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iv. Setting policies and other major guidelines for operationof the organization.v. Ensuring transparency and public accountability.vi.Protecting the organization’s financial stability and solvency.vii. Establishing specific orders, resolutions policies andprocedures for the Executive Committee and staff to performand/or apply to daily operations between meetingsof the full Board of Directors.c) If a “Policy Manual” and/or “Procedure Manual” ismaintained by the Association, it shall be subject to reviewand approved by the Board of Directors by January 31 ofevery even year or more frequently if the Board of Directorsdeems necessary. The entire contents of Policy and/orProcedure Manuals shall be accessible by all members andstaff of the Association through the “Members Only” sectionof the <strong>NRHA</strong> website. There shall be no official policy or procedurerepresented, recognized or enforced by the Associationor any representative thereof, other than those documentedin a Policy and/or Procedure Manual. No policyor procedure shall supersede the Bylaws or Rules and Regulationsof the Association.Section 3. In the event the Board of Directors retains a personor qualified firm to be Executive Director of the Association,this person shall not be a member of the Board of Directors.The Board of Directors may retain an Executive Directorto perform the function for a contract term not to exceed sixty(60) months. The duties, function, and remuneration for theposition of Executive Director will be dictated by the Board ofDirectors. The Executive Director shall be a position to work inconjunction with the President of the Association and not exclusivethereof.a) Under the direction of the President of the Association,the Executive Director shall be responsible for the safe keepingand maintenance of the policy and/or Procedure Manual,and the Corporate Record Book which shall contain theArticles of Incorporation, Bylaws, Active Board Resolutions,Rules and Regulations, Special Rules of Order, Standing Rules,official minutes of the Board of Directors and Executive Committeemeetings, and quarterly and year-end financial statements,all of which shall be available for reference at eachBoard of Director’s Meeting and accessible by all membersand staff of the Association through the “Members Only” sectionof the <strong>NRHA</strong> website.Section 4.In addition to the powers and authorities these Bylawsexpressly confer upon them, the Board of Directors mayexercise all such powers of the Association and do all such lawfulacts that are not prohibited by statute or by these Bylaws.Section 5. Board of Director Meetings.a) The Board of Directors of this Association shall have a reg-16
ularly scheduled meeting during each fiscal quarter. However,in no event should more than 120 days pass before thenext regularly scheduled meeting of the Board.b) The meeting of the Board of Directors may be held at suchplace within the state of Oklahoma or elsewhere, as the majorityof Directors from time to time may determine, or asmay be designated in the notice calling the meeting. Anymeeting held outside the state of Oklahoma shall be consideredsolely for the convenience of the Board of Directorsand shall not be considered as conducting business in thejurisdiction where the meeting takes place.c) Special meetings of the Board may be held at any timeand place on the call of the President or of a majority of theBoard, in either case upon ten (10) days’ notice by first-classprepaid mail, or five (5) days’ notice delivered personally orby telephone or electronic mail. Such notice shall state thedate, time and place of the meeting and shall be deemedgiven at the time when personally delivered, deposited inthe mail, sent by electronic mail or orally transmitted to recipientvia telephone.d) Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meetingof the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereofmay be taken without a meeting if all members of the Boardor committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writingor by participation, and the writing or acknowledgmentof participation are filed with the minutes of proceedingsof the Board or committee. Any Director or committee membermay waive notice of any meeting. The attendance of aDirector or committee member at a meeting shall constitutea waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a Directoror committee member attends a meeting for the expresspurpose of objecting to the transaction of any businessbecause the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.The business to be transacted and the purpose of any regularor special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be specifiedin a notice, or waiver of notice of such meeting. Oneor more directors may participate in a meeting of the Board,by means of teleconference or other similar audio/video communicationsequipment by means of which all persons participatingin the meeting can hear and/or see each other.e) All Resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors shallbe identified by both a numerical and subject index and shallbe made a part of the Corporate Record Book. Resolutionsmay be amended or rescinded at a later date upon a twothirdsvote of the Board of Directors. Active resolutions shallbe published on the “Members Only” section of the Association’swebsite.Section 6. Quorum. A quorum for the purposes of these Bylawsis defined as a majority of the members of the Board of Direc-17
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Members prior to showing in an Aged
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(8) Judges fees cannot exceed the e
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(5) If ordered, the Pewter Trophy i
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O. TIES(1) All ties for 1st place w
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ey for added money and jackpot NRHA
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NRHA PAYBACK SCHEDULE AUse this pay
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NATIONAL REINING HORSEYOUTH ASSOCIA
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Section 4. Treasurer: The Treasurer
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YOUTH SHOW RULES AND REGULATIONSA.
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18 rider earns in Youth classes (ex
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88(h) In accordance with the NRHA
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(2) The show Steward must represent
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FREESTYLE REININGA. GENERAL RULES(1
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(c) Score for the Applause Meter sh
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through the JEEP system are non pun
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RULES FOR JUDGINGA. GENERALTo rein
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state or country where an NRHA Rein
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ing the first marker or break of ga
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PATTERNS1. The following patterns a
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Pattern 11. Run at speed to the far
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Pattern 2Horses may walk or trot to
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Pattern 31. Beginning, lope straigh
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Pattern 101. Run past the center ma
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Pattern 11Horses must trot to the c
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Pattern 12To be used for the Youth
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Section 5. An important non penalty
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judge prior to showing, the pre-che
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PENALTY SCORE ZEROSection 1. The NR
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acknowledge the existence of a five
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JOG PENALTIESSection 1. Inasmuch as
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StopsStops are the act of slowing t
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Maneuver 5Run down middle past the
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2. Riders are allowed to hold the s
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(e) the exit from the rollback(4) A
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FREESTYLEA. SCORESHEET(1) The NRHA
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categories would conversely receive
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