05/07/2020 - Time to NOMINATE Reps for Regions 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10

Join the NAMHSA Board of Directors and give back to the hobby

Have you always wanted to know how the world’s largest model horse hobby organization works from the inside? Do you have ideas about how to make the model horse showing world bigger and better? Do you have what it takes to represent your Region on the NAMHSA Board of Directors? If you have answered yes to these questions, then NAMHSA Wants YOU!

Current NAMHSA Showholders and Individual Members, it is time to nominate candidates for Regional Representative for Regions 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10. As a NAMHSA Showholder and Individual Member, it is your privilege and responsibility to nominate candidates for your region. You can nominate here.

The NAMHSA 2020-2022 Regional Representatives will take office at the public Annual Meeting in July 2020. Their term will be for two years, ending at NAN 2022. This year, only EVEN-numbered regions are up for election (odd-numbered regions will be up for election in 2021). Showholders and Individual Members may nominate anyone for the office (including themselves), however, you MUST be certain the person you are nominating has confirmed they are willing to run for office. Current office holders (whose terms are expiring at the July 2020 public Annual Meeting) may be nominated again, provided they are willing to run for re-election. The nominee must reside within the Region for which he or she is nominated.

Candidates need to be aware that the job requires a lot of communicating between the members in their region and the Board, and requires making the time and commitment to QUICKLY respond to Board work and issues. Board members assume ultimate responsibility for running NAMHSA and assuring a quality NAN. Daily Internet accessibility is required, as the NAMHSA Board is primarily an online forum and email entity. It requires the ability to read and respond to Board forum posts and emails from the public every day. Representatives are encouraged to participate in discussions with their constituents regarding NAMHSA issues on all social media platforms used by NAMHSA.

THE NOMINATION DEADLINE IS May 15, 2020. You can nominate here.

Voting Ballots for the election will be sent out in June.

05/07/2020 - NAMHSA Seeks a Vice President

Join the NAMHSA Board of Directors and give back to the hobby

Have you always wanted to know how the world's largest model horse hobby organization works from the inside? Have you ideas about how to make the model horse showing world bigger and better? Do you have what it takes to represent the nation on the NAMHSA Board of Directors? If you have answered yes to these questions, then NAMHSA Wants YOU!

Current NAMHSA Showholders and Individual Members, it is time to nominate candidates for Vice President. As a NAMHSA Showholder and Individual member, it is your privilege and responsibility to nominate candidates for the office.

The NAMHSA 2020-2021 Vice President will take office at the public Annual Meeting in July 2020. Their term will be for one year, at which time they will then assume the office of President. Showholders and Individual Members may nominate anyone for the office (including themselves), however, you MUST be certain the person you are nominating has confirmed they are willing to run for office. You can nominate here.

Candidates need to be aware that the job requires making the time and commitment to QUICKLY respond to Board work and issues. Board members assume ultimate responsibility for running NAMHSA and assuring a quality NAN. Daily Internet accessibility is required, as the NAMHSA Board is primarily an online forum with some non-Board email. It requires the ability to read and respond to Board forum posts and emails from the public every day.

Vice Presidential duties include:

• Act as the first officer to the President to carry out NAMHSA business;
• Perform the duties of the President in the absence of the President; and
• Serve as the President's representative as directed.

The VP has voting power.

In addition, the VP will be a member of the Finance Committee, which includes the following duties:

• “The VP should have on-line access to review the accounts. The VP shall review the account balance on a random basis (no less than every other week), and shall view an image of every paid check. After each review, the VP shall post to the BOD the result of the review. The VP shall receive the paid checks and compare the reconciliations to the bank accounts and notify the finance committee that they have been approved. The VP shall NOT be a signer on the account.”
• The VP will also be responsible for reviewing and approving the monthly, quarterly, annual, and NAN financial reports.

The sitting VP may show at NAN.

After serving a one year term, the Vice President will assume the office of NAMHSA President for a one year term beginning at the membership meeting held in conjunction with NAN. Please review NAMHSA Bylaws Article V, Section 4 for information regarding the office of NAMHSA President.

THE NOMINATION DEADLINE IS May 15, 2020. You can nominate here.

Voting Ballots for the election will be sent out in June.

05/05/2020 - NAMHSA Merit Award Winners for April 2020

Merit Awards for April 2020

NAMHSA congratulates the following Merit Award winners for the month of April 2020:

Register of Merit

• Blackstone*, owned by Christie Partee (Western Pleasure)
• My Purdy Chic*, owned by Christie Partee (Paint Workmanship)
• Purdy Copper Penny*, owned by Christie Partee (Hunter)
• Sensible Shoes, owned by Christie Partee (English/Huntseat Pleasure) - pictured above

Legion of Merit

• Purdy Copper Penny*, owned by Christie Partee

Superior Event Horse

• Gallant, owned by Sue Hallwas (China Light Foal [Morgan] Breed)
• Tasiwu Wanahau, owned by Sue Hallwas (Native American Costume)

Superior Halter Horse

• Pepper, owned by Sue Hallwas
• Hifalutin’, owned by Sue Hallwas

Performance Versatility Award

• Blackstone, owned by Christie Partee
• Del Rio Rojo, owned by Christie Partee
• Purdy Copper Penny, owned by Christie Partee

We invite and encourage you to submit photos of your Merit Award winners for inclusion in the Merit Award galleries on NAMHSA’s website and the Merit Award albums on NAMHSA’s Facebook page. Send your submissions to merit-awards@namhsa.org with “Merit Award Gallery Addition” as the subject line, and include your name, the model’s name, and the title/year of the award won. You may include more than one pic in each email: just be sure to indicate model’s name and title for each one included.

*indicates multiple award wins

05/04/2020 - Deadline Extended! Join In & Design for NAMHSA!

Are you feeling creative?

Do you like doing art and design? Would you like to see your work on various promotional materials for NAMSHA? Then we want YOU!

DEADLINE EXTENDED: May 15th, 2020

NAMSHA is looking for artwork and designs from our talented hobbyists to be used for a variety of things from Anniversary merchandise to general promotional items and materials. Due to COVID-19 and the extension of many state's Shelter-In-Place orders, we are extending the contest deadline until May 15th! All qualified artwork and designs will be shown to the hobby and winners will be declared by a hobby-wide vote to be held at the end of May 2020.

More information, including contest rules and guidelines can be seen here.