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<strong>MEETING</strong> <strong>AGENDA</strong><br />
<strong>AMERICAN</strong> <strong>HANOVERIAN</strong> <strong>SOCIETY</strong><br />
<strong>2007</strong> ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP <strong>MEETING</strong><br />
Riverwalk Hyatt Regency, Jacksonville, FL<br />
January 26, 27 & 28, <strong>2007</strong><br />
Welcome to the 2006 Annual Membership Meeting<br />
featuring a<br />
Young Horse Training Symposium with USEF Coach Scott Hassler.<br />
Schedule of Events<br />
Thursday, January 25, <strong>2007</strong><br />
Time Function Location<br />
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. AHS Board of Directors (closed) Room 4158<br />
4:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. AHS Mare & Stallion Committee Meeting (closed) Ambassador<br />
Suite 1850<br />
Friday, January 26, <strong>2007</strong><br />
Time Function Location<br />
8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. AHS Board of Directors meeting (closed) Suite 4108<br />
12:30-1:30 p.m. Registration Table Open Foyer, River<br />
Terrace 2<br />
1:30-2:30 p.m. “Feeding for Healthy Growth & Development of the Hanoverian Horse“ River Terrace 2<br />
Don Kapper, Director of Nutrition and Technical Services, Progressive Nutrition LLC<br />
Developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) is every breeder’s dreaded diagnosis: Its resolution can be<br />
costly, it can kill a sale, and it can interfere with performance. Is there a nutritional component? Don<br />
Kapper, one of the world’s leading equine nutritionists, will share the newest research and findings in<br />
management and nutrition to reduce the incidence of nutrition-related Developmental Orthopedic Disease.<br />
He will identify the signs of developmental trouble and offer the nutritional solutions that have shown the<br />
most promise. Nutrition is the science of prevention, and Mr. Kapper will offer management tools that<br />
cover prenatal and lactation needs and discuss the nutrient needs of weanlings through yearlings to assure<br />
that nutrition is not the limiting factor on breeding farms.<br />
Don Kapper, a graduate of The Ohio State University, helped develop the first comprehensive computer<br />
program to balance equine feed rations in 1983. He has conducted seminars throughout the world and<br />
has assisted such prominent U.S. breeding operations as Iron Spring Farm and Hilltop Farm with their<br />
nutrition programs. Among his professional memberships: the Equine Nutrition and Physiology Society<br />
and the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists. He wrote the chapter “Applied Nutrition” in<br />
Equine Internal Medicine, 2nd Edition, a veterinary textbook by Dr. Stephen Reed published in 2004. Mr.<br />
Kapper was the exclusive equine nutritionist for the North American Stallion Performance Tests in 1998,
2002, and 2004 and will serve as the stallions’ nutritionist again in <strong>2007</strong>. He and his wife breed and raise<br />
Hanoverians at their farm in Beach City, Ohio.<br />
Friday, January 26, <strong>2007</strong><br />
Continued<br />
Time Function Location<br />
2:30-3:30 p.m. “Managing Angular Limb & Flexural Deformities in Foals” River Terrace 2<br />
Dr. Elizabeth M. Santschi, DVM, ACVS<br />
Having a foal born with and/or develop an angular limb or flexural deformity can compromise its<br />
marketability and performance potential. Dr. Liz Santschi, a board certified surgeon at The Ohio State<br />
University, will address angular limb and flexural deformities in foals and offer the latest research and<br />
strategies for successful resolution. She’ll use slides to illustrate problems and will identify situations<br />
breeders can manage as well as advise when it’s crucial to seek veterinary help.<br />
A graduate of the University of Illinois, Dr. Liz Santschi has focused on clinical practice, clinical research<br />
and post-DVM continuing education. She completed her residency and was a staff surgeon at Peterson &<br />
Smith Equine Hospital in Ocala, Florida, before attaining her board certification in equine surgery in 1992.<br />
She has a long-standing interest in the problems of the periparturient mare and foal and has spoken at<br />
many international and domestic conferences on related topics. Most recently Dr. Santschi focused her<br />
reseach on juvenile equine orthopedics, including infection, conformation and other injuries. She has<br />
published more than 50 scientific articles and has served on the Board of Directors of the American<br />
Association of Equine Practitioners.<br />
3:30-3:45 p.m. 15 minute break<br />
3:45-4:45 p.m. “Are You Raising a Stallion Prospect?” River Terrace 2<br />
Susanne Hassler, Breeding Manager Hilltop Farm, Inc.<br />
Gerd Zuther, AHS Mare & Stallion Committee<br />
Your foal is named the top colt at his inspection and it is suggested he is may be a stallion prospect. So<br />
now what? There are a number of factors to consider besides conformation, movement and pedigree:<br />
what’s the best environment for raising stallions, when are the ideal times to evaluate growing prospects,<br />
does your colt have the temperament to remain a stallion and do you have the ability to properly prepare<br />
him for life as a stallion? What should his early education entail and how do you prepare him for licensing?<br />
Susanne Hassler, breeding manager at Hilltop Farm, successful competitor on the Hanoverian stallion<br />
Royal Prince, and manager of stallion prospect and 2006 Reserve Grand Champion at Dressage at Devon,<br />
Selten HW, will offer advice. Hassler will be joined by Gerd Zuther, a member of the AHS Mare & Stallion<br />
Committee and the former director of the U.S. 100-Day Stallion Performance Test, who will offer the<br />
perspective of an inspection team member. He will address what the team is looking for and what owners<br />
can do to help their stallion make the best showing. Zuther will also share his experience on preparing a<br />
stallion for licensing.<br />
Susanne Hassler garnered the distinction of being the highest placing American ever in the World<br />
Breeding Championships when she finished fourth with the Hanoverian stallion Royal Prince in the Five-<br />
Year-Old Division in Verden, Germany, in 2004. Later in the year the pair became the U.S. National FEI<br />
Five-Year-Old Champions. Susanne has been the breeding manager at Hilltop Farm since 1992 and is<br />
responsible for generating the foundation of Hilltop Farm’s customer service based breeding program. In<br />
1993 she helped develop Hilltop’s International Frozen Semen Program, offering U.S. breeders access to<br />
European stallions with a live foal guarantee.<br />
Gerd Zuther trained under such German masters as Boldt, Schultheiss and Brinkmann before coming to<br />
the United States. His position as the assistant training leader of a stallion performance testing station in<br />
Germany prepared him directing the 100 Day Stallion Performance Test at November Hill Farm, a premier<br />
breeding and training operation that Zuther developed and managed from 1979 until 1995. Currently<br />
stationed at Peak Rock Farm in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, he trains a number of dressage horses
and serves as a breeding consultant, clinician, and sport horse breeding judge as well as a member of the<br />
AHS Mare & Stallion Committee.<br />
4:45-5:30 p.m. “Open Q&A with USEF Coach Scott Hassler” River Terrace 2<br />
Scott Hassler is among a select few Americans who can be considered an expert breeder, rider, trainer<br />
and competitor. He has had the good fortune to travel the world and study with the best including<br />
dressage legend Herbert Rehbein. He has been the Training Director at Hilltop Farm since its inception,<br />
and in 2006 he was selected as the United States Equestrian Federation Young Dressage Horse national<br />
coach. Scott has graciously offered to answer any and all of your questions regarding breeding, evaluating<br />
young stock, training, marketing sport horses…you name it, here’s your chance to ask it.<br />
6:30-8:00 p.m. Riverside Welcome Reception (Cash Bar & Hors d'oeuvres) River Terrace 3<br />
8:00 p.m. Evening Out on your own at Riverwalk or venture 45 minutes south to historic St. Augustine<br />
Saturday, January 27, <strong>2007</strong><br />
"An Interactive Evaluation of the Performance Potential of Young Dressage Horses<br />
and Strategies for Successful Training”<br />
A Symposium with USEF Coach and fellow Hanoverian breeder Scott Hassler<br />
With each group of horses, we’ll assess gaits, identify strengths and develop plans for areas that need improvement. Scott will discuss<br />
how to choose appropriate work, addressing when to push on and when to back off. For breeders, he will relate breeding to<br />
performance by measuring conformation versus the horse’s actual performance ability. He’ll also discuss performance options breeders<br />
have for their young stock and offer advice for choosing the appropriate venue to showcase young prospects. The FEI Young Horse<br />
division is the fastest growing area of competition in the USEF and a very visible outlet to show off young horses, but it is not a suitable<br />
performance venue for all young dressage horses. Scott will explain why. Of interest to riders and trainers: we’ll score the gaits of the<br />
participating horses, work on exercises to improve the gaits and then re-evaluate. He’ll also help riders and trainers by discussing how<br />
to critique young horses for a fair evaluation of their performance ability, how to determine where they are best suited in sport and how to<br />
find the performance strategy that best suits the young horse.<br />
Schedule of Events<br />
**Please note transportation and symposium start times are tentative until final selection of horses is made. Bus<br />
transportation is only available to those enrolled in the entire weekend’s activities.<br />
Time Function Location<br />
7:00- 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Buffet for all attendees River Terrace 2<br />
8:15 a.m. Bus Transportation from Hyatt to Jacksonville Equestrian Center<br />
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Young Horse Training Symposium Jacksonville Eq. Center<br />
with USEF Coach Scott Hassler<br />
5:00 p.m. Bus Transportation from Jacksonville Equestrian Center to Hyatt<br />
7:00-8:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour (Cash Bar) River Terrace 3<br />
8:00-11:00 p.m. Awards Banquet<br />
Catered Dinner & Silent Auction (Cash Bar) River Terrace 3
Schedule of Events<br />
Sunday, January 28, <strong>2007</strong><br />
Time Function Location<br />
7:30-8:30 a.m. Breakfast Buffet for all attendees River Terrace 2<br />
8:30-9:30 a.m. Open Committee Meetings River Terrace 2<br />
Mare & Stallion Committee<br />
Jumper Program Committee<br />
By Laws Committee<br />
Awards Committee<br />
9:30-10:30 a.m. “The International Development of the Hanoverian Breed” River Terrace 2<br />
Dr. Werner Schade, Hanoverian Breeding Manager, VhW, Verden, Germany<br />
Dr. Werner Schade succeeded Dr. Jochen Wilkens as the managing director and breeding director of the<br />
German Hanoverian Verband (VhW) in April 2006. He is an agrarian engineer who earned his doctorate<br />
from the Gottingen University where he completed his thesis on “Development of an Insemination Program<br />
for the Hanoverian Breed.” After attaining his doctorate, he was the project manager for Equitana in<br />
Essen, the most important equine exhibition in the world. Dr. Schade worked as an assistant of the<br />
general management before assuming the Verband’s top leadership spot.<br />
10:30-10:45 a.m. 15 minute break River Terrace 2<br />
10:45-12:00 p.m. General Membership Meeting River Terrace 2<br />
12:00 Noon Closing of <strong>2007</strong> Annual Meeting River Terrace 2<br />
Doug Leatherdale, AHS President