Georgetown College

Nikki Wahl-Seto, a product specialist with Standard Process, specializes in animal nutrition and has devoted her career to the care and feeding of horses. She has spent several years addressing metabolic challenges in clients’ horses as well as her own, Gold Style (pictured). Nikki addressed Scholars about what her job entails and encouraged biology and chemistry majors to explore other options to put their degrees to work and to think outside the box. She described other jobs she held during her professional career and stressed that longevity at a job could be a key factor in getting hired at a new company.
Standard Process provides nutritional whole food supplements for horses, dogs, cats, and people. Since 1929, health care professionals have turned to them for safe, highly effective nutrition. Working with equine veterinarians, they developed equine formulas to complement conventional therapies.

Located just down the road from Georgetown College on Iron Works Road, Peninsula Farm is one of the best Standardbred farms in the area. As many of our Scholars are unfamiliar with Standardbreds, we wanted to be sure to expose them to this great breed. Many of our students could not get over how calm they were. We arrived at the farm quite literally in the middle of a wind and dust storm, but that didn’t prevent the gracious staff from taking out stallion Jenna’s Beach Boy to show to us. They didn’t bat an eye, even with the wind howling around the barn and blowing all kinds of potentially scary things outside the door! They are amazing, kind animals, that’s for sure!
In 1990, Carter Duer began his Peninsula Farms of Kentucky and later Pennsylvania. The name “Peninsula” comes from Duer’s home at the Delmarva Peninsula of Virginia, where Carter grew up and spent his early days learning the ropes of the harness racing industry–from the breeding to the racing end. But it was always the breeding end of the game that carried the most weight in Carter’s eyes. This veteran horseman – known for his no-nonsense approach to both people and horses – is one of the most sought-after breeders in the industry when it comes to pedigrees and expert, overall horse knowledge. Besides tending to his 120 broodmares in Kentucky, Carter also oversees a 60+ broodmare band at their Pennsylvania facility, and is one of the top consignors of yearlings for all of the major North American Standardbred sales.

A wonderful friend of the Equine Scholars Program, Jennifer Munson, agreed to do a photography workshop with our students to offer tips and traps on taking sales shots as well as taking at-liberty images (though the equine model was quite uncooperative in this aspect!).
After providing basic information on the correct time of day for taking images as well as what backgrounds are most complementary, Jennifer allowed Scholars with specific questions to speak with her, whether it be about their cameras, how she got involved in photography or anything else. Jennifer was also very informative about what it takes to run your own photography business, including what possible legal pitfalls could appear.

Catnip Lane Farm graciously hosted the Scholars and Iggy, Executive Director Sarah Coleman’s horse, was a very unwilling participant

Jennifer is an award-winning artist who has a strong passion for both horses and fine art photography. She has been photographing horses professionally for five years in the Kentucky area. Be sure to check out Jennifer’s website.

We very rarely have mandatory events with our Program unless we feel the information presented is so awesome that we want everyone to benefit from it! Just before the World Games, we had business cards made up for every one of our 49 Scholars. You never know who you are going to meet and where, and we wanted our Scholars to be prepared!
We also had Terri Thompson, an etiquette coach who owns Etiquette In Action, come in and speak to our Scholars about how to introduce yourself to others, how to shake hands, how to present a business card and wear a name tag, and how to present yourself in a positive manner. Though we had her speak specifically with regards to meeting people of different cultures at the World Games, the information she provided can be used in a variety of settings.