American Long Ears Society

Model Horses
1) Club Name:
American Long Ears Society
2) Club Initials:
ALES
3) Year Club Began:
1991
4) Approximate Number of Members:
100 plus
5) Description/Purpose of Club (Ex.- Arabians Only, Draft Horses, etc.):
Longears (donkey, mule, hinny) & Exotics (zebra, zebroid, zebrass, wild ass, przewalski)
6) List of Special Sections/Areas, if any (Ex.-Novice, Junior, Intermediate):
N/A
7) Do you meet or are you a mail club?
Mail Club
8) If you meet, where do you meet(City, State, etc.):
N/A
9) How often do you meet?
N/A
10) Cost to Join:
No Dues to join
11) Dues:
No annual dues
12) Shows Held Photo/Live(Type, How Often, etc.):
22+ Photoshows a yr ~ mixture of showtrains (two 4-mo runs), regular monthly point shows (2 per month), free clinics (1 per yr), special benefits, plus yearly NATIONALS in which models must qualify for individually. Also have separate monthly racing circuit running Feb-June, July-Dec.
13) Cost to Show:
Clinics are free, point shows $1 each, trains $4 (4 mo's) plus postage, benefits vary, NATIONALS are free. Race fees are $1 per mo, $4 for 6 months, & $8 for 11 months.
14) Awards Given (Type, Monthly, Annually, etc.):
Hi-Point Year-End Awards including Halter, Performance, and Combined Halter and Performance Divisions (36 in all) as well as Model of the Year. We also have accumulative awards including Region of Merit (1000 pts.), Legion of Merit (2000 pts.), and Hall of Fame (3000 pts.) In addtion, we offer Incentive awards like the ALES Live Show Ambassador, ALES Photo Show Ambassador, ALES Miles Award, ALES Pursuit of Excellence Award, and ALES "Versatility Hall of Fame" Award for folks who promote their long ears against horses in regular live and photo shows.
15) Club Newsletter (Description, how often published, cost, etc.):
"The Model Bray-er," bimonthly, $12 yr/USA, $18/Canada, $24/other Foreign. Sample copy $2/USA $5/foreign personal check or money order ok. Newsletter averages 22-24 pages per issue, mailed flat @ first class. Contains articles, how-to's, club news, show results (just champs), photos, ads, variety of columns, etc.
16) Cost to Advertise (members/nonmembers):
Ad rates same for member or non-member:
	Full pg Camera ready: $4
  	Full pg w/typsetting/design: $6
	1/2 pg Camera ready: $2
	1/2 pg w/typesetting/design: $3
	1/4 pg Camera ready: $1
	1/4 pg w/typesetting/design: $2
	Classified - Up to 60 words: 25 cents
17) Are Registrations Required to show:
Registrations are required. In order to have your points/placings count towards ALES NATIONALS, Accumulatives, and the ROM's programs, you must register your models within 30 days of showing. Contact Registrar/Show Director for list of specs wanted. Upon joining ALES you will be assigned a special Member/Shower ID # of which your model registrations will be based on.
18) Any Special Membership Requirements:
Other than being breed specific, there are no other special requirements. You DO NOT even have to own a longear or exotic model just to join up. You DO NOT even have to show to be a member of this club. Amount of club participation is left entirely up to the member.
19) Information about Club officials:President/Officers/Point Keeper,etc:
ALES is governed by a Board of Directors:

Juanita Snyder (Oregon): Registrar & Show Director
Leah Patton (Texas): ADMS Liasion, TMB Co-Editor
Dawn Calo (Ohio): TMB Co-Ed, Publisher, Circulation Manager
Kate Cabot (Massachusetts): Public Relations Director
Cheryl Mundee (Idaho): Pointkeeper/Awards Director
Tammy Crowe (Texas):  Racing Director
20) Other Comments/Info:
To date ALES is the only MODEL club to ever be affiliated with a REAL or LIVE breed registry/association, the ADMS (American Donkey & Mule Society), and as such, is honored to be allowed eligibility in competing in their Awards program (for breed promotion).
21) Club Contact Person Information(Preferably someone with an Email address):
To contact any of the above Directors, use our main club email addy
(messages will be routed to correct Club Officer):

		braynet@hotmail.com

or visit our website at:  http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/studios/2905
22) All folks can be contacted at the above central e-mail location for our club. We also have our own web page at: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/studios/2905
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