2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory Issue : simplebooklet.com

2 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025Sponsored Content:Tik Maynard - Forever Learning ......................................... 22Ride of Their Lives Pioneer Black Horsemen Succeeded Against All Odds ................. 34Freedman Harness and Saddlery “Tradion in Every Stch” ............................................................ 52Katy Jones At Home in Her Riders Up Studio ................................................ 60Equestrians Flock to Lexington’s Masterson Staon Park ....................................................... 68Thoroughbreds In the Upper Levels of Show Jumping and Evenng ......................74Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome: Understanding Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment .......................... 88 ABOUT THE COVERTik Maynard relaxes at home in Citra, Florida with his Golden Retriever, Ferdinand, and one of his many hors-es he is training at Copperline Farm. He shares the farm with wife, Sinead Halpin, and their two children. Situated just outside Ocala, the property features 22 horse stalls, a dressage arena, and a grass jumping arena. Hosting clinics is just one of the many ways Tik stays engaged on the farm. He also trains horses for compe-tition across multiple disciplines, in-cluding dressage, show jumping, and cross country. You may also nd him working on groundwork in the round pen or hacking out on the property’s many scenic trails. Tik is dedicated to ensuring the wellbeing and education of horses, exploring horse-human relationships, while continuing to pursue his goals in high performance equestrian sports. Cover Photo by Caleb Hansen for Noelle FloydPhoto by Caleb Hansen for Nöelle Floyd2025Tomorrow’s Hoof Care Today ...................................................................19Think All Helmets Are the Same? Think Again! ....................................32From Humble Beginnings to a Leader in the Equine Therapy Space ................................................................................ 44A Healthy Horse is a Happy Horse ..........................................................49At the Forefront of Equine Wellness .......................................................67A New York Girl, a Pintaloosa Mare, and a Life-Changing Trip to Kentucky .....................................................72A Mother’s Legacy: Faith, Horses, and the Birth of GiddyUp GetAway.........................................................78The Fly Control Dilemma - Why You Don’t Have to Compromise .....................................................82Equine Colic: Understanding It and Managing with Light Therapy ................................................................... 84When it Comes to Horses, We Mean Business ....................................87

Page 5

Page 6

4 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025From the PublisherWe are passionate about our planet. For every page we print, we replant trees!Photo by Jessa Janes PhotographyErika and EnsoPUBLISHERErika MilenkovichMANAGING EDITORRayna HenryLAYOUT & DESIGNChrisne Hahn, Mandy BoggsSOCIAL MEDIAYellow Barn MediaFEATURED WRITERSLaurie BerglieKatharine Chrise, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (LAIM) Kay CoyteJen RoytzSarah Welk-BaynumCONTRIBUTING WRITERSBenefabGG EquineJoni GerardGuaranteed Horse ProductsMary HartmanDr. Amy LawyerBruce McNeillPine Knoll FarmRhys PowellDonna WoodsPHOTOGRAPHERPred MilenkovichBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGERPred MilenkovichSALES/DISTRIBUTION Cheyenne CartwrightPeggy Dunkel Filip MilenkovichPROOFREADER Jelena MilenkovichADVERTISINGinfo@kentuckyequestriandirectory.com440 668-2812Kentucky EQUESTRIAN DIRECTORY is owned byKentucky Equestrian Directory is published annually by ENSO Media Group, Inc.PO Box 470603, Cleveland, OH 44147440 668-2812info@kentuckyequestriandirectory.comkentuckyequestriandirectory.comKentucky Equestrian Directory assumes no responsibility for the claims made in adver-sements. The views expressed in editorial content are those of the author, obtained from sources believed to be reliable, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Kentucky Equestrian Directory. Neither the Publisher, Editor, authors or any other party associated with this publicaon shall be responsible for any errors, omissions, or claims for damages arising from use of the informaon contained herein. Reproducon of arcles is not permied without wrien consent from Kentucky Equestrian Directo-ry or ENSO Media Group, Inc.Erka Mnkovh – PublishWelcome to the 2025 issue of Kentucky Equestrian Directory! Kentucky Equestrian Directory was created for YOU - owners, riders, professionals, and businesses of all disciplines - to help you connect within the local horse community. More than just a business directory, it also features content on trending topics, the best practices and innovators in the industry, plus tips from the pros.It is with much gratitude that we present you with this 2025 issue.Tik Maynard hails from a distinguished equestrian lineage; both his parents competed at the highest levels of the sport in dressage, jumping, and eventing. While his family’s background provided a strong foundation, Tik’s success is a testament to his hard work and dedication. Not one to rest on his laurels, he sought out working student positions, giving him opportunities to learn from the best equestrians and trainers in the world. Tik Maynard, known for his achievements in English riding, surprised many in 2024 by winning the Road to the Horse World Championship of Colt Starting– a competition usually dominated by Western riders. Tik will make a return appearance at the 2025 Road to the Horse to defend his title. When Tik Maynard invited us to his Copperline Farm in Citra, Florida, we found him to be incredibly warm and down-to-earth, despite his numerous accolades. He welcomed us with genuine kindness, making our visit truly special. We are honored to feature: Tik Maynard - Forever Learning.Black jockeys played a pivotal role in the early days of horse racing. Many were born into slavery and became skilled horsemen, caring for and riding the horses of their owners. Notably, in the inaugural Kentucky Derby in 1875, 13 of the 15 jockeys were African American, and Black riders went on to win 16 of the rst 28 Derbies. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Black jockeys began to face challenges while competing against white counterparts, such as aggressive behavior– being forced into the rail or being boxed in– while race ocials turned a blind eye. Increasing racial tensions led to a decline in opportunities within the industry, exclusion from the major races, and eventually being barred from the sport by policies put in place by organizations like The Jockey Club. In recent years, there has been a renewed interest in honoring the legacy of these pioneering athletes. Eorts are underway to celebrate their contributions and ensure their stories remain in the annals of horse racing history. We are proud to present: Ride of Their Lives: Pioneer Black Horsemen Succeeded Against All Odds.Freedman Harness and Saddlery boasts a rich heritage that began in 1802, encompassing six generations of master crasmen across three countries, all dedicated to producing exceptional leather products. Over time, the company has expanded its product line to include handbags, belts, and performance riding apparel, blending traditional crasmanship with modern design. Freedman’s boutique in Midway, Kentucky, is a testament to their enduring commitment to quality and the equestrian community. To delve deeper into their proud history, you can explore their story: Freedman Harness and Saddlery - “Tradition in Every Stitch.”Special thanks to the equestrians who generously shared their stories and the businesses that enthusiastically supported this issue!We hope you nd this to be an invaluable resource and ask you to please support our advertisers, without whom this complimentary directory would not be possible.2025

Page 7

Page 8

Page 9

Page 10

Page 11

Page 12

Page 13

Page 14

Page 15

Page 16

Page 17

Page 18

Page 19

Page 20

Page 21

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 19by Bruce McNeillBarefoot Movement is an evolutionary method for hoof care you can use no matter what your riding discipline.I have been providing barefoot hoof care for high-level dressage horses owned by J.P. Giacomini of Harrodsburg, Kentucky. I’ve been working with the farm’s trainer, Cedar Potts Warner, maintaining stallions with limited turnout. The hoof and body are reective of each other; by doing daily hoof care with dressage training for correct biomechanics, a greater symmetry and balance is found. A balanced hoof and horse help prevent hoof deformities that cause lameness. It has given us a unique perspective into hoof anatomy and perhaps into hoof care for the future.I believe horses should never need hoof protection. However, I have found during my professional career that while that statement is true, most owners do not have the training and resources to succeed. I strongly recommend that, regardless of lifestyle or discipline horses, never be shod before the age of three.Every horse is born with an adult hoof deformity in that the hoof is “rolled up” with foal feathers to protect the mother during birth. This foal hoof creates an unnatural but faster footfall. As the horse ages and gains weight, the hoof must be allowed to “unroll” and the horse must transition into the footfall of an adult. This process with average movement takes years to complete in the wild. These rst years of life are critical for the horseto change the hoof, stretch soft tissue, develop bone density, and establish and reestablish muscle memory.The horse evolved over millions of years with constant movement, their hooves are “Smart Structures”, meaning that they are continuously growing and adapting to changes in terrain and lifestyle. When we domesticate the horse, and control or restrict movement, we alter what evolution has created. Most recognize overgrowth on the hoof at the toe, but methods for correcting this do not prevent the recurrence of overgrowth, putting the hoof into a continuous cycle of overgrowth and correction.The objective of Barefoot Movement is to make hooves as self-maintaining as possible for the current lifestyle and job of our horses. For most wild horses, hoof care is simple– just keep moving. Where it gets complicated is when we restrict movement or try to protect the hoof rather than condition it for concussion. It can only get more complicated when we try to prevent wear, overprotect the internal structures or lock the hoof into the current situation to please a riding discipline.All hooves must be conditioned for the job we expect the horse to perform. Knowing how the basic hoof structures relay signals to the horse’s brain will help us when conditioning a hoof for a new job or terrain. Any changes we make to the hoof ideally should improve the conformation, lengthen and strengthen the stride, and increase overall performance.Recently, I attended the Keeneland Yearling Sales for Book 4-6 and was disappointed at the hoof lameness I saw caused by hoof protection. Thoroughbred Racing has a unique opportunity to change the way the world views hoof protection. I believe all it will take is one horse to succeed barefoot and the rest will follow.For more information on Barefoot Movement, you may contact me at: bmc06239@gmail.comTomorrow’s Hoof Care Today

Page 22

Page 23

Page 24

22 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025by Jen Roytz“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them .” – AristotleKnown as the world championships of colt starting, Road to the Horse has a cult following and oen has a premier lineup of familiar faces, as the best horsemen in the world are invited to put their horsemanship skills to the test. This past year, however, there was a new name on the competitor list – Tik Maynard. While he may have been the underdog as he made his colt starting competition debut, by the end of the weekend, everyone was cheering for him as he swept all three rounds of the competition and was awarded the championship title, along with an impressive cache of cash and prizes.But it wasn’t about the money or the prizes or even the accolades for Maynard. It was about becoming a better horseman and continuing to hone his cra.That victory at Road to the Horse is the most recent in a long and varied list of Maynard’s accomplishments. From working his way up the ranks to the ‘A’ level in Canadian Pony Club from ages six to 21, competing as part of the National Champion Prince Philip Games team and later on the Canadian team that won gold in Kentucky the following year, to earning the title of Canadian National Champion in Tetrathlon (running, shooting, swimming and show jumping), winning two national championships in the sport of Modern Pentathlon (which includes the four sports that make up Tetrathlon with the addition of fencing), competing at multiple World Cups and in the Pan-Am Games in Rio and winning the Freestyle division of the Thoroughbred Makeover Tik Maynard Forever LearningPhoto by Caleb Hansen for Noëlle Floyd

Page 25

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 23twice, as well as winning numerous ribbons, championships and titles in the sport of eventing, Maynard’s career with horses has both breadth and depth.“My style and approach to training has evolved a lot over the years, and it will probably continue to,” said Maynard when asked about his training philosophy. “I still feel like too much of a student to truly have a philosophy.”A Product of His ParentsIn more ways than any of us can count, we are a product of our upbringing and our environment. It is no surprise, then, that Maynard grew up to be a lauded equestrian, clinician and author, and also a devoted husband and father and unwavering advocate for the horse.Born and raised near Vancouver, Canada, Tik Maynard’s parents were not only professional equestrians that competed at the Grand Prix level, but also artistic and keenly committed to lifelong learning, both by reading and doing. His father, Rick, was an internationally competitive eventer-turned-show jumper and his mother, Jennifer, was an accomplished dressage rider and four-star Para Dressage judge. They competed throughout Canada and the U.S. in their respective disciplines and together wrote Horses in Focus, a book about equine photography. They also own and operate Southlands Heritage Farm, a multi-purpose agricultural learning center that oers riding lessons, a petting zoo, a farmers market, private events and agriculture-based school for children.“I was so lucky to be born to parents who were knowledgeable in riding and supported me in my equestrian endeavors,” said Maynard. “Getting to compete at Spruce Meadows on a horse my dad trained, it gave me an incredible perspective of how talented he and my mom were, how truly lucky I was and how much further I would have to travel if I wanted to be any good.”It was in his twenties that, aer the one-two punch of a career-threatening injury and a painful breakup, Maynard decided to take a dierent path and apply for a working student position, even though at 26 years old he was well beyond the age of most others applying for the job.This position was typically lled by those on the cusp of adulthood who aspire to one day train and ride professionally, established trainers will take on working students, oering them lessons and experience, sometimes along with housing and/or a stipend, in exchange for barn work, grooming and other horse-related chores.That rst working student position led to another, then another, and his one-year plan extended to three as he worked for a variety of trainers at the top of their respective disciplines, including Olympians Karen and David O’Connor (eventing), Anne Kursinski, Ian Miller (both show jumping), and Ingrid Klimke (dressage), as well as world-renowned colt starter Bruce Logan. Maynard’s experiences and the lessons he learned, about both horses and himself, during that time laid the foundation for his award-winning book, In the Middle are the Horsemen.Building a PartnershipToday, Maynard and his wife, ve-star eventing rider Sinead Halpin, own and operate Copperline Equestrian in Citra, Florida. The couple’s strengths and individual skill sets provide a unique training environment for both horses and riders.“Sinead and I complement each other very well,” said Maynard of his wife, who has represented the United States at the World Equestrian Games in the sport of eventing and was twice named the reserve for the U.S. Olympic Team. “She is excellent in all three phases of eventing, as well as In the Middle are the HorsemenFor many, growing up as the son of accomplished equestrians would have been enough of a founda-tion on which to build a successful career as a train-er, but for Maynard, it was only the beginning. At age 26, when his life reached a crossroads, Tik Maynard set out down an unlikely path, spending three years as a working student for some of the top riders in their re-spective disciplines.During his journey work-ing under trainers with vastly different approach-es, styles and personalities, he learned as much about training horses as he did about life, horsemanship and himself.Published by Trafalgar Square Books and avail-able on their website and on Amazon.com, In the Middle are the Horse-men chronicles the path he took, the lessons he learned about both horses and people, and his reﬂec-tions along the way.Tik Maynard with wife Sinead and daughter.Photo courtesy of Road to the Horse

Page 26

24 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025managing sta. She strikes a nice balance between being a condent leader and a good listener. To be able to not only rise to the level she has in our sport, but to stay competing at that level consistently is incredibly impressive, and everyone around her, myself included, benets from her sharing her knowledge and experiences.”Using Copperline Equestrian as their home base, Maynard and his wife both continue to compete, teach and train. They have a small string of horses they are bringing along that are either currently competing at the upper levels or have aspirations to do so. They also take on a limited number of client horses for training and coach other riders both at their farm and at shows.In addition, they both travel throughout the United States and abroad to teach clinics.“We do some clinics at the farm, but most of them are throughout the U.S. and Canada and sometimes in the United Kingdom,” said Maynard.With his varied background in eventing, groundwork, colt starting and more, Maynard says his approach to teaching and his clinics has evolved signicantly over the past 10 years.“I really try to cater to what people want to get out of the clinic. My clinics have gone from being 90 percent riding and 10 percent groundwork and horsemanship to probably 70 percent groundwork and horsemanship,” he said.More than the technicality of riding and equitation, Maynard says his focus has transitioned much more to the theory and psychology of horsemanship, which he nds oers a greater and more applicable benet to his students.“I nd I enjoy teaching horse psychology more than riding these days,” he said. “I still and always will enjoy Becoming the 2024 Road to the Horse ChampionWhen the competitors were introduced for the 2024 Road to the Horse, Tik Maynard stood out. He was not only a newcomer in a competition often dominated by colt starting veterans, but also the only competitor in the lineup with a distinctly English riding background and a notice-able lack of colt starting competition credits to his resume. This positioned him as the clear underdog in the compe-tition.Sometimes, however, when the expectations others have for you are low, it provides the opportunity to not only ex-ceed them, but to blow them out of the water.That is exactly what happened last March, when May-nard won all three rounds of the competition known as the World Championships of Colt Starting and took home $90,000 in prize money, a Circle Y saddle, JW Brooks cus-tom hat, a Gist Silversmith’s trophy buckle, and more.“I treated my leadup to and participation in Road to the Horse with as much respect, thoughtfulness and prepara-tion as I could,” said Maynard. “I sought out the best colt starters and trained with them. I read books about various approaches to colt starting. I talked with past participants about their experiences, what they learned, and what they would have done differently. Basically, I dove very deep into the skill, philosophy, and art of starting horses under saddle, learning about a variety of approaches and then ﬁnding my own.”The competition, which spans across three days, sees each competitor draw a horse from a remuda of unbroken three-year-old Quarter Horses provided by the Pitchfork Ranch in West Texas. In front of a panel of judges, an in-per-son audience of thousands and many more who tune-in to the livestream, competitors work with their horses, ﬁrst in round pens and then out in the open arena, taking them through the process of being started under saddle. On day three (ﬁnale day), competitors work with their horses again in the round pens, then in the open arena before navigat-ing an obstacle course and showcasing their newly learned skills in a freestyle demonstration.“Road to the Horse is an event that showcases what could be possible with a particular horse and trainer in a given weekend if everything goes just right. It also show-cases how trainers deal with things not going as planned and how they move forward from it to hopefully give the horse the best possible experience,” said Maynard, who has already received an invitation to return to the competition in 2025 to defend his title. “So much of horsemanship is about the trained horse as the end result, but one of the most important parts of a horse’s life – maybe THE most important part - is the starting process for a horse. It is the foundation. It takes as much skill and is as much of an art as riding a Grand Prix, and not all trainers are created equal.”Tik overcome with emotion during the 2024 Road to the Horse awards ceremony.Photo courtesy of Road to the Horse

Page 27

Page 28

26 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025riding a well-trained, athletic horse, but when the horse isn’t well-trained or athletic, I don’t enjoy riding them as much these days. But, I enjoy doing groundwork with every horse. I nd it is not only so much more fun for both me and for the horse, but it is more benecial for the horse and its owner.”What Lies AheadTik and Sinead Maynard have been focused on building their reputations and resumes in the equestrian world for the past 10 to 15 years, rst independently and more recently as a team, the next decade or two will likely have a more multifaceted focus, as they are now parents of two young kids.“Ten years ago we were both very much on an Olympic path. Then, we bought our property and combined that goal with the goal of starting our farm and setting up our business to leverage our strengths,” said Maynard.Now, with two children, ages two and six, the Maynards are still focused on competing at the ve-star level and vying for a spot on the short lists for the next Olympic cycle, but they are weighing those goals with their commitment to giving their children the experiences and upbringing they want for them.“While there is still that dream of going to the top, we are now prioritizing quality over quantity,” he explained. “It’s easy to take on too many horses. It’s tempting to make horses a twelve-month-a-year commitment, but we’re talking about ways to spend more time with our kids, and to focus on doing things as a family, so we will see how our goals and our lives progress.”Starting a family not only changes how you prioritize your time and how you plan for the future, but also how you approach your job, especially when your job is coaching the next generation of equestrians and developing horses of all types and levels of talent into viable sport horse mounts.“The biggest change I’ve noticed in myself since having kids is that I have an added sense of empathy for the people I teach, and it has helped me nd a better balance between not being too so and too rm,” he said. “There are many parallels between raising kids and training horses, dogs, you name it. Having kids has made me more understanding when students have issues, but to also be fair and predictable, and to set boundaries and stick to them.”In recent years, Maynard has expanded his teaching beyond traditional lessons and clinics to oer online content through the equestrian multimedia platform Noëlle Floyd for their popular NF+ series (formerly their Master Class series). NF+ oers online learning experiences that combine on-demand courses, clinics, talks and storytelling from respected horsemen and women from various equestrian disciplines.“I currently have four or ve courses on NF+, along with some other content, and I just signed on to do another two years with them,” said Maynard. “They are one of the best companies I’ve worked with in the horse industry. They work hard to produce and put out really good content for a fair price. I think they have about 200 videos on the platform currently, and they’re adding new ones all the time.”Between all of his endeavors, business ventures and commitments, the underlying theme is a singular focus on helping both horses and people gain experience, knowledge and skill in a supportive, non-intimidating learning environment.“I enjoy teaching clinics, but I love attending them! There are so many talented people out there with such varied perspectives and skills, I just can’t get enough,” said Maynard. “Curiosity is a huge motivator for me. I also appreciate that trait in horses, and I want to encourage it in my kids and my students.”Jen Roytz is a marketing and communications specialist based in Central Kentucky with a professional background in Thoroughbred racing and aercare. Jen is a partner in Topline Communications, a Lexington-based marketing, communications and PR rm serving small and medium-sized businesses. She and her husband, Dr. Stuart Brown, own Brownstead Farm, a 115-acre Thoroughbred breeding, sales, racing and sport horse facility in Versailles, KY.Jen remains a passionate advocate for Thoroughbred aercare and regularly speaks on the topic at both the local and national levels. A lifelong equestrian, Jen enjoys competing in the hunter/jumper arenas and specializes in the transition and retraining of Thoroughbreds into amateur-friendly show and recreational mounts.Tik Maynard working on building trust with his colt, CAPERA CATTPhoto courtesy of Road to the Horse

Page 29

Page 30

Page 31

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 29DISPLAY AD PROOFERIKA@ENSOMEDIAGROUP.COM • 440-668-2812is proof is submitted to give you the opportunity to check for any possible errors and to make any necessary corrections. Enso Media Group cannot be held responsible for errors appearing in the nal printed piece which are not brought to our attention at this time. Please reply to this email asap and let us know if your ad that will be in the:1. IS APPROVED AS IS! or 2.NOT APPROVEDPlease reply ASAP to this email to let us know what changes are neededDISPLAY AD PROOFERIKA@ENSOMEDIAGROUP.COM • 440-668-2812is proof is submitted to give you the opportunity to check for any possible errors and to make any necessary corrections. Enso Media Group cannot be held responsible for errors appearing in the nal printed piece which are not brought to our attention at this time. Please reply to this email asap and let us know if your ad that will be in the:and/or1.IS APPROVED AS IS!or 2.NOT APPROVEDPlease reply ASAP to this email to let us know what changes are neededCENTRAL KENTUCKY TACK & LEATHEROnsite Leather and Engraving ServicesCustom Leather Goods Available Per Special OrderENGLISH, WESTERN AND RACING TACKAuthorized Circle Y, Tucker & Reinsman Saddle DealerStylish Equine Handcrafted Leather Pet Productscentralkentuckytackandleather.com sales@centralkentuckyleather.com3380 Paris Pike Suite 1100, Lexington, KY 40511 • 859-299-TACK (8225)Made in USA22002244 AADD PPRROOOOFF

Page 32

Page 33

Page 34

32 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025Think All Helmets Are the Same? Think Again! Meet the Man Who’s Raising the Bar on Helmet Safetyby Rhys PowellWith safety and technology paving the way of the future in other sports, the need to improve and raise the safety standards in equestrian sports has become more essential than ever before.Four years ago while riding at our equestrian property in New Zealand, my horse spooked and I fell o at the walk, breaking my neck (C3). During the  ve days that followed while in the hospital, unable to move, I designed an equestrian helmet in my head, knowing that the severity of injury from my accident could have been prevented. The journey has been a real eye-opener, and I have learned so much more about a sport I am involved in. But most importantly, I learned about head injuries and ways to help minimize them. I taught myself all about CAD and 3D printing, tooling, molds, di erent types of materials, you name it! I  rst started cutting helmets in half to see what they were made of; the majority were very disturbing and incredibly basic. Most are just plastic helmets that are very cheap to manufacture - just around $10 US dollars! Even some of the very expensive European ones were not much better than the very cheapest ($50) plastic ones on Amazon, they had just been well-marketed. For the  rst two years, I focused purely on safety, as that was the reason I began this process in the  rst place. After two years of creating a prototype, despite it being really safe, I didn’t believe many people would actually wear it – it looked a bit silly! The following two years, I focused on the fashion side and now believe I have both, safety & fashion, which is a very di cult combination to achieve. I purposely didn’t worry about material costs or the  nal price, as I didn’t want that to be a factor in uencing the decision process. I wanted the very highest safety standards, best possible materials, brain/concussion protection, (MIPS) safety features, etc. Our patented design and system include 78 individual parts. The most concerning thing I learned through this process, is that the level of protection o ered by the majority of helmets on the market is signi cantly lower than what people think - or are led to believe. And many riders assume helmet safety standards are pretty much all the same, but in reality, they are widely di erent, with most helmets consisting of multiple lower standards, because they aren’t designed to achieve the highest safety standards. I would estimate 99% of helmets (most being just plastic), including the majority of the most expensive European ones, cannot pass the highest safety standards found in our ARRO helmets. Key points of this helmet:1. Obtained the world’s highest and latest safety rating - Snell “E2021”, a new standard which is signi cantly higher than all other older standards, i.e., VG1, ASTM, PAS015.2. MIPS : (Multi-directional Impact Protection System) - an additional liner incorporated inside the helmet, designed to add protection against rotational motion transferred to the head and brain. Rotational motion increases the risk for minor to severe brain injuries. MIPS can reduce rotational motion by redirecting energies and forces otherwise transferred to the brain.3. Carbon Fibre and Kevlar - the very best materials to use in the outer layer of the helmet: both known for being lightweight but very strong; Kevlar is used in bullet-proof vests. 4. Detachable chin guard for facial and neck protection, this can be worn in dual mode, i.e., with or without the chin bar.5. Removable and breakaway visor. The visor at the front is removable to meet any showing regulations, and breaks away to minimize forces/stresses, and hyper exion of the neck. 6. Dual density EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) inner liner - to accommodate di erent impact locations on the head. While no helmet or impact protection system can prevent a user from all injuries, ARRO helmets give you the con dence to follow your passion with horses in the best possible helmet available. For more information:arro.nz

Page 35

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 33Think All Helmets Are the Same? Think Again! Meet the Man Who’s Raising the Bar on Helmet Safetyby Rhys PowellWith safety and technology paving the way of the future in other sports, the need to improve and raise the safety standards in equestrian sports has become more essential than ever before.Four years ago while riding at our equestrian property in New Zealand, my horse spooked and I fell o at the walk, breaking my neck (C3). During the  ve days that followed while in the hospital, unable to move, I designed an equestrian helmet in my head, knowing that the severity of injury from my accident could have been prevented. The journey has been a real eye-opener, and I have learned so much more about a sport I am involved in. But most importantly, I learned about head injuries and ways to help minimize them. I taught myself all about CAD and 3D printing, tooling, molds, di erent types of materials, you name it! I  rst started cutting helmets in half to see what they were made of; the majority were very disturbing and incredibly basic. Most are just plastic helmets that are very cheap to manufacture - just around $10 US dollars! Even some of the very expensive European ones were not much better than the very cheapest ($50) plastic ones on Amazon, they had just been well-marketed. For the  rst two years, I focused purely on safety, as that was the reason I began this process in the  rst place. After two years of creating a prototype, despite it being really safe, I didn’t believe many people would actually wear it – it looked a bit silly! The following two years, I focused on the fashion side and now believe I have both, safety & fashion, which is a very di cult combination to achieve. I purposely didn’t worry about material costs or the  nal price, as I didn’t want that to be a factor in uencing the decision process. I wanted the very highest safety standards, best possible materials, brain/concussion protection, (MIPS) safety features, etc. Our patented design and system include 78 individual parts. The most concerning thing I learned through this process, is that the level of protection o ered by the majority of helmets on the market is signi cantly lower than what people think - or are led to believe. And many riders assume helmet safety standards are pretty much all the same, but in reality, they are widely di erent, with most helmets consisting of multiple lower standards, because they aren’t designed to achieve the highest safety standards. I would estimate 99% of helmets (most being just plastic), including the majority of the most expensive European ones, cannot pass the highest safety standards found in our ARRO helmets. Key points of this helmet:1. Obtained the world’s highest and latest safety rating - Snell “E2021”, a new standard which is signi cantly higher than all other older standards, i.e., VG1, ASTM, PAS015.2. MIPS : (Multi-directional Impact Protection System) - an additional liner incorporated inside the helmet, designed to add protection against rotational motion transferred to the head and brain. Rotational motion increases the risk for minor to severe brain injuries. MIPS can reduce rotational motion by redirecting energies and forces otherwise transferred to the brain.3. Carbon Fibre and Kevlar - the very best materials to use in the outer layer of the helmet: both known for being lightweight but very strong; Kevlar is used in bullet-proof vests. 4. Detachable chin guard for facial and neck protection, this can be worn in dual mode, i.e., with or without the chin bar.5. Removable and breakaway visor. The visor at the front is removable to meet any showing regulations, and breaks away to minimize forces/stresses, and hyper exion of the neck. 6. Dual density EPS (Expanded Polystyrene) inner liner - to accommodate di erent impact locations on the head. While no helmet or impact protection system can prevent a user from all injuries, ARRO helmets give you the con dence to follow your passion with horses in the best possible helmet available. For more information:arro.nz

Page 36

34 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025by Kay CoyteYou see it soon aer you reach Churchill Downs’ second-oor clubhouse promenade. On a wall high above the madding crowd is a mural, about 7 feet tall and 36 feet wide, with colorful caricatures of Kentucky Derby-winning jockeys. Painted and installed by legendary cartoonist Pierre “PEB” Bellocq in 2005, the mural begs a closer look. Some search for their hero Secretariat and his rider Ron Turcotte, while local $2 bettors scan for Pat Day or Calvin Borel.But few who view the mural can ignore the history lesson on its le side, starting with a depiction of that rst Derby in 1875, with winning jockey Oliver Lewis aboard Aristides. Intermingled with white jockeys are 10 more African-American riders of that era. And then, aer Jimmy Winkeld in 1902 – nothing.So, where did they go?Mostly what happened was the segregation that followed the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1896 decision in Plessy vs. Ferguson, the “separate but equal” doctrine that legitimized discriminatory Jim Crow laws passed in the South aer the Civil War/Reconstruction. Professional jealousy and racism also played a part. Enslaved black horsemen, some of whom were granted their freedom because of their skill with horses, found work and oen prosperity in the racing stables of wealthy Kentuckians aer the war. Jockeys such as Issac Murphy, depicted in the mural on his third Kentucky Derby winner, Kingman in 1891, became athletic superstars at a time when horse racing was the nation’s most popular sport. White children galloping on hobby horses idolized Murphy and reporters sang his praises in loy language. But as the nation chipped away at the civil rights African-Americans gained aer the war, the admiration of black horsemen among white Americans was squelched as well.And their history was lost.In recent years, a wide-ranging group of African-American activists and community organizers, historians, curators of racetrack museums and libraries, descendants of black horsemen, and educators have worked to right those wrongs. Some have taken the directions of setting the record straight on the accomplishments and legacy of black horsemen; others have focused on eorts to encourage minorities, from students to investors, to give horse racing another look.“Our African-American men in the horse Ride of Their Lives: Pioneer Black Horsemen Succeeded Against All OddsThe Kentucky Derby Museum’s expanded Black Heritage in Racing permanent exhibit opened in 2021, adding oral history interviews and artwork.Photo courtesy of Kentucky Derby Museum

Page 37

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 35industry helped build the multimillion-dollar equine industry that we have today,” historian Yvonne Giles said in May, 2024, to a group assembled in Lexington’s historic Lyric Theatre to honor the 150th anniversary of Lewis’ Derby victory. For years, Giles has been involved in multiple black history projects, including the nearby African Cemetery No. 2, where Lewis and three other Derby-winning horsemen were buried. “Everybody just talks about the black jockey -- and I have all kinds of reasons as to why they have disappeared -- so it becomes important to recognize these early men who built this industry that made Kentucky and Lexington the horse capital of the world.”The Pioneers of Black HorsemanshipLet’s take a look at some of these accomplished black horsemen of the 1800s who laid the foundation that Giles recalls. They possessed not only special bonds with the horses they rode or developed, but they also walked the ne line of succeeding in two worlds – their workplace and communities of color and the high-prole stage of the sport of kings. We know little about how they navigated this world – white reporters of the era approached these men with their own prejudices and oen simply ignored them. But many black horsemen traveled throughout the United States and overseas. They negotiated contracts for their services and oversaw horses’ sales and transportation. They became pedigree experts and invented betting charts. Some lived in Europe, learning the languages of their host countries.There’s no better place to start than Lexington’s historic East End, home to an astounding four horsemen who would be inducted into the Thoroughbred sport’s National Racing Hall of Fame.Ansel Williamson, born enslaved in Virginia around 1806, exhibited his skill as a trainer by racing horses throughout the South. Like the Thoroughbreds he developed, Williamson was sold as property among the nation’s wealthiest horse breeders, the nal time to Robert Alexander of Woodburn Farm. During the Civil War, he used his wits to protect Woodburn’s famed stallion Lexington and his son Asteroid (who previously had been stolen and reclaimed) from Confederate guerillas. Aer the war, as a free man, Williamson trained Aristides to win that rst Derby and, the following month, saddled Calvin and Aristides to nish one-two in the more prestigious Belmont Stakes for owner H. Price McGrath.Williamson, inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998, mentored many young horsemen. One, Edward Dudley Brown, also received Hall of Fame recognition, in 1984, and they had much in common. Alexander purchased Brown, born in 1850, as a child from a Lexington slave auction. At Woodburn, Williamson took the boy under his wing, taught him how to handle horses, and chose him to ride the famed Asteroid in races. Aer the war, they remained as employees of Alexander until his death in 1867. By the late 1800s, Brown had outgrown the saddle and turned to training. He also went on to train a Derby winner (Baden-Baden, 1877) passing on his skills to young William Walker, who rode Baden-Baden. In his later life, Brown both owned and trained several top horses, Photos courtesy of Keeneland Library CollectionPhoto by Kay CoyteThe Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers traveling exhibit in October 2024 at the Old Friends Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, KyA portrait of Oliver Lewis, who rode Aristides to win the inaugural run-ning of the Kentucky Derby in 1875.A digitized daguerreotype of jockey William Walker. Born into slavery near Versailles, Ky., Walker rode Baden-Baden to victory in the 1877 Kentucky Derby.

Page 38

36 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025winning major races from Kentucky to Saratoga, and amassed a fortune.Walker’s younger neighborhood pal, Isaac Murphy, would go on to even more fortune, and fame. Of the four Hall of Fame horsemen, Murphy, the rst jockey inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1955, is the best known. He was the highest-paid athlete in the United States and had the best win percentage in racing at 40% - double the strike-rate of today’s top riders. He was the rst three-time Derby winner and the rst to take back-to-back editions. The third victory was on Kingman, a colt with an interesting footnote. Trainer Dudley Allen, who gained his freedom serving in the Union’s 5th U.S. Colored Cavalry, owned the colt in an integrated partnership with wealthy Kentucky businessman Kinzea Stone. That 1891 triumph marked the rst Kentucky Derby win for a black owner and for a black jockey-trainer duo. Allen remains the last African-American trainer to win what we now call the Run for the Roses.Murphy’s reputation as a cool and calculating jockey reached well beyond Kentucky. He rode for the inuential stables of Ed Corrigan and E.J. “Lucky” Baldwin, who signed the jockey to a rst-call contract in 1886 for $10,000 – millions in today’s dollars. Three years later, another pillar of the turf, James Ben Ali Haggin, upped the ante, paying Murphy $15,000 for the privilege of riding his champions Salvator and Firenze.Meanwhile, Murphy and his wife Lucy purchased a $10,000 home, a 10-room, two-story brick residence with a roof-walk view of the Kentucky Association racetrack; the sale was noted on the New York Times front page. Among their many social engagements, they hosted a wedding for Walker and a lavish 10th wedding anniversary dinner; guests included upwardly mobile fellow horsemen and their children, who grew up to be educators, civil rights activists, journalists, and classical musicians.In 1890, the Salvator-Tenny rivalry became the viral sensation of its day, with Murphy guiding Salvator to a match-race victory in a photo nish at the Sheepshead Bay track in New York. They kept on winning that summer, with Murphy described in one newspaper as “the prince of jockeys” and feted at a clambake attended by Haggin and a who’s who of New York turf patrons and punters. In his bowler hat, formal coat and walking stick, Murphy only stood out as the lone black man in the group.Days later, however, came a shocking defeat on Firenze, and accusations that Murphy had failed the champion lly because he was intoxicated. Brought before Monmouth Park racing authorities, the jockey insisted alcohol was not the cause, citing crash dieting to make weight or possibly even poisoning. Still, his suspension was extended for two race meetings, a blow to his impeccable reputation. The backlash was brutal. Reporters who once described Murphy as possessing “a steady hand, a quick eye, a cool head and a bold heart” now cast him as a drunk or morally inferior. In the New York Times, the tide turned in a single sentence: “ … it was an animated champagne bottle, rather than the peerless jockey, Murphy, who had been riding the mare.”Struggling with weight and fewer mounts, Murphy turned to owning and training horses, but was not successful. He died at age 35 in 1896, also the year of Plessy v. Ferguson. Murphy’s funeral, held in the East End house and followed by a lengthy procession of racing and civic leaders, demonstrated the high esteem in which he was regarded.At the height of Murphy’s popularity, a boy born in 1882 outside Lexington moved with his sisters to the East End, and by age 7 was exercising horses at the Kentucky Association track. At 15, he rode his rst race in Chicago; in 1901 and 1902, he emulated Murphy, winning back-to-back Kentucky Derbies (and nishing second in 1903). But racial prejudice slammed the door on Jimmy Winkeld, who was forced into rails by white jockeys and harassed by Ku Klux Klan death threats. Winkeld moved his tack to Europe and from there his story is as improbable as a storybook saga.He became a champion jockey in Russia, riding for Photo courtesy of Keeneland Library Hemment CollectionLegendary jockey Isaac Murphy (third from right), with other guests at a clambake hosted by trainer Matt Byrnes following Murphy’s victory aboard Salvator in the 1890 Champion Stakes at Monmouth Park.Photo courtesy of Keeneland Library CollectionJockeys at Belmont Park in New York in 1908. Jimmy Lee, left, is not included in the camaraderie of the white jockeys. His victories in the 1907 Kentucky Oaks and 1908 Travers Stakes were some of the last by an black jockey in major stakes races.

Page 39

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 37the country’s ruling class; he ed Moscow in the Russian Revolution and helped herd 250-plus Thoroughbreds from Odessa to the hippodrome of Warsaw, Poland, in 1919. In the 1920s, Winkeld moved to France, where he won major races and transitioned to training, building a well-regarded stable in Maisons-Latte outside Paris. And then, in 1940 … Nazis. Again, war uprooted Winkeld, landing him back in the United States.But this country was far dierent from the one he le in 1904. Segregation had taken hold and African-American horsemen were mostly relegated to stable help roles. In 1942, Winkeld found work in Aiken, S.C., horse country, but few recognized the champion ex-jockey in their midst. He could no longer live with his Russian-born wife, as interracial marriage was illegal. Their son had preceded them to South Carolina, working as a steeplechase jockey, but soon aer World War II, Robert Winkeld le the land of whites-only humiliations (and danger) and returned to France.Winkeld’s training prowess, along with his wife’s handicapping skills, bought them their ticket back to France in 1953. Remarkably, the Maisons-Latte stable survived the war and the Winkelds rebuilt the training yard, also founding a jockey school. Success in France did not guarantee acceptance in his home state. On a 1961 trip to visit a daughter in Cincinnati, a senior but still dapper Winkeld traveled to Louisville to attend a pre-Derby banquet, and the pair was turned away at the segregated hotel’s front door. His daughter protested, explaining they were guests of Sports Illustrated, where he had recently been proled. Once inside, the only person at the dinner who engaged with them was Roscoe Goose, who won the 1913 Derby on the 90-1 shot Donerail and remembered his fellow Kentuckian.In 2004, Winkeld became the third black jockey inducted into racing’s Hall of Fame, joining Murphy and Willie Simms. Anthony Hamilton, who also found success in Europe in Winkeld’s era, and two other black 1800s riders — Shelby “Pike” Barnes and Abe Hawkins — were more recently enshrined in the Hall of Fame.Lexington native Leon Nichols, whose family worked in the Thoroughbred industry, has pride in these glory days but also disappointment about what could have been.“The institution of segregation really decimated an entire industry,” said Nichols, who co-founded the Project to Preserve African American Turf History (PPAATH) in Louisville in 2007. “It shot itself in the foot. We had a dedicated workforce, and it was integrated. These horsemen showed us what could have been.”Restoring the LegacyLongtime Lexington community activist and historian Bruce Mundy grew up in the Bluegrass-Aspendale housing project, built on the footprint of the Kentucky Association track, which operated from 1828 to 1933. Built by central Kentucky’s wealthy Thoroughbred breeders, it had a ne grandstand and clubhouse overlooking a one-mile dirt oval. As a boy, Mundy had heard about the track but knew little of its history.“I used to play in this area we called the big eld, where there were no trees,” Mundy recalled. “I found out later that it was the ineld for the old Kentucky Association track. I used to sneak away from my friends and sit by myself in the swings, and I swear I would hear these voices in the wind. Now I feel like those voices were of the African-American people who worked there, saying, ‘Don’t forget me.’ ”Those rst eorts were concentrated around the African Cemetery No. 2, originally established in 1869 as the Union Benevolent Society No. 2, located about a half-mile north of the racetrack. Locals knew their horsemen heroes were buried there, though sometimes the grave memorials didn’t reect that. Oliver Lewis, who became a bookmaker (a legal trade then) and kept handicapping charts, died in Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 67, in 1924. But he is buried in African Cemetery No. 2, beneath a tall marker engraved with “LEWIS” and the names of his mother and brother. James “Soup” Perkins, winner of the 1895 Derby at age 15, and trainer Abraham Perry, winner of the 1885 Derby with Joe Cotton, are unnamed on family headstones.A search for Murphy’s gravesite in the late 1960s found a location but ended with Murphy being reinterred in a memorial with Man o’ War (both were moved again in 1976, to the Kentucky Horse Park). That search brought attention to not only the cemetery’s historic signicance, but also its neglect. By 1979 a local nonprot chartered to reclaim it and by 2004 – recovering from a year of vandalism and ice storm damage – the eight-acre property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.In the interim, historians such as Giles, Kentucky State professor Anne Butler, and Photo by Kay CoyteBruce Mundy, a founding member of Phoenix Rising Lex and former longtime president, speaks at Phoenix Rising Lex’s celebration of the 150th Anniversary of jockey Oliver Lewis winning the ﬁrst Kentucky Derby in 1875.

Page 40

38 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025researchers at Keeneland and city libraries worked to document the burials and research the horsemen’s history. University of Kentucky soil scientist Mark Coyne, one of the rst volunteers to clean out the weed-choked cemetery and now its board chairman, looped in UK students and a community relations initiative to erect a series of informational panels in 2010. As new information was uncovered – Giles said research continues today – the panels were expanded and replaced in 2023 and last year.It’s been a labor of love for the Mundy family. “My grandparents were buried there and my father would take me into the cemetery when it had become overgrown,” Mundy recalled. “My brother Thomas started organizing every Saturday cleanups, and it just grew … he had the heavy machinery and backhoes; all I wanted to do was talk. I told Thomas I wanted to tell their stories.”Others were starting to tell stories about Lexington’s black horsemen. Ed Hotaling published The Great Black Jockeys in 1999 and followed that with Wink, the rst in-depth biography of Jimmy Winkeld, in 2004. New York Times sports writer Joe Drape released his Winkeld bio, Black Maestro, in 2006. And in 2010 Kentucky poet Frank X Walker told Murphy’s story in verse in Isaac Murphy: I Dedicate This Ride.Giles, Mundy, and other community leaders worked to update the historical record for Murphy at the Horse Park burial site as well as a planned Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden. In an otherworldly coincidence, the art garden location turned out to be partly located on the property once owned by Murphy and his wife. Mundy said even today, bricks from the home have been uncovered as art garden landscaping evolves.Then in 2014, Pellom McDaniels III, a former National Football League lineman who earned his doctorate in African-American studies, published The Prince of Jockeys, an in-depth look at Murphy that drew on McDaniels’ scholarly work on black athletes and race relations. About the same time, Katherine C. Mooney, a historian now at Florida State, published Race Horse Men: How Slavery and Freedom Were Made at the Racetrack.In 2015, McDaniels toured Lexington and Louisville to discuss his book, which served as a catalyst for more civic groups dedicated to preserving the heritage of black horsemen. A new historic marker and interpretive panels went up at the Horse Park; the Art Garden was dedicated, with several historic markers; spruce-ups continued at African Cemetery No. 2. The next year, the grassroots advocacy group Phoenix Rising Lex sprouted from those seeds.“Pellom’s book pulled together people who had these common interests,” said Mundy, a founding member who stepped down as president in 2024. “We were all gathered, and we just decided, let’s keep it going.”Becky Ryder, retired director of Keeneland Library, also helped found Phoenix Rising, with a mission “to recognize African-American horsemen and to tell their stories” and is now its president. Opening the Oliver Lewis event, she recalled going through the library’s les and realizing “as I looked at so many pictures of horses in the winner’s circle, the jockey was named, the trainer was named, the owner was named, the horse was named. But the groom, no name, over and over again. It just made me heartsick that probably the person who was closest to the horse, that took care of these expensive, unique, exquisite animals day in and day out, did not have a name. I’m very passionate about the history of the East End.”In 2016, Phoenix Rising presented its rst Legacy Awards, and over the years honorees have included grooms, farriers, auction ring men, and exercise riders. Phoenix Rising pitched the idea of a documentary lm to its local public television station, and in November 2023, PBS broadcast KET’s hour-long “The Legacy of Black Horsemen” (still viewable on the PBS website). This spring [2025], Phoenix Rising will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a “grand event,” Mundy said.Bill Cooke, another Phoenix Rising founding member, in 2018 used his platform as director of the International Museum of the Horse to mount the exhibit, Black Horsemen of the Kentucky Turf, introducing thousands of Horse Park visitors to stories of horsemen from slavery days to the champion jockeys pre-Reconstruction, to barrier-breaking jockey Cheryl White and other modern-day trainers and riders making their name in the sport despite odds against them. A companion website, the Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry, further increased awareness, education, and access to black horsemen history.The recognition of African-American horsemen was taking hold in Louisville as well. Soul food restaurateur Shirley Mae Beard and her family, seeing an oversight in Derby festival programming, started the Salute to Black Jockeys in 1989. The multi-day fair showcased black jockeys as athlete role models for children in Smoketown, Louisville’s rst black community, and drew icons such as Whoopi Goldberg and B.B. King. PPAATH has continued that tradition, Photo by Kay CoyteKeeneland Library director Roda Ferraro introduces an author at Keeneland Library lecture, May 9, 2024.

Page 41

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 39with its Isaac Murphy Image Awards gala at Derby Time and a commissioned set of jockey portraits that now hang in the upscale Black Jockeys Lounge alongside other historic images.The Kentucky Derby Museum in 2021 opened its expanded Black Heritage in Racing exhibit, a permanent display containing artifacts ranging from Murphy’s original grave marker to Oscar Dishman’s 1977 outstanding trainer award plaque, plus artwork and oral histories. A walking tour of Churchill Downs and a live acting performance, “Proud of My Calling,” further immersed visitors in the stories, and a traveling exhibit spread the stories to museums and community centers around the country.“To me, the centerpiece of the exhibit was the interviews with those who are part of the racing industry or descendants of those who were in the racing industry,” said Chris Goodlett, the Derby museum’s senior director of curatorial and educational aairs. Directors of local black history cultural centers helped put the issue in modern context and current leaders in racing, such as Greg Harbut and Raymond Daniels, founders of the scholarship-focused Ed Brown Society, spoke of future initiatives.Also gratifying, Goodlett said, is the response. “When interested parties, researchers, documentary lmmakers, family members call us, if (black heritage) is not number one, as far as inquiries we get, it’s near the top,” he said. “It’s something we’re asked about a lot and we’re glad we can provide some information for people on history, promote some understanding and allow them to bring the story to their own community.”Whether it’s a museum exhibit, a TV feature, genealogy research, or nonction book, almost everyone delving into black horsemen history makes a call on Keeneland Library, the world’s largest public repository of the Thoroughbred industry. The library holds more than 30,000 books dating from the late 1500s, 5 million photographic negatives and prints and millions of newspaper and magazine articles. It is the information hub and photo resource for every black history project mentioned in this article.Library director Roda Ferraro said it’s been gratifying to see the rise of interest in a subject that is dear to her heart. When she arrived in 2014, the inquiries came mostly in advance of Black History Month, and they focused on stars such as Murphy. Now, the requests come “year-round, in a more pronounced way than it has ever been,” she said. “And it is such a variety of people, of varied roles, and a variety of periods of history, and that’s what’s been the most fullling. Finally, when we were giving those-not-so-gentle nudges to journalists years ago, maybe there was traction.”Keeneland Library launched its own exhibit, “The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers”, in 2023, and Ferraro wrote its companion book. Timothy Campbell, an Ed Brown Society associate, produced 10 connected video interviews. The exhibit also has traveled, across Kentucky and into South Carolina and Maryland horse country. It’s currently at the Paul Sawyier Public Library in Frankfort, K.Y., and this summer it will head north to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., from July 10 to September 28,Ferraro said a surprising result has been engagement by so many relatives and friends of those showcased in the exhibit. “This library doesn’t have everything, and we’re growing our resources constantly, so what does your family have?” she said, asking if they had newspaper clippings or photos the library could digitize so that content could be available to future researchers.The stories are spreading through popular culture as well. Author Geraldine Brooks proled the famed stallion Lexington in part through the eyes of an enslaved groom in her 2023 historical ction best-seller, Horse. Last year, Sarah Maslin Nir wrote The Jockey and Her Horse, a young-adult ction biography of jockey and racing ocial Cheryl White, co-authored by her brother, Raymond White Jr. PPAATH has two lms in development, “Photo Finish: The Race of the Century,” which centers on Isaac Murphy and the Salvator-Tenny match race, and a Murphy biopic, “Become the Wind.”Ryder, who curated the Keeneland Library exhibit with Ferraro, recently recalled those early community events with historian McDaniels, when discovery seemed a struggle. “He said there are endless dissertations to be told about (black horsemen) … The more we learn, the more we nd out there’s so much more – and we’re going to.”Kay Coyte, a Louisville native, is a former editor at The Washington Post and editor/publisher of The Horsemen’s Journal, the ocial magazine of racing’s HBPA owners and trainers association. She is a judge for the Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award for excellence in Thoroughbred racing literature and the American Horse Publications’ media awards. A rider since girlhood, she adopted a retired racehorse/broodmare in 2020 and is introducing her to trail riding. That “Birdie” is a daughter of Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch would please her late father, a former Churchill Downs ocial.Photo by Kay CoyteBecky Ryder, president of Phoenix Rising Lex, was co-curator of The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers exhibit (in background) as Keeneland Library's director in September 2023.

Page 42

40 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025Whether you are competing at HITS Ocala, HITS Culpeper, HITS Chicago, HITS Hudson Valley, HITS Del Mar, or HITS Vermont, HITS offers premier opportunities for horses and riders of all levels. STX OPEN SPEED SERIESFor the second year, the STX Open Speed Series, is a faults-converted speed class open to juniors, amateurs, and professionals, which takes place weekly during every HITS circuit.Each circuit champion receives an STX Tack Box, while the 2025 STX National Leading Rider will be awarded a six-month lease on an STX 2-Horse.THIS IS MORE THAN A HORSE SHOW, THIS IS HITS!HITSShows.comHITS OCALAPOST TIME FARMDecember to MarchHITS CULPEPERCOMMONWEALTH PARKApril to SeptemberHITS CHICAGOLAMPLIGHT EQUESTRIAN CENTERMay to SeptemberHITS HUDSON VALLEYHITS-ON-THE-HUDSONMay to OctoberHITS DEL MARDEL MAR HORSEPARKApril to NovemberHITS VERMONTHAROLD BEEBE FARMJuly to AugustCLIPMYHORSE.TV HUNTER CLASSIC SERIESThe one-of-a-kind $200,000 ClipMyHorse.tv Hunter Classic Final, which takes place at HITS Hudson Valleyduring HITS Championship week in September, draws some of the country’s top hunter competitors to tackle a single classic hunter trip overseen by three judging panels, one of which bases their marks on the ClipMyHorse.tv Livestream. New this year, the series now includes six $5,000 ClipMyHorse.tv Hunter Classic Qualifiers, with three classes at HITS Ocala, as well as one chance at HITS Del Mar, and two more at HITS Hudson Valley.In addition to the many unique initiatives, HITS is proud to host several elite offerings, including:• 8 Weeks of WCHR Competition• 10 USHJA International Hunter Derbies, presented by Great American Insurance Group• USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – West & the Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic• 6 Weeks FEI Show Jumping• 3 Weeks CDI Dressage• U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

Page 43

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 41Whether you are competing at HITS Ocala, HITS Culpeper, HITS Chicago, HITS Hudson Valley, HITS Del Mar, or HITS Vermont, HITS offers premier opportunities for horses and riders of all levels. STX OPEN SPEED SERIESFor the second year, the STX Open Speed Series, is a faults-converted speed class open to juniors, amateurs, and professionals, which takes place weekly during every HITS circuit.Each circuit champion receives an STX Tack Box, while the 2025 STX National Leading Rider will be awarded a six-month lease on an STX 2-Horse.THIS IS MORE THAN A HORSE SHOW, THIS IS HITS!HITSShows.comHITS OCALAPOST TIME FARMDecember to MarchHITS CULPEPERCOMMONWEALTH PARKApril to SeptemberHITS CHICAGOLAMPLIGHT EQUESTRIAN CENTERMay to SeptemberHITS HUDSON VALLEYHITS-ON-THE-HUDSONMay to OctoberHITS DEL MARDEL MAR HORSEPARKApril to NovemberHITS VERMONTHAROLD BEEBE FARMJuly to AugustCLIPMYHORSE.TV HUNTER CLASSIC SERIESThe one-of-a-kind $200,000 ClipMyHorse.tv Hunter Classic Final, which takes place at HITS Hudson Valleyduring HITS Championship week in September, draws some of the country’s top hunter competitors to tackle a single classic hunter trip overseen by three judging panels, one of which bases their marks on the ClipMyHorse.tv Livestream. New this year, the series now includes six $5,000 ClipMyHorse.tv Hunter Classic Qualifiers, with three classes at HITS Ocala, as well as one chance at HITS Del Mar, and two more at HITS Hudson Valley.In addition to the many unique initiatives, HITS is proud to host several elite offerings, including:• 8 Weeks of WCHR Competition• 10 USHJA International Hunter Derbies, presented by Great American Insurance Group• USEF Junior Hunter National Championships – West & the Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic• 6 Weeks FEI Show Jumping• 3 Weeks CDI Dressage• U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions

Page 44

Page 45

Page 46

44 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025Nestled in the heart of horse country, Ocala, Florida, is a haven for horse lovers and professionals alike. Known as the “Horse Capital of the World,” Ocala boasts more than 1,200 horse farms and a rich history in horses—spanning from oroughbreds to Miniature Horses (and everything in between!). Amidst this busy backdrop, there are hundreds of small businesses behind the scenes that support this growing industry.One of them is Kat Chrysostom’s.Nearly 12 years ago, Kat embarked on a journey to create a unique and innovative therapeutic product line called Benefab®—standing for benecial fabrics—which is now capturing the hearts and minds of horse owners and riders across the nation. is is her story, from a mere idea and a few products stored in an airport hangar to becoming a leading provider of at-home wearable therapies for horses and dogs alike.Kat’s journey with Benefab® began in an unlikely place—a small airport hangar in southern New Hampshire. It was there that she, an equestrian enthusiast and soon-to-be entrepreneur with a passion for horses, conceived the idea of creating therapeutic products that could enhance the well-being of these magnicent creatures. is inspiration stemmed from her own experiences and challenges after suering a tragic riding accident with a severe spinal injury that led her to explore alternative therapies in pursuit of a more mobile life.In her journey to recovery, Kat discovered the benets of far-infrared light therapy, which signicantly improved her condition. Recognizing the potential (and understanding the science behind the results), she began envisioning what this modality could do for others—and most importantly, for beloved animals.Without a clear business vision in mind, but armed with products that she knew worked, Kat transformed that small airport hangar into a makeshift workshop and testing ground. She experimented with dierent materials and designs, meticulously examining each product and rening them one by one. e rst Benefab® products were born out of this humble setting, combining cutting-edge technology with an understanding of equine physiology. e initial products consisted of a scarf—selshly created for her own spinal issues—and a Poll Pad for horses. Recognizing what the scarf had done for her, she chose to replicate it for horses. e visual signs of relief the horses displayed were undeniable. For the rst time since her accident, Kat felt a distinct purpose. It was as if she could hear the horse expressing relief, though he did not have a voice like you or me.at moment changed her life and gave her the desire to build this concept into a leading brand.At their core, the Benefab® products are designed to promote circulation, reduce inammation, and increase mobility. Kat utilized advanced materials like far-infrared fabrics and magnetic components, which have been proven to oer therapeutic benets. e response from the equine and canine communities was overwhelmingly positive, with many horse and dog owners reporting signicant improvements in their animals’ health and performance.As word of Benefab® spread, demand began to grow. Recognizing the need for expansion, Kat relocated the operation to a larger facility in Ocala, where she could be surrounded by the audience she most wanted to reach. is move allowed Benefab® to increase production capacity, ship more aordably to one of its leading states, and hire an amazing team of educated employees to help accomplish their mission.e brand has remained committed to its core values of integrity, empowerment through education, and helpfulness through customer satisfaction. Additionally, it has continued to invest in research and development, constantly seeking ways to improve and expand product oerings. is dedication has been recognized by many, and today, Benefab® stands as a leader in its space—oering a wide range of items for horses and dogs. Benefab® has built strong connections with the Equine, Veterinary, and Practitioner communities in Ocala and beyond. e brand actively participates in events, sponsors competitions, and collaborates with complementary companies in addition to other industry professionals. Moreover, it remains committed to giving back to the industry that has supported its growth. e brand regularly donates products to equine therapy programs, rescue organizations, and other charitable initiatives.As Benefab® continues to grow and evolve, it remains dedicated to its customer promise of increased mobility and less pain in three weeks, guaranteed. With a foundation built on passion, perseverance, and understanding, Benefab® is poised to lead the way in this space for years to come. And, what better place to do that than the Horse Capital of the World? www.benefabproducts.comFrom Humble Beginnings to a Leader in the Equine erapy Space: Benefab®

Page 47

Page 48

Page 49

Page 50

Page 51

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 49Sponsored by BEMERWe all want our horses to be healthy. A healthy horse is happy, relaxed and carefree, whether they are at the top of the sport, do-ing lower-intensity work-outs or living their best retired lives. The BEMER Horse-Set is a safe, non-in-vasive way to provide your equine partner with several health-enhancing benefits.In fact, just two short BEMER sessions a day can work wonders for your horse’s mental and physical well-being.Without a doubt, the BE-MER Horse-Set is one of the most powerful natural solutions you can add to your equine care routine.Why?Applying an extreme-ly low-frequency PEMF (Pulsed Electro Magnetic Field) signal to your horse’s body stimulates electrical activity within the muscles and cells.Microcirculation occurs in the smallest blood ves-sels and can’t be observed with the naked eye. Never-theless, it has a significant effect on the health and performance of your horse. Why? Because it’s here that your horse’s vital metabolic processes take place – cells are supplied with nutrients and Oxygen that enable them to fulfill their tasks- and so metabolic waste products may be removed for disposal. Put simply, healthy microcirculation is essential to your horse’s all-around well-being.What You Can DoThere are some regular routines and habits that are a good idea to get into with your horse to promote good circulatory and over-all health and happiness.~ Relaxation:Rest is of utmost im-portance to give your horse’s body time to heal and repair all the muscles that were worked in their previous session. In addi-tion, rest gives the spleen time to expand and more efficiently do its job of filtering the blood. Time spent bathing, brushing and massaging aids this process, as well as time to wind down in turnout.~ Keep your horse cool:When your horse ex-periences hot weather conditions, blood vessels under the skin and in the lungs expand in order to provide maximum surface area for cooling the circu-latory system. This works in conjunction with your horse’s sweating process and breathing to regulate their body temperature under high-heat stress. The byproduct of this, however, is that more blood is occu-pying these areas instead of circulating through the system.~ Groom your horse:While regular grooming is hygienically important, removing dirt, shed hair and dead skin cells also stimulates good blood flow under the skin. This increased circulation helps promote a healthier coat.~ Help improve microcir-culation with BEMER PEMF therapy:The BEMER equine therapy blanket and cuffs use PEMF technology to stimulate the smooth mus-cle tissue in your horse’s microcirculatory system. This helps to aid blood flow at the tissue level to promote quick regenera-tion, allowing red blood cells to deliver oxygen and nutrients and helping to remove cellular and meta-bolic waste.*BEMER does not pro-vide any medical advice or services. This device is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. It should not be used for any purpose other than as described in the user manual. Please con-sult your own healthcare provider if you have any medical issues.For more information: bemergroup.comA Healthy Horse is a Happy Horse

Page 52

Page 53

Page 54

52 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025by Laurie BerglieFreedman’s is and always has been a family-owned business. The current owner, David Freedman, is a sixth-generation harness maker, and together with his wife, Nicole, they continue to operate the company and grow the brand with the same care and vision as those who came before them.It All Started in 1802Freedman’s rst opened its doors in Poland in 1802. At that time, it primarily served as a repair shop for harness. It’s a well-known family fact that David’s great-great-grandfather even made harness for the Polish and Russian Czars.Over a century later, David’s grandfather, Isaac, brought the business to Canada in 1910 where the company mostly serviced the street harness business. This meant working with teamsters who delivered bread, milk, and other daily goods. Isaac made some complete sets of harness that were sold through the T. Eaton Company Department Store, but harness repairs and parts made up most of the business until the early 1950’s.By that time, Sam Freedman, David’s father, was at the helm, and he was the man responsible for laying the groundwork for the brand’s current growth. Sam’s vision was to be the best in the world at what he did. His tenacity as he worked towards that vision has made the company what it is today.The modern-day Freedman’s is known for its legacy work in horse harness, but also for its ingenuity in show horse furnishings and emerging trends in handbags, belts, and performance riding apparel. While the products have changed over time, the essence remains the same: quality crasmanship with the very nest materials. With leather production in Toronto, Canada, the Freedman name still boasts the work of highly skilled artisans craing with leather from some of the best tanneries in the world.David and Nicole Take the ReinsDavid joined the family business in the 1980’s when he began an apprenticeship that would make him a sixth-generation harness maker. David continued in this apprenticeship under the watchful eye of his father, Sam, for nine years until Sam passed away in 1991. David now serves as the current President and CEO, and because he is also trained in the art of leatherwork, not only does he manage the general operations of the company, Freedman Harness and Saddlery“Tradition in Every Stitch”Photo courtesy of Riyan for AHT

Page 55

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 53but he also oversees the crasmanship and quality control of the products themselves.“We are an over 200-year-old harness making and equestrian furnishings brand originating from Poland,” says David. “The company’s primary focus is and has been in the following breeds: American Saddlebreds, Morgans, Arabians, and Hackneys. I rst had thoughts of doing this work for my life when I was 13 because I had been deeply impressed by the beauty and athleticism of these horses, along with the people in the industry. By the time I was 18, it became clear that I wanted to learn the trade from my father. I had embraced hand-stitching at the age of 10 and everything leather was interesting to me and still is. I never thought for a minute about continuing the family tradition and becoming the sixth generation in my family to run the company until my father’s sudden passing when I was 27 years old. Overnight, I became the leader of a luxury heritage brand.”David’s wife, Nicole, serves as the Vice President and U.S. Operations Manager. Her family owned and bred Hackney and Arabian horses, so she grew up immersed in the horse industry and its people. No one knows the industry’s wants and needs better than Nicole. As a breeder and exhibitor, her experience in the sport is invaluable, bringing both originality and imagination to the brand. She oversees a growing sta at the Midway Boutique in Kentucky, which also serves as the company’s shipping and receiving station for all online orders.“There for Every Ride”For generations, Freedman’s has been the world leader in the making and fabrication of specialty carriage driving harness for single and multiple turnouts. It makes sense, then, that their best-selling products have and continue to be harness and saddlery items, including halters, bridles, saddles, and daily training equipment. In recent years, however, their range of high-performance riding apparel has become extremely popular. Specically, the launch of the Tous les Jours Performance Jods in 2020 has allowed them to expand into new markets within the equestrian space.Since 1802, Freedman’s has had the privilege of supplying goods to a wide variety of customers, including private clients, royalty, and celebrities worldwide. On their website is a photograph of Sam Freedman with Hollywood star, Roy Rogers, renowned trainer, Glenn Randall, and Trigger in the background.A typical customer is a horseman or woman who shows and/or trains horses and has an appreciation for quality, durable, and stylish products. Freedman’s motto is, “Tradition in Every Stitch,” and customers have come to expect the attention to detail, hand crasmanship, functionality, and classic styling the brand is known for. At the core is their dedication to the horses and people they serve. To this, they have recently taken on the mantra, “There for A young David Freedman is seen working with his father, Sam Freedman. Photo courtesy of Gary FreedmanDavid and Nicole Freedman are the current owners of Freedman’s. Photo courtesy of SCB Photography

Page 56

54 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025every ride, every ribbon, every time.”In addition to quality, handcraed goods, Freedman’s is also known for asking local equestrian professionals for their input. Since horse trainers are regular customers, horse furnishings are oen designed with feedback from these professionals. Their opinions regarding function, comfort, and t for the horse has helped Freedman’s to produce horse equipment that is desired throughout the industry. Their feedback is genuinely valued, and their inuence on the brand has helped shape it into what it is today.Their Midway, Kentucky, boutique sits in picturesque horse country and is their single retail location. The original storefront opened in 2006, and in 2023, David and Nicole made the leap to purchase their own building. This space, an old bank just down the street from their boutique location in historic Midway, is used for displaying products, warehousing, and shipping and receiving. There is even a saddle showroom! All leather products continue to be handcraed in their workshop in Toronto and are then sold online as well as in-store at the Midway boutique.Their Passion is the HorseFrom carriage driving to horse racing, from pleasure riding to show horses, Freedman’s passion is the horse. This extraordinary animal denes how they cultivate their products and inspires their attention to detail. The Freedman’s promise has always and will continue to be handcraed, quality leather horse goods – and that’s why they believe one of their greatest accomplishments is being able to help riders and drivers meet their own goals. However, as with any company, the work is never done as Freedman’s continues to expand their offerings and build their equestrian luxury legacy brand, which includes bags, belts, accessories, and home furnishings.Any business knows that despite many successes, challenges do arise, and Freedman’s acknowledges that theirs will always be finding and training skilled craftspeople. As the world changes and technology evolves, this task becomes more and more difficult; however, building, training, and maintaining a team of qualified and talented artisans will remain David’s life’s work.To be successful in this business, one must know horses, leather, and the art of crafting it. Freedman’s personally sources tanneries globally for particular types of The Freedman’s “Midway Boutique,” is located in Midway, Kentucky. Photo courtesy of Matthew Donohue Photography

Page 57

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 55leather that are the best fit for a specic product. For example, the leather used for reins or bridles may not be the same leather used for harness and saddles, just like handbag leather is dierent from what’s needed for halters. Because David is a leather crasman himself, he can expertly direct and mentor the artisans working daily in his shop. Therefore, cultivating and honing the skills of these artisans is another one of the company’s greatest accomplishments.Freedman’s has built a global reputation of quality horse goods since the company’s inception, and the essence of this mission will remain the same. In the next ve to ten years, Freedman’s will continue to produce the nest horse furnishings like they always have. The company stands rm behind their idea that tradition is built into every stitch. They look forward to growing and developing the equestrian luxury side of their brand, allowing them to service a broad spectrum within the equestrian marketplace.The Future in Fine Leather GoodsFreedman’s can proudly boast a long lineage of master crasmen who all shared the same vision. For six generations, each put their talents to the test during dierent times, and in dierent countries, but the results were the same: quality equestrian leather goods that have stood the test of time. It’s safe to say that the future of ne leather products can always be found at Freedman’s, as customers can continue to expect nothing but the best from this brand.To learn more about Freedman’s, visit freedmanharness.com online, @freedmansharness on Instagram, or visit in person at: 206 North Gratz Street in Midway, Kentucky.Laurie Berglie, a lifelong Marylander, enjoys farm projects, reading horse books, and competing her two Thoroughbreds in the hunters and equitation. She is the author of ve equestrian romance novels. When not working on her next novel, she writes for a variety of equestrian publications and edits other people’s books through her marketing company, Chestnut Pen. She can be found online at themarylandequestrian.com or on Instagram @marylandequestrian.In head-to-toe Freedman’s, the model is wearing the Midas ¼ Zip Long Sleeve. Photo by Kristen Ellis Photography

Page 58

Page 59

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 57DISPLAY AD PROOFERIKA@ENSOMEDIAGROUP.COM • 440-668-2812is proof is submitted to give you the opportunity to check for any possible errors and to make any necessary corrections. Enso Media Group cannot be held responsible for errors appearing in the nal printed piece which are not brought to our attention at this time. Please reply to this email asap and let us know if your ad that will be in the:1. IS APPROVED AS IS! or 2.NOT APPROVEDPlease reply ASAP to this email to let us know what changes are neededDISPLAY AD PROOFERIKA@ENSOMEDIAGROUP.COM • 440-668-2812is proof is submitted to give you the opportunity to check for any possible errors and to make any necessary corrections. Enso Media Group cannot be held responsible for errors appearing in the nal printed piece which are not brought to our attention at this time. Please reply to this email asap and let us know if your ad that will be in the:and/or1. IS APPROVED AS IS! or 2.NOT APPROVEDPlease reply ASAP to this email to let us know what changes are neededMontana’s Bob Marshall Montana’s Bob Marshall WildernessWildernessAuthentic Horseback Authentic Horseback Vacations!Vacations!www.7LazyP.com 406.466.2245

Page 60

Page 61

Page 62

60 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025by Laurie BerglieArtist Katy Jones has always been passionate about creative work and design. While she’s spent her entire life painting and craing, in 2020 she began pushing the boundaries of her artistic techniques by painting lawn jockeys. Living in Lexington, Kentucky, the Horse Capital of the World and heart of the Bluegrass State, now allows Katy to share her work and talent with the horse racing and equestrian communities.From Home Garage to StudioKaty has always considered herself a creative, but it wasn’t until recently that she found her niche: painting lawn jockeys. “I painted my rst jockey in the summer of 2020,” noted Katy. “Once I shared it on social media, people began ordering! I sold my rst one that September. Since then, I have painted or refurbished well over 300 statues.” As her business grew, Katy realized she needed a dedicated studio space for her art. She opened Riders Up Studio & Shop in Georgetown, Kentucky, in April 2024. Prior to opening the studio, she had spent the previous four years painting in her garage at home. The expansion allowed her to take on more projects, showcase her creativity, and become part of the local communit y.Katy takes great pride in her town and its deep roots in the horse industry. “I’ve lived in Lexington, Kentucky, since 2005. I adore the city and the surrounding areas. The environment here and the equine industry has made this business possible. I’m incredibly lucky to have great friends and connections on many sides of it.” A Symbol of HospitalityKaty feels very fortunate to have the heart of the Thoroughbred racing industry at her doorstep. Even the name, Riders Up–a phrase shouted in the saddling paddock to alert the jockeys that it’s time to mount up–is a nod to the industry that keeps the Bluegrass region abuzz with opportunity.A typical day for Katy begins and ends in her studio where she mainly focuses on painting and restoring “Cavalier” jockeys, both large and small. The large jockeys weigh approximately 140 pounds and are made with a concrete exterior with metal reinforcements throughout. Katy’s manufacturer replaces gravel with crushed marble and granite to give her jockeys the smooth nish and ne details Riders Up is known for. These jockeys earned their name for their “cavalier spirit” design, which depicts the le arm raised, typically holding a metal ring to be used as a hitching post, or in some Katy Jones At Home in Her Riders Up StudioPhotos courtesy of Katy JonesKaty paints jockeys to match her clients’ racing silks.A pair of color-coordinated jockeys are proudly on display in Katy’s studio.

Page 63

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 61cases, a lantern. Historians believed that these lawn jockeys rst appeared in 1850 and served practical purposes, allowing guests to hitch their horses. Now, these statues are used for decorative purposes only, particularly with equestrians, but they are still widely regarded as a symbol of hospitality. Katy’s studio is full of custom-painted Cavaliers, including large-sized jockeys, smaller desk jockeys, and Christmas ornaments. For the large jockeys, a simple, solid coat takes six hours to paint. A highly detailed design can take upwards of 12-14 hours from start to nish. Katy’s work is dynamic and vibrant. “Our style at Riders Up is a classic one, incorporating clean lines and bold colors.”When painting, the atmosphere in the studio is peaceful and serene. “While I am painting, my mind is perfectly quiet. Detailed work requires your full attention. It’s so nice to have a passion that you can lose yourself in.” Katy’s days y by as she focuses all her energy on her current projects and continuing to build her brand. She is always growing and learning, and she will continue to ne-tune her preferred aesthetic to expand the products she oers. Giving Back to the CommunityKaty has only been painting custom jockeys since 2020, but she has accomplished a great deal in a short time. “I’ve painted for Derby winners, Derby trainers, agents, and so many other incredible clients. But I do feel like my biggest accomplishment is taking the leap to open a brick-and-mortar location.” She is also extremely proud that one of her jockeys went on to help two charitable causes that are both near and dear to her heart: Second Stride and The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF). Second Stride is an organization that provides professional rehabilitation, retraining, and placement of retired Thoroughbred racehorses to qualied adopters. Since their founding in 2005, they have placed more than 1,700 retired racehorses throughout the country.The Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund (PDJF), a 501(c)(3) public charity, provides nancial assistance to former jockeys who have Katy Jones and Triple Crown-winning jockey, Jean Cruguet, are pictured with the jockey that was auctioned off to beneﬁt Second Stride and the PDJF.

Page 64

62 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025suered catastrophic on-track injuries. Since their founding in 2006, the fund has disbursed nearly $14 million dollars to permanently disabled jockeys.Katy’s custom jockey was painted for “Champions Night” with Second Stride, also beneting the PDJF. “Painted with a scene of the Churchill Downs’ Twin Spires, the jockey was signed by Derby legends as well as the eld from the 2023 Derby. Our jockey spent Derby Day in the jocks’ room at Churchill. With the help of Mike Manganello and Jean Cruguet, the jockey who piloted Seattle Slew to Triple Crown victory in 1977, the bidding for our custom jockey reached $5,000 and was sold to a guest visiting from Texas.”Looking ForwardWhile Katy is pleased with her past achievements, she has her eyes set on the future. One of her goals as an artist is to have a full-sized jockey in every state. Her jockeys are currently in 19 states as well as Canada. As her brand continues to grow, she sees many more opportunities to connect with her audience and create top-tier family heirlooms that will be cherished for generations. Like any artist, Katy is inspired by the world around her, and she plans to use her surroundings, as well as her personal circumstances, to motivate her to create her best work. “I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at age 31, six years ago. What inspires me most is living my dream every day and not letting the disease sideline me mentally or physically.”She also hopes to get back to riding horses, a passion she’s had since she was little. She grew up riding several breeds and has ridden some as an adult. “It’s always my goal to get back into a barn when I can. My favorite discipline to ride and watch is the American Saddlebred.”In addition to her love of horses, in her spare time, Katy enjoys working on her home, spending time with her boyfriend and dogs, and taking part in local philanthropic endeavors. Supporting non-profits in the Bluegrass has always been important to her, and Katy loves that this is something she can do through her artwork as well. To learn more about Katy, you can visit her online at: ridersupky.com or in person at her studio at: 401 Outlet Center Drive, Suite 300, in Georgetown, Kentucky.Laurie Berglie, a lifelong Marylander, enjoys farm projects, reading horse books, and competing her two Thoroughbreds in the hunters and equitation. She is the author of ve equestrian romance novels. When not working on her next novel, she writes for a variety of equestrian publications and edits other people’s books through her marketing company, Chestnut Pen. She can be found online at themarylandequestrian.com or on Instagram @marylandequestrian. DISPLAY AD PROOFERIKA@ENSOMEDIAGROUP.COM • 440-668-2812is proof is submitted to give you the opportunity to check for any possible errors and to make any necessary corrections. Enso Media Group cannot be held responsible for errors appearing in the nal printed piece which are not brought to our attention at this time. Please reply to this email asap and let us know if your ad that will be in the:1. IS APPROVED AS IS! or 2.NOT APPROVEDPlease reply ASAP to this email to let us know what changes are neededGeneral MedicineSports Medicine SurgeryLameness Reproduction Ambulatory Advanced Diagnostics Standing MRI Alternative Therapies5455 Lexington Rd. Lexington, KY 40511 Phone: 859.987.4303 parkequinehospital.comCommitted to Care. A boutique equine hospital providing outstanding care for all breeds and all disciplines, located in the heart of the Kentucky bluegrass.

Page 65

Page 66

Page 67

Page 68

66 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025DISPLAY AD PROOFERIKA@ENSOMEDIAGROUP.COM • 440-668-2812is proof is submitted to give you the opportunity to check for any possible errors and to make any necessary corrections. Enso Media Group cannot be held responsible for errors appearing in the nal printed piece which are not brought to our attention at this time. Please reply to this email asap and let us know if your ad that will be in the:1. IS APPROVED AS IS! or 2.NOT APPROVEDPlease reply ASAP to this email to let us know what changes are neededLead. Educate. Protect.Not a KY resident? No problem! Our perks don’t stop at our state borders! KentuckyHorse.orgLight Masks & Stable Lightswww.equilume.com • Promoted muscle development • Enhanced show coat shine • Reduced frequency of clipping • Strengthened immunity • Encouraged appetite • Positively inﬂuenced mood & behaviour • Extended period of peak performance • Extended period of peak performance • Permitted rest & enhanced recovery • Optimised breeding performance for mares and stallionsMaximise Fertility, Performance and Well-Being.Contact us today: melissa.kirtley@equilume.com | 1-800 993 0302

Page 69

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 67by GG EquineKeeping your horse healthy can sometimes feel like an ongoing challenge. Just as you gain traction, something else arises, especially when it comes to balancing a horse’s natural grazing instincts with modern feeding practices. Horses are natural forag-ers, meant to graze slowly throughout the day—but today’s lush pastures and all-you-can-eat hay diets often encourage them to eat too much, too quickly, leading to serious health risks like weight gain, laminitis, colic, and digestive issues. How can you foster healthy, natural feeding habits for your herd?At GG Equine, we under-stand how dicult it can be to manage your horse’s diet. We oer slow-feed solutions designed to bring balance back to their feeding habits. Slower, restricted grazing can keep your horse healthier, happier, and free from the risks that fasting or unre-stricted feeding can cause. From innovative grazing muzzles to versatile slow-feed hay bags, our mission is to make it easier than ever to prevent feeding-related health challenges and give your horse the care they deserve.Innovative Solutions for Every SeasonHorse digestion is most ecient when they get small amounts of forage through-out the day. When horses consume food too quickly or have unrestricted access to rich pastures, they’re at risk for a variety of problems and complications that threaten their health and incur costly medical visits—challenges that can surprise even the most attentive horse owners. GG Equine oers a range of innovative products designed to foster healthy, natural feeding habits. Whether you’re managing grazing on pastures or controlling hay in-take in dry lots, our solutions make slow feeding easier and more eective, ensuring your horse stays healthy and satised all year long.GreenGuard Grazing Muzzles: A Smarter Way to Graze Grazing muzzles provide the perfect balance of free-dom and control, allowing horses to enjoy their time in the eld while limiting their intake. By encouraging slow-er, more controlled eating, muzzles help manage weight, prevent serious health con-ditions, and support natural grazing behavior, keeping horses mentally engaged and physically satised.The GreenGuard Grazing Muzzle stands out as one of the leading solutions for equine slow feeding. With its lightweight, breathable design, it allows horses to graze naturally while eectively curbing overcon-sumption. What sets it apart from other muzzles? Its innovative “muzzle puzzle” design makes it more open, comfortable, and breathable, giving your horse a better grazing experience while safely limiting forage intake.HayPlay Bags: A Health-ier, Smarter Alternative to Traditional Hay NetsWhen it comes to feeding hay, GG Equine’s HayPlay Slow-Feed Bags oer a game-changing solution compared to traditional hay nets. These innovative bags not only slow down consumption, encouraging horses to graze at a more natural pace, but they also provide cleaner, dust-free feeding that supports respiratory health while alleviating body tension and frustration. Traditional hay nets can cause horses to pull awkwardly, leading to phys-ical strain. HayPlay Bags promote a more relaxed neck and back position, reducing stress and supporting overall well-being.A standout feature of HayPlay Bags is their versa-tility—they can be ground-fed, promoting a natural, head-down posture, or tied up, relieving the tension that accompanies the aggressive pulling motions you often see with traditional nets. This reduces strain on the neck and body, encouraging healthier posture and better digestion. By oering a more hygienic, ergonomic, and natural feeding method, GG Equine’s HayPlay Bags have become a leading solution for horse owners who prior-itize their horse’s health and comfort.Elevating Equine Well-ness TogetherAt GG Equine, we are ded-icated to advancing equine wellness by creating and fostering a community where horse owners, professionals, and practitioners all pursue a common goal: healthier, happier horses.What sets us apart is our unwavering commitment to personalized customer care. Our dedicated team is here to guide you on your slow-feed journey, from our ever-ex-panding video tutorial library to our comprehensive online help center. We can even ar-range custom muzzle ttings. We believe that attentive, personalized service is key to helping you achieve the best results for your horse.Working together, we can make a lasting impact on equine health. Whether you want to partner with us, share your expertise, or discover our innovative slow-feed products, GG Equine is here to support, inform, and educate every step of the way.For more information: ggequine.comAt the Forefront of Equine WellnessPhotos by Montana Canter Photography Photo by Rachel Long

Page 70

Page 71

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 69by Jen RoytzAs you drive out of downtown Lexington on Leestown Road past the bustling business parks and subdivisions, you come upon a 650-acre expanse of rolling Bluegrass greenspace that equestrians throughout Central Kentucky know as a little piece of horse heaven.Situated on land owned by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG) and maintained in a joint eort between the LFUCG and the nonprot organization Masterson Equestrian Trust (MET)--which has undertaken the mission to advocate for, maintain, enhance and protect Masterson for use by equestrians from near and far–the facilities at Masterson Station Park are a testament to what collaboration and cooperative relationships between various interest groups can accomplish for the greater good.Creating a LegacyHow the land upon which Masterson Station Park sits is used has undergone a monumental evolution over the past 50 years. Originally the site of a federally operated treatment center for those addicted to narcotics, in 1972, a portion of the property was transferred to Lexington’s local government with the stipulation that it remain protected from development and reserved for recreational use.Situated within its perimeters are soccer elds, hiking and biking trails, a skate park, dog park, picnic pavilions, a playground, and more. A portion of the park is also used for the annual Lexington Lions Bluegrass Fair. But what makes Masterson unique from not only other parks in Lexington, but across the United States, is its abundance of equestrian facilities and programs, most of which are free or aordably priced for public use.“Masterson is such a resource, and truly a haven for equestrians of all disciplines, ages and levels,” said Shelley Ryan, president of the Masterson Equestrian Trust (MET) foundation. “As with any valuable resource, it needs to be properly cared for, maintained and supported.”In addition to being a lifelong equestrian and well-known as an Eventing ‘r’ Technical Delegate, FEI C2 Eventing Steward, and show organizer throughout the region, Ryan is also an unwavering advocate for the park and can regularly be found mowing the galloping lanes, repairing cross-country obstacles, grooming and conditioning the park’s arenas, and more.Founded in 2004 with a mission to ensure that Masterson Station Park will continue to be available for horse-related activities and events, and to maintain and enhance the facilities and services available to the equestrian public, MET is a nonprot organization. MET’s all-volunteer board of directors consists of equestrians and professionals with complementary skill sets and a shared interest in supporting their beloved park. The group does everything from hosting and managing horse shows, clinics and events at the park to mowing the grass, repairing and replacing cross country jumps, maintaining the arenas and more.There is a reason that most equestrian event and training facilities are privately owned and charge a premium for usage and rentals. Maintaining a multi-use equestrian park of Masterson’s size and caliber takes more funding and resources than a city the size of Lexington, with many other parks to care for, can fund and appropriately maintain on its own. Members of the MET board work closely with the city of Lexington’s Parks and Recreation Department to not only keep the park’s equestrian facilities in proper working condition, but also to undertake and fund major capital initiatives and improvements that would otherwise not be possible.Over the years, that has included renovating the indoor arena, putting in a new warmup ring and show jumping tower for the hunter/jumper complex, refurbishing the dressage complex to renovate the footing in existing arenas and put in two additional dressage rings for training and competition, installing a sound system for the main hunter/jumper arena and surrounding area, purchasing a new course of show jumps, and more.“With 2024 being MET’s 20th anniversary, we have been working diligently to get the dressage rings renovated, along with a major overhaul of the hunter ring, which will be addressed once the competition season comes to a close,” said Ryan, who added that the group is hoping to work with the city to acquire a building for storage of MET’s show jumps and equipment.“These are exciting times Equestrians Flock to Lexington’s Masterson Station Park

Page 72

70 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025with the projects we have accomplished with the support of the city’s Parks and Recreation division. We are especially grateful for the support from people like Lexington city councilmember Shayla Lynch and the LFUCG.”A Park for All EquestriansOn any given day at Masterson Station Park, you may see coaches utilizing the facilities for lessons and clinics being taught, dressage riders practicing their tests, trail riders meandering through creeks, wooded areas, and rolling open land, young Thoroughbreds hacking out and conditioning up and down the rolling hills on outings away from the racetrack, trainers introducing their horses to their rst cross-country obstacles, and more.In addition to being open year-round for equestrians to utilize for training and recreational purposes, MET also hosts competitions and events throughout the year, including combined training events, dressage and hunter/jumper shows, obstacle course clinics, competitive trail competitions, and more. The group also puts on an annual hunter pace each November, which is attended by riders from throughout the region and features a jump decorating contest, costume contest, rae, competitive obstacle training course, and more, as well as loads of prizes and awards. Riders make a day of the event, cheering each other on, tailgating at their trailers and enjoying the fall weather with their friends and horses.In recent years, MET has also started hosting a series of Young Event Horse Qualier competitions, which oer opportunities for people with young horses in eventing training to qualify for the United States Eventing Association (USEA) Young Event Horse Championships, a signicant resume enhancement for any up-and-coming sport horse.“A few years ago, when I was at the Virginia Horse Center, several riders from the Lexington area asked me if MET would ever consider hosting a Young Event Horse Qualier so they would not have to drive hours away to get their young horses qualied for Championships,” explained Ryan, who collaborated on the eort with fellow MET board member and well-known eventing coach Cathy Wieschho on the project.“We raised money for MET to invest in portable cross-country jumps, and we started hosting two Young Event Horse Qualiers each year,” she continued. “Since then, riders and horses from surrounding states travel to Masterson to compete in the Qualiers, while others compete in Eventing Derbies, held later in the day.”More recently, MET has started oering trail obstacle competitions to the competition days as well, which not only attracts riders from other non-eventing disciplines to come out for the competitions, but also oers eventers an additional way to test their horses’ training and condence.With ample trailer parking, a full course of stadium jumps, and overnight accommodations for horses, Masterson is also available for other organizations and groups to rent out to host their own clinics and shows.“Outside show and event organizers can rent rings from Parks and Recreation to host schooling shows and clinics from March through November,” said Ryan. “You can oen nd local pony clubs having clinics and ratings at Masterson. Schooling jumps are available in the hunter ring so riders Big Things are Happening at the Park!As with any equestrian facility, maintenance is a perpetual task at Masterson Station Park, and aer being in existence for 20 years, Masterson’s equestrian facilities are in need of some signicant repairs and capital improvements.Some of the projects underway as we close out 2024 and look ahead to 2025 include renovating the dressage and hunter/jumper rings, purchasing a new tractor and batwing mower (and a storage shed/housing for such equipment), making repairs to the show jump tower, repairing and replacing cross-country obstacles throughout the park and more.To this end, the MET board will be launching a capital campaign in 2025 aimed at funding such eorts and securing the park’s future as an equestrian facility for all to enjoy.As the saying goes, “it takes a village,” and to that end, MET will be asking for the support of everyone who values Masterson as an equestrian playground, training facility and competition venue. There will be giving opportunities at all levels, from major gis with naming rights to grassroots contributions that can accommodate anyone’s budget. Through the support of many MET hopes to accomplish signicant enhancement to the park that will benet all equestrians for years to come.If you would like to stay up to date on MET’s capital campaign initiatives or to nd out how you can help, please contact Jen Roytz at Jenlroytz@gmail.com.2025 EventsMarch 15 – Young Event Horse Qualier, Eventing Derby, and Obstacle Course – IMay 10 – Sayre School Combined Test and Dressage ShowJuly 5 – Show or Clinic TBDAugust 9 - Young Event Horse Qualier, Eventing Derby, and Obstacle Course – IINovember 2 – MET Benet Hunter Pace & Obstacle Course ChallengeVisit mastersonequestrian.org for additional event dates, signup information, and online show registration.

Page 73

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 71and trainers can set up their own little courses or gymnastics, and the hunter eld has a variety of permanent cross-country jumps of varying lower levels, which makes it a very popular schooling area.”In the springtime, MET also hosts “cleanup” dates, inviting the equestrian community to come out to the park and help with various projects so they can have vested ownership in keeping the grounds tidy and well-maintained.For those wondering what is going on at the park at any given time, or to nd out about upcoming events and if certain portions of the facility are closed due to renovations or events, the MET team posts all updates on their Facebook page. They also send regular eBlasts to their mailing list with information such as upcoming event dates, closure notices, competition information, and results.“Masterson Station Park is such a gem for the Equestrian Community,” said Ryan. “MET is working hard to keep the Equestrian Park available for all horse lovers to enjoy in perpetuity.”For more information about Masterson Station Park, to nd out about upcoming events, or to learn how you can support the eorts of the Masterson Equestrian Trust, visit mastersonequestrian.org.Riding Lessons at Masterson Station ParkLexington Parks & Recreation oers riding lessons and summer camps at Masterson Station Park seasonally using their seasoned lesson horses. The classes, which are meant to serve as a safe and aordable introduction to equestrian sports and horse care, range from beginner to advanced and are open to children and adults on a rst come, rst served basis.To learn more, visit: lexingtonky.gov/masterson-station-park-equestrian-program.Help Us Spread the Word!We love hearing about all the ways people enjoy and benet from Masterson Station Park’s equestrian facilities. If you get photos or videos of your ride at Masterson and would allow us to share them on our social media, just tag @Masterson Equestrian Trust (MET) and use the hashtag #METandMe.Photo by Michelle Dean PhotographyMasterson's Young Event Horse Qualier and Eventing Derby Jen Roytz is a marketing and communications specialist based in Central Kentucky with a professional background in Thoroughbred racing and aercare. Jen is a partner in Topline Communications, a Lexington-based marketing, communications and PR rm serving small and medium-sized businesses. She and her husband, Dr. Stuart Brown, own Brownstead Farm, a 115-acre Thoroughbred breeding, sales, racing and sport horse facility in Versailles, KY.Jen remains a passionate advocate for Thoroughbred aercare and regularly speaks on the topic at both the local and national levels. A lifelong equestrian, Jen enjoys competing in the hunter/jumper arenas and specializes in the transition and retraining of Thoroughbreds into amateur-friendly show and recreational mounts.

Page 74

72 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025Pine Knoll Farm is the idyllic home of the Pine Knoll Center for Integrated Horsemanship, a world-class training center and school of integrated horsemanship located just outside Lexing-ton, Kentucky. With top-shelf equestrian facilities and luxury accommodations for horses and humans, Pine Knoll is uniquely situated to oer clinics, workshops and retreats as well as custom experiences that promote the optimal health, well-being and performance of horses and humans.Amanda Ferrara is a teacher from New York. In 2023, she got Mango, a 12-year-old Pintaloosa mare. The two had an immediate connection, and Mango was always safe and sweet with a lot of try. But she also leaned toward being anxious, avoidant and hot. She seemed unbalanced and uncomfortable in her body. When traditional approaches did not help, Amanda dove into research, determined to nd answers. But with the volume of information–much of it conicting–she just felt more confused. Feeling overwhelmed and uncertain what path to follow, she came across the website for Pine Knoll Farm. Immediately and intuitively, she knew this was the place. After a brief chat with founder Gillian Vallis and trainer Shelbie Freden-hagen, Amanda decided to go all in and bring her horse 780 miles to Kentucky for the summer.Gillian and Shelbie eval-uated Mango’s physical and emotional condition and developed a plan to help her. Over the course of the next three months, they explored many modalities of health, healing, training and riding. They addressed Mango’s nu-trition, bodywork, and hoof care. Amanda learned how to help Mango shift out of her sympathetic nervous system and into her parasympathetic and learning system.” They explored conscious-based horsemanship, which is based on building and maintaining a relationship with the horse while also learning to set boundaries and expectations. They started working with Mango on the ground, with Shelbie emphasizing the im-portance of corrective biome-chanical training and playing at liberty, and incorporating positive reinforcement. That groundwork laid the founda-tion for ridden work. “As an amateur rider, I am still very much in the throes of piecing together biomechanics and the many methods of correc-tive and progressive training,” said Amanda. “Shelbie’s pa-tient and supportive approach to mindful riding empowered me to become a more accom-plished and knowledgeable rider.”Amanda was impressed with the many modalities oered at Pine Knoll. “Nei-ther Shelbie nor Gillian adhere to just one program or method but instead draw on elements from many dierent like-minded, horse-conscious people. They are both always learning new ways to achieve goals but stay true to their own morals.”Amanda is the rst to admit it wasn’t easy. “I’d never felt so challenged yet so driven,” she said. But it was worth it. “A year ago, she (Mango) was nervous to be handled, scared to be in a ring, had minimal brakes or steering and was consistently tense. Now she is happy and relaxed. She has become very aectionate and actively tries to please, while condently expressing her opinions. In short, I get her and she gets me. Her discomfort and anx-iety were palpable to me, but so was her desire to perform and have fun. I just saw the potential we had as a team and wanted to help her feel better in her mind and body. I sense this in so many horses but never quite knew how to address it. I think a lot of people don’t. But now I get it! And now I know what to do! Pine Knoll and Shelbie gifted me with this understanding and forever changed my approach to horses.”For more information, visit https://pineknollfarm.comA New York Girl, a Pintaloosa Mare and a Life-Changing Trip to KentuckyPine Knoll Farm and Center for Integrated Horsemanship Presents: “Amanda’s Story”

Page 75

Page 76

74 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025by Sarah Welk BaynumThe Thoroughbred breed is best known for its exceptional abilities as a racehorse.However, the Thoroughbred is a breed that is incredibly athletic, has a big heart, and impressive stamina – just to name a few of its numerous qualities.It’s these qualities that have led so many Thoroughbreds to excel in second careers aer their time on the track is over.For some Thoroughbreds, this second career has even led them to compete, and be successful, at the upper levels of various disciplines, such as eventing and show jumping.Why Thoroughbreds Can Be Successful in the Upper LevelsThoroughbreds have such impressive natural athleticism that their genetics are even used to lighten and improve heavier breeds, like warmbloods.This results in a more rened, modern sport horse that can be competitive at the upper levels.“Thoroughbreds have reached the top levels of the Thoroughbreds in the Upper-Levels of Show Jumping and EventingPhoto by All ExpressRosie Napravnik on her OTTB Sanimo - a horse she galloped at the track for her husband, and restarted at age 4 - at the American Eventing Championships in 2021.

Page 77

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 75sport because of their heart and athleticism. One of the biggest contributors to their success in the sport is their tenacity and grit—they will persevere for their partners and give 110% every day,” says Erin MacDonald, successful 3* eventer and trainer at New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program.“Thoroughbreds naturally bring heart, stamina, athleticism, and proprioceptive abilities to your partnership that your average sport horse does not have,” says Dorothy (Trapp) Crowell, whose resume includes winning a silver medal at The Hague World Equestrian Games in 1994 and the inaugural 4* USET Championship at Rolex in 1998 on a Thoroughbred.Former professional jockey Rosie Napravnik, now an OTTB (O Track Thoroughbred) sporthorse trainer, has a unique perspective when it comes to Thoroughbreds. She’s seen what they’re capable of during both their rst and second careers.“One of my favorite types of horses is like the old Thoroughbred war horse. Restarting these horses especially is mind-blowing and so rewarding. I claimed my rst OTTB to retire him back in 2008 while I was still riding in races, and once a month I would go out and ride him. It was just so awe-inspiring how much they love to learn new things and how much they love to please—they will legitimately do anything for you. When you combine that with pure athleticism and intelligence, it makes a beast of an upper-level horse,” says Napravnik.While breeds like warmbloods are known for a more relaxed, quiet, rhythmical canter and jump, the Thoroughbred brings a dierent kind of competition ride to the table.“At the end of the day, the rider needs to decide what’s most important to them in a partner as they head into the start box or the in-gate,” Crowell says. “It’s during that 11th minute of cross country in the now 5* long that you’re usually very happy to be on a Thoroughbred!”“What is most important to you as a rider who’s sitting in a start box at a 5* before cross country or at the in-gate for a major show jumping competition?” asks Crowell. “Do you want a horse that will keep going even when they’re tired? One who’s going to keep trying even when the job seems almost undoable? Who’s going to take you even when you’re not sure you want to go there? That’s when you want to be on the Thoroughbred. That’s when their heart, stamina, proprioceptive abilities, and foot speed are going to turn that wrong jump into a right jump.”The Underestimated ThoroughbredOnce upon a time, Thoroughbreds dominated the sport horse world. But in modern times, warmbloods have become more commonplace in the show ring.In eventing, MacDonald says it’s the dressage phase that has some people mistakenly hesitant to compete with a Thoroughbred.“In the sport of eventing, people believe that Thoroughbreds aren’t going to be competitive enough on the at and that they come with too much baggage from the track,” says MacDonald. “A lot of Thoroughbreds are great movers, though. If given the proper amount of time to relearn how to use their bodies and gain strength in a very dierent way from at racing, they can and will be competitive at even the highest levels.”OTTBs have also seen and experienced so much in their younger years, making them perfect for the environment they will experience in the upper levels of eventing or show jumping. From hauling across the country to the cheers they heard from the grandstands at the track, Thoroughbreds come prepared for this new career from day one.“People really underestimate the amount of life experience Thoroughbreds have. They are already well adapted to high-stress environments, and oen the horses that race the most are the easiest to transition because of this,” says MacDonald.While many upper-level riders have more than one horse they ride, compete, or work with for a client, many prefer the Thoroughbred.“There are so many upper-level riders that are riding horses for clients or sales horses that are imported and warmbloods. However, they’ll still tell you that Thoroughbreds are the best. It’s a logistical factor of why they ride warmbloods, but they all love the Thoroughbreds. If you look at the top riders throughout history, they loved Thoroughbreds too—it’s just really a no-brainer,” says Napravnik.Unfortunately, one of the reasons Thoroughbreds are underestimated or overlooked is the skills it “ Thoroughbreds naturally bring heart, stamina, athleticism, and proprioceptive abilities to your partnership that your average sport horse does not have. ” –Dorothy (Trapp) Crowell

Page 78

76 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025can take to retrain them and produce them up to the higher levels of the sport.“It takes a real horseman to ride and train one, so I think that’s where you nd people are just getting easier horses to ride, or not coaching riders to ride these super intelligent, athletic horses,” says Napravnik.“I believe that the knowledge of how to bring a Thoroughbred o the track and then produce it as a sport horse is shrinking. There are less and less people that know how to do it,” agrees Crowell. “The skills and the knowledge of how to train a Thoroughbred are so dierent than with your average sport horse. For example, the amount of pressure you use with your leg to get the horse to go forward, and their response, is even dierent. This can create confusion or miscommunication. That’s when you see some Thoroughbreds in the warmup area that are looking basically out of control. I guarantee you at some point there was some miscommunication there. It’s important to nd a trainer that understands how to work with a Thoroughbred if you do not have the knowledge or skill to help them be the best they can be.”People also tend to think that with OTTBs’ past experiences comes other limitations or baggage.“I think people are turned o by the baggage and the physical wear and tear that horses can come from the racetrack with, but it certainly is not all true. Honestly, I’m surprised that people don’t breed more full Thoroughbreds for the sport of eventing. It’s no secret that they are the ultimate athletes, and there’s a lot of successful Thoroughbred upper-level event horses that have been Rosie Napravnik aboard Sanimo at the American Eventing Championships, 2021. This duo previously won the 2019 TB Makeover.Photo by All Express

Page 79

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 77the best in the world,” adds Napravnik.In fact, one of the highest scoring event horses in history was a Thoroughbred.“A grey Thoroughbred called Courageous Comet was one of the top scoring event horses of all time. He ran 36 times before beginning his eventing career. He placed at some of the biggest 5* events in the world, and competed at the advanced level for over a decade,” says Crowell.Thoroughbreds Making a ComebackThanks to the eorts of the Retired Racehorse Project (RRP) and programs like the Thoroughbred Incentive Project (TIP), there has been a signicant uptick in Thoroughbreds competing in both the lower and upper levels of the sport.“The RRP and Stuart Pittman should pat themselves on the back because they have done more for Thoroughbreds in the sport horse industry than any other singular endeavor,” says Crowell.The Jockey Club, along with Thoroughbred breeders, owners, and trainers, have also come a long way in their support of o track Thoroughbreds in second careers.“Back in the day, it was almost embarrassing and considered a failure for an owner, trainer, or breeder to have a horse that ended up in the sport horse world—even if it was very successful there. That has denitely turned a corner! Now, owners and trainers are active members of the team even when an OTTB begins life as a sport horse. My hope is someday we will see Thoroughbred stallions in a magazine listing ospring winners in the sport horse world along with the racing world too,” says Crowell.Another thing that might help Thoroughbreds make an even bigger comeback is breeding them as not only a racehorse, but as a sport horse too.“Once the Thoroughbred breeding industry really embraces the concept of breeding a Thoroughbred for either, whether it’s going to be a racehorse, a sport horse, or both, then we’re really breeding a superior athlete. I think our Thoroughbreds will make a real comeback in the sport horse industry if that happens,” says Crowell.“My goals and my purpose at this point are to continue to source Thoroughbreds who have retired from racing and showcase them in competitions like the young event horse program. I want to continue to increase awareness for bringing these amazing and talented horses along!” adds Napravnik.Sarah Welk Baynum attended Otterbein University for Equine Business & Facility Management and spent many years working various jobs in the equine industry before becoming a professional writer. Today, Sarah is a Columbus, Ohio-based freelance writer and published equestrian ction author. She also actively competes in show jumping and eventing with her two mares: a spicy Warmblood named Tilly and an equally spicy OTTB named Letty.

Page 80

78 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025by Joni GerardHave you ever heard unex-pected words that cause the walls around you to collapse into your soul? That is what I experienced the day I heard the words, “your mom has cancer.” It was too late for treatment or trying to ght it. Mom was raised on a farm in central Florida. Growing up, I loved hearing her tales of how the “little cracker house” evolved into the home where she would later raise her own family. Her daddy was intention-al in making sure she was self-sucient at a young age. Therefore, Mom was never one to shy away from hard work or a challenge. My fondest memories of growing up on this land in-clude our daily outdoor adven-tures. On hot days, we would venture down to the lake to cool o with a bottle of shampoo to wash the horses when they joined us.One special day, a rainbow ended in our pasture. The beauty of the transparent colors fascinated me but there was no pot of gold to be found. That is when Momma told me about something far more valuable. She told me, “Jesus is more precious than gold,” and that I should seek Him all the days of my life, instead of treasures. My mom’s motto was, “If you want something done right, you should do it yourself.” She mastered things like changing the oil in our vehicles and install-ing ceiling fans throughout our little cracker house. She trimmed 15 horses’ hooves in two days. This might not sound impressive but she was 5’2” weighing in at 105 pounds. She was tough as nails and sweet as a berry.Mom’s love of animals is woven into the fabric of who I am today. Her rst horse, Lucky, was a gift from her father when she was about 11. I was 4 years old the day Lucky passed. I remember pressing my nose against the window, trying to see into the pasture where Mom was tending to her faithful companion. Lucky, 28 years old, had pneumonia and wouldn’t recover this time. Mom covered her with blankets to block the icy wind and stroked her face until the sweet mare nally let go. I will never forget that day or the bond shared by Mom and Lucky. Fifty years later, I too experienced the unbe-lievable grief of losing my best friend. After Mom’s diagnosis, I moved in with my parents to take care of her. It was the most beautiful, yet most painful, experience of my life but my relationship with Jesus, who Mom pointed me to so long ago, comfort-ed me through it all. After 31 days of loving on Mom, she let go. That experience helped me fully understand what she meant so long ago about lasting trea-sures that only a Savior can provide.Caring for Mom took a toll on me. While waiting for back surgery, I told my husband, “When I get back on my feet, I want us to load up the horses and get away.” I started planning a trip out west but quickly got frustrated because of the lack of resources. After three days, I gave up on planning the trip and start-ed designing the perfect horse-friendly layover web-site. I could hear my mom’s words clearly, “If you want something done right, you should just do it yourself.”GiddyUp GetAway oers equine enthusiasts online conveniences and tools. Guests use our interactive map to plan a trip and see all of our hosts along their route. Adventurers can search our Vacation Desti-nations by state or region to nd the perfect place to explore with their horses. They simply search, book and pay online. This tech-nology has shaved hours o of the planning stage and takes the guesswork out of nding a safe and comfort-able layover for humans and their horses. My mom lived a heroic 80 years on this earth. Her passion for exploration and horses lives on every time someone uses GiddyUpGet-Away.com and that blesses my soul!A Mother’s Legacy: Faith, Horses, and the Birth of GiddyUp GetAway GiddyUpGetAway.com founder, Joni Gerard, and her horses.Little Karen and her horse Lucky. Circa 1954.

Page 81

Page 82

Page 83

Page 84

82 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025by Guaranteed Horse ProductsInsect and y control during warm months is a constant battle for horse owners. While the length of y season can vary, all equestrians still deal with it. In addition to the battle with ies, horse owners face two challenges: one is nd-ing an eective y spray, and the other is ensuring it has ingredients they feel com-fortable applying to their horses. Having to compro-mise on either is a dilemma Guaranteed Horse Products (GHP) has taken great pride in addressing since their company began.Confronting a needGHP is a second-genera-tion family-owned company that has met horse owners’ y control needs since 2011 with their Fly Bye! Plus product line. Fly Bye! Plus is a naturally derived, biode-gradable y spray that does not contain pyrethroids, and is designed to eectively tar-get ies, mosquitoes, gnats, and ticks.What makes Fly Bye! Plus dierent from other y sprays on the market today? It utilizes a proprietary soy-based formula infused with geranium oil that repels insects on a biological level. What does that mean? Fly Bye! Plus disrupts the car-bon chain on a y’s exoskel-eton. When a horse’s coat is sprayed with Fly Bye! Plus, ies that come near feel pressure on their exoskel-etons and move away. This provides a comprehensive approach to y control that enables equestrians to utilize Fly Bye! Plus for all of their insect control needs. Whether preparing for a ride in the arena, on the trails, or turnout, Fly Bye! Plus has been put through its paces for over a decade by horse owners throughout North America and beyond.Providing a sustainable solutionAlthough many things have changed since 2011, core tenets remain the same. GHP is committed to providing eective, natu-rally derived products that provide an uncompromis-ing choice for equine care. GHP’s motto is, “Love your horse, Love your Planet.” This is etched into each product they make, and will continue to drive innovation to support riders, horses, and the planet moving forward.To learn more about Guaranteed Horse Products and their family of equine care products, check out their website here: www.guaranteedhorseproducts.com.The Fly Control Dilemma–Why You Don’t Have to Compromise

Page 85

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 83DISPLAY AD PROOFERIKA@ENSOMEDIAGROUP.COM • 440-668-2812is proof is submitted to give you the opportunity to check for any possible errors and to make any necessary corrections. Enso Media Group cannot be held responsible for errors appearing in the nal printed piece which are not brought to our attention at this time. Please reply to this email asap and let us know if your ad that will be in the:1. IS APPROVED AS IS! or 2.NOT APPROVEDPlease reply ASAP to this email to let us know what changes are neededDISPLAY AD PROOFERIKA@ENSOMEDIAGROUP.COM • 440-668-2812is proof is submitted to give you the opportunity to check for any possible errors and to make any necessary corrections. Enso Media Group cannot be held responsible for errors appearing in the nal printed piece which are not brought to our attention at this time. Please reply to this email asap and let us know if your ad that will be in the:1. IS APPROVED AS IS! or 2.NOT APPROVEDPlease reply ASAP to this email to let us know what changes are neededDISPLAY AD PROOFERIKA@ENSOMEDIAGROUP.COM • 440-668-2812is proof is submitted to give you the opportunity to check for any possible errors and to make any necessary corrections. Enso Media Group cannot be held responsible for errors appearing in the nal printed piece which are not brought to our attention at this time. Please reply to this email asap and let us know if your ad that will be in the:and/or1.IS APPROVED AS IS!or 2.NOT APPROVEDPlease reply ASAP to this email to let us know what changes are neededFarm Owners • Boarding • Lessons • TrainingCare, Custody & Control • Shows • ClubsMortality • Major medical • SurgicalCall us for knowledgeable and friendly service.We educate so you make the right decisionfor all your equine insurance needs614 - 875 - 3711info@FrysEquineInsurance.comwww.FrysEquineInsurance.comImmediate Coverage AvailablePayment Plans & Credit Cards accepted2024 AD PROOF

Page 86

84 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025by Donna WoodsColic is not a specic dis-ease but rather a symptom that encompasses any form of gastrointestinal pain in horses. It can vary in sever-ity—from mild gas buildup to life-threatening twisted intestines. In this article, we explore how light therapy, particularly the use of red and green lights, can support the care of horses suering from colic.Understanding Equine ColicColic is often classied into dierent types based on the cause, such as gas colic, impaction colic, or twisted intestines. Horses are especially prone to colic due to their unique digestive systems. Factors like abrupt dietary changes, sudden weather changes, lack of hy-dration, stress, or insucient exercise can all contribute to the onset of colic.Traditionally, colic treat-ment may involve pain relief medications, administering uids, walking the horse to reduce discomfort, or even surgical intervention in severe cases. However, these methods, while eective, often only treat symptoms or work as reactive measures.The Role of Light therapy in Colic CareLight therapy, a form of photobiomodulation, uses specic wavelengths of light to promote healing at the cellular level. In the case of colic, light therapy can play a key role in reducing inam-mation, promoting relax-ation, and aiding in digestive regulation—all without harmful side eects.Red and Green Light: Why These Colors MatterThe use of red and green lights in light therapy for horses dealing with colic has shown promising eects. Each light frequency inter-acts with the body dierent-ly, and when combined, they can oer complementary benets:Red Light (660 nm): Red light penetrates deeply into the tissue and has strong anti-inammatory proper-ties. It stimulates cellular energy production (ATP), increases blood ow, and re-duces muscle spasms. When applied along key areas associated with the gastro-intestinal tract, red light can help alleviate the muscular tension and cramping that are characteristic of colic. Additionally, its eectiveness in boosting circulation helps to support the movement of uids and gases through the intestines, helping relieve the painful bloating or impac-tions often experienced in colic episodes.Green Light: Green light is primarily used for its calming eect. Horses can easily become stressed when experiencing abdominal pain, and that stress often exacerbates colic symptoms. The calming eect of green light can help reduce overall anxiety, which is crucial for allowing the horse’s para-sympathetic (rest and digest) nervous system to function optimally. Green light also helps support gut motili-ty, encouraging the gentle movement of the intestines and aiding in digestion.Using Light Therapy to Manage ColicLight therapy is best used as both a preventive mea-sure and as an intervention during the early signs of colic. It’s important to be equipped with the right tools, such as Photonic Health devices that incor-porate both red and green light settings. Depending on the type of colic (gas, impaction, spasmodic), the acupuncture points used will vary. Applying red and green light to these points can help alleviate colic symptoms by stimulating digestion, reduc-ing muscle tension, mini-mizing pain, and promoting relaxation.Regular use of red and green light therapy can also help prevent colic by main-taining digestive health and reducing stress. Illuminat-ing key acupuncture and fascia release points serves to maintain overall health and balance that supports gut function, while green light can be used to encourage relaxation during stressful periods.The Role of Serotonin and How Light Therapy Enhances ItSerotonin plays a vital role in gut health as it regulates intestinal movements and inuences mood, which aects the gastrointestinal tract. Light therapy, partic-ularly red and green light, enhances serotonin produc-tion by stimulating specic points and improving blood ow, which helps regulate gut motility and promotes calm, reducing the chances of colic.Why Light Therapy Works for Gut Issues and ColicStudies show that red light therapy increases cellular en-ergy production and reduces oxidative stress, while green light therapy calms the body, supporting gut motility and aiding in recovery.ConclusionLight therapy can eec-tively stop colic in most cases and minimize its severity in others. Photonic Health’s red and green light therapy devices provide a natural, non-invasive way to alleviate pain, reduce inammation, and support recovery during colic episodes. When com-bined with veterinary care and proactive management, light therapy is a powerful tool for immediate relief and long-term gut health support. Learn more and download a free colic chart at www.PhotonicHealth.com/colic.Equine Colic: Understanding It and Managing with Light Therapy

Page 87

Page 88

86 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025DISPLAY AD PROOFERIKA@ENSOMEDIAGROUP.COM • 440-668-2812is proof is submitted to give you the opportunity to check for any possible errors and to make any necessary corrections. Enso Media Group cannot be held responsible for errors appearing in the nal printed piece which are not brought to our attention at this time. Please reply to this email asap and let us know if your ad that will be in the:1. IS APPROVED AS IS! or 2.NOT APPROVEDPlease reply ASAP to this email to let us know what changes are needed2026 KENTUCKY EQUESTRIAN DIRECTORY440.668.2812or Email: INFO@KENTUCKYEQUESTRIANDIRECTORY.COMADVERTISE IN THETIK MAYNARDForever LearningKentuckyEquestr ianDirectory.comThe Complete Guide for Horse Enthusiasts • 2025DIRECTORYKENTUCKY EQUESTRIANFreedman Harness and Saddlery“Tradition in Every Stitch”Ride of Their LivesPioneer Black Horsemen Succeeded Against All Odds Don't miss a single year!KentuckyEquestrianDirectory.comThe Complete Guide for Horse Enthusiasts • 2022DIRECTORYKENTUCKY EQUESTRIANBEAUTIFULBARNS of the BLUEGRASSSETTING THE STANDARD FOR EQUINE SPORTS MEDICINEHEAD INJURIES 101: WHAT THEY ARE AND WHAT TO DO WHEN THEY HAPPENKentuckyEquestrianDirectory.comThe Complete Guide for Horse Enthusiasts • 2024DIRECTORYKENTUCKY EQUESTRIANAll Roads Lead to the Horse30 Years of Road to the HorseEllen Skidmore: How Equines, Art and Orchestra Helped Her Find Her VoiceTwinspired!Churchill Downs, Derby MuseumRoll Out the Red Carpet for a Milestone 150th Kentucky DerbyKentuckyEquestrianDirectory.comThe Complete Guide for Horse Enthusiasts • 2021DIRECTORYLIVING LEGENDS of the Triple CrownSylvia Zerbini: Living Every Horse- Crazy Girl’s DreamHorses, Heartand Kentucky’sUnbridled SpiritKENTUCKY EQUESTRIANAthleticism Runs in Their Family Pedigree’s Influence on Sport Horse Potential in ThoroughbredsKENTUCKY equestri an direct ory • 20 21Turcotte | Cruguet | Cauthen | Espinoza | SmithArchived issues on our website at: kentuckyequestriandirectory.com

Page 89

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 87by Dr. Amy Lawyer, Equine Industry Program Department Chair at the University of LouisvilleThe Equine Industry Program at the University of Louisville is the only AA-CSB-accredited college of business in the U.S. to house an equine major. Our focus is on the long-term career opportunities of our students and preparing them for a job in the industry where they can work their way up, whether it be in equine-relat-ed corporations or building their own business. A common misconception among high school students seeking horse-related college programs is that they need to study horses in order to work in the industry. While these programs can pro-vide an excellent scientic perspective on the species and prepare students for veterinary school, most equine-related jobs need a more robust understanding of the current issues of the industry, the economic driv-ers, the workforce and labor issues, how regulatory bodies play a factor, and overall business skills to understand how to make a living. While horse knowledge is import-ant, most people leave the industry, not due to lack of horse skill, but because they lack the basic understanding of business. The Equine Industry Program at UofL oers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Equine Business major. This means that our graduates leave with a full-edged business degree that will work in any job setting, but also have a highly acute understanding of the nu-ances of the horse industry and what sets it apart. Our courses focus on the horse industry as a whole, while pulling examples from horse racing, show disciplines, and recreational riding. Our fac-ulty and sta are made up of individuals who are not only scholars and experts in their given areas, but also have personal connections to the horse industry. This allows instructors to pull industry examples into their every-day curriculum and provide students with practical applications to the learning objectives in each course. Located in the heart of horse country, the Univer-sity of Louisville Equine Industry Program has access to the world’s top equine professionals. The program frequently calls upon indus-try leaders to serve as guest speakers, host eld trips, as well as provide ample internship opportunities. From breeding farms, to racetracks, to show facilities and training barns, to equine insurance and law rms, we have the ability to help our students nd opportunities in various career paths all within the area. This allows our students not only gain hands-on learning experi-ences, but also build their network of industry connec-tions, which often leads to our students receiving full-time job opportunities upon graduation. Since our degree is versa-tile, our students can tailor our curriculum to t their area of interest. We have alumni currently working in all aspects of the horse industry. From horse train-ers and farm managers, to racetrack executives, holding positions in regulatory or-ganizations, marketing and media careers, insurance, pharmaceutical companies, and operating their own lesson and training facilities. The career paths are immea-surable. EIP students are well prepared to t into dif-ferent roles and easily climb the corporate ladder with knowledge of management and leadership theory. Our students also have the opportunity to ride on several IHSA riding teams. UofL currently oers teams in Hunt Seat, Western, Saddle Seat, Eventing, as well as hosting a Polo club and a Riding and Racing Club. The opportunities are limitless at the University of Louisville Equine Indus-try program where you can truly turn your passion into a career. For more information and to apply, visit: uofl.edu/equineWhen it Comes to Horses, We Mean Business

Page 90

88 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025by Katharine Christie, DVM, MSc, DACVIM (LAIM)Internal MedicineRood and Riddle Equine Hospital LexingtonEquine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome, or EGUS, is a term used to describe ulceration of the lining of the horse’s stomach. Gastric ulcers are incredibly common in the equine population, from upper level performance and racing horses to the backyard companion, and are a common cause of abdominal discomfort and poor performance. Clinical signs and response to therapy vary from horse to horse making diagnosis and management of gastric ulceration challenging in many cases. Understanding the major categories of EGUS as well as the causes, treatment, and prevention of gastric ulcers can be crucial for maintaining your horse’s overall health.The Horse’s Stomach: A Complex SystemThe horse’s gastrointestinal tract is a complex beast presenting the horse owner with many challenges. The equine stomach is no exception and is divided into two distinct regions based on the characteristics of the lining of the walls. The upper portion of the stomach is lined with squamous mucosa, which has no absorption or secretion abilities, meaning that it does not produce stomach enzyme or acid, nor does it absorb nutrients from the diet. The lower part of the stomach, separated from the squamous portion by a line of tissue called the margo plicatus, is lined with glandular mucosa. The glandular mucosa is responsible for the production of mucus, gastric acid, and some digestive enzymes and is responsible for kickstarting the digestion process that will continue through the gastrointestinal tract.Gastric acid, primarily composed of hydrochloric acid, is so acidic that it could cause skin burns if touched. To protect itself from the acidic contents of the lower stomach, the glandular mucosa produces a protective layer of mucus and bicarbonate that has a basic pH which helps buer stomach contents and prevent damage to the very mucosa that is producing it. Continuous grazing and forage consumption also helps provide protection to the stomach by forming a brous layer on top of the acidic stomach contents. Additionally, constant grazing encourages saliva production which, in combination with the ber mat, can buer the acidic gastric juices and prevent damage to the upper portion of the stomach. Understanding the basic anatomy and physiology of the stomach is important as ulceration can happen in both the squamous and glandular portions of the stomach, and these two conditions have distinct underlying causes and treatment challenges.Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome: Understanding Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment

Page 91

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 89Equine Squamous Gastric Disease (EGSD)Equine Squamous Gastric Disease refers to the ulceration of the squamous or upper part of the stomach. Ulcers in this region are typically caused by exposure of the squamous mucosa to the acidic gastric contents. Key risk factors include long periods between eating and high levels of exercise and training. Feeding large grain meals (think sweet feeds, or feeds with a large percentage of visible grains including corn) without providing adequate forage between meals can lead to higher acidity in the stomach and increased risk of ulcers. In the performance horse, intense exercise leads to increased abdominal pressure that results in splashing of the squamous mucosa with the acidic gastric juices that normally reside at the bottom of the stomach.Equine Glandular Gastric Disease (EGGD)Equine Glandular Gastric Disease is another story entirely and can be incredibly frustrating to manage. The exact cause of glandular ulcers is unknown, but it is generally considered to be a breakdown of the natural protective mechanisms. But why do these defense mechanisms fail? We’re not quite sure. We do know that the main risk factor for glandular ulceration is frequency of strenuous exercise. Horses that exercise ve or more times per week have a higher risk of developing glandular ulceration. Horses that have numerous dierent personnel involved with their care (dierent trainers, handlers, riders etc) also have an increased risk of glandular ulcers, suggesting that stress may be associated with this disease.Diagnosing EGUSDiagnosing EGUS is both simple and challenging at the same time. Unfortunately, clinical signs are not reliable indicators of the presence of disease as many of the symptoms associated with gastric ulceration are non-specic and overlap with other conditions. Clinical signs of EGUS include poor or decreasing performance, unwillingness to move forward or to bend/ex, a cranky attitude (girthiness or development of a dislike of grooming), bucking or rearing under saddle, mild colic especially following a grain meal, weight loss, picky eating, poor coat condition, and, in some cases, teeth grinding.Bucking horse here, horse with ears pinned, horse biting at side photosFrustratingly, the correlation between these signs and the presence of ulcers is weak at best. Gastroscopy remains the only conrmatory diagnostic and is becoming increasingly available outside of referral hospitals. Many practitioners have access to 3-meter gastroscopes and diagnostic expertise is increasing rapidly. Gastroscopy is especially important to dierentiate between squamous and glandular ulceration, as treatments for the two types can dier. Endoscopes are becoming increasingly portable meaning that, depending on your location, your veterinarian may be able to scope your horse’s stomach from the comfort of their own stall. Horses must be fasted for 14-16 hours prior to the procedure although they may continue to have access to water during that time period. During gastroscopy, the veterinarian will assess both the squamous and glandular regions of the stomach, noting the location, severity, and number of any ulcers present.For ESGD, a standardized scoring system is oen used to grade the severity of squamous ulcers, ranging from 0 (normal) to 4 (severe ulceration). For EGGD, a descriptive approach is used, noting the location, appearance, and severity of lesions, as a standardized grading system is still being developed. While other diagnostic methods have been explored, such as fecal occult blood tests, sucrose permeability tests, and serum biomarkers, none Gastric ulcers in the non-glandular stomachGastric ulcers in the non-glandular stomachUlcers in the glandular stomachPerforming a gastroscopy A normal stomachPhotos courtesy of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital

Page 92

90 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025have proven as reliable as gastroscopy for diagnosing EGUS. These alternative methods may provide supportive evidence, but gastroscopy remains the gold standard for diagnosis. Although endoscopy is capable of diagnosing gastric ulceration, there appears to be no correlation between severity of the lesions and degree of symptoms. Some horses with severe ulceration show only mild, if any, clinical signs and others will show signicant discomfort with minor ulceration. Every horse is dierent!Treatment of Gastric UlcersTreatment of gastric ulceration is multi-faceted and involves addressing risk factors as well as medical management. Without changes in management, ulcers oen recur aer treatment. The cornerstone of pharmacologic treatment of EGUS is the suppression of stomach acid production with omeprazole being the most commonly prescribed medication. Omeprazole is a proton-pump inhibitor that acts on the cells of the glandular mucosa responsible for secreting acid. There are various formulations of omeprazole available to the horse owner and consulting with your veterinarian will help determine the best one for your horse. It is important to be aware of the fact that omeprazole needs to be formulated in a way that protects the medication from being broken down in the stomach before it is absorbed. Most commercially available preparations ensure ecacy by creating a buered paste and studies have shown these formulations to be more ecacious than compounded versions of the same medication. When used for the treatment of EGUS, omeprazole alone resolves at least 70% of cases of EGUS. Treatment is once daily and care should be given as to the timing of treatment as omeprazole is most eective when given on a fasted stomach, ideally one hour prior to any grain meals. A treatment course is typically 28 days and recheck gastroscopy is recommended before stopping treatment.Gastric ulcers can signicantly impact the health and performance of our equine companions and is best diagnosed with help from your veterinarian.

Page 93

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 91Although the majority of squamous ulcers can be healed with omeprazole alone, some cases will need a little more help, which is where sucralfate comes in. Sucralfate acts locally to form a thick barrier over areas of ulceration to prevent contact of the areas of ulceration with the acidic contents of the stomach. There is also some evidence that sucralfate can promote bicarbonate production to improve blood supply and healing. Timing is important when administering sucralfate, especially when in tandem with omeprazole. . If used together for treatment,, the ideal timeline is for omeprazole to be given on an empty stomach followed 30 minutes later by sucralfate, with feeding an additional 30 minutes later. This may seem tedious, but compliance can alter the results and following these recommendations is ideal.Unfortunately, the treatment of glandular ulceration is a little trickier and oen more frustrating. Using omeprazole alone is oen ineective, with less than 50% of cases healing with omeprazole as a monotherapy. Current guidelines recommend the use of both omeprazole and sucralfate for the treatment of glandular ulceration, as this combination proves to be most eective together. Another medication that is increasing in popularity for the treatment of glandular ulceration is misoprostol, a prostaglandin E1 analog, that improves blood ow to the glandular mucosa and enhances mucosal resistance to damage. It should be noted that misoprostol can have more side eects than omeprazole and sucralfate and poses risks to human health, so this medication must be handled with care. Misoprostol should also not be used in pregnant mares or mares who are intended to be bred during treatment. Glandular ulcers can require a prolonged treatment course and involve working closely with your veterinarian to determine the best treatment for your horse. A recommendation of six weeks of treatment prior to recheck gastroscopy is oen made. Limiting stress by reducing exercise intensity and ensuring consistent routine may also be helpful in the treatment of both squamous and glandular ulcers.What about all of the supplements? We have all seen the number of supplements marketed for the treatment or prevention of gastric ulceration. Compounds with some evidence of ecacy with gastric ulcers include sea buckthorn, hyaluronan, corn oil, and certain probiotic strains (lactobacillus sp, saccharomyces sp). Being critical when evaluating available supplements is essential and working with your veterinarian can help ensure that the products you are using have eective components.Prevention of Gastric UlcersNow that we have treated our horse’s ulcers, how do we stop them from coming back? The answer, of course, isn’t always simple. For squamous ulcers, the focus is on consistent access to high-quality forage and maintaining a predictable daily routine to minimize stress. This includes consistent feed and feeding times while avoiding high-starch diets and consistent turnout times and turnout groups.Changes as simple as adding a new horse to the group can cause stresses leading to gastric ulceration. What about horses that have jobs and need to travel for work? If there is no way to remove all of the risk factors, pharmaceutical prevention may be recommended. Giving omeprazole at ¼ of the dose once daily is often recommended for prevention. Typically, your veterinarian will recommend starting this dose of omeprazole several days before, during, and several days after any events that may be stressful to your horse. To date, there are no specific guidelines for prevention of glandular ulceration – the efficacy of omeprazole for prevention in these cases is still unclear.In ConclusionGastric ulcers can signicantly impact the health and performance of our equine companions and is best diagnosed with help from your veterinarian. If your horse is showing symptoms of gastric ulcers, speak with your horse’s healthcare team to help develop a comprehensive treatment plan that will get your horse back to feeling good and performing at their best.Dr. Kate Christie grew up riding horses and watching standardbred racing in the beautiful province of Nova Scotia. Her continued passion for horses led her to pursue a degree in veterinary medicine at North Carolina State University aer completing a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. From 2014-2015, Dr. Christie was a rotating medicine and surgery intern at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, KY. This experience sparked a love of internal medicine and led to a large animal internal medicine residency at the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!). Aer completing her residency program and becoming board certied in large animal internal medicine in 2018, she remained at UGA as a member of the Field Services department. She cared for horses, large and small ruminants and camelids (also the occasional camel) throughout the Athens, GA area.Although her love for small ruminants and camelids grew, she was thrilled to accept a position as a member of the internal medicine team at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in 2019. She has loved being back working with foals, racehorses, competition horses and beloved companions alike. Her main areas of interest include gastrointestinal disease, metabolic disease and neonatal medicine. She also loves being a part of teaching and mentoring the next generation of equine veterinarians and enjoys working with the amazing interns and residents that help Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital function smoothly. Kate spends as much of her spare time as possible with her husband and two beautiful daughters and returns home to Canada as oen as she can.

Page 94

Page 95

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 932025 Business Directory®ARENA FOOTINGGGT Foong Barb DiPalma851 Simuel RoadSpartanburg, SC 29301864.804.8664 (c)864.579.4484 x105 (o)GGTFoong.comGGT FoongCynthia Keang851 Simuel RoadSpartanburg, SC 29301864.804.0011(c)GGTFoong.comSORTAS EQUINE FIBRESMark O’Connor - Internaonal Sales0031.613.414842Marc Harbers - North America Sales 908.400.1793SortasRecycling.nlBARN BUILDERSKT Custom Barns5311 Country Road 77Millersburg, OH 44654330.893.3500KTBarns.comKirkham Building System3777 W. State Route 37Delaware, OH 43015740.548.7810KirkhamBuildingSystem.comHorizon Structures5075 Lower Valley RoadAtglen, PA 19310888.44SHEDSHorizonStructures.comMorton Buildings 80 0 .4 47.7436MortonBuildings.comPole Barns Direct2212 Fox Avenue, SEMinerva, OH 44657877.71.BARNS PoleBarnsDirect.comRigidply Raers 701 E. Linden StreetRichland, PA 17087717. 866 .6581Rigidply.comWalters Buildings5045 US-68Urbana, OH 43078800.558.7800WaltersBuildings.comBARN/FARM MANAGEMENTEquista1028 E. Silver Springs Blvd. Ocala, FL 34470352.293.2088Equista.comShowsafe561.404.SHOW (7469)ShowSafe.showSound Stables EquineLaura D’AgosnoAlachua/Marion County, FLSoundStablesEquine.comBEDDING MANUFACTURERSThe Espoma CompanyEspoma Naturals/Sani-Care 6 Espoma RoadMillview, NJ 08332800.634.0603Sani-Care.com BEDDING SUPPLIERSBuckeye Bedding 8880 State Route 83Holmesville, OH 44633330.340.5931BLANKET CLEANINGThe Blanket LadyJanet Dyer (Largent)440.552.6900TheBlanketLadyOhio.com(FL) BOARDING BARNS/TRAINING STABLES 2 Mutch Show JumpingHugh Mutch12843 Kazee RoadLoxahatchee, FL 33470561-632-86302MutchShowJumping.comAndrea’s Dream Believer Stable16600 Hollow Tree LaneWellington, FL 33470561.289.8515DreamBelieverStables.comChestnut Hill ArabiansJoe Alber6455 SW 73rd StreetOcala, FL 34476610.872.9628ChestnutHillArabians.comChoyce, LLCJoyce Charer6400 SW Marn HwyPalm City, FL 34990772.485.1903ChoyceLLC.comDesert Rose Ranch, LLCPam LiVecchi1700 SE Ranch RoadSouth Jupiter, FL 33478561.779.5206DesertRoseRanch-FL.comFive Phases FarmRoger RobertsOcala, FL352.229.7739FivePhasesFarm.comGrey Dawn StablesMichelle Redding-Welch201 SE 90th Street, #5770Ocala, FL 34480GreyDawnStables.comHunter Vale Show StablesHeather Froehlich CortellOcala, FL440.539.7287HunterValeShowStablesllc.comJoey’s RanchDaniel Ishaki6227 Gun Club RoadWest Palm Beach, FL 33415561.688.6517JoeysRanch.comKobi’s PlaceKobi Rhodes13277 60th Street, SouthWellington, FL 33449954.684.2313KobisPlace.comLeprechaun StablesLyn Donnhugh6650 NW 35 StreetOcala, FL34482352.817.8665Mikenda FarmBrenda Hagemeister4740 Lazy H LaneChristmas, FL 32709407.568.8418MikendaFarm.comOcala Srrups at Chestnut Hill ArabiansJoe Alber6455 SW 73rd StreetOcala, FL 34476610.872.9628ChestnutHillArabians.comPink Flamingo StablesAlicia Grace6723 Park Lane East,Lake Worth Beach, FL 33449516.650.6555PinkFlamingoStables.comThe Rusty Daisy Ranch Michelle Bock5450 Stable WayNaples, FL 34114239.289.4966Facebook.com/The Rusty Daisy RanchRedeld FarmEmil Spadone5375 NW 115th AvenueOcala, FL 34482908.693.5419RedeldFarms.comRiver Run Farm, LLCPhoebe Weseley14710 Palm Beach Point Blvd.Wellington, FL 33414908.234.9059RRFHorseHaven.comRiviere Equestrian FarmRicardo Lozinsky7536 NW 90th AvenueOcala, FL 34482407.314.1851RiviereEquestrianFarm.comSS Show Jumping StablesAndres Soto16883 Deer Path Lane, #5014Wellington, FL 33470305.815.7724Facebook.com/SS Show Jumping StablesSaddlewood Horse ClubChrisna Sdrenka16111 Saddlewood Lane239.738.9300Cape Coral, FL 33991CapeHorses.comWagon Wheel Horse FarmMichelle Harper12225 NE 42nd TerraceOkeechobee, FL 34972863.634.6397WagonWheelHorseFarm.comWeather Watch Performance HorsesAndrew Wilson235 Center StreetNaples, FL 34106239.823.6330WeatherWatchPH.comWest Coast Blessed RanchAntonio Medina3400 Smith Road Naples, FL 34117239.289.3837WCBRNaples.comWinstar FarmCarole Wilson11434 Ranchee RoadFort Myers, FL 33966239.872.9709WinStarFarmFL.com(KY) BOARDING BARNS/TRAINING STABLES Ballyhigh Show StableJoyce Brinseld320 Pinckard PikeVersailles, KY 40383859.948.2632BallyhighShowStable.comCircle T FarmsJason Thompson653 Georgetown RoadParis, KY 40361Facebook.com/CircleTFarmsParisCloud Nine FarmStevie McCarron Wigley480 Lansing LaneMidway, KY 40347859.537.7324TheCloud9Farm.com

Page 96

94 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 20252025 Business Directory®Cornerside StablesMichelle & Laura Shea460 Tarr RoadParis, KY 40361860.268.3714/ 860.933.2006CornersideStables.comDogwood Hill FarmBailey Armour2400 Fords Mill RoadVersailles, KY 40383DogwoodHillKy.comGrit Equine at Bryan Staon FarmJodi Dickey/Erin Woodall 3006 Bryan Staon RoadLexington, KY 40516859.420.3401/ 502.316.3565GritEquine.comHolladay Hills StableLiz Barcomb3950 Real Quiet LaneLexington, KY 40324270 .8 47.3856Facebook.com/HolladayHillsStableLio EquestrianAshley Was2108 Huntertown RoadVersailles, KY 40383859.221.9085LioEquestrian.comMoss LandingNicole Patenaude505 Millersburg Cynthiana RoadMillersburg, KY 40348MossLandingKY.comNewtown Breeze Farm, LLC.George & Sylvia Fister2878 Newtown PikeLexington, KY 40511859.338.3592Paddle Stone Equestrian CenterSandra Middleton4864 Bryan Staon RoadLexington, KY 40516859.983.3251KYHorseBoarding.comQueenslake Farm292 Soards RoadGeorgetown, KY 40324702.885.1263River Mountain FarmElaine Scho3085 Troy PikeVersailles, KY 40383859.489.0 481RiverMountainFarm.comSco Keller, LLC at Townsend Springs Farm571 Russell Cave RoadParis, KY 40361917.6 09.9663ScoKellerLLC.comShawhan Staon EquineEmily Brooks384 Old Oxford RoadGeorgetown, KY 40324502.592.8560Stone Columns StablesJe + Melanie Ramey611 Iron Works PikeLexington, KY 40511561.870.6587StoneColumnsStables.comT&B SporthorsesTaylor/Brooke O-Site Lessons & Training Lexington, KY area847.791.673 8/ 859.285.9784Facebook.com/T&B SporthorsesTop Venture FarmSarah Berkowitz1901 West LaneNicholasville, KY 40356610.613.1576TopVentureLLC.comValley View FarmJim & Kae O’Brien4606 W Leestown Rd,Midway, KY 40347920.819.1103ValleyViewFarm.onlineVolivo SporthorsesKate Dickerson292 Soards RoadGeorgetown, KY 40324847.602.3427VolivoSporthorses.comWest Wind StablesNicole Peterson4787 Haley RoadLexington, KY 40516231.245.6687WestWindKy.com(OH) BOARDING STABLES/TRAINING BARNSBayhill FarmDoug Rath Performance Horses2630 Carriage RoadPowell, OH 43065614.588.3316Blue Ridge FarmHolly Taylor37511 Sugar Ridge Road North Ridgeville, OH 44039 440.610.1606BlueRidgeFarmEvenng.comBookmark FarmsJoan Promen/Colleen Holton8824 Morse Road, SW Pataskala, Ohio 43062740.964.2601BookmarkFarms.com Cessna StablesShannon Cessna7651 Friendsville RoadLodi, OH 44254330.461.2318CessnaStables.com Chagrin Valley Farms9250 Washington StreetChagrin Falls, OH 44023 440.543.7233ChagrinValleyFarms.comCornerstone Farm6809 Beach RoadMedina, OH 44256330.696.4304CornerstoneFarmOhio.comCreekside Evenng Complex3084 Sleepy Hollow RoadBrunswick, OH 44212303.907.7129CSEvenngComplex.comEllrick FarmSusan Channing-Lloyd10286 Wilson Mills RoadChardon, OH 44024440.285.4556EllrickFarms.comEquine DierencesRic Weitzel11911 Leavi RoadOberlin, OH 44074440.822.4685EquineDierences.comFree Spirit FarmKris Ropp13987 Wa RoadNovelty, Ohio 44072440.338.4203Handle Hill FarmMary Mehwald11244 Handle RoadStrongsville, OH 44136440.238.4541HandleHillFarm.comHawthorne HillHolly Helbig, DVM7480 Badenoch RoadDublin, OH 43017330 .8 07.264 3RideWithHawthorneHill.comHinckley Equestrian Center1575 Ledge RoadHinckley, OH 44233330.289.1787HinckleyEq.comHunter Vale Show StablesHeather Froehlich Cortell8782 Kinsman Road, Novelty, Ohio 44072440.539.7287HunterValeShowStablesllc.com J & J Equestrian SportsJill Zuk/Joanne White25725 Osborne RoadColumbia Staon, Ohio 44028216.533.9469 Kate Coleman Equestrian3084 Sleepy Hollow RoadBrunswick, OH 44212216.246.5136KateColemanEquestrian.comLedge Hollow StableJean Fashempour982 Ledge RoadMedina, OH 44256330.416.2338LedgeHollowStable.comPure Gold Stables & Equestrian FacilityLaura Ann Kosiorek-Smith3325 State Route 45Salem, OH 44460330.565.6844PureGoldStables.comQuiet Meadow FarmStefanie Portman/Shirley Krames-Kopas8123 Dines RoadNovelty, OH 44072440.636.3813/ 440.708.3023QuietMeadowFarmOhio.comRed Tail EquestrianRichwood, OHRedTailEq.comSand Hill StableElizabeth Shaw4311 State Route 303Mantua, OH 44255330.221.8819SandHillStable.comStealaway FarmAngela Moore9317 Johnstown- Alexandria Road, NWJohnstown, OH 43031614.989.9029StealawayFarm.comStone Gate FarmJackie Smith/Kyle Smith31407 Schneider RoadHanoverton, OH 44423330.277.6964/ 330.277.6592StoneGateFarm.orgStoney Ridge StablesJen Powell2010 Reimer RoadWadsworth, OH 44281330.819.8295StoneyRidgeStables.com

Page 97

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 952025 Business Directory®Topline Stables at WaldenJaneen Langowski-Grava1109 Aurora-Hudson RoadAurora, OH 44202440.666.6182Topline-Stables.comWhite North StablesJill Klepeis-Brick/Elizabeth Porter3160 Chagrin River RoadChagrin Falls, OH 44022216.598.6826WhiteNorthStables.comWoodland Acres Equestrian CenterChrisna McPhie401 Ridgewood RoadWadsworth, OH 44281330.730.1245Facebook.com/ WoodlandAcresEquestrianCenterBREEDERSCoppertop ClydesdalesLaurie Gallan13445 County Home RoadMarysville, OH 43040937.707.9216 Harvey ArabiansJim & Louise Harvey7487 Wooster Pike Road Seville, Ohio 44273330.722.7781Smokey Valley HorseSmokey Valley FarmBob & Jane Coleman5183 KY-2 Olive Hill, KY 41164606.286.6588SmokeyValleyFarm.comBRIDLE FITTERSBy Design Equestrian Bouque, LLCAuthorized Retailer, PS of Sweden Jennifer L. McLandrich4 40 .4 87.1925CLUBS/ORGANIZATIONS CADSClassical Aracon Dressage Society234.804.8735CADSDressage.org ELCREquine Land Conservaon Resource4037 Iron Works Pkwy, Suite120Lexington, KY 40511859.455.8383ELCR.orgETSEquine Trail Sports512.537.3961EquineTrailSports.comIEA Interscholasc Equestrian Assoc.877.743.3432RideIEA.orgIHSA Intercollegiate Horse Shows Associaon844.307.4472IHSAInc.comILHAInternaonal Liberty Horse Asso-ciaonLibertyHorseAssociaon.comKHCKentucky Horse Council859.367.0509KentuckyHorse.orgLUCKLeg Up for Cleveland’s KidsLuck4Kids.orgMODAMid-Ohio Dressage AssociaonMidOhioDressage.comNODANorthern Ohio Dressage Associ-aonNodaRider.orgOHC Ohio Horseman’s Council614.600.1972OHCOnline.comOPHAOhio Professional Horsemen’s AssociaonOPHA.orgYEDAYouth Equestrian Development AssociaonShowYEDA.comCOACHING + CONSULTINGShamrock Legacy Coaching & Consulng, LLCSusanna Massie Thomas,Leadership + Personal Development CoachShamrockLegacyCoaching.comDENTISTRYRood & Riddle Equine HospitalBrad Tanner, DVM, DAVDC-EQ2150 Georgetown RoadLexington, KY 40511859.233.0371RoodandRiddle.comValley Equine DenstryGian P. Gargiulo, DVMServing OH, PA and MI440.356.9550ValleyEquineDenstry.comDININGRed State BBQ4020 Georgetown Road Lexington, KY 40511800.694.4651RedStateBBQ.comWarren’s Spirited Kitchen14614 E. Park StreetBurton, OH 44021440.273.8100WarrensSpiritedKitchen.comWorld Equestrian CenterThe Paddock Club4095 OH 730Wilmington, OH 45177937.382.0985WorldEquestrianCenter.comEDUCATION/ UNIVERSITIESAsbury UniversityOne Macklem DriveWilmore, KY 40390859.858.3511Asbury.eduGeorgetown College400 E. College StreetGeorgetown, KY 40324502.863.8000GeorgetownCollege.edu/equine-scholars/Lake Erie College391 West Washington StreetPainesville, OH 44077855.467.8676Lec.eduMidway University 512 E. Stephens StreetMidway, KY 40347800.952.4122Midway.Edu/EquineOhio State University281 W. Lane AvenueColumbus, OH 43210614.292.6446Osu.eduOerbein University1 South Grove StreetWesterville, OH 43081614.890.3000Oerbein.eduSpirit of Leadership9796 Cedar RoadNovelty, OH 44072440.338.1752Spirit-Of-Leadership.comUniversity of Findlay1000 N. Main StreetFindlay, OH 45850419.422.8313Findlay.eduUniversity of Kentucky410 Administraon DriveLexington, KY 40506859.257.9000UKY.edu University of Louisville2301 S. 3rd StreetLouisville, KY 40292800.334.8635Louisville.eduEQUINE APPRAISERSSEB Equine Appraisals, LLCSara E. Ballinger419.348.3771SEBEquineAppraisals.comEQUINE ASSISTED THERAPY Central Kentucky Riding for Hope PO Box 13155Lexington, KY 40538859.231.7066CKRH.orgHope Meadows FoundaonCenter for Healing & Equine TherapyPO Box 31862Independence, OH 44131216.232.3656HopeMeadowsOh.orgMajesc Equine Connecons, Inc.Therapeuc Riding + Community EventsMedina, OH 440.668.8364MajescEquineConneconsInc.orgPine Knoll Center For Integrated Horsemanship4901 Ironworks RoadGeorgetown, KY 40324859.559.6220PineKnollFarm.comSpecial Equestrians5121 Staley RoadFort Myers, FL 33905239.226.1221SpecialEquestrians.netSpirit of Leadership9796 Cedar RoadNovelty, OH 44072440.338.1752Spirit-Of-Leadership.comTrue North Veteran Support7575 State Route 521Sunbury, OH 43074740.272.0612TrueNorthVeteranSupport.orgEQUINE ENTERTAINMENTEquus TV800.358.2179EquusTelevision.comWhispery Pines PercheronsCarriage Rides & LoggingSam + Kellie RengerKingsville, OH 440.858.5285/440.413.3033Facebook.com/ WhisperyPines15/

Page 98

96 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 20252025 Business Directory®FARM EQUIPMENTAg-Pro Company2699 Morehead RoadFlemingsburg, KY 41041606.845.7311AgProCompanies.comCashmans Horse Equipment1646 US HWY 42 NorthDelaware, OH 43015740.363.6073 Cashmans.comReveal 4-N-1Mt. Orab, OH 45154937.444.2609Reveal4-N-1.comWillandale Golf Cart Sales111 N. Wooster AvenueStrasburg, OH 44680330.663.3824WillandaleGolfCartSales.comFEED/HORSE CARE SUPPLIESCaliber Feed & Supply8550 OH - 534Windsor, OH 44099440.272.1900 Cashmans Horse Equipment 1646 US Highway 42 NorthDelaware, OH 43015 740.363.6073Cashmans.comCENTERRA Country Stores:CenterraCoop.com OHIO Locaons: Kathy Green, Equine Expert440.321.9996 Ashland Country Store1290 Middle Rowsburg Road419.281.8423 Chardon Country Store 12285 Ravenna Road440.285.3143Cortland Country Store 312 South Mecca Street330 .637.4015Graon Country Store717 Erie Street440.926.2281Jeerson Country Store161 East Jeerson Street440.576.3010Medina Country Store6701 Wooster Pike (SR 3)330.721.0852Ravenna Country Store467 Cleveland Road330.296.3424West Salem Country Store40 Equity Street419.853.4027Wooster Country Store1009 Old Lincoln Way West330.264.9925Farmers Exchange:FeedForLess.com OHIO Locaons: Berea Farmers Exchange384 West Bagley RoadBerea, OH 44017440.243.6505Medina Warehouse650 W. Smith RoadMedina, OH 44256330.618.6854Wadsworth Farmers Exchange231 Great Oaks TrailWadsworth, OH 44281330.706.1359Geauga Feed & Grain11030 Kinsman RoadNewbury Township, OH 44065440.564.5000GeaugaFeed.comGold Coast Feed13501 South Shore Blvd ,Suite 101Wellington, FL 33414561.793.4607GoldCoastFeed.comOcala Breeders Feed & Supply Locaons:6855 US-27Ocala, FL 34482352.402.0303OBFS.com1171 SW 60th AvenueOcala, FL 34474352.237.3399OBFS.com431 NW 27th AvenueOcala, FL 34475352.629.8686OBFS.comSmartPak 800.461.8898 SmartPakEquine.comStable Feed507.487.2323StableFeed.comSugarcreek Shavings3121 Winklepleck RoadSugarcreek, OH 44681330.852.3538SugarcreekShavings.comReiterman Feed & Supply103 N. London StreetMount Sterling, OH 43143740.869.3817 / 866.869.3817ReitermanFeed.com FEED/SUPPLEMENTSBuckeye Nutrion330 E. Schultz AvenueDalton, OH 4461880 0 .417.6 46 0BuckeyeNutrion.comDAC Direct Acon Company6668 Old Rt. 39, NWDover, OH 44622800.921.9121FeedDac.comGeauga Feed & Grain11030 Kinsman RoadNewbury Township, OH 44065440.564.5000GeaugaFeed.comMcCauley’s Bros., Inc.111 Broadway, P.O. Box 604Versailles, KY 40383800.222.8635859.873.3333McCauleysFeeds.comSmartPak800.461.8898 SmartPakEquine.comStable Feed507.487.2323StableFeed.comWitmer’s Feed and GrainWitmersFeed.comLocaons:Berlin3398 Berlin Plank RoadBerlin, PA 15530814.267.4124Columbiana Mill3770 Renkenberger RoadColumbiana, OH 44408330.482.4321Gareld Mill15970 Front StreetSalem, OH 44460330 .537.4631FENCING/STALL SYSTEMS & DESIGNHeritage Equine Equipment74 Quail LaneBox Springs, GA 31801706.575.5153HeritageEquineEquip.comRAMM Horse Fencing & Stalls13150 Airport HighwaySwanton, OH 43558800.434.7919RammFence.comSwiss Valley Fence2411 State Route 39Sugarcreek, OH 44681330.852.4460SwissValleyFence.comFURNITURECreated Hardwood16 West Poplar AvenueColumbus, OH 43215330.447.1780CreatedHardwood.comHAY GROWERSBauer Hay & Straw3162 Paris Pike, Bldg. 51Lexington, KY 40511859.533.9068www.BauerHayStraw.comLile Snker Farm13987 Wa RoadNovelty, OH 440.338.4203HELMETSARRO HelmetsArroHelmets.comHOME DECOR - EQUESTRIANOlde Wood, LTD7557 Willowdale StreetMagnolia, OH 866.968.2924OldeWoodLTD.comHOOF CARE PROFESSIONALSAmerican & Internaonal Associaon For Professional Farriers44 Dorchester BWest Palm Beach, FL 33417859.533.1465ProfessionalFarriers.comEnlightened Equine Hoof CareSteve + Dora HebrockCered Hoof Care Professionals330.813.5434EnlightenedEquine.comHORSE CARE/SPECIALTY PRODUCTSAchieve EquineFLAIR Strips/VIP Equestrian/Iconic EquestrianPO Box 61Delano, MN 55325763.972.9056AchieveEquine.comB Gone Animal ProductsBGoneWhiteLine.comBeneFab ProductsKat Chrysostom855.957. 8378BenefabProducts.comCered Shade Technologies-Kool Kurtains301.407.0744KoolKurtains.com

Page 99

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 972025 Business Directory®Charlee’s Fly Spray4905 S. State Road 7Wellington, FL 33449423.341.6146.CharleesFlySpray.comDimples Horse Treats859.384.1058DimplesHorseTreats.comEquilume Performance LighngLisa Hamilton800.242.9259 Equilume.comFarm Jenny24/7 Equine Monitoring139 Pearce RoadMars, PA 16046833. 327.6536FarmJenny.comFarrier’s Magic888 School StreetOkolona, Ohio 43545 800.321.6694FarriersMagic.comGG EquineGrazing Muzzles888.994.2070 GG-Equine.comGrey Pony DesignsCustom Dry-Erase Boards for Equestrians440.984.6228GreyPonyDesigns.comGuaranteed Horse Products, LLCFly Bye! PlusHudson, OH 330.687.3353GuaranteedHorseProducts.comHandsOn GlovesGrooming Gloves817.477.0017HandsOnGloves.comOne Touch Equine Fly Spray330.594.7797OneTouchFlySpray.comOrange Slow Feeder253.363.7801OrangeSlowFeeder.comPhotonic Health, LLC2471 NW 44th AvenueOcala, FL 34482855.436.7082PhotonicHealth.comShowsafe561.404.SHOW (7469)Showsafe.showUlmate Repair V4095 S. State Road, Suite L-149Wellington, FL 33449833.878.2563UlmateRepairV.comHORSE CARE/SPECIALTY SERVICESBEMER Group - FloridaBelinda & Curt Coenen,Independent Distributors904.868.4550BEMEREquine.comBEMER Group - OhioKrisne Nagy, Independent DistributorKrisne@BEMERMail.comDr. Hansen’s Equine ApothecaryKristen Hansen, PharmD. RPh.DrHansensApothecary.comFlex PEMFRene Hushea330.299.5157K.B.’s Sheath CleaningKristen R. Boltz, RVT330.205.3008Facebook.com/KBSSheathCleaningNursemares of KentuckyLaura Phoenix929 Bethlehem RoadParis, KY 40361607.437.0 479Facebook.com/NursemaresOfKen-tuckyKESMARCKentucky Equine Sports Medicineand Rehabilitaon Center258 Shannon Run RoadVersailles, KY 40383859.873.9955Kesmarc.comRejyouvenateKarin Bergener330.608.5906Rejyouvenate.netThe Blanket LadyHorse blanket washing,waterproong, and repairJanet Largent440.552.6900TheBlanketLadyOhio.comHORSE SHOWS/VENUESFlorida Horse Park11008 S. Hwy 475Ocala, FL 34480FLHorsePark.comBrave Horse1029 South County Line RoadJohnstown, OH 43031614.404.1150Brave-Horse.comChagrin Hunter Jumper ClassicCleveland Metroparks Polo Field3799 Chagrin River RoadMoreland Hills, OH 44022ChagrinHunterJumperClassic.orgChagrin Valley Farms9250 Washington StreetChagrin Falls, OH 44023440.543.7233ChagrinValleyFarms.comEquine AaireOhio Expo Center717 E. 17th AvenueColumbus, OH 43211740.845.0085EquineAaire.comHITS Show Series151 Stockade DriveKingston, NY 12401845.246.8833HitsShows.comHinckley Equestrian Center1575 Ledge RoadHinckley, OH 44233330.289.1787HinckleyEq.comKentucky Three Day EventKentucky Horse Park4089 Iron Works PkwyLexington, KY 40511859.233.2362KentuckyThreeDayEvent.comWellington Internaonal3400 Equestrian Club DriveWellington, FL 33414561.793.5867WellingtonInternaonal.comWin-Seek Fallen Pines Equestrian Center5022 Evere Hull RoadCortland, OH 44410330.638.2255win-seek.comWorld Equestrian Center4095 State Route 730Wilmington, OH 45177937.382.0985 WorldEquestrianCenter.comWorld Equestrian Center1390 NW 80th AvenueOcala, FL 34482352.414.7900WorldEquestrianCenter.comINSURANCEASPCA Pet Health InsuranceCrum & Forster Company1208 Massillon Road, Suite G 200Akron, OH 44306888.716.1203ProtectYourHorse.comC. Jarvis Insurance Agency49 East Gareld RoadAurora, OH 44202440.248.5330JarvisInsurance.comFry’s Equine InsurancePO Box 820Grove City, OH 43123800.842.9021FrysEquineInsurance.comGeissinger InsuranceRachael GeissingerPO Box 454Garresville, OH 44231440.781.7412Rachael.Geissinger@American-Na-onal.comMavon Equine Insurance118 Constuon StreetSuite 110Lexington, KY 40507859.455.6781MavonEquineInsurance.comPamela Nock Insurance, LLC440.667.4999Pamela.Nock@American-Naonal.comJUMPS/EQUIPMENTLight ‘N LasngSouthington, OH800.397.1239LightNLasng.comLEGAL SERVICESLaw Oce of April L. Woodward, LLC125 Main Street, Suite 2Chardon, OH 44024440.834.2162Woodward.lawMARKETING/GRAPHIC DESIGNAristo MarkengMandy Boggs440.984.6228Aristo-Markeng.comENSO Media GroupPO Box 470603Cleveland, OH 44147440.668.2812 FloridaEquestrianDirectory.comKentuckyEquestrianDirectory.comOhioEquestrianDirectory.comGold Horse MediaTaylor GrahamGoldHorseMedia.com Topline CommunicaonsSarah Coleman/Jen RoytzLexington, KY330.518.9001/ 859.494.4712TeamTopline.comYellow Barn MediaJamie SamplesPO Box 432Howell, MI 48843517.375.5399YellowBarnMedia.com

Page 100

98 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 20252025 Business Directory®MASSAGE/BODYWORKBeauty And the Beasts Animal WellnessJill Lione, Cered CCMT, CEMTAkron, OH330.352.3341BeautyAndTheBeastsMassage.comMiracle Farm, LLCBarbara BJ Hartmann-Sasak17964 Owen RoadMiddleeld, OH 44062440.318.4113MiracleFarmRescue.orgNeighSpaWendy Usner, CEMTEquine Massage & Reiki330.220.9087NeighSpa.comSound Stables EquineLaura D’AgosnoAlachua/Marion County, FLSoundStablesEquine.comWendy L. Shaer, MMCPMasterson Method Cered PraconerIntegrated Performance Horse Bodywork724.815.5236AgileEquineBodywork.comMEMORABILIA/ COLLECTIBLES Secretariat.comPO Box 4865Louisville, KY 40204Secretariat.comNURSE MARESNursemares of KentuckyLaura Phoenix929 Bethlehem RoadParis, KY 40361607.437.0 479Facebook.com/ NursemaresOfKentuckyPHOTOGRAPHYENSO Media GroupPO Box 470603Cleveland, OH 44147440.668.2812KentuckyEquestrianDirectory.comOhioEquestrianDirectory.com FloridaEquestrianDirectory.comGold Horse MediaTaylor GrahamGoldHorseMedia.comJessa Janes Photography440.669.7860Lasng Impressions PhotographyRaymond Duval440.465.4121RayDuvalPhotography.com Lori Spellman Photography440.497.8875LoriSpellmanPhotography.comPHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICESAcclivity Integrated Physical Therapy, LLCAmethyst Barto, PT, DPT216.200.7130AcclivityPT.comREALTORSChad LongColdwell Banker – King Thompson614.580.9513ChadLong.CBInTouch.comLudwig Real Estate GroupKelly + David LudwigColdwell Banker614 . 327.0017LudwigRealEstateGroup.comMary Vedda Keller Williams RealtyOlmsted Township, OH440.336.2796MaryVedda.KWRealty.comRESCUE/ADOPTION/THOROUGHBRED AFTERCAREAngels Haven Horse RescueEvergreen Farm13297 Durkee RoadGraon, OH 44044440.781.5060AngelsHavenHorseRescue.orgCANTER KentuckyPO Box 2996 Louisville, KY 40201312.513.1259CanterUSA.org/KentuckyCopper Horse Crusade3739 Glenn HighwayCambridge, OH 43725740.601.2752CopperHorseCrusade.comHappy Trails Farm Animal Sanctuary5623 New Milford RoadRavenna, OH 44266330.296.5914HappyTrailsFarm.orgKentucky Equine Adopon Center1713 Catnip Hill RoadNicholasville, KY 40356859.881.5849KYEAC.orgMaggie's Mission RescuePO Box 345Sharon Center, OH 44274MaggiesMissionRescue.orgMaker’s Mark Secretariat Center4155 Walt Robertson RoadLexington, KY 40511859.246.3080SecretariatCenter.orgMiracle Farm, LLC17964 Owen RoadMiddleeld, OH 44062440.318.4113MiracleFarmRescue.orgNew Vocaons Racehorse Adopon ProgramOH, KY, PA, NY Facilies937.947.4 0 20NewVocaons.orgOld Friends1841 Paynes Depot RoadGeorgetown, KY 40324502.863.1775OldFriendsEquine.orgRered Racehorse Project2976 Solomon’s Island RoadEdgewater, MD 21037410.798.5140ReredRacehorseProject.orgThoroughbred Aercare Alliance859.224.2756ThoroughbredAercare.orgThoroughbred Charies of America2365 Harrodsburg Road, #A200Lexington, KY 40504859.276.4989TCA.orgSADDLES/SADDLE FITTINGBarnes Tack RoomRobert Barnes808.557.1371BarnesTackRoom.comContour SaddleryLea Glenn5950 SW 1st LaneOcala, FL 34474833.312.9444contoursaddlery.comFreedman Harness Saddlery206 N. Gratz StreetMidway, KY 40347859.846.9674FreedmanHarness.comSaddles 101Heather Soones SMS Qualied Saddle Fier135 Hunt RoadPortersville, PA 16051240.431.1318Saddles101.com*(See TACK/RIDING EQUIPMENT/APPAREL for Add’l Saddles Retail/Resale)SPECIALTY PRODUCTS/GIFTSEquestrian Delights216.225.4548EquestrianDelights.com Grey Pony DesignsCustom Dry-Erase Boards and Farm Signs440.984.6228GreyPonyDesigns.comMare Modern GoodsOriginal equestrian artwork + gisMareGoods.comThe Dusty Ribbon Quilng Co.216.392.2004DustyRibbonQuilngCo.comSPORTS MEDICINE + REHABILITATIONKESMARCKentucky Equine Sports Medicineand Rehabilitaon Center258 Shannon Run RoadVersailles, KY 40383859.873.9955Kesmarc.comTACK/RIDING EQUIPMENT/APPARELBecker & Durski Turf GoodsWagner’s Pharmacy3111 S. 4th StreetLouisville, KY 40214502.375.0001WagnersPharmacy.comBig Dee’s Tack & Vet Supply9440 State Route 14Streetsboro, OH 44241800.321.2142 / 330.626.5000BigDWeb.comBoot Barn2200 War Admiral Way, Suite 110Lexington, KY 40509859.264.7388BootBarn.comBoot Barn4511 Outer LoopLouisville, KY 40219502.961.8468BootBarn.comBy Design Equestrian Bouque, LLCAuthorized Retailer PS of Sweden Jennifer L. McLandrich4 40 .4 87.1925Carl’s Place4927 Wilkes RoadAtwater, OH 44201330.325.1641Central Kentucky Tack & Leather3380 Paris Pike, Suite 1100Lexington, KY 40511859.299.TACK (8225)CentralKentuckyTackandLeather.comChagrin Saddlery8574 Washington StreetChagrin Falls, OH 44023440.708.0674ChagrinSaddlery.com

Page 101

2025 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 992025 Business Directory®Chagrin Saddlery World Equestrian Center4095 State Route 730Wilmington, OH 45177937.382.0985 ChagrinSaddlery.com/WEC.net Clip-ity Clop Saddlery12930 Chippewa RoadBrecksville, OH 44141440.526.2965Clip-ityClop.comCountry Lane Tack & Equine Supplies1655 SW Hwy 484, Unit 2Ocala, FL 34473352.203.4803TheCountryLaneTack.comDover Saddlery8740 Montgomery RoadCincinna, OH 45236513.792.0901DoverSaddlery.comEquine Essenals3305 Center RoadBrunswick, OH 44212EquineEssenalsOhio.comEquus Now! 8956 Coer StreetLewis Center, OH 43035740.549.4959EquusNow.comEquus Now! 420 Wards Corner Road, Suite DLoveland, OH 45140513.630.1197EquusNow.comExceponal Equestrianat World Equestrian Center1750 NW 80th AvenueOcala, FL 34482352.844.7189ExceponalEquestrian.comFennell’s Horse Supplies1220 Red Mile RoadLexington, KY 40502859.254.2814Fennels.comFreedman Harness Saddlery206 N. Gratz StreetMidway, KY 40347859.846.9674FreedmanHarness.comHorse Cents, Inc.199 Markham DriveVersailles, KY 40383859.873.4707HorseCentsInc.comJust Horsen’ Around 440.782.1834JustHorsenAroundOH-2. MyShopify.comKBC Horse Supplies140 Venture Court, Suite 1Lexington, KY 40511859.253.9688KBCHorseSupplies.comLucke’s Tack Shop3735 South 4th StreetLouisville, KY 40214502.363.4131Pinkston’s Turf Goods1098 West High StreetLexington, KY 40508859.2252.1560Pinkstons.comQuillin Leather & Tack1929 Main StreetParis, KY 40361859.987.0215Quillin.comRod’s Western Palace3099 Silver DriveColumbus, OH 43224866.326.1975Rods.comSaltwell Western Store2000 Seven Mile DriveNew Philadelphia, OH 44663330.343.0388SaltwellWesternStore.comSchneider Saddlery8255 Washington StreetChagrin Falls, OH 44023800.365.1311 SStack.comSkylight Supply2906 Axton LaneGoshen, KY 40026502.228.0070SkylightSupply.comSmartPak800.461.8898SmartPakEquine.com TT Distributors7150 FL- 4 0Ocala, FL 34482352.854.0528TTDistributors.comTack Shack of Ocala481 SW 60th Avenue,Ocala, FL 34474352.873.3599TackShackOcala.comThe Bitless Bridle by Dr.CookPHS Saddlery5220 Barre RoadColorado Springs, CO 80926719.576.4786BitlessBridle.comThe Hitching Post Tack Shop11403 Main Street, #1390Middletown, KY 40243502.245.4672HitchingPostTack.comThe Tack Shop of Lexington1510 Newtown Pike, Suite 124Lexington, KY 40511859.368.0810TackShopofLexington.comThe Tackeria13501 S. Shore Blvd.Wellington, FL 33414561.793.2012Tackeria.comThe Tacky Horse171 N. Alpha Bellbrook RoadBeavercreek, OH 45434937.427.0797TheTackyHorse.comWise Choice Tack1019 Georgetown RoadLexington, KY 40508859.224.8976TRAINERS Gingerich HorsemanshipLuke Gingerich7785 Converse Hu RoadPlain City, OH 43064GingerichHorsemanship.comDora HebrockCered Straightness Training Instructor330.803.2043Laura Kosiorek-SmithA Stone’s Throw FarmNortheast Ohio814.434.0914Angela MooreStealaway Farm9317 Johnstown-Alexandria Road, NWJohnstown, OH 43031614.989.9029Parelli Natural Horsemanship800.642.3335Parelli.comStephanie PortmanShirley Krames-KopasQuiet Meadow FarmNovelty, OH 440.636.3813QuietMeadowFarmOhio.comPoulin DressageKate PoulinChagrin Falls, OH 386.624.3968KatePoulin.comPutho Performance HorsesLynne Putho3275 South Shiloh RoadLaura, OH 45337937.546.1505Brendan Wise EquestrianRutledge Ridge FarmFallston, MD Brendan.Wise.Equine@gmail.comBridleless.comTRANSPORTATIONAirStall216.235.2409AirStall.usEquiJet Internaonal Air Transport3 Raritan River RoadCalifon, NJ 07830833.378.4538EquiJet.comTRANSPORTATION/TRUCKINGShuman Specialized Transportaon2925 Columbus AvenueSpringeld, OH 45503937.324.4 429ShumanTransport.comTRAVEL/TRAIL RIDING/TOURS7LazyP Outng, LLC891 Teton Canyon RoadChoteau, MT 59422406.466.2245SevenLazyP.comGiddy Up Getaway863.593.7606GiddyUpGetaway.comHorse Country Lexington, KY 859.963.1004VisitHorseCountry.comSmokey Valley FarmBob & Jane Coleman5183 KY-2 Olive Hill, KY 41164606.286.6588SmokeyValleyFarm.comTRUCK/TRAILER SALES & SERVICEAltmeyer’s Trailers771 State Route 307 EastJeerson, OH 44047440.624.0206AltmeyerTrailers.comChuck’s Custom Truck & Trailer750 West Smith RoadMedina, OH 44256330.723.6029Ganley Ford2835 Barber Road, Norton/Barberton, OH 44203800.942.6305GoGanleyFord.comLeonard Truck & Trailer12800 Leonard ParkwayNorth Jackson, OH 44451800.455.1001LeonardTrailers.com

Page 102

100 Kentucky Equestrian Directory 2025 2025 Business Directory®VETERINARY PROFESSIONALS/ HOSPITALS/PHARMACIESBella Vista Equine Veterinary Services6320 Darling RoadBlacklick, OH 43004614.540.0040BellaVistaEquineVet.comBuckeye Veterinary Service16295 Claridon-Troy RoadBurton, OH 44021440.834.8821BuckeyeVet.orgCleveland Equine Clinic3340 Webb RoadRavenna, OH 44266330.422.0040ClevelandEquine.comCountryside Veterinary CenterLaurie Gallan, DVM, DACVIM2232 State Route 61Sunbury, OH 43074740.965.8111CountrysideVetCenter.netDoc Lane’s Veterinary Pharmacy101 Venture Court, Suite 125Lexington, KY 40511888.263.2323DocLanes.comEquine Specialty Hospital17434 Rapids RoadBurton, OH 44021440.834.0811EquineSpecialtyHospital.comHagyard Equine Medical Instute4250 Iron Works PikeLexington, KY 40511859.255.8741Hagyard.com Hagyard Pharmacy4250 Iron Works PikeLexington, KY 45011859.281.9511HagyardPharmacy.comHawthorne Veterinary ClinicHolly Helbig, DVMKaylin Van Dorn, DVM10435 Jerome RoadPlain City, OH 43064330 .8 07.264 3/ 614.359.9020RideWithHawthorneHill.comOhio State University Large Animal Services at Marysville16410 County Home RoadMarysville, OH 43040937.642.2936Vet.OSU.edu/Marysville Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center Galbreath Equine Center601 Vernon L. Tharp StreetColumbus, OH 43210614.292.6661Vet.OSU.edu/VCM/equinePalm Beach Equine Clinic13125 Southelds RoadWellington, FL 33414561.793.1599EquineClinic.comPark Equine Hospital5455 Lexington RoadLexington, KY 40511859.987.43 03ParkEquineHospital.comPeterson Smith Equine Hospital4747 SW 60th AvenueOcala, FL 34474352 .237.6151PetersonSmith.com Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital2150 Georgetown RoadLexington, KY 40511859.233.0371RoodandRiddle.comThe Apothecary HBA Bouque Mobile PharmacyHolly Helbig, DVM614.706.8935TheApothecary.VetsFirstChoice.comTurning Point Integrave Veterinary Care, LLCMichelle Bucci, DVM937.504.1534TurningPointVet.comWEDDING VENUES Smokey Valley FarmBob & Jane Coleman5183 KY-2 Olive Hill, KY 41164606.286.6588SmokeyValleyFarm.com