KWPN-NA

Member Committee

Roles and Responsibilities of the Members’ Committee:

To act as the nomination committee for the positions on the Board of Directors. To seek, to accept members’ nominations and to interview prospective Board members.
To make appropriate recommendations to the Board for taking corporate action.
To represent the wishes of the membership and to communicate this with the Board.
To assist the Board in special committee work.
To assist in the coordination and organization of annual keuringen and meetings.
To identify marketing and advertising needs across the membership base.
To identify education needs and topics for the membership.
To assist in the awards program and identify shows across the U.S. and Canada that should be recognized in the awards program.
To act as a liaison between the membership and the Board.
To assist and act upon member grievances and suggestions.

Anna Beal, Chair

Anna has been a dressage show chairperson for several USEF/USDF rated shows in California. She has owned an assortment of horses for 43 years, been a member of CDS, USDF and USEF. By profession Anna is a land surveyor and currently works in Long Beach.

Anna has a strong interest in the direction that the KWPN is heading. She has had good success with her Dutch horses in the dressage ring and is a proponent of producing a good athlete - a jumper that can move and a dressage horse that can hop over an obstacle. She is a small breeder and appreciates the strong breeding values set by the KWPN and would like this organization to continue with these strong values. Anna wants to see the organization support the American breeders by educating the public, i.e. horses from Europe are not necessarily better.

Anna has competed in dressage, hunter/jumper, three-Day Eventing and racing. She has owned race horses and was licensed to exercise horses at major California tracks. She generally purchases horses before they have been started and then trains and competes her own horses, several of which have made it to FEI levels. She also has a broodmare that competed through 4th level and a few young horses that she is bringing along.

Barbara Funk

After studying Art and Business Barb studied animal science at Cal Poly and later was one of only two per year accepted into the Equine Reproduction/Animal Science post graduate program at UC Davis. She attended her first KWPN Stallion Show in 1995, and has also attended stallion offspring inspections. From 1996-1998 she shadow-judged in Holland under the guidance of Gert van der Veen.

Barb has been a Technical Delegate, show manager and secretary of a USEF/USDF recognized dressage show, riding director at a summer camp and a member of the San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Search and Rescue. As an owner and breeder she has been involved with the KWPN in North America since 1987. She has been involved with Oregon Dressage since 1981, and with USDF since 1978, becoming USDF Treasurer in 1999. A tax accountant by profession, she and husband Russell have a breeding farm called Dove Creek Farm and have specialized in selling Dutch horses for dressage, hunters and jumpers since 1991.

Through her duties as show manager and TD Barb is in contact with many NAWPN members and the target market of future owners and members. Barb previously served on the NAWPN Advisory Board from 1997-2000.

Julie Ballard Haralson

Occupation: Internal and Emergency Board Certified Physician. Practices Emergency Medicine and is a member of the Board of Directors of Peachtree Emergency Physicians.

Julie has been a member since 1992. Has participated in annual meetings and hosted keuringen since then. She has bred four Inspection Site top foals with the KWPN NA and has had multiple First Premiums. She participates in keuring, sponsors awards, and promotes the KWPN with her own horses.

Julie breeds, rides dressage and has shown hunters, jumpers, event horses, and dressage sport horse breeding (USDF Bronze and Silver medalist). She was the Chief Medical Officer of the Equestrian Venue at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Member of the American Medical Equestrian Association which set standard for medical care at equestrian events. Chairman for the US Eventing Association Safety Committee, and USEF Safety Committee.

She and her husband own Haralson Farms in Newnan Georgia and breeds Dutch and German Warmblood horses for dressage, show jumping and the hunter ring. Haralson Farms has been ranked as one of the top ten breeders in the US for both Hunter and Dressage Breeding. In 2007 she was the 4th ranked USDF Sport Horse Breeder, with the top ranked weanling colt and filly. She is currently working toward obtaining her Hunter Breeding Judge license with USEF.

Cheryl Maybury

Cheryl is a new member having just purchased her first registered KWPN horse. As manager of the Prima Equestrian, she has been involved with the keuring process the past five years.

Cheryl has served 2 terms on the Executive Board of Toronto CADORA, a volunteer based executive team dedicated to educating amateur riders and owners to all the aspects of dressage. She has also volunteered at CARD (Community Association for Riding for the Disabled).

Cheryl is a Senior Project Manager for Bell Canada in the IT system development organization. Her knowledge and IT skills have already benefited the organization. She recently volunteered to provide the KWPN-NA technical advice during a meeting with the KWPN in Holland regarding the breeding data base. She is a team player and has a total commitment to providing her best energies to benefit the KPWN-NA membership.

Cheryl rides, shows, manages the Prima Equestrian keurings.

Valerie Swygert

Valerie imports, sells and competes on Dutch horses. She is currently competing at Prix St. George level on her Dutch mare. She has bred a premium foal and has successfully completed an IBOP. Valerie has completed the USDF L program (learner judge program) and is enrolled in the USDF judges’ program. She is a member of the SCDCTA (South Carolina Dressage and Combined Training Association), USEF, USDF and GDCTA. She has hosted schooling shows, judges competitions, gives lessons and teaches clinics. She is currently on the board of SCDCTA.

Besides her equestrian skills, Valerie is an English major, has good writing skills, and would like increase networking among the members.

Valerie wants to find ways to promote and increase awareness of the Dutch sporthorse. She thinks it is important to educate members about the influence of different bloodlines and how it pertains to performance.