WHAT IS IPABRA? 
IPABRA was designed for those interested in pedigree assignment and to promote education in color genetics, bloodlines, and breed types. We are now 100+ members strong including many friends from overseas.
We have many things to offer our members, not one of least is Bloodlines. Bloodlines is our bi-monthly newsletter, which features articles by contributing editor Lesli Kathman, bloodlines and pedigrees, controversial topics within pedigree assignment, color genetic information, write-ups on sires and dams, book reviews, s/d listings, and much more.
We also have free mail-in AND online monthly photo shows in both Halter and Performance that are VERY competitive- the past Top Tens are chosen from literally hundreds of championship models! The show season culminates in a yearly National Championship (judged in past years by D’arry Jone Frank, Paula Hecker, Sue Stewart, Julie Harris, Lesli Kathman, Jackie Arns, Karen Beeson, Julia Lord, and Kim Bjorgo), where only the best of IPABRA meet to compete.
Awards that can be won include gold and silver medallion status, supreme champion titles, ROMs and LOMs. We are unique in the fact that we also provide championship titles and ranks for high-scoring sires and dams. Subscriptions to Bloodlines- IPABRA are $3 a year (sent by PDF file and Microsoft Word). Sample issues of Bloodlines are available for one dollar! WE NOW ACCEPT PAYPAL- please send your money to wombats@earthlink.net You can still send your dues by USPS, if you prefer.
IPABRA also offers a TACK LIBRARY for our members! See below for more information.
We hope to see you in IPABRA! If you have any questions about the club or about pedigree assignment, feel free to write!
Chris Wallbruch, 321 N. Martha, Lombard, IL 60148 wombats@earthlink.net or
Laurel Dedes, dserthorse@aol.com
IPABRA LISTSERV MAILING GROUP
There is also a listserv mailing group set up for IPABRA. You do not Have to be a member of IPABRA to join, although we always welcome new members! The IPABRA listserv serves as a forum to discuss issues within pedigree assignment such as color genetics and breeds. We also welcome posted s/d lists but please ask which breeds we are highlighting before posting your s/d list. To join, please visit
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IPABRA
IPABRA TACK LIBRARY
The IPABRA Tack Library is now open! The purpose of the tack library is to
make tack available for club members to borrow, for taking performance show
photos of their horses, without having to sustain the full cost of owning
every type and scale of tack available. We hope to eventually offer the whole
range of items in all scales.
Randa also offers a photography service, for the people who would love to show
performance, but just don’t have the time, dexterity or patience to deal with the
tack. This extends the usefulness of the tack library.
Here is our IPABRA Tack Library website:
(http://ipabratacklibrary.weebly.com)
Randa Garrett- tack librarian
twinsspringsstables@yahoo.com
(http://twinspringsstables.weebly.com)
Thanks for reading, and we hope to see you in IPABRA!