Illinois, Missouri and Iowa
During the 1973 International convention in Boston,
Mass, a new Regional plan was adopted by the delegates to International and
it was announced that Illinois, Iowa and Missouri fell into the category of
Region XI.
The first Region XI meeting was held December 15, 1973, in Quincy, Ill. At
that meeting regional officers were elected and the chairman of the Region
would serve as a Director on Internationals board. This Regional concept
affected all members of International, The Regional President/Chairman ,
elected by club deletes, would report the interests of his Region to the
Board of Directors and Regional meeting would improve communications between
clubs. Alfred Gardner was the acting chairman at that first Region XI
meeting and Dr. Ewbank , then Vice-President of the Illinois Arabian Horse
Association was elected chairman of Region XI by secret ballot and then
presided over the meeting. It was agreed during this first meeting that
Regional Championship Classes would be held in conjunction with the various
state shows throughout the Region each year. It was agreed that a request
for the Regional Championship Classes must be made to the Region one year
prior to the show by the state organization requesting classes.
The Illinois Arabian Horse Association requested that the 1974 Region XI
Championships be held in conjunction with their annual Illinois All Arabian
Horse Show in Springfield Ill and that request was granted. The show was
quite successful and was held again by the association in 1976.