Hi everyone!
First off, thank you for supporting the vote to send the resolution proposed by Sue Schultz forward to AHA. I can confirm that there are still reservations within AHA about it. If I hear anything further, I will let everyone know.
Our club’s show committee met last week to discuss our events. Our 2023 shows were both a success, so we are planning to have great shows again in 2024. Potential judges are being contacted, and updated schedules are in the works. The Springfield AVS will have minor updates for 2024, and the Region 11 Sport Horse Championships will see more significant changes. I personally hope that the new R11SH schedule makes it easier on everyone.
2024 Show Dates
April 20-21 – Springfield AVS
May 23-26 – Region 11 Sport Horse Championships
If there is anything you would like us to consider adding/changing to either show, please send me an email, text, or Facebook message ASAP. I plan to spend more time working on them this week while it’s crazy hot, and I do appreciate all ideas I can get.
We have a few business items to decide.
1. The deadline for Convention delegates always sneaks up on me (end of August is way too early for something that’s not until November, if you ask me!!), so we need to decide those. I will be claiming one spot, so we have one delegate slot available.
Convention is online this year and runs November 13-18. As a delegate, you do need to be able to attend as much as possible during those days. More information is available at https://www.arabianhorses.org/membership/convention/
If you are interested in being a delegate, please let me know by end of day tomorrow, August 24th.
2. All AHA members are eligible to attend. Even if you do not wish to be a delegate, I do recommend attending Convention this year and listening in as much as possible. Having it be virtual is a huge opportunity to learn a lot about how AHA and all of its committees run.
3. We need to schedule our fall meeting! According to our Bylaws, we just need to be after October 15th to vote on Officers once again. I would like to have an actual in person meeting this time around, so I am open to suggestions on locations. Here are the only date options:
November 11th or 12th (Saturday or Sunday)
I’m open to all kinds of location ideas, from restaurants to barns to whatever you can imagine! Also, if anyone is interested in stepping up to an Officer position within ARAB, Inc., I will need to know prior to that meeting.
4. The Region 11 Summer meeting is this weekend on August 27th via Zoom. We will be voting in a new slate of officers for the Region and discussing other events and issues within the Region. If anyone wants to attend, please let mw know so I can share the link once I have it.
The Region 11 Nomination Committee submitted this slate of Officers to be elected. Nominations can also be made on the floor during the meeting.
Director – Tony Reid
Vice Director – Mike Grimm
Secretary – Thresa Horn
Treasurer – Chrissy Norris
Thank you so much, everyone! If you ever have any questions about the club, please let me know.
Chelsea
ARAB, Inc. 