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Spring 2012A publication of the Carriage Operators of North America
CarriageCourierCONA is throwing a Convention and We Would Love to See You There!!
By Nickolena VanTuyl and Judy Kinney Paisley
Winter 2020 is upon us. Time to start planning your winter weather escape! CONA is throwing a convention in Florida this February with some can’t miss speak-ers and events! Whether you have a single carriage, are a large multi carriage operator or a supplier to the carriage in-dustry we have something to interest you
Do you have questions about:• Improving Safety in Our Industry • Public Relations• How to Enhance Your Online Pres-
ence • How to proactively address the threat
that animal rights activism poses to all of us,
• What can we learn from other profes-sionals concerned with threatened survival of their livestock and indus-tries
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Winter 2020
• Keeping you, your clients and your horses safe wher-ever you go
• And moreWe will include a
tour day to St. Augus-tine, Florida, which is the oldest continuously operated city in the United States. There is an array of attractions for every interest, with fun, history, entertain-ment and shopping available to us on the weekend!
We have another stellar lineup of speakers
Come to Jacksonville and stroll the many beaches and waterways
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CONA BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020
tOFFICERS
Beth Podhajecki, PresidentLoon Meadow Farm
PO Box 267 • Greenfield Center, NY [email protected]
518-893-6116
Nicky Van Tuyl, Vice PresidentVintage Carriage Company
69 Lincoln Blvd, Ste A-157 • Lincoln CA [email protected]
800-426-3321
Jack Kliever, TreasurerNew Deal Farm
2415 Tower Hill Rd • Saunderstown RI [email protected]
401-295-4490
Mary Lou Gwozdek, SecretaryBright Star Carriages LLC
10041 S. Westminster Rd. • Guthrie, OK [email protected]
405-317-8722
BOARD MEMBERS
Bridger MedlinSouthern Breezes Carriage Co. • Monroe, NC
Broderick ChristoffCharleston Carriage Works • Charleston, SC
James LaugaRoyal Carriages
1824 North Rampart St. • New Orleans, LA [email protected]
504-943-8820
Skip MaletzkeSpur of the Moment Ranch
14221 Helen Lane • Mountain, WI [email protected]
715-276-3726
Donna FriedlanderTally-Ho Carriage Tours
1960 White Road • Victoria, BC Canada [email protected]
+1-250-514-9257
Anne MurrayWorkhorse farm & Ranch
706 CR 4599Boyd, TX 76023
Mary Alice EdwardsPalmetto Carriage
8 Guignard St.Charleston, SC 29401
To submit articles or for more information about the Carriage Courier, please
contact Judy Paisley, Newsletter Editor at [email protected] or call at
(610) 368-3822.
CarriageCourierPresident’s Corner – The CONA Convention – Don’t Miss This!
When I started my business in the early 1980s, I had an an-tique surrey that I had restored. I had been offered a free Morgan gelding who was a retired show horse, a
park horse to be exact, that had been left to fend for himself in a huge pasture for months. He seemed to like his new lifestyle and would not let anyone near him. I was told, “if you can catch him, you can have him”. So after a long afternoon of walking that pasture he and I finally came to an agreement and I happily drove home with my carriage horse in tow. At that time peo-ple were thrilled with anything that resem-bled a horse and carriage for their wedding or special event. Although the surrey was pretty and the Morgan was a stunning black and looked gorgeous going down the road, he had a few quirks. I remember waiting in front of a church for an extended period of time while he stood quite nicely. Then just as the bride and groom walked towards us he reared straight up. The crowd ap-plauded, the newly married couple climbed aboard and off we went at a brisk trot! I cringe looking back on it today but at the time my footie and I laughed it off.
As the years passed I learned many lessons but my learning curve went way up when I joined CONA in the early 90’s and began attending conventions. But for now, as the saying goes, “the times they are a changing. “ Today our clientele is able to choose between Cinderella carriages, vis-a-vis carriages, Victoria phaetons or wag-onettes for weddings, or choose white or black hearses or caissons for funerals. To-day our clientele expects a theatrical, dra-matic performance.
Another difference from past experience is that we now live in a very litigious soci-ety. The belief that people are responsible for themselves seems to be rarer and rarer. Although safety has always been of the utmost concern, today there is absolutely no room for error. This is where CONA is invaluable; the concepts shared at CONA conventions have been a Godsend to me. Conventions have hosted professionals
that impart their expertise not only in han-dling, caring for and driving horses but also in business contracts, insurance, websites, social media and public relations; also car-riage manufacturers, DOT requirements for truck and trailer drivers, and so much more.
Although demonstrations and speakers are a critical part of attending conventions there is a dynamic component that must be emphasized, that is the connections and friendships created and the networking that results from these relationships. I can tell you from personal experience that I’ve made better decisions in my business and have benefited because of my involvement in CONA. And then there’s the very real infusion of enthusiasm that results from spending three days immersed in a gather-ing of likeminded carriage enthusiasts. I’ve left every convention with new ideas and fresh interest in making my business the best and the safest it can be. I implore all of our members and potential members to join us. I look forward to seeing you all in Jacksonville, FL in February.
Beth
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By Judy Kinney PaisleyMany of us keep a gray horse or two,
or ten, in our stable especially for formal events requiring a beautiful white horse/white carriage setup. When they are cleaned and thoroughly groomed, gray horses may very well be the ultimate in horse-drawn ceremonial elegance. Un-fortunately, the privilege of having these stunning horses in our lives can be ac-companied by a complication from a con-dition known as “melanoma.”
If you breed horses, you know that gray horses are usually not born gray. The horse genetically destined to be-come a gray may start out as charcoal, chestnut or bay, and experiences a grad-ual replacement of its colored hairs with white or “gray” hairs. The gene that gov-erns a horse’s gray coat color results in a depigmentation of the horse’s coat, that is, a loss of color resulting in the absence of coat color, aka gray or white. The initial dark color in the horses’ coat results from melanin, a dark pigment, produced by cells called melanocytes. Researchers believe that a disruption in these cells’ metabolism causes a cellular derange-ment resulting in darkly pigmented tu-
Attention Gray Horse Owners: What You Need to Know About Melanoma
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mors – a condition known as melanoma. Melanoma is a cancer of the skin’s
pigment cells. The risk of melanoma has been traced to this gene that is responsi-ble for horses’ gray coat color, and unfor-tunately melanoma in horses is not fully understood. There are likely other factors that are determinative as to whether a given horse will develop melanoma and the attributes of the melanoma. In peo-ple, melanoma is associated with sun ex-posure, however, in equines, melanoma behaves differently. The longer your gray horse lives, the greater chance that mela-noma will become a problem of stagger-ing statistics: about 80 percent of gray horses older than 15 years will have at least one melanoma. The risk of melano-ma, as in any cancer, likely increases with age, and may be a stealth killer of aged gray horses. The sad truth is, when you see a very old horse, in the upper thirties or forties, it is seldom a gray horse.
Melanoma tumors aka “melanomas” develop when the cells that contain the dark pigment melanin proliferate into lumpy masses. They typically present as a black lump or lumps in and around hair-less areas, such as under the tail, around
the anus or the sheath of geldings. They also occur around the mouth and eyes. Tumors are typically round, raised, black lesions varying in size from ½ inch to up to 8 inches, and can be found in clusters. They can be malignant (cancerous) or behave as if they are benign (non-can-cerous) for a long period of time but even-tually, especially if the horse lives long enough, will likely manifest themselves as malignant. Depending on the size and location of the tumor, they can have no effect on a horse’s quality of life, and continue on for years without change. Or, they can become large and disruptive or obstructive to critical body functions, such as passing of feces. The tumors may ul-cerate with a black tarry discharge, and become a nuisance attraction for flies. Some studies have shown that over time, more than half of melanomas spread to surrounding tissues. They may grow rap-idly, and multiply.
There are four categories of melano-ma: 1) melanocytic nevi, can occur in any color horse, usually seen in young horses - they are typically benign; 2) dermal mel-anomas, which are usually isolated tu-mors growing around the tail or perineum of gray horses, and can be cured by sur-gical removal; 3) dermal melanomatosis, which are typified by multiple lesions, in horses greater than 15 years old. These tumors have a high metastatic rate and cure is usually not possible; 4) anaplastic malignant melanoma in non-gray horses, and is usually aggressive, spreading rap-idly with poor prognosis.
You should report any mass you no-tice on your horse to your veterinarian. If indicated, the vet can perform various diagnostic tests (biopsy, needle aspira-tion of cells, or wholesale removal of the tumor). Often the vet can examine the lesion and diagnosis it as a melanoma upon sight without further testing. The pri-mary concern is whether the melanoma is metastasizing (spreading) into internal organ systems, such as lymph nodes, lungs, blood vessels, and the lining of the abdomen. A rectal exam may identify hidden metastases internally before
Gray horses make a wedding picture perfect
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any evidence of tumors would be visible on the outside of the horse. Your vet will recommend that you carefully monitor a melanoma tumor for changes, such as rapid growth in size or further clustering of new lesions. If melanomas are isolated or few in number, and are not causing problems, some vets opt to not take any immediate action or intervention. Howev-er, this is risky because one cannot read-ily predict whether a melanoma will stay the same for years, or whether it will pro-liferate and spread externally or internal-ly. Recent studies seem to indicate that the best way to prevent melanoma from spreading is early treatment and removal of small melanoma tumors, to prevent spread to surrounding or internal tissues. For certain types of melanoma, excision of melanoma tumors can result in cure.
Removal of melanomas is performed by surgery, carbon dioxide lasers or cryo-therapy (freezing), all best done when the tumors are small. The veterinarian often will perform the tumor removal with only standing sedation, as opposed to general anesthesia. Once a melanoma becomes large and invasive to other structures or surrounding tissues, it may be impossible
remove all of the tumor. As with cancer in humans, incomplete removal may trigger further spread and metastasis.
Melanomas may also be treated with localized chemotherapy. Cisplatin is chemotherapy than can be injected directly into a melanoma to shrink the tumor. This method of using cisplatin targets only the site of injection and is not curative if the tumor has already spread. Unlike systemic cisplatin treat-ment in humans, this localized treat-ment does not cause the adverse side effects such as nausea, vomiting and hair loss.
Cimetidine, an antihistamine, has had some very limited success in im-proving survival, especially in horses with rapidly growing tumors. This ther-apy appears to be effective in some horses, but not in others; some horses become resistant to the cimetidine and it stops working.
There has been some success with therapeutic vaccinations that cause a horse’s immune system to target and destroy melanoma cells. One vaccine, Oncept, was originally approved for dogs with oral melanoma, but has been used with success in some horses as well. The horse must be vaccinated with a series of four shots every two weeks, then boosters twice yearly. The price is not inexpensive, with costs av-eraging $600 per shot, and only spe-cialized veterinary oncologists can ob-tain the vaccine.
There is another vaccine also be-ing trialed for equine melanoma. It is classified as direct immunotherapy, in which a veterinarian inserts a spe-cialized bacterial gene into the tumor, which stimulates the horse’s immune system to target melanoma cells for destruction. This therapy is known as IFx-VETDirect multi-indication cancer vaccine.
Another experimental therapy is High Frequency Irreversible Electro-poration (H-FIRE). H-FIRE, performed with sedation and local anesthetic, uses bursts of electricity to zap tumor cells via tiny needles, which physically damages the melanoma cells ultimate-
ly resulting in cell death. Sometimes H-FIRE is used in conjunction with cisplatin.
Finally, there has been limited suc-cess with therapies that are plant based. One treatment, known as betulinic acid, derived from birch (species Betula) bark leaves. A major component of birch leaves is salicylic acid, which is the core active compound in aspirin. Some scien-tists in Germany have identified betulinic acid as able to destroy melanoma cells in the lab, and have tried this therapy with some success on a small number of horses. Another plant-based treatment is frankincense oil, injected or applied topi-cally, which has been shown to reduce tumor size. More studies are needed to confirm whether these therapies are worth pursuing.
The bottom line: If the melanoma tu-mors are left to enlarge and spread, the horse may suffer from devastating prob-lems such as colic, neurologic condi-tions, weight loss, and difficulty defecat-ing. If the disease reaches an advanced stage, there is not much the vet can do for the horse. Unfortunately there are times when the melanoma tumors are not visible on the outside of the horse but are present internally, and may become large enough to become life threatening. Horse owners should be familiar with ev-ery inch of their horse as they go about their routine grooming. With proper early intervention, the prognosis for melanoma can be very good in prolonging the health of life of your magnificent gray horse.
A proliferation of melanoma tumors can occur over years or even weeks or months
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Reprinted article courtesy of Driving Di-gest and the author, Ann SandersBy Ann Sanders
When we climb into the carriage seat and take up the reins, we expect our horse to stand and wait for our signal to move on. One of the first things we learn as drivers is, in those moments before we begin our drive, we should give the horse time to settle and focus. But do we do that for ourselves? We are all aware how our mood can transmit down the reins to the horse’s mouth, which can in turn impact his mindset. Are we carrying the stresses of our day into the carriage? Have we taken time to stretch out tight muscles so we can be flexible? Are we in a frame of mind to really enjoy the drive ahead?
I tend to be a nervous sort, particu-larly when faced with remembering a cones pattern at a show, or concentrating on a training exercise, or even anticipat-ing those “monsters” that may jump out of the hedgerow on a pleasure drive. I think we all have a little bit of that in us, more so than others. I have to laugh at myself sometimes when I take a moment to observe how my stress is affecting me physically: my shoulders have crept up to my ears, my knees are clenched like a vise grip (with the unfortunate result of my heels coming off the floorboard), and my hands gravitate upward until I resemble something of a squirrel holding tightly to an acorn. Not a pretty sight, and certainly no way to start a dressage test!
I knew there had to be a way to help myself relax, and that’s where yoga
Bringing Yoga to Your DrivingFinding Focus and Flexibility
came in. Having practiced Kripalu Yoga for more than 40 years, I realized that the benefits—both mental and physical—of this ancient practice could translate to my driving. Basic Elements of Yoga
Discussed below are two common disciplines of yoga: breath awareness (inward focus) and postures. When prac-ticed together, these help to harmonize the body and mind, which can be instru-mental in helping drivers center them-selves and relax. Begin each drive with a few moments of mindfulness, as pre-sented in the section below. Supplement this with the short sequence of postures, done at home, and soon you will begin to feel the benefits of bringing yoga to your driving.Relaxation Through Mindfulness
Once you have settled in the seat, reins in hand, and with the horse at a stand, begin by focusing on your horse’s ears and slowly soften your gaze (but don’t close your eyes!). Take several deep and controlled breaths, being mind-ful of each breath as you inhale and ex-hale. Try to focus your thoughts inward, visualizing nervousness and anxiety flowing out with your exhale. If nervous thoughts creep back in your mind, ac-cept their presence, but then let them go, again exhaling them on your breath. Af-ter several more breaths, inhale deeply, shrugging your shoulders to your ears. On the exhale, roll your shoulders back and down, dropping the weight of your el-bows down toward the seat. Take several
more slow, controlled breaths in this posi-tion. When you are ready, refocus your gaze, take up the reins, and drive on!
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Upward Salute (Urdhva Hastasana) effec-tively opens the chest, stretches the arms and whole torso, and is a great way to begin this mini sequence. Feel the lift!
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Relaxation Through PosturesFor drivers, the upper body must stay
fluid and kinetic in order to connect softly and effectively with the horse’s mouth. Tightness in the driver’s hands, stemming from a rigid posture, will harden contact and most certainly affect the horse’s re-sponse. Several yoga poses (called “asa-nas”) performed in a seated position, either on a sturdy chair or on a pillow or folded blanket on the floor, can help stretch and loosen the arms and muscles of the torso. Perform the flow of poses described and il-lustrated below, and remember to breathe slowly throughout.
Upward Salute (Urdhva Hastasana) – Begin with your arms at your sides (modi-fied Tadasana or Mountain Pose). On an inhalation, sweep your arms out and up, opening your chest and slightly lifting your chin. Hold briefly and exhale slowly, lower-ing your arms back down to your side. Re-peat two more times, each time increasing the length of your inhalation.
Seated Twist (Bharadvasana I) – In-hale and lift through your sternum. Ex-
hale and begin to twist to the right, keep-ing your bottom squarely on the chair (do not allow your hip to lift). Rest your left palm on the outside of your right knee and bring your right arm back and place your hand on the seat of the chair behind you. Continue to breathe, and with every inhalation, lift a little through the sternum. With every exhalation, twist a little more. Hold this pose for approximately 30 sec-onds. Release with an exhalation, return to start, and repeat on the other side. If you have back problems, be mindful of the feeling in your spine and release if you feel any discomfort at all.
Eagle Pose (Garudasana) – While still seated, inhale and cross your elbows, right under left, and bring the backs of your hands together in front of your face. Hold this pose for 10 breaths. Release and repeat with your left elbow under your right. For an added stretch, raise your arms gently up and down in front of your face. Return to Tadasana, with your arms at your sides.
Finish this mini flow sequence with the
Seated Forward Bend (Uttanasana). Cross your arms in front of your body, gently holding the opposite elbow. Round your back and bend forward, resting your chest on your thighs. Let your arms hang heavy toward the ground and feel the release and stretch in the shoulders and lower back. Rest there for five to ten breaths. Slowly curl your body back up to a seated position.
These yoga poses were chosen with the driver in mind, because they help open and lengthen those muscles that must stay flexible when driving. They are variations of the full poses, modified to focus on the upper body. I recommend a complete and regular yoga practice, as the benefits of yoga have been well-documented and are part of a program for total wellness. When performing any of these poses, you should never feel any pain or push your stretch to the point of discomfort. And, as always, consult your physician before starting an exercise program.
Shanti! (Peace!)
Eagle Pose (Garudasana) stretches the back muscles and opens the shoulder joints, creating space between the shoulder blades.
Seated Forward Bend (Uttanasana) is a perfect way to end the mini sequence. This pose releases tension in the spine, neck, and back and can be very calming.
Seated Twist (Bharadvasana I) is great for keep-ing the spine supple and lengthening the abdom-inal muscles, particularly the obliques. While in this pose, a gentle turn of the head left and right will add a nice stretch to your neck muscles.
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who will share their knowledge and in-sights applicable to the everyday conduct of our carriage businesses. Bill Richey, one of our most popular presenters, joins us again for another mind-blowing ses-sion on horse training and getting the ab-solute best from our horses. He will be presenting in the conference room and then giving a demo on tour day. He is the founder and CEO of National Mounted Police Services, Inc. Bill has decades of experience providing invaluable train-ing to horses and riders that are on city streets (sound familiar?) across the Unit-ed States, focusing especially on dealing with conditions not typically seen by hors-es, such as New Orleans Mardi Gras, or preparation for crowd control at the Olym-pics. He will give us both live training and the rational underlying his methods,
down to even how the horse thinks, sees, reacts and is hard-wired. Bill has over 30 years’ experience as a mounted police officer or mounted police trainer, and almost as many as civilian years as a trainer/in-structor. He has spent countless hours training of-ficers and civilians from all over North America, the Mid-
dle east and South America, as well as their horses, to perform safely and pro-fessionally, from the trail, to the movies, to the show ring and to Mardi Gras.
Kenny Russell of Poplarville, MS will be joining us for the first time as a pre-senter, and he is an expert on working with draft horses in farming and carriage driving. It is in his DNA to farm with Per-cheron and Belgian horses; his father farmed his entire life with horses and nev-er owned a tractor. Kenny has dedicated a lifetime to using and training workhorse in this family tradition of horsemen. In 1993 Kenny hosted his first “Learning to Farm With Draft Horses” clinic, and has continued to host people from all over the United States at his clinics. In 2011 he began giving a two day clinic with the carriage drivers in the French Quarter in
New Orleans, LA. Kenny will be present-ing us with information from his many thousands of hours of experience over a lifetime and speak about safety with very practical pointers on equipment, tech-nique, harnessing and whatever it takes to be a safe driver of horses. He will also be giving a live demo on tour day.
The Livestock Conservancy will be sending one of its Board members, Richard Blaney, PhD, who is an expert on issues involving equines that are threatened or endangered. There are many rare breeds of horses and po-nies whose existence hang in the bal-ance due to various factors affecting stewardship, survival, environmental and urbanization threats. Many of the issues impacting these animals paral-lel the trends in our own carriage driv-ing industry, regarding the keeping of horses who work in the carriage trade, the logistics of keeping up the tradition of working horses in the modern era, and in general the decrease in the lev-el of education and awareness of the general public regarding agriculture. Richard has a wealth of experience teaching and is an excellent commu-nicator and retired university profes-sor and administrator. He is a Floridian who lives his passion for preservation at his ranch, where he is dedicated to preserving Galiceño horses, a critically endangered breed of Colonial Spanish horse. Galiceños of Suwannee is our 80 acre horse ranch located in Suwan-nee County near Live Oak, Florida.
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Tour Day will include live horse training demos in St. Augustine on the Florida coast, with time to explore our nation’s oldest city
Take in Jacksonville’s night scene offering great dining and entertainment
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Because we also need to stay cur-rent on ever evolving business, market-ing and public relations issues, we will be switching it up with presenters who will address those areas as well. Tyler Jones is the founder, president, and chief ex-ecutive officer of SPEAK Strategic. A vet-eran political strategist and communica-tor, Jones has advised elected officials, candidates and businesses for over a decade. More importantly, Tyler has ad-vised carriage operators in South Caroli-na. Since 2017, SPEAK Strategic has led the public relations and advocacy effort for the horse carriage industry in Charles-ton, South Carolina. Local animal rights activists have spent years trying to ban carriage tours in Charleston and change public opinion about the industry. Thanks to SPEAK’s efforts, more Charlestonians than ever are learning the truth about the carriage horse industry and the treat-ment carriage horses receive. A 2018
poll showed an overwhelming majority of Charlestonians support the horse car-riage industry and vehemently oppose a ban. We have a lot to learn from the person behind this success, and he will share it directly with us at the CONA Convention!
Finally, Mindy Patterson will be join-ing us once again to give a report on the status of animal related businesses, with emphasis on the horse carriage indus-try and issues across the United States. There have been significant develop-ments in our industry in many munici-palities and it is imperative that we keep up to date on these issues which impact ALL of us. Mindy’s company, The Cavalry Group works to protect and advance the Constitutional and private property rights of law abiding animal owners, animal-related businesses and agricultural con-cerns legally, legislatively, culturally, and in the media. The Cavalry Group spe-
cializes in protecting its members against the onslaught of animal rights activism, in addition to challenging the infiltration of animal rights activ-ism in government at the local, state, and federal levels.
We invite you to join us in Jackson-ville, Florida February 26-29, 2020 to meet and brainstorm with others in your profession.
Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Jack-sonville-Riverfront, 1201 Riverplace Bou-levard Jacksonville, FL 32207
When: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 start with a meet and greet in the evening, convention check-in starts at 3:00 PM through Saturday, February 29, 2020. 11:00 PM. For more Informa-tion about the convention, visit the CONA website www.cona.org or email Nicki Vantuyl CONA Vice President [email protected], call or text 916.343.0156.
Richard Blaney Tyler Jones of SPEAK Strategic Mindy Paterson of the Calvary Group
Kenny RussellBill Ritchey – teaching invaluable skills to horses and owners.
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2020 CONA CONVENTION FEBRUARY 27-29 JACKSONVILLE, FLORDIA
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CONA is the principal organization in North America repre-senting both large and small operators in the professional
carriage industry.
By joining CONA, you become a part of this powerful unified voice and receive many ongoing benefits:
◊ CONA is recognized as the primary voice of the professional carriage industry by the AWC (Animal Welfare Council and the AHC (American Horse Council), through CONA you can im-pact equine legislation.
◊ CONA has a proven track record of preventing closure or unreasonable restrictions of carriage operations in Washington DC, Philadelphia, Little Rock and San Francisco.
◊ CONA provides valuable networking -- Bridles to diaper bags, marketing, business concepts, ideas for resolving difficult is-sues, leads on personnel, horses, equipment and insurance.
◊ www.cona.org -- The official website provides an easy to use National car-riage directory and web links.
◊ Expert resources to assist you in dealing with government agencies and special interest groups - AWC, safety, operations and training.
◊ Carriage Operators Guidelines -- Nationally recognized by pro-fessional car-riage operators, States and Municipalities.
◊ Drivers Training Manual -- a step-by-step manual to help you run a more profitable business.
◊ Annual Convention -- Packed with information, tours and ideas to make tour business grow and prosper.
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Benefits of CONA Membership
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CARRIAGE OPERATORS OF NORTH AMERICARENEWAL / MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Last Name_______________________________ First Name________________________________Company Name___________________________________ Phone__(______)__________________Street Address_____________________________________________________________________City____________________________________ State_________________ Zip________________Mailing Address (if different from Street Address)__________________________________________E-Mail Address_______________________________ Web Site______________________________Referred By__________________________________ Service Area__________________________Amount Enclosed_____________________________ Is this a Renewal _________Yes _______No
Signature_________________________________________________Date____________________New Membership is $125 Renewal Membership is $100 (US funds only please)
Non-Voting Affiliate (of a current CONA member) $25Make Check Payable to CONA & remit to CONA Membership • PO Box 267 • Greenfield Center, NY 12833
Be sure to note if you do NOT want e-mail or web site information included in the Membership Directory and the CONA web site.
CONA CONVENTION ATTENDEES!To receive the reduced hotel rate of $129 per night at
the DoubleTree by Hilton Jacksonville-Riverfrontyour hotel reservations must be made before midnight
on February 2, 2020otherwise you will be charged the regular rate.
By phone (available 24 hours a day) to 1-800-222-8733 and be sure to ask for “Carriage Operators CONA” or Group Code
CAR if booking online
CONA NewsletterP.O. Box 267Greenfield Center, NY 12833
The 32nd Annual CONA Convention will be held in sunny Jacksonville, Florida — February 27 to 29, 2020!
2020 CONA ConventionFebruary 27 – 29, 2020Jacksonville, Florida
R E G I S T E R N O W ! !