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About Us

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Meet Sara E. Ballinger

I am Sara E Ballinger, the owner and operator of SEB Equine Appraisals, LLC. I founded the company in 2012. I have over twenty five year’s experience and involvement in the horse industry. I currently compete as an adult amateur rider on the rated hunter/jumper circuit. I currently own and operate Dragonfly Lane Farm, a private hunter/jumper farm in Loxahatchee, Florida.
Some of my expertise include:
  • Completed hundreds of equine appraisals on horses in several different disciplines.
  • Owner and operator of SEB Sport Horses - hunter, jumper, equitation sales horses that I compete in rated horse shows.
  • Own and operate my own private farm, Dragonfly Lane Farm
  • Member of Zone 5 amateur committee member (2010)
  • Member of Zone 5 jumper committee (2012-2020)
  • Sales agent at Sport Innovations (therapeutic equipment for horses and dogs).
  • THIS insurance agent (property and casualty license)
  • Intercollegiate horse shows association  (IHSA) secretary and vice president
  • IHSA nationals national champion 2001 and 2003
  • University of Kentucky equine law seminars
  • USPAP certified
  • Worked for numerous hunter/jumper trainers on the A circuit
  • Groomed
  • Horse care
  • Farm care
  • Farm sitting business
  • The University of Findlay
  • Horse care
  • Private family horse farm
  • Horse care
  • Assisted with EPM research at The Ohio State University
  • Equine emergency team (University of Findlay)
  • Shadowed numerous veterinarians
  • Lectured at Emerging Athletes Program (EAP) Nationals 2018
  • Lectured at Equine Affair (2019)
  • Featured equine appraisal article in The Ohio Equestrian Directory and The Kentucky Equestrian Directory (2020).
  • Other public speaking to the equine community
  • Judged small hunter/jumper horse shows
  • Attended numerous auctions and sales barns in Europe
  • Imported horses from Europe
  • Ohio property and casualty license
  • Course Design and riding clinic in Aachen, Germany with Arno Gego (Aachen School of Equestrian Art and Design).
 
Education and Certifications
  • Bachelor of Science in Equine science and biology from The University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio.
  • Major riding classes included hunter, jumper, equitation, and dressage training.
  • Other major classes included equine nutrition, animal science, equine reproduction, equine preventative medicine, equine exercise physiology, equine business, farm livestock management, and equine law.
  • Senior certified appraiser with the American Society of Equine Appraisers (ASEA). 35 hour course and exam on principles of valuation.
  • Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal (USPAP) 7 hour  certification course (2019)
  • Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal (USPAP) 15 hour certification course (2019)
  • The University of Kentucky national equine law seminar networking and 15 hour continuing education
  • SEAK expert witness conference (upcoming)
  • Affiliate member of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (2020)

Lifelong Competitor in the Equine Industry

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Member of Associations

  • Lifetime member of the USEF (active and competing member)
  • Member of USHJA
    (active and competing member)
  • Michigan Hunter/Jumper Association - past member
  • Member of S. Florida Hunter/Jumper Association
  • Member of Ohio Hunter/Jumper Association
  • Member of American Quarter Horse Association
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Attended Clinics

  • Judges clinics
  • Course design clinic
  • Aachen course design and riding clinic (Germany)
  • Education through riding in clinics with: George  Morris, Bernie Traurig, and Nona Garson
 
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Riding Accolades

  • Ariat Top-30
  • WEF circuit champion (2019,
  • Numerous WEF championships)
  • Zone 5 horse of the year
  • HJAM Adult Equitation
  • Ocala reserve circuit champion
  • South Florida hunter/jumper association adult equitation year end champion (2019)
Proud to have supported numerous sponsorships of Horse Shows by the Bay and GLEF
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