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FEBRUARY 2016 • www.pennsylvaniaequinecouncil.org
Inside
This Issue
1 The PA Equine Council’s
Equine Learning Center
and the 2016 PA Farm
Show
2 President’s Message
2016 PEC
Officers & Directors
3 Lebanon Valley
Rail to Trail
4 A Tribute to the Life of
Sandra Forster
5 Upcoming Events
Attention Members
2016 Announcement of PA
Equine Council Scholarship
6Hooray!
8 County Bits
9 PA Horse World
Expo Speakers
12 Membership Perks
for 2016
Skip’s Tips
13 Order New Signs
14 PEC County Directors
15 Membership Application
16 PEC License Plates
The Pennsylvania Equine Council’s
Equine Learning Center and the
2016 Pennsylvania Farm Show
This year the Pennsylvania Farm Show ran from
Jan. 9th thru the 16th with our set-up on the
8th. As always, we had a very busy week. Our
day started around 6:30 AM, tending our seven
horses that were on display, and ended between
8 and 9 PM each evening. Again this year, we
had a Spotted Draft, a Donkey, two Minis, a
Gypsy Vanner, and our two Appaloosa geldings,
Gunner and Pete, the STARS of the show. This
was Gunner’s tenth Farm Show and Pete’s third.
They had approximately 50 thousand people,
young and old, rub their sides at this year’s show.
We were told that there were record crowds with
between 5 and 6 hundred thousand visitors. The weather went from very warm,
where the horses were sweating, to being frigid when we were all cold. Luckily, we
didn’t get the Farm Show snow storms which happen most years.
In order for the ELC to succeed at an event like the Farm Show we need many
volunteers. This year we had 35 volunteers plus Skip and me. Each day we had
three shifts with five volunteers per shift. If you do the math you will see that many
of the volunteers did more than one shift. With the large crowds it’s hard to run
the booth with less than 5 volunteers. These volunteers plus our horse owners are
the reason the ELC can do what
it does. This year’s horse owners
were Linda Bunning (Spotted
Draft), Avery Sneed (Donkey),
Becky Koleno (Gypsy Vanner), and
Prairie Fire Farm (two Minis).
Skip and I would like to thank
everyone that helped us make the
ELC at this year’s Pennsylvania
Farm Show a success. We look
forward to working the ELC with
you all in the future.
Thank You,
Mike Kraft, ELC Chair
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President’s Message
On behalf of the Pennsylvania Equine Council and its
members I wish thank Skip for his years and countless
hours of dedication to the council. Without this dedication
from our board and members the council would not work.
As I start my new role, I have looked back at how I became
involved with the council. We were losing trails on the
Pennsylvania Game Commission lands. I was pursuing
any avenue that would stop this. In coming to the Council I
found information and a plan through the Trail Stewardship
Program. The Council continued to work with the Game
Commission, DCNR and other land managers to retain
trails and educate equestrian users. Next the Council was
working with the Legislature to enact the
Equine Activity Immunity Act so that
equine enthusiasts could pursue different
activities within the state. The council
started the Equine Welfare Committee
to safe guard our equine partners and
watch issues concerning them such as
EHV, Equine Herpes Virus. It has
been about fifteen years and the
list goes on.
My wish is that you as a member
find a reason to become more
involved or involve a friend. It may
be the Trail Stewardship Program
or as a County Director running
a county group. When you read
this the Equine Learning Center
will already have been at the
Pennsylvania Farm Show. This event takes many volunteers
sharing their knowledge and experiences with new and
longtime equine enthusiasts of all ages as they get to meet
a horse up close. I hope to see you at the Horse World
Expo, March 3-6, 2016 at our flagship event for the year
showing the world who we are.
Charlie
2016 PEC OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
Amanda Gerner
185 Bobby Jones Drive, Etters, PA 17319
717-856-3168 / amandapec@penn.com
Rick Shiffler
600 Early’s Mill Rd., Hummelstown, PA 17036
717-534-1387 / rick@moldbase.com
Bud Wills – Vice President
235 Mule Lane, Summerville, PA 15864
814-379-3759 / gwwills52@gmail.com
Linda Golden
9390 Antrim Church Rd.
Greencastle, PA 17225
717-597-3680 / lgolden@embarqmail.com
Burt Staniar
324 Henning Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-0698 / wstaniar@psu.edu
Edith Ryan - Treasurer
5930 Faith Circle, Harrisburg, PA 17112
717-545-7580 / edithryan@verizon.net
Sharon Kessler
4658 Bentz Rd., Spring Grove, PA 17362
717-825-0693 / skmorgans@gmail.com
Aleta Seifert – Corresponding Sec’y
11414 Canning House Rd., Felton, PA 17322
717-927-6480 / secretary@
pennsylvaniaequinecouncil.org
Mike Kraft
1301 Red Hill Rd., Dauphin, PA 17018
717-319-3807 / theappaloosa@comcast.net
Ann Swinker
324 Henning Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-7810 / aswinker@gmail.com
Charlie VanAuken-President
100 Lex Lane, Gardners, PA 17324
717-903-6770 /
charliepaequinecouncil@gmail.com
Gail Eichelberger – Recording Sec’y
756 Delong Rd., Alburtis, PA 18011
610-845-0954 / GailRobin52@aol.com
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Helene McKernan
61 Meadow Lane, Beech Creek, PA 16822
570-660-3150 / hmckernan10@gmail.com
Jeanne Askey
631 E Main St, Lock Haven, PA 17745
570-660-9991 / jaskey47@gmail.com
Desilene Phillips
19296 S. Center Rd., Conneautville, PA 16406
814-587-2658 /
crawfordcountypec@gmail.com
Judy Cole
13404 King Rd, Conneautville, PA 16406
814-323-3221 / thornapplefarm@hotmail.com
Guy Seifert
730 Spruce Hollow Rd., Palmerton, PA 18071
610-737-3212 / seifert125@aol.com
Donna Foulk
14 Gracedale Ave., Nazareth, PA 18064
610-746-1970 / dlf5@psu.edu
Skip Seifert
11414 Canning House Rd., Felton, PA 17322
717-927-6480 / skipaleta@aol.com
Elaine Winters
2058 S. Forge Rd., Palmyra. PA 17078
717-838-5224 / ewinters67@verizon.net
PO Box 303, Windsor, PA 17366
888-304-0281
www.pennsylvaniaequinecouncil.org
PEC HORSEPOWER
Lebanon Valley Rail to Trail
Have you ever ridden the trails at Lebanon Valley Rail
to Trails? It’s a beautiful place to ride your horse, bike,
or just take a leisurely walk. The trail begins on Route
230, just past “ Saturday’s Market” in Dauphin County.
This first section is known as the Conewago Trail and
continues as Lebanon Valley Rail Trail into Lebanon
County thru Lawn, Colebrook, Mt. Gretna , Alden Place
and thru Cornwall Iron Furnace, continuing east to 8th
Street Trailhead located on Route 422. There are plans
for future trail expansions thru Union Canal Tunnel Hill
Park, continuing to connect to the rail trail located in
Swatara State Park (Lebanon County) in the very near
future. What a “privilege” it will be to ride, bike or walk
this beautiful trail.
out your manure on these lots. Take it home with you.
Remember, others use these lots also.
Another plus for this trail, the LVRT committee is installing
“Porta Potties” for the convenience of all users. Bravo!!
Just like all other trails in Pennsylvania, there is a need to
maintain the trail. If you have some spare time, volunteer
at Lebanon Valley Rail to Trails by contacting Don
Newcomer (HST.pinch.322@windsteam.net) or Edith Ryan
(edithryan@verizon.net). We will be very happy to help,
and it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Edith Ryan, Treasurer
The trail has two parts, one for bicyclist and walkers, and
the other portion for horses. Look for the horse side sign
to travel on. But guess what – some horse people do not
respect these “signs”. They use the entire trail. When
encountering other user groups, kindly move to the
designated portion for horses.
The LVRT Association does a great job; they are putting
up more and precise signage to inform all users what
is expected from them along the trail. The parking lots
will have signage for the PARKING OF HORSE TRAILERS
and if it is allowed on the particular parking lot you may
want to use that day. As a side thought, don’t clean
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A Tribute to the Life of Sandra Forster
by Diane Grant Czajkowski
One of Pennsylvania’s finest horse people has passed.
Sandra Forster age 72 has gone home to be with the Lord
and to reunite with the many family, friends and horses that
she nourished in her lifetime. On the morning of January 4,
2016 she fed her horses; then later in the day her husband,
Art, took her to the barn as she was caring for her other
animals and she passed away in the barn. We should all be
so blessed, that on the day we pass, we will be doing the
thing that we love the most. For Sandra it was being with
her horses and her family. I am so proud of Sandra; she
lived her passion to her final day.
Sandra lived in Northeastern Pennsylvania, and for over 20
years she served the horse community in the state wide
Pennsylvania Equine Council (PEC), it was organized over 25
years ago. I am a first-hand witness of the many hours and
many miles that Sandie covered for the good of the horse.
Often I sat beside her, assisting her with anything that I
could, doing helpful tasks. When I first met Sandie she and
several other ladies were developing a database of horse
people in Pennsylvania.
Sandie was
PEC Board
member,
serving as
secretary, and
Pennsylvania
Equine
Foundation,
as secretary/
treasurer,
and set up
at the first
Working a PEC Booth at the PA Horse World Expo
Pennsylvania
Horse World Expo. Working diligently on the various
aspects of roles in the PEC, Sandie got things done. She also
participated in other horse world events in Kentucky and
American Horse Council.
No one that I know has put more heart and soul into the
love of horses than Sandie Forster. It would be hard to
match the depth, compassion and the
passion that Sandie had for the horse.
On the home front, her husband,
Art, built his wife an office addition
so Sandie could to do the things she
loved. This is where she worked on
PEC materials.
Sandie’s code of ethics and her
Christian beliefs have deeply
influenced my life. Sandie was one of
my very best friends, although she is
no longer on the earth, she will forever
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be an influence and a guide in my life. From her life, I have
learned of a deeper love and learned more about horses.
She instilled in many young people love of horses that will
last forever.
At local shows, Ag-Progress
Days or PA Farm Show, she
wanted to better inform
people about equine
wellbeing, education, youth,
barn fire protection, liability
signs, raising support and
encouraging volunteers.
Sandie poured her heart and
her life into the welfare of
horses. Her passionate love for the horse was unmatched.
When I first met Sandie, she invited me to come see her
horses. At the time, I could not walk very well due to a
health issue and the horses were way up in the field. I
made it to the pasture gate, and she opened the gate and
said, “Step inside; the horses will come to you.” I stepped
just a few feet inside of the gate, all her horses came
down and surrounded me. Since I love horses, this was
like having a heavenly host surrounding me. Daughter,
Amber Seals said the day of the funeral they often heard,
“I know your Mom because I rode the horses at her house.”
I personally enjoyed Sandy and her horses many times.
Whenever I talked to Sandie she would say to me “When
are you coming up? Come up and see my horses!”
Bonnie Darlington said, “I thought the world of Sandie;
she was content to be in the background doing things,
that made her unique. She loved the Lord and served him,
served people, animals and the Equine Industry.”
You may not have never met her but she has been working
for you for over 20 years. If you did know Sandie, she was
kind. In her honor, do all you can for others, be a blessing
and one day it will come back to you many times over.
“The Pennsylvania horse world owes a great debt to
Sandra Forster. Sandra brought
people together. Now that she has
passed, in honor of her memory,
I believe it would be respectful to
continue the work to preserve and
protect the horse world that she so
passionately loved and worked so
diligently in, for the love of horses.”
Diane Grant Czajkowski
At the Coalition of State Horse Council’s
meeting, Keenland Racetrack, Kentucky
The long version will be on my
website www.DianeGrantArt.com and
wwwdianeshorses.com
PEC HORSEPOWER
Upcoming Events . . .
• 14th Annual Pennsylvania Horse World Expo
March 3 - 6, 2016
Come visit us at the PEC Booths 212-214, 234-236
•
1-Day Trail Stewardship Workshop (South Central PA)
Saturday, February 27, 2016 • 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Hoss’s Steak & Seafood House, 4308 Business 220, Bedford, PA
Dorene Beckley (814)784-5868
muleshasta@embarqmail.com
Karen Rosenberger (814)685-3747
donros@frontiernet.net
• 1-Day Trail Stewardship Workshop (South East PA)
Saturday, February 20, 2016 • 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (7:45 registration)
Held at the Pennypacker Mills Classroom
Haldeman Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473
Please pre-register: For more information or to register:
Eleanor Vallone 610-850-4992
EleanorVallone@gmail.com
Kathy Boyd
215-527-4900 TrailGal@verizon.net
•
Spring 2-Day Packing Clinic
May 21 & 22, 2016, Clarion County
For more info and Registration call or email Gwen at:
814-379-3759 or gwwills52@gmail.com
•
2016 Two 3-Day Trail Stewardship Workshops
July 18-20 and July 21-23, 2016, State College, PA
For more info and Registration call or email Gwen at:
814-379-3759 or gwwills52@gmail.com
Attention Members
Both New and Old
When filling out your membership forms, please fill
them out completely. It is very time consuming
if our volunteers have to look up your previous
year’s information and toggle from the new list to
the old list and/or find your county on the internet.
If you know someone who has not been receiving
their e-blast or newsletter it may be because
complete contact information was not on their form
or not current/legible. If you have moved or changed
your email, please be sure to let Membership
know in order to keep receiving your e-blast and
newsletter in a timely manner. Please send your
info to crawfordcountypec@gmail.com or call
membership at 814-587-2658. We would like to
make sure we are getting important information out
to all our members.
Thank You,
Desilene Phillips, Membership Chair
2016 Announcement of PA
Equine Council Scholarship
Applications are being accepted for the 2016 PA Equine
Council Scholarship (PEC). The $1000 scholarship is open
to any student accepted to a college,
university, community college, or
vocational institute for the 2016
year. Applicant must have a
current individual or family
membership in the PEC by Jan
31st of the application year.
Deadline for application is
June 1, 2016. Applicants
should be an active
participant in the equine
industry and committed to future involvement in
the industry and must meet all scholarship criteria.
An application can be obtained by visiting
http://pennsylvaniaequinecouncil.org/scholarship_pr.php
or email hmckernan10@gmail.com.
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Hooray!!!
We hope you all have had a great Christmas/New Year/
Holiday so far. Although in western PA it has seemed more
like spring, the weather did not seem to inhibit the caring
and giving attitude that accompanies the holiday season.
Giving back or paying forward seems to be the phrases we
hear in December that need to be fostered all year long.
Giving of our time, energy and expertise is not usually a
financial burden but gives us a purpose and a good feeling
inside. As we move forward into 2016 and count our
blessings of friends and family, being able to
live in this country and having opportunities
to either have a horse or be around a
horse, I would like to suggest some
ways to “give back” or “pay forward”
so others who have a horse or
long for a horse in their life may
benefit now or down the road.
The Pennsylvania Equine Council has, for
going on 30 years, been actively involved
in state and national policy that benefit the
equine. The PEC volunteers work with other
volunteers across the state and nation to gather
information and be on the lookout for issues that
affect all those who are in the horse industry or
work because of the horse industry. Many people
do not know that even if they own or lease part of
a horse they are the horse industry. 70 plus % of
horses are recreationally used or back yard horses.
The everyday ordinary people make up the force
behind keeping horses on the landscape and on the
trails.
For the last 13 years particularly, the trail committee has
been working to build relationships with land management
agencies as well as Dept. of Ag, Farm Bureau, Rail
Trail Conservancy and many, many others to look at
opportunities to protect access to trails that can be used by
horses. Education has been the base component not only
for the agencies and other organizations but also for the
horse owners and boarding barn owners. Horse People in
each local area know where they ride or would like to, and
they are the key to keeping access and good relationships
to protect the opportunity to use horses on the trails now
and for years to come. Pennsylvania has been way behind
the curve for horse accessible trails. I am sure you have
heard how horse friendly other states are and how great
it is to ride in other states if you have not experienced
it yourself. Neighboring states have had volunteer trail
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groups for 30 and 40 or more years. Those volunteers
have been paying forward for their family, friends and quite
frankly you and me for years so the opportunity is there
to ride, enjoy the beautiful scenery and just unwind to a
simpler time. What a gift!
This coming year whether or not you have made New Year
resolutions, think about getting involved in some manner
to protect and maybe even expand trails. It is very easy to
start by attending a 1-Day Trail Stewardship Workshop or
simply helping to set one up. Just like anything else, there
are many opportunities within a group or organization to
just give “a little” time to spread the word if nothing else.
There are many groups across the state that are making a
positive contribution by volunteering a few hours a year.
The people meet other people who love horses, love
to be outside and have a great time with
the new people they meet learning of
other places to ride. Most of all they feel
good that they are making a positive
contribution.
Opportunities to attend a Free 1-Day
Trail Workshop coming soon are:
February 20, Held at the Pennypacker
Mills Classroom, 5 Haldeman
Road, Schwenksville, PA 19473
(Montgomery Co.) and February
27, 2016 at Hoss’s Steak & Sea
House, 4308 Business 220, Bedford,
PA (Bedford Co.). There is still plenty
of time to set up a Workshop in your
area; just give us a call or send an email. There
will be two, 3-Day Trail Stewardship Workshops offered in
State College, also free to volunteers July 18, 19 & 20 and
21, 22 & 23, 2016. The Workshops are very educational
and a good time to spend with other horsey people and
the agency people you may want to work with to preserve
trails.
If you would like to get involved with the PEC, there is
time to sign up to volunteer at Horse World Expo. We ask
you to come and talk with people at the PEC booths. We
give plenty of instructions ahead of time and there will be
several board members around to ask questions..
Let’s make this a great year for the equine in Pennsylvania!!
Bud & Gwen Wills
814-379-3759
gwwills52@ gmail.com
610-888-2807
hiddenreigns@gmail.com
www.hiddenreignsthermalimaging.com
Join us for a ride from the past …
The Appalachian Wagon Train Association sponsors an
annual “Living History” trail ride each year in June.
This family oriented group welcomes you to join us as
we travel across the beautiful landscape of Pennsylvania.
Our association promotes transportation by:
Covered Wagons, Buggies, Horseback,
Draft Horses, Mules and Ponies.
Scenic Rivers YMCA
7 Petroleum Street
Oil City, PA 16301
814.677.3000
ytom@csonline.net
Tom Spence,
Director
This one week trek starts on Fathers Day each year
and continues for an entire week of:
Campfires, Beautiful Trails
Contests, Family Atmosphere
Sing-a-longs and much more!
For more information, check out our website:
www.muleshoepa.com, or contact our secretary:
Edith Crosby
113 Myers Street • Ebensburg, PA 15731
E-mail: awtsiscrosby@aol.com
Chestnut Ridge
Horseman’s Club
Family Friendly Camping
and Horseback Riding
Electric Hookups • Kitchen Facilities
Restrooms with Hot Showers
Check us out online
chestnutridgehorsemansclub.net
Peter Blauner,
VMD
PO Box 1970
Worcester, PA 19490
Phone 610.584.6000
blaunervmd@aol.com
NOTICE FROM EQUISURE
Disclaimer: This service is provided by Equisure, Inc. in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Equine Council. This program (Plus Membership) is not a source of revenue for
the Pennsylvania Equine Council. Association Resource Group Purchasing Group (the
Master Policy holder) has arranged coverage with Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s,
London using Equisure, Inc. as the agent.
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C •O •U •N •T •Y
B •I •T •S
How Crawford County Has Maintained
A Successful and Active County Chapter
First, you have to have a strong and dedicated core group
who believe in what the PEC stands for.
Your meetings can be anywhere… someone’s house, a fire
department, church, restaurant…anywhere there is enough
seating.
Set your first meeting with your core group to decide on
the best place that can accommodate your needs. We at
Crawford County have been having our meetings at Perkins
in Meadville in the banquet room. They don’t charge us for
use of the room because a lot of us have our evening meal
at that time. You may want to have the meeting at a church
or a fire dept. Anywhere is fine if it can accommodate
your needs in space and availability. If you use a church
or fire department, you may want to raise funds to make a
donation to your meeting place.
The most important point we can make here is keep it
consistent on TIME AND PLACE. Once you decide on
a permanent place to have your meeting, keep it the
same day of the month (ex: the first Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday etc.) and also the same time.
Ours are always the first Thursday of the month at 7 pm.
We try to get there at 6 pm to eat and have a little chat
time.
We also have guest speakers every month and buy their
meal since they have come to donate their time. Our
past guest speakers have consisted of equine massage
therapists, Equine dentists, veterinarians, people
involved in 4H, people who specialize in breed specifics
(gaited horses, Quarter Horse, etc.) We had the
President of the Paint Horse Association, farriers, reiners,
bit and saddle fit experts, equine chiropractors; we had
Pam Kline-Eikleberry from Ohio who sold everything
she owned and rode her horse from the east coast to the
west coast in the 1980’s. Others include horse rescue
personnel, people involved with therapy horses, Bud &
Gwen Wills from our own Pennsylvania Equine Council
were here and became our guest speakers at a meeting
when our scheduled speaker had an emergency and
couldn’t make it. We had one guest, Kathy Beahon of
Allegheny River Ranch, who spoke on training your
horse for obstacles, Pam Bradshaw on cutting and sorting
cows. Manure management, parasite control, the hazards
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and benefits of owning a stallion. Youth Rodeo is another
one, equine photography … there are endless possibilities
for choosing people who are more than happy to talk about
their particular equine passion. Use your imagination and
share with your fellow equine lovers.
We also have fund raisers. Tack Swaps, 50/50 raffles,
currently we are having an Equine Calendar sale from a
photo contest we sponsored. Again the possibilities are
endless.
And the last thing to remember is to use everything at
your disposal to get the word out about your meetings and
who your speakers are. We use social media (facebook),
email, newspapers; you can also use the radio or put up
fliers in local businesses; whatever works for your particular
situation. Invite everyone who owns a horse and even those
who may not be able to own one of their own but share
your passion for horses, mules, ponies and donkeys. We do
not restrict these meetings to members only. We welcome
everyone with the hope that they may decide to join PEC.
Dr. Karen Holen of
Holen Family Chiropractic & Wellness Center
Human and Equine Chiropractics.
PEC HORSEPOWER
2016 PA Horse World Expo Speakers
March 3-6, 2016 at the Harrisburg, PA Farm show Complex.
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Friday, March 4, 2016
Saturday, March 5, 2016
• 12:10 - 1:00 Dr. Ann Swinker; Older
Horse Care
• 10:10 - 11:00 Dr. Catherine
Nunnery, The Equine Eye- What
‘eye’ need to know?
• 9 - 9:50 Joe Stanco, Setting up a
Trail Class for Open and 4H Shows
• 1 - 1:50 Barry Swartz & Skip
Siefert; The Balanced Hoof- Evaluate
Your Farrier
• 11 - 11:50 Donna Foulk, Parasites:
A Whole Farm Approach
• 10 - 10:50 Bud and Gwen Wills;
Land Management Agencies: How
They work with Horsemen
• 2 - 2:50 Grazing Lands Coalition,
Benefits Of Grazing, Panel
• 12:00- 12:50 Terry Peiper; Saddle
Fit Consultant
• 11 - 11:50 Ann Macrina; Riding
after 40
• 3 - 3:50 Suzette Truax, PA NRCS;
Fencing, Opportunities from NRCS
• 1 - 1:50 Dr. Catherine Nunnery,
Equine Vision- What does my horse
see?
• 12 - 12:50 Terry Peiper; Saddle Fit
Consultant
• 4 - 4:50 Megan Gerber; Finding
the Right Riding Instructor for You
• 5 - 5:50 Bud & Gwen Wills; Trail
Riding Smart
• 6 - 6:50 Helene McKernan;
Selecting the Right Breed of Horse
• 2 - 2:50 John Whiting, Mike
Craft and PEC Panel; Selecting &
Evaluating Your Horse Trainer
• 3 - 3:50 (Agencies and PEC board),
Making the Best of Your Benezett
Elk Trip, Panel
• 4 - 4:50 Jennifer Johnson, Dealing
with Health Issues Like EHV-1, PDA
Domestic Animal Health
• 5 - 5:50 Dr. Robert Mikesell, Capri
Stiles-Mikesell, Hands on Manure
Management, Developing a Manure
Management Plan for your Farm
• 1 - 1:50 Dr. Burt Staniar; Ulcers, Colic
and Laminitis...Oh My!
• 2 - 2:50 Lew Trumble & Bethany
Bickel, Plan and Prepare for a
Successful Show Season
• 3 - 3:50 Dr. Ted Spinks; Ticks Born
Diseases
• 4 - 4:50 Guy Seifert; Trip Planning
and Bio-Security
• 5 - 5:50 Rachael Baust; Ten Ways to
keep Your Veterinarian Happy
• 6 - 6:50 Brian Egan; Why Do Horses
Spook
• 6 - 6:50 Dr. Dave Wolfgang; All
Plants Are Not Friendly
Attention: Present, Past and Future members ...
It’s that time of year again.
• For those of you who are present members you will be receiving your reminder card in the mail.
• For our past members or those who would like to become members, a membership form is included in all of our
Newsletters or you may print one from our website at www.pennsylvaniaequinecouncil.org. You can pay on line
through this link using PayPal.
• We hope to see a lot of new names on our membership list as well as existing members.
• Invite your friends and family to become a part of our great organization.
• Kudos to Deb Peterson, Nancy Yesko and the Judges for the great job on the Equine Photo Contest.
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MEMBERSHIP PERKS
2016 PERKS for EQUINE SAVINGS
Enjoy up to 34% savings on great brand names such as:
PERKS for 2016
CALL
The Pennsylvania Equine Council is glad
to announce that the MEMBER ONLY
discount on tack will continue for 2016.
STAGECOACH WEST, a large tack shop
in NY will give PEC members in good
standing a 10% discount on all items
including sale items, 5% on saddles
excluding Stacey Westfall’s merchandise.
On the top left hand corner of your new
membership card you will find your 2016
membership number: a seven letter and
number combination. When ordering
online or by phone, be sure to give the
sales associate your member number
from the top left hand corner. When
shopping in person at the store, please
present your current membership card.
You can find your savings opportunities
online at www.STAGECOACHWEST.
com.
Call 800-648-1121 to place an order or
request a catalogue. You can also visit
the store in person to take advantage of
these great discounts!
at 502-863-6000 or
toll free at 877-905-0004 for more information.
You can also visit their web site at www.equinesavings.com to begin saving today!
WHILE YOU’RE AT IT, TAKE A LOOK AT THE OFFERINGS OF
THE AMERICAN HORSE COUNCIL
at www.horsecouncil.org/ahc-advantage-plan
and
THE ASSOCIATION RESOURCE GROUP
at www.associationresource.net/MembershipBenefits.html
Both offer PEC members discounts with companies like
Office Max • Hertz • UPS • Valvoline • Sheplers • Pet Smart • John Deere
Visit these websites for more information and start saving today!
Membership gives you access to discounts on all household prescriptions with
Association Resource Group’s Discount Prescription Drug Card
• Save 10% to 65% on most prescriptions
• Name-brand and generic drugs
• One card serves your entire household
(Including individuals, horses and other pets)
• Your card is FREE
Visit www.associationresource.citymax.com/prescription-drug-card.html to print
SKIP’S TIPS
by Skip Seifert
If you own a step-up trailer of
any type, it probably has a rubber
bumper at the rear. Corrosion
often occurs behind this bumper
and is easily overlooked during
routine maintenance. In order to
inspect for unseen damage, remove the bolts (you will
probably need a deep well socket for this step) securing
the bumper to the trailer. If corrosion is present,
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thoroughly clean both the rubber and metal surfaces.
To prevent new or further damage, apply a generous
coating of silicone caulk to the mating surfaces of the
bumper and trailer and replace the bumper. It may
be necessary to replace the bolts if they are damaged.
Clean up the excess silicone and you will be good to
go.
Skip
PEC HORSEPOWER
Attention!
In order to seek protection
under the Pennsylvania
Equine Activity Immunity
Act (4 P.S. §§ 601-606)
an individual or entity
MUST install signs
warning individuals that
they assume the risk by
participating in equine
activities.
Are your signs beginning to show their age?
Order your new signs today!
The PEC’s Equine Liability Law Compliance signs are designed to inexpensively meet
the requirements of the Equine Activity Immunity Act, allowing you to seek protection
under that law, should the need arise. They are made of corrugated vinyl, tolerate
inclement weather and last for several years . . . but nothing lasts forever!
The signs must be
conspicuously posted on
the premises in two or
more locations. They must
be at least three feet by
two feet in size and state,
“You assume the risk of
equine activities pursuant
to Pennsylvania law.”
The PEC provides
corrugated vinyl signs for
$24 for your first 2 signs.
Shipping is an additional
$20 for a total of $44
for the 2 initial signs.
Additional signs are $10
each.
Use this form and mail to:
“SIGNS”
P.O. BOX 303
Windsor, PA 17366
TO ORDER SIGNS
ONLINE, please go to:
pennsylvaniaequine
council.org/signs.php for
more information, contact
the PEC at 888.304.0281.
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PEC County Directors
County Name Phone E-mail
Lynda Balins (410)-241-1615 lyndabalins@gmail.com
Allegheny
Mary Dissen-Amoroso (412)-835-7726
unlimitedhorses@aol.com
Bedford
Dorene Beckley
(814)-784-5868
muleshasta@embarqmail.com
Gail Wolfel Eichelberger (610)-845-0954
gailrobin52@aol.com
James Veil (267)-498-8615 hubbers1@yahoo.com
(724)-791-2660 valsgallery@embarqmail.com
(610)-656-6494
gmctear@comcast.net or gmctear@equineinsure.com
(570)-458-6738
Lfisk.bentonrodeo@yahoo.com
Adams
Berks
Bucks
Butler
Valerie Pieper
Chester Jerry McTear
Columbia Lynette Fisk
Crawford Robin Smith (814)-398-2686
reidandrobinsmith@gmail.com
Crawford
Judy Cole (814)-323-3221
thornapplefarm@hotmail.com
Dauphin Sally McKeever (717)-533-3057
sallymckeever@comcast.net
Franklin
Bill Taylor
(301)-785-6715
betaylor43@gmail.com
Fulton
Don & Karen Rosenberger (814)-685-3747 donros@frontiernet.net
Lawrence Kathy Sutton (724)-946-8195
lyric528@comcast.net
Marta Trainer (717)-865-6542
Mtrainer@nbn.net
Lebanon
Luzerne
Lycoming Mercer
Mercer
Brenda Mowery
(570)-394-6829 Brenda.Mowery@aol.com
Ann Muller
(570)-329-2977
amuller1@comcast.net
Fran Reynolds
(724)-376-3573
Fran33047@gmail.com
Nancy Yesko
(724)-253-9131
Nancy9970@windstream.net
(814)-778-5170
carolyn_stroup@hotmail.com
(610)-850-4992
eleanorvallone@gmail.com
(570)-458-6738
Lfisk.bentonrodeo@yahoo.com
(610)-253-6640
slatevalleyappaloosas@hotmail.com
(215)-482-8108
phillypec@gmail.com
McKean
Carolyn Stroup
Montgomery Eleanor Vallone
Montour
Lynette Fisk
Northampton Maura Kessler
Philadelphia Cynthia Turecki
Schuylkill
Judy Lengle
(570)-345-8651
jlengle3424@comcast.net
Washington Connie Davis
(724)-986-8037
crdavis62@yahoo.com
York
Nedra Applegate
(717)-938-0328
nedraapplegate@gmail.com
If you don’t see your county listed above, then there is no director.
YOU CAN HELP!
Different counties can have one of the following levels of involvement:
1.
2.
3.
Counties with PEC Chapters have regular meetings, officers and a treasury. These counties report meeting minutes to the
PEC. These counties receive a monetary membership incentive from the PEC each year.
Other counties have a few get-togethers and/or set up some PEC displays at local fairs or horse shows, but have no formal
structure, meeting schedule, minutes or treasury. These counties do NOT receive a membership incentive from the PEC.
Still other areas have a director who only distributes information in his or her county.
If you are interested in learning more about county level PEC work,
please contact Skip at skipaleta@aol.com
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Pennsylvania Equine Council
Membership Application
Please check one category below:
c Individual Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25
c Individual Membership Plus Equisure . . . . . . . . . $46
c Family Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35
# of Adults________ # of Youth________
c Family Membership Plus Equisure . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75
# of Adults________ # of Youth________
c Youth (ages 12 through 17) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10
c Collegiate Membership (# of members_____) . . . . $35
c Business Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100
c Lifetime Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500
c Association Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35
Number of Members ________
(Breed Organizations, Riding Clubs, 4H Groups, etc.)
c Association Membership Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75
Number of Members ________
(Avails your Equine Organization to General Liability
Insurance and D&O Insurance; and, for a nominal extra
fee, event insurance coverage!)
Business/Assn______________________________________
Contact Person______________________________________
Address____________________________________________
Send your business card to
bev@graphicsuniversal.com to be included
free of charge in all of these PEC newsletters.
City__________________________________ State________
Zip__________ County/Chapter________________________
Phone (_______) ____________________________________
Email______________________________________________
Parent Signature____________________________________
(Required for Youth Members Only)
All Memberships Expire
For more information, call
1-888-304-0281
December 31
(Except Lifetime Memberships)
Please indicate one of the following:
c New c Renew c Change
Mail this form (or a copy)
with a check payable to “PEC” to:
Membership – Pennsylvania Equine Council
PO Box 315 • Conneautville, PA 16406-0315
(717) 597-3108
(800) 745-8183
25 Commerce Ave
PO Box 610
Greencastle, PA 17225
www.graphicsuniversal.com
Or join on-line:
http://pennsylvaniaequinecouncil.org/membership.php
For more information, contact:
membership@pennsylvaniaequinecouncil.org
or call 1-888-304-0281
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PRSRT STD
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
GREENCASTLE, PA
PERMIT NO. 10
PO Box 303
Windsor, PA 17366-0303
PEC License Plates
Restricted to passenger vehicles, trucks and motor homes with a registered gross weight
of not more that 10,000 lbs.
Motorcycles and trailers do NOT qualify for specialty plate registration.
The specialty plate application has no effect on your vehicle registration date cycle.
For more information, visit: pennsylvaniaequinecouncil.org/license_faqs.php
To get your application(s) send this form and $35 ($60 for non-PEC members)
for each plate application ordered (you need 1 application for each license plate you want)
to: “License Plate” at the return address above.
Name
Address
City
Phone: (
St
)
Zip