We Ride Sport and Trail Magazine September 2017 | Page 43

NASMA Versatility Trail Program is designed to reward the hours you spend in the saddle or driving your mule or donkey outside of the arena. This program was devised for those individuals who want to promote the mule and donkey to the public as the best and most reliable of trail animals.

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and Officers overseeing their workings through the Board of Directors by enforcing the Association's By-Laws, Rules and Regulations. I would like to see those committees functioning at their best. You can make a difference in the future of NASMA. Help us build and improve this organization so that many more families such as my own can experience this amazing family of NASMA mule people!

Respectfully,

Patrick McCuiston

NASMA President

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NASMA members is one of the reasons I took the office of President and its one of the main reasons I am so proud to be a member of this organization.

As your President, I want to make sure that other families who join NASMA have the same positive experiences that we had when we first got involved. There are many behind the scene jobs that happen in NASMA and many volunteers who give of their time to make all this happen. If everyone does their job and stays positive, this organization will function as it is intended to. I would like to challenge the membership to put your skills to use within our wonderful association. Your skills may be in any area. Each one could be of a great help to NASMA. I would love to have your input, your constructive criticism, and your assistance in building NASMA to bigger and better things. NASMA's Committees are the backbone of the organization. Each one is indispensable and equally important to the operation. When the organization was founded, the committees were put in place to conduct their own sector within NASMA with the Executive Board

difference in the future of NASMA. Help us build and improve this organization so that many more families such as my own can experience this amazing family of NASMA mule people!

Respectfully,

Patrick McCuiston

NASMA President