MISSION OF THE AMERICAN SADDLE MAKERS ASSOCIATION

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#3366FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="052006e0egblwh.png"> <div> <B>  </B><FONT SIZE="7" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>MISSION STATEMENT</B></FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AMERICAN SADDLE MAKERS ASSOCIATION"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MEMBERSHIP "><U><B>MEMBERSHIP</B></U></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TRAINING"><U><B>TRAINING</B></U></A><B>   </B><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CERTIFICATIONS"><U><B>CERTIFICATIONS</B></U></A><B>  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="STANDARDS AND PRACTICES"><U><B>STANDARDS AND PRACTICES</B></U></A></FONT><B>   </B><A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BUSINESS SERVICES"><U><B>BUSINESS SERVICES</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>  </B><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RESOURCE CENTER"><U><B>RESOURCE CENTER</B></U></A><B>    </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A.S.M.A. FORUM"><U><B>FORUM</B></U></A><B>    </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CALENDAR OF EVENTS"><U><B>CALENDAR OF EVENTS</B></U></A><B>   </B></FONT><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CONTACT US"><U><B>CONTACT US</B></U></A><B>  </B></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=125 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="053c0c00egerdp.png"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="07b56640.jpg" border=0 width="86" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>GO TO THE</B></div> <div> <B> FOLLOWING</B></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AMERICAN SADDLE MAKERS ASSOCIATION"><U><B>HOME</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MEMBERSHIP "><U><B>MEMBERSHIP</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TRAINING"><U><B>TRAINING</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CERTIFICATIONS"><U><B>CERTIFICATIONS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BUSINESS SERVICES"><U><B>BUSINESS SERVICES</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RESOURCE CENTER"><U><B>RESOURCE CENTER</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A.S.M.A. FORUM"><U><B>FORUM</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CALENDAR OF EVENTS"><U><B>CALENDAR OF EVENTS</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CONTACT US"><U><B>CONTACT US</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>LINKS TO MEMBERS WEB SITES</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="07000c00egerdp.jpg"> <div> <I><B>MISSION STATEMENT </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The American Saddle Makers Association, Inc. was founded to promote and preserve the craft, art, trade, and science of saddlemaking and </B></I><I><B>saddlery </B></I><I><B>related  industries by:</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70140ff000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Providing educational programs and opportunities to saddle makers, </B></I><I><B>saddlery </B></I><I><B>related industries, and to the general public</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>           </B></I></div> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70140ff000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Improving business services to saddle makers and </B></I><I><B>saddlery </B></I><I><B>related industries</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70140ff000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Improving the quality and safety in saddlemaking and saddlery related industries</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b70140ff000000.png" HEIGHT="21" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Acting as a central information source and forum for the saddlemaking industry and </B></I><I><B>saddlery </B></I><I><B>related industries</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><U>e-mail</U></I><B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B><A HREF="mailto:info@saddlemakers.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:info@saddlemakers.org"><U><B>mailto:info@saddlemakers.org</B></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Copyright 2007 American Saddle Makers Association, Inc.</B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>