Valerie donated her time to give a one-hour lecture and demonstration every
day for four days in exchange for the AERC booth. Connie Caudil, Amy Whelan,
Diane Potts, Susan Philpot, Lois and Bob McAfee, Virgina Ingram, Tracy
Ingram, and, of course, Valerie Kanavy, put in many hours at the booth. (I
apologize if I left anyone out.) Jim Rogan and myself, Genie Stewart-Spears,
did the riding demonstration for Valerie and also were the demonstration
riders for Susan Harris' Centered Riding lecture.
Sheila Noel's horse, GT Satoy, was the most photographed horse at the event.
Susan Harris painted the skeletal system on one side of Satoy and the
muscles on the other. Satoy was handled alternately by Julie Stout and
Sheila (both endurance riders) during Susan Harris' Gaits and Movement
demonstrations.
For those of you that missed Equitana, watch for it next year. And don't
miss the Mane Event where many, many breeds are represented in a fabulous
show of elaborate costumes and performing breathtaking stunts and manuevers!
Genie Stewart-Spears