JULY
Meeting called to order by President A.
Spinelli-Olson at 8:03 pm Eastern time.
July 9, 2019 Meeting Minutes: Motion to
approve March minutes by M. Ranft. 2nd
by M. Pacheco. Motion approved.
Financial Report discussion by K. McGuire:
Motion to approve by M. Ranft. 2nd
by M. Pacheco. Motion approved.
Sponsorships are coming in. Add a class
sponsors for the National must be paid in
full before the class will be announced.
Unclaimed Awards from Annual Meeting:
Guidelines for mailing unclaimed awards
discussed. K. Johnston to discuss with
the High Point Committee for their
recommendation and report next board call.
The National 2019 by K. Tanner & M.
Ranft: Remaining staff are being secured,
ribbons and awards ordered. Trophies for
the Regional Championship Classes were
donated. Center ring decorations discussed.
K. O’Connor will divide the membership
up and distribute to all board members
to contact for National donations to be
completed before the next meeting.
Sponsorship Letters by K. Johnston, J.
Ouellette, and J. Nagel: Membership
will be mailed sponsorship letters.
Junior Horse Definition by K. Tanner:
Horses have been shown in Junior Horse
classes that did not fit the definition in the
rulebook. Motion by M. Ranft to take the
following actions: Align the definition of
the junior horse with verbiage of TWHBEA;
Send letters to the trainers/owners of the
affected horses; Remove any high points
from horses not meeting the definition of the
junior horse; Post clarification of the Junior
Horse in the National Show Office; and
Clarify the Junior Horse Rule in the NWHA
Rule Book with the next printing in 2020.
2nd by K. Johnston. Motion approved.
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NWHA National News / August 2019
July 9, 2019
Model and In-Hand Categories by A.
Spinelli-Olson: Motion by K. Tanner to
request High Point Committee to make
a recommendation on separating
Model and High Point categories and
adding a youth category. 2nd by
M. Pacheco. Motion approved.
Web Page by A. Spinelli-Olson: HTML files
have been sent to the new company.
On-Line Merchandise by A. Spinelli-Olson:
Orders totaling $766 have been received
with a profit of $117. The next NWHA news
will have an ad and also we will investigate
placing a link on the NWHA website.
Youth Updates – National Scholarships, Youth
Camp by K. McGuire & S. Gibbs:
M. Applewhite and M. Spooner will
coordinate youth activities at the 2019
National. This year Region 4 & 6 will pilot
youth scholarships to cover 3 classes, $24
DQP fees, and stall fees for 1 week. Each
region will decide how to raise the money.
California Regional by K. Tanner:
K. Tanner to check on actual costs
with L. Montgomery and A. Spinelli-
Olson to contact Dana Kanstul.
NWHA Summer Dressage Show by K.
McGuire: Motion by K. Tanner to reimburse
$150 for travel expenses of the judge.
2nd by K. McGuire. Motion approved.
NWHA News by A. Spinelli-Olson: A. Spinelli-
Olson, J. Ouellette, M. Pacheco, B. Jennings,
and K. Tanner are assigned obtaining
ads for the August issue. Special pricing is
available for ads in the printed program
if the ad is in the August on-line edition.
Motion to adjourn by K. Johnston to
adjourn. 2nd by J. Potter. Motion approved.
Meeting adjourned at 10:41 Eastern Time.