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Become a NAMHSA member!

Types of Membership

NAMHSA offers two types of memberships.
  1. Show memberships; and
  2. Individual memberships.

Show Memberships

Any live model horse show shall be eligible for NAMHSA membership provided all requirements for membership are met. Every edition of a model horse live show is considered a separate entity; therefore, a show held twice within the NAMHSA show year is considered two separate entities.

NAMHSA member shows are qualifying shows for the North American Nationals, i.e., "NAN". Each member show shall have one vote on issues submitted to the membership by the Board of Directors and shall have all responsibilities as stated in these Bylaws.

Our NAN-qualification show year runs from May 1 to April 30, so any member show held after May 1 in a given year will qualify models to enter in the following 4 years of NANs. Per a membership vote in December 2012, the NAN card validity was increased from 2 to 4 years, starting retroactively with cards marked NAN 2011-2012 which now are valid through NAN 2014. The table below shows the new dates, with NANs that have passed crossed out.

Old Dates New Dates
2011, 2012 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
2012, 2013 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
2013, 2014 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
2014, 2015 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017


In order to apply to be a member show, each applicant must send a completed membership application form, a copy of the show packet, and the membership dues to the NAMHSA Show Membership Secretary. The yearly membership fee per show depends on the total number of NAN tickets requested - a fee schedule is available on the membership application form. NAMHSA accept credit cards, checks, and money orders. NAMHSA also accepts PayPal for member show fees, sent to treasurer@namhsa.org.

Please be reminded that you must submit BOTH your application for your show AND show membership fees to NAMHSA at least 60 days in advance of your show date.

The Secretary (or his/her designee) shall review the application materials and, provided all requirements are met, shall add the show to the NAMHSA membership.

New and renewing members will receive a welcome letter and NAN tickets. If you have any questions or require hard copies of any documents, please e-mail the Show Membership Secretary or write to:
Amy Peck
NAMHSA Show Membership Secretary
20014 SE 306th Pl.
Kent, WA 98042


Last updated on January 2, 2012