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 Labor
Day has pasted and fall is here. Fall in Wyoming means two things,
cooler weather and hunting season. We have had our usual hot and dry
weather, so the fall temperatures will be a welcome relief.
World Show
For Mule and Donkey lovers around the United States, Fall means the
show season is coming to an end. NASMA held it’s 5th annual World
Show August 2-5 in Columbia, Missouri. This year’s World Show was
another huge success. Karl Schneider and his committee once again
did a remarkable job putting on the successful show. Putting on any
Mule/Donkey Show is very time consuming job, let along a World Show.
Please thank Karl and his committee when you see them.
If you want to be a member of the World Show Committee, the
volunteers are already gearing up for 2008 and welcome anyone
wishing to help with next year’s extravaganza. If you are interested
in serving, please let me know.
VTP
Stacy Golin is the new VTP Committee Chairperson. She has put the
VTP Committee into “High Gear” and the VTP now has a professional
brochure to promote the exciting program. The brochure was paid for
by advertisers. No money from any NASMA account was used for the
brochure. This is an excellent example of a committee chairperson
finding and securing outside funding for a NASMA project. If you
have a ride you would like NASMA to sanction, give Stacy a call.
In many areas the trail riding season never ends. October 4-6, 2007
the NASMA National Trail Ride will be held at Horse Heaven Ranch in
Talihina, Oklahoma. NASMA Zone 5 VTP Ride at Midwest Trail Ride will
be held October 12-14, 2007. You can find information on both of
these rides on the NASMA web site.
Thank You NASMA Board of Directors & Membership
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the NASMA
Board of Directors and the NASMA membership for my re-election as
NASMA President. All of us get busy in our daily lives, however, my
goal is to do an even better job as your president this year. I look
forward to serving you for another year and hope we can continue to
grow this organization with member input.
NASMA is an organization run by the membership. I encourage every
member to become more involved in your association. NASMA will only
be as good as it’s membership participation allows. We all have our
own mule/donkey interests. You may love showing, breeding, training,
trail riding, driving, etc. There is a NASMA committee that covers
your interests.
Many people have trouble taking that first step, but everyone is
happy they did. It is your chance to meet people with the same
interest as you. People wanting to improve the mule/donkey industry
and to help the animals they love.
Sometimes it’s hard to get involved in a national association, the
thought is usually “their different than me and I’ll never fit in”.
NASMA is not that type of association. It is made up of everyday
mule/donkey loving people, just like you.
I encourage all members to log on to the official NASMA web site
www.nasma.net and click on
“Committees”. Find a committee that covers your interests and E-mail
or give me or the committee chairman a call. Remember the officers
and directors of NASMA work for you, the membership. If you have any
questions, comments or concerns, let me know.
Sincerely,
Tim Doud
NASMA President
(307) 527-6103
president@nasma.net
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