Meet the 2023 New Mexico Horse Council Officers

Dr. Steve Komadina, President

Steve has been a horseman since age 10 even though he did not come from an Ag family. He started by working for free at Clark’s Riding Stable at Central and the Rio

Grande in Albuquerque. On weekends, his mom would drop him off at sunrise and pick him up at sunset. He cleaned saddles and picked up manure. They finally gave him riding lessons for his work. He loved horses and he finally got a horse for Christmas. He was one of the few boys in the State in the 1950s who rode English. For the next 70+ years he has been a horseman. He has been very active in the horse community wherever he lived and is a lifetime member of the New Mexico Horse Council.

Stacey Ennis, Vice President

Stacey is a proud lifelong resident of New Mexico and currently resides in Roswell. Professionally, she’s a Speech Language Pathologist, serving in the Birth to 3 population in Roswell and surrounding areas. The characteristics of my work that she enjoys the most are meeting new children, families and caregivers and providing them with coaching, advocacy and strategies to improve their overall communication and relationships with each other. Currently, she is serving as the Joint District Commissioner of the Roswell Tumbleweed Pony Club. continued on page 88 >>

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Patty was born and raised in Arizona, but has lived in New Mexico for over 40 years. She was the Horse Project Leader for a local 4-H club for over 10 years. Patty is a Life Member of the American Quarter Horse Association where she served on the AQHA Foundation Committee for 2 years and has also been a member of the Corrales Eques- trian Advisory Commission for over 5 years. She is a Life Member of the New Mexico Horse Council. Patty believes the Council serves a vital role in representing the equestrians of New Mexico and their equines.

Chris Morgan, Board Member

Chris and his wife Tracy, along with four children, are residents of Edgewood, New Mexico. They own two horses, Banjo, a palomino and Tinkerbell, a Clydesdale rescued in the New Mexico Stockman. Call: 505/243-9515. from Colorado. Chris is a member of the New Mexico Air National Guard where he serves as Command Post Superintendent. Chris was raised in West Texas on his grandparent’s cattle ranch where they learned to ride horses and work cattle from an early age. He’s part of a committee that formed the East Mountain Rodeo Association and host the Estancia Valley Ranch Rodeo, a sanctioned Working Ranch Cowboy Association event. Chris has a passion for helping educate and assist in sharing equine experiences to New Mexicans and visitors alike.