PRESIDENT'S UPDATE
VOL. 1, #4
November 19, 2008
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The 2008 U.S. National Show was an outstanding success for NAPHA from many aspects. There was an atmosphere of fun and excitement that I haven’t witnessed for some years. The show was also a financial success. NAPHA made a net profit of $74,289.47. For a breakdown on show income and expenses, click here. Our staff, Donna, Carolyn and Felice, are to be commended for an outstanding job. They produced the entire National Show with little help from anyone. We are very fortunate to have people who have the talent and are willing to put in the hours it takes to put on a show of the caliber of the 2008 Nationals. The staff has already started work on the 2009 National Show. Our Performance judge for 2009 will be Rick Mero and the Breeding judge will be Roque Benavides. Both judges were selected from the recommendations provided by the Regional Advisory Council. Although the show was a financial success, NAPHA has had to make some cuts in staff to cover the expenses. It has been mentioned in prior UPDATE’S that this year’s legal expenses and the moratorium on fines and penalties impacted NAPHA’S budget and cash flow. The Board, at its most recent meeting, approved eliminating the position of Communications Director as a means to reduce expenses. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Carolyn Wills for all the outstanding work she has done for NAPHA. She has established a brand for our breed and gained recognition for us in the equine industry with her award winning newsletters.
Also, at the most recent Board
meeting, we agreed to submit to the membership quarterly
financial reports. These reports are not audited and come
directly from QuickBooks. We hope that these reports will keep
you apprised of how we are doing throughout the year. Click on
the following to see the NAPHA quarterly reports for the period
ending September 30, 2008.
BATTLE OF THE BREEDS NAPHA was well represented at the Battle of the Breeds in Santa Barbara, CA this past weekend (11/14-16). Riders from twelve breeds competed in an extremely difficult trail competition. Each participating association was allowed to nominate one adult rider and one junior rider. Tony Botello riding DR El Jefe from D Ranch was the adult rider and Mack Mazzi was our Junior rider. Tony and El Jefe took third place and Mack had an excellent ride, placing fourth. The Battle of the Breeds was sponsored by Trail Blazer Magazine. Lynn Kinsky of Ranchito de Libertad; Lionell Griffith of Windy Hills Ranch; Terry Jarchow, Enrique Sabauste, Vicente Andalon, and Helen Brown of Rancho de la Florecita; Dante Mazzi, Mackenzie Mazzi, and Larry Redman of Rancho Chahuchu; Maidy Dreyfuss and Tony Botello of D Ranch, gave a long four days of their time to represent the Peruvian Horse to the public that weekend. They were all involved in putting together and manning the booth through the whole show, as well as riding in the demonstration arena and functioning as good will ambassadors for the breed. Terry reported that, "The Peruvians equated themselves very well! We created quite a bit of interest with the demo we did on each day." Lionell Griffith was kind enough to send us some
photos. To get a good look at how difficult the course was,
click here. 2009 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP
The 2009 Annual Meeting is scheduled for Friday 2/27 & Saturday 2/28 at South Point Hotel in Las Vegas (same as last year). The address is 9777 Las Vegas Boulevard South and reservation # is 866-791-7625. Single or double room rates are $75 for Thursday; $145 for Friday; $145 for Saturday.
2007 - ANNUAL AWARDS It is with deep regret that there were errors in the calculation and computation of the 2007 Annual High Point Awards. We extend our sincere apologies to the people who were affected by those errors. Donna has spent many hours the past week going over the awards with Janetta Michaels to make certain we now have a thorough understanding of what classes are counted for each award. Following is the criteria for selecting each of the awards:
Medallon De Plata points are accumulated from breeding classes that qualify for Championship Classes only.
MEDALLON DE PLATA High Point Stallion Breeding Classes only
MEDALLON DE PLATA High Point Mare Breeding Classes only
MEDALLON DE PLATA High Point Luxury Gelding Breeding Classes only
MEDALLON DE PLATA High Point Colt 2-3 yrs old Halter 3 year old in bozal
MEDALLON DE PLATA High Point Filly 2-3 yrs old Halter 3yr old in bozal
MEDALLON DE ORO - 3,000 Lifetime points in both performance, gait and breeding divisions.
MEDALLON DE BRONCE - 3,000 lifetime points in the Performance Division only. Also any horse that wins the NAPHA National Show’s Outstanding Performance Horse Award for three years (Laureado).
Outstanding Performance Horse Awards - points from qualifying performance classes
Outstanding Performance Horse Gelding - points from qualifying performance classes
Zones 1 thru 4 High Point Awards - points in both performance, gait and breeding classes
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Following are the winners of the 2007 Annual High Point Awards. We wish to extend our congratulations to these winners and I believe that we now have the correct tools in place to calculate these awards in the future. NAPHA is pleased to present the 2007 Medallon De Plata & High Point Horses.
2007 Medallon De Plata and High Point Horses
MEDALLON DE PLATA High Point Breeding Stallion FCY VANDALO CCY EMISARIO x CCY QUIMERA 804 Points Owned by Frank & Merlene Sutalo Framtalo Limited Partnership Bred by Franco Corno Yori
MEDALLON DE PLATA High Point Breeding Mare
GP ANFITRIONA 720 Points Owned by Frank & Merlene Sutalo Framtalo Limited Partnership Bred by Hacienda El Cortijo S.A.C.
MEDALLON DE PLATA High Point Luxury Gelding
HFC SONADOR 1170 Points Owned by Donna Riley & Carolyn Mittrick Bred by Fran & Harold Cottle
MEDALLON DE PLATA
High Point Colt ERM GENOVES x LIBRE EMPRESA
1,138 Points Pecan Valley Ranch Bred By Cheryl Adlrich Rain Tree Peruvians
MEDALLON DE PLATA
High Point Filly
1870 Points
Outstanding Performance Horse
LEA Poema
Owned & bred by Barbara Windom La Estancia Alegre, Inc.
872 Points Bred by Edward & Dorothy Smith
Zone 1 RSTD VIDA DE PAIJAN 19205 135 Points Owner Kristin Eldridge RANCHO LA COLINA Breeder Ringstead Ranch
Zone 2 LEA POEMA 13978 1306 Points Owner & Breeder Barbara Windom La Estancia Alegre
Zone 3 MCD El Guapo 1159 Points Owner Jim Johnson & Alice Wolf
JyW Coyote Creek
Ranch
Zone 4 MLM JAGUAR 17882 888 Points Owner Gladys Freeman Two Oaks Ranch
Breeder Michael &
Linda Mewhinney
MEMBER SURVEY In 2005, NAPHA conducted a survey of the membership to get direct member feedback and establish a benchmark for NAPHA. You will receive a new survey in January and it will contain the same questions from 2005 to see how we are doing. The survey will also contain new questions and requests for information that will better allow us to serve our members and our breed better. Please take the time to fill out the survey and return it to us. It will help us know what you expect of your breed association.
I want to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving!! |