Registration for the EHC 2021, “Equine Ecologies and Economies,” closes Tuesday, March 23rd.
You may register by following this link.
For more information, including the draft program, please visit https://equinehistory.org/conferences/ehc-2021/.
We hope to see you there!
Registration is now live for the EHC 2021 virtual conference “Equine Ecologies & Economies,” hosted by the Cal Poly Pomona University Library. We hope to see you there!
When: Thursday and Friday, March 25–26, beginning at 8am Pacific Time each day. Note that the US enters Daylight Saving Time two weeks before many other countries (March 14 vs. March 28).
Registration: You can register using this link. The rates are below. Note that there are discounted rates for those who have joined our new paid membership program, launched in January. To learn more about paid membership, please visit our membership page.
Platform: The conference will take place over Zoom. All registrants will receive a Zoom link with instructions as the conference draws nearer.
Other features: Besides offering a slate of fabulous papers followed by Q&A, the conference will also include:
Conference Merchandise: The EHC is proud to present an Equine Ecologies & Economies coffee mug featuring our new logo designed by Christian Krueger. Order your mug today at https://www.bonfire.com/ehc-equine-ecologies-and-economies/. Most U.S. orders placed before March 8th should ship in time for the conference!
See more of Christian’s work or commission your own piece at https://www.fencelinestudio.com.
We are thrilled to announce the launch of a formalized membership platform for the Equine History Collective.
What the EHC has accomplished so far:
Your interest is helping us grow, and creating new needs to expand our organization!
We are excited to launch an official EHC membership option:
Thank you in advance for your interest! For more information, and to sign up, please visit https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/IOMqfhN15KLo-PKcABrLXA.
The EHC’s annual meeting will be held Thursday, December 17th, at noon EST/9am PST over Zoom. We encourage anyone with an interest in the EHC to attend. Items to be discussed include:
Another exciting development: our new logo, pictured below! We are incredibly grateful to our treasurer, Christian Krueger, for designing this with her amazing talents.
Please register in advance for the meeting at https://cpp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_moHcNELRS0-VVg-E4S9D3Q. You will then receive an email with the information about how to connect to the meeting. We hope to see you there!
The EHC is absolutely thrilled to announce our inaugural digital event! Jennifer Kelly, author of Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown will be giving the talk over Zoom, “Revisiting History: Sir Barton 100 Years Later.”
The details:
When: Sunday, May 10, 4pm EDT/1pm PDT
How to connect: https://ucr.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcoc-GrqjwuHtXtmuTJg7CX24k2ppOZTbnm
When you click on this link, you’ll be asked to provide your name and email address. After submitting this information, you will receive an email with the link, meeting ID, and call-in information.
(New to Zoom? To connect to the event, you will first need to download Zoom: https://zoom.us/download. If you’d like more guidance on how to join a meeting, see https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193).
We hope you will join us! And stay tuned for further online events.
Dear EHC Community,
We know that many of you were looking forward to attending EHC 2020 at SUNY-Old Westbury. Given current uncertainties and their effects on planning and fundraising, however, the EHC executive board has made the difficult decision to postpone the conference until the spring of 2021. Know that this was not an easy decision, and is certainly a disappointment for us, as it must be for many of you. We will work our best to make the spring 2021 conference a reality, and we still intend to hold it at a location on the East Coast accessible from Europe and Africa. In addition, around November 2020, when the fall conference would have otherwise taken place, we will host an alternate online event open to all; the format for this event is not yet set, and we welcome thoughts from the EHC community.
Meanwhile, the EHC executive board does not wish to wait until November to hold a virtual event! Mid-year digital events were a major goal discussed at last year’s annual meeting, and these ways of continuing to foster community and to share ideas have become ever more critical. We have several events in the works; details will be forthcoming.
Thank you very much for your understanding during this difficult time. We hope that all is well with you and yours, and to “see” you virtually in the not-too-distant future.
Best wishes,
Chelsea Shields-Más
President
Christian Krueger
Treasurer
Janice Gunther Martin
Secretary
Katie Richardson
Officer at Large
Katrin Boniface
Past President
Kathryn Renton
Past Treasurer
First of all, many thanks to everyone who voted in the EHC officer elections (see link for candidate statements). The EHC is pleased to announce that the winners are:
President: Chelsea Shields-Más
Secretary: Janice Gunther Martin
Treasurer: Christian Krueger
We should note that the race for treasurer was about as tight as it could have been, and are grateful to Carolyn Willekes for her willingness to throw her hat in the ring!
We also thank Katrin Bonface for serving as president and Kathryn Renton as treasurer for the past two years. The EHC began as the brainchild of Kat after discussions with other equine historians at the 2016 International Medieval Congress at Leeds, which inspired her to create the first equine history collective website to connect scholars and collect pertinent resources. Kat, Kathryn, and Janice over email started to float the idea putting together a conference on the subject in 2016. They had their first group call in January of 2018, and within the year had both incorporated the EHC and organized the first conference (in partnership with Kellogg Arabian Horse Library at Cal Poly Pomona led by fabulous EHC board member Katie Richardson). We’ve now had our second conference, and are so grateful for our amazing active and growing community. There is no way this could have been possible without Kat and Kathryn’s passion, dedication, and creativity, not to mention blood, sweat, and tears!
Happily, this is not their final goodbye. The EHC officers recently voted to amend the bylaws to create the positions of Past President, Past Secretary, and Past Treasurer. After serving their two-year term, each officer will “assume and perform the duties of the incumbent President, Treasurer or Secretary in the absence of the officer, and shall have such powers and perform such other duties as the Board may prescribe” for the following year. In practical terms, this means that Kat and Kathryn will be assisting Chelsea and Christian over the coming year, helping hand over the reins.
We also know that this is a time of great uncertainty and anxiety, to say the least. We are considering how best to proceed with the fall conference; stay tuned for updates. In the meantime, we wish you and yours health and peace!
We have our slate of candidates for officers of the Equine History Collective for the term 2020-2022. The EHC Bylaws state that, “The Officers…shall be elected by the Board at the annual meeting of the Corporation for a term of two years, and each shall serve at the discretion of the Board until his or her successor shall be elected, or his or her earlier resignation or removal. Officers may be elected for two consecutive terms of the same office.” Thank you to these individuals for agreeing to stand for election!
Voting will begin February 1 and close February 15. The official ballot will be sent via email on February 1 to members, researchers, and followers of the EHC. (If you would like to make sure you are included in the email to vote, please fill out the EHC Contact Form before February 1.)
Nominees: Erica Munkwitz, Chelsea Shields-Más, Carolyn Willekes
Chelsea Shields-Más, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History & Philosophy, SUNY Old Westbury, NY
As president of the Equine History Collective, I would be honored to represent and lead the organization. In this capacity, I would work to continue EHC’s growth in building its membership base, seeking funding opportunities and developing existing and new ideas for engaging its membership as well as the wider academic and equine communities. I believe that I would be suited for this role as I am not only a lifelong horse lover (who seeks any opportunity to bring horses into my academic life), but I am also hosting the 2020 EHC conference at my institution, and as such will be closely involved with the organization over the course of the next year. Thank you for your time and consideration!
Nominees: Amber Roberts Graham, Christian Kreuger, Carolyn Willekes
Carolyn Willekes, Ph.D. Professor of History, Mount Royal University, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
I believe strongly in the purpose behind the EHC and the need we have for an organization that strives to bring together researchers, scholars, and general equid enthusiasts from around the world. It is amazing to see the growing interest in animal studies across various disciplines (including my own and I feel that the EHC has a significant role to play in promoting the history of culture of equids. I think one of the key features of the EHC is its cross-disciplinary and inclusive nature, something not often found in academic/research groups. As an officer in the organization I would have two main priorities:
Christian Krueger, M.A. (Ms.) Doctoral Student, President of the History Graduate Student Organization, Department of History, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I have served on executive boards since a very early age, including several terms as the president, secretary, treasurer, etc. of my local 4-H club and the larger county 4-H Horse & Pony Project. As adult, I have taken on greater responsibilities that further combine my love of horses with my passion for history and education— for the past four years, I have overseen and managed the barns and horse show at the Winnebago County Fair as its Horse Superintendent. During the current academic year, I became the president of Marquette University’s History Graduate Student Organization. In both of these positions, I strive to foster environments that promote growth and development not only in the broader community, but also in the invested individuals.
Were I elected the treasurer of the Equine History Collective, I would continue to work for the betterment of the group and its members as I managed the organization’s funds. I would furthermore seek out innovative, mission-oriented ways to generate income in order to maximize the EHC’s accessibility and impact. As a horsewoman and an academic, I have access to wide networks of people and would use those to the Collective’s advantage. In short, my executive experience in combination with practical horse knowledge and academic awareness makes me an ideal candidate for this position. Thank you for your consideration.
Nominees: Janice Gunther Martin
Janice Gunther Martin, MA History, MS Chemistry, Doctoral Candidate University of Notre Dame, Secretary of the EHC
I am a co-founder of the Equine History Collective, and am excited about all we have accomplished in a short amount of time: two successful conferences, relationships with important institutions, and an active online community. To help ensure the long-term success of the EHC in a second term as secretary, I would apply insights from my experiences both with the EHC and in other administrative posts, which include managing an undergraduate research program at the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study, and serving as an assistant in the Executive Office of the History of Science Society. These latter roles exposed me to the organization and planning required behind the scenes to ensure successful programming and to build institutions. My specific goals include: establish regular communication with members and those interested in the EHC; update our email management system to help facilitate this communication; and continue to establish best-practices for documenting and archiving our records to ensure smooth operations. Thank you for your time and consideration!
As discussed at the 2019 annual meeting, stay tuned for our upcoming elections for president, secretary, and treasurer in the second half of December, and for the launch of EHC formalized membership in early 2020. Nominations for the elected positions are due Dec. 1, with the deadline to accept and send in a short campaign statement Dec. 15. The formal responsibilities of the officers are as follows:
President
Secretary
Treasurer
The newly elected officers will serve a two-year term, and will be advised in their first year by the previous officers acting as Past President, Past Treasurer, and Past Secretary. After completion of their term, the officers elected in 2019 will likewise serve for a year as Past President, Past Treasurer, or Past Secretary. Nominations and questions can be sent to equinehistory@gmail.com.
And also stay tuned for the EHC’s formalized membership launch in early 2020!