2025 MFTHBA Rulebook

5 Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association, Inc. Article I Name, Place of Business, Duration, No Stock, Corporate Seal Section 1. Name The name of the corporation shall be the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association, Inc. (MFTHBA). The corporation shall at all times be operated and conducted as a mutual benefit, nonprofit association in accordance with the laws of the State of Missouri, which provide for such organization, and by which the corporation shall acquire all such rights as granted to associations of this kind. Section 2. Place of Business The corporation shall have and continuously maintain in the State of Missouri a registered office and a registered agent whose office is identical with such registered office. The registered agent is Tommy Hayes and the registered office is RR 6 Box 67690, P. O. Box 1027, Ava, Missouri 65608. Section 3. Duration The duration of the corporation shall be perpetual. Section 4. No Stock to be issued There shall be no capital stock, and in lieu of stock certificates, written evidence of membership shall be issued to each member. Section 5. Corporate Seal The seal of MFTHBA shall be in the charge of the Secretary-Treasurer and shall be in the form impressed hereon immediately below: Article II Section 1. Purpose The purposes of the corporation are: A. To maintain registry records by collecting, recording and preserving the pedigrees of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse, along with the breed’s history; B. To develop and perpetuate suitable and proper standards for the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse while maintaining the integrity of the breed;