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PROPOSED BY-LAW & LEADERSHIP CHANGES
     One of the topics at the Fall meeting was changing the leadership of the association from 10 positions down to just five. Currently, it consists of a President, 1st Vice-president, 2nd Vice-president, Sec/Treasurer, NE director, SE director, NW director, SW director, director at large, and Ex-officio. We are a little top-heavy having
     10 board members for an association of 80 members. It becomes very hard to get a quorum of these officers together at any one time when we have to have six to meet the quorum requirements. By dropping the board to: President, Vice-president, Sec/Treasurer, and two directors, we only have to have 3 present for a quorum. Much less travel will be needed and many meetings can be done by conference calls and e-mails because of the smaller numbers. The idea of 4 directors representing all sections of Montana was good, but two can still represent the state as well. Any member can pick up the phone and contact any one of the board, regardless of where they live. We would love to hear fromthe members more often anyway.
Another minor change to the by-laws will be to eliminate the stated cost for a membership. A new statement will say that the cost will change as the board of directors deems necessary. Otherwise, we have to go through a whole by-law change to adjust our membership fee. This change is mostly a small house-keeping item to keep the by-laws in line with what we have been doing for years anyway.
     We would like to have your vote to make this official. Call us with your concerns or email us. Either way, vote by emailing Ed Jorden at mtpetvet@mac.com or calling at 406-254-1267 OR email Alex Clemow, our secretary/treasurer at alextGrt@aol.com. We need your thoughts and vote by January 15th when voting will end.
Nominations are open for the 2009 Montana Draft Teamster Hall of Fame
click here for more information
2008 Montana Draft Teamster Hall of Fame honor Montanans at September Expo


Carroll Manuel

•Carroll Manuel- Winnett, MT: Carroll Manuel began driving a stacker team for Jack Dunphy when he was 8 years old. Today, at 87, he owns and works the Dunphy property and continues to use teams to put up hay and raise feed for his stock. Manuel broke horses for use, raised draft horses, built stock water reservoirs for stock water and showed for decades at driving competitions and fairs. One of his favorite memories of driving are helping get new drivers settled in and starting out the right way. Manuel, before his retirement from driving this year, ran wagon trains- bringing in participants from all over the U.S. and Canada- each with their own wagon and mules in tow. After a teaching session on the basics of driving a team participants feel part of a unique experience and comfortable in driving their wagon.


Earl Stucky

• Earl Stucky- Avon, MT: Born in 1934, Earl Stucky was raised on his family ranch along the Gallatin River near Gallatin Gateway, driving teams to help with haying and other chores. Upon his marriage to Glenna Krueger in 1954 he purchased his family ranch from his parents, where he lived until the mid-sixties; he then took a job as the cow boss for the Flying D Ranch, near Bozeman. Work horses were used to feed the thousands of cattle on the ranch and Stucky was always on hand, riding his horse out to where the days' work was, instead of loading into a trailer. In 1976 Stucky and his family moved 14 miles north of Avon, purchased a team- Pat and Mike- and have been there for over 30 years. They continue to own and use draft horses at their ranch to this day. Many Percheron horses have been raised and broke by Stucky throughout the years on his ranch, using the horses for ranch work, parades, and pleasure- including winter sleigh rides treasured by his family.


Jake Frank
We are very sorry to hear that Jake Frank
 passed away on November 9, 2008

• Jake Frank- Park City, MT: For Jake Frank, growing up fast was the way of life. The youngest of ten children, his dad dying before the age of 4, Frank and his older brothers took on the ranch responsibilities- he driving a team all day long in the fields before the age of twelve. At 93, Frank has been able to instill the skills of horsemanship and hard work into his children- teaching them how to work the animals and to respect each one for its uniqueness. Competing in the teamster driving contests later in life, after a successful stint as a rodeo performer and a top-notch pick-up man, he was always confident in his horses ability. As many can attest to, Frank could get his mules to do anything he needed them to do- leading his to win the Montana high-pint teamster award several times. He taught his children to drive and helped many more get started in teamster driving. Even after selling a team, he devoted many hours teaching the new owners how to drive them correctly.

 


MISSION STATEMENT OF THE MONTANA DRAFT HORSE AND MULE ASSOCIATION
To promote equine in harness or draft for education among the members
To encourage youth participation and to extend education to anyone interested
To continue to recognize the historical heritage of the draft equine and its place in today's society
To encourage the fundamental values and skills required to be learned working with animals for enjoyment, recreation and entertainment for the owners and the public through shows, working horse and driver events, pleasure drives, parades, educational workshops and any other related events



United In Light, Inc.
www.draftrescue.com
unitedinlight@mac.com
406-222-7982

Big Sky Leatherworks
Your full service Harness Shop
Don & Bev Huffman
(406) 373-5937
5243 Hwy 312 E.
Billings, MT 59105
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www.bigskyleatherworks.com

Gooch Hill House
Quiet Country Bed & Breakfast!
5 miles SW of Bozeman, MT
7825 Gooch Hill Road
Bozeman, MT
(406) 586-5113
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United In Light, Inc.
is fully funded by the public as a 501c3 nonprofit. All donations are welcome and can be made online at
www.draftrescue.com
or by mail.
Contact information:
unitedinlight@mac.com
406-222-7982

Updated December 08, 2008
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Updated December 08, 2008