“PUTTING THE SHOW BACK INTO HORSE SHOW!”
1)Mission Statement
The National Stock Horse Association plans and produces stock horse competitions, and encourages industry growth through educational clinics, museum and incentive programs.The National Stock Horse Association Museum honors past stock horses that have set the standard in cow horse competitions through their athletic talents and educates the public on the history of the stock horse and their origination from the Spanish bit tradition.
2)Basic structure of the organization
The National Stock Horse Association was formed in 2004 to fill the void of losing the second largest cow horse show in the nation. After 3 years the NSHA Snaffle Bit Futurity and horse show had over 450 entries and was Equistat’s second largest cow horse show in the world.Currently, the National Stock Horse Association is governed by a Board of Directors. Individuals and families with a passion for stock horses are eligible for association membership. Members receive newsletters, competition entry forms, and are eligible for year-end award programs. All proceeds from membership dues and competition entry fees are used to produce the stock horse competitions and maintain the Stock Horse Museum.
3)Long Range Plans
Since its birth in 2004, the National Stock Horse Association has strived to rebuild and grow the stock horse industry, while promoting the sport and its heritage throughout the world. The association plans to continue and add to these efforts through the production of stock horse competitions and events. Promotion efforts educate those involved with stock horses as well as community members on the stock horse history, training programs, competition events, and legendary horses and trainers. Programs such as a newly-developed year-end program will benefit all levels of riders- from professionals to non-professionals to just-beginning youth and adults. The new year-end awards program will allow members to earn points towards year-end awards through other clubs and associations. To promote participation in stock horse competitions, the National Stock Horse Association will continue to increase the pay-out purse for their events. The NSHA Board of Directors is dedicated to constantly seeking new ways to increase exposure to the stock horse industry, improve competition and develop the spectator base by, “PUTTING THE SHOW BACK INTO HORSE SHOW!”
The NSHA is a privately held corporation with the devotion and flexibility to develop and preserve the nature of the stock horse. The NSHA’s determination to put the show back into horse show has brought to the contestants and fans over the past 3 years.- The NSHA Futurity
- The Stock Horse Challenge
- The World’s Richest Stock Horse Contest
- Cow work finals
- Stock horse museum
- First timer class
- $10,000 Added Intermediate futurity
- $10,000 Added sale horse incentive
- Using 3 judge system collectively
- Special events with stock horse futurity, PTRA Top 30 series, Pat Parelli clinic,championship team penning and ranch sorting
- The new year end program geared to promote growth for the grass roots competitor.
The NSHA turns Big Ideas into Reality. |
