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NASS BOD of Directors/Annual Members MeetingNovember 19, 20086:30 PM Pacific TimeConference Call Center Website:www.saveonconferences.comCall in #1‐913‐227‐1219 Guest code 416290To mute your phone *6/un‐mute your phone *6To change volume *5 Increase / *8 DecreaseCall to Order – 6:30 PM SHARP!President’s Report: Jamie BuckAnnouncements: For the accuracy of minutes this meeting is being recorded. Stephany Seay has been appointed asSecretary for NASS.• Welcome Members• Lori Baker – Stepped down as President and Northwest Region Director due to recent neck injury.Roll Call: To Include “silent listeners”: Reminder this is a meeting for NASS Members. All Members are free to listen,but please do not interrupt the progress of the meeting. Members will also have the opportunity for input andquestions after each agenda item the BOD discusses and at the end of the meeting. All communications shall becourteous, respectful and professional by all attending. Thank you!Meeting Minutes:• July 2008 BOD Meeting & Breeding Committee Meeting Minutes are posted on the NASS website under theMember Info & Forms button.• NASS BOD Meeting Calendar (Wednesdays): Jan 21, 2009, April 22, 2009, July 29, 2009, September (TBD) toinclude Annual Members Meeting during Inspections.NASS Election Introductions:Directors‐at‐Large: Term expiration for these positions is July 31, 2011Monique Vincent – 17 votes, Gwyn Davis – 17 votes, Arlene Michaud – 18 votes, Adele Furby – 17 votesOfficer Appointments by BOD:President – Jamie BuckVice President –Gwyn DavisTreasurer – Arlene MichaudSecretary – Stephany SeayCurrent Board of Directors ‐ Reports:• Northwest Region – Open for appointment (expires July 31, 2009) WA, OR, AK, British Columbia, Yukon & NW Territories,International Members• Midwest Region – Terry Hey (expires July 31, 2009)• Eastern Region – Jamie Buck – Stepping down (expires July 31, 2010) – Special Election ‐ Open for Region nomination& election. ME, NH, VT, NY, MA, RI, CT, NJ, DE, MD, PA, VA, OH, WV, VA, MI, IN, TN, NC, SC, GA, FL, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia,Quebec, Newfoundland, Labrador)• Southwest Region – Elaine Kerrigan (July 31, 2009)• Rocky Mountain Region ‐ Kathy Richkind (July 31, 2010)Treasurer’s Report: ‐ Arlene Michaud• Please refer to attached Financial – Jan 1, 2008 thru Nov 15, 2008Membership Report: ‐ Arlene Michaud• Memberships• Membership Invoices sent out November 1 st

Information Officer: Gwyn DavisOrganization Liaison Reports/Updates:• USDF & USEF – Kathy Richkind• AHA – Elaine Kerrigan• USEA• AERC – Elaine Kerrigan• NATRACNew Business:o CONGRATULATIONS to our MEMBERS:o Elaine Kerrigan ‐ KB Omega Fahim+++// 2008 Adequan®/USDF All‐Breed Awards Champion forArabian Prix St. Georges. National Champion Prix St. Georges and National Champion Intermediate 1at the Arabian Horses Association National Championship show in Nampa, Id. that took place inSeptember of 2008o Becky McCarty ‐ Wineglass Dominus was Reserve National Champion at the Half Arabian NationalCompetitive Trail Ride October 3‐4, 2008 Big River Sate Park Keithsburg, IL.o Kathy Richkind – Milagra ‐ USDF Regional Award ‐ tied for 7th in the championship class.Upcoming Events:• Terry HeyQuestions from NASS Membership:• If you cannot attend the meeting and/or your questions are complex, please email the questions in to theBOD ‐ nass@shagya.net or contact your Regional Director by going to the NASS Website under ContactingNASS: http://www.shagya.net/contactingnass.htmNEXT BOD Meetings Scheduled – Meeting Calendar will be posted on website under EVENTS with conference callmeeting information: Call in #1‐913‐227‐1219 Guest code 416290Notes to all NASS Members:• All registration activity is viable and safe with NASS.• No current NASS member needs to pay anything extra whatsoever regarding membership.• NASS Committees will remain active. There are options to reorganize some committees and create new ones as needed.The goal is to promote more member involvement and complete projects that benefit all members.• Regularly scheduled NASS BOD Meetings will remain open to listeners for all NASS members.• NASS continues to have full approval from ISG.• NASS retains two ISG approved inspection judges and has established a learner judge program – we want to have moreapproved US judges.• NASS has had excellent results promoting sale horses on the website. This list is especially popular to take with you toevents.• NASS has worked with members to promote informational booths at trade shows and both regional and nationalendurance events and we want to expand this program.Per Bylaws ‐ Conflict of Interest Clause:A conflict of interest is deemed to arise when the not-for‐profit Board Member, by virtue of his/her affiliation with otherorganizations, either as a Board Member, as an owner, as an employee, or in some other capacity, has divided loyalties. A BoardMember must disclose a conflict of interest as soon as he becomes aware of it. The interest must be fully disclosed to the entireBoard. Trade secrets and confidential material need not be disclosed, but the fact that the conflict exists must be disclosed. Afterfull disclosure, the Board of Directors may determine whether to exclude the Member in the discussions and/or vote held by theCorporation which involves items over which there is a conflict of interest. Such decision may be determined on an as‐neededbasis by a majority vote of those Directors present at the meeting. The minutes of any meeting at which a Board Member revealsor discusses a potential conflict of interest must reflect those discussions in detail.

NORTH AMERICAN SHAGYA ARABIAN SOCIETYFinancial Report ‐ Actual to DateJanuary 1, 2008 ‐ November 15, 2008Beginning Balance 916.73 Ending Balance 727.11Revenue:Memberships 3,830.00Registrations 940.00Transfers 320.00Ads Newsletter 210.00Stallion Fund 600.00Donations (see box) 1,860.00 USDF Donations:Igive Earnings 73.26 Terry Hey 100Misc. 35.00 Elaine Kerrigan 200Kathleen Richkind 200TOTAL REVENUE 8,784.99 Bev Thompson 200J. Buck/A.Michaud 200EXPENSES: Adele Furby 200Gwyn Davis 100Registrar 540.36 Lori Baker 200Lawyer 2,650.25 OTHER:Conference Calls 730.33 Gwyn Davis/Attorney 100Postage & Copies 494.83 Adele Furby 100Shipping NASS Property 178.72 David Shefrin 250Newsletter 608.34 Carol D. Neubauer 10Montana Corp. Tax 15.00 TOTAL Donations 1860USDF Ad 1,477.30ISG Dues 2007 1,149.40Awards/Sponsorships 80.91QuickBooks 36.75Bank Fees 33.00Misc. Office 62.68TOTAL EXPENSES 8,057.87Total Income 8,784.00Total Expenses 8,057.87Balance to Date 727.11

NORTH AMERICAN SHAGYA‐ARABIAN SOCIETY"Clarification re: Registration Eligibility for Offspring of Purebred Arabian MaresUsed in Shagya Breeding"History: The ISG breeding rules up until May of 2007 maintained that offspring of Purebred Arabian mares couldnot be registered as Purebred Shagyas. In 1985 the ISG sent an ISG judge (Claudio Conradty) to the United Statesto inspect 12 Purebred Arabian mares for possible use as a foundation for American Shagya breeding. FollowingMr. Conradty's inspection, the ISG had a special meeting and decided to make a special exception to allow 10 ofthose purebred Arabian mares to be used by NASS breeders, and their offspring could be registered as PurebredShagyas. The ISG made a formal decision in writing that this would be a one time only exception to the rule thatPurebred Arabian mares could not have offspring registered as Purebred Shagyas. And that's why NASS hasnever registered offspring from any other Arabian mare (other than those 10 mares originally approved) as aShagya! By orders of ISG!The ISG developed a new set of rules, known as the "RZBO" which were voted upon and passed at the ISGDelegate Conference in Bulgaria in May 2007. The ISG needed to make changes to the former ISG breeding rulesbecause the EU (European Union, or Common Market) made a rule which required that all individuals which areable to breed must be allowed to breed. (The rationale behind this is that amongst the EU countries therecannot be "trade barriers", i.e. breeding rules, which would "inhibit free trading between EU countries.)Consequently, the ISG had to create a new set of rules which created studbooks called "Studbook II or MarebookII (as opposed to Studbook I or Marebook I). The mares and stallions in Studbook I and Marebook I wouldbasically conform to the previous ISG pedigree and quality requirements, and the other mares and stallionswhich didn't meet the previous ISG pedigree and quality requirements would be put into Studbook II andMarebook II.The new regulations also changed slightly, in that they also allowed a Purebred Arabian mare to be entered intothe Appendix of Studbook II. This would allow her offspring to be registered as a Shagya‐Arabian in Book II ifthe offspring met the "7/16" rule (which states that in the fourth generation at least seven of the 16 ancestorsmust be Purebred Shagyas, and the rest could be Purebred Arabians). This represents a "liberalization" ofprevious ISG rules, (due to the creation of Studbook II, which did not previously exist), but this new possibilitywould not be retroactive.Furthermore, however, the new regulations require that any Purebred Arabian mare would have to meet theother studbook requirements just like any other mare, i.e. she must be inspected and approved at an ISGConforming inspection. With the next NASS Inspection Tour scheduled for September 2009, the NASS BreedingCommittee and the NASS Board of Directors are currently evaluating this ISG rule change and deciding if theNASS Guidelines for Shagya Breeding need any alterations with regards to Purebred Arabian mare eligibility inorder to stay current with the new ISG RZBO. It should also be noted that the NASS has always allowed offspringof a Purebred Arabian mare and an approved Shagya Stallion to be presented and approved for Shagyabreeding, and to be placed into an Appendix. The offspring of these Appendix horses are then eligible forregistration as Purebred Shagya‐Arabians if both sire and dam are approved and the offspring meets the 7/16rule.NASS has always followed the ISG regulations in terms of the eligibility of offspring from Purebred Arabianmares to receive Purebred Shagya registration papers and has never denied registration as a purebred Shagya toa horse with an Arabian dam which was eligible according to ISG Rules for such registration. NASS is committedto stay in compliance with ISG breeding regulations in order to protect the high quality of the Shagya Arabianbreed internationally.1

ASAV Letter in Blue:EXPANDED Rules for a Horse to be considered a Shagya Arabian!!Open letter to all Shagya breeders & owners in North America:The ASAV Breeding Committee and BOD looked into the overall situation to register horses with Shagya-Arabianbloodlines in North America and also reviewed registration practices used in the past. When ASAV started theirregistry according to International registration guidelines, there was no reason to question or doubt thecorrectness of already registered Shagya bloodstock in North America.During the year 2008 ASAV received a high number of applications from already registered Part-Shagya- Arabianhorses standing in North America. The ASAV Breeding Committee and ASAV Registrar still took the time andeffort to particularly cross-check & validate the correctness of already registered Part-Shagya- Arabians accordingto the RZBO (ISG General Studbook Rules & Regulations). It came to our attention and it was also quite asurprise to us that Part-Shagya-Arabian registration papers were issued for Shagya-Arabian horses. Referring tothe RZBO, which are the breeding rules & regulations of binding effect for ISG members, there is no such thing orcategory such as a "Part-Shagya- Arabian". The RZBO defines the requirements for Shagya-Arabians andoutlines the rules/requirements to which section or studbook a Shagya-Arabian belongs, but a discrimination ordisqualification by naming certain horses with Shagya bloodlines only as Part-Shagya- Arabians can nowhere befound.Fact is – based on the information we have at hand – that horses with registration papers called or currentlyclassified as Part-Shagya-Arabians are indeed Shagya-Arabians* as long as they fulfill the 7/16 rule (means in the4th generation out of 16 ancestors 7 ancestors are at least Shagyas and the remaining ones are PurebredArabians (ox)).*Each horse/registration still subject to validation & confirmation of correct Shagya-Arabian category by ASAVASAV wants to make sure that Shagya-Arabian owners and breeders of horses with currently only Part-Shagya-Arabian registration papers have the right to know about this misleading or even wrong classification of theirpurebred Shagya-Arabian bloodstock.The details for the official & international definition of Shagya-Arabians can be found in theRZBO http://www.shagya- isg.de/studbook-rules.htmThe related definitions can be found under "Studbook Categories". All registration requirements always refer toShagya-Arabians and only differentiate/ group through sections or the appendix of the studbook. Neither theoriginal German nor the English version of the ISG RZBO calls Shagyas-Arabian horses with at least 7 Shagyasancestors in their 4th generation "Part-" or anything else or less than "Shagyas".ASAV offers to register all Part-Shagya- Arabians, fulfilling the 7/16 rule, to issue them correct registration papersas "Shagyas".This relates to quite some owners and breeders of off-spring from the following stallions:- *Budapest- *Oman- Bayram- Baron- Murad- and othersANY off-spring from these stallions with a Purebred Arabian mare fulfills the 7/16 RZBO rule/requirements andtherefore has to be named correctly as "Shagya".ASAV cannot and does not want to comment or speculate about registration practices from the past in NorthAmerica, but ASAV can assure all breeders & owners that we are committed to issue the correct registrationpapers for Shagya-Arabian bloodstock.If you have any questions or need further information – please feel free to contact the ASAV BOD or ASAVBreeding Committee.See our fall news letter and website for details.Kind regardsKilian Dill for ASAV BOD & Breeding CommitteeOctober, 20082