Jamie SichPresidentjamie@nebraskahorsecouncil.org I have been the President of the Nebraska Horse Council for the past three and a half years. I am married. My wife’s name is Vickie. We have two grown children with spouses and four grandchildren and live in Grand Island, NE. We have five head of Quarter horses and one gaited mule named Ruth. We have enjoyed horses for the past 16 years and enjoy trail riding. A list of my affiliations goes like this: Past president, board of directors and current member of the Hall County Sheriffs Posse; past chairman and current member of the NHC Trails committee; past two years and current co-chairman of the NHC Expo committee; member of the Recreational Trails Planning Grant committee with the Nebraska Game and Parks; member of the State Trails Planning group; past equine 4-H leader; and parts manager of a Case IH dealership in Grand Island for the past twenty years. **As you can see, Jamie is a very busy and valued NHC member! He is also our Legislative and Health & Welfare committee’s chair. Please contact Jamie with ideas or concerns you may have related to any of these committees.
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At-large MembersKristie Biodrowskikristie@nebraskahorsecouncil.org My name is Kristie Biodrowski and I am very excited to have been chosen as a NHC board member. I have worked for the Nebraska Humane Society (NHS) for the past 13 years and am currently the Field Supervisor. I am a certified animal control officer and equine cruelty investigator. I also volunteer for the Friends of the Jeannette Hunt Animal Shelter in Blair, NE. Several co-workers and I have started a Friends of Equus group thru NHS to address the growing needs of unwanted equines that have come into the care of the shelter. Equine welfare is a great concern of mine. ** I grew up with a love of horses and have always wanted one. I was a city girl though and spent a few summers on my cousin’s farm riding horses. I also would horse sit for people when they would go on vacation to get my horse fix. I started taking English riding lessons in my twenties and got by riding other peoples horses. I finally purchased a horse of my own, Mary Jane, 4 years ago. I ride Western, do trail riding, go to clinics and take lessons to improve my skills and the relationship with my horses. I currently own 3 dogs, 1 macaw, 3 goats, 2 cats and of course my horses. I have a 12 year old Arabian mare and a 3 year old Quarter horse type gelding that was a rescues horse I took in as a yearling. Be the change you wish to see in the world….Ghandi John Millerjohn@nebraskahorsecouncil.org What to say… Well I was in FFA and was sentinel for a term and on the horse judging and land management teams for four years. In 4-H I was president for three years and treasurer for two. I have owned and raised horses since I was just a little guy. My Dad started me young riding horses – he has been by my side teaching me what his dad taught him as a horseman, picking me up off the ground and dusting me off and now smiling at me in the arena and the look in his face, how proud he is of me for what I have accomplished in my life so far. I truly wouldn’t be the guy I am without my Dad. My Dad and me raise quarter and paint horses and I train as well. I am a member of the AQHA, APHA and the NHC. I have been with the NHC organization since 2000, and have been on the NHC board since 2008. The Nebraska Horse Council has taught me a lot in the past years. They are like family to me. Our organization does a lot for Nebraska by putting on the Nebraska Horse Expo every year, and we want to guide the young and the old horse people and enthusiasts out there to guide them to better horse training and horse management in general. I just graduated from SCC in Welding technology and am ready to start my future. I am not the first to say that I am proud to be with the Nebraska Horse Council and I hope I am not the last to say it. So, as a Board member I wish you the best in what ever you put your mind to because this cowboy has. Shelly Rowellshelly@nebraskahorsecouncil.org No Bio Cody Simscody@nebraskahorsecouncil.org No Bio Jessica Valleryjessica@nebraskahorsecouncil.org Geeze, I don’t know what to say in a Bio…. My name is Jessica Vallery. My family is made up of my loving husband John and my two wonderful boys, Wade and Jacob. We farm and raise cow/calf pairs and also raise show cattle. I have two Quarter horses that I trail ride all over the state with and do some competing on an amateur level. My hobbies include camping with my horses, trail riding and show cattle. **Jessica is setting up Lawn Chair Required clinics for the spring 2010. She would like to have some of these in mid and western Nebraska. If you know of a place that would work for a clinic, would like to host a clinic, or have an idea of a clinic you would like, please contact her at NHC. |
