Spring 2015
NAVIGATOR
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A A E P
F o u n d a t i o n
Milestone commitment to the horse
among highlights of AAEP Foundation’s
20th anniversary
The AAEP Foundation celebrated
its 20th anniversary in 2014 and
crossed a milestone threshold in
the process when cumulative grant
disbursements in support of equine
welfare topped the $3-million mark.
The milestone was achieved last
summer when the Foundation
distributed $284,000 for 24
equine organizations and special
projects committed to improving
the welfare of the horse. Among
the grant recipients was the Horses
and Humans Research Foundation,
which is funding scientific research
into the benefits of equine-assisted
programs for military veterans
suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder and/or traumatic brain
injury. You can read about the
potential impact of this important
research on page 4.
The Foundation’s 20th anniversary
year culminated at the AAEP’s
60th Annual Convention in Salt
Lake City, Utah, where revenues
generated from the Foundation
Celebration auctions, trap shoot
tourney, text pledges and gifts
exceeded $150,000! Such strong
support and the many years of
loyal commitments from a growing
number of AAEP members and
others have helped the Foundation
firmly establish its roots as a
respected leader in providing help
for horses through veterinary
student scholarships, educational
programs, equine research and
benevolent projects worldwide.
Veterinary students develop their clinical
skills during an educational dry lab at the
2014 AAEP Annual Convention.
The Foundation’s ongoing
investment in the next generation
of equine veterinarians remained
highly visible at the convention as
hundreds of veterinary students took
advantage of the expansive slate of
student programming to grow their
clinical and career-management
skills through educational dry labs,
professional development discussions
and other student-centric sessions.
In addition, eight of the most
promising fourth-year veterinary
students received AAEP Foundation/
Markel scholarships to help offset
the cost of their education.
Broad participation is essential
to helping the AAEP Foundation
achieve future funding milestones, so
plan now to support the Foundation
in 2015. Students, benevolent
organizations and the horse are in
need of the Foundation’s aid now
more than ever.
Mission Statement:
To serve as the charitable arm of the AAEP to improve the welfare
of the horse.
www.aaepfoundation.org
Dr. Neal Hamilton
What we do: How the Foundation improves the lives of horses
For more than 20 years the AAEP
Foundation has been raising money,
serving as the charitable arm of the
AAEP. But it’s what we do with those
gifts to improve the lives of horses that
makes the real difference.
Each year the Foundation and its staff
work to raise money so that projects
and programs that benefit the welfare
of the horse can receive support. The
Foundation is fortunate that the AAEP
pays its operating expenses, which
means that 100% of all proceeds
ultimately go to help horses. While
30% of all general contributions go
into the corpus each year, 70% are
invested in projects the following
year. When the Foundation reaches
its $5 million corpus goal—the corpus
currently stands at approximately $3
million—the plan is to use the annual
interest earned from the corpus to help
fund additional programs benefiting
the horse.
Dr. Tracy Turner
The Foundation accepts applications
for funding each spring. Although
programs and projects vary, each must
fit within the Foundation’s mission
of improving equine welfare. At an
annual summer meeting, members
of the Foundation Advisory Council
review the applications and make
recommendations to the AAEP
Foundation board, which makes final
determinations on funding for the year.
The Foundation is prepared to assist in times of natural disaster, including floods.
As an education-based organization,
the Foundation supports many
programs that help educate veterinary
students, recent graduates or those
considering careers in equine veterinary
medicine. This support comes in the
form of various scholarship programs,
continuing education meetings for
students, meeting travel support and
more. The Foundation council and
board strongly feel that an educated
veterinarian will provide much of the
needed impact on the welfare of the
horses they interact with in the future.
Education, however, is not the
only area the Foundation supports.
Additional projects are
funded that provide
direct benevolence
and relief to horses in
need. An example of
some of these areas
include support of
Equitarian programs,
which provide help for
working equids and
education for their
caretakers, mostly
in underdeveloped
countries. Disaster
relief is another area
of benevolence. The
Foundation is known
Dr. Adrienne Otto (right) explains the Henneke scale for
for helping in times of
body condition scoring to a Nicaraguan veterinary student
during the 5th Annual Equitarian Workshop, co-sponsored
by the AAEP Foundation.
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disaster with funds being directed to
horses in need or toward programs
that improve the disaster preparedness
for horses.
Equine research is another area
that directly affects the welfare of
horses. While it may take a little
longer for this impact to occur, in
the end research can and has proven
to provide a much greater benefit.
Currently, the Foundation is directing
much of its research support toward
the study of laminitis. This direction
comes as a result of two surveys, in
2003 and again in 2009, where AAEP
members said laminitis should be a
priority for the Foundation.
The Foundation also plays an
important role within the equine
community. While this support is
smaller than many of the above areas,
it is important for the Foundation to
partner with industry efforts. Just a
few of the industry projects supported
by the Foundation include the
Unwanted Horse Coalition, Operation
Gelding program, American Youth
Horse Council and National FFA.
To learn more about specific programs
and projects the Foundation invests in,
please visit www.aaepfoundation.org
and click on the “Our Work” tab.
Foundation Celebration auctions generate
$135,000 for equine welfare
AAEP FOUNDATION, INC.
It was a party with a purpose Dec. 9 in Salt Lake City when nearly 1,000
AAEP members, industry representatives and friends of the AAEP Foundation
gathered for the 18th Annual Foundation Celebration. Sponsored by Zoetis,
the event is the Foundation’s largest annual fundraiser.
4033 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511
TEL (800) 443-0177 (U.S. & Canada)
TEL (859) 233-0147
FAX (859) 233-1968
www.aaepfoundation.org
2015 AAEP FOUNDATION,
INC. OFFICERS
G. Kent Carter, DVM, DACVIM
President
Kathleen M. Anderson, DVM
President-Elect
R. Reynolds Cowles, DVM
Vice President
Jeff A Blea, DVM
Immediate Past President
Jack Easley, DVM, MS, DAVDC
Treasurer
Foundation Celebration attendees dance the night away to Charley Jenkins.
Spirited bidding during the live and silent auctions produced combined
proceeds of $135,000, including $60,950 from the 10 live auction items.
Guests also brought their dancing shoes and danced the night away to Utah
native Charley Jenkins, whose energetic fusion of country, rock and a dash of
pop kept the dance floor hopping all night.
Live Auction Winning Bidders
Dr. Jeff Blea
Dr. Bernard Brennan
Dechra Veterinary Products
Scott Giebler
Dr. Brad Jackman
Miamitown Pet Hospital, Inc.
Dr. Rick Mitchell
Dr. Dean Neely
Dr. Bill Rood
Dr. Bruce Solomon
Duncan Alexander
Duane Chappell, DVM
Ann E. Dwyer, DVM
Jack Easley, DVM, MS, DAVDC
Leslie Easterwood, DVM
Amy Grice, VMD
Karen L. Jackman, DVM
John Lee, Jr. DVM
Rick Mitchell, DVM
Jackie Shellow, DVM, MS
Tracy Turner, DVM
Susan L. White, DVM, DACVIM
John Wesley Williams, DVM
FOUNDATION STAFF
Charity targeted at trap shoot tourney
Unseasonably mild weather greeted
the 35 AAEP Annual Convention
attendees who took aim for charity
at the AAEP Foundation Benefit
Trap Shoot Tournament, hosted
and sponsored by Animal Health
International. The highly contested
tourney resulted in a five-person
shoot-off and, ultimately, a twoperson sudden-death shoot-off
before Dr. Larry Nolen of Santa Fe,
N.M. emerged victorious.
Jeffrey T. Berk, VMD
Chairman
Jeff A. Blea, DVM
Board Liaison
We appreciate the generosity of all donors and bidders, including the
following individuals and practices involved with the live auction:
Live Auction Donors
Equine Medical Associates PSC
Hagyard Equine Medical Institute,
The Hagyard Pharmacy & Breeders’ Cup Ltd.
Inova Practice Management
Merial
Platinum Performance, Inc.
Roger Rees & South Valley Large Animal Clinic
Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital and
Rood & Riddle Veterinary Pharmacy
SmartPak
Teigland, Franklin & Brokken, DVM’s, P.A.
2015 AAEP FOUNDATION
ADVISORY COUNCIL
®
The tournament’s other winner
was the welfare of the horse. The
tournament raised $11,600 for the
AAEP Foundation, which thanks all
shooters for their participation and
Animal Health International for its
continued sponsorship support.
Keith Kleine
Director of Industry Relations
[email protected]
Jodie Bingham
Development Coordinator
[email protected]
Pam Shook
Programs Coordinator
[email protected]
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Foundation grants helping serve military veterans who
bravely served us
Courtesy of Caisson Platoon Equine Assisted Program
An estimated 300,000 military
veterans deployed since 2001 have
returned home with Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD), an affliction
with no known cure but for which
early identification and treatment of
symptoms can lessen its severity and
improve quality of life.
Although there is no shortage of
anecdotal evidence supporting the
benefits of equine-assisted programs
for veterans suffering from PTSD,
the Horses and Humans Research
Foundation (HHRF), with a monetary
assist from the AAEP Foundation
and others, has funded two scientific
research projects that could provide
the evidence-based outcomes necessary
to expand veterans’ access to these
beneficial programs.
HHRF is the only organization dedicated solely to funding research to
support the equine-assisted activities and therapies field. In 2013, it
funded research at the University
of Missouri College of Veterinary
Medicine examining the effects of six
weeks of human-horse interaction
and systematic therapeutic horseback
riding on 40 military veterans with
PTSD and/or traumatic brain injury.
The intervention’s impact on participants’ experience of PTSD symptoms,
coping skills, emotional regulation and
social engagement were assessed at the
outset, after three and six weeks of
participation, and three months after
the conclusion. The research findings
are expected soon, and publication
in a peer-reviewed journal could take
another year.
A related research project, launched in
December 2014 at Baylor University,
will assess changes in PTSD symptoms,
quality of life and life participation of
combat veterans who participate in
equine-assisted activities. The research
team will assess 75 veterans learning
to ride and care for horses in five different programs using slightly different
measures than the initial project in
terms of well-being and recovery from
PTSD symptoms.
The U.S. Army Caisson Platoon
Equine Assisted Program, which serves
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A military veteran participates in therapeutic riding with the Caisson Platoon Equine Assisted
Program at Fort Belvoir, Va.
the Walter Reed National Military
Medical Center, provided HHRF with
seed funding toward these projects
in 2011 after working with many
veterans and finding tremendous
responses from PTSD and traumatic
brain injury recovery.
“The Caisson Platoon understands that
the VA [U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs] is really pressuring for more
research in this area before they will
wholeheartedly embrace it,” said
HHRF Executive Director KC Henry.
“Having the scientific evidence will do
things such as influence the VA and
their recommendations and endorsements, and in paying for programs so
that more veterans can ride.
Henry is optimistic that compelling
scientific evidence resulting from these
projects will convince the insurance
profession to buy in as well in order to
help cover the cost of equine-assisted
therapies for military veterans.
“It’s been a hard concept for us to
sell the importance of research, and
we really appreciate that the AAEP
Foundation could see the benefit,”
she said.
“We have 20 veterans a day committing suicide,” she added. “That’s an
incredible number that adds up to
more than the number of veterans who
have died overseas in these last three
wars (in Iraq and Afghanistan). And
yet people still want to provide money
for direct services; they’re not as compelled to provide money for research,
which is really going to influence the
future and the availability of this type
of program.”
Spring 2015
NAVIGATOR
Thanks to our 2014 donors
We offer heartfelt gratitude to those whose charitable giving
in 2014 included a contribution to the AAEP Foundation.
The generosity of AAEP members and their partners, clients
and friends enable the Foundation to provide financial
support to programs and initiatives that enrich the lives of
horses and their caretakers around the globe.
Every effort has been made to accurately honor each and
every contributor to the Foundation from January 1 to
December 31, 2014. If you notice an error, please accept
our apology and notify us so that we may correct the
error and our records.
Individual Donors
January 1 - December 31, 2014
Presidents’ Circle
($25,000 +)
Bruce J. Solomon
Melanie S. Taylor
Fred B. McCashin
Patron
($500 - $2,499)
Leadership Circle
($10,000 - $24,999)
Scott Giebler
Nancy F. Link
Healthy Horses Circle
($2,500 - $9,999)
Aimee & Timothy
Ahearn
Hugh Behling
James T. Blackford
Jeff & Annie Blea
Bernard Brennan
G. K. Carter
Brad & Karen Jackman
Mary A. Malone
Karen E. Miller
Raymond E.
Montgomery
Dean & Sue Neely
William A. Rood
Duncan Alexander
Kathleen M. Anderson
Lisa Atckison
Ann W. Baker
Mark R. Baus
Jeffrey T. Berk
Chester E. Blackey
Edward Boldt
Karen L. Canter
Paul M. Caputo
Brian S. Carroll
James C. Carter
Andrew R. Clark
R. Reynolds & Evelyn
Cowles
John M. Egloff
Steven D. Engle
David & Wendi Foley
Dee & Jan Gragg
Eleanor M. Green
Casey Gruber
James P. Hassinger
Marsha Heinke
J. Clyde & Ruth
Johnson
Grace Kotsch
Thomas R. & Erin Lenz
Robert L. Leonard
Rebecca B. Lillard
Daniel Madia
C. Wayne McIlwraith
& Nancy Goodman
Elizabeth & Brock
Metcalf
John & Melodie
Mitchell
Marcinda Mitchell
Rick & Julie Mitchell
James & Michelle
Morehead
William A. Moyer
W. F. Norvell
Karen A. Nyrop
Scott E. & Janet Palmer
Russ & Jan Peterson
Tiffany Porter
Mark C. Rick
Robert P. Thoni
Susan L. White
Cooper Williams &
Elizabeth Klebe
Daniel A. Wilson
Courtesy of Caisson Platoon Equine Assisted Program
University of Kentucky doctoral candidate Dr. Emma Adam, center, receives
the 2014 AAEP Foundation Past Presidents’ Research Fellow from AAEP
Foundation Chairman Dr. Jeff Berk, left, and 2014 AAEP President Dr. Jeff
Blea. Dr. Adam’s research focuses on articular cartilage repair of degenerative
joint disease.
A veterinary student receives guidance on uterine
procedures during an educational dry lab at the
2014 AAEP Annual Convention.
Friend
($1 - $499)
Andrea Adams
Rebecca Adkins
Renee Aguirre-Hall
Mark Aiken
Mark Akin
Nancy Albora
Joaquin Lopez de Alda
Rebecca L. Anderson
Charles G. Andrews
Frank M. Andrews
Julio S. Arias
Marjorie Arndt
John F. Atack
Kim Backlund
Barbara A. Bagby
Ted & Sharon Bailey
Fairfield T. Bain
Gordon J. Baker
Marlin C. Baker
Sally Baker
Vincent A. Baker
Anne Baskett
Jean Beach
Roger A. Bechtel
Ernest & Diane Beier
Chris Bell
Mary H. Bell
John B. Bennett
Sueann Bennett
Susan Benson
Annalise Berdini
Colette E. Bergam
Hendrik-Jan Bergman
Colleen Best
Juliea Birkey
Barbara & Frank Black
Terry L. Blanchard
Peter Blauner
Glenn & Karen
Blodgett
Scott Blond
Jacek Bobkiewicz
Anna & George
Boodrookas
Robin W. Boos
Charles R. Boreson
Terry Boretti
Katherine B. Borrett
Malcolm J. Borthwick
Lisa A. Borzynski
Benjamin B. Braat
Sam H. Bradley
Jesse S. Brandon
Grace Bransford
Peter Briggs
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Individual Donors
January 1 - December 31, 2014
An injured military veteran spends time in the saddle with the Caisson Platoon’s
Equine Assisted Program. See page 4 for how grants from the AAEP Foundation
could help make equine-assisted activities more available and affordable for
military veterans.
Friend ($1 - $499) cont.
Kimberly S. Brown
Kirstin A. Bubeck
Anne J. Bukenhofer
Karen M. Bulluck
Ann M. Buonanno
Samantha Burk
Teresa Burns
Ann D. Burton
Linda D. Byer
Caroline Cantner
Claire E. Card
Kate Carmody
Katherine R. Carothers
Stephen Carr
Ada Caruthers
Jarbas Castro
Rachel Cezar
Craig Chandler
Duane E. Chappell
Elizabeth M. Charles
Shana E. Chase
Hoyt S. Cheramie
Berkley Chesen
Rebecca A. Childers
Jean Cibula
Dennis A. Clark
Rodger Clark
John P. Clarke
James & Sharon
Coffman
Faith A. Cogswell
Patty Colbert
Sarah Colmer
Catalina P. Companc
H. S. Conboy
M.E. Conger
Betty Constans
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Nancy L. Cook
Dane Coombs
Charles E. Copenhaver
Ty B. Corbiell
Julie M. Cornell
Nathalie Cote
Charlotte Cottrill
Gary & Jana Crabtree
Bryant W. Craig
Dale Cupp
Paulo C. Da Silva
Fred & Lillian Danziger
Denise & Gary David
Tom V. David
Ellen E. Davies
Deb Davis
Eric W. Davis
Diana DeBlanc
Ines N. DeCastro
Julie E. Dechant
Patricia G. DedrickTerry
Paul & Sharon DeHaan
Allison Deugwillo
Karin Dieckman
John & Cathy DiPietro
Carrie L. Disbrow
Lynn Donovan
Sharon Anne Dreifus
Larry K. Dresher
Niklas J. Drumm
Elise L. Dunphy
Janet A. Durso
Mike Duvall
Ann E. Dwyer
Janine F. Dwyer
Noel Dybdal
Leslie Easterwood
Carmen Eblen
Phil Edler
Janet Edwards
Edda C. Eliasson
Nancy D. Elliot
Christi Fagerstone
Steve G. Fairbrother
Dennis M. Farrell
David A. Fazzino
Larry W. Fellhauer
Clara K. Fenger
Megan M. Fine
Mary M. Flitner
Stephanie Flowers
Daniel V. Flynn
Howard F. Flynn
Bob & Arlene Forbus
Alexandra Ford
Tom & Denise Forner
Bryan Fraley
Robert P. Franklin
Kim B. Franzoni
David E. Freeman
Bibi Freer
Dan A. French
Eileen Fulk
Heidi Gaddis
Stephen S. Galloway
Robin Garr
Mauro Gattuso
Hartmut Gerhards
Jocelyn D. Gibson
Guy Giguere
Chris W. Gilbert
Richard & Judy Gillilan
Mark Gilluly
Renee Golenz
Gerald & Helene
Goodman
Sarah E. Gorman
Deborah Graham
Marta E. GranstedtVolkmann
Barrie & Vaughn Grant
Richard G. Guthrie
Carol A. Habig
Daniel Hall
Lydia Gathagan
Hamilton
Gary E. Hanes
Steve & Dani Hardy
William R. Hare
Krystal L. Harrell
Laura M. Harris
Michelle D. Harris
Jennifer Hartman
Alice L. Harty
Larry M. Haugland
Lillian M. Haywood
Neal R. Heilman
Raymond & Debbie
Heinrichs
Bill Helnick
Ray A. Hephner
Jake Hersman
Chad E. Hewlett
Stephanie Hibbits
Marcia A. Hillard
Corinne Hills
Mary J. Hiltz
Manuel G. Himenes
Lari H. Hoback
John & Sallie Hoh
Todd C. Holbrook
Taryn Holtby
Michael G. Hopkins
Amanda House
John A. Howe
Heather Hoyns
John Hubbell
Taryn L. Hudgens
David A. Hunt
Michael Hupp
Kate Isler
Amy Jackson
Jackie Jackson
Leigh P. Jackson
Sarah Jay
David A. Jefferson
Ronald C. Jensen
Manuel Jimenez
Calvin Johnson
Chuck Johnson
Dana Johnson
Jerry Johnson
Joan Johnson
Mary Johnston
Mike Johnston
James T. Jones
Thomas D. Juergens
Albert Kane
Eric H. Kates
Atsushi Kato
Naomi Katzowitz
Audrey A. Kelleman
Eileen Kellner
Karen M. Ketchmark
John C. Kimmel
Craig & Susan King
Michael D. Kirk
Keith Kleine
Lloyd Kloppe
Don P. Knowles
Virginia W. Koch
Gary Koehler
Jens Koerner
Bruce Kostelansky
Darrel R. Kramer
Megan D. Kraski
Sharon Kuczynski
Katsumi Kuribara
Ted Lager
Garth W. Lamb
Susy Lange
Peter J. Langley
Sara Langsam
Jennifer A. LaPlume
Lisa A. Laurie
Rhonda Lea
Bruce D. Lee
John W. Lee
Glenn Legare
Amy R. Leibeck
Gayle S. Leith
Michel Levy
ReLita Lievsay
Jacqueline T. Linkous
James P. Little
Thomas Loafmann
Nicole A. Logan
Carrie G. Long
Johanne Longtin
Nicholas G. Loutsion
Charles C. Love
Matt Lovell
Brad D. Luckenbill
Dennis Luedke
Jan Luquire
Sharon Luther
Julie Lyons
Marianne Mackay
Sarah R. Mackie
Margo Macpherson &
John G. Peloso
John E. Madigan
Roger Magnusson
Nicole R. Mailhot
Joseph Malone
Michael Mann
Richard & Kristin
Markell
Ronald J. Martens
Spring 2015
With support from the AAEP Foundation, the Equine
Land Conservation Resource has created and disseminated planning and zoning guides to facilitate preservation of lands available for horse-related activities by
helping horsemen engage in the process and educate
planners and decision makers of the benefits of horses
in their communities. The guides are accessible at
www.elcr.org.
Michael F. Martin
Michael T. Martin
Jessica A. Marziani
Rocky M. Mason
Erin Master
Kristine L. Matlack
Kevin May
Kimberly Anne May
Mark B. Mayo
Marc R. McCall
Gail & Mark
McCensky
Jacquie McCutchan
Sylvia McDanil
Duane & Beverly
McDavitt
Danielle McLendon
Carol McLeod
Patrick J. McMahon
Chris & Lisa
McReynolds
David V. Medic
Joannes Melgar
Alfred and Nancy
Merritt
Keith Merritt
Toody Merry
John Metcalf
Larry Metheney
Mark Michael
Joseph F. Migliacci
Shane Miller
Brad Mitchell
Percy Modomo
Romy G. Modomo
Thomas Monfort
Art & Becky Moon
Annie Moore
Eddie L. Moore
Makensie R. Moore
Robin Moore
Rustin Moore
Edgar P. Morales
Dean D. Morgan
Kenton Morgan
Don S. Morris
Sarah Mouri
Charlie & Lisa Muecke
Molly Muedeking
Marco Mueller-Dorr
Jorge A. Murga
Hiroshi Nagata
Jimmy C. Nash
Andrew Nebzydoski
Joseph A. Nebzydoski
Martina Neidhart
Heather E. Nemanic
Charlotte M. Newell
Robert L. Newman
Craig S. Niblett
Butter Nichols
Natanya Nieman
Ken Noguchi
Paul M. Nolan
Larry L. Nolen
Jo Norris
Dieter Oberbichler
Timothy O’Brien
Alison H. Oliver
Isabelle Osborne
Troy Osborne
Dana Pantano
Nikhita Parandekar
Leonard J. Partridge
Ernest H. Patterson
William G. Paull
Jeff Peace
Ann M. Pearson
Sarah K. Pedersen
Frank L. Pellegrini
Ryan Penno
Donald Peter
Duncan Peters
Paige Petro
Megan T. Petty
Kathleen M. Picciano
Rob Pilsworth
Arlena Pipkin
Candance K. Platz
Thierry G. Poignon
Melanie M. Prant
James C. Prendergast
Cynthia Prestage
Michael A. Prichard
Sharon Priem
Real Provencher
Michael Puckett
Jeffrey L. Pumphrey
John & Rhonda
Pumphrey
Suzanne S. Quinn
Amy Rabanal
David Rackley
Peter F. Radue
Daniel & Lillian
Ragone
Sarah L. Ralston
Jeanne M. Rankin
Kimberly P. Rasmussen
Rich Redding
A.D. Reed
Elizabeth Reese
John & Sheila Ricketts
W. T. Riddle
Christopher B. Riley
Jeanette Rimbey
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Heidi J. Rinear
Mary E. Riordan
Martin Rivas
Tresha Robinson
Penelope B. Rochelle
Glenn Rogers
Michael Rogers
Robert Rogers
Carsten Rohde
Maurilio Rosa
Michael W. Ross
Terry W. Ruch
Olivia Rudolphi
Andrea L. Russell
William B. Russell
Cindy Ryan
Marvin E. Rydberg
Carol Sabo
Juan Samper
Emily A. SandlerBurtness
Macarena Sanz
William J. Saville
Reed Scherrer
Ann Schmidt
Barbara A. Schmidt
Harvey Schneiter
Elizabeth L. Scholtz
Jos Schreurs
Veterinary technician Meg Schenk teaches Nicaraguan students how to monitor a
horse during field anesthesia during the 5th annual Equitarian Workshop.
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Individual Donors
January 1 - December 31, 2014
Friend ($1 - $499) cont.
Anne Schwartz
Craig Schwartz
Nadine Schwegel
Charles F. Scoggin
Mary Scott
David F. Scoville
Mary Severson
Steven I. Shaff
Lawrence D. Shamis
Jeffrey A. Shane
Peter C. Sheerin
Scott Shell
Jacqueline S. Shellow
Barbara Shelor
Charles Shepard
Susen Shields
Holly Shine
Stacey A. Sickler
Ricky & Alvalu Sides
Debra Sime
Carolyn Simmelink
Ellen Singer
Elizabeth S. Sinnigen
Eric S. Sjoberg
Jennifer M. Smallwood
Gregory C. Smith
John C. Smith
Suzanne J. Smith
Vanita Smithey
Melvin Snethern
Cheryl D. Sofaly
Axel Sondhoff
Tamara Sorley
Scott A. Spaulding
Sara Specht
Michael Spensley
Deborah L. Spike-Pierce
Max L. Sponseller
Gregory S. Staller
Ted S. Stashak
Hope Stehr
Glenn & Tina Stephens
Katherine A. StewartStrine
William C. Stone
Bonnie L. Storm
Susan M. Stover
Kelsey Strickland
Joan Sutfin
Scott J. Swerdlin
Cathe Tallarico
Nicholas Tallarico
Jean Tanguay
Lois Tankersley
Diaphni S. Taylhardat
D. Scott Taylor
Valine Tedder
Joseph Teschera
Roland Thaler
Luan & Kim Thomas
Mary A. Thomas
Greg & Alice
Thompson
Robyn K. Thompson
Nathalie Tokateloff
Bryan Toliver
Maynard & Ann Tozier
Josie L. Traub-Dargatz
& David Dargatz
Kirsten Ann Traul
Toni L. Trego
Steve S. Trostle
Claudia True
Vikki Trupin
C. K. Underwood
Shigeto Ushiya
Wendy E. Vaala
Jean Vail
Peter W. Van Oijen
Taeke Van ‘t Riet
Paul R. Van Weeren
John T. Vaughan
R. S. Velasco
Geoff T. Vernon
Vikki Trupin
Kara L. Vittitow
William C. Wafer
Jack Walker
Kristen & Tim Walker
Thomas G. Walrond
John Walters
Herbert H. Warren
Four recipients of the 2014 AAEP Foundation/Markel scholarships receive their award at the 2014 AAEP
Annual Convention, surrounded by Markel’s Dianne Weidner, left; AAEP Foundation Advisory Council
Scholarship Subcommittee Chairman Dr. Duane Chappell, second from left; and Markel’s Dr. Lance Allen, right.
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Jeffrey Warren
Kathleen Welsch
Harry & Susan Werner
Shannon S. Whatman
Gary W. White
Jamie White
Nathaniel White
William A. Whitler
Jeremy & Brandi
Whitman
John W. Whittaker
Carly R. Whittal
Jeff P. Willard
Jeffrey A. Williams
Michael D. Williams
Trever Williams
David A. Wilson
Heather Wilson
Jamie A. Wilson
Julia Wilson & Tracy
Turner
William D. Wilson
Allan D. Wise
Paula Wittler
A. B. Wood
Jennifer Wright
Katherine Wright
Kosei Yamagiwa
Don Yarbro
Angela C. Yates
Carolyn & Howard
Yeager
Nathan Zauel
James Zeliff
Dubravko Zerajic
Zdenek Zert
Dana Zimmel
David M. Zimmerman
Spring 2015
NAVIGATOR
Corporate/Practice/Association/Farm Donors
January 1 - December 31, 2014
Founders’ Circle
($100,000 $499,999)
Zoetis
Presidents’ Circle
($25,000 - $99,999)
Sound, a VCA Company
Starlight Racing
Leadership Circle
($10,000 - $24,999)
Animal Health
International Inc.
Dechra Veterinary
Products
Luitpold Animal Health
Markel
Platinum Performance
Inc.
The EQUUS
Foundation Inc.
Healthy Horses Circle
($2,500 - $9,999)
Allegheny Equine
Associates
Equine Medical
Associates PSC
Grayson-Jockey Club
Research Foundation
Hagyard Equine
Medical Institute
Miamitown Pet
Hospital Inc.
Northwest PVMA
Equine Symposium
Roemer Foundation
Rood and Riddle
Equine Hospital
SmartPak
Teigland, Franklin &
Brokken, DVM’s, P.A.
Wildacre, LLC
Patron
($500 - $2,499)
Annabessacook
Veterinary Clinic
Backstretch Veterinary
Inc.
Brandywine Equine
Veterinary Associates
Brunetti Foundation
Cascadia Equine
Veterinary Clinic
Clarke Equine Wellness
& Performance
Cross River Veterinary
Service
Damascus Equine
Associates
Dunbarton Equine
Durango Equine
Veterinary Clinic
Elkhorn Veterinary
Clinic Ltd.
Equine Veterinary Care
PC
Evergreen Equine
Veterinary Practice
Fairfield Equine
Associates PC
Four Seasons Veterinary
Clinic
Franklin-Williams
Company
AAEP Foundation donors stepped up for laminitis
research by achieving the $25,000 matching funds
challenge issued in July by Starlight Racing partners.
All donations associated with the challenge, as well as
the matching monies, will fund laminitis research.
Freedom Run Equine
Veterinary Service
Grand Prix Equine,
LLC
Green Glen Equine
Hospital
Haymarket Veterinary
Services
Henry Schein Animal
Health
Inova Practice
Management
Lodi Veterinary
Hospital
Merritt & Associates
Equine Hospital
Misty Hollow Equine
Practice
Nebraska Equine
Veterinary Clinic
Neogen Corp
Ocean State Equine
Associates
Odessa Equine Clinic
Old Dominion Equine
Associates
Professional Rodeo
Cowboys Association
Safe and Sound Equine
Service
San Dieguito Equine
Group Inc.
Sapulpa Veterinary
Hospital
Sawtooth Equine
Services
South Valley Large
Animal Clinic
T & T Family
Foundation
Triangle Equine Mobile
Veterinary Services
Veterinary Medical
Center
Waller Equine Hospital
Whiting Oil & Gas
Corp.
Wilhite & Frees Equine
Friend
($1 - $499)
Abel Veterinary Services
Advanced Equine
Dentistry
Alberts Equine Dental
Supply, Inc.
American Animal
Nutrition
Amicalola Veterinary
Services
Andover Healthcare,
Inc.
AAEP Foundation Chairman Dr. Jeff Berk, left, accepts a
contribution on behalf of Zoetis during the 17th Annual
Foundation Celebration from Laura Primm and Rob Kelly
of Zoetis.
Animal Medical
Services of the Rockies
PC
Anoka Equine
Veterinary Services
Argyle Veterinary
Hospital
Backcountry Horsemen
of California
Barrow Veterinary
Services PC
Bayhill Equine Inc.
Blue Ridge Equine
Clinic
Breeders’ Cup Ltd.
Briarwood Equine
Clinic
Bull Creek Veterinary
Service
Bunker Hill Veterinary
Hospital, P.C.
Bureau of Land
Management
Burwash Equine
Services
Candlewood Equine
LLC
Carolina Coastal
Equine Veterinary
Clinic
Carolina Equine Clinic
Carolina Equine
Hospital
Casper Animal Medical
Center
Centennial Equine
Sports Medicine PLLC
Champion Equine
Insurance Inc.
Chaparral Veterinary
Medical Center
Claiborne Farm
Colorado Equine Clinic
Colorado River
Veterinary Services
Colts Neck Equine
Commonwealth Equine
Medical & Dental
Service
Comstock Equine
Hospital
Cornerstone Equine
Services
Country View
Veterinary Service
Creston Large Animal
Veterinary Services
Cross Country
Veterinary Services
Cyclone Veterinary
Services
Davie County Large
Animal Hospital
Deer Creek Equine
Clinic Inc.
Del Oeste Equine
Hospital
Delmarva Equine Clinic
Des Moines Equine
Veterinary Services
Desert Pines Equine
Center
Eggleston Equine LLC
El Sol Equine Practice
Eleven Point Equine
Clinic
Equine Medical
Associates, Inc.
Equine Medical Center
of Ocala PL
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Corporate/Practice/Association/Farm Donors
January 1 - December 31, 2014
Friend ($1 - $499) cont.
Equine Medical LLC
Equine Performax
Veterinary Services
Equine Podiatry and
Rehab Mobile Practice
Equine Services LLC
Equine Veterinary
Dental Services
Equine Veterinary
Practice LLC
Equine Veterinary
Services of Northern
Colorado PC
F9 Equine Clinic PLLC
Florida Equine
Veterinary Services
Inc.
Foundation Equine
Mobile Medicine and
Dentistry
Foundation Equine
Wellness and
Performance
Fox Woods Equine
Veterinary Care LLC
Foxdale Equine
Veterinary Services
Freer Equine Mobile
Veterinary Services
Glenwood Veterinary
Clinic
Harmony Equine
Veterinary Services PC
Heartland Equine
Health Center LLC
Highland Hill
Veterinary Service
James River Equine
Services
Janssen Veterinary
Clinic
Jensen’s Animal
Hospital
Keeneland Association
Inc.
Kentucky Performance
Products LLC
Kleinpeter Equine
Veterinary Services,
LLC
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LakeShore Equine
Services
Lisbon Veterinary
Clinic Inc.
LoneStar Park Equine
Hospital
Mayfield Veterinary
Clinic
McOwen Veterinary
Services Ltd.
Meridian Equine
Associates
Mid Coast Equine
Mid South Equine
Midland Equine
Hospital
MTA Vet & Assisi
Animal Health
MWI Veterinary Supply
North Bridge Equine
Associates
North Stonington
Veterinary Clinic
Northeast Equine
Veterinary Dental
Services, LLC
Nutrena
Oklahoma City Equine
Clinic
Oregon Equine Inc.
Ottawa Equine Service
Pacific Crest Equine
Palm Beach Equine
Clinic
Panama Equine
Hospital
Performance Equine
Specialists LLC
Peterson & Smith
Equine Hospital
Philadelphia Freeze
Piedra Blanca Equine
Pioneer Equine Hospital
Inc.
Pioneer Equine
Veterinary Service,
Inc.
Providence Equestrian
Center Inc.
AAEP Foundation Chairman Dr. Jeff Berk, second from left, accepts a donation
on behalf of Sound, a VCA Company, from Sound representatives, from left:
Scott Fitzpatrick, Scott Giebler and Mark Michael.
Redbud Equine
Veterinary PLLC
Retama Equine
Hospital
Ridgefield Equine Clinic
Ridgeline Equine
Veterinary Services
Inc.
Rivendell Large Animal
Hospital
Riviera Equine
Internal Medicine &
Consulting
Rocky River Large
Animal Veterinary
Clinic
Rogue Valley Equine
Hospital
Salem Valley Veterinary
Clinic
Salmon Brook
Veterinary Hospital
Santa Fe Equine
Associates PLLC
Shafer Equine Services
LLC
Sharon Center
Veterinary Hospital
South Florida Equine
Assoc. Inc.
Springfield Equine
Service, LLC
Square One Advertising
St. Joseph Equine Clinic
Stonefield Equine Clinic
Strain Equine Services
LCC
Sunset Ridge Equine
Veterinary
Tampa Bay Equine
Practice LLC
The Piedmont Equine
Practice
Three Oaks Equine
Veterinary Services
PLLC
Town & Country
Veterinary Hospital
Triple Crown Nutrition
Tryon Equine Hospital
PLLC
Unionville Equine
Associates
USRider Equestrian
Motor Plan
Valley Equine
Associates PLLC
Vest Ranch
White Oaks Veterinary
Clinic Inc.
Willow Creek
Veterinary Services
Wisconsin Equine Clinic
& Hospital
Woodside Equine Clinic
Inc.
Y7 Veterinary Services
Yellowhorse Mobile
Veterinary Service
Spring 2015
NAVIGATOR
Tribute Gifts
January 1 - December 31, 2014
We are grateful for the sincere
recognition provided by each of the
following tributes.
Tribute gifts are a thoughtful way to
honor or memorialize someone of
special importance in your life.
When the Foundation receives a gift
in tribute, we immediately notify the
honoree or family member you specify.
Gift amounts are not disclosed. If you
wish to honor a friend or colleague on
a special occasion with a tribute gift
or remember the memory of a loved
one through a memorial gift, simply
let us know and include the name
and address of the individual(s) to be
notified. To learn more, please visit
www.aaepfoundation.org.
In Honor of Judge Henry Atkinson
Robert Thoni
In Honor of Barbara Ellison
Elizabeth Metcalf
In Honor of Aude Espourteille
Elizabeth Metcalf
In Honor of Penny Knight
Elizabeth Metcalf
In Honor of Nancy F. Link’s birthday
Edward Boldt
In celebration of the graduation of
Zachary Sprague
Julie Lyons
In Honor of Dr. William Moyer
J. Clyde Johnson
In Honor of Mr. David Murdock
Elizabeth Metcalf
In Honor of Susan Sratazzi
Triangle Equine Mobile Veterinary
Services
In Honor of Our Top 2014 Equine Clients
Veterinary Medical Center
In Honor of Dr. Chris Wickliffe
Sharon Preim
In Memory of Dorothy Ackerman
Charles R. Boreson
In Memory of Kathy Allison
Charles R. Boreson
In Memory of Joe Aquilino
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Ramona Barney
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Daniel Borislow
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Theresa & Maureen
Brennan
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Doug Byars DVM
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Kathleen McIlwraith
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Patricia Chism DVM
Backcountry Horsemen of California
Juliea Birkey
Anna & George Boodrookas
Ann D. Burton
Equine Podiatry and Rehab Mobile
Practice
Grace Kotsch
Janine Looker
Linda & Dick Mansmann
Chris & Lisa McReynolds
Mark C. Rick
Maynard & Ann Tozier
In Memory of Carl Moore
Scott & Lynn Johnson
In Memory of Dale Muchmore
Green Glen Equine Hospital
In Memory of Victor Ives
Elizabeth Metcalf
In Memory of Edward Murray DVM
Glenn & Karen Blodgett
Sueann Bennett
Annalise Berdini
Brunetti Foundation
James Coffman
Larry W. Fellhauer
Daniel Flynn
Tom & Denise Forner
Jake Hersman
J. Clyde Johnson
Craig & Susan King
Philadelphia Freeze
Jeff & Allison Pumphrey
John & Rhonda Pumphrey
Don S. Morris
Daniel & Lillian Ragone
Glenn Rogers
Vanita Smithey
Square One Advertising
Luan & Kim Thomas
Samann & Ty Watkins &
Vest Ranch Crew
In Memory of Edna Jefferies
Gary & Jana Crabtree
In Memory of Christen Norris
Cynthia Weis
In Memory of Harry Johnson Jr.
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Connie Pardus
Andrea K. McGowan
In Memory of Maureen Kanara
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Joseph Piarulli
Barbara Bagby
Sueann Bennett
Brunetti Foundation
Tom & Denise Forner
Scott & Janet Palmer
Philadelphia Freeze
Daniel & Lillian Ragone
Luan & Kim Thomas
In Memory of Beryl Dunton
Equine Medical LLC
In Memory of Diane Goddard
Charles R. Boreson
In Memory of George Grice
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Tommy Hogan
Gary & Jana Crabtree
In Memory of Peter Huyler DVM
Janet A. Durso
In Memory of Susan Kelly
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Barbara Kunz
Gerald & Helene Goodman
Heidi J. Rinear
In Memory of Midge Leitch VMD
Keith Kleine
Mark C. Rick
Josie L. Traub-Dargatz
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Elaine Lenz
LakeShore Equine Services
In Memory of Robert Pillion
Clarke Equine Wellness & Performance
In Memory of Peter B. Pryor DVM
Franklin-Williams Company
In Memory of Richard Loveless
Rick Tully
In Memory of Charles W. Raker VMD
J. Clyde Johnson
Keith Kleine
Scott & Janet Palmer
In Memory of Robert O. Mayer
Sharon Kuczynski
In Memory of Betty Jane Sawtelle
LakeShore Equine Services
In Memory of G. David McCarroll DVM
Kathleen Anderson
Anne Baskett
Andrew R. Clark
David A. Jefferson
Eric H. Kates
Garth W. Lamb
Dennis Luedke
Keith Merritt
Rogue Valley Equine Hospital
Carol Sabo
Gregory C. Smith
Joseph Teschera
In Memory of Robert J. Shiflett
Elizabeth Sinnigen
In Memory of Trixie Snelten
LakeShore Equine Services
In Memory of Thomas Voss
Cooper Williams & Elizabeth Klebe
In Memory of Craig Wood
Clarke Equine Wellness & Performance
In Memory of Margaret Wood
Jennifer A. LaPlume
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Leave a ‘Legacy’ that benefits horses universally
An AAEP Foundation giving circle called the Legacy
Society recognizes those who include the AAEP
Foundation in their estate plans. If you would like your
name added to the list of members for the Legacy Society,
please let us know. Of course, requests for anonymity are
honored and all details of the arrangement are completely
confidential.
To learn more about a planned gift to the AAEP
Foundation, visit www.aaepfoundation.org and select
“Planned Giving” in the drop-down menu under the tab
“How to Help.”
An estate gift to the AAEP Foundation can help fund
special interests of the donor, ranging from scholarships to research projects to educational or benevolent
programs. These generous commitments will strengthen
the Foundation’s ability to improve the welfare of horses
everywhere in the years ahead.
Legacy Society Members
Dr. Kathleen M. Anderson
Carolyn Anderson-Meadows
David T. & Jodie K. Bingham
Dr. Jerry B. & Melinda Black
Dr. Stuart E. Brown
Dr. R. Reynolds & Evie Cowles
Dr. Ann E. Dwyer
Dr. Leslie A. Easterwood
Dr. Benjamin Franklin, Jr.
Dr. Brendan W. Furlong
Leslie R. & Dr. Kathleen ‘Casey’ Gonda
Dr. Michelle M. LeBlanc*
Dr. Midge Leitch*
Drs. Tom R. & Erin Lenz
Drs. C. Wayne McIlwraith & Nancy L. Goodman
Dr. John S. Mitchell
Dr. William A. Moyer
Drs. Nathaniel A. White & Leslie Sinn
* Deceased
Contribute to the AAEP Foundation
Donor Information:
Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Address _________________________________________________________________________________________________________
City ______________________________ State/Province _______________ Zip/Postal Code ________________ Country _______________
Phone ___________________________________________________________ E-mail _________________________________________
Cell Phone _________________________________________________________________________
o Please keep my gift anonymous.
Enclosed is a check payable to the AAEP Foundation, Inc. in the amount of:
o $25
o $50
o $75
o $100
o $250
o $500
o Other ______________________________________________________________
Please charge my credit card: o Visa
o MasterCard
o AmEx o Discover
Card# ___________________________________________ Exp __________________
Signature________________________________________ CVV# ________________
(Three-digit code on signature line for Visa, Mastercard & Discover.
Four-digit code on front of AmEx card)
Legacy Society
Contribution
Please designate my gift to:
o Unrestricted/Area of greatest need
o Equine Community
o Education (Scholarships/Student support)
o Laminitis Research
o Benevolence
o Disaster Relief
o Equine Research
o I have included the Foundation in my estate plans and wish to be
recognized in the Legacy Society.
o Please send me information about including the Foundation in my
estate plans.
Mail to: AAEP Foundation, 4033 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, KY 40511
Fax: (859) 233-1968
Make a gift conveniently and securely online at: www.aaepfoundation.org
Thank you for your support!
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