NMDA January Newsletter
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and is getting their horses in shape for the coming season of shows and other activities. I attended the 2003 USDF National Convention in Dallas last month as NMDA's President and as a Region 5 delegate. My column this month will be devoted exclusive to the highlights of the convention. If you are interested in more details about the convention, call or e-mail me, and I will be happy to share my observations in greater detail. While the convention began December 1 and concluded with the National Symposium on December 7, I attended from Dec. 3, 4 and 5 (needing to be back in Albuquerque the evening of December 5 to preside at our awards banquet). The majority of my time was spent in the Board of Governors' meeting, as a voting delegate for Region 5. What I discovered during this extended meeting (all day Dec. 4 and 1⁄2 of Dec. 5) is that USDF is a truly representative democracy. The Board of Governors (BOG) is composed entirely of elected delegates from the nine regions of USDF, and all business matters of USDF come to the board of governors for discussion and voting. Any delegate may speak, and all vote on each item...
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Read more of this article: NMDA January Newsletter
and then find out more about New Mexico's home for dressage instruction, boarding and sales at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center in Albuquerque
If you have any questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our Certified Instructor.
Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center,
friendly people, happy horses.
DDD - Daily Dressage Digest
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday season and is getting their horses in shape for the coming season of shows and other activities. I attended the 2003 USDF National Convention in Dallas last month as NMDA's President and as a Region 5 delegate. My column this month will be devoted exclusive to the highlights of the convention. If you are interested in more details about the convention, call or e-mail me, and I will be happy to share my observations in greater detail. While the convention began December 1 and concluded with the National Symposium on December 7, I attended from Dec. 3, 4 and 5 (needing to be back in Albuquerque the evening of December 5 to preside at our awards banquet). The majority of my time was spent in the Board of Governors' meeting, as a voting delegate for Region 5. What I discovered during this extended meeting (all day Dec. 4 and 1⁄2 of Dec. 5) is that USDF is a truly representative democracy. The Board of Governors (BOG) is composed entirely of elected delegates from the nine regions of USDF, and all business matters of USDF come to the board of governors for discussion and voting. Any delegate may speak, and all vote on each item...
Read more of this article: NMDA January Newsletter
and then find out more about New Mexico's home for dressage instruction, boarding and sales at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center in Albuquerque
If you have any questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our Certified Instructor.
friendly people, happy horses.
DDD - Daily Dressage Digest
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