UPHA President: Bret Day
Address: 1345 Scotts Ferry Road East
Versailles KY 40383-7011
Phone: 859-879-8322
859-873-2951
Email link: daygreyridge@aol.com
Profile: Bret C. Day owns and operates Grey Ridge Farm, a successful training and breeding operation in the heart of the bluegrass, Versailles, KY. He is a United States Equestrian Federation "R" judge and has officiated major horse shows across the country. He has served on the Nominating Committee for the Board of Directors of the American Saddlebred Registry and currently serves on the Breeders Committee for the American Saddlebred Registry. He is a member of the Kentucky State Fair Horse Show Advisory Board. Bret served as the UPHA Chapter Chairman for Chapter 16 from 1996-1997, UPHA Chapter Chairman for Chapter 9 from 2004-2006.
First Vice President: Gary Garone
Address: 11 Old Turnpike Road
Richmond NH 03470
Phone: 603-239-6588
Email link: madre@worldpath.net
Profile: Gary Garone owns and operates Fairfield South in Richmond NH with his family. Gary has served as Chapter 14 chairman twice , he holds a "R" card in four divisions and has judged across the country. Originally from Vermont and still in New England training and showing at all the major shows . Fairfield South has trained and shown many world and national teams for the last 26 years.
Second Vice President: Tammie Conatser
Address: 105 Barkley Estates
Nicholasville KY 40356
Phone: 859-421-0936
859-887-0518
Email link: Tammie@carriagelanefarm.com
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Treasurer: Kris Knight
Address: P. O. Box 114
Simpsonville, KY 40067
Phone: 502-722-1521
502-553-6616
Email link: klprc@aol.com
Profile: Kris is the Founder and CEO of Independent Equine Agents, an independent insurance agency that specializes in Equine and Farm related insurance products. She also manages, breeds, trains, sells and shows top American Saddlebreds, along with her husband Bill (who is known to have a road horse or two) from their home base of Pleasantview Farm LLC in Simpsonville, KY. Kris has served on the boards of the ASHA, The ASHA Foundation, Rosewood Office Condominiums and The Rock Creek Riding Club. She is a proud member of the Shiners’ Hospital Gold Book Society and is involved in many other philanthropic organizations.
UPHA Immed. Past President: James Nichols
Address: 436 Phosphor Avenue
Metairie, LA, 70005
Phone: 270-559-5547
Email link: jlnichols12@yahoo.com
Profile: James has been in the horse business for over 35 years. His focus has been in the American Saddlebred, Roadster and Hackney divisions. He trains, shows, exhibits, instructs and sells some of the tops performers in the country. He is a licensed large R judge in these divisions and has judged at all the major shows in the industry. He has just recently moved to New Orleans, Louisiana to train at Cascade Stables.
Secretary: William Whitley III
Address: 913 Queensferry Road
Cary, NC 27511
Phone: 919-481-4675
Email link: packwuf@att.net
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UPHA Director At Large: James Taylor
Address: 6635 Spieth Rd
Medina OH 44256
Phone: 330-722-0316
330-350-2837
Email link: memorylanefarm@zoominternet.net

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Administrative Assistant: Kristin Stivers
Address:
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Email link: kstivers@uphaonline.com
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Chapter 1 Chairman: Michael Craghead
Address: 1437 N. Arthur Avenue
Fresno CA 93728
Phone: 559-892-0282
559-942-0208
Email link: MikeCrag@aol.com
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Chapter 2 Chairman: Tim Arcuri
Address: 37691 Upper Camp Creek Road
Springfield OR 97478
Phone: 541-746-0143
Email link: ArcuriStables@aol.com
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Chapter 3/4 Chairman: Lynda Freseth
Address: N77 W36 498 Saddlebrook Lane
Oconomowoc WI 53066
Phone: 920-474-4704
Email link: lfreseth@hollowhaven.com
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Chapter 5 Chairman: Jan Burden
Address: 17204 S. State Rt. 291
Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
Phone: 816-322-5475
816-231-6327
Email link: bssaddlesaddlebreds@aol.com
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Chapter 6/7 Chairman: Barbe Smith
Address: 700 East Drive
New Orleans LA 70118
Phone: 504-891-2246
504-897-9651
Email link: BarbeCascade@aol.com
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Chapter 8 Chairman: James Hale
Address: 6720 Chelsea Road
Columbiana AL 35051
Phone: 205-669-6649
205-478-1332
Email link: jhstables@aol.com
Profile: James has been training American Saddlebreds for over 20 years. Together with his wife, Jackie, they own and operate James Hale Stables in Columbiana, AL where they offer training and sales for American Saddlebred horses. He has been the Chapter 8 Chairperson since 2006. James is a USEF “R” Judge and has judged major shows across the country, including Asheville Lions Club, Bonnie Blue, Tanbark, Blue Ridge Classic and the Kentucky State Fair World’s Championship.
Chapter 9 Chairman: John Conatser
Address: 105 Barkley Estates
Nicholasville KY 40356
Phone: 859-421-0936
Email link: tammieandjohn@gmail.com
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Chapter 10 Chairman: Frederick Schotthofer III
Address: 221 W. Singing Woods Road
Chillicothe IL 61523
Phone: 309-579-3467
Email link: hotschotts1@hotmail.com
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Chapter 11 Chairman: Mindy Preston
Address: 809 Sunset Drive
Noblesville IN 46060
Phone: 317-485-2953
317-774-1976
Email link: mpreston19@msn.com
Profile: Mindy works with her father, Jim McIntosh, at McIntosh Stables at Flat Rock Creek Farms, owned by Linda Lewis. Although she has been involved with the Saddlebred industry all of her life, she has been working as a professional for six years.
Chapter 12 Chairman: Paul Boone
Address: 8651 Boones Farm Road
Concord NC 28027
Phone: 704-933-7416
704-932-8586
Email link: boonescabin@aol.com
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Chapter 13 Chairman: Jennifer Taylor
Address: 6635 Spieth Road
Medina OH 44256
Phone: 330-722-0316
Email link: memorylanefarm@zoominternet.net
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Chapter 14 Chairman: Kristen Spann Cater
Address: 1201 Montalona Roads
Dunbarton NH 03046
Phone: 603-774-1201
603-774-3015
Email link: cater@gsinet.net
Profile: Kristen Cater, along with her husband David, is the owner and manager of Cater Stables, located in Dunbarton, NH. Kristen has over 20 years of experience showing Saddle Horses and over 10 years of experience training American Saddlebreds, Morgans, and Hackney Ponies. She has been an active member of UPHA 14 for almost 10 years, volunteering time and effort on the UPHA 14 Spring Premiere Horse Show Committee and many of its fundraising activities. Most recently, Kristen was voted by her peers to serve as the UPHA 14 Chapter Chairman. She also currently serves her chapter as the Young Trainers’ Committee Chairman and the National Association as an advisor for the Pink Ribbon effort. Kristen is a USEF Licensed Judge and has been honored to judge the equitation divisions at shows such as Lexington Junior League in 2008. She will also be judging the Morgan World Championships in October 2009.
Chapter 15 Chairman: Ann Scussell
Address: 28 Senator Stout Road
Pittstown, NJ 08867
Phone: 908-996-2499
908-442-0208
Email link: scussellfarm@msn.com
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Chapter 16 Chairman: Maria Gilman
Address: 20842 Champions Avenue
Land O Lakes FL 34638
Phone: 813-235-6500
813-390-1212
Email link: Rudi2t@aol.com
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Chapter 17 Chairman: Amanda Ward
Address: 7990 Midway Road
Alpharetta GA 30004
Phone: 770-781-8491
770-345-1457
Email link: amandaward72@yahoo.com
Profile: Amanda Ward is the owner and trainer at Ward Stables, LLC in Alpharetta GA which has been a family owned business for close to 30 years as her parents, Marvin and Audrey Ward, are horse trainers as well. Marvin is a Lifetime Member of the UPHA. Amanda has had a Board of Directors seat on the Pro-Am Benefit Classic Horse Show since 2002 and is currently serving as Vice President as well as Co-Chairing their annual Kick Off Auction. She also holds a seat on the American Saddlebred Horse Association of Georgia Board of Directors. She has been the Chapter Chairman of UPHA Chapter 17 since 2006.
Chapter 18 Chairman: Nancy Troutman
Address: P.O. Box
Salem, VA 24153
Phone: 540-384-6909
540-598-9083
Email link: mwsinc516@aol.com
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Chapter 19 Chairman: Kayla Wooters
Address: 722 South Biloxi Street
Aurora, CO 80018
Phone: 720-951-1879
Email link: wooters11@gmail.com
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Chapter 20 Chairman: David Earehart
Address: 8420 Dixboro Road
South Lyon MI 48178
Phone: 734-564-5159
248-437-1008
Email link: LSMorgans@aol.com
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UPHA Associate President: Lynn Gutches Snowden
Address: 2408 Hambledon Road
Columbus, OH 43220
Phone: 614-457-6854
614-370-1134
Email link: gutchestl88@gmail.com
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ASHA President: Judy Werner
Address: 3607 Redwing Farm Ridge
Waterloo IL 62298
Phone: 618-939-6761
618-660-8325
Email link: redwingfarm.werner@gmail.com
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UPHA Hackney Representative: Randy Harper
Address: 234 Anderson Lane
Shelbyville KY, 40065
Phone: 502-647-3320
502-633-9090
Email link: HackneyRLH@aol.com
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UPHA Equitation Committee Chairman: Donna Pettry-Smith
Address: 1607 Hoover Trail
McHenry IL 60051
Phone: 520-991-6536
Email link: skylineasb@aol.com
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UPHA Morgan Representative: Tim Roesink
Address: Box 217
Hebron OH 43025
Phone: 740-739-4667
740-927-9718
Email link: grovepointeLtd@netscape.net
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UPHA Young Professionals Committee Co-Chairman: Jeremy Granier
Address: 5825 Hickory Creek, Apt. 161
Harahan, LA 70123
Phone: 504-891-2246
504-919-3142
Email link: jeremygranier@yahoo.com
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UPHA Young Professionals Committee Co-Chairman: Brittany Logan
Address: 5131 Clark Lane, Apt. 201
Columbia, MO 65202
Phone: 573-814-1152
781-724-4542
Email link: bdlogan@owls.williamwoods.edu
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UPHA Young Professionals Committee Co-Chairman: Jessica Verrill
Address: 205 Kingston Road
Danville, NH 03819
Phone: 603-819-4127
603-819-9542
Email link: verrrillstables@gmail.com
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Meeting Minutes

All 2011 Meeting Minutes (.pdf)

All 2010 Meeting Minutes (.pdf)

All 2009 Meeting Minutes (.pdf)

July 11th, 2009 (.pdf)

April 9th, 2009 (.pdf)

January 8th, 2009 (.pdf)

January 2nd, 2008 (.pdf)

April 11th, 2008 (.pdf)

July 12th, 2008 (.pdf)