Education:

Bachelor of Science: Agriculture/Animal Husbandry 1963

University Of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

Certified Equine Artificial Insemination Management 1970

Arabian Horse Association Judges Seminar, 1998, 2000, 2002

Areas of Expertise:

• More than forty years of experience in the management care, breeding, training, and showing of Arabian and Half Arabian horses.

• Renowned speaker on the subject of the Arabian horse breed, conducting public and private seminars though out North America, Europe, and Australia in the evaluation of breeding and showing stock as well as various farm and training operations.

• International judge for the Australian National Championship Horse Show and the South African National Championship Horse Show as well as numerous regional and class “A” competitions, including the 2002 Scottsdale All Arabian Horse Show. Register “R” judge through the United States Equestrian Federation and the Arabian Horse Association.

• Clinician, Arabian Horse Associations, Judges Education and evaluation Commission 10 years

• Breeding/Training Consultant, Eternity Arabians, Roy, WA, 2002-present

• Breeding/Training Consultant Meadowood Farm, Snohomish, WA 1995-1999

• Breeding/Training Consultant Reed Training Center, Chilliwack, BC 1992-2007

Experience:

Owner, operator of Vantage Point Farm, II, Ltd, since 1964. As a major breeding and training facility, Vantage Point Farm, II, Ltd. with Ron Palelek, has successfully developed and shown over 60 Arabian horses to National Championships in both halter and performance. *Simeon Shai+ and VP Kaluha, trained and shown by Ron, hold the highest honors by setting unprecedented records never before accomplished in the history of the Arabian breed both nationally and internationally. Both horses with Ron won the Scottsdale Arabian Halter Championship, the Canadian National Arabian Halter Championship, the United States National Arabian Halter Championship and were flown to Paris to win the World Championships at the Salon du Cheval.

Related Experience:

• Director for Region 5 Arabian Horse Association, 1975-1979, 1997-2001

• Breeding and Training, Vantage Point Farm, II, Ltd. 1964-present

• Breeding and Training Consultant, Meadowood Farm, Snohomish, WA. 1996-2000

• Training Consultant, Reed Training Center, Chilliwack, BC, 1994-2000

• Delegate to the Annual Arabian Horse Association Convention 1975-present

• Past Chairman Arabian Horse Association Sweepstakes Commission

• Past Chairman & Vice Chairman, National and Regional Classes Committee

• Pate President of the Washington Arabian Horse Association 1972

• Past member of the Arabian Horse Association Nominating Committee

• Past Arabian Horse Association Equitation Committee Chairman

• Past Chairman of National Arabian Horse Sales Committee

Professional Affiliations:

• Arabian Horse Association, life member

• United States Equestrian Federation, life member

• Half Arabian Club of Washington, member

• Inland Empire Arabian Horse Club, member

• Advisory Board Member, School of Veterinary Medicine, Washington State University