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FABULOUS FUTURITY PROGRAM

TIME IS RUNNING OUT
The new Fabulous Futurity Program past by the Board of Directors is open to all breeders and owners of Paso Finos.
The BOD approved a motion to allow late nomination of weanlings
to the Fabulous Futurity program. Prior to this motion being
approved, a weanling had to be nominated by Nov 1st of its
weanling year. If he was not nominated by that time, the owner's
only option to nominate it into the program was anytime prior to
July of its 2 year old year at a cost of $1,500. The passing of this
motion allows a late nomination of foals through their yearling
year up to Nov 1st of their yearling year at double the weanling
nomination fee. This means that this late nomination will cost the
owner $150 instead of $75. The rest of the fees will remain the same.
Also, weanlings that are not nominated by Dec 31 of this
year will be able to be nominated prior to the scheduled yearling
payment in Nov of next year for double the fee ($150). However,
yearlings that are not nominated by Dec 31 of this year will have the
$1,500 nomination as their only option.
Owners of all previously nominated yearlings that had a payment due
November 1, 2007 will now have a until December 31st to make this
payment. The PHFA office will be sending a statement to all entries.
After the initial nomination the owner needs to make yearly payments until the horse is 3 years old in order to maintain its eligibility to participate in one of the three Fabulous Futurity Classes (Fino, Performance, and Pleasure) for 3 year olds. The program's goal is to attain a total purse of $20,000 for each of these three classes. The ability to obtain this size purse will depend heavily on the number of horses that are nominated to the program by their owners. A good sign of the current interest in this program is the fact that the total purse for the 2008 classes, the first year for this new program, is expected to be between $40,000 and $50,000.
This new program replaces the previous program in which members had to purchase a 2 year old Paso Fino at a special auction to be able to enter in one of the Fabulous Futurity Classes during the Grand National show. Nominations to this new program for this year's (2007) 2 year old horses, the ones that will be competing in the Fabulous Futurity classes in 2008, is already closed. The time for nominating weanlings and yearlings into the program is closing December 31, 2007. Make sure to take advantage of this last opportunity to nominate your foals. Weanlings can be nominated for a $75 fee, while yearlings can be nominated for a $175 fee (the total of the weanling and yearling fees). The only other opportunity for these foals to be nominated is anytime prior to July 1st of their 2 year old year for a $1,500 fee, a substantial increase from the early nominations.To nominate your foal please mail the proper form, that can be found on the PFHA web-site with your payment to the PFHA office. The reverse side (page 2) of this form includes the rules for the Fabulous Futurity program. You can also find additional information and forms at the PFHA website (www.pfha.org). If you have any questions on the program please contact Mary Rizo-Patrón, chair of the Futurity committee at :mary@amistadpasofino.com , or any other member of the committee.
Don't miss this opportunity to earn money for your young horses.
REMINDER: If your horse is already signed up for the Futurity program, a payment is due December 31, 2007.

PFHA OFFICE
CLOSE

New Years
Jan. 1st

SEE A COMPLETE LIST OF
ALL AVAILABLE STALLIONS
ON THE PFHA WEB SITE.
Look for the Stallion
Service icon on the
home page.

MUNDIAL
T-SHIRTS
ON SALE

You can buy the official 2007 "Mundial" t-shirts for only
$12.00
This includes shipping too!

Some children's sizes available, too.
Call Rodney Wolfe at the PFHA office and place your order now!

813-719-7777
mbrsecy@pfha.org

STALLION BREEDING REPORT
It is not to late to start submitting your 2007 stallion breeding reports. Whenever you are finished breeding for the year, you can submit the report. All 2007 breeding reports must be postmarked by January 31, 2008, or a late fee will be applied.

CLOSEOUT
SALE
VHS TAPE $1.00

We have a limited supply of PFHA videos for just $1.00 each, plus shipping.
For more information contact Rodney at the PFHA office:

813-719-7777, mbrsecy@pfha.org

JUDGES AND STEWARDS CLINIC

The 2008 Judges and Stewards Clinic will be held in Ocala at the Courtyard by Marriott Jan. 31 -Feb. 3rd.
This Event will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott
3712 SW 38th Ave, Ocala, FL
The room rate is $99/night (single/double) plus tax. The deadline for the reduced fee is January 17, 2008.
Call (352) 237-8000. The clinic will include USEF participation and may be credited towards judges and stewards who hold a USEF License. This clinic will also include a special clinic on Sunday February 3rd, 2008 for those who wish to be internationally certified with CONFEPASO. This will be given in English and the cost will be $100.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT
OFFER ENDS THIS COMING MONDAY
DEC. 31st.
50% Off

Save big on the 50% off PFHA lifetime individual membership renewal.

Lifetime individual merberships are now $500.00! You save $500.00.
The upgrade "Golden Life" membership was $1,500.00, now reduced to $1,000.00.

OFFER EXPIRES DECEMBER 31, 2007

REMINDER
Proxy Votes for the Membership Convention must be on file in the PFHA office 10 days prior to the meeting. The meeting is January 19, 2008.
The proper form is on the back of the rule proposals received with your Paso Fino Horse World magazine. It is also availabe through the PFHA office.

2008 Annual Membership Convention and BOD Meeting
January 17-20, 2008

Caribe Hilton , San Juan Puerto Rico.

Rule changes will be voted on at this meeting.

CONTACT: PFHA 813-719-7777 recept@pfha.org
Call 787-721-0303 for reservations. .

MEMO FROM THE PFHA
OFFICE

All credit card transactions will now require your security code (pin) which is the last three numbers found on the back of your credit card.

RENEWALS
When renewing on-line you will be taken to PAY-PAL for payment. Once your payment is approved by PAY-PAL it will take you back to the PFHA web-site.
SHOWS

January 12-13, 2008 AP/USEF Florida Winter Carnival Miami, FL
JUDGES: Nicky Miranda, Martin Velez, Bobby Yunits, Guillermo Iglesias
CONTACT: Alex Amador (954) 775-4043 E-mail:flclara@earthlink.net
www.floridapfha.org

NEW FARM DIRECTORY TO BE PUBLISHED
Every two years PFHA publishes a new Farm Directory. We expect to have the 2008-2009 Farm Directory ready for mailing in March of this coming year.
The PFHA Farm Directory is the only publication we have that lists Paso farms by state and foreign counties.
This is an ABSOLUTE MUST for Paso owners that breed, sell and stable Paso Fino's.
Your PFHA office mails this publication out almost daily to people that phone, write and e-mail asking for information on our breed. We also give them out at PFHA sanctioned shows and Equine events such as Equine Affaire among others. We do the mailing. We do the shipping. All you have to do is reserve your space in the new Farm Directory.
Our plans are to print 40,000 Directories. We have put together three different packages to choose from. You can actually have your farm listed in all 40,000 for as little as a 1/2 cent per book.
We have three different packages:
STANDARD
DELUXE
PREMIER
In the Standard package you get a listing similar to the one in our current Farm Directory, plus, a listing on the PFHA web-site.

The Deluxe package not only offers the standard listing and web-site, but you also get coverage on RFD-TV that has more than 32 million household subscribers.

The Premier package gives you:
1 - Bold type listing at the top of
list under your state in the
Directory and PFHA web-site.
2 - A one-time Bold type listing
in our weekly E-News.
3 - Two weeks listing on
RFD-TV.

The "Premier" package is by far the best value.

If you are interested, and want advanced information just e-mail Al Berry at: dirmkt@pfha.org.

All farms will receive a mailing with pricing and information on how how to register to be a part of this new Farm Directory next month.

THIS FRIDAY
ON
RFD-TV

Broadcast Times (est):Friday:4:30pm

Saturday:12:30am

Sunday: 5:30am

DVD's shows seen on RFD-TV are available at the PFHA office for $9.95, plus shipping. Call 813-719-7777, and ask for Rodney.
RFD-TV
SPONSORSHIP
SPECIAL

Have your
farm exposed to over 30 million households across the United States for only $1150.00 a month
During the month of December we will be offering a limited number of commercial sponsorships on RFD-TV.

Your cost is less than $72.00 per spot.

Imagine, your Farm exposed to more than 30 million DirecTV and Dish Network subscribers across the entire United States.

Call Milda Minter at: 336-764-4785, or Al Berry at the PFHA office: 813-719-7777 now.

We can help you put together a TV commercial too!
CHANGES IN THE PFHA OFFICE

We have had a number of changes in the staff at the
PFHA office. Below is a list of the new personal,
their job titles and their e-mail addresses:

Mary L. Emmons Executive Diirector execdir@pfha.org
Krystal Glover recept@pfha.org
Ron Evans Director of Operations dirops@pfha.org
Kelly Manning Operations Assistant opsa@pfha.org
Rodney Wolfe Operations Secretary mbrsecy@pfha.org
Carolyn Ritchie Director of Registrations dirreg@pfha.org
Rita Rodriguez Registration Assistant regsecy@pfha.org
Yolando Rodriguez Registration Secretary regasst@pfha.org
Vern Emmons Genetic Kits Orders genetic@pfha.org
Cori Clark Events Manager showmgr@pfha.org
April Glover Events Secretary showaide@pfha.org
Al Berry Marketing - Interim dirmkt@pfha.org

YOUTH CLINIC
SCHEDULED THIS
WEEKEND.

Mason Dixon Region is holding a free Youth Clinic for its members on Dec 29th and 30th, 2007 at Fieldstone Meadows,Dallastown PA. Some of the topics that will be covered include basic horse care & grooming, onditioning
for trail and show, Paso Fino Gait,Equitation,Horsemanship,
Sportsmanship, Judging and more. Three clinicians, Nicholas Burgos, Rick Shaffer and Nola Haupert-Keill will be available to help individual youth riders with any issues they may be having with their horses.There will be games on horseback, and one-on-one time with the clinicians. We
would appreciate input and ideas concerning what our Region's Youth might like to learn at this clinic also.
To register, or for more information, please contact Nola Keill at: rono@socantel.net or 570-937-4978
Youth must be a Mason Dixon member to participate in this free clinic. If you are not certain of your membership status, need to become a member or renew your membership (all memberships renew Oct 1st) please contact Karen Basehore at kbasehore@clearviewcatv.net Membership forms can be found in your PowerGlide or on the website,
www.masondixonpfha.org under Forms.
Youth may bring their own horses or one can be supplied.
Coggins required, and if coming from out of state a health certificate is also required. Stalls are free, but you must supply you own feed bucket, hay, feed and bedding.All stalls have automatic waterbowls.Straw, shavings or pellets are all acceptable types of bedding.There will be bales of
shavings available for purchase at cost if they are ordered ahead of time. Any questions on stabling ,contact Sheri
Becker at: fsmcbic@earthlink.net
or call 717-428-1617

ATTENTION
TOBON PASO FINO STUDIO
INVITES YOU TO THE FIRST
Schooling/Fun Show
OF THE
TOBON PASO FINO STUDIO SHOW CIRCUIT
January 19 2008
First class begins at 9:30 am
1. Trail
2. Pleasure AO Schooling
3. Pleasure Professional open
4. Pleasure AO 61 months/over
5. Pleasure youth 6 - 12
6. Pleasure youth 13 - 18
7. Pleasure AO Championship
8. Pleasure Youth Championship
9. Adult Equitation
10. Performance AO Schooling
11. Performance Professional open
12. Performance AO 61 months/over
13. Performance Youth 6 - 12
14. Performance Youth 13 - 18
15. Performance AO Championship
16. Performance Youth Championship
17. Classic Fino AO Schooling
18. Classic Fino Professional
19. Classic Fino AO 61 months/over
20. Classic Fino Youth
21. Classic Fino AO Championship
22. Bare Back (money class)
23. Wine glass competition
24. Cone Bending
25. Relay Largo Race: 3-Horse teams
26. 3 Gait class: Walk, Paso Fino
and Canter or Lope
27. Paper Towel game
28. Musical lead rope
For information call 281-798-2155 or tobon@pasofino.cc
Class Fee: $20.00 per horse - ride all classes you want.
Judge: Carlos Tobon
Location: Seminole Winds Farm. Take HWY 27 N.
towards Williston. Make a right onto Hwy 316.
Farm one mile on the left. All horses must have a
current coggins. Health paper, if out of state.
NO DOGS ALLOWED. NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED.
Other show dates - MARK YOUR CALENDAR!!!
May 17, 2008
September 6, 2008
December 13, 2008
December 14, 2008 Circuit High Point awards cookout.

Sheridan Schwed ataking a morning ride on "Bochica"

Katherine McNally with her new baby "Sergie"

Corinne Landro with her new friend!