Zoetis and American Horse Publications (AHP) have announced the four finalists selected for the 2017 Equine Industry Vision Award.

Sponsored by Zoetis, the Equine Industry Vision Award is intended to recognize ingenuity and service as well as benefit to the equine industry by inspiring these qualities in others.

The six members of the Equine Industry Vision Award Committee reviewed the nominations and narrowed the list of 18 to four candidates:

Tootie Bland is the creator, owner, and producer of Road to the Horse, the original colt-starting competition. Bland brought the natural horsemanship revolution to an international level by pioneering a one-of-a-kind event featuring the world’s best clinicians in a perfect mix of entertainment and education. She raised awareness about natural horsemanship by bringing the event out of the arena and into people’s homes through the multiple-award-winning annual Road to the Horse production