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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

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 being our AGM meeting at 6:30 p.m. with a keynote speaker. We will be welcoming Cindy

Schonholtz, from Colorado Springs, CO. Cindy 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 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 4 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.

NAERIC logo

The appearance of this keynote speaker is being generously sponsored by the North American Equine Ranching Information Council or NAERIC. For more information regarding NAERIC, please visit their website at: www.naeric.org

Equine Canada logo

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 there!

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

---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