Welcome to MABA, one of the oldest charters of IBHA.  If you are reading this, I am sure you are, as the rest of us, a buckskin enthusiast.

    Now we know that we are using 'Buckskin' as a genetic term.  We also enjoy duns, red duns, and grullas.  So whatever you shade, Welcome.

    In 2008 opportunities will be there for the taking, we just have to work at them and focus on our goals.  Everyone's goals are important.  They can be winning a ribbon at a weekend show to a World Championship, watching our children and grandchildren with their horses competing to seeing a home-bred animal at its first show.  So whatever your dreams are, always remember that no matter the outcome of the class, the day, or the weekend, we all come out as winners for having these opportunities with our horses.

    Unfortunately, our opportunities may soon be limited as expenses continue to rise and our disposable income become harder to come by.  This is where you, our fellow enthusiasts, can help.  If we all focus on our goals and add one small one to the list then we can continue to enjoy this organization and have the pleasure to watch it grow.  I ask that we all work on promoting MABA and bring people into the club and to our shows where friends and acquaintances turn into second families, where our children grow up in a wonderful environment and learn respect for each other and their animals, and where like-minded friends meet to relax, compete, and enjoy their animals.

Stephanie McConnell
President