The
2003 University Seminars at the Horse
World Expo were a huge success! We had several sessions that were
standing-room only. Many thanks to all the speakers and attendees for
their help in making this year's Expo one to remember.
Click
on the speaker's name to get contact information as well as a brief
bio. Now Available -- don't worry
if you didn't get one of the handouts or were unable to attend! Just
click on the topic name for any handouts that were made available for
most of the presentations! The handouts are in Adobe PDF format (as
noted), Microsoft Powerpoint Shows, or may be links to sites on the
internet. To advance the slides on the Powerpoint presentations, simply
click the left mouse button or use your right arrow key. Warning!
Some of the files are quite large and may require long download
times - if you have any problems, please contact Erin
Petersen.
Thursday,
January 16:
Time
Topic
Speaker
1:00
pm
Getting
"Outside Money" for your Horse Organization
Invited
Speakers for the 2003 Horse World Expo's University Seminar Series
Amy Ordakowski Lecturer/Horse Extension Specialist
Department of Animal and Avian Sciences
1121 Animal Science Center
College Park, MD 20742
Tel.: 301-405-8337; Fx: 301-405-8831
E-mail:
PhD - Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2001
Dr. Amy Ordakowski
grew up in Anne Arundel County, riding and competing horses while a
member of the Maryland 4-H and U.S. Pony Club. She received a B.S. in
Biology in 1995 from James Madison University. She completed her graduate
work in Animal and Poultry Sciences as a Pratt Fellow in animal nutrition
at Virginia Tech. She specialized in equine nutrition, earning an M.S.
in 1998, and a PhD in 2001. Her research addressed the digestibility
of various hay and pasture species by horses, as well as folate status
and supplementation in the horse. Her work has been published in the
Journal of Animal Science. Dr. Ordakowski joined the faculty of the
Animal and Avian Sciences Department at the University of Maryland in
August 2001. She has a dual role as a Lecturer, teaching the equine
science and horse management courses, and as a Horse Extension Specialist
with the Maryland Cooperative Extension. Her Extension duties include
providing educational leadership to the youth horse programs in Maryland.
Erin Petersen Lecturer/Horse Extension Specialist
Institute of Applied Agriculrure
2115 Jull Hall
College Park, MD 20742
Tel.: 301-405-4690; Fx: 301-314-9343
E-mail:
Erin Petersen was
born and raised in Loveland, Colorado. She earned a BA degree in Political
Science from The University of Colorado in 1994. She also holds a BS
degree in Equine Science from Colorado State University (2000). Petersen
remained at Colorado State University, earning an MS degree in Animal
Science in 2001. Her research focus was aimed at investigating nutrition
of the growing horse as it relates to bone development. Ms. Petersen
is a state Equine Extension Specialist and the Program Coordinator for
the 2-year Equine Business Management Program at the Institute of Applied
Agriculture. She enjoys riding her horses in both Dressage and for pleasure.
Malcolm Commer Associate Professor/Extension Horse Economist
Institute of Applied Agriculture
11975 Homewood Road
Central Maryland Research and Extension Center
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Tel.: 410-531-0534; Fx: 410-596-9632
E-mail: mc86@umail.umd.edu
Dr. Commer received
his PhD from Mississippi State University in 1985. He teaches the Equine
Business Management course offered by the Institute of Applied Agriculture
(IAA) as well as serving as a guest lecture in several of the equine
courses offered by IAA and the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences.
As a Horse
Extension Economist, his Extension responsibilities are aimed at education
of the adult participants of the Maryland Horse Industry. He spends
a great deal time serving as a liaison between the University of Maryland
and the Maryland Horse Industry members and associations. Dr.
Commer's primary research interests are focused on pasture systems for
horses. He is currently working on a rotational grazing study at the
Clarkesville Agricultural Research and Extension Center that was generously
funded by the Maryland Horse Industry Board. Dr. Commer is the primary
owner of Contraian Stables, a successful Steeplechase racehorse operation.
In his spare time, Malcolm enjoys foxhunting and watching his racehorses
win!
Norman Bennett State
Statistician
Maryland Agricultural Statistics Service
Annapolis, Maryland
Tel.: 410-841-5740
Mr. Bennett has
been the State Statistician for the Maryland Agricultural Statistics
Service since October 2002. He has been an agricultural statistician
with the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) for over 21
years. Originally from North Carolina, his NASS career began in 1981
in the North Carolina State Statistical Office following graduation
from North Carolina State University with a degree in Agricultural Economics.
After 2 years in the North Carolina office, where he supervised a variety
of surveys, he transferred to the Pennsylvania NASS office where he
continued supervision of field surveys and was responsible for several
program areas. In 1987, he was promoted to the position of Deputy State
Statistician in the NASS Arizona office where he supervised an office
staff of 10 employees. Following 4 years in Arizona he headed to Washington,
D.C., subsequently working in several areas of the organization. Prior
to becoming the Maryland State Statistician he was head of the Environmental
and Demographic Section where he and his staff were responsible for
development and support of all NASS environmental data programs related
to chemical use, pest management practices, and food safety
Tim Capps Executive
Vice President
Maryland Jockey Club
P.O. Box 130
Laurel, Maryland
Tel.: 301-725-0400
Tim Capps is now
the executive vice president of the Maryland Jockey Club following a
six year stint as the executive vice-president of the Maryland Horse
Breeders Association. His first job after graduation with an MS in Finance
from George Washington University was managing the horse racing database
development for the Jockey Club in New York. After a brief sabbatical
from the horse industry as a Wall Street money manager, Tim returned
to the industry as editor and publisher of the weekly news magazine,
the Thoroughbred Record. From there he moved to vice-president of Matchmaker
Racing Services and the Maryland Jockey Club. At the MHBA, he was responsible
for the administration of the Maryland-bred Fund, the publication of
the Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred magazine, and management of the Maryland
Million. In his current position, he is responsible for strategic planning
and development, governmental and industry relations, sponsorships,
strategic marketing, and event management.
Kathleen Crandell, PhD Research
Staff
Kentucky Equine Research
Middleburg, Virginia
E-Mail: kcrandell@ker.com
Dr. Crandell received
her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University where she conducted research in equine nutrition, exercise
physiology and reproduction. She is located in Middleburg, Virginia
and assists with technical support and consultation for KER's eastern
and South/Central American clientele. Dr. Crandell has lived and traveled
extensively in Europe and is consequently very familiar with a number
of languages.
Dan Ludwig grew
up on a small livestock farm in Gettysburg, PA. He earned a BS degree
in Dairy and Animal Science from The Pennsylvania State University in
1998. While in school, he lived and worked at the Penn State Horse Barns
learning the tricks and trades of a successful equine breeding facility.
In 1999, Ludwig joined Maryland Cooperative Extension in Montgomery
County as the Livestock Extension Educator, specializing in Equine Mangement.
His focus was pasture management, especially rotational grazing for
horses. He enjoys riding his horses in both team penning and for pleasure.
In 2004, Dan moved back to Pennsylvania to become the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Grazing Specialist with NRCS.
David Martin County
Extension Director and Commercial Agriculture
Baltimore County Cooperative Extension
Cockeysville, Maryland
Tel.: 410-666-1022
E-mail: dm64@umail.umd.edu
Dave Martin is
a native of central Pensylvania and attended Virginia Tech where he
earned his BS and MS degrees in Agronomy. After college he worked with
an agricultural lender for 13 years. For the past 14 years he has worked
for Maryland Cooperative Extension, first in Anne Arundel County, and
for the past eight years in Baltimore County. In addition to working
with commercial agriculture he serves as the County Extension Director.
R. David Myers Extension
Educator
Fruits and Vegetables
Anne Arundel County Cooperative Extension
Glen Burnie, Maryland
Tel.: 410-222-6759
E-mail: dm223@umail.umd.edu
Dave has been a
Lifelong resident of Anne Arundel County, and currently is the agricultural
Extension Educator for both Anne Arundel and Prince George's Counties.
Prior to assuming the University of Maryland Extension position in December
1997 Dave was the Agronomist for the U.S. Naval Academy Dairy Farm,
where he was employed from 1980 to 1997. While working at the Naval
Academy Dairy, Dave earned in 1983 a BS degree in Agronomy, Crop Science
and in 1996 a MS degree in Agronomy, Weed Science from the University
of Maryland. His Extension responsibilities include all field crop and
livestock agriculture with an emphasis on fruit and vegetable production
and marketing. Dave currently conducts fruit and vegetable research
trials at the University of Maryland Upper Marlboro Research and Education
Center.
Shannon Potter Agriculture
Extension Educator
Harford County Cooperative Extension
Forest Hill, Maryland
Tel.: 410-638-3255
E-mail: sp234@umail.umd.edu
Shannon Potter
grew up on the Eastern Shore in Queen Anne's County. There she was very
active in 4-H and FFA. Upon graduation she moved to Wyoming and attended
the University of Wyoming, receiving a BS in Agriculture Business and
an MS in Agriculture Economics. She is currently employed by the University
of Maryland Cooperative Extension in Harford County as the Agriculture
Educator.
W. Burton Staniar, PhD Post-Doctoral
Associate in Equine Nutrition
Middleburg Agricultural Research and Extension
Center
5527 Sullivans Mill Rd.
Middleburg, VA 20117
Tel.: 540-687-3521
E-mail: wstaniar@vt.edu
Dr. W. Burton Staniar
attended the University of Richmond, where he majored in Biology. Burt
received his Bachelor of Arts degree in May 1996. He received his Master
of Science in Equine Nutrition in the Department of Animal and Poultry
Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. His
thesis focused on the protein content of supplements fed to young, growing
yearlings. Burt stayed at Virginia Tech to pursue his Ph.D. investigating
the patterns of growth in young Thoroughbreds, and how diet affects
endocrine systems important to optimal athletic development. Burt has
done the majority of his research at the Middleburg Agricultural Research
and Extension (MARE) Center. The MARE Center has an annual crop of approximately
30 Thoroughbred foals, whose growth and development is closely monitored
by those doing research at the Center until the 18 months of age when
the foals are sold at the Center’s annual yearling auction. Six years
of work at the MARE Center have given Burt the opportunity to study
the nutrition, growth and development of close to 180 foals. Burt is
currently working as a post-doctoral associate at the MARE Center developing
nutritional genomic research to bridge the connection between nutrition
and osteochondrosis in growing horses. More specifically this research
examines how changes in the energy composition of the diet may change
global gene expression in developing chondrocytes as relates to the
development of dyschondroplasia and osteochondrosis.
Ann Swinker Penn State University Horse Extension Specialist
Dr. Ann Swinker
received her Bachelor's and Master's from Pennsylvania State University
and her Ph.D. from West Virginia University. Dr. Swinker was the Extension
Horse Specialist at Colorado State University from 1990 to 2001. In
2001 Dr Swinker accepted the Extension Equine Specialist position at
Penn State University and is a professor of Animal Science. Ann and
her husband Dr. Daniel M. Kniffen own and raise Hereford cattle and
purebred Arabian horses. Dr. Swinker has received several awards from
the National Association of County Agricultural Agent (NACAA). Dr. Swinker's
research activities have addressed several management and environmental
issues such as: stable air quality, small acreage management, composting
and manure management, water quality, in addition to behavior and reproductive
issues. She has served on numerous extension and university and professional
society committees. Dr. Swinker conducts nearly 30 workshops, presentations
and clinics each year.
Lester Vough Associate
Professor
E xtension Specialist, Forage Systems Management
Natural Resources and Landscape Architecture
College Park, Maryland
