DAVE FERGUSON Elected American Farrier's Association President at 2006 Convention

The American Farrier's Association's 35 Annual Convention was a large gathering of farriers in Omaha, Nebraska February 23 to 26, 2006.

Headline news from the convention was the election of two veteran AFA members and former board of directors members from the east coast. Dave Ferguson CFJ TE of Cambridge, Maryland will take over as president. John Blombach of Westminster, Massachusetts will serve as treasurer.

Tim Quinn of Jeddo, Michigan will be the board representative to the AFA's executive committee.

Ferguson and Blombach replace Craig Trnka and David Edens, respectively, who had each served two consecutive terms to fulfill the AFA's term limits. Trnka remains on the executive committee as immediate past president.

Filling out the new executive committee are secretary Walt Taylor CF of New Mexico and vice president Bob Earle of Arizona, along with executive director Bryan Quinsey.

In other news, the AFA reviewed a long list of bylaw changes and approved a substantial raise in dues to $150, from the former rate of $105.

National high point and overall high point competition winner was Mark Milster CJF of Oklahoma.

The late Vern Hornquist of New York received the Walt Taylor award for exemplary service to the association and profession. His wife Eileen and son Josh were present to accept the award.

More than 100 companies exhibited in a large trade show in Omaha run by the Farrier Industry Association.

More information will be available at the AFA's web site, http://www.americanfarriers.org.

Noted election figures according to AFA's Bryan Quinsey:
1,436 ballots received, 3 unverifiable, 1,433 ballots counted

Treasurer:
901 (63%) - John Blombach, CJF
487 (34%) - Michael Joshua
45 - Abstentions

President:
785 (55%) - Dave Ferguson, CJF, TE
631 (44%) - Jeff Ridley, CJF, TE
1 - Write in
16 - Abstentions

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