January 2025
On the cover: West Region rider Ashley Sansome, DVM, MPVM, and her Decade Team Missouri Foxtrotter Barney’s Single Shot at the 2024 Rides of March. Dr. Sansome has 2,910 endurance/2,010 LD miles since 2008, while Barney, who turns 20 this year, has accumulated 1,255/500. Photo © Bill Gore of Gore/Baylor Photography.
Table of Contents
President’s Letter: Watch closely for online scams, by Nick Kohut, DVM
Vice President’s Message: Happy new year (once again), by Tami Rougeau
National Championship News: Biltmore how-to with Dr. Sleeper — interview of Meg Sleeper, VMD, by Stagg Newman
Junior/Young Rider News: Meet the junior: Susan M.
The Green Bean Scoop: A grateful Green Bean says thanks, by Hannah Blaasch, with a 2024 GB update from Griffin Keller
Ride Managers’ Forum: Webinars for ride managers, by Mollie Krumlaw-Smith
Features
Carving a Sustainable Trail in the Indiana Hills (Trails Post), by Alex Uspenski
After the Ride is Over (Veterinary Forum I), by Maureen Fehrs, DVM
The Finish Line Pull (Veterinary Forum II), first published in 1995, by Jeanne Waldron, DVM