EQUINE SCIENCE CENTER ANNOUNCES WINNERS

OF 2007 ‘SPIRIT OF THE HORSE’ AWARD

 

 

            NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (January 29, 2007) –Rutgers Equine Science Center has named Stephen P. Dey II, DVM, and David Meirs II, VMD recipients of the Center’s “Spirit of the Horse” award. The award was presented by Sandy Denarski of Johnson and Johnson, last year’s recipient, at the New Jersey Department of Agriculture’s Breeders Awards Dinner on January 28.

 

            Dr. Dey is a veterinarian, horse breeder, and owner of Heritage Hill Farm. His 40 years of service to New Jersey’s equine industry include membership on the executive board of Monmouth County Board of Agriculture; past-president of the New Jersey Board of Agriculture; vice president of the Horse Park of New Jersey’s Board of Trustees.

 

            Dr. Meirs, president of Walnridge Farm in Cream Ridge, NJ, also founded the Walnridge Equine Clinic. He is a former member and vice president of the New Jersey State Board of Agriculture, and has served as a trustee of the Horse Park of New Jersey and the Monmouth County Historical Society. He has also been president of the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association and Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and is a founder of the New Jersey Equine Practitioners Association. In 2006 Dr. Meirs served as chairman of the New Jersey Sire Stakes Board of Trustees.

 

            The “Spirit of the Horse” award recognizes individuals whose lives have been profoundly changed because of their involvement with horses and who have acknowledged the impact by giving back to horses or the horse industry.