Louisiana Equine Council | Louisiana Equine Council

President - Shayron Thompson

Sharyon Thomspon serves as president of the Louisiana State Appaloosa club. She has worked with animals most all of her life. She has showed multiple breeds of dogs and finished champions in several breeds.

For several years, she showed Persian cate and took international wins each year that she showed. She worked as an adult leader for the 4-H for many years in West Texas with the dog and horse program there. Sharyon enjoys riding sidesaddle and carriage driving as well as trail riding.

Treasurer- Jennifer Jordan (Interim)

Vice President - Jesse Jordan

Jesse Jordan has been a horse rider for over 30 years and a professional trainer for over 20 years. He has experience with over 15 breeds in over a dozen disciplines. He has worked with horses in both English and Western style of riding.

Jesse specializes in colt starting and problem solving with deep roots in Natural Horsemanship.

Secretary - Adam Thibodeaux

Adam Thibodeaux was involved with horses while he was in school. He resumed his equine
activities when his daughter joined 4-H several years ago.

He enjoys volunteering with youth
through the Master Horsemen Program as well as assisting with 4-H clinics, camps, and shows.
He is a lifelong resident of Lafayette Parish.

District 5 - Perry Fontenot

Perry retired 8 years ago as Principal of Opelousas. He served 14 years in that position and was in education for 38 years. Perry has always had a love for horses but did not have one until the age of 62. His then 2 year old grand daughter developed the same love as him so he bought his first horse. Perry enrolled in the Master Horseman Program and gained valuable skills of which he passed on to his 2 grand daughters and now 8 year old grand son. His first experience was in trail where he learned to ride. As his grand children became of age they started participating in 4-H as he conducts horse clinics for the St. Landry Parish 4-H Tri Parish Horse Program along with several other Master Horseman. Perry never dreamed that his involvement with horses would be at this level. He hopes to continue his education and teaching horsemanship for years to come.

District 6 - Dr. Clint Depew

Clint Depew is one of the founding members of the LEC. He is a retired professor from the LSU Animal science Department. He served as the Horse Specialist until his retirement. He has conducted horse clinics and taught horsemanship for 40 years.

At Large-Daniel Lyons

Daniel grew up on a diary farm in Scott/Ossun, LA. Horses were a vital part of his
childhood. They were used to provide him the transportation to help out his
grandfather and other relatives to work on their dairy farms. Daniel participated in
what we now call "play days" growing up. From buddy barrel pickup to boot races, He always had a pony to run.

He earned his BS in Dairy Science from USL in 1969 and has created quite the resume in the Louisiana Equine Industry. In addition to being a founder and leading the Louisiana Equine Council as it's President for 19 years, Daniel was busy doing what he loved with his horses. One of the most notable accomplishments of the herd was having a colt go on to
become a Little Britches World Champion Pole Bending Horse.

Daniel has been an active member in his community in many ways including his Service to many Regional clubs and associations.

Daniel Lyons was the 2024 LEC Hall of Fame Honoree.

At Large- Howard Cormier

Mr. Howard Cormier has long been serving the Louisiana 4-H program. He began his career serving as an Assistant County Agent in Lafourche Parish in 1973. Throughout the years, Mr. Cormier worked vigorously as a county agent and Parish Chair, and eventually became the Regional Equine Agent in the Southwest Region in 2008. He maintained winning 4-H programs in Lafourche and Vermilion Parishes and had consistent winners in 4-H U demonstrations, sheep shearing, forestry, small engines, tractor driving, and automotive engineering. He developed a large garden contest and a large winning livestock program in beef in halter and showmanship. He has been very active in serving the agricultural interests in Vermilion Parish and continues to rally support from the Vermilion Farm Bureau Board of Directors by serving as an office liaison and providing monthly reports. He currently serves as an Equine Leader and we are so thankful for his continued support of 4-H!

At Large - Edwin S. "Happy" Broussard III

Edwin “Happy” Broussard, better known as Happy, comes from a ranching and farming background and has personally owned ranches and farms in Louisiana, Mississippi, Colorado and Texas. He is the secretary treasurer of a farming corporation that was started in 1890 by his grandfather, George P. Broussard, Sr. Inc. The corporation has rice, sugar cane, crawfish and timber land. He has had experience in dealing with oil, gas and uranium leases. He is a past president of the Iberia St. Mary Cattleman’s Association and a past president of the Iberia Right to Life Organization. Originally from southern Louisiana’s Gulf Coast (Cajun Country), Happy attended Louisiana State University and University of Southwestern Louisiana. He played on the
LSU Rugby Team and still holds an intramural track and field record at LSU in an event no longer run, the 100 yard dash.
He managed a highly successful insurance agency for many years prior to his career in real estate, and was a licensed broker in Colorado, Texas and Louisiana specializing in farms and ranches. Happy also served on the board of directors of the oldest bank in Louisiana at the time for a number of years. Happy holds four designations in the real estate industry. He has an ALC designation (Accredited Land Consultant). The ALC designation is the most prestigious REALTOR® designation that can be earned in the farm, ranch and land real estate industry. He also has an ABR designation (Accredited Buyer Representative), a CNE designation (Certified Negotiation Expert) and a GRI designation (Graduate Realtor® Institute).