SPEAKERS
Luncheon speakers
2008 Speakers Archive
2010 SPEAKERS
Jessica Barnes (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
Director
Indiana Standardbred Breed Development Program, Indianapolis, Indiana
Paul Gallagher (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology) & (D - Equine Association Management/Leadership)
Managing Director, Issues and Advocacy Practice
Burson-Marsteller, Washington, DC
Cam Foreman (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
Executive Vice President
Ohio Quarter Horse Association, Richwood, Ohio
Susan Harding (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
Vice President, Group Publishing Director
Source Interlink Media, Bethesda, Maryland
Matt Hegarty (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
Industry Analyst
Daily Racing Form. Lexington, Kentucky
Holly Kruse, PhD (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
Assistant Professor of Communication
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mark A. McDermott (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
Executive Secretary
Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Greg Medley (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
Director of Online Sales
Source Interlink Media, Phoenix, Arizona
Joe Morris (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
Publisher
Thoroughbred Times, Lexington, Kentucky
Randy Moss (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
Television Sportscaster
ESPN Horse Racing Analyst/NFL Network Host/Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ray Paulick (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
Publisher
The Paulick Report, Lexington, Kentucky
Leverne Perry (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
Executive Director
Louisiana Quarter Horse Breeders Association, Alexandria, Louisiana
Jon Siegel (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
Partner
PM Advertising LLC, Ocala, Florida/Versailles, Kentucky
Dan Silver (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
Director of Communications and Media Relations
New York Racing Association, Jamaica, New York
Jim Simpson (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
President & CEO
Hanover Shoe Farms, Hanover, Pennsylvania
Gary West (A - New Ideas in Equine Media and Technology)
Sports Reporter
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas
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Michael Stone (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
President
Equestrian Sports Productions, LLC, Wellington, Florida
Harold Workman (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
President and CEO
Kentucky State Fair Board, Louisville, Kentucky
Louis Cella (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
Vice President
Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Nick Eaves (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
President and Chief Operating Officer
Woodbine Entertainment Group, Rexdale, Ontario, Canada
Chris McErlean (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
Vice President of Racing
Penn National Gaming, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Scott Bennett, DVM (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
President
Alliance Stud, Simpsonville, Kentucky
Carol Rose (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
Owner-Manager
Carol Rose Quarter Horses, Gainesville, Texas
John G. Sikura (B - Equine Industrial Structures and Strategies)
President
Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms, Lexington, Kentucky
Greg Avioli
President and CEO
Breeders’ Cup Limited, Lexington, Kentucky
Tom Charters
President and CEO
The Hambletonian Society, Cranbury, New Jersey
David Llewellyn
President
Wyvern International Ltd. /Australian Racing, Louisville, Kentucky
Case Clay
President
Three Chimneys Farm, Midway, Kentucky
Chauncey Morris
Sales and Marketing Associate
Keeneland Association, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
Dan Pride
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Fasig-Tipton Company, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
David O‘Connor
President
United States Equestrian Federation, Lexington, Kentucky
Michael Stone
President
Equestrian Sports Productions, LLC, Wellington, Florida
James Wolf
Executive Director, Sports Programs
United States Equestrian Federation, Lexington, Kentucky
Dave Avery
Director of International Programs
American Quarter Horse Association, Amarillo, Texas
Becky Jordan
Vice Chair
USEF HP Reining Committee, Georgetown, Kentucky
Pete May
President
National Barrel Horse Association, Augusta, Georgia
Peggy Entrekin
Executive Director
United States Pony Clubs, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky
Jeff Hooper
Executive Director
National Cutting Horse Association, Fort Worth, Texas
Lyle Sussman, PhD
Professor & Chair, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship
College of Business, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
David Foley
Executive Director
American Association of Equine Practitioners, Lexington, Kentucky
Jack Gallt
Senior Association Executive
AMR Management Services, Lexington, Kentucky
Lori Rawls
Executive Director, Administration & Finance
United States Equestrian Federation, Lexington, Kentucky
Peter T. Grass
President
Asphalt Institute, Lexington, Kentucky
Jane Seigler
Executive Committee Member, Ex Officio
Maryland Horse Council, Lisbon, Maryland
Steve Taylor
Chief Executive Officer
Appaloosa Horse Club, Moscow, Idaho
Remi Bellocq
Chief Executive Officer
National Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, Lexington, Kentucky
Paul Gallagher
Managing Director, Issues & Advocacy Practice
Burson-Marsteller, Washington, DC
Rob Werstler
Executive Director
Texas Quarter Horse Association, Austin, Texas
Harold F. Hintz, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Animal Science
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Anne V. Rodiek, PhD
Professor of Horse Science
California State University, Fresno, California
David Whitaker, PhD
Director, Horse Science Program
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jason Bruemmer, PhD
Associate Professor, Animal Sciences
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Karin Bump, PhD
Professor, Equine Business Management
Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, New York
Ellen Taylor
Executive Director
Harness Horse Youth Foundation, Westfield, Indiana
Greg Medley
Director of Online Sales
Source Interlink Media, Phoenix, Arizona
Jon Siegel
Partner
PM Advertising LLC, Ocala, Florida/Versailles, Kentucky
Dan Silver
Director of Communications and Media Relations
New York Racing Association, Jamaica, New York
Holly Kruse, PhD
Assistant Professor of Communication
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Joe Morris
Publisher
Thoroughbred Times, Lexington, Kentucky
Jim Simpson
President & CEO
Hanover Shoe Farms, Hanover, Pennsylvania
J. Curtis Linnell
Wagering Analyst
Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau, Fair Hill, Maryland
Kevin Mullally, Esq.
General Counsel & Director of Government Relations
Gaming Laboratories International, Kansas City, Missouri
David Ruffra
Vice-President, Sales
United Tote Company, Woodland Hills, California
Hugh J. Gallagher
Administrator
Delaware Harness Racing Commission, Dover, Delaware
Bennett Liebman, Esq.
Director, Racing and Law Program
Albany Law School, Albany, New York
John Veitch
Chief Steward
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, Lexington, Kentucky
David Basler
Executive Director
Ohio HBPA, Grove City, Ohio
Will E. Cummings
President
Cummings Associates, Arlington, Massachusetts
David Llewellyn
President
Wyvern International Ltd. /Australian Racing, Louisville, Kentucky
Edward S. Bonnie, Esq.
Member
Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, Lexington, Kentucky
Rick Goodell, Esq.
Assistant Counsel
New York State Racing & Wagering Board, Schenectady, New York
Alex Waldrop, Esq.
President
National Thoroughbred Racing Association, Lexington, Kentucky
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Luncheon Speakers
John Long
Nick Nicholson
 John R. Long
Chief Executive Officer, United States Equestrian Federation
Chairman of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games
John Long has been directly involved in the equine industry for over 20 years. For four years, Mr. Long served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Churchill Downs, Inc. He oversaw the management, operations, and planning for all of the company's racetracks and simulcast facilities. Prior to his tenure at Churchill Downs, Inc., he spent ten years as President and Chief Operating Officer of Ladbroke/USA, one of the largest pari-mutuel operators in the country during the 90’s. From settling union disputes to equine medication policies to legislative affairs, Mr. Long has served on the front line, dealing directly with many constituencies in the equine industry.
In December of 2003, Mr. Long became the first Chief Executive Officer of the United States Equestrian Federation, Inc., which is the national governing body for equestrian sport in the U.S. The USEF was officially formed that same month when the former United States Equestrian Team and USA Equestrian joined together with the purpose of becoming one strong national voice for equestrian sport. The USEF supports a membership of over 95,000, ranging from children with their first pony in their own backyard to the training and selection of our Olympic equestrian teams. Twenty-eight breeds and disciplines are represented in the Federation and annually participate in more than 2600 USEF-recognized horse shows in the United States and in high performance international competitions, including the Olympic Games, the Pan American Games and World Cup competitions.
Internationally, Mr. Long serves as Secretary General to the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) which is the international equestrian federation. Mr. Long was appointed in 2007 Chairman of the newly created Nominations Committee. In 2009, he was appointed to serve on the FEI’s Structure Steering Group in order to assist with planning to restructure its governance.
Mr. Long serves as Chairman of the World Games 2010 Foundation Board of Directors developed for the planning process for the FEI World Equestrian Games to be held in Lexington, Kentucky in 2010.
Nick Nicholson
Chief Executive Officer
Keeneland
Nick Nicholson became Keeneland’s sixth president in January of 2000, making him the first Keeneland
President who doesn’t have a direct line to the people involved in the opening of the track in 1936.
Prior to joining Keeneland, Nicholson was the executive vice president and executive director of The Jockey Club, which maintains the official pedigree of all North American Thoroughbreds. During his tenure at The Jockey Club, several innovations were implemented, including the introduction of The Jockey Club Interactive, the world’s first interactive Thoroughbred registration system. While at The Jockey Club, he took a leave of absence to help form the National Thoroughbred Racing Association and served as its first chief operating officer.
Before joining The Jockey Club in 1989, he was executive vice president of the Kentucky Thoroughbred Association/Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders and was instrumental in the drafting and passage of the bill that allows intertrack wagering. Earlier in his career, Nicholson served as executive assistant to Kentucky Senator Wendell Ford in Washington, D.C. He previously served as administrative assistant to Kentucky’s Commissioner of Parks.
“There’s a pride and a loyalty among Keeneland’s employees that transcends from the top to the bottom. It is my honor to serve with a team of individuals that continually go the ‘extra mile’ in all they do,” Nicholson said. “From a simple smile and greeting to our guests to handling complicated situations, the dedication of the Keeneland staff is tremendous.”
Nicholson is the current chairman of the American Horse Council, and serves on the board of several other major industry organizations, including the NTRA, the Thoroughbred Racing Association, Equibase, the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau, and the University of Kentucky Equine Research Foundation. He is a past president of the Thoroughbred Club of America and also served as vice chairman of the International Catalog Standards Committee..
For his many contributions to the industry, Nicholson received the Lifetime Service Award from the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, as well as The Jockey Club Gold Medal. In 2004, he was elected a member of The Jockey Club.
Nicholson’s community involvement includes serving on the board of the Urban League, Commerce Lexington Inc., KET Commonwealth Fund, Transylvania University, the Dermontti Dawson Foundation, and Shakertown.
Nick and his wife Susan have two children. Trish is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and Nick III is a graduate of Wake Forest University and the University of Kentucky College of Law.
ARCHIVE
2008 Summit Speakers
Where Horseplay Is Serious Business.
Spring 2008, Lexington hosted the inaugural Kentucky International Equine Summit, an event which brought leaders from all aspects of the horse industry together to examine the most important issues facing the industry.
The Wellbeing of the Competitive Horse
Discussed how breakthroughs in veterinary science and innovative synthetic surfaces promise to make racing, showing, and training safer, and as a result, improve and sustain the competitive careers of equine athletes.
The Emerging Science of Horse Breeding
The mapping of the equine genome, as well as other advances in veterinary and biomechanical knowledge, may have dramatic implications on the future of horse selection. Examined how this emerging science will challenge historical practices, breed registries, and other organizations concerned with the preservation of traditional breeds and popular equine disciplines.
Jim Heird
Colorado State University |
Dr. Jamie MacLeod
M.H. Gluck Equine Research Center |
Dr. Nena Winand
Cornell University |
Alan Porter
TrueNicks |
Dr. Ernest Bailey
University of Kentucky |
Dr. Molly McCue
University of Minnesota |
Dan Kenny
Dan Kenny Bloodstock |
Ken Jackson
Kentuckiana Farms |
Fred Sarver
Leatherwood Stud |
Ann Peters
Three Chimneys Farm |
Frank Mitchell
Bloodstock Advisor |
Dr. John Steiner
Rhinebeck Equine LLP |
Robert Fierro
DataTrack International |
Mike Brown
Sireaverages.com |
Dr. Samantha Brooks
Cornell University |
Gary Carpenter
American Quarter Horse Foundation |
Ken Carson
Valor Farm |
Tom Crouch
Kentuckiana Farms |
Dean Hoffman
Hoffman Communications |
Laura Lipf
Royal Vista Ranches LLC |
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The Equine Economy in the 21st Century
While there has been unprecedented growth in the horse industry over the last half-century, the trend has slowed in recent years. Rather than accept that this the end of an era, discussed ways the industry could better position itself to find more participants, spectators, sponsors, and to reach out to more consumers.
Rich Wilcke
Equine Industry Program |
Steve Day
Dover Saddlery, Inc. |
Tom Aronson
Churchill Downs |
Martin Concannon
Lafayette Associates KY |
Allen Gutterman
Santa Anita Park |
John Della Volpe
SocialSphere, Inc. |
Tim Campbell
IMG |
John Long
USEF |
Alan Balch
ASHA |
Todd Gralla
Gralla Architects |
Craig Dado
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club |
David Osborne
Member Kentucky State Legislature |
John Volk
Brakke Consulting |
Tom Persechino
AQHA |
Dale Owens
Louisville Bats |
Mark Simendinger
Kentucky Speedway |
Corey Johnsen
Kentucky Downs |
Denny Hales
OHQHA |
Karin Lippert
Protocol Entertainment, Inc. |
Sam Sheppard
European Breeders' Fund |
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Session Shots
Kentucky State Legislators |
Dr. Ernest Bailey from UK |
UofL Equine major Marylee Kuchta worked registration table |
Dr. Craig Wood from UK |
Larry Thornton
Thornton Quarter Horses |
Between sessions |
Speakers Alan Porter and Dr. Nena Winand |
Robert Fierro and Ed Bowen |
Ready for lunch |
Tuesday's lunch sponsored by United States Equestrian Federation |
David O'Connor
President USEF
Tuesday's Keynote Speaker |
Gary Clay meeting speakers at session break |
Equine students from throughout KY attended the summit |
Registrants in a session |
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Registrants in an Equine Economy in the 21st Century session |
Bob Evans
CEO Churchill Downs Monday's Keynote Speaker |
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2010 TOPIC TRACKS
