Lipizzan Association of North America

Lipizzan Associations Combine to form
the Lipizzan Federation of America

LIPIZZAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA (LFA) LAUNCHING

The following is a letter from the interim board of directors of the LFA:

Dear Lipizzan Owners, Friends and Enthusiasts, Today The Lipizzan Federation of America - LFA - has become a reality.

The three Lipizzan organizations, through their representatives on the Interim Board of the LFA, June Boardman, Ingun Littorin and Rennie Squire for the American Lipizzan Breeders Association (ALBA), John Iannuzzi, Gary Lashinsky and Delphi Toth for the Lipizzan Association of North America (LANA), and Keith Duly, Tim Foley and Muffin Smith for the United States Lipizzan Registry (USLR), have agreed to and signed a document approving a set of bylaws which will form the foundation of this new organization.

We are now looking forward to making this organization the best it can be with the assistance of all of you who have been waiting for this to become a reality, over many years of negotiation. There is a large amount of work that still needs to be done, new committees to be formed to deal with a myriad of issues now facing the actual physical combination of the three organizations.

Please contact any of the members of the Board of Directors for more details.

Ingun Littorin, Acting President

June Boardman
Keith Duly
Tim Foley
John Iannuzzi
Gary Lashinsky
Muffin Smith
Rennie Squier
Delphi Toth

BYLAWS OF THE LFA, as adopted by the Interim Board of the LFA

- PDF file of new LFA Bylaws (click here)

LIPIZZAN FEDERATION OF AMERICA Names Melody Hull To Be First Registrar

Melody Hull, longtime breeder, member of the Board of Directors of LANA, and co-author of the book, The American Lipizzan, has been appointed the first Registrar of the Lipizzan Federation of America (LFA). This appointment was made by the Interim Board of the LFA, for an initial term of three years.

Melody follows in the steps of her late husband, Tom Hull, who was Registrar for the Lipizzan Pedigree Trust and for LANA. Tom, a computer enthusiast, was tireless in his efforts to compile accurate pedigrees, taking the time to investigate the confusing and sometimes contradictory international records, while creating a comprehensive pedigree database which has been shared with Lipizzan breeders around the world. If cancer had not taken Tom at far too young an age, undoubtedly he would have become the LFA’s first Registrar. Melody is stepping into this role with her own skills and formidable knowledge of Lipizzan pedigrees.

HISTORY OF LANA

Read about the history of the Lipizzan Association of North America and what events have led to the Unification efforts.

» The history of LANA

LFA Unification Committee

At the 2008 Annual Meeting, the following LANA Board Members were designated as contacts for the LANA Unification project: John Gliege, John Iannuzzi and Gary Lashinsky. Since the illness then death of John Gliege, Delphi Toth has taken his place as a LANA Member of the LFA Unification Project. The following resolutions were approved in 2008.

» Resolution Accepting the Steps to Consolidate

» Resolution Approving the Formation

» Steps to Consolidation