May’s speaker will be Kym Morrissey, President of Colorado Horse Development Authority.

The Colorado Horse Development Authority (CHDA) is a promotional and marketing arm of the horse industry. Established in 1998 through legislation that charged the CHDA to strengthen the equine industry, CHDA is funded through the assessment of a fee on brand inspections. CHDA has educated horse owners and the general public on equine health, land management, land use regulations, classification of horses, through videos, pamphlets, twelve town meetings across the state, and Ag in the Classroom readers, reaching 66,000 youth in classrooms. CHDA has promoted the horse to our youth by sponsoring the 2,400 4-H youth entries at Colorado State Fair, the FFA National Judging team, and sending Colorado 4-H Horse Bowl team to the Quarter Horse Congress. In addition, CHDA sponsored the Four Mile Historic Park’s Draft Horse Day reaching thousands of new potential horse owners.

General membership meetings are typically held on the first Monday evening of the month. All active members and volunteers will receive an email with meeting location and agenda details 7-10 days prior to the meeting.