Tracy Dopko is a Lifetime Certified Equine Appraiser with the American Society of Agricultural Appraisers and the American Society of Equine Appraisers and has been doing equine appraisals for approximately 15 years, along with being hired as an expert witness and consultant for court cases. The owner/operator of Daventry Farms, Tracy has shown successfully on the American and Canadian Hunter/Jumper A Circuits as well as the Dressage A Circuit over the last 20 years. Her most notable mount, Quest, went on to become two-time CSHA Canadian National Hunter Champion with her. Tracy has also successfully shown in Western Pleasure, Pleasure Driving, Sport Horse, Welsh Pony and Arabian circuits and qualified for the Ariat US National Adult Medal Finals in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Tracy has won over $45,000 in hunter earnings, produced countless Futurity and Hunter Classic winners and over 100 A Circuit Championships in both hunter and dressage, including several Canadian National and US National Hunter Champions.
After University, in which Tracy majored in Animal Physiology and Behaviour and minored in Sports Psychology and Physical Education, Daventry Farms opened in 1991. Tracy taught the advanced lesson program, which incorporated dressage, hunter/jumper and equitation training, until deciding to focus solely on training and resales in 2003. Tracy previously bred Canadian Sport Horses, Hanoverians and Oldenburgs for over fifteen years and is now an avid breeder of Welsh Ponies & Cobs and Hunter Ponies.
Besides showing and training, Tracy can be found judging throughout the year on the hunter/jumper, Welsh Pony and open show circuits and is in the process of finishing her degrees in Massage Therapy and Human Anatomy. Tracy is only the fourth Canadian to ever obtain an American Welsh Pony Judges Card and is one of only two people holding all four of the highest available Welsh Judges cards in North America. She was asked to be the clinician for the 2010 Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America Judges Clinic in Lexington, Kentucky. Tracy runs a successful Web Design business called Daventry Web Productions and is the Owner/Editor of Alberta Horse.
Tracy Dopko with Watch Me
Photo Credit: Jim Kleine
Tracy has traveled all over Canada and the United States doing equine appraisals. She has been hired as an appraiser and consultant on many court cases, worked closely with several of the major insurance companies in Canada on death-claim reimbursements, completed appraisals for estate and insurance settlements, tax audits, and has even done a large appraisal involving over 150 horses for a non-profit organization in the United States. Her appraisals are known for their thoroughness and attention to detail. Combined with her background and credentials in the horse industry, Tracy's appraisals and expertise provides a valuable asset in the courtroom!
Memberships
American Society of Equine Appraisers Life Member
Equine Canada Life Member
United Stated Equestrian Federation
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America Life Member
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Canada
Welsh Pony & Cob Society (UK)
American Welara Pony Registry Life Member
Canadian Dressage Riders and Owners Association
Pinto Horse Association of America
Alberta Equestrian Federation
Canadian Connemara Pony Society
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Alberta
Oregon Welsh Pony Society
Alberta Dressage Association
Edmonton & Area Alberta Dressage Association
Horse Council British Columbia
Qualifications
Accredited Equine Appraiser with American Society of Equine Appraisers
United States Equestrian Federation Registered Welsh Judge
United States Equestrian Federation Registered Western Judge
United States Equestrian Federation Recorded Connemara Judge
Equine Canada Senior Welsh Judge
Equine Canada Senior General Performance Judge
Equine Canada Senior Western Judge
Equine Canada Recorded Hunter Judge
Equine Canada Recorded Hack Judge
Equine Canada Recorded Equitation Judge
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America Approved Judge
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of America Technical Delegate
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Canada Approved Judge
American Welara Pony Approved Judge
Canadian Connemara Pony Society Junior Inspector
On the WPCSA Judges Committee
On the USEF Welsh Committee
Courses Attended
Equine Canada National Hunter, Hack & Equitation Judging Clinic
Equine Canada National Jumper Judging Clinic
Equine Canada National General Performance Judging Clinic
Draft Driving Clinic, Minnesota
Pleasure & Carriage Driving Clinic, Texas
Welsh Pony & Cob Society of Alberta Judging Clinic
Horse Breeders School, Olds College
Transported Semen, Olds College
Fundamentals of Frozen Semen, Olds College
NCCP Theory Level 1
Tracy Dopko riding Tinkerbell
Photo Credit: Bonnie Herbers
