SPEAKING AT THE 2025 HORSE LOVERS SUMMIT



INTERESTED IN BEING A PRESENTER: If you are interested in being a speaker on the cruise, please continue reading. Scroll down and fill out the speaker form below. 

INTERESTED IN BEING A GUEST: If you are interested in participating in the cruise as a guest, you must fill out this short interest form.

We seek industry experts to present equine-related topics that meet the current interests and needs of horse enthusiasts of all breeds and disciplines. The opportunity to participate as a presenter at our event offers many advantages, particularly to presenters who are exhibitors. Consider presenting at the 5th Horse Lovers Summit on the Sea.

PRESENTER ADVANTAGES

  • Speaking directly to audiences of enthusiastic horse owners attracts attention to your products and services.
  • All presenters and their sessions are listed in the Seminar Schedules distributed before and during the event, featured on our social media pages and groups, and listed in the event program along with a personal bio and photo, being introduced before each session.
  • All presenters are immediately recognized as experts in their fields because they are Horse Lovers Summit featured as speakers. Being a presenter may establish tremendous respect and credibility within the horse world and lead to an invitation to speak at other equine expositions.

POTENTIAL TOPICS

The basic requirements for all seminar presentations are simple:

  • The presentation topic must be engaging, specific, and unique. A new or creative approach to an old issue is also appreciated.
  • The presentation must be well thought out and fully developed.
  • The presentation must be topic-driven rather than product-driven. No sales pitches are allowed. Speakers can meet with those interested in what they offer during the cruise.
  • The presentation must be educational, not an endorsement or advertisement for any product or service.
  • The presentation title must be creative and exciting.

PRESENTER QUALIFICATIONS

Presenters featured at the event must be:

  • Qualified to speak on the topic specified and must be able to provide their credentials.
  • Comfortable speaking before an audience and an effective communicator with prior experience speaking.
  • Able to provide a professional, polished presentation suitable for all “family” audience members.
  • Available to finalize necessary details

We will be photographing the speakers. Please dress in a relaxed, professional manner: no shorts or hats.

2025 HORSE LOVERS SUMMIT APPLICATION PROCESS

If you want to share your expertise at the 2025 Horse Lovers Summit, please complete the attached Presenter Application and return it with the requested materials to the Horse Lovers Summit Directors for review. Horse Lovers Summit presenters are selected based on their quality, relevance, uniqueness, and how they fit into the overall program planned for each exposition. The Horse Lovers Summit planning committee will contact applicants regarding their participation in an event. While we cannot feature everyone who wishes to be a presenter at the Horse Lovers Summit, we retain the names of potential speakers in a database for future events. It is important to note that the Horse Lovers Summit schedules are finalized six to nine months before the event date. Time limitations, topic repetition, and presentation quality are significant considerations in presenter selection. 

Each speaker will be presenting their topic for 45 minutes.

IMPORTANT NOTE: We're still a poor nonprofit with a considerable following trying to bring horses home, so unfortunately, we cannot pay you. You may qualify for a tax credit for working as a speaker in our seminars.

Titles or Topics of Several Different Possible Presentations (please be specific)

We will be promoting what you and ask that you promote what you are doing on social media and on your website. To promote yourself you should also. You can share our posts or create your own. Do you agree to promote the 2024 Horse Lovers Summit and your participation in your social media sites? We will be having fun contests and games where we will be awarding prizes We will also have "swag bags/goodie bags" that will be shared with those who are attending. Would you like to include any? Please tell us what you would like to Please return this application along with the following materials:

  • An outline or 4-5 sentence summary of at least 2 presentations
  • A completed presenter bio form
  • A high-resolution color photo to be used for publicizing your appearance at our event
  • A copy of your latest video or book; if neither is available, remit video of a presentation you have spoken at
PRESENTER BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

In order to write a meaningful and accurate biography for you for our event program as well as prepare an introduction for our announcer to read at the beginning of your clinics, we need some basic biographical information from you. Please take a few minutes to provide the information requested below. You are welcome to submit additional information, but please first complete all sections of this form.

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