Executive Committee
President:
Jennifer Bryant
Affiliate Member
610-344-0116
jennifer@jenniferbryant.net
Jennifer, of West Chester, PA, is the AHP board’s inaugural affiliate
member. She has been a full-time freelancer since 1998, during which time
she has edited one magazine (USDF Connection), written or co-written
three books (Olympic Equestrian: A Century of International Horse Sport;
A Gymnastic Riding System Using Mind, Body & Spirit; The USDF Guide to
Dressage), written numerous articles, and edited several books. (More
information at www.jenniferbryant.net.) Jennifer is a former editor of Dressage & CT magazine and of the regional all-breed publication Hoof
Print. She got her start editing management and HRD books for Pfeiffer &
Co. A longtime dressage enthusiast and horse owner, Jennifer is a US
Dressage Federation silver medalist.
First Vice President: Kimberly Brown
The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health Care
859-276-6771
kbrown@thehorse.com
Kim is Publisher and Editor of The Horse: Your Guide To Equine Health
Care, a monthly all-breed, all-discipline equine health magazine, and
she is a contributing editor to The Blood-Horse, a weekly Thoroughbred news
magazine. Both publications are owned by Lexington, Ky.-based Blood-Horse
Publications. Kim has been a member of AHP since 1980 (when she started at
Blood-Horse), and she is a member of the AHP Executive Committee. Kim, who
will be AHP President in 2010 for the organization’s 40th anniversary, has a
small farm in Central Kentucky where she lives with her husband, Ben, and a
menagerie of critters. Their nest is empting fast as Barbara is now living
in Wyoming with her two horses and mule and working at a vet clinic, and
Beth is heading off to the University of Kentucky to study…JOURNALISM! Among
the “family” still at home are the Miniature Horse geldings Hawk and Captain
Jack, a Miniature Donkey named Molly, nine goats, 3 chickens, the Border
Collies Star and Buck (not named for the coffee chain), Ben’s Beagle/Basset
cross Desdamona, and the cats Trent, Trevor, and Toby.
Second Vice President: Sandy Kucharski
The Sentinel
847-362-0570 ext 209
fivelazyk@dls.net
Sandy was born
with a passion for horses and got her first pony when she was six. As a
youth, she gained experience through 4-H, riding western and hunt seat, and
participating in Horse Bowl, Judging and speech. She is currently a 4-H
leader, on their county Horse Committee, and a board member of their local
saddle association. She and her family own and board seven horses on their
farm in Woodstock, IL. In 1995, she was able to combine her love of horses
and journalism when she accepted the position of editor with The Sentinel, a
mid-western regional horse publication. At that time, she also attended her
first AHP seminar in Jackson Hole, WY. and was hooked. She met some of her
“magazine idols” and found a brotherhood of equine journalists who were very
open and willing to share knowledge (and a good time!).
Executive Board Member: Cheryl Erpelding
California Riding Magazine
888-272-0472
cheryl@ridingmagazine.com
Cheryl is CEO Riding’s Publications Inc. and started her publishing business
in Dec. 1986. San Diego County Riding Magazine was an 8-page startup with a
press run of 2,500 copies. She hand drew her logo, typeset and shot her
printing plate negatives with a graphics arts camera in her garage. Riding’s
Publications is a million dollar plus company that publishes California
Riding Magazine, (20-23,000 copies per month), California Horseman’s
Directory, Sport Horse Stallion Directory and provides design services for
California’s horse industry. She currently shows Riding Magazine’s Press
Pass in the hunter division and also rides dressage and has competed in
competitive trail riding on her mustang Lil’ Cooper.
Executive
Board Member: Brian Sosby
Equestrian Magazine
859-225-6934
bsosby@usef.org
An award-winning writer based in
Lexington, KY, Brian has been Editor of EQUESTRIAN magazine, the official
magazine of American equestrian sport since 1937, for the past five years.
Brian has covered both U.S. and international events, including the 2006 FEI
World Equestrian Games in Germany, the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece,
and the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. His coverage of equestrian events,
as well as feature articles, has been widely read by magazine and Internet
readers around the world. Brian lives in Lexington, KY, and his office is
located in the bucolic Kentucky Horse Park.
Immediate Past President: Pat Trowbridge
BowTie, Inc.
213-385-0333
ptrowbridge@bowtieinc.com
Pat is Group Publisher at BowTie, Inc., publishers of Horse Illustrated, Young Rider, Horses USA and Quarter Horses.
Pat began his publishing career with BowTie in 1996. During his over 10
years with BowTie he has held the following positions; Advertising Sales
Representative, Advertising Sales Manager, Advertising Director for Equine
Publications, Group Advertising Director for Equine, Canine and Feline
Publications, Group Publisher, and Director of Corporate Special Projects.
Pat became involved with American Horse Publications in 1998. In 2002, he
was elected to the Board of Directors and serves as Immediate Past
President. He was elected to the WETA Board of Directors beginning in
June of 2007. Pat grew up riding horses on his family’s small farm in
Kansas. He now resides in Southern California.
Executive Director: Christine W. Brune
386-760-7743
ahorsepubs@aol.com
Chris has been an AHP member since the mid 70s when she was Editor of Eastern/Western Quarter Horse Journal. In 1992, she took on the role of
Executive Director and holds the record of attending every seminar since her
first one. Her family showed Quarter Horses, both regionally and nationally,
for many years. Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, she moved to Daytona Beach
in 1994, where she lives with her two Miniature Schnauzers, Fritz and Dickie
Boy. Officially one of AHP’s old-timers, Chris has enjoyed watching the
association’s growth in numbers and services over the years and has made
many long-lasting friendships. |
Directors
Lauren Davis Baker
Flying Changes Magazine, Inc.
360-687-0203
lauren@flyingchanges.com
Lauren is owner, editor, and publisher of Flying Changes magazine, a
northwest sporthorse magazine she began in 1993. Her mission is to serve as
a resource for the local riding community by promoting monthly Northwest talent,
businesses, and horses. A background in technical writing and marketing
communications with Hewlett-Packard gave her a practical education in
marketing, publishing, and customer service. Lauren especially enjoys
writing humor and relationship-oriented pieces for the publication,
examining horse culture from new and interesting perspectives. Horse crazy
since birth, Lauren enjoys dressage and trail riding with her boys, Hans and
Napoleon.
Summer Best
Florida Equine Publications
352-732-8858
summer@flequine.com
Summer enjoys several management roles at Florida Equine Publications in
Ocala, where the company produces monthly The Florida Horse and Horse Capital Digest, and daily issues of Wire to Wire. A past
recipient of the AHP Student Award, Summer has worked as field editor for The American Quarter Horse Journal, Director of Marketing/magazine
editor for Seminole Feed, and as owner/founder of SunHorse Publishing and
Promotions. She is a sixth-generation native Floridian and graduate of the
University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications. Summer’s
farm, L’Estate, is home to competitive Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred
hunter-types, some good ol’ boy all-around horses, an occasional pony
prospect, three happy barn cats, a small herd of black Angus cattle, and her
favorite dog ever, “Delta,” the Giant Schnauzer.
Dean Jacobson
Virginia Horse Journal
540-351-0278
vhj@virginiahorse.com
Dean, Publisher of the Virginia Horse Journal, has been a
member of AHP since 1995, and a director of American Horse Publications
since 2003. He has enjoyed horses as a trail rider, breeder and fox hunter.
He and his wife founded the Virginia Horse Journal in 1995. Dean has
been the President of the Virginia Horse Council and a member of the
Virginia Horse Industry Board. He has conducted Virginia Equestrian Business
Seminars which provided topics including business planning, accounting,
business law, advertising and promotion as well as business Internet site
applications. As a director of AHP he has served on the Vision Award
committee and been an AHP seminar session speaker.
Cathy Laws
Equine Network
410-749-2086
clawsone@aol.com
Cathy has been writing and editing for publication for more than 20 years.
For 11 years she was the editor of SPUR Magazine, an award-winning
national bi-monthly devoted to English equestrian sport. In 2000 she founded
Equestrian Life, a content/shopping website that was acquired by the U.S.
Equestrian Team. She has been with Gaithersburg, Maryland-based
Equine Network as editorial director since 2001. Equine Network publishes EQUUS,
Practical Horseman, Horse & Rider and Dressage Today magazines as
well as several special publications, equine books and DVDs, and the
websites EquiSearch.com and Equine.com. She grew up foxhunting, Pony
Clubbing and showing hunters and now rides her Thoroughbred mare, Classical,
whenever she gets a chance.
Diane Rice
Appaloosa Journal
(208) 882-5578 ext. 237
editor@appaloosajournal.com
Diane feels blessed to be able to nurture her horse passion as the editor of
Appaloosa Journal, the official publication of the Appaloosa Horse Club
located in Moscow, Idaho. She started working for the ApHC fresh out of
college in 1997 as assistant editor and took over the reins as editor in
December 2004. She earned her bachelor's degree in agricultural journalism
at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she minored in animal science.
She has five daughters: Kristin, Melanie, Lauren, Lyanne and Annette; and 3
˝ grandchildren: Luciano, Keilyn, Jeffrey, and another due on Halloween
2008. Now that her youngest daughter is college-bound, Diane looks forward
to spending her newly found free time indulging her horse passion (pleasure
riding). She joined the AHP board in 2008.
Patty Tiberg
Cowboy Publishing Group
817-737-6397
patty.tiberg@cowboypublishing.com
With three decades of experience in the performance horse industry, Patty is
the Associate Publisher for Quarter Horse News. Patty has been with
Cowboy Publishing Group since 2000 when she joined the organization as the
marketing director. A graduate of Texas A&M, Patty worked as the director of
member services at the Horse Industry Alliance and served four years as a
Board member for the Alabama Quarter Horse Association. In 2005, the Fort
Worth Business Press honored her as one of the “Top 40 Under 40,” a program
that recognizes young community leaders. Patty is an active volunteer for
several youth programs in her community. She serves on the Kennedy Center’s
Imagination Celebration Executive Committee and is a member of the
fundraising committee for the Kinderfrog’s School at Texas Christian
University. Patty and her husband, Steven, have a 5-year-old son, Colby, and
a 3-year-old daughter, Taylor. |
