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Your Invitation to
2011 CQHA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
on Friday, January 28, 2011
Ontario Room, Lord Elgin Hotel
100 Elgin Street. Ottawa, ON
5:30 p.m. "Meet & Greet"
6:30 p.m. AGM & Keynote Speaker
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The Canadian Quarter Horse Association cordially
invites you to attend our 2011 Annual General Meeting in Ottawa, ON. We
will start with a "meet & greet" at 5:30 p.m. and begin
our AGM at 6:30 p.m. with a keynote speaker.
Cindy Schonholtz, Colorado Springs,
CO will speak about mobilizing grassroots horse owners to support
the horse industry and their associations' public policies with respect
to livestock welfare and related government issues. There is no
registration required or fee to pay to attend this meeting and it is is
open to all (CQHA members, Equine Canada members, the public and the
media).
Cindy
Schonholtz
Cindy serves as the Director of Industry Outreach
for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA). In this position
she handles all livestock welfare and related government relations for
the association. Additionally, she oversees the Justin Cowboy Crisis
Fund and the youth outreach efforts. She is the President of the Animal
Welfare Council, Vice President of the National Animal Interest
Alliance member, serves on the Animal Welfare Committee of the American
Horse Council and is a
member of the Public Policy Committee for the American Quarter Horse
Association. She served as the Executive Director for
the American Youth Horse Council for four years and was on the Colorado
Horse Council Board of Directors for 10 years. Cindy has been involved
with horses since she got her first pony at age 10. She has shown
American Quarter Horses in many disciplines and competed in rodeos in
the barrel racing in High School and professionally.
For the third year in a row, the appearance
of a keynote speaker at CQHA Annual General Meetings is being
generously sponsored by the North American Equine Ranching Information
Council (or NAERIC). We sincerely appreciate this ongoing support
by NAERIC for the Canadian horse industry. For more information
regarding NAERIC, please visit their website at: www.naeric.org
The CQHA Annual General Meeting is being held in
conjunction with the annual Equine Canada Conference which will take
place from January 24-31, 2011 at the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa. For a
complete schedule of conference clinics, presentations and meetings,
please visit the Equine Canada website at: www.equinecanada.ca
We look forward to seeing you in Ottawa!
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The
mandate of the CQHA, a national affiliate of the AQHA, is to address
issues of concern to Canadian owners of American Quarter Horses; to be
a communications vehicle for and with Canadian owners of American
Quarter Horses; and to promote and market, both globally and within
Canada, Canadian-bred
and/or Canadian-owned American Quarter Horses.
The
Canadian Quarter Horse Association is an Affiliate of the AQHA. Annual
membership is FREE to
current AQHA members. For more information, or to enroll as a member
on-line, visit the CQHA website
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 ---supporting
grassroots programs in Canada!
 Through
AQHA Affiliate Grants, MBNA Canada supports grassroots programs in
Canada that directly benefit AQHA members. Each year, AQHA Affiliates
receive funding to enhance or develop services for shows, races, youth
activities, educational programs, public policy and recreational
riding. Financial support from MBNA Canada benefits virtually every
member program offered by AQHA.
Through MBNA Canada, AQHA members have the opportunity to apply for
the AQHA MasterCard
credit card. For more information on MBNA Canada or their
services, call 1-877-428-6060
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