USEA Convention Program

26 C O N V E N T I O N S P E A K E R S BOYD MARTIN Born and raised in Australia to Winter Olympic athletes Toy (Dorgan) and Ross Martin, Boyd relocated to the U.S. in 2007 to pursue his dream of competing in international three-day eventing. As his mother is an American citizen he has always enjoyed dual citizenship, and in 2009 he officially began representing the United States in international competition. Boyd competed on the U.S. team at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 World Equestrian Games and at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. Today Boyd and his wife Silva, a Grand Prix dressage rider, own and operate their farm Windurra USA in Cochranville, Pa. TIK MAYNARD Tik Maynard began riding with the Vancouver Pony Club, in Southlands, British Columbia. After achieving his 'A' rating, he began competing in Modern Pentathlon, where he represented Canada at three World Championships and the 2007 Pan American Games. In 2008, Maynard began a journey to improve his riding. From Germany to Florida, Alberta to Texas, and Florida to New Jersey, Tik was willing to go wherever was necessary to learn from the best. Along the way, he discovered something more important: horsemanship. It is that idea that continues to motivate him. Today, Tik searches out knowledge from many sources, but his most important mentors are his parents and his wife, U.S. Team Member Sinead Halpin. Together they run Copperline Farm in Citra, Florida and are focused on developing quality young horses to be top level and team eventing competitors. Tik has always been a passionate book lover. He has written a children's story, been published by REAL magazine, won the Malahat Review Open Season Award, and has twice been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards for his non–fiction works. Tik recently published his first book, In the Middle are the Horsemen. DAN MICHAELS Dan Michaels has been a USEA member for over ten years and serves the USEA both as a member of the Membership Committee and as the Area IX Treasurer. He and his horse, Lance, have moved to the Preliminary level this year. Dan and his wife, Barb, own and operate Rabbit Mountain Equestrian Center, a multi-discipline boarding facility near Longmont, Colorado. Dan is a Colorado native and a retired engineer, having worked most of his career for Ball Aerospace on space flight instrumentation. DR. JENNIFER MILLER Jennifer Miller is an equine veterinarian from Arizona. She has bred, trained, and evented her own horses and is an active competitor at the Training/Preliminary level. She officiates as an Eventing FEI Veterinarian and annually volunteers as a veterinarian at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event. She has been Canada's Team Veterinarian for eventing and dressage at Olympic Games and Pan American Games. Jennifer has also worked as Team Veterinarian for Para Dressage Canada and held that role for the team during the 2016 Paralympics in Rio. She currently serves as an At-Large member of the USEA Board of Governors. JODI MORT Jodi Mort started with the American Horse Trials Foundation in 2012. She is currently the Assistant Director and manages the day-to-day operations of the Foundation. She resides in Clinton, Maryland.

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