SOUND PRINCIPLES | SOUND HORSES
Marketing / Fundraising
The NHWA Marketing Committee will continue to positively promote NWHA mission and values via social media outlets .
We will continue community outreach to educate members on programs and scholarship within the Association .
Morgan Head , Chairperson
Versatility / Dressage
Hi everybody , I ’ m Roey Mobley and I am the new chairperson for the Versatility and Dressage Committee for 2025 .
This year I hope that we can create opportunities for people just starting out in our classes and also nurture those who have been competing for years . Looking forward to a great year !
Roey Mobley , Chairperson
Youth
The Youth Committee will be planning some fun events for our youth at the National again this year . Be sure to check out our website for scholarship opportunities !
www . nwha . com / youth Leah Terrell , Chairperson
Trail
Hi Everyone , I ’ m Erin Demchko , the new chairperson for the Trail Committee for this year . I live in Eastern North Carolina , own a Tennessee Walking Horse and Spotted Saddle Horse , and do some showing and trail riding with those horses . Our board liaison is Alex Ostrum .
If you trail ride , you should join the Trail Riders Award Program ( TRAP )! It is included in your membership cost or if you only want to have a TRAP membership , its just $ 25 for the year . You fill out a log for your mileage and can earn awards for your personal mileage and the rider , horse and youth rider who collect the most miles for the year will earn a belt buckle !
This year we are bringing back sanctioned trail rides , where a member can organize a trail ride , submit a form and pay a fee for the miles to count double towards the rider ’ s and horse ’ s totals . Members will have two opportunities to submit mileage logs during the year . Logs for mileage from December 1 , 2024 to May 31 , 2025 will be submitted by June 15 . End of year totals for December 1 , 2024 to November , 30 2025 will be submitted by December 15 , 2025 .
If you would like to join the TRAP committee , or have any ideas on how to make the program better , please e-mail me at NWHATRAP @ gmail . com . Once we have our committee established , we will look at some fundraising ideas , ways to make logging mileage easier , how to make the program more accessible , a possible rail to trail program and wherever else we want to take the program .
Looking forward to a great year ! Erin Demchko , Chairperson
March 2025 | NWHA National News 7