Symposium History
The first annual symposium was held January 22 and 23, 1977 at the University of Missouri Livestock Center. According to history files, about 1,500 people participated with the majority of those being youth. The 2nd event was again held at the University of Missouri Livestock Center. Mark Russell, Ray Antoniewicz and Nancy Kissell gave presentations. The third symposium was held at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY but was not well attended due to "atrocious" weather. Since then the symposium has moved to various locations throughout the country to highlight the diversity of the equine industry and share the AYHC educational program with a broad audience.
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* We are missing location information for a few years. If you know where the symposium was held in 1998, 1994-1992, 1986 or 1984-1980, please send us the locations.
2024 Fort Worth, TX
2023 Fort Worth, TX
2022 Murfreesboro, TN
2021 Virtual
2020 Gainesville, FL
2019 Palouse Region - Pullman, WA & Moscow, ID
2018 Oklahoma City, OK
2017 Wakefield, MA
2016 Lexington, KY
2015 Bend, OR
2014 Minneapolis, MN
2013 South Windsor, CT
2012 Herndon, VA
2011 Lansing, MI
2010 Lexington, KY
2009 Lincoln, NE
2008 Raleigh, NC
2007 Denver, CO
2006 Gainesville, FL
2005 State College, PA
2004 Ft Worth, TX
2003 St Louis, MO
2002 Rock Hill, SC
2001 Colorado Springs, CO
2000 Lexington, KY
1999 Ft Mill, SC
1997 Lincoln, NE
1996 Tampa, FL
1995 Lexington, KY
1991 Pomona, CA
1990 Madison, WI
1989 East Rutherford, NJ
1988 Colorado (city unknown)
1987 Charlottesville, VA
1985 Indianapolis, IN
1979 Ithaca, NY
1978 Columbia, MO
1977 Columbia, MO 1st Annual Symposium