The Canadian Quarter Horse Association held its 2011 Annual General Meeting in Ottawa, ON, on Friday, January 28, 2011. Click here for a PDF copy of the Chair's AGM PowerPoint presentation. The AGM began at 6:30 p.m. with distinguished keynote speaker, Ms. Cindy Schonholtz, of Colorado Springs, CO who spoke about "Animal Welfare & Animal Rights Issues Facing the Horse Industry". There was no registration required or fee to pay to attend this meeting and it was open to all (CQHA members, Equine Canada members, the public and the media). Click here for a PDF copy of Ms. Schonholtz's presentation, posted on the CQHA's website.
Cindy Schonholtz
Ms. Schonholtz 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. Ms. Schonholtz 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 was 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 was held in conjunction with the annual Equine Canada Conference which took place from January 24-31, 2011 at the Lord Elgin Hotel in Ottawa. The CQHA is an affiliate association of Equine Canada, through the Industry Division. For more information about Equine Canada, or the Industry Division, please visit the Equine Canada website at: www.equinecanada.ca
We missed seeing you in Ottawa! The next Equine Canada annual conference will be held in 2012 in a western Canada location (TBA).