-Allison Winkel and Scott Hatch |
| 12pm |
Managing Maine Winters: Happy dressage riding year round Sara Bradley |
| 1pm |
Fashion show -Trade Show area- Kathadin Trail Saddlery |
| 2pm |
Five Simple Ways to Improve Your Feel and Timing: The effectiveness of your training is a direct result of your degree of feel and timing. Bob Jeffreys and Suzanne Sheppard |
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Trailer Design, Construction and Maintenance:
How to best suit your needs Peter Armstrong |
| 12pm |
Behavior Topics: Do you Ask your horse? Or Do you Make your horse? Mike Benson |
| 1pm |
Fashion show -Trade Show area- Kathadin Trail Saddlery |
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No Halter No Bit: The importance of working your horse without halter or bit – safely and enjoyably Chris Lombard |
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| 11:30 |
Control Without Force: Eliminating behavioral problems through the
power of knowledge Dan Sumerel |
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Care and Maintenance of Tack and Equipment Margaret St.Pierre |
| 1:30 |
The Seven Games: Knowing the games horses know, and responding effectively Parelli Natural Horsemanship |
| 2:30 |
The Whole Horse: The overlap between Physical and Behavioral Problems. Easily implemented remedies Dan Sumerel |
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