Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO BETTER CONDITIONS OF THOSE ENGAGED IN THE PURSUIT OF VARIOUS EQUINE RELATED ACTIVITIES; TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HORSE AS A SPECIES; AND TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGHER DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY FOR ITS MEMBERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL CONDITION OF THE SHOW HORSE INDUSTRY.
TO BETTER CONDITIONS OF THOSE ENGAGED IN THE PURSUIT OF VARIOUS EQUINE RELATED ACTIVITIES.
CONFERENCE - UPHA HOLDS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE AT WHICH IDEAS AND INDUSTRY CONCERNS ARE DISCUSSED AND HONORS ARE BESTOWED ON OUTSTANDING TRAINERS, RIDERS, HORSES AND SHOWS. THERE ARE ANNUAL AWARDS FOR HORSEPERSON OF THE YEAR, HORSES AND PONIES OF THE YEAR, AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS. IN ADDITION, AN OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL IS INDUCTED INTO THE UPHA HALL OF FAME.
CLASSICS PROGRAM - THE UPHA CLASSICS ORIGINATED IN 1974 TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN YOUNG HORSES AND TO PROVIDE OWNERS AND TRAINERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE SUBSTANTIAL PRIZE MONEY. IN 1977, THE FIRST UPHA SADDLEBRED CLASSIC GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE HELD AT THE AMERICAN ROYAL HORSE SHOW IN KANSAS CITY, MO. NOW, LOCAL QUALIFYING CLASSES, AS WELL AS CLASSIC GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS, ARE HELD FOR SADDLEBREDS, MORGANS AND HACKNEY PONIES. THE UPHA CLASSICS IS A WELL-PLANNED AND PROVEN PROGRAM THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE GROWTH AND PROSPERITY OF THE SHOW HORSE INDUSTRY. THE INTENT IS TO PROMOTE A HIGH CALIBER EVENT AND GENERATE A GREATER PRIZE MONEY RETURN FOR YOUNG SHOW HORSES.
EQUITATION PROGRAM - THE PROGRAM WAS FORMED TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN THE ART OF SADDLESEAT EQUITATION BY HOSTING CLINICS AND EVENTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Jennifer Mellenkamp | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 20 | $0 |
| Ashley Cook-Fletcher | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| David Earehart | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Kayla Wooters | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Andre Fourie | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Pam Roush | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Erin Mccracken | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Luman Wadhams | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jenny Taylor | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Matt Shiflet | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Mindy Preston | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Kristen Bagdasarian | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Deidre Davis | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Milo Jones | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Missy Hughes Smith | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Scott Matton | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jennifer Dixon | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Frank Miller | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Gary Garone | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 5 | $0 |
| Chuck Herbert | DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 5 | $0 |
| Nancy Becker | DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING | 5 | $0 |
| Tammie Conatser | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Ray Krussell | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Nancy Troutman | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Lynda Freseth | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Cindy Mugnier | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Smith Lilly | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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