Seabuck Endorser Spotlight - Julie Winkel

We are honored to have Julie Winkel endorse SeaBuck Complete.  With her extensive background in the Hunter / Jumper industry, her opinion of good products that keep horses healthy and performing well carries a lot of weight.  This blog post will help you become more familiar with Julie.

Julie Winkel has been a licensed Hunter, Equitation, Hunter Breeding and Jumper Judge since 1984.  She has officiated at prestigious events such as Devon, Harrisburg, Washington International, Capital Challenge, The Hampton Classic and Upperville Horse Shows.  She has designed the courses and judged the ASPCA Maclay Finals, The USEF Medal Finals and The New England Equitation Finals.

Julie has trained and shown hunters and jumpers at the top level, nationally as well as internationally.  She was a winner of multiple Grand Prix competitions and many Hunter championships during her career.

Ms. Winkel sits on the Board of Directors for USHJA, serves as chairman of the Continuing Education Committee for USEF, serves as co-chair for the Officials Committee for USHJA.  Julie also serves on the following list of Committees:  the National Hunter Committee, the Licensed Officials Committee for USEF, the Trainer Certification Committee for USHJA, the Zone 10 Jumper Committee, the Emerging Athlete Program Committee, the Trainer Symposium Committee and the USHJA Planning Committee.

Julie owns and operates Maplewood, Inc. in Reno, NV. which is a 150 acre training, sales and breeding facility, standing her two Grand Prix Jumpers Osilvis and Cartouche Z.  She gives clinics and judges throughout the country and writes a monthly column for Practical Horseman's.

You can see Julies website at www.mwstables.com

Endorser - JD Yates

SeaBuck Equine is excited to have JD Yates as an endorser of SeaBuck Complete.  As a natural equine health and performance product, Seabuck has proven to be a very effective and beneficial product for the health and wellness of all classes and breeds of horses.  JD started using the product about 3 years ago and has this to say about it.

 

"SeaBuck works well for all my show horses and rodeo horses that are kept in the barn.  Their coats look great and it is good for the horses with ulcers.  I use SeaBuck daily and its been very successful for me."

JD is a very accomplished horseman that we are honored to have as part of our team.  He has a long resume of awards, accolades and accomplishments.  Here is a list of some of them.

Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association

• PRCA Gold Card member since 1974
• 1975 - Youngest cowboy to qualify for the National Finals rodeo at 15 years and 4 months of age.
• 2002 Wrangler Tour Finals qualifier
• 2002 Wrangler National Finals team roping average winner
• 2008 national Steer Roping Finals average winner
• 22-Time qualifier in Team Roping for the National Finals Rodeo
• 10-Time qualifier for the National Steer Roping Finals
• 5-Time PRCA Mountain States Circuit All-Around Champion
• 8-Time PRCA Mountain States Circuit Team Roping Champion
• 35th member of the PRCA Million Dollar Cowboy Club
• 2010 winner of the Bob Ferst Invitational Roping

American Quarter Horse Association

• 33 AQHA World Championships 
• Trained and shown seven AQHA year-End All-Around Champion Horses
• Owned and showed first AQHA / PRCA Horse of the Year
• Won 3 AQHA World Championship Show Super Horse Awards
• Past member of the AHA professional Horsemen Council
• Current Member of the AQHA Professional Horseman Committee
• 2-Time Team Wrangler High Point Exhibitor
• 2002 and 2004 AQHA World Championship Show High Point Exhibitor
• Trained and showed 2003 Year - High Point Junior Horse
• Trained and showed the 2003 Year-End High point Senior Horse
• 2003, 2006 and 2008 AQHA Year-end High Point Exhibitor of the Year
• 2004 AQHA Professional Horseman of the Year
• Trained and showed 2005 AQHA Year-end High point Senior All-Around Horse

* SeaBuck Complete is a equine supplement made from the nutrient rich sea buckthorn berry.  Some of the benefits include maintaining digestive health, ulcer prevention, a shiny coat, maintaining reproductive health and providing a powerful network of antioxidants. Find out more at www.seabuck.com.