This is an update on our ongoing effort to convince the Arabian Horse Association to reject their previous endorsement US horse slaughter, and adopt a “neutral” position instead;
As some of you may know, our Motion to Rescind their endorsement was presented at the Convention last November but was withdrawn on a “technicality.”
The BOD of the Arabian Horse Association will be convening for their next meeting in May. The following motion has been submitted, and is on the agenda for a vote:
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Whereas, the Arabian Horse Association has individual members both supporting and opposing a federal legislative ban on horse slaughter, and
Whereas, the American Horse Council has adopted a neutral position in recognition of their member organizations and individuals who hold opposing views,
Therefore, Be It Moved that the Arabian Horse Association hold no official position regarding the reestablishment of equine slaughter facilities in the United States.
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Several Board members have already expressed opposition to this Motion, and they continue to use the Arabian Horse Association as a platform to promote their personal pro-slaughter agenda with complete disregard for the membership they are supposed to represent.
We are asking members of the AHA to please contact their Regional Directors, as well as President Lance Walters, and urge them to pass this motion establishing a “neutral” position on the issue of horse slaughter.
It is imperative that members contact their Regional Directors as well as president Lance Walters and ask that they SUPPORT this motion.
If the BOD doesn’t hear from the membership at this point in time then they will conclude that their personal opinion is held by the vast majority of the membership and they will defeat the Board Motion that has been advanced.
Please take a moment to send an email….and be sure to ‘CC’ Lance Walters and Glenn Petty, in case your email gets misplaced.
Below is the contact information for the 2011 Board of Directors.
2011 Board of Directors
Executive Board
PRESIDENT –
LANCE WALTERS
lance.walters@arabianhorses.org
VICE PRESIDENT –
DALE HARVILL
DNHarvill@aol.com
VICE PRESIDENT AT-LARGE –
TERRY ANDREASEN
terryandreasen@hotmail.com
VICE PRESIDENT AT-LARGE –
SUSAN MEYER
meyer4133@earthlink.net
TREASURER –
DAVID B CORNING
Dave_Corning@msn.com
SECRETARY –
JAN DECKER
jandecker1@sbcglobal.net
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT –
MYRON KRAUSE
myronkrause@gmail.com
Regional Directors
Region 1 Director –
NANCY HARVEY
nharvey440@aol.com
Region 2 Director –
JEFFREY S REICHMAN
j.terijef@verizon.net
Region 3 Director –
STEVEN FREEMAN
sfreeman@pcoastp.com
Region 4 Director –
PEGGY R WEEMS
weems@att.net
Region 5 Director –
PHYLLIS A RYAN
felictyfrm@aol.com
Region 6 Director –
CECILE K HETZEL DUNN
cecileponies@centurylink.net
Region 7 Director –
G L LOLLIE AMES
lollieames@yahoo.com
Region 8 Director –
CYNTHIA M RICHARDSON
cynrich213@aol.com
Region 9 Director –
PATRICIA BARTON
patbarton1@msn.com
Region 10 Director –
LAURA C MICKELSON
lauramickelson@aol.com
Region 11 Director –
ANGELA B ONEILL
aboneill@msn.com
Region 12 Director –
ERIC L WOLFE
wolfearabs@aol.com
Region 13 Director –
CATHERINE M GAGE
cgage@imcpl.org
Region 14 Director –
FRANK GADDIE
ifgaddie@aol.com
Region 15 Director –
GARY HOOGHKIRK
ArabsR4U2@msn.com
Region 16 Director –
WALTER J MISCO
wjmstonepost@aol.com
Region 17 Director –
TERRY JOHNSON
west-star@shaw.ca
Region 18 Director –
DAN CROSS
mdcross@bmts.com
Directors At Large
DIRECTOR AT-LARGE –
HAMPTON L JOHNSTON
hampjohnston@gulftel.com
DIRECTOR AT-LARGE –
DAVID GARRETT
david@garretttraining.com
DIRECTOR AT-LARGE –
RICHARD REED
dick@toskhara.com
DIRECTOR AT-LARGE –
RUSS TAYLOR
rt.russtaylor@gmail.com
Arabian Horse Association Mission Supporters 