2016 Miniature Horse WORLD Issues April/May 2016 - Volume 32, Number 2 | Page 5

Miniature Horse World
The Official Publication Of The
American Miniature Horse Association

editor’s notes
by Melissa Powell

Executive Committee:
President: Joe Kahre
Vice President: Al Bulgawicz
Treasurer: Heather Ward
Secretary: Laura Mullen
Director At Large: Harry Elder

Directors
Region 1: Laurie Slobody
Region 2: Jason Warrenfeltz
Region 3: Laura Mullen
Region 4: Sid Hutchcraft
Region 5: H. Joe Kahre
Region 6: Al Bulgawicz, Allison Rosauer
Region 7: Clair Severson
Region 8: Joanne Ross
Region 9: Bob Kane, Julianna Myers
Region 10: Heather Ward
Region 11: Gene Baynham
Region 12: Leigh Murray
Region 13: Harry Elder

Miniature Horse World
Editor: Melissa Powell
Graphic Designer: Rebekah Petty Little
Printer: Four Color Press
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ccasionally, writing an interesting column can be difficult if no relevant
emails or Facebook posts cross my
path. But such is not the case this issue! Once
the annual meeting ended Sunday morning in
Tampa, ideas, thoughts and plans have kept
each of us in the AMHA office working at a
fevered pitch. It appears a general revitalization
of the AMHA has begun, and there are exciting
times ahead for the organization and the breed.
One significant activity that apparently needs
recognition are the Miniature horses used in
therapy situations. The interest and popularity
of using Minis for all types of therapy have skyrocketed. Individuals and groups have become
certified through Pet Partners who now have
295 teams of Miniatures reaching thousands
in need all over the country. As the interest
continues, the AMHA hopes to offer a Therapy Horse of the Year award through the Mini
Hours Program, now in its second year. AMHA
celebrates the six, 500 Hour awardees and the
three, 100 Hour award winners enrolled in the
Mini Hours Program, and each of them are featured in this issue (page 32). Where else can
you garner great prizes just for spending time
with your mini? Enroll today (www.amha.org/
programs/mini-hours) so you and your horse
can be featured in a MHW issue!

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