The 30th Annual National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium, presented by the American Youth Horse Council (AYHC), will be held on March 9-11, 2007, in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Denver, CO. The 2007 event will boast more than two-dozen internationally and nationally respected presenters assembled to share their keys to successful youth horse programming and horse management. Attendees will find resources, referrals and networking to improve their ability to help kids connect through horses. A weekend program for teen leaders is always a favorite, bringing youth participating in many different horse disciplines and breed activities together to learn leadership skills and effective horsemanship techniques.

"I am thrilled to have the 30th Annual National Youth Horse Leaders Symposium coming to my hometown of Denver," said AYHC President Christy Landwehr. "This event is open to all youth leaders, youth and horse industry at-large members. It is a great way to network and share ideas about how to work creatively with kids and horses. I hope to see you there."

The Colorado Horse Development Authority has stepped in to support the event as it will help promote the Colorado horse industry. The symposium routinely draws a broad representation of youth horse leaders from breed associations, equine sport organizations, cooperative extension, universities and the crucially important hands-on youth leaders from such groups as 4-H, U.S. Pony Club, National High School Rodeo, Future Farmers of America, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and more.

The symposium will again include a variety of presentations, including roundtable sessions, classroom presentations on a variety of topics, vendor booths, silent auction and the Youth Leaders Celebration Awards Banquet. A pre-conference day at the 2007 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo will provide an excellent kick-off to the symposium and offer participants an opportunity to spend the day learning from nationally renowned clinicians, experts on horse health and management, as well as all participating in all of the other fun and educational activities the expo has to offer.

For more information, visit www.ayhc.com or call (800) TRY-AYHC or e-mail [email protected].


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