Board of Trustees
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Russell C. Williams, Chairman Vice Chairman of United States Trotting Association’s Board of Directors |
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Jim Shoemake, Vice-Chariman St. Louis, MO AHC Treasurer Past-President, American Quarter Horse Association Past President, Vice President and Director, Missouri Quarter Horse Association |
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James F. Barton Past-Chairman, AHC Board of Trustees |
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Jerry Black, DVM AHC Secretary |
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Bill Brewer Amarillo, TX Past-President, American Quarter Horse Association AHC Government Affairs Advisory Council |
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Paul Fontaine District Director of the United States Trotting Association |
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Dr. Tom Lenz Chair of the Unwanted Horse Coalition Past President of the American Association of Equine Practitioners Co-chair of the American Quarter Horse Association’s Research Committee |
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Chris McErlean President, Thoroughbred Racing Association Vice President, Racing at Penn National Gaming Director, Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau and U.S. Trotting Association Member of Equibase Management Committee Treasurer and former President of Harness Tracks of America |
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Nick Nicholson President/CEO, Keeneland Association |
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David O'Connor President, United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) |
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Joseph V. Shields, Jr. New York, NY Chairman and CEO, Shields & Company Board of Trustees/Directors, The Jockey Club Board of Directors, Grayson Jockey Club Research Foundation |
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Eric Straus Director, United States Equestrian Federation |
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Michael Tanner Executive Director, United States Trotting Association |
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Alex Waldrop President and CEO, National Thoroughbred Racing Association; |
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Lance Walters President, Arabian Horse Association |















