NSBA Foundation Celebrates Newest Tomorrows Horsemen® Graduates
Pictured (left to right): Austin Gooding, Adam Mathis, Kristin Layher, Paige Fleetwood, Elise Sheard (facilitator), Jake Hartman, Chad Horkey (facilitator), Colton Smith, Stephanie Lynn (NSBA Executive Director), Elizabeth Yoder, Dustin Eickenhorst, Jessica Sunday, Drew DeBuhr, Alyse Roberts. Image courtesy of NSBA.
From NSBA:
The National Snaffle Bit Association and NSBA Foundation are proud to celebrate the graduation of Class #2 of the Tomorrows Horsemen® Program. The class culminated in Las Vegas, NV with its fifth in-person session of the two-year program.
Following the conclusion of all educational sessions, participants had the opportunity to meet with the NSBA Board of Directors about the future of the equine industry and their roles as young professionals. Participants in the Tomorrows Horsemen® program describe their experience as “not only personally life-changing, but industry-shaping”.
Lead financial education facilitator, Chad Horkey, shared that “being a part of the Tomorrows Horsemen® program has been the most meaningful aspect of my career so far”. On Friday evening, December 8th, the week ended with a graduation ceremony for Tomorrows Horsemen® included in the NSBA Annual Membership Meeting.
Class of 2023
Congratulations to Tomorrows Horsemen® Class #2 graduates:
Adam Mathis, Camden, SC
Alyse Roberts, Purcell, OK
Austin Gooding, Hudsonville, MI
Colton Smith, Kankakee, IL
Drew DeBuhr, Ames, IA
Dustin Eickenhorst, Gainesville, TX
Elizabeth Yoder, Mount Victory, OH
Jake Hartman, Advance, NC
Jessica Sunday, Huntington, IN
Kristin Layher, Pilot Point, TX
Paige Fleetwood, Ontario, Canada
About Tomorrows Horsemen®
Presented as a special project of the NSBA Foundation, Tomorrows Horsemen® is a program that supports the development of emerging equine professionals as businessmen, businesswomen and leaders within the community. NSBA believes bringing up-and-coming professionals together, in collaboration with industry leaders, can help professionals develop skills to build sustainable businesses, and lay the long-term foundation for a more sustainable industry. The Tomorrows Horsemen® program is made possible through the generous support of the Mary F. Atkinson Trust and the Carl and Caroline Swanson Foundation.
Continuing the Mission
Applications are currently under review, ten of which will be accepted into the third class of Tomorrows Horsemen®, which will begin in 2024 and graduate in 2025. For more information, please visit www.nsba.com/tomorrows-horsemen
About the NSBA Foundation
The National Snaffle Bit Association Foundation is the non-profit 501(c)3 arm of the National Snaffle Bit Association. Operating under a separate board of directors, the NSBA Foundation serves NSBA’s more than 20,000 members, the equine therapeutic community and the equine community at large through educational programming, scholarships, and financial assistance to equine professionals in crisis. The NSBA Foundation also works to keep animal welfare at the forefront of the equine industry. To learn more, please visit nsba.com/foundation.
