United States Eventing Association

2015 Annual Meeting and Convention Speaker Spotlight: Allyn Mann and Cat Hill

Allyn Mann

Allyn Mann was a trainer and driver in the Standardbred industry for 12 years. He has committed the past 28 years to working in the Animal Health Industry. Responsibilities included starting up businesses, launching new pharmaceuticals, creating marketing platforms, and managing sales and marketing personnel. Allyn currently works at Luitpold Pharmaceuticals as the Director of the Animal Health Division. In the past, he has worked with Boehringer Ingelheim and Bayer Healthcare, managing their equine divisions. Allyn has launched such medications as Adequan i.m., Ventipulmin Syrup, and Marquis into this market. His primary focus was and continues to be the health of the horse. Allyn enjoys spending time discussing health related topics with both veterinarians and horse owners, travel, sports activities, and reading. Allyn is married to Julie and they have three children, Tyler, Eleanore, and Helyn.

Allyn Mann's Seminar: Adequan- All Joint Products are Not Created equal: What you need to know for the health of your horse. Stop by to hear some interesting facts from the experts that will help you make better choices when it comes to determining how best to care for your horse's joint health.

Cat Hill

Cat Hill grew up in upstate New York on a working farm. Her earliest memory is of the day her parents got her a pony for her birthday. She grew up on that pony, who was followed by a series of Arabian show horses. In college, she started riding show hunters through the Intercollegiate Horse Show Team at the University of Geneseo. After receiving her degree, she followed her love of horses to Ireland to be a working student at Mullingar Equestrian Center. Quickly promoted to barn manager, she spent half a year working with Show Jumpers and Eventers. Upon returning to the States, Cat spent time as a working student for a top Grand Prix Dressage Rider, a winter working the Winter Equestrian Festival for a Grand Prix Showjumping rider, and moved on to manage a AA Hunter barn. From there she worked for Craig Thompson learning the ropes of grooming at events before being hired to manage Mara DePuy’s barn. After leaving Mara’s to move closer to family, she began freelancing as a groom at every various disciplines, as well as teaching lower level riders in dressage, jumping and eventing. Throughout the years she has worked at almost every type of competition, from the local fair to the Pan American Games.

Emma Ford; Co-Author

Emma Ford originated from North Devon England and was brought up in the hunt field with her dad as Master of the Foxhounds. Emma was raised surrounded by horses. She grew up in the Pony Club system, receiving her “B” designation and culminating with jumping at the Horse of the Year Show in 1991. After completing her Baccalaureate of Science at the University of Wales she moved the the United States to follow her passion with horses. After managing Adrian Iorio’s advanced event horses for seven years in Boston Massachusetts, she moved on to manage Phillip Dutton’s barn in West Grove Pennsylvania. She has groomed at almost every 4 star event in the world, and has been a member of the U.S. Eventing Team at multiple Olympic, World, and Pan American Games. Throughout the years, in addition to eventing, Emma has had the opportunity to turn horses out at many upper level show-jumping competitions including the Winter Equestrian Festival in Wellington Florida as well as work for a promising young dressage rider at many upper level dressage shows.

Cat Hill's Seminar: Professional Grooming Tips

When owning, training, riding and showing horses, there is a certain "look" to which one aspires. World-class turnout can take your breath away. And while it can certainly play a significant role in a competitive rider's success, it is just as appealing to have any horse "groomed to the nines," whether he's headed for an afternoon lesson or just out on the trail. Cat shares her insight secrets and experiences from her book, "World-Class Grooming."

The 2015 Annual Meeting and Convention will be held December 2-6 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel and Resort.

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