The NAPHA Joy of Riding Program has been established to give National recognition to the pleasure and competitive rider and his Peruvian Horse for time in the saddle outside traditional Peruvian Horse Shows.

News and Views

On April 16, our national organization, NAPHA, announced the results of the election for three new board members. Larry Redman, Danell Adams and Rich Ovenburg came out the top three contenders out of a field of nine candidates. Gene Pepe had the fourth highest number of votes and has been appointed to the open appointed spot and will serve as Treasurer. He will be working closely with the finance committee.  Needless to say, the whole process beginning with the petition to make this election even possible took many months to accomplish. However, the results are in and everyone is ready to go to work! All of the very qualified candidates are to be congratulated and thanked for their willingness to run for the board. It was a good election and clearly demonstrated that there is a great deal of enthusiasm for our organization despite some recent difficult times.

The new NAPHA Board has a great deal to accomplish, but they are anxious to get going and to put NAPHA on a progressive track. Many new committees will be established with a corp of volunteers whom also wish to step in and contribute their time and expertise to our breed. The legacy of the Peruvian Horse is so important to all who worked hard before us and to the future generations that will carry this elegant horse forward. For now, it is incumbent upon all of us to help work through some of the issues at hand and to present solutions that will serve our membership and our horses. If you would like to serve on one of the new upcoming committees, please contact your RAC or send an email to the board and your name will be added to the nominations list.  The board hopes to have the committees all up and running by the end of May.

The Peruvian Horse is incredibly unique in the equine world. With  everyone working together, we can develop a solid foundation for NAPHA to continue to promote these horses in the manner they truly deserve.  We can't turn the clock back, but we sure can re-wind it!

Posted May 6, 2010

Since the news items here will have a modest shelf life (a month more or less), they can be more chatty than the more formal events page.  They simply need to be about upcoming or just happened interesting events related to Peruvian Horses.  The quality of "interesting" is expected to be rather broadly interpreted with a focus on the promotional aspect of the events and especially events outside of the usual Peruvian Horse Show circuit or other routine club activities.