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Mark Staehnke Joins Equine Sports Council as an Advisor
Equine Sports Council (ESC) is pleased to announce that Mark Staehnke has joined ESC as an advisor. Mark has been involved in Morgan Horses for most of his life. As most know, Merriehill Farm has for decades been a major factor in breeding, showing and promoting Morgans with innumerable Regional, Grand National and World Champions developed at Merriehill. Mark has a long record of personal involvement having served as a Regional Director and Vice President of Finance of the American Morgan Horse Association, President and Treasurer of the American Morgan Horse Institute and over a decade as a Member of and Chairman of the USEF Morgan Rules Committee. Currently, Mark…
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Tamara Tucker joins the Board of Equine Sports Council as Secretary & General Counsel
Equine Sports Council, a not for profit horse show support organization, is very pleased to announce that Tamara Tucker has joined our Board of Directors as Secretary of the Board and General Counsel. Tamara will oversee the organization’s legal affairs, including the resolution process for rule violations. Tamara Tucker practices law in Virginia and South Carolina in the areas of business litigation, insurance defense, equine law, and appellate law. She attended Mary Washington College where she rode on the varsity Equestrian Team. Tammy then went on to law school at the University of South Carolina, graduating in 1994. She regularly represents clients in state and federal courts as well as…
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Shane Darnell Bio
Involved in the show horse industry for over 40 years, Shane Darnell has shown under the direction of Taylor River Farm for the last 15 years, achieving numerous Amateur World Titles in the Western, Hunt and English Pleasure divisions. Shane has served on the board for the American Morgan Horse Education Charitable Trust. In 2019, Shane recognized the need for an alternative non-Olympic governing body and co-founded Equine Sports Council with Jackie Hale. Shane Darnell, PMP, ITIL, has a Bachelor of Science degree from DeVry University and is a recognized transformational leader in information technology having consulted with IBM, Mobil Oil, and Mitt Romney for President. Shane has also led process and change…
