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LETTER FROM THE
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Dear Members,
As the year sale season approaches and the breeding season
is being wrapped up, many of you are busy polishing up your
yearlings for the upcoming sales. This is my favorite time of
year because I love to see the yearlings transition from a cactus
to a rose, and it is so good to get to the sales to see friends
we haven’t seen since the previous year. I wish everyone a
successful sale.
Please be aware that there has been a format change on this
year’s New Mexico Bred Sale. Thoroughbred Yearlings will
sell fi rst on Friday, August 18th, followed by the fi rst 50 hips
of Quarter Horse Yearlings. Saturday night will offer Quarter
Horse Yearlings along with a Select Foal In-Utero sale. Both
nights will offer a Stallion Service Auction, which benefits
the New Mexico Horse Breeders Association. There will be
three Thoroughbred Stallions and Six Quarter Horse Stallions
offered. The New Mexico Horse Breeders wish to express their
gratitude to the owners of these stallions.
On July 29, 2017, there will be a regularly scheduled New
Mexico Horse Breeders Association Board meeting to be
held at the Ruidoso Sales Pavilion at 9:00 a.m., followed by
an Industry Panel discussion at 10:00 am. Panel participants
include Izzy Trejo, Director, New Mexico Racing Commission;
Lowell Neumayer, General Manager, Ruidoso Horse Sales
Company; and a partner from the prospective new ownership
group which is in the process of buying Ruidoso Downs
Racetrack and Casino. This format is a great opportunity for
our members to meet these leaders and gain knowledge about
different areas of the racing industry in New Mexico.
Trustee Debra Laney and I attended an AQHA Affi liate
meeting in Amarillo, Texas, on May 22 and 23, 2017. This was
a very informational meeting for our members because New
Mexico Horse Breeders Association is an Affi liate member
of the AQHA. All of our members are extended the same
discounts that an AQHA member is afforded. Some of these
companies which have some really nice discounts are Ford, John
Deere, Smartpak, Montana Silversmiths, Office Depot, and
Sherwin Williams. Even if you are not a member of the AQHA,
but are a member of NMHBA, you qualify for these benefits. As
an example, a NMHBA member who only has Thoroughbreds
can participate. You can call Steven Driskill, Member Plus
Program, AQHA, at (866) 678-4288/office or (918) 830-1906
and he will be able to assist you. The AQHA representative will
contact our office to confi rm membership in the NMHBA.
One of our Association’s biggest goals is to work together
with all horse racing entities in New Mexico for a long-term
plan which would ensure stable and mutually beneficial
opportunities to all participants in our industry. We continue
to see progress working towards this goal. We welcome your
valuable input as we move forward.
Hope to see at our Summer Meeting.
Yours,
Norma Alvarez
Quarter Horse Trustee, Second Vice President
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