Katie Thorne
Lifelong Rescue resident Katie Thorne heads up the El Dorado County Sheriff’s volunteer Search and Rescue Unit.
Presenter Category: Trail Symposium
Lais Costa
Dr. Lais Costa received her veterinary degree from Sao Pãulo State University – Botucatu, Brazil. She holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Kentucky, where she worked at the Maxwell Gluck Equine Research Center in Lexington, and a PhD from the School of Veterinary Medicine at Louisiana State University. She has served […]
Darrell Nephew
Darrell Nephew is the Vice President of Tucker Trail Saddles and has been with Circle Brands for over 45 years. He co-founded Tucker and helped design the original saddles that made the brand a leader in trail riding. Darrell is known for his work in saddle fit, having created designs and a saddle fitting program […]
Gillian Larson
Since embarking on her first solo journey in 2014, at age 22, Gillian Larson has completed four Mexico-to-Canada thru-rides: three times on the Pacific Crest Trail (2014, 2016, and 2022) and once on the Continental Divide Trail (2018). She also rode the Arizona Trail and the Colorado Trail in 2017, the John Muir Trail in […]
Robert “TrailMeister” Eversole
Robert “TrailMeister” Eversole is an internationally recognized clinician, keynote speaker, riding instructor, and best-selling author of The ABCs of Trail Riding and Horse Camping, It’s a Cinch!, and Daily Wisdom from the Saddle. He is also the founder of TrailMeister.com, the largest directory of horse trails and horse camps in the United States. For decades, Robert has been riding, […]
Marijke Ellert
Marijke Ellert is a California native who began shoeing horses in 2005. In 2010 she became a Certified Journeyman Farrier, and an Accredited Professional Farrier in 2013. Specializing in therapeutic farriery, she has worked alongside veterinarians on many hoof and distal limb pathologies including laminitis, navicular disease, hoof care neglect and severe injuries. Though therapeutics […]