19th Annual Saratoga Horse Symposium

The Saratoga Horse Symposium will be APRIL 10 & 11, 2010 at the 4H Training Center, Middleline Road, Ballston Spa NY.

Featuring (as of Jan. 4, 2010):
SHARON CAMARILLO
4 Time National Rodeo Finalist and Cowgirl Hall of Fame Inductee, Sharon is the author of “The A.R.T. of Barrel Racing (co-author Cheryl Machin Price), “Simple Strategies For Success, and “Barrel Racing For Fun and Fast Times,” as well as DVDs “The Sharon Camarillo Performance Horse” four part series. Recently seen at the Massachusetts Equine Affaire, Sharon is a nationally known barrel racing champion and inspirational speaker. For more information on Sharon visit www.sharoncamarillo.com

STEVEN SEDRISH, D.V.M.
Founder of Upstate Equine Medical Center (2003), Dr. Steven Sedrish is a well-respected equine surgeon. He earned his bachelors at Alfred University in chemistry and biology, holds a masters’ degree from Michigan State University in veterinary pharmacology, and earned his veterinary degree from Mississippi State University. He also attended the Kentucky Horseshoeing School where he learned farrier work. Dr. Sedrish provides ambulatory, emergency and reproductive services along with shockwave therapy, stem cell, neonatal care, and orthopedics. For more information on Dr. Sedrish and his practice, contact (518) 695-3744, upstateequine@aol.com or www.uemc-ny.com.

ELIZABETH MARKS
Hudson Mohawk Resource Conservation & Development Coordinator for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Elizabeth is an expert on pasture management, including nutritional value of hay and grasses, pasture rotation and conservation of green space for agricultural use. Located in Ghent, NY, the Hudson Mohawk RC&D’s mission is to promote regional, economic and natural resource conservation development. For more information contact Elizabeth at (518) 828-4385 x105, elizabeth.marks@ny.usda.gov or visit the Councils website at www.hudsonmohawkrcd.org.

HAROLD G. (BILL) BARNES, D.V.M.
Dr. Barnes realized his dream of becoming a veterinary surgeon after having worked with animals, large and small, since childhood. Following undergraduate studies in sculpture and animal nutrition at Hampshire college, Dr. Barnes pursued his passion of racing sled dogs in Interior Alaska. In the early 1990s, Dr. Barnes left Alaska to attend veterinary school at Colorado State University. His interest in surgery led him to complete an internship and surgical residency at Washington State University. Upon completion of his residency and a master's program there in 1994, "Doc" moved to Saratoga Springs with his family to begin his career as an equine veterinarian and surgeon. In 2000, the Barnes family opened Saratoga Equine Veterinary Service at Henning Road. Dr. Barnes' clinical interests are arthoscopic surgery, surgery of the upper airway, tendons, lameness examinations, and reproductive evaluation. For more information, call (518) 583-7273 or www.saratogaequine.com.

DRU MALAVESE
Safety Committee Chairman Dru Malavase became a member of the New York State Horse Council on the recommendation of one if its founders and its second President, Rufus Wesson of Mendon. Mr. Wesson was also President of the United States Pony Clubs and the Rochester-Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross, both organizations devoted to safety and injury prevention. Dru’s similar interest in safety led her to become the Executive Director and First Aid Instructor Trainer of the West Ontario County Chapter of Red Cross and Safety Committee Chairman for the United States Pony Clubs. She was the original Chairman and current Co-Chairman of the American Society for Testing and Materials’ Committee on Protective Equestrian Headgear and a member of the United States Equestrian Federation Safety Committee. As the STOP-DWI Coordinator for Ontario County for the past 25 years she has been honored as one of New York’s leading experts on highway safety issues.