{"id":1029,"date":"2015-05-25T19:48:46","date_gmt":"2015-05-25T19:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/?page_id=1029"},"modified":"2015-05-25T19:48:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-25T19:48:46","slug":"meet-team-nunki","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/current-news\/meet-team-nunki\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Team Nunki!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- default-view.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview default-view\n\t ngg-ajax-pagination-none\t\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec-1\"\n\tdata-gallery-id=\"6\">\n\n\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/brad-ray.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Brad Ray, M.S., of Premier Breeding Services, LLC, holds a Master&#039;s degree in Equine Reproductive Physiology (Colorado State University) and a Bachelor&#039;s degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (University of Colorado). In 1992, following several years in medical research, Brad merged his two passions -- horses and scientific research -- and began a career in equine reproduction which has led to his providing reproductive management services for many of the finest stallions and mares of nearly every breed and discipline. Brad&#039;s research has been published in several refereed medical journals including Animal Reproduction Science, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Equine Veterinary Journal, and the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Experienced in the management of large breeding facilities -- including Colorado State University&#039;s renowned Equine Reproduction Laboratory and, currently, Premier Breeding Services -- Brad also enjoys the individualized focus and attention made possible when working onsite with farm owners, managers, and their stallions. Brad has inspected Nunki (pictured) and will return in the coming months to harvest oocytes from Nunki. He is donating his services to this project.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/brad-ray.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_brad-ray.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Brad Ray\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Brad Ray, M.S., of Premier Breeding Services, LLC, holds a Master&#039;s degree in Equine Reproductive Physiology (Colorado State University) and a Bachelor&#039;s degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (University of Colorado). In 1992, following several years in medical research, Brad merged his two passions -- horses and scientific research -- and began a career in equine reproduction which has led to his providing reproductive management services for many of the finest stallions and mares of nearly every breed and discipline. Brad&#039;s research has been published in several refereed medical journals including Animal Reproduction Science, Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, Equine Veterinary Journal, and the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Experienced in the management of large breeding facilities -- including Colorado State University&#039;s renowned Equine Reproduction Laboratory and, currently, Premier Breeding Services -- Brad also enjoys the individualized focus and attention made possible when working onsite with farm owners, managers, and their stallions. Brad has inspected Nunki (pictured) and will return in the coming months to harvest oocytes from Nunki. He is donating his services to this project.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"brad-ray\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Brad Ray\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Brad Ray\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_brad-ray.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/bruce.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Bruce Anderson grew up on the West Indian islands of Trinidad and Tobago and it was there on the family cocoa and coffee estate that he began his relationship with horses. He learned to ride on the estate and then represented his country on the National Show Jumping Team. From there he moved on to breeding farms at home, in the U.K. and in the U.S. While in England, he earned an agricultural degree and in the U.S. worked with racehorses in Florida. He eventually moved into the hunter\/jumper show circuit. Bruce and Julianne currently make their home in Camden, South Carolina, where Bruce started his present path, the evolution of Nature&#039;s View. They work in Camden, and around the southeastern U.S., with counselors and mental health professionals, law enforcement agencies, school and church groups. Bruce also enjoys working with horse owners and their horses to assist them in building better relationships.\r\n\r\nBruce is traveling to Abaco next week to help begin some basic training with Nunki to prepare her for the egg collection process. This basic handling will insure that Nunki does not have to be heavily drugged for each procedure, and it will make it less traumatic for her.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/bruce.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_bruce.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"bruce\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Bruce Anderson grew up on the West Indian islands of Trinidad and Tobago and it was there on the family cocoa and coffee estate that he began his relationship with horses. He learned to ride on the estate and then represented his country on the National Show Jumping Team. From there he moved on to breeding farms at home, in the U.K. and in the U.S. While in England, he earned an agricultural degree and in the U.S. worked with racehorses in Florida. He eventually moved into the hunter\/jumper show circuit. Bruce and Julianne currently make their home in Camden, South Carolina, where Bruce started his present path, the evolution of Nature&#039;s View. They work in Camden, and around the southeastern U.S., with counselors and mental health professionals, law enforcement agencies, school and church groups. Bruce also enjoys working with horse owners and their horses to assist them in building better relationships.\r\n\r\nBruce is traveling to Abaco next week to help begin some basic training with Nunki to prepare her for the egg collection process. This basic handling will insure that Nunki does not have to be heavily drugged for each procedure, and it will make it less traumatic for her.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"bruce\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"bruce\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"bruce\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_bruce.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/dr-bailey.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Dr. Derrick Bailey was born in Jamaica, lived in Czechoslovakia while studying veterinary medicine then lived in Canada to complete studies and to sit for his board exams. Then he came to Abaco. He had been in Nassau in the past \u201cto visit my girl friend, now my wife, she is Bahamian.\u201d His interest in the horse project was one of those things that just happened. \u201cWhen I first came here (to Abaco) there was another vet here who wasn\u2019t interested. I stayed and now, here I am!\u201d Dr. Bailey has had considerable large animal experience and he looking forward to spending several weeks in Colorado with Brad Ray refining his experience in Artificial Insemination techniques and related procedures.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/dr-bailey.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_dr-bailey.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Dr. Derrick Bailey\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Dr. Derrick Bailey was born in Jamaica, lived in Czechoslovakia while studying veterinary medicine then lived in Canada to complete studies and to sit for his board exams. Then he came to Abaco. He had been in Nassau in the past \u201cto visit my girl friend, now my wife, she is Bahamian.\u201d His interest in the horse project was one of those things that just happened. \u201cWhen I first came here (to Abaco) there was another vet here who wasn\u2019t interested. I stayed and now, here I am!\u201d Dr. Bailey has had considerable large animal experience and he looking forward to spending several weeks in Colorado with Brad Ray refining his experience in Artificial Insemination techniques and related procedures.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"dr-bailey\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Dr. Derrick Bailey\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Dr. Derrick Bailey\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_dr-bailey.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/frankie.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Frankie Hepburn of Frankie\u2019s Auto Paint and Body Shop, has, for years now, literally kept our project on the road. He has staunchly kept running a series of vehicles that by all rights should have been consigned to the crusher.\r\nHe\u2019s made rescues and repairs on weekends, sent his crew out to deal with tires that were not just flat but clean off their rims. He did major front end work under a tree in Treasure Cay.\r\nFrankie cares about &#039;giving back.&#039;\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/frankie.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_frankie.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Frankie Hepburn\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Frankie Hepburn of Frankie\u2019s Auto Paint and Body Shop, has, for years now, literally kept our project on the road. He has staunchly kept running a series of vehicles that by all rights should have been consigned to the crusher.\r\nHe\u2019s made rescues and repairs on weekends, sent his crew out to deal with tires that were not just flat but clean off their rims. He did major front end work under a tree in Treasure Cay.\r\nFrankie cares about &#039;giving back.&#039;\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"frankie\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Frankie Hepburn\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Frankie Hepburn\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_frankie.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/harvey.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Dr. VasilikiHarvey graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. While attending veterinary school, she gained an appreciation through the insight provided by the vet school for the Chinese medicine approach as an addition to her cutting edge western medicine education. Since her focus of study prior and during vet school was reproduction in the horse, acupuncture was of interest to her as a possible means to enhance fertility. So, in 2005 she became certified in traditional Chinese veterinary medicine through the Chi Institute with a focus on equine medicine, reproduction in particular. She has been an instructor for the Chi Institute since 2005. Once graduated from vet school she was veterinarian in charge of an equine reproduction practice performing advanced equine reproduction techniques and providing clients with quality recipient mares for embryo transfer and responsible for over 60 valuable horses health care 24-7 from 2004-2011. Due to the shift in the economy, in 2011 Dr. Harvey purchased a companion animal practice and continued on her chinese medical approach to holistic medicine with great success. In 2013, she sold her growing practice to move to the Orlando, FL area to live with her new husband where she now practices on horses from Wellington to Ocala and in between. She provides TCVM based medicine and chiropractic services with her area of interest being geriatrics, laminitis, reproduction and sport horse maintenance &amp; care. \r\n\r\nShe has been a horse owner all of her life with her passion being arabian crosses, breeding sport horses and dressage. She is currently horse-less but is enjoying her new family of Shane ( love of her life ), Zoli ( their mini dauchaund), Crazy Legs ( Their Leopard tortoise) and their newest addition Fenris ( their new Great Dane puppy ).\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/harvey.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_harvey.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Dr. Harvey\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Dr. VasilikiHarvey graduated from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. While attending veterinary school, she gained an appreciation through the insight provided by the vet school for the Chinese medicine approach as an addition to her cutting edge western medicine education. Since her focus of study prior and during vet school was reproduction in the horse, acupuncture was of interest to her as a possible means to enhance fertility. So, in 2005 she became certified in traditional Chinese veterinary medicine through the Chi Institute with a focus on equine medicine, reproduction in particular. She has been an instructor for the Chi Institute since 2005. Once graduated from vet school she was veterinarian in charge of an equine reproduction practice performing advanced equine reproduction techniques and providing clients with quality recipient mares for embryo transfer and responsible for over 60 valuable horses health care 24-7 from 2004-2011. Due to the shift in the economy, in 2011 Dr. Harvey purchased a companion animal practice and continued on her chinese medical approach to holistic medicine with great success. In 2013, she sold her growing practice to move to the Orlando, FL area to live with her new husband where she now practices on horses from Wellington to Ocala and in between. She provides TCVM based medicine and chiropractic services with her area of interest being geriatrics, laminitis, reproduction and sport horse maintenance &amp; care. \r\n\r\nShe has been a horse owner all of her life with her passion being arabian crosses, breeding sport horses and dressage. She is currently horse-less but is enjoying her new family of Shane ( love of her life ), Zoli ( their mini dauchaund), Crazy Legs ( Their Leopard tortoise) and their newest addition Fenris ( their new Great Dane puppy ).\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"harvey\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Dr. Harvey\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Dr. Harvey\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_harvey.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/hinrichs.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Dr. Katrin Hinrichs graduated from the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with her DVM in 1978. After private practice, she spent six years at the University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center completing a residency and PhD. She began her research on hormonal requirements for pregnancy and embryo transfer in the mare. She spent the next 10 years at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine teaching and conducting research on oocyte maturation and fertilization in the horse. Hinrichs joined the faculty at the Texas A&amp;M College of Veterinary Medicine &amp; Biomedical Sciences in 1998 and she is jointly appointed in Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology and Large Animal Clinical Sciences.\r\n\r\nShe is best known to the horse-owning world for her unique contributions to cloning. She and her group cloned the first horse in North America, and the third in the world. Their continued efforts have resulted in one of the highest reported success rates with regard to producing live offspring following nuclear transfer in any species. Equal to this and perhaps of great importance to the horse industry, are her many unique and applicable developments in what is referred to as &quot;assisted reproduction.&quot; These have included: developing techniques to improve in vitro fertilization; helping to define and understand equine embryo development; development of improved techniques to preserve (maintain viability) of oocytes from injured or dying horses, so they may be transported to a specialty referral center for fertilization; heightened understanding of the variables affecting oocyte maturation; development of a technique to biopsy horse embryos to determine the presence or absence of genetically related diseases while preserving the viability of the developing embryo; and techniques for improving success of embryo cryopreservation in horses. Her contributions have been widely employed throughout the world to aid in retention of valuable breeding horses.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/hinrichs.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_hinrichs.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"7\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Dr. Hinrichs\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Dr. Katrin Hinrichs graduated from the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine with her DVM in 1978. After private practice, she spent six years at the University of Pennsylvania, New Bolton Center completing a residency and PhD. She began her research on hormonal requirements for pregnancy and embryo transfer in the mare. She spent the next 10 years at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine teaching and conducting research on oocyte maturation and fertilization in the horse. Hinrichs joined the faculty at the Texas A&amp;M College of Veterinary Medicine &amp; Biomedical Sciences in 1998 and she is jointly appointed in Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology and Large Animal Clinical Sciences.\r\n\r\nShe is best known to the horse-owning world for her unique contributions to cloning. She and her group cloned the first horse in North America, and the third in the world. Their continued efforts have resulted in one of the highest reported success rates with regard to producing live offspring following nuclear transfer in any species. Equal to this and perhaps of great importance to the horse industry, are her many unique and applicable developments in what is referred to as &quot;assisted reproduction.&quot; These have included: developing techniques to improve in vitro fertilization; helping to define and understand equine embryo development; development of improved techniques to preserve (maintain viability) of oocytes from injured or dying horses, so they may be transported to a specialty referral center for fertilization; heightened understanding of the variables affecting oocyte maturation; development of a technique to biopsy horse embryos to determine the presence or absence of genetically related diseases while preserving the viability of the developing embryo; and techniques for improving success of embryo cryopreservation in horses. Her contributions have been widely employed throughout the world to aid in retention of valuable breeding horses.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"hinrichs\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Dr. Hinrichs\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Dr. Hinrichs\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_hinrichs.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/kc-and-robyn.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"KC and Robyn Lapierre are co-founders of the Institute of Applied Equine Podiatry, Inc. and reside in Naples, FL. IAEP, Inc. is an international company educating horse owners and farriers with a comprehensive diploma program representing 15 countries currently. KC is a Registered Journey Farrier for 20 years prior to opening the school of Applied Equine Podiatry. His HPT Method and Suspension Theory of Hoof Dynamics created a ground breaking model and method that changed the face of Farriery today. \r\nRobyn joined KC in 2002 where her 25 years of business management coupled with KC\u2019s proprietary theories, created a science that was as strong as the cornerstone of Structure + Function = Performance. Robyn is currently seeking her MBA at FGCU in Fort Myers, FL. \r\nKC and Robyn began working with Mimi in 2002 when they joined her in a hoof clinic where the horses were trimmed for the very first time after having issues with laminitis and founder. They returned in 2003 to continue the trimming and gain a better understanding on the environmental factors surrounding the herd in Abaco. Becoming involved with the Wild Horses of Abaco (WHOA) and with Mimi was a no brainer. They met Mimi at the airport and she stole their hearts with her stories. Her passion for horses and these incredible animals was overwhelming. And when they actually saw the horses and touched them for the first time, it was true love. Abaco horses that are no longer with us like Mimosa, Regulus, Altair and Achernar, will stay in KC and Robyn\u2019s hearts forever. They are truly thankful to be a part of the Nunki project and to save the wild horses of Abaco. Not just because of Mimi and how special she is, or how special the people of the Bahamas are who are involved, but because of the horses. They are a slice of history, dating back to the days of Columbus. These horses stood strong and free for all those years; we owe it to them to replace what man has taken away. It is an honor to be in the presence of these horses. \u201cOnce you make eye contact, your heart will be forever changed! Thank you Mimi and everyone involved for this wonderful project!\u201d \r\n\r\nKC and Robyn Lapierre\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/kc-and-robyn.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_kc-and-robyn.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"9\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"KC and Robyn LaPierre\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"KC and Robyn Lapierre are co-founders of the Institute of Applied Equine Podiatry, Inc. and reside in Naples, FL. IAEP, Inc. is an international company educating horse owners and farriers with a comprehensive diploma program representing 15 countries currently. KC is a Registered Journey Farrier for 20 years prior to opening the school of Applied Equine Podiatry. His HPT Method and Suspension Theory of Hoof Dynamics created a ground breaking model and method that changed the face of Farriery today. \r\nRobyn joined KC in 2002 where her 25 years of business management coupled with KC\u2019s proprietary theories, created a science that was as strong as the cornerstone of Structure + Function = Performance. Robyn is currently seeking her MBA at FGCU in Fort Myers, FL. \r\nKC and Robyn began working with Mimi in 2002 when they joined her in a hoof clinic where the horses were trimmed for the very first time after having issues with laminitis and founder. They returned in 2003 to continue the trimming and gain a better understanding on the environmental factors surrounding the herd in Abaco. Becoming involved with the Wild Horses of Abaco (WHOA) and with Mimi was a no brainer. They met Mimi at the airport and she stole their hearts with her stories. Her passion for horses and these incredible animals was overwhelming. And when they actually saw the horses and touched them for the first time, it was true love. Abaco horses that are no longer with us like Mimosa, Regulus, Altair and Achernar, will stay in KC and Robyn\u2019s hearts forever. They are truly thankful to be a part of the Nunki project and to save the wild horses of Abaco. Not just because of Mimi and how special she is, or how special the people of the Bahamas are who are involved, but because of the horses. They are a slice of history, dating back to the days of Columbus. These horses stood strong and free for all those years; we owe it to them to replace what man has taken away. It is an honor to be in the presence of these horses. \u201cOnce you make eye contact, your heart will be forever changed! Thank you Mimi and everyone involved for this wonderful project!\u201d \r\n\r\nKC and Robyn Lapierre\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"kc-and-robyn\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"KC and Robyn LaPierre\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"KC and Robyn LaPierre\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_kc-and-robyn.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/Jan.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"A key member of our team, who has been instrumental in making connections for the Wild Horses of Abaco that otherwise might never have come about. Janet Schultz has been working from California to connect us with invaluable sources like the Equine Welfare Alliance, and Brad Ray (who will be collecting Nunki&#039;s eggs). We thank you Jan for everything you have done for us! Team Nunki wouldn&#039;t be the same without you. And if the pressure of work and all your volunteer commitments make it necessary for you to reduce your involvement with Team Nunki, we understand, and remain forever grateful for the huge steps you\u2019ve enabled us to take on behalf of Nunki.\r\n\r\nJan says\r\nI have always felt the horse was kin. I was raised with them - and surrounded by them in their roles in us human&#039;s lives. Golden Gate Park was always a busy riding area, the beach at Playland, the Polo Fields with the dashing ponies and oh so important attendants. I felt safe and protected living across the street from the mounted police stables whose daily standing guard over our playground and merry go round made me feel so exuberant! And all the wonderful statues reminding me their brave and giving spirit. It was a shock, a life changing realization, to learn not everyone was as fortunate as I and somehow missed the chapter on these special companions. \r\n\r\nI am now a fighter as their voice, protector as they were and are for me, and advocate for education and legalities to honor them. I rub elbows everyday with others of my ilk, raising consciousness of those who do not know. I adopted three yearling wild horses at a time that an area I knew well was being clear cut of all wild horses and burros. I was fortunate to have gained good working relationships with many forward thinking, selfless advocates. It is odd thinking back on how I joined Team Nunki, really quite amazing when I follow the road back, retracing the forks, and the events at those times of change. But there is no doubt that it was meant to be. I opened and read a blog (Horse and Man) devoted that day to the tragic news of the death of Nunki&#039;s companions. I sat and let the grievous news sink in and took a deep breath, a sigh really, then wrote to a few advocates I had worked with, was introduced to Milanne who introduced me to Sami and Meghan and here I am, just a short almost two years later. What matters most to me is the safety of Nunki and to read happiness in Milanne&#039;s essays of her daily life so far away, the goal of achieving life for the Abaco horses again. I am still deeply, daily, involved in the work to protect our beautiful companions, bringing issues to the front of our society&#039;s consciousness and celebrating every day with a joyful step. My life and work is devoted on behalf of my children and their children and our horses.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/Jan.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_Jan.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"8\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Janet Shultz\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"A key member of our team, who has been instrumental in making connections for the Wild Horses of Abaco that otherwise might never have come about. Janet Schultz has been working from California to connect us with invaluable sources like the Equine Welfare Alliance, and Brad Ray (who will be collecting Nunki&#039;s eggs). We thank you Jan for everything you have done for us! Team Nunki wouldn&#039;t be the same without you. And if the pressure of work and all your volunteer commitments make it necessary for you to reduce your involvement with Team Nunki, we understand, and remain forever grateful for the huge steps you\u2019ve enabled us to take on behalf of Nunki.\r\n\r\nJan says\r\nI have always felt the horse was kin. I was raised with them - and surrounded by them in their roles in us human&#039;s lives. Golden Gate Park was always a busy riding area, the beach at Playland, the Polo Fields with the dashing ponies and oh so important attendants. I felt safe and protected living across the street from the mounted police stables whose daily standing guard over our playground and merry go round made me feel so exuberant! And all the wonderful statues reminding me their brave and giving spirit. It was a shock, a life changing realization, to learn not everyone was as fortunate as I and somehow missed the chapter on these special companions. \r\n\r\nI am now a fighter as their voice, protector as they were and are for me, and advocate for education and legalities to honor them. I rub elbows everyday with others of my ilk, raising consciousness of those who do not know. I adopted three yearling wild horses at a time that an area I knew well was being clear cut of all wild horses and burros. I was fortunate to have gained good working relationships with many forward thinking, selfless advocates. It is odd thinking back on how I joined Team Nunki, really quite amazing when I follow the road back, retracing the forks, and the events at those times of change. But there is no doubt that it was meant to be. I opened and read a blog (Horse and Man) devoted that day to the tragic news of the death of Nunki&#039;s companions. I sat and let the grievous news sink in and took a deep breath, a sigh really, then wrote to a few advocates I had worked with, was introduced to Milanne who introduced me to Sami and Meghan and here I am, just a short almost two years later. What matters most to me is the safety of Nunki and to read happiness in Milanne&#039;s essays of her daily life so far away, the goal of achieving life for the Abaco horses again. I am still deeply, daily, involved in the work to protect our beautiful companions, bringing issues to the front of our society&#039;s consciousness and celebrating every day with a joyful step. My life and work is devoted on behalf of my children and their children and our horses.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"jan\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Janet Shultz\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Janet Shultz\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_Jan.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/lynn.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Team member Lynn Streicher\/DeGraff-Born and raised in the suburbs of Rochester NY, which was largely a rural area while I was growing up. My first love of horses began when my mother took me to see the Royal Lippizan Stallions at the local event center. I had never seen such a beautiful and magnificent creature in my whole life, and from then on I was hooked. I bugged my parents for years to get me a horse, but they thought it was a phase, so they sent me to horse lessons and camps to satisfy my \u201cphase\u201d, but as the years passed it was always on my mind to have my own horse some day. \r\n\r\nI bought my first horse when I was 43 years old, it was a lifelong dream come true. I added to my herd over the years, and now am down to two pintos named Bailey and Pretty Girl. I now reside in western PA where along with my boyfriend we raise beef cattle on our farm and have 4 dogs and 4 cats that also share our farm with us!\r\n\r\nI was first introduced to the Abaco Horses back in 2005, I am an avid collector of Breyer horses and when Breyer came out with the model of the stallion Capella, he was the most amazing coloring I had ever seen and when I went to the website to see the story I was so intrigued by the story. Unfortunately I did not remain in touch with the story as I would have liked and the next time I checked in there was only Nunki. A lot of things had changed in my life and I thought I could not just stand by and do nothing. I had to help save Nunki and the return of the herd. I contacted Milanne Rehor the president of WHOA and offered to help in any way that I could. And well I guess the rest is history!! I was invited to join the team in November of 2014 and have been working just about every day since to help raise awareness of our cause to help make the saving of this breed of horse a success. Because I believe we are put on this earth to do something meaningful, and for me, I would like for people to be as awestruck as I at this most wonderful breed of horse and have the opportunity to experience them in person if they so choose to.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/lynn.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_lynn.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"10\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Lynn Streicher\/DeGraff\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Team member Lynn Streicher\/DeGraff-Born and raised in the suburbs of Rochester NY, which was largely a rural area while I was growing up. My first love of horses began when my mother took me to see the Royal Lippizan Stallions at the local event center. I had never seen such a beautiful and magnificent creature in my whole life, and from then on I was hooked. I bugged my parents for years to get me a horse, but they thought it was a phase, so they sent me to horse lessons and camps to satisfy my \u201cphase\u201d, but as the years passed it was always on my mind to have my own horse some day. \r\n\r\nI bought my first horse when I was 43 years old, it was a lifelong dream come true. I added to my herd over the years, and now am down to two pintos named Bailey and Pretty Girl. I now reside in western PA where along with my boyfriend we raise beef cattle on our farm and have 4 dogs and 4 cats that also share our farm with us!\r\n\r\nI was first introduced to the Abaco Horses back in 2005, I am an avid collector of Breyer horses and when Breyer came out with the model of the stallion Capella, he was the most amazing coloring I had ever seen and when I went to the website to see the story I was so intrigued by the story. Unfortunately I did not remain in touch with the story as I would have liked and the next time I checked in there was only Nunki. A lot of things had changed in my life and I thought I could not just stand by and do nothing. I had to help save Nunki and the return of the herd. I contacted Milanne Rehor the president of WHOA and offered to help in any way that I could. And well I guess the rest is history!! I was invited to join the team in November of 2014 and have been working just about every day since to help raise awareness of our cause to help make the saving of this breed of horse a success. Because I believe we are put on this earth to do something meaningful, and for me, I would like for people to be as awestruck as I at this most wonderful breed of horse and have the opportunity to experience them in person if they so choose to.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"lynn\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Lynn Streicher\/DeGraff\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Lynn Streicher\/DeGraff\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_lynn.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-9\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/meghan.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Meghan Balogh is an award-winning journalist and photographer based in eastern Ontario, Canada. She is a horse owner and barefoot hoofcare provider in Ontario and has been passionate about all things equine for most of her life. She has travelled to see the Abaco Spanish Colonial horses three times in the past three years, gathering photos and video of the remaining horses, now down to one mare. Meghan has been volunteering with Milanne Rehor for more than a year providing photography and videography for the Wild Horses of Abaco Preservation Society, and will manage media packages for future promotion as this project reaches out to the world with its unique and urgent status.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/meghan.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_meghan.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"11\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Meghn Balogh\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Meghan Balogh is an award-winning journalist and photographer based in eastern Ontario, Canada. She is a horse owner and barefoot hoofcare provider in Ontario and has been passionate about all things equine for most of her life. She has travelled to see the Abaco Spanish Colonial horses three times in the past three years, gathering photos and video of the remaining horses, now down to one mare. Meghan has been volunteering with Milanne Rehor for more than a year providing photography and videography for the Wild Horses of Abaco Preservation Society, and will manage media packages for future promotion as this project reaches out to the world with its unique and urgent status.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"meghan\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Meghn Balogh\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Meghn Balogh\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_meghan.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-10\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/sami-.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Sami Bolton and Barry Shreve have been helping Nunki since they floated into Treasure Cay several years ago. Sami has been a horsewoman all her life and she and Barry have done round pen work based on Bruce Anderson&#039;s principles. Barry and Sami are back in the states now, with horses! But they are hoping to get back to the Bahamas soon.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/sami-.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_sami-.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"12\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Sami Bolton and Barry Shreve\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Sami Bolton and Barry Shreve have been helping Nunki since they floated into Treasure Cay several years ago. Sami has been a horsewoman all her life and she and Barry have done round pen work based on Bruce Anderson&#039;s principles. Barry and Sami are back in the states now, with horses! But they are hoping to get back to the Bahamas soon.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"sami\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Sami Bolton and Barry Shreve\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Sami Bolton and Barry Shreve\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_sami-.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-11\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/sharon-sluss.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"My husband, Timothy Sluss, and I own Rainbow&#039;s End Farm in Suffolk, VA. We&#039;ve been married for 28 years and Tim is my strongest supporter. I graduated from United High School in 1981, and then spent 18 months at Potomac Horse Center in Gaithersburg, MD and obtained both my Assistant Instructor and Horsemaster Certificate there. I moved to Southern California and was a working student under Olympic dressage rider, Hilda Gurney. In 1984, I joined the US Army and served for nine years. In 1995 I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke with a B.S. Degree in Business\/Accounting. A few years later I became fully accredited as a Certified Public Accountant and worked in various industry positions to include pharmaceuticals, construction, food, and manufacturing until resigning to devote myself fully to my business, Rainbow&#039;s End Farm, in 2008. \r\n\r\nRainbow&#039;s End Farm began in 2004 when I obtained my first Spanish Mustang\/Colonial Spanish horses and we have produced nearly 40 registered Colonial Spanish horses from our stock in the decade since we began. The business has evolved over in the last several years to where we now also raise beef, poultry, eggs, and pork for direct sales to local consumers and also participate in seasonal Farmer&#039;s Market. I also do farrier work in the local area. I have obtained training in equine reproduction and offering those services was at one time a mainstay of our business. Changes in the economy here forced the farm to change with it and we no longer do that, but by we were one of the first Colonial Spanish horse breeders to offer to ship cooled semen and to produce and offer frozen semen for our two stallions. Now our focus is mainly on producing food products here but we still maintain two breeding stallions and keep a small number of handpicked mares as well as enjoy riding our Spanish Mustangs and introducing others to this rare historic breed. \r\n\r\nThe horse in the picture is RE Promise of Gold, a young mare we bred.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/sharon-sluss.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_sharon-sluss.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"13\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Sharon Sluss\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"My husband, Timothy Sluss, and I own Rainbow&#039;s End Farm in Suffolk, VA. We&#039;ve been married for 28 years and Tim is my strongest supporter. I graduated from United High School in 1981, and then spent 18 months at Potomac Horse Center in Gaithersburg, MD and obtained both my Assistant Instructor and Horsemaster Certificate there. I moved to Southern California and was a working student under Olympic dressage rider, Hilda Gurney. In 1984, I joined the US Army and served for nine years. In 1995 I graduated from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke with a B.S. Degree in Business\/Accounting. A few years later I became fully accredited as a Certified Public Accountant and worked in various industry positions to include pharmaceuticals, construction, food, and manufacturing until resigning to devote myself fully to my business, Rainbow&#039;s End Farm, in 2008. \r\n\r\nRainbow&#039;s End Farm began in 2004 when I obtained my first Spanish Mustang\/Colonial Spanish horses and we have produced nearly 40 registered Colonial Spanish horses from our stock in the decade since we began. The business has evolved over in the last several years to where we now also raise beef, poultry, eggs, and pork for direct sales to local consumers and also participate in seasonal Farmer&#039;s Market. I also do farrier work in the local area. I have obtained training in equine reproduction and offering those services was at one time a mainstay of our business. Changes in the economy here forced the farm to change with it and we no longer do that, but by we were one of the first Colonial Spanish horse breeders to offer to ship cooled semen and to produce and offer frozen semen for our two stallions. Now our focus is mainly on producing food products here but we still maintain two breeding stallions and keep a small number of handpicked mares as well as enjoy riding our Spanish Mustangs and introducing others to this rare historic breed. \r\n\r\nThe horse in the picture is RE Promise of Gold, a young mare we bred.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"sharon-sluss\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Sharon Sluss\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Sharon Sluss\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_sharon-sluss.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-12\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/Dr-Gus.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"I was born and raised in Texas and graduated from El Paso-Burgess High School. From there I went to North Texas State University in Denton where I obtained my BS and MS degrees in Biology. I received my PhD in genetics from the University of Oklahoma in 1982. My PhD research was on the genetics of speciation in ground dwelling squirrels. From OU, I went to the University of Georgia\u2019s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory near Aiken, South Carolina. Here I primarily was involved in population genetic studies of white-tailed deer. My next stop was the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, Texas where I worked on genetics of horses and a species of South American opossum. From here I moved to the University of Kentucky in 1986. At UK I was the Director of the Equine Parentage Testing and Research Laboratory and Research Professor in the Department of Veterinary Science. In 2006 I moved to Texas A&amp;M University where I am a Clinical Professor in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences which is in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science. I have a genotyping laboratory that does typing of horses, donkeys, cattle, and cats. I am involved in research in genetic mapping, genetics of specific characteristics (such as coat color and hereditary disease), population genetics and conservation genetics of rare breeds. I am married and have a daughter and son. My interest in the Abaco horses arose due to my involvement in conservation of rare breeds of horses and also because I am interested in the genetics of small, isolated populations. Partly due to my work with the Abaco horses I have started work on looking at genetic variation in horse populations of the Caribbean.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/Dr-Gus.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_Dr-Gus.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"17\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Dr. E. Gus Cothran\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"I was born and raised in Texas and graduated from El Paso-Burgess High School. From there I went to North Texas State University in Denton where I obtained my BS and MS degrees in Biology. I received my PhD in genetics from the University of Oklahoma in 1982. My PhD research was on the genetics of speciation in ground dwelling squirrels. From OU, I went to the University of Georgia\u2019s Savannah River Ecology Laboratory near Aiken, South Carolina. Here I primarily was involved in population genetic studies of white-tailed deer. My next stop was the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, Texas where I worked on genetics of horses and a species of South American opossum. From here I moved to the University of Kentucky in 1986. At UK I was the Director of the Equine Parentage Testing and Research Laboratory and Research Professor in the Department of Veterinary Science. In 2006 I moved to Texas A&amp;M University where I am a Clinical Professor in the Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences which is in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science. I have a genotyping laboratory that does typing of horses, donkeys, cattle, and cats. I am involved in research in genetic mapping, genetics of specific characteristics (such as coat color and hereditary disease), population genetics and conservation genetics of rare breeds. I am married and have a daughter and son. My interest in the Abaco horses arose due to my involvement in conservation of rare breeds of horses and also because I am interested in the genetics of small, isolated populations. Partly due to my work with the Abaco horses I have started work on looking at genetic variation in horse populations of the Caribbean.\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"dr-gus\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Dr. E. Gus Cothran\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Dr. E. Gus Cothran\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_Dr-Gus.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-13\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/wayward-wind.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Wayward Wind - 1989 stallion by Sequoyah x Juanda (Lonesome).  Dark Bay Sabino\/Splash Overo, 14.2 hands. SMR 1599, HOA 1751, AHHA 19  Wayward Wind is a triple registered Spanish Mustang\/Colonial Spanish Horse stallion. He was bred by the Cayuse Ranch of Wyoming, purchased as a weanling by his former owner Deborah Tipton, and was acquired by Rainbow&#039;s End Farm in 2008. He is currently 25 years old and looks about 10 years younger and is still absolutely sound and raring to go. He is a kind gentle stallion that won many show awards over his competitive life ranging from show jumping to cross country and was even driven. He was often shown by children and frequently defeated horses much larger than himself at some large Eastern US show venues. His jumping talent has to be seen to be believed..he has more power and scope than many much larger horses.   Wayward is now fully retired and lives at Rainbow&#039;s End Farm in Suffolk, Virginia. He is known for producing calm, athletic and often colorful foals and is still a force to be reckoned with. He is a good example of a splash overo\/sabino and often produces a lot of white markings on his foals.   Sharon Sluss, Wayward&#039;s owner and owner of Rainbow&#039;s End Farm, says she is honored to be able to help in the Abaco Barb Project and even more honored that Wayward Wind will be one of the stallions chosen to help in the project. ind\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-src=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/wayward-wind.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-thumbnail=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_wayward-wind.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"18\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Stallion Wayward Wind\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-description=\"Wayward Wind - 1989 stallion by Sequoyah x Juanda (Lonesome).  Dark Bay Sabino\/Splash Overo, 14.2 hands. SMR 1599, HOA 1751, AHHA 19  Wayward Wind is a triple registered Spanish Mustang\/Colonial Spanish Horse stallion. He was bred by the Cayuse Ranch of Wyoming, purchased as a weanling by his former owner Deborah Tipton, and was acquired by Rainbow&#039;s End Farm in 2008. He is currently 25 years old and looks about 10 years younger and is still absolutely sound and raring to go. He is a kind gentle stallion that won many show awards over his competitive life ranging from show jumping to cross country and was even driven. He was often shown by children and frequently defeated horses much larger than himself at some large Eastern US show venues. His jumping talent has to be seen to be believed..he has more power and scope than many much larger horses.   Wayward is now fully retired and lives at Rainbow&#039;s End Farm in Suffolk, Virginia. He is known for producing calm, athletic and often colorful foals and is still a force to be reckoned with. He is a good example of a splash overo\/sabino and often produces a lot of white markings on his foals.   Sharon Sluss, Wayward&#039;s owner and owner of Rainbow&#039;s End Farm, says she is honored to be able to help in the Abaco Barb Project and even more honored that Wayward Wind will be one of the stallions chosen to help in the project. ind\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-slug=\"wayward-wind\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"ngg-simplelightbox\" rel=\"db15441cd66a9dd03f4470bda8b9e8ec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"Stallion Wayward Wind\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Stallion Wayward Wind\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-content\/gallery\/here-is-team-nunki\/thumbs\/thumbs_wayward-wind.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"100\"\n\t\t\t\t\theight=\"75\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"max-width:100%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\n\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n\t\t<a href='http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/current-news\/meet-team-nunki\/nggallery\/slideshow'>[Show as slideshow]<\/a>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Show as slideshow]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":568,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1029"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1029"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1029\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1117,"href":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1029\/revisions\/1117"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/568"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/arkwild.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}