Page 8 - NMHBA Spring 2021

FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear fellow breeders,
Our annual meeting was held in January
via Zoom due to the pandemic. Our staff did a remarkable job, especially considering that this was the first time they had to handle a virtual meeting on such a large scale. Well done and thank you!
As you know, we conducted elections using mail-in ballots for the first time. The response was really gratifying, specifically because it was the first attempt using this method for voting. I wish we could take credit for our foresight, but without mail-in balloting we would have been unable to hold an annual meeting and election because of the pandemic. Our goal is to increase participation, transparency and engagement by the members by using this method. Thanks to you all for voting.
We had three board members opt to not stand for reelection. Those were Miguel Gallegos, Debra Laney, and Jay Taylor.
We owe these three an extreme debt of gratitude for their service. As I stated at the meeting, just because these three individuals are not on the board, we will still lean on them for their wise counsel and experience when needed. Thank you Miguel, Debra, and Jay.
Our new board members are Vanessa Alexander, Helen Nave, and Susie Prather. Congratulations and welcome. The work is just beginning!
As of this writing, the state legislature is currently in session. We are being extremely diligent in identifying legislation that benefits horse racing and breeding in New Mexico as well as legislation that could potentially cause harm. Rest assured that very little gets past us and we are working very hard, both behind the scenes and publicly, to represent your interests.
COVID-19 numbers are going down, vaccinations are rolling out, and our Governor is gradually easing restrictions on commerce. Let us all hope that things will soon return to some sense of normalcy.
Best wishes to all of you for a successful breeding season. Let’s get those foals on the ground, keep them healthy and may all of your matings result in successful pregnancies. Very little gives us as much hope for the future as seeing healthy foals running around in the fields.
Stay safe, stay healthy, and thanks to you all for your membership and support.
Sincerely,
Tom Goncharoff
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
Yearling Stamps
Do not forget to get your yearling papers stamped New Mexico Bred prior to the Ruidoso Annual Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse New Mexico Bred Sale.
Registration Papers
If you have a New Mexico Bred QH that has been renamed or has been given a reissued set of registration papers, you need to get them re-stamped by the New Mexico Horse Breeders’ Association Office.
Register Your Broodmares
Broodmares need to be registered by September 1 of the year they are bred for their foals to be registered without penalty. Once a Broodmare is put into the registry she is registered for life. All rules apply to Recipient Mares as well.
Current membership
Is required when registering any horses and is required to receive owner incentive awards.
Welcome New Members
Through February 17, 2021.
• Andazola, Gustavo • Atteberry, Paul
• Benavidez, Annette • Burke, Gabriel
• Carranza, Armando
• Colvin, April
• Corralez, Demetrio Baeza
• Delgado, Ramona
• Delgado, Teodoro
• Deyta, Heber
• Escarsega-Hernandez, Agapito • Escarsega-Padilla, Alex
• Flores, Juan
• Franco, Carlo
• Gandara, Alex
• Licon Farm and Ranch LLC
• Lovato, Anna & Alexander • Minjarez, Hector
• Mora, Michael A.
• Mucharraz, Leon
• Najera Barraza, Jorge Armando • Orozco, Armando Jr.
• Paz, Richard P.
• Peacock Family Holding, L.P. • Ramirez, Wendy
• Robertson, William Jr. • Stubborn Ass
Quarter Horses, LLC
• Tapia Ventures, LLC
• Velazquez Morales, Luis Carlos • Whitaker, Casey
• Williams, Austin
Visit nmhorsebreeders.com Stallion Directory for the most updated list of Eligible NM Stallions.
Contact Information
4836 Hardware Dr. NE Suite B • Albuquerque, NM 87109 • Tel:505.262.0224 Fax:505.265.8009
Executive Director: Mary Barber (mary@nmhorsebreeders.com) • Registrar: Ernestine Aragon (ernestine@nmhorsebreeders.com) Admin. Assistant: Paulette Taylor (paulette@nmhorsebreeders.com)
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