JANUARY EQUINE CONFERENCE PLANNED FOR CAMDEN

South Carolina equine partners will team up to present a conference in Camden, South Carolina on January 15th, 16th and 17th, 2009. The Steering Committee for the Conference  is comprised of members of the South Carolina Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association, The South Carolina Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, The South Carolina Equine Promotion Foundation, The South Carolina Horse Council, and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, and the National Steeplechase Museum.
 
The conference is aimed at a general audience with all disciplines included.  There will be seminars on developing equine related properties, looking at projects and trends in the industry in South Carolina and adjoining states, dealing with retirement facilities and the problem of unwanted horses, a vets forum on horse physiology – no matter what the breed or discipline, and the application of “natural horsemanship” in breaking and training.
 
The National Steeplechase Museum will host the conferees on Friday evening and there will be a barn tour offered on Saturday afternoon. The Conference meeting will conclude with a continental breakfast during training on the schooling course of the Springdale Race Course.  The Awards Ceremony on Saturday January 17th  for the South Carolina Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders will be part of a festive dinner and silent auction to benefit The South Carolina Thoroughbred Retirement facility at Wateree Correctional Institution. .
 
 Dan Rosenberg, retired  Director of Three Chimney Farms, Lexington,  and currently President of Rosenberg Thoroughbred Consulting  Kentucky will be the keynote conference speaker. His topic will be “Why We Need Horses.  At the SCTOBA Awards Dinner on Saturday night Hall of Fame trainer, Carl Nafzger will be the  speaker. He has not only a sterling record as a trainer of Champion racehorses, but a little known past as a world class bull rider and a member of  the Cowboy Hall of Fame.  
 
Conference will be open to the public and inquiries may be made by calling the National Steeplechase Museum at 803 432-6513.