News/Updates

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• Exhibitor’s Party for everyone @ SEC, Friday, July 16 @ 6:30 p.m.  Hope to see you there!

• 2010 Youth World Team will be headed to Oklahoma City, OK, July 30-August 7, 2010.  We want to wish them the best of luck and know they will represent New Mexico to the best of their ability.  The 2010 team members are:  Chase Benton, Jacquie Best, Hannah Blaeser, Kristen Brandt, Joel Castelo, James Coleman, Caitlin Dralle, Megan Gould, Mykal Jensen, Ashlyn Lawrence, Jaclyn McCracken, Rachel McReynolds, Hallie Padilla, Krista Tankersley.

• The YES Conference was held recently in Amarillo, Texas with the following NMQHYA members in attendance:  Chase Benton, Kristen Brandt, Jacflyn McCracken, Hallie Padilla.  A big thank you to the chaperones who accompanied the youth:  Cal Brandt and Tracy McCracken.  We will lean more about their trip at the Summer Enchantment Circuit Show later in July.

• Hear ye; Hear ye:  we will be offering 2 years old western pleasure at SEC.  See you there!

• It is with a heavy heart that NMQHA will no longer provide a Central Office for your convenience.  Suellen Hensleigh resigned as of July 1st from managing the NMQHA Central Office.  She has been a pillar of NMQHA and directed and guided many newcomers to the NM Circuits.  We want to thank Suellen for all of her hard work and enthusiasm to see NMQHA succeed.  Good luck Suellen!

• We welcome Lorraine Trnka as the bookkeeper for NMQHA.  She will become a familiar face to the NMQHA Family!  Welcome!

• Hallie Padilla and her new horse, "Hot Rockin Rita" attended the Texas Classic recently and had a great show.  Congrats with your new horse, Hallie.
  

• If you enjoy riding your horse for pleasure, competition, exercise, on the ranch, vacation or an enjoyable way to get away, join AQHA’s horseback riding program where you clock your hours of riding with AQHA.  This program is for people of any age, any gender and the horse may be of any breed.  Visit the following web address for more information:  www.aqha.com/recreation/horseback

• New Mexico Quarter Horse Youth Scholarship forms available!
   
  If you would like to support the youth on their endeavor to start a NMQHYA Scholarship, please make donations to Central Office at 6655 Coors Road, SW; Albuquerque, NM   87121
   
  OR see any of the youth members or advisors at the shows for more information.

Send your information to:  NMQHA Central Office, P.O. Box 11, Peralta, NM  87042