With the success of the Town Hall meeting
held in December, some members from Territory 1 have organized
workshops in various places in the Territory.
“Members have been asking for some time now
to make their voices better heard by the Appaloosa Horse Club”
says one of the workshop organizers. “Any Appaloosa enthusiast
is invited to come and learn about the Appaloosa Horse Club,
discuss its programs, and be heard.”
The first of these workshops will be held
at the Dakota Magic Casino, Hankinson, ND on Feb 16, 2008
beginning at 9:00 AM. Gail Smith has organized a great day
fro Appaloosa owners featuring discussions on regional clubs,
the Appaloosa Museum and ApHC programs. A block of rooms have
been set aside for the workshop for those who wish to stay
overnight. For more information contact Gail at 888-801-1685,
or at the email smithshowhorses@aol.com.
The second workshop will be held in Missoula,
Montana on April 26-27, 2008, with Jan Phillips as organizer.
His one’s to be held at Ruby’s Reserve Street Inn, with registration
beginning at 12:00 PM on April 26. Contact Jan at 406-626-5331,
or email her at fe_appys@bigsky.net
The third workshop will be held in Moscow,
Idaho--the Appaloosa Horse Club’s hometown-- on May 17-18,
2008. The first day’s activities will begin the day at 9:00AM
with tours of the Appaloosa Museum to be given by George Hatley.
Other members of the Appaloosa Museum Board will be available
to answer questions. There will also be guided tours of the
Appaloosa Horse Club offices that will show you how a registration
is handled, from mail receipt to outgoing mail. Registration
for the workshops will begin at 12:00 PM at the University
Inn with the workshop to begin at 1:00 PM. Lynette Thompson
is the organizer of the Moscow workshop. She may be contacted
at 509-635-1114 or WLT1863@palouse.net
Workshops in Missoula and Moscow will discuss
Appaloosa Horse Club Programs, the Appaloosa and the changing
horse world, regional clubs and other topics that the discussions
lead us to. Examples of questions to be addressed might be:
If you were to purchase a new breeding animal,
would incentives to win awards make an animal more attractive?
Would you utilize the ACCAP program more if
it were more user friendly and winners were given more recognition?
Suggest tools that the ApHC could give you
that would make it easier for you to market the Appaloosa
horse.
Do you belong to and participate in a regional
club? If not, why.
As both the Missoula and Moscow meeting are
overnight, there will blocks of rooms available at reduced
prices. There will also be a fee of $45 per person that will
cover Saturday evening buffet, Sunday morning brunch and 5
door prize tickets.
Lynette Thompson
P.O. Box 146
Garfield, WA 99130
WLT1863@palouse.net
509-635-1114
