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American Horse Council

The American Horse Council (AHC) is a trade organization in Washington, DC representing the horse industry. The organization formed in the late 1960s, and received IRS 501(c) non-profit recognition in 1969,[1] with a committee that became the Coalition of State Horse Councils forming in 1970, now having 43 states participating.[2] American Horse Council Foundation was founded in 1991.[3]It lobbies before Congress and Federal agencies for the interests of the horse industry, and serves as a unified voice for the horse industry.

Membership is open to anyone, but is primarily made up of the following groups:

A subcommittee of the American Horse Council, the State Horse Councils Advisory Committee (SHCAC), is made up of representatives of the individual state horse councils, and works on equine issues at the state level, dealing with state legislation, trails & show facilities, state horse expos, etc.

Van Ness Award

This committee annually presents the Van Ness Award, given in honor and memory of Marjorie Van Ness of New Jersey, a long-time leader and friend to the entire horse industry. This award is presented to an individual that best emulates the dedication and commitment of Marge Van Ness to the improvement of the horse industry at the state level. Past recipients have been:

References

  1. ^ "IRS 990", public IRS document, GuideStar
  2. ^ "About the Coalitiono of State Horse Counsils". Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  3. ^ "Foundation", official website, American Horse Council
  4. ^ "AHC Presents Van Ness Award to Iowa's Sally Blount". 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  5. ^ "AHC's 2011 Van Ness Award Presented to Idaho Horse Industry's Edith Stanger | American Horse Council". 2014-08-17. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  6. ^ "AHC Presents 2012 Van Ness Award to Kentucky's Madelyn Millard | American Horse Council". 2012-07-30. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  7. ^ "Van Ness Award Goes to Maryland's Beverly Raymond | American Horse Co…". archive.ph. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  8. ^ "AHC Presents 2014 Van Ness Award to Illinois' Paul Briney". 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  9. ^ "Yvette Anderson-Rollins Receives AHC's 2015 Van Ness Award – American Horse Council". Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  10. ^ "Dr. Ann Swinker Receives AHC's 2016 Van Ness Award – American Horse Council". Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  11. ^ "Jill Montgomery Receives AHC's 2017 Van Ness Award – American Horse Council". Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  12. ^ "Tim Capps Awarded 2018 Van Ness Award – American Horse Council". Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  13. ^ "Jean Ligon of Michigan Horse Council to Receive 2019 Van Ness Award – American Horse Council". Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  14. ^ "AHC Announces 2020 Award Winners – American Horse Council". Retrieved 2022-09-19.

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