The Rocky Mountain Breeders Association, a non-profit organization in existence since 2001, is an active group of individuals in the Appaloosa, Paint and Quarter Horse breeds. The prime objective of the Association is to develop, promote and market versatile quality stock and performance horses. Throughout the year, RMBA hosts seminars, clinics, stallion service auction, a Futurity, a horse show, Ranch Horse competitions and an annual Breeders Sale, our largest event. These events help to improve the health and welfare of horses and to educate our members and the public.

Most of our members are from Montana, but there are no residency limitations or requirements. We currently have approximately 75 members. Not all members own their own stallions, choosing instead to breed their quality mares to outside stallions. The annual membership dues for a family/ranch is currently $50.00, renewable each January.

We publish a Directory each winter, offering members the opportunity to purchase ad space for a nominal fee. Individual stallion and ranch ad space is also available in the Sale Catalog. By pooling our financial resources in these and other promotions, we offer a wonderful opportunity for you to present yourself, your ranch, and your breeding program, reaching far more customers than you could duplicate individually.

In order to qualify to sell in the Annual Sale, horses must be either the offspring of the member's mare and still owned by the RMBA member, or a mare in foal to the member's (your) stallion. In other words, an active result of your breeding program. The Sale is limited to 75-80 horses. Consignment opportunities are governed by membership status, with Charter Members and those selling in the prior year's sale having first opportunity to reserve up to four sale slots in the first round, and expanding from there. It is designed to allow a greater diversity in horses, by avoiding the possibility of a few individuals dominating the available slots. Current consignment fee is $100/slot, plus 7% of the sale price. Approximately 2500 Sale Catalogs are distributed, and ads are placed in several magazines, including breed journals. Sale horses and member stallions are posted on the RMBA website, montanarmba.org

On the Friday of Sale weekend, we host a Futurity, including halter and performance classes, limited to those horses who have gone through the Sale, with added monies; we also have halter and performance classes limited to horses bred by RMBA members. In addition, we offer Open Ranch Horse competitions, with no qualifying limitations, which include a reining pattern and cow work. This also offers added monies.  All throughout the weekend, Sale horses are on display, and stallion owners are encouraged to bring their stallions for Stallion Alley, and to present promotional information on their own ranches.  We've moved our Sale to Saturday @ 4:30, and will be offering on-line bidding as well as live participation.  We've also added a Round-Pen Shoot-Out on Friday evening and again on Saturday, before the Sale.  Come and watch 3 Montana trainers start 3 colts concurrently, then compete for the title "2008 Round Pen Top Horseman".

For additional information or questions, please feel free to contact:

Pete Stiles - President: (406) 443-2317  e-mail: lazyt6@hughes.net
Gail Morris - Secretary: (406) 866-3434 e-mail: rmba@starband.net