Saddlebreds Introduced to Locust Trace AgriScience Farm
Friday, May 18, 2012
Locust
Trace AgriScience Farm's high school students learned about Saddlebreds during
a presentation on Tuesday, May 15.
Brenda Newell and Michelle Krentz of the American Saddlebred Horse Association
(ASHA) shared promotional and educational videos with the students before
offering brochures, USEF Student Athlete booklets, and Equestrian Life's free
riding lesson coupons. The students were eager to pick up the materials,
especially the free riding lesson coupons. After claiming their materials, the
students walked over to the indoor arena to watch and meet American Saddlebreds
in person, through the generosity of Clouse Stables of Versailles, Kentucky and
Spring Hill Stable of Georgetown, Kentucky.
Clark Clouse and Hannah Herbst rode Just Go With It, a Park Pleasure gelding,
then Alison Walker rode Mountjoy's Town Boy, a show pleasure gelding, and Todd
Walker Rode Ask Me Why, a three-gaited mare, and B-Five-Blue, a park gelding.
The students were thoroughly engaged in the presentations and asked many questions.
Clouse invited the students to pet Just Go With It, and they all jumped on the
opportunity. The sweet gelding loved the attention.
ASHA President Tandy Patrick was proud to have American Saddlebreds included in
the Locust Trace curriculum,
"ASHA is delighted to participate in the equine center at Locust Trace;
this was a unique opportunity to share information about the American
Saddlebred with students interested in agriculture-related careers. ASHA looks
forward to exploring ways that ASHA can be involved in educational curricula at
this and other schools and universities that incorporate equine science as a
discipline."
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