National Walking Horse Association 2024 Annual Membership Meeting Highlights

NATIONAL WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION 2024 Annual Membership Meeting

PRESIDENTS WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Jim Potter

Board Roll Call Review and approval of the minutes CALL TO ORDER

NWHA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Jim Potter, President Shannon Gibbs, Vice President Lori Snyder-Lowe, Secretary JoEllen Finerfrock, Treasurer NWHA BOARD OF DIRECTORS INTRODUCING: Mag Ranft, Northeast Leah Terrell, Northeast 2024 NWHA ADMINISTRATION Jackie Dean, Southeast Zach Parsons, Southeast Robin Lucareli, Central Merleene Pacheco, Central Dana Kanstul, Western AT-LARGE DIRECTORS Morgan Head, At Large Director NWHA Management Cassidie Stevens, Office Manager

I affirm that I will faithfully perform the duties and uphold the National Walking Horse Association office to which I have been elected I further promise to promote the purpose and principles of the National Walking Horse Association as outlined by the mission statement, bylaws, rules, and regulations and code of conduct standards as are in effect during my tenure of office OATH OF OFFICE I will strive to bring honor and respect to the Walking Horse breed and to the National Walking Horse Association

Texas 61st Annual Marshall Lions Club Charity Horse Show March 1-2, 2024 Marshall, TX South Carolina Stepping Into Summer Region 4 Championship Show May 31-June 1, 2024 Camden, SC NEW SHOWS Kentucky KY Rose Regional Championship Show June 28-29, 2024 Liberty, KY

FINANCIAL REPORT JoEllen Finerfrock

2023 IN SUMMARY Membership Approval of Financial Report $81,000 in the bank, $22k increase from 2022 Membership increase by ~ 30% Nationals- $53,500 profit; ~$45k increase from 2022 First time in a decade, exceeded fundraising goal of $30,000 Advertising: NWHA News (Printed & Online) no profit, ~$8,100 in both expenses and revenue Horse Show Revenue - $3,780 income, down $360 from 2022

2024 INVESTING IN THE FUTURE Regional Grand Championship Paybacks at The National Continued and expanded industry sponsorships Youth Scholarships Marketing outreach and program expansion Re-launch of NWHA Store

REGIONAL DIRECTOR REPORTS

WESTERN REGION Dana Kanstul

NORTHEAST REGION Mag Ranft

CENTRAL REGION Robin Lucareli

SOUTHEAST REGION Jackie Dean

COMMITTEE REPORTS

RULES COMMITTEE Morgan Applewhite (Chair)

Morgan Applewhite - Chair Merleene Pacheco Board Liaison RULES COMMITTEE MEMBERS Landon Head Shannon Gibbs Kyle Elliott Suzy Wycoff Alex Ostrum Martie Jacobson

RULES COMMITTEE REPORT 2024 Rule Changes Any NWHA legal curb chain permitted Western cavessons All Day Pleasure and Country Pleasure ONLY Hoof black permitted Intermediate Equitation Add gait call clarification (intermediate gait) Allow western riders in a shank bit to use two hands

MARKETING Morgan Head

MARKETING Marketing umbrella now includes fundraising and NWHA News Reconstruction of fundraising and awards for National events Relaunch of NWHA store Regional Grand Championship Payouts Elite Amateur Owned and Trained Program Launch of new NWHA News Advertising packages

MARKETING New package deals for ad purchases (purchased by March 1st) The National The Contender The Elite New pricing going into effect for individual ads in 2024 Sponsorship pledge Free ad in March edition of NWHA news with sponsorship pledge of $500 for The National Show by February 15th

Committee Chair Glenda Levin Leah Terrell Board Liaison Susan Havard JoEllen Finerfrock TRAIL COMMITTEE Cheri Weeks Roey Mobley Jean-Marie Degville Connie Hall Jodi Henson Carol Carlson Kirchoff Tina Buirch

TRAIL RIDER AWARD PROGRAM Revamping the Program Annual awards instead of quarterly Growth 12 Trail Only Memberships (2) in 2022 A Year in Review 3 Sanctioned Trail Rides

JUDGES COMMITTEE Ruth Ann Spinelli

YOUTH ROBIN LUCARELI

VERSATILITY Shannon Gibbs

VERSATILITY & DRESSAGE 2023 LSAP Awards: 10 Register of Merit to be awarded Participation Strongest in recent years, two- fold increase of 2022 numbers 10 adult and 5 youth entries in the All-Around Versatility Champion Program 2024 Ranch Horse

NATIONAL SHOW COMMITTEE Shannon Gibbs & Mag Ranft

Co-Chair: Shannon Gibbs Co-Chair: Mag Ranft Merleene Pacheco Cassidie Stevens NATIONAL SHOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS Paula Sue Swope Jean-Marie Degville Cindi Nixon Lauren Fleischer Roey Mobley Katie Mann Amy Spinelli Patty Gibbs Joellen Finerfrock Kelly Querrey Lyn Montgomery Marsha Coffey Aimee Edwards Morgan Head

2023 NATIONAL RECAP Reconstruction of National schedule and showbill Analyzed the data of entries and alignment of classes Addition of All Around Versatility New food truck options Brought back the pig toss Youth ice cream social and scavenger hunt Stall judging contest Well represented Wounded Warrior class

2023 NATIONAL RECAP 233 horses, 1272 entries 2022: 208 horses, 1032 entries 2021:217 horses, 1096 entries 2020: 221 horses, 1113 entries 2019: 216 Horses, 1093 entries 2018: 123 horses, 676 entries 2017: 175 horses, 938 entries 2016: 208 horses, 1109 entries 2015: 236 horses, 1107 entries One of the best in recent years $53,500 profit Silent auction revenue up $400 ($2900) Sponsorships up $13k ($33,900) Blanket Raffle ($805) Consignment Sale ($1350)

DQP UPDATE Peggy Moore

DQP UPDATE A thank-you to our team New reporting requirements from the USDA for 2024 and re-emphasized points from 2023 NWHA affiliated shows did a great job of updating their software to meet the latest reporting requirements from the USDA Total inspections for 2023 = 7,457. An increase of 2,440 over 2022 (includes pre and post show) USDA/HIO training date January 27th

MEMBERSHIP OPEN FORUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS - ALL

Members Committee Leaders Volunteers Board of Directors Sound Horse Warriors

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