Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck has been interested in warmbloods since the 1980s and bought her first Hanoverian mare as a two-year-old in 1990. She had a small breeding operation in Reisterstown, Maryland where she bred occasionally, as her mare are also riding horses, training in dressage. She has been on the AHS Board since 1996 and is Chairperson of the Awards Committee. She has also helped out for many years assisting at inspections as secretary. Through this, she has learned the scoring systems for Mare Inspections, Mare Performance Tests, Futurities, and Stallion veterinary inspections after licensing, and has been responsible for the detailed paperwork at many Inspection sites, both on the tour and for the Mid Atlantic Hanoverian Breeder’s Club. A retired Montessori pre-school teacher, Cathy has also been an USEF “r” Dressage Judge and an "R” Eventing Judge for many years. Between her own farm and horses, the AHS Board, the Awards Committee, and judging at shows and events, she keeps busy and interested in many aspects of the horse industry.