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Leading the Way

RMBA has been a vital part of our horse community for more than twenty years. Whether we’re educating riders, providing competition opportunities, or promoting stallions and breeders, our goal is to be an asset to like-minded horsemen and horsewomen.

As a Montana-based nonprofit organization, we rely on the support of our members, volunteers, and sponsors to make our operations possible. Not a member yet? Let’s fix that!

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Meet the Team

Our RMBA team puts their heart and soul into everything they do.

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Meet the Sponsors

Without financial support from our sponsors, RMBA events simply wouldn’t be possible.

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Meet the Trainers

Learn from the best reined cow horse riders, reiners, trail trainers, and colt starters.

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Mission

What We Stand For

“R.I.S.E. to the Standards”

The Rocky Mountain Breeders Association (RMBA) is a friendly and supportive horse breeders association that’s prime objective is to develop, promote, and market quality stock and performance horses. Also, we strive to educate our members, and the public, through clinics and seminars in an atmosphere where individuals can learn, have fun, develop relationships, and encourage each other.

Respect…

is the ability to care and have appreciation for others, as well as ourselves.

Show concern for others and their feelings.
Appreciate other people’s opinions.
Demonstrate honesty and loyalty.
Listen when others speak.
Encourage others to learn, experience, and enjoy the RMBA and horses.
Never abuse any horse at an RMBA function or otherwise, treat and care for your horse with kindness and respect.

Integrity…

is the honesty, sincerity, truthfulness, goodness, uprightness, and morality of your conduct.

Set high standards.
Understand the rules.
Be accountable and responsible.
Practice what you preach.
Honor your promises.
Entrust the duties of coworkers.

Stewardship…

is the careful and responsible management entrusted to each of us.

Pursue our mission statement by being honest and truthful.
Provide quality help to others.
Conduct yourself in a professional manner that properly represents the high quality of RMBA.
Dress in professional western attire, including cowboy hat (or helmet), boots, and long sleeved shirt while exhibiting in RMBA sponsored horse shows and presenting your horse(s) through RMBA horse sales.

Excellence…

is the ability to be better or greater than others.

Offer quality services in your horses and your sportsmanship in all affiliations of the RMBA.
Promote quality and honesty in all RMBA sales and shows.
Be honest in your representation of your horses in RMBA sales.
Guarantee your horses to be what you say they are.
Always try to make RMBA a better organization.

Our Team

Officers & Directors

Julia Tietz Wintersteen

***President***
**(406) 209-3921**
**juleswc@hotmail.com**
Julia has been involved with RMBA since 2006. She took a break from showing for 9 years, but came back to showing in RMBA shows in 2021.
In Julia’s words, “RMBA is here for everyone. You will never meet a more open and welcoming horse show association in Montana and I'm thrilled at the opportunity to get more involved! I've been an officer on multiple associations and non-profit boards and know how much work it is but also how rewarding it can be! It's a responsibility I take seriously and look forward to being able to give a little bit back to the group that's done so much for me.”

Jess Woodring

***First Vice President***
**(406) 580-6707**
**cjdwoody3@yahoo.com**

Kristy Sheehan

***Second Vice President/Webmaster***
**(406) 396-2415**
**kristyandjason@blackfoot.net**
I am the owner/operator of Sheehan Quarter Horses in Plains, Montana. I am a life-long horse person. I currently maintain a small, well-bred set of broodmares. I actively show in the RMBA Ranch Horse series on multiple horses.

Jan Finn

***Secretary/Newsletter Editor***
**(406) 266-4992**
**info@montanarmba.org**
**2684hwy284@gmail.com**
Raised on a ranch outside of Willow Creek, I live on a small ranch outside of Townsend, Montana, today. We have a commercial black Angus herd and have, for years, raised performance Paint and Quarter Horses focusing primarily on reined cow horses.

Katie Ennis

***Treasurer***
**(406) 594-2541**
**katie.vainio@gmail.com**
Katie was born in Belgrade and raised in Butte and Boulder. She has been riding horses as long as she can remember but she recently started participating in the cow horse competitions within the last four years. She has been drawn to the RMBA community because of the fun and supportive atmosphere we have as a group. She will be using her technology and collaboration skills as treasurer for the RMBA Board of Directors.

Channie Heimer

***Director at Large***
**(406) 223-2144**
**ptcowpony@aol.com**
I was born in Brawley, California. I have been on horses all her life. Me and my husband, Joe, raise a few colts a year that we sell. I am actively showing in the RMBA Ranch Horse Series, I am also a volunteer for the Park County 4-H and also help with the Livingston Roundup rodeo carrying flags.

Sponsors

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Do Good & Be Seen

Terrific sponsors have long been part of the RMBA success story, and their support helps the us offer more events in more locations. Originally founded by breeders for breeders as an association to help market the quality horses found in member programs, the association enjoys strong support from breeders and other equine enthusiasts.

Why Become a Sponsor?

Benefits of sponsorship include: coverage on the RMBA website, including a link to your business if one is available; coverage on social media; listing at the annual Awards Banquet. Sponsors also receive display space and a mention at each of the shows during the show itself.

(Sponsors are encouraged to provide a weather-proof banner advertising their business to display in arenas during events.)

We are a unique association with a diversity of membership. Remaining true to our origins, we promote breeders’ programs through our website, advertising, social media, as well as our biggest breeder promotion and fundraising event, the annual Stallion Service Auction. We take pride that members’ programs have found success from the show pen to the rodeo arena, from ranch work to recreation.

RMBA also hosts a Ranch Horse Competition series that offers classes suited for all levels and ages of horses and riders including classes designed specifically for youth. Most classes have Year End Awards attached for members who show in a minimum of 50 percent of offered shows. The RMBA doesn’t stop at offering affordable and family-appropriate horse events. The association holds an “Intro to Ranch Horse Clinic” each spring that serves a variety of interests.

Questions? Call Jan Finn at (406)266-4992 or 2684hwy284@gmail.com

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