ANNOUNCEMENTS

We would like to thank our 2010 medal sponsors for their great gifts and continual support!!

CPHA Hunt Seat Finals held at Blenheim:

CWD Saddles ( saddle)
DaMoor’s Feed and Tack (coolers, hats)
Antares (helmet)
Valencia Saddlery (halters)
Blenheim Equisports (keeper trophy)
Ariat (boot bags, paddock boots, helmet bags)
Estee Lauder

Thanks to our Foundation Sponsors:
Held at Show Park

DaMoor’s Feed and Tack
James Klein Insurance
Starlane Farms
Blenheim Equisports.

Thanks to all of you who participated in the Foundation Mega Bucks Raffle, it was a huge success and will enable us to help more equestrians in need. The Foundation was able to give over $2500.00 this week to someone in need so without your generous giving this could not have happened. We know in this economic times giving is sometimes difficult and so it is even more appreciated.

Attention all interested scholarship applicants:
We are extending the application period for the 2010-2011 school year until June 15, 2010. Please remember you must be a child of a current CPHA professional member or a working equestrian student who is a CPHA member.

WRONG DATES!
Please note on the cheat sheet sent out in the mail some of the dates were incorrect.
The dates for the CPHA JR/AM medal finals held at Blenheim will be on August 19-21,2010
The dates for the Foundation will be at Del Mar Horsepark on August 27-29,2010
The dates for WCE will be at LAEC on November 17-21, 2010
Horsemanship and Child-Adult medal finals in Woodside: Sept 30-Oct.3, 2010
Child Adult-Horsemanship LA Regional Finals: Gold Coast "7" October 21-24, 2010
Click Here to View 2010 Cheet Sheet

Attention: If you received points for a 2010 qualifying class in 2009 after the 2009 finals your points will show up only after you become a 2010 current member. You may not enter in any class prior to joining or you will forfeit the points accrued in 2009.

Welfare of the Horse
Please read the following “Welfare of the Horse” and use it as a guide for the care you give your equine friends.  Attach the two pages I have attached called “Welfare of the Horse”.
Click Here to Read Article

Year End Awards
If you would like to nominate someone for our year-end awards please see the following criteria for each category and email your nomination to info@cpha.org.
Please see under “Previous Year’s Winners” to see who has previously won.
Click Here to View Criteria

Evacuation and Emergency Infromational Seminar Click Here

To View Results for all our 2010 medal finals Click Here

THANK YOU SPONSORS:

DaMoor's Feed & Tack
Be sure and visit DaMoor's Feed & Tack who sponsor many gifts towards all of our medal finals. Thank you very much.

Telesis Video - Visit Website

Press Releases Click Here

H2-B VISA
Please send letters to your congressman and senator to help our grooms get visas.
Without your participation this will not happen. Download this sample letter and send ASAP.
H2-B Visa Update
We would like to provide you with an update regarding H-2B temporary work visas.  Much has happened in 2009 with US Immigration Law, especially with H-2B visas.  The CPHA for many years sponsored an H-2B visa program for its members that greatly reduced the expenses associated with maintaining a qualified, legal temporary workforce during the prime California horse show competition period.  The US Department of Labor and US Citizenship and Immigration Services in January of 2009 changed the way H-2B petitions are filed, and group petitions are no longer allowed.  This does not mean, however, that CPHA members must go without their much needed temporary workers and a legal workforce.

International Law Group, LLP (formerly MJA Attorneys at Law) has handled the H-2B visa petitions for the CPHA and its members successfully since 1992 and continues to do so today.  International Law Group, LLP has successfully filed individual employer visa petitions for many CPHA members for the upcoming 2010 horse show season, and they are willing to assist all CPHA members, offering discounted legal fees for petition processing to our members.

If you need experienced legal assistance with your immigration matters or need a review of your immigration case, International Law Group, LLP is here to assist you.

Please contact either attorney Lisa Galliath or Martin Arburua at 858-259-0755 with any questions you.

Working Visas For Horse Show Grooms
Please contact International Law Group (858) 259-0755

• Chelsea James
• Justin Felton
• Chelsi Rua Stone
• Emily Miller
• Bertha Cardoza
• Laura Hannink

Financial Aid
In memory of Chelsea Weaver there is a fund to help out those who need financial help to attend clinics. Please send an email requesting aid to go to a clinic to info@CPHA.org. Include your name, address, phone number, CPHA #, name, date and location of clinic and amount of aid requested." This fund is from the CPHA Foundation

Attention all professionals:
Please download current medal specifications, membership application and cheat sheet to put into your CPHA Handbook. If you do not have a handbook and you are a professional you may request one for $10.00 which pays for the postage.

2010 Medal Finals Schedule

Previous Yearend Award Recipients

American horse council : Legal issues from the Horse Council

Yearend Awards for 2009

Yearend Awards for 2008

Yearend Awards for 2007

Yearend Awards for 2006

Yearend Awards for 2005

Yearend Awards for 2004

Thank you to 2009 View Sponsors

Thank you to 2008 View Sponsors

Thank you to 2007 View Sponsors

Boad of Directors Meetings
Next CPHA Board of Director's Meeting: March 15, 2010

CPHA Office
(818) 955-9500
10153 1/2 Riverside Dr. Suite 390
Toluca Lake, CA 91602