Appaloosa News Monthly – May 2022
Regional Club Spotlight: Western Massachusetts Appaloosa Association
The Western Massachusetts Appaloosa Association (WMAA) has been a regional club, holding a charter from the ApHC since the 1970s, with members throughout the New England area.
Origins
It was December 30, 1974 when Charles Oppenheimer, Nancy Gaffey, Cynthia Barnes, Richard Facteau, Jane Zentara, Marie LaVertute, Owla Facteau, decided to associate themselves with forming an organization under the name of Western Massachusetts Appaloosa, Inc.
The first annual reports date back to November 4th, 1975, where it names the officers and board of directors as:
Officers
| President | Charles Oppenheimer, Suffield, CT |
| Treasurer | Nancy Gaffey, Suffield, CT |
| Clerk | Mary Lomascola, East Longmeadow, MA |
| Directors | Jane Zenttara, Suffield, CT Don Lomascola, East Longmeadow, MA Bea and Simon Joseph, E. Longmeadow Bill Aregood, Lebanon, CT Sandra Skrzypen, Greenfield, MA |
Although we don’t have specifics of the activities that occurred during the many years of being an appaloosa regional club, we do know many appaloosa enthusiasts came and went that helped the regional club grow into what it is today.
A few names that should be mentioned are: Kip and Barb Shepard, Janice and Ed Carroll, The Bisbee Family, Pam and Rich Salois, The Coggin Family, The Lomascola family, Kate and Chris Griffin, Scott and Cindy Artioli, The Cormier Family, Darlene Dehman, ET Mellor and so many more.
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