UPDATE - TWHBEA's Sound EC Members and Pat Stout Need Support; Additions to the Sound State Reps List

*** Updated to correct the MN candidate

As was expected, the Lickers are up in arms that Pat Stout sent out the postcards to ask for our vote.  They are claiming that TWHBEA did not give permission for Pat to use the TWHBEA logo or name, and of course they are threatening to sue her.  The Executive Committee is going to have a meeting on Saturday, and there will be an attempt to force her to step down from her position.

Let's remember, though: if this had been the Lickers who had sent out this survey, they would have had no problem with someone using the logo!

So we need your help!  Email the EC at execcomm@twhbea.com and let them know you SUPPORT Pat and the efforts by TWHBEA to support the sound horse once and for all.  This is extremely important.  TWHBEA needs to hear from everyone!

Next, the list of candidates for state reps that are for the sound horse and the PAST Act is growing!  Below is the most updated list.  If the candidate is not on the ballot, please write him/her in!  Don't forget about the tips I included on our previous blog post with the list.

Also, I know that a lot of trail riders, endurance riders, and people who do other things with their TWHs besides show don't always pay much attention to their membership, or they shun TWHBEA altogether because of the Big Lick and soring.  So, please seek them out and ask them to take the time to vote this time around.  Show them this list and explain that even though we know they don't show, we need their support to help end the abuse.  All it takes is a checkmark or a write-in and sending the mail back!

I must say that I am very excited to see TWHBEA growing this way.  I'm glad I turned in a membership, and I am very hopeful and positive that we'll see REAL change within the next year!  Keep up your letters and hard work--IT IS making a difference!

State (seats available)	Declared Candidate	Write In Candidate	Sound Candidate
Alabama (1)	Ford Gates	Roger Hand	Roger Hand
Arizona (1)	Curt Rosemann	Pam Reband	Pam Reband
Colorado (1)	Rick Evans Polly Jean Blanchard Nicole Tolle		Rick Evans
Georgia (2)	Donald Godbee Loyd Black Susan Paul	Jo Ellen Finerfock	Donald Godbee Jo Ellen Finerfock
Indiana (1)		Linda Wray	Linda Wray
Kansas (1)		Julie Keller	Julie Keller
Kentucky (3)	Linda Starnes Carrie Benedict Spencer Benedict Kim Bennett Lloyd Cassidy Gene Carswell Melanie Lawrence Paul Rosevear		Linda Starnes
Minnesota (1)	Cynthia Endres	Paulette Nuetzel	Paulette Nuetzel
Mississippi (1)	Karla Nichols Massey Ashley Wadsworth		Karla Nichols Massey
Missouri (1)	Caroline Hoffman Debbie Hennemann		Caroline Hoffman
Ohio (1)	Joyce Moyer Jack Kwok		Joyce Moyer
Tennessee (2)	David Pruett Dee Dee Miller John Allred Rollie Beard Larry Lowman Nathanael Jackson Carol Seares Stephen B Smith David W Williams		David Pruett Dee Dee Miller
Texas (1)	Everett Butch Allen Jerri Sue Arrighi	Sharon Redwine	Sharon Redwine
Utah (1)		Gordon Hirschi	Gordon Hirschi
Virginia (1)	Pam McKinney	Margaret Hershberger	Margaret Hershberger
West Virginia (1)	Angela Cook-Huffman Charles Wright Jeff Tanner		NONE
Washington (1)	Linda Arnold Kimberly J Widner		Linda Arnold
Wisconsin (1)	Mick Salm		Mick Salm
Region 1 - Netherlands (1)		Sandra van den Hof	Sandra van den Hof
Region 2 - NE, NM, ND, SD, NV (1)
Region 4 (1)	Julie Dillon Loren Stevens		Julie Dillon
Region 5 - AK, BC, HI (1)
Region 6 - Eastern Provinces of Canada (1)
Alberta		Bill Adams	Bill Adams
Israel
Germany	Denise Bader-Keyser Gerrit Band		NONE