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Received from the American Farrier’s Association on 21 June 2005

There have been a lot of “rumors” circulating about the AFA Farrier Education / Registration Task Force, its recommendations, and the motion that was approved by the AFA Board of Directors. To get the facts straight and to discuss the issue, a special Open Forum Membership Meeting has been scheduled for Friday, September 9, 2005 at 1 p.m. in Omaha, Nebraska.

All AFA members are welcome to attend. This meeting is very timely in that on the next day, the AFA Board of Directors will be meeting for their 2005 Mid-Year meeting. Any recommendations from the Open Forum meeting on Friday can be brought to the Board meeting for their consideration.

AFA Vice President Bob Earle, CJF, has agreed to serve as the moderator for the meeting. We’ll operate the meeting using a “loose set” of Robert’s Rules of Order. This will give everyone a chance to speak. Attendees will be able to discuss other items pertaining to the AFA as well.

This year’s Mid-Year Board of Director's meeting will be held on Saturday, September 10, 2005 in Omaha, Nebraska. The host hotel will be the Omaha Hilton. It will also be the host hotel for the 2006 Annual Convention (February 22 – 25). The Hilton is adjacent to the Omaha Qwest Center – the site of the lectures, MarketPlace and competition.

Hotel reservations may be made by calling the Omaha Hilton at 1-800-HILTONS or (402) 998-3400. Be sure to tell that that you are with the American Farrier’s Association to receive the discounted rate of $75 per night (single or double occupancy).

Schedule of events:

Friday, September 9 – 1 p.m. – Open Forum Membership Meeting

Saturday, September 10 – 8 a.m. – Continental Breakfast; 9 a.m. – Mid-Year Board of Directors Meeting

Hoofcare & Lameness note: this is an important issue. Please contact regional chapters of the American Farrier’s Association and/or the AFA office for more information, or check the AFA’s web site regularly.

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