{"id":39662,"date":"2024-04-17T14:52:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T18:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=39662"},"modified":"2024-04-17T14:52:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T18:52:28","slug":"saratoga-springs-resident-is-the-first-woman-elected-president-of-horsemens-association","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2024\/04\/saratoga-springs-resident-is-the-first-woman-elected-president-of-horsemens-association\/","title":{"rendered":"Saratoga Springs Resident Is The First Woman Elected President Of Horsemen\u2019s Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39664\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39664\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39664 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/04\/tinabond-300x285.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/04\/tinabond-300x285.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/04\/tinabond.jpeg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tina Marie Bond, first woman elected president of national Thoroughbred Horseman&#8217;s Association.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Thoroughbred Horsemen\u2019s Association (THA) held its annual meeting and election of officers in South Florida March 19-20. Tina Marie Bond, president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen\u2019s Association (NYTHA), was elected president of the national organization. She is the first woman to head the THA since its inception in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to be elected president of such an esteemed collective,\u201d Bond said. \u201cTHA is at the forefront of collaborative decision-making and policy implementation on issues such as racehorse aftercare, equine safety and welfare, and protecting the integrity of our sport. I look forward to leading the organization as it addresses the challenges that horsemen and women face on local, regional, and national levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chris Block, president of ITHA, and David Richardson, executive director of MTHA, were elected as vice presidents. Michael Musto, executive director of NJTHA, and Bessie Gruwell, executive director of DTHA, will serve as treasurer and secretary, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Bond, who with her husband Jim own Song Hill Thoroughbreds LLC in Saratoga Springs, follows previous THA presidents Michael Martin, Rick Violette Jr., and Joe Appelbaum.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\u201cWe are proud of the leadership role that women play in the THA and our member organizations. Tina has worked with the THA for years and she will be a great resource for the industry,\u201d said THA Chairman Alan Foreman.<\/p>\n<p>Established in 1994, the THA is a highly regarded and influential voice for its member organizations in Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, representing more than 20,000 owners and trainers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Thoroughbred Horsemen\u2019s Association (THA) held its annual meeting and election of officers in South Florida March 19-20. Tina Marie Bond, president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen\u2019s Association (NYTHA), was elected president of the national organization. She is the first woman to head the THA since its inception in 1994. \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":39664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Saratoga Springs Resident Is The First Woman Elected President Of Horsemen\u2019s Association - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2024\/04\/saratoga-springs-resident-is-the-first-woman-elected-president-of-horsemens-association\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Saratoga Springs Resident Is The First Woman Elected President Of Horsemen\u2019s Association - Saratoga Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Thoroughbred Horsemen\u2019s Association (THA) held its annual meeting and election of officers in South Florida March 19-20. 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