Equifest Program 2022

WORKSHOP SPEAKERS

Chris Blevins, MS, DVM Dr. Chris Blevins received his master’s degree from Kansas State University Animal Science and Industry in 2004. In 2006 he graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Kansas State with a doctorate in veteri- nary medicine. Following gradua- tion, Dr. Blevins did a large ani- mal/equine internship in Indiana

Wendy Bowles Wendy Bowles is a C o n s e r v a t i o n Worker at Kanopolis State Park near Marquette, Kansas. She has worked at Kanopolis State Park for 31 years.

Prior to employment with the state of Kansas, Wendy worked as a Field Biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal in Denver, Colorado. She is a graduate of Colorado State University and has a B.S. in Wildlife Biology. When Wendy started at Kanopolis there were 1.5 miles of mapped established trails. After working with Ellen Querner and NARTC in 1992 for a NATRC ride, Wendy requested to keep the trails that she and Ellen had laid out and open them for public use. These trails have been mowed and marked every year since 1992 giving Kanopolis 27+ miles of trail open to equestrians. This was the beginning of the equestrian trails and campgrounds in Kansas State Parks. Wendy has received approximately $580,000 in grants over the years. Most of the grants have come from the National Recreation Trail Grants and the money used to build Rockin’ K Horse Campground, purchase equipment, purchase signs and materials and make repairs. Wendy has done private con- sulting on trail construction projects in western Kansas. Wendy also serves as a Naturalist in the park. She pres- ents nature programs to approximately 1,000 participants each year. Wendy says: “make an effort to learn something new every day and a conscious effort to learn from every- one you meet”

at Janssen Veterinary Clinic and Purdue University Veterinary College. In 2007, he became an associate vet- erinarian at a mixed animal private practice in Savannah, MO. Dr. Blevins joined the faculty at Kansas State University in 2009 and is currently a Clinical Professor, Equine Field Service. His primary interest is in equine pre- ventative care and management including equine dentistry.

Friday w 1:30 w Kenwood Hall Showcase Veterinarian, Value Added Doug Bounds, USDA

Doug Bounds is the Kansas State Statistician for USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. He has served in that role since 2016. Bounds was born and raised in western Oklahoma. As a child, he spent time with his grandfather at the local sale barn and feeding cattle. Many sum- mers were spent driving trucks

and operating machinery during hay and wheat harvest. He was active in the FFA, participating in livestock shows and judging contests, eventually receiving the American FFA degree, awarded to less than one percent of FFA members annually. He is a graduate of the Oklahoma State University Department of Animal Science. He still owns a farm in Oklahoma and tries to get back there whenever possible. His career with NASS began in Lincoln, Nebraska in January 2004, working on crop, live- stock and economic programs. In February 2007, he moved to Madison, Wisconsin, gaining additional experi- ence with exposure to more commodities and types of operations. In September 2009, he began working in the NASS Livestock Branch in Washington, DC. He worked with several livestock commodities, spending six years as the national Hogs and Pigs statistician.

Sunday w 11:30 w Workshop Room 201-203A w “Over the Ears” Photo contest

Friday w 11:30 w Workshop Room 201-203A w Why Data Matters

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