Our goal is to provide equine enthusiasts a wide range of quality resources - through one access point-  in order to connect individuals and equestrian businesses/organizations across New York State.

Tim Williams-Founder of SaddleUP NY!-entered the equestrian world 20 years ago when he moved to New York.  While his background has primarily been in the business areas of marketing, research, management and leadership, his early focus was as an industry leader and change agent in the college enrollment/recruiting process.  Along that journey he also served in various capacities including collegiate coaching, teaching and the management of several companies and organizations…a true renaissance set of opportunities.

His equestrian experience included positions with several colleges with large equine student populations along with industry work through John Madden Sales, the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament, the World Of Horses Exhibit at the NYS Fair and several equine-related non-profit organizations including the National Association of Equine Affiliated Academics and the Lorenzo Driving Competition.  A partnership and collaboration with the EQUUS Foundation has provided the one-of-a-kind Equine Education Network resource of which Tim was developer of the list and now is the program administrator. Free, immediate and on-going access to this network is now available through the Equine Academic Smartphone app.

Tim’s expertise is in research and designing strategies and processes to use that information to solve a problem.  The launch of SaddleUP NY!  was an outcome of one of the results of a NYS equine policy and priority survey in 2014 that indicated that there was a need for a comprehensive database of various equine resources.  Technological advances have now provided the ability to build a platform to pull together information in a 'one-stop-shop' format allowing the The SaddleUP NY! digital ecosystem to be developed.

His other business ventures leverage his experience and expertise and he is available for consultation and coaching in several different areas…college enrollment options for families; enrollment management expertise for colleges and universities; strategic planning and marketing for equine-related businesses/organizations; and research, planning and solution implementation for equine-related projects.

Dr. Karin Bump is a frequent educational presenter at events such as the Equine Affaire in MA, The College Preparatory Invitational Horse Show (CPI) in FL, and local, regional and national conferences, seminars, and industry events such as the Equine Science Society meetings, Mid-West American Association of Animal Sciences meeting, Board of Directors meeting for the National Reining Horse Association, and the prestigious Saratoga Institute on Racing and Gaming Law.

Dr. Bump has been teaching for 28 years and, as a retired Full Professor, has an extensive background in  equine management and science as well as general businesss and entreprenership.  Her broad teaching and mentoring perspective of the equine industry includes a first-year course entitled “Horses, Humans, Politics and Pressure” as well as a comprehensive full-year Senior Capstone experience involving market research and entrepreneurial small business planning.  As part of her research interests, Dr. Bump has traveled the country interviewing faculty and administrators on the views of legitimacy of academic programs while using the equine discipline as a case study.

Her work in this area led to the development of the National Association of Equine Affiliated Academics (NAEAA)--an organization which builds on the benefits of inter-institutional collaboration by raising the awareness of the equine discipline and promoting and advancing its growth and improvement.

Dr. Bump has held and currently holds leadership roles in a variety of industry and professional organizations such as the National Association of Equine Affiliated Academics (Co-Founder and Director), the Equine Science Society (Board of Directors), New York Farm Bureau (Equine Committee Chair), and the NYS Equine Industry Coalition. She is certified as a Professional Animal Scientist through the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists.  Currently, Dr. Bump is serving as the Executive Director for Cornell Cooperative Extension in Madison County. 

Appointed by two different NY Governors, Karin served on the NYS Governor’s Task Force on Retired Race Horses as well as the Strategic Interagency Alliance on Lessoning Obstacles to Agriculture.  She currently serves on an agricultural commodity advisory board to the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets.

As one of her many passions, she frequently has involvement with the pressing topic of equine welfare related to unwanted and ‘at-risk’ horses in the United States.