Dear Friends,

2014 American Equine Summit a Success!

On Saturday, April 26th and Sunday, April 27th, we presented the 2014 American Equine Summit in the Humane Education Center at Equine Advocates Rescue & Sanctuary in Chatham, NY.  There was not an empty seat in the house as the Summit opened with an electrifying and rousing Keynote Address by veteran television news journalist and best-selling author, Jane Velez-Mitchell. The two-day Summit brought together experts from across North America focusing on ending the slaughter of wild and domestic equines, as well as other vital equine issues.

We are pleased to share with you videos from the Summit. The information shared by our distinguished expert speakers provides a better understanding as to why the horrific practice of horse slaughter needs to end now, why our government is allowing for the brutal round-ups of our precious wild horse & burro herds from our public lands and why the heinous PMU (pregnant mare urine) industry, once primarily in Canada, is now big business in China and third-world countries where pregnant mares live in deplorable conditions and they and their offspring end up at slaughter.

Please spread the word by sharing these on your Facebook, Twitter & LinkedIn pages as well as your Websites & Blogs. 

Thank you.

Susan Wagner

President & Founder

April 26, 2014

Video #1:  Opening remarks by Yvette Jackson, EA Board Member, and welcome remarks by Susan Wagner

Video #2:  Keynote Address by Jane Velez-Mitchell, Veteran Television News Journalist & Best-Selling Author

Video #3:  Victoria McCullough, International Equestrian, Philanthropist and Owner of Chesapeake Petroleum.  Ms. McCullough's talk is titled "Presenting the Legal and Logical Arguments to Win the End of Horse Slaughter"

Video #4:  Senator Joseph Abruzzo, Palm Beach County, Florida & Frank Biden, Former White House Legislative Director for the Clinton Administration, President of Mavericks Schools and brother to Vice President Joe Biden.  Their pre-recorded video is titled "Politics:  Winning in Spite of It"

Video #5:  John Holland, President of the Equine Welfare Alliance.  Mr. Holland's talk is titled "A Post Horse Slaughter America"

Video #6:  George Strawbridge, Jr., International Horseman and Owner of Augustin Stable.  Mr. Strawbridge's talk is titled "If You Love Horses"

Video #7:  Vickery Eckoff, Writer & Journalist.  Ms. Eckhoff's talk is titled "Ending the Debate:  Overcoming False Arguments About Horse Slaughter"

April 27, 2014

Video #8:  Suzanne Mitchell, Filmmaker.  Ms. Mitchell presented a segment of her documentary film "Running Wild: The Life of Dayton O. Hyde" and you can also see the film's trailer through this link.

Video #9:  Ginger Kathrens, Executive Director of The Cloud Foundation.  Ms. Kathren's talk is titled "BLM's Final Solution"

Video #10:  Debbie Coffey, Vice President and Director of Wild Horse Affairs at Wild Horse Freedom Federation.  Ms. Coffey's talk is titled "The Bureau of Land Management's MISMANAGEMENT of Wild Horses & Burros"

Video #11:  Allen Rutberg, Ph.D., Director of the Tufts Center for Animals and Public Policy.  Dr. Rutberg's talk is titled "Embracing Failure:  Why the BLM Will Not Use Fertility Control"

Video #12:  Kraig Kulikowski, D.V.M., Equine Sports Medicine of Saratoga Springs, NY & Wellington, FL.  Dr. Kulikowski's talk is titled "Horse Guardianship:  Rights & Responsibilities"

Video #13:  Dr. Ray Kellosalmi, Retired Physician & Board Member of the Canadian Horse Defence (sic) Coalition.  Dr. Kellosalmi's talk is titled "Horse Slaughter & PMU:  Shared Disgrace, Shared Challenge"