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Board of Director Minutes
June, 2013
Two rule change proposals were discussed—allowing DNA testing to be used in determining Regular Registry
status and allowing a less-restrictive color pattern for cropout registration. Both were defeated. The committee
reviewed changes to the fee schedule, year-to-date statistics and financials.
Vice Chair Sharon Bonner-Brown conducted three round table discussions regarding threats to the Paint Horse
breed, ways to make a different in the one annual meeting environment, and reviewing a member-submitted
proposal regarding Regular Registry criteria.
General Show & Contest Committee
The following attended the meeting: Chair Mark Kuhlwein, Vice Chair Ann Jones, Bruce Baker, Bonnie
Christensen, Tom Gilmore, Peggy Ivins, Jay Jordan, Rick McLain, Linda Fick, Shannon Odell, Karen Roy,
Charlie Sasser, Mike Short, Valera Snodgrass, PatTrebesch and Alison Umberger. Staff Holly Slaughter also
attended as well as nine guests. The committee met jointly with the Amateur, Youth and Judges committees to
discuss related rule change proposals. The concept of a Judging Rules Task Force was introduced by George
Ready and Dave Dellin. Billy Smith also introduced the participation-licensing concept and requested
committees discuss it further in their meetings.
The Show & Contest Committee moved to support the creation of a Judging Rules Task Force; after committee
review and comment, their findings will go to the Executive Committee for approval and will allow these rule
changes to take effect January 1, 2014.
Forty-one rule change proposals were reviewed: 13 passed, eight were defeated and 20 rule change proposals
were sent to the Judging Rules Task Force for further review.
World Show qualifying was discussed at length, and it was decided that modifications should be made to the
requirements for the Youth World Show. This is due to the timing of the qualifying period and lack of show
opportunities across the country during the winter, which prevents new Youth and/or Youth with new horses to
get involved.
The committee recommended suspending the World Show qualifying requirement for the 2013 and 2014 Youth
World Shows with modifications to the qualifying requirements to be developed and introduced for 2015 and
after. The Open/Amateur World Show qualifying requirements should remain as is.
Upon the request of the Executive Committee, the possibility of offering Green classes at the World Show was
discussed. The committee agreed adding the Green classes will increase entries and open up opportunities for
new people to participate in the show.
The group moved to recommend that Green Western Pleasure, Green Western Riding, Green Trail and Green
Hunter Under Saddle be added to the World Show effective in 2013 with qualifying waived for the current year.
In addition, the committee moved to remove the wording “this class is not intended to be held at the World
Show” from the Rule Book and asks that the Board of Directors approve this rule change with emergency status
effective immediately.
Green class eligibility criteria was discussed in relation to Amateur Walk-Trot points counting. Confusion exists
in the wording of the rule because Amateur Walk-Trot is not specifically listed as a class that counts, but does
state that points from all divisions will count in determining eligibility. It was recommended that Amateur
Walk-Trot points be excluded from the eligibility criteria effective in 2013.
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