Bio : Brittney Aaron-Fields is an 18 year old senior at Walton-Verona High School. She is an academic honor student who is active in both school and civic organizations. Brittney is a Senior Class Officer and in involved in the following school activities: Beta Club, Art Club, Drama Club, Y-Club, Yearbook and Newspaper Staffs, Student Council and Student Council. She is also an alumni of the Governor’s Scholars Program. Brittney is involved in her local 4-H Horse Club, works part time at Shining Starts Child Development Center and works part time for her parents at Fields Quarter Horses. In her free time, she enjoys showing and riding her Quarter Horse, Mister Good N Flashy (“BJ”), reading and “Movie Night” with her friends. Her family consists of parents Wayne and Khris Fields, a 20 year old brother Josh and a vast array of pets and animals. Brittney’s plans for the future include attending Morehead State University on a Presidential Scholarship in the fall and continuing to show horses in her free time! Brittney would like to encourage all youth to become involved in the Kentucky Quarter Horse Youth Association. Every youth has a voice that counts and all horse lovers are welcome.
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Elli McSwain Vice President, Board of Directors
Phone : 859-441-6793
Appointments : 2008 Vice President, 2007 Director, Nominating Committee and Chair of Scrapbook
Bio : Elizabeth “Elli” Claire McSwain is a 16 year old junior at Summit Country Day School in Cincinnati, Ohio. She is active in the Key Club, Camp Washington Church of Christ Homework Club, Cincinnati Handicapped Riding Academy and yearbook staff at the Summit. She has been an active member with the KyQHYA since 2000. She loves hanging out with the “POD” of friends going to movies and restaurants and riding her horses, Hot Tamale Holly and No Clouds in My Sky. She is looking forward to breeding “Holly” this Spring and learning to jump “Sky.” Her family consists of David and Lisa, Kara(soccer and pianist) and Michael(baseball fanatic). She hopes that she can encourage new and old members to be active in the Youth Association. The Youth are the future of the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association.
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Eric Fischesser Secretary - Member, Board of Directors
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Appointments : 2008 Secretary
Bio : Eric is a junior at Dixie Heights High School where he is a member of the varsity baseball team. Eric started showing in AQHYA events in 2004 after being involved in horses since he was a young boy. Eric has placed multiple times in the top ten at Congress as well as the AQHYA world show and looks forward to continuing his success. In 2008 Eric looks forward in moving the KYQHA program forward.
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Christopher Luba Treasurer - Member, Board of Directors
Bio : Christopher is a 4.0 Principal’s List sophomore student in the Honors and Advanced Program at Trinity High School in Louisville. He was named to the National Honor Roll in 2006 and was inducted into the National Beta Club in the fall of 2007. He has been a KQHYA member for seven years. Christopher was third at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in 12-14 Trail in 2007 on his horse Blueboy Dreamer. Blueboy Dreamer was also the Open Trail High-Point and Senior Trail High-Point Horse for 2006. Christopher is past president of the Eastwood Equine 4-H Club. Christopher’s non-horse activities include playing the guitar, boating and shooting sports.
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Kelsey Bishop Reporter - Member, Board of Directors
Bio : Kelsey is a 10 year old 5th grader that attends Spencer County Elementary School who loves horses. The first time she sat in the saddle it started a new life. That led her into the AQHA, NSBA, KYQHA, KQHYA, APHA, 4-H and KEEP. Finally these groups led her to become the KQHYA Princess for 2008. As the reporter, Kelsey wants to keep all youth informed about the association.
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Emma Beirne Member, Board of Directors
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Appointments : 2008 Scrapbook Co Chair, 2008 Director
Bio : Emma Beirne is currently a freshman at Highlands High School in Ft. Thomas. She is an active member of the school dance team and a community dance organization. Emma has been riding horses since she was six and began competing in AQHYA events since she was 9. She started out showing her sister’s horse Ruby Shooz in the small fry division. Since then she has earned multiple top tens at the Quarter Horse Congress. Emma is looking forward to a great year first year being on the board of directors.
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Jillian Craddock Member, Board of Directors
Phone : 502-267-9625
Appointments : 2008 Director and Chair of Fund Raising, 2007 President, 2006 Vice President, 2005 Chair of Scrapbook Committee
Bio : Jillian is a eighteen-year-old senior at Jefferson County E-School. She has been around horses her whole life, but first became involved with the KQHYA in 1999. In 2000 she became Chairperson of the Fund raising committee. In 2001 she raised money for the Congress team. In 2005 she moved onto the scrapbook committee. She and two other members (Megan Hephner & Stephanie Rashid) won the scrapbook competition at the 2005 Youth World Show.
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Erin Rust Member, Board of Directors
Phone : 859-472-5763
Appointments : 2008 Director
Bio : Erin Elizabeth Rust is an honor roll senior at Pendleton County High School. She is Photo Editor of the Yearbook and an active member of “A” Team, where, through community service, she actively promotes the visual arts. She has been riding and showing horses for 14 years and will continue to show her horse Detailed Indeed in Hunter Under Saddle. She is currently training the family’s 2 year old pleasure prospect, Hez One hot Asset, and her sister’s all around prospect, Hez Blazing Good. She has been involved in 4_H for 8 years and is currently a member of the Butler Bucking Broncos 4-H Club where she has held the office of President, Vice President and Secretary. Erin loves drawing, photography, history and is a fanatic college basketball fan. She plans on attending Xavier University in the fall and becoming a member of the Equestrian team and newspaper staff. Her family consists of her parents, Greg and Andrea and her sister Haley, who also enjoys showing in AQHA.
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Daniel Bishop Member, Board of Directors
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Appointments : 2008 Director
Bio : Daniel is a fifteen-year-old who attends Spencer County High School and is involved with FFA, 4-H Trailblazers, shooting club (archery) and the tractor driving club. His hobbies are trail riding, 4 wheeling, roping, fishing, hunting and working with our horses. What he would like to see for the future of our association is to grow and become bigger than ever. And he would also like to see more people get involved and for our association to be greatly appreciated.
