While the corona virus crisis brought almost everything to a screeching halt, leaving a path of uncertainty in its wake, the horse world has continued moving forward as best it could.
Dr. Temple Grandin speaking at a symposium
Now that Governor Bullock has eased stay at home orders, plans are moving forward for the first national conference this September – Of Horse, Human and Nature featuring Dr. Temple Grandin.
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In Montana, where the Montana Center for Horsemanship is headquartered, now that Governor Bullock has begun to ease stay at home orders, plans are moving forward for the first national conference this September – Of Horse, Human and Nature featuring Dr. Temple Grandin and other great horsemen and horsewomen as special presenters.
The Conference will have a strong focus on the Ag industry, Natural Horsemanship Education, and the role of the horse in human society. “We want to not only feature great ideas, exciting speakers and memorable presentations, but create a dynamic place for learning and sharing.
We also want to help horse-focused organizations, companies, and businesses have a showcase, enabling them to reach broad demographics,” according to conference coordinator Janet Rose.
Rose adds that the Center, even during the Covid-19 crisis, was able to move ahead with expansion – building classrooms, conference space and a state-of-the-art veterinary research laboratory area, with the goal being to create a public platform in which to highlight organizations’ and companies’ missions, programs and products in a dynamic setting.
Since education and natural horsemanship are the centerpiece of the Montana Center for Horsemanship, the Center is also launching a new newsletter, Horse-Human Education. The featured interview of the inaugural newsletter is with Iola “Olie” Else. While she may not be a household name, Olie is a big “name” in the horse world, having received extensive national recognition for her accomplishments from rodeo queen to coach to natural horsemanship education.
Rose says the Horse-Human Education newsletter is straightforward – “it’s what we do, who we are, what we offer and we hope the newsletter helps to advance our collective knowledge of horse-human information, research, science, education, training and programs – expanding their reach and impact.”
A component of the newsletter is a Partners section. MCH is a nonprofit organization and relies on donor support. Rose says there are many services, businesses and organizations that also need affordable vehicles to promote what they do, what they have and what they offer – and the public should know who they are.
“Through our Partners section, we can highlight and promote a business, organization or service. This will help them reach a broad audience while helping to support MCH. We have a strong national reach and we hope we can help others while also meeting and supporting our mission.”
The newsletter, as with the Conference – Of Horse, Human and Nature, is dedicated to a key message of MCH - helping horses and people make the most of their respective lives. “We are trying to live this every day even during this unprecedented time.”
To learn more, visit, www.montanacenterforhorsemanship.org or contact the Montana Center at 406.925.3270 or Email: janet.rose@williamkriegelfoundation.org