President ’ s Report
Manfred Rohwer Chairman SA Equine Veterinary Association Cell : 083 327 0237
Dear Members ,
Welcome to our first edition of the EHU for 2017 . I do hope you have all had a blessed Christmas and a good start to the New Year .
With the Congress on our doorstep it is getting really exciting and nerve
wrecking to get it all organized . I must thank Terry Casey , Michael Hewetson , Roy Gottschalk and Madaleen Schultheiss for their enormous contributions to ensure this will the best ever Congress , as well as pre and post Congress wetlabs .
It is however disappointing for us not to have the Endurance FEI course prior to the Congress but this will now be held in August 2017 .
Some exciting points from the minutes of the last Executive meeting held in August : - New membership structures to include Cadet and Young Graduates and Paraveterinary professionals . - Successful Horse Power Road Show , R186 000.00 , collected from South African donations alone . - ITBF Congress a major success and SAEVA was an exhibitor and was well represented . - Congress 2016 made approx . R150 000.00 profit
On the contents of this magazine , I would like to draw your attention to the following ;
- The Racing subcommittee has been working hard and made some excellent strides in their negotiations with the NHRA . Read the important notices as well as the minutes of our meeting in August . We have had another successful meeting in January 2017 and those decisions will soon be circulated .
- The liaison meeting between SAEVA / NHRA / TBA , minutes in the document are useful to read , to be aware of the subjects that are being actively debated . The international movement of horses received a major boost by South Africa , the TBA , hosting the International Thoroughbred Breeders Federation Congress in Cape Town . This and the work done by AHS / Export task team and all the role players is truelly to be admired and valued . - The Disease quarterly is absolutely worth a read , equine genomics the buzz word in breeding and
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