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NATIONALHUNTTESTandHUNTING
INSTINCTCERTIFICATION
ALLAREWELCOMETOPARTICIPATE!
Huntingactivitieswillkick-offthe2014PBGVCANational
Events.OnSaturdaymorning,May3,2014,wehaveaunique
opportunitytovisittheSkycastleFrenchHounds.Masterof
HoundsJimScharnberghasinvitedustoobserveashe,hisstaff
andtheSkycastlepacktaketotheChesterCountycountryside
insearchofrabbit.AfterthehuntwewillgatherbackatSkycas-
tleKennelsforsomerefreshmentsandachancetoviewthe
facilitieswherethehoundsarehousedinahistoricstonebarn.
Thekennels,locatedinDowningtown,Pa.,isabouta90-minute
drivefromtheRadisson,ourhosthotelinCampHill.
OnSundayandMonday,May4and5,wewillbeconduct-
ingthePBGVCAHuntTestinCarlisle,Pa.,locatedjustunder
20milesfromtheRadissonHotel.ThereisalsoaMotel6located
minutesawayfromthehunttestgroundsforthosewantingto
stayclosebythefield.Breakfastandlunchwillbeofferedatthe
clubhouseontheCarlisleBeagleClubgrounds.Testswillbe
startingearly,soplantojoinusforbreakfast.Thereisplentyof
parkingavailableatthehuntgrounds,andtherewillbeameans
torinsetheday’sdirtoffthedogsifneeded.
Everyoneisinvitedtoenter;noexperienceisnecessaryfor
theHuntInstinctTest.TheCarlislegroundsaresplitintotwo
sections,andwewillberunningtestsonbothfieldsthatare
fullyenclosedsoyourhoundswillbeprotected.
Anddon’tforgettobringcash!We’llbesellingticketsfor
ourChineseAuctionandRafflethatwillincludeeverything
fromdogtreatstosignedartwork.Hopetoseeyouthere!
BettyBarth,
2014NationalHuntTestChairman
2014SHOWCOMMITTEE
ShowChair........................................PamHelmer
Ass’tShowChair..............................HelenIngher
ShowConsultant..................................JeffPepper
NationalShowPlanner....................HelenIngher
Grounds............................................ZackHelmer
HuntTest.............................................BettyBarth
Obedience....................................MeganEsherick
Agility.............................................DaveEsherick
NationalShowTreasurer......................JeffPepper
Hospitality.................JeanneHurty,LynnFlorian
PremiumList,CatalogueText.............BobCohen
CatalogueAds...................................SandyBustin
Trophies............................SueSmyth,PattyRitter
Auction................................................PattyRitter
HealthClinics.................................JoannBeavers
Video..........................................VickieWillmann
H&RLiaison.....................................HelenIngher
Stewards...............................................JeffPepper
MemberEducation..........................LindaMurray
RingsideChairs............................HeatherHelmer
JudgesEducation...............................KittySteidel
Vendors.................................................DanRadar
LogoItems........................................DonnaBruce
ChampionoftheHearts/
ParadeofTitleHolders..................AndyElledge
WelcomeParty.....................................CindyWilt
Advertising..................................SherylBradbury
Dr.Shoemaker'smissionstatement:
“Wearecreatingawarenessandunderstandingof
balanceasthekeyfactorinimprovingqualityoflife
—andintheprevention,diagnosisandtreatmentof
healthproblemsofanimalsandpeople.”
AboutDr.Shoemaker
JudithShoemaker,DVM,isaninternationally
knownpractitionerandeducatorincomplementary
veterinarymedicineandtherapy.Dr.Shoemakeris
a1980graduateoftheUniversityofGeorgiaCollege
ofVeterinaryMedicine.Sheislicensedtopractice
inmostoftheeast-coaststatesandinColorado,
Kentucky,IndianaandAlabama.Shewasrecently
awardedtheAmericanHolisticVeterinaryMedical
Association’sPractitioneroftheYear2011-2012.
Dr.Shoemaker’sequineandcompanionanimal
veterinarypracticefocusesoncomplementarymed-
icineandholistictherapy,integratingchiropractic,
acupunctureandotheralternativemodalities.Many
ofDr.Shoemaker’scaninepatientsarecompetitors
inperformanceeventssuchasobedience,agility,
lure-coursingandtracking.
ShehastaughtanatomyattheUniversityof
PennsylvaniaSchoolofVeterinaryMedicine.She
hasadvancedtraininginbothsmallandlargeani-
malorthopedicinternalfixationsurgicaltechniques
fromtheOhioStateUniversityandASIF/AO,
advancedtraininginanimalreproductionfrom
ColoradoStateUniversityandtraininginmultiple
modalitiesfromprivateinternships.Sheiscertified
asaveterinaryacupuncturistthroughtheInterna-
tionalVeterinaryAcupunctureSociety,andreceived
privatetutelageinchiropracticandinstruction
throughtheAmericanVeterinaryChiropractic
Association,ofwhichsheisachartermember.She
teachesthemostsophisticatedlevelofexpertise
availableinanimalchiropracticandacupuncture
throughtheDiplomatandContinuingEducation
programsoftheAVCA,AAVA,AHVMA,and
MaximumHorsePower.Shehasservedasaboard
memberandrepresentativeforAVCA,AAVA,IVAS,
andAHVMA.
Herpersonalinterestsincludehorsetraining,
music,gardeningandcontinuingeducationinself-
improvementandspiritualpractice.
FirstAnnualTop20Invitational
TheTop20Invitationalshowcasesaselectgroup
ofdogswhichhaveexcelledinconformation.
Standingsarebasedontheshowrecordofthe
previouscalendaryearasbasedonAKCyear-endstats.
•Dessertandchampagnebuffet
•Rosettesforallparticipants
•Mementoforallwhoattend
•Formalorbusinessattireforallattending
•PeoplesChoiceAward
•Funandeducationaleventforall
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