Welcome
to the.... PRESIDENT : JOHN AYERS VICE-PRESIDENT: JULIE LANNING SECRETARY/TREASURER : ROXANNE JANES Please contact any officer or Board memberif you have questions, comments or suggestions. Remember, the GDHA is YOUR club! | |||||||
| 2008 Georgia National Fair Draft Horse Show forms ready! Get your entries in before September 15th and save $4.00 per class Rules, Class List/Premium and Entry Form are on the Upcoming Events page *** SHOW COMMITTEE ***
2007 Georgia National Fair Draft Horse Show Results For pictures from the 2007 Georgia National Draft Horse Show, click here Click here for the class placings and a few photos of the 2008 Spring Show
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| This is not a GDHA meeting Click below for the link to Katrina Adams' Social She has also added a braiding class for draft horses MID-SUMMER GET TOGETHER (and braiding class) | |||||||
| Our Purpose and Goal | |||||||
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The Georgia Draft Horse Association is a
non-profit organization with the primary objective of promoting the use
of draft horses throughout the State of Georgia.
Our goal is to bring individuals with a love for these magnificent animals together at a variety of events and venues where they can exhibit and enjoy their horses in the company of like-minded people. We offer a number of events throughout the year including shows, field days, riding days, harnessing & driving clinics, seminars and demonstrations. Membership is open to any person interested in the breeding, showing, use or promotion of draft horses and is unrestricted as to residence. |
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| History | |||||||
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The Association was originally formed in the
mid-1980's by a group of people interested promoting and using draft
horses and mules in Georgia. Then known as the Georgia Draft Horse
& Mule Association, many programs were set up involving
shoeing, grooming, harnessing and training the horse and mule for work
and pleasure. There were field days, wagon trains and draft horse and
mule shows where the public was invited to observe, with the main
objective being social and promotional.
In 1995 the name of the association was changed to the Georgia Draft Horse Association with the purpose being much the same as the original founders - supporting and promoting the draft horse, establishing friendly relationships between members and promoting the exchange of knowledge and ideas pertaining to draft horses. In the past the association
has introduced thousands of people to draft horses via the Gwinnett
County Fair through exhibits and shows. In 1994 the association was
invited to the National Fairgrounds & Agricenter in Perry, Georgia , where our draft horses were exhibited
to the public. Since that time, we have held a Class
C Draft Horse Show each year in mid-October at the Georgia
National Fair. |
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Board of Directors
(click on the name to email) |
| John Ayers President 678-753-0737 (h) 706-354-0037 (w) |
| Julie Lanning Vice-President 770-513-4760 |
| Jeannie Bradshaw 478-783-2443 |
| Rodney Branch 770-846-3983 |
| S. R. Stocker 229-777-7741 |
| Debbie Wiedeman |
Other Contacts |
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| Show Committee |
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678-753-0737 (h) 706-354-0037 (w) |
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770-358-2678
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