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LAST CALL FOR

CQHA Annual General Meeting

Boardroom 2, Sheraton Red Deer Hotel

3310 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 3X9

Saturday, January 11, 2014 - 5:00 PM

Langley, BC - January 3, 2014) --- CQHA cordially reminds you of our 2014 Annual General Meeting to be held in conjunction with the 2014 Alberta Horse Breeders & Owners Conference which takes place in Red Deer, January 10-12, 2014. CQHA is pleased to be an official sponsor of this conference, and this will be the second occasion we have held our AGM in conjunction with this annual Conference.

Everyone is invited to our CQHA AGM, there is no fee or pre-registration required to attend our meeting.

You do not have to be a CQHA member to attend, unless you wish to stand for election as a CQHA Director and/or to vote. Besides the usual CQHA association business, special resolutions will be made as follows:

Notice to Members of Canadian Quarter Horse Association/Association Canadienne de Quarter Horse

Notice is hereby given that special resolutions will be made at the Annual Meeting of the Members of the Association on January 10, 2014 at Boardroom 2, Sheraton Red Deer Hotel, Alberta , 3310 - 50 Avenue, Red Deer, AB starting at 5:00 p.m., seeking the members (two thirds of the votes cast at the meeting) approval for Continuation (Transition) of the Association under the Canada Not for Profit Corporations Act. This Act has been proclaimed and now stands in stead of the previous Part II (Non Profit) of the Canada Corporations Act ( the old Act) Information about Continuation under the new Act can be found on the Industry Canada website www.corporationscanada.ic.gc.ca

Click here to read the special resolutions and appendices posted on the CQHA website

In addition to the CQHA AGM, we urge you to consider registering to attend the entire weekend's conference. Shown below is a list of the speakers and session topics. Also below, is information on booking overnight or weekend accommodations.

******************************************************************************** The Alberta Horse Breeders & Owners Conference is North America's premiere equine conference!

Confirmed 2014 speakers and sessions:

Lauren Barwick - Overcoming Adversity to the Podium in Para-Dressage
Gary Carpenter - Where is the Horse Industry Going?
Dr. Lori Warren - From Oats to Road Apples: Environmentally-friendly feeding and Beyond Nutrition: How feeding practices can modify behavior
Dr. Camie Heleski - Why Does My Horse Do That? A review of stereotypic behaviors, such as cribbing & weaving
Jochen Schleese - Saddle Fit for Male and Female Riders
Clay Maier - How to Drive your Horse and Long Lining Benefits for all Horses
Dr. Mike Scott - Managing Osteoarthritis in Horses
Dr. Katharina Lohmann - Heaves - Is Your Horse at Risk?
Curt Pate - Ranch Horsemanship
Tammy Pate - Yoga and Horsemanship
Dr. Claudia Klein - Managing Problem Mares to Maximize Reproductive Performance
Dr. Nancy Loving - Colic: Recognition, Dispelling Myths and Prevention and Conditioning the Equine Athlete
Dr. Stephen O'Grady - How to Evaluate the Equine Hoof and Barefoot vs. Shoeing

Click here for the link to: Horse Breeders & Owners Conference website

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WEEKEND ACCOMMODATIONS

For accommodations, contact the Sheraton Red Deer at 1-800-662-7197. Indicate you are with the Horse Breeders & Owners Conference. You can also book rooms online under the conference room block by visiting the special website made by the Sheraton for the conference here. Rates vary with room type.

Additional accommodations have been arranged at the Red Deer Lodge and Sandman Hotel.

When you call please indicate you are with the Horse Breeders & Owners Conference.

Red Deer Lodge 1- 800-661-1657 or Sandman Hotel 403-343-7400 code# 233458

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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

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