MOUNTAIN PLEASURE HORSE ASSOCIATION

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

AUGUST 12, 2003

 

THE REGULAR MONTHLY BOARD MEETING WAS HELD IN WEST LIBERTY. THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 7:25 P.M. BY PRESIDENT GARY CAMPBELL.

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT WERE: DON GABBARD, LENNY POZAYT, JERRY MURPHY, GARY CAMPBELL, PAUL STAMPER, GORDON RIFE AND POLLYANNA SHOUSE.

 

JERRY MURPHY PRESENTED THE PROFITT AND LOSS STATEMENT,  DON GABBARD MADE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE STATEMENT AND POLLYANNA SHOUSE 2^ND.

 

NEW AND RE-NEWED MEMBERS WERE PRESENTED AND DON GABBARD MADE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT AND GORDON RIFE 2^ND.

 

GORDON RIFE PRESENTED AN EMAIL FROM CYD BLAKSLEE ABOUT USING THE  M.P.H.A.

TRADEMARK ON FOR PROFITT ITEMS.

POLLYANNA SHOUSE ALSO PRESENTED AN EMAIL FROM NORA DEATON WHOM ALSO WANTS TO USE THE TRADEMARK.

THERE WAS DISCUSSION ON HOW AND WHO COULD USE THE TRADE MARKS. THE TRADEMARK IS TO BE USED BY THE ASSOCIATION, IF THE MATERIALS ARE SOLD FOR THE PROFITT OF ASSOCIATION THEY CAN BE USED BUT NO BY INDIVIDUALS.

EXAMPLE: A MEMBER CAN US THE NAME MOUNTAIN PLEASURE HORSES ON BUSINESS CARDS OR IN ADVERTISEMENT SUCH AS “ FOR SALE REGISTERED MOUNTAIN PLEASURE HORSES”.

IF ANY MEMBER HAS QUESTION ABOUT THE TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS THEY SHOULD CONTACT A BOARD MEMBER.

 

POLLYANNA SHOUSE READ THE HIGH POINT SHOW RESULTS AND WILL PUBLISH THEM IN THE MAGAZINE AND ALSO ASK THAT THEY BE PUT ON THE WEB-SITE.

THE HIGH POINT CLASSES THAT WERE SCHEDULED FOR LEE COUNTY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. THEY WERE CANCELLED BY THE LEE COUNTY SHOW COMM. NOT BY M.P.H.A.

 

THERE WAS LENGTHLY DISCUSSION ABOUT THE UPCOMING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, TOBE HELD IN OWINGSVILLE, KY. ON SEPT 6^TH.

A SHOW BILL WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND ALSO IN THE MAGAZINE.

 

A SPECIAL MEETING TO TIE UP LOOSE END ABOUT THE SHOW WAS SCHEDULED FOR AUG. 18, 2003 TO BE HELD IN WEST LIBERTY.

 

QUESTIONS WERE RAISED ABOUT THE MAGAZINE. WHY WAS THIS LAST ISSUE LATE?

POLLYANNA SHOUSE TOLD THE BOARD THAT THE MAGAZINE WERE READY THE DELAY WAS IN THE MAILING LABELS.

ANOTHER MEMBER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SHORTNESS OF AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE HORSE FAIR IN INDIANA. POLLYANNA SHOUSE DID NOT WRITE THE ARTICLE AND STATED THAT SINCE SHE HAS BEEN DOING THE MAGAZINE THAT SHE HAS ALWAYS WELCOMED ANY POSITIVE COMMENTS AND ARTICLES FROM ANYONE WISHING TO CONTRIBUTE.

DON GABBARD ASKED FOR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS THAT COULD BE DISTRIBUTED TO AREA REPS. AND MEMBERS, GARY CAMBELL TOLD HIM THAT HE HAD THE MATERIALS AT HIS HOUSE.

 

DON GABBARD ASKED FOR THE LINK TO THE FORUM.

 

A SHORT DISCUSSION ABOUT UPCOMING ELECTIONS IN DECEMBER. IT WAS DECIDED THAT NOMINATIONS FOR BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONS WILL BE TAKEN AT THE CHRISTMAS DINNER.

 

GORDON RIFE PRESENTED THE RESERVATIONS  FOR “ EQUINE AFFAIRE , TO BE HELD MARCH 25-28^TH, 2004.

 

DON GABBARD MADE THE MOTION TO ADJORN 9:30 P.M.