NWHA Board Meeting Highlights
October
NWHA BOD Minutes
October 11, 2016
National show statistics by K.
Tanner
Motion by S. Havard for NWHA to
sponsor Item 1
208 horses
2nd by M. Coffey
1,113 entries
Approved
Merchandise sales increase from
2015
Conference Call
Raffles profits of $1,600.00
Motion by M. Ranft for NWHA to
sponsor Item 2
Meeting called to order by
President Amy Spinelli at 8:05 pm
EST.
Silent Auction profits of $2,400.00
2nd by K. McGuire
Roll call – (* denotes Absence)
Motion to approve Financial Report Approved
by S. Havard
2nd by C. Weeks
M. Coffey
JM. Degville
S. Havard
K. McGuire
B. Jennings
K. O’Connor
J. Potter
M. Ranft
L. Richwine
A. Spinelli
K. Tanner
C. Weeks
Members/Guests: None
Approval of Previous Minutes
Minutes of the January 8, 2016
Board call have not been provided.
Approval of Aug 9th Board Minutes
Motion by K. McGuire
2nd K. Tanner
Approved
USDA Amendment Proposal
Clarification presented by
President Amy Spinelli
Federal Register: 9 CFR Part
11 released on July 26, 2016 proposal for amendment of the
HPA. A clarification was released
on September 23, 2016 as well as
the comment period extended to
October 26, 2016. The clarification
is to consider amending 11.2(a3)
regarding keg shoes and 16 ounces
in weight limit for shoes. The
NWHA press release has not been
sent to USDA for comment due to
the comment period extension and
clarification, in addition to seeking
member input.
Motion to send communication to
the membership for member input
on the proposed amendment and
clarification by J. Potter
2nd by C. Weeks
Favor: 8 Opposed: 1 Abstain: 3
Approved
Approved “as corrected”
Sponsorship and Fundraising
Requests by K. O’Connor
Financial Report by K. Tanner and
K. McGuire
Yankee Walkers from Julie Dillon
National reconciliation on-going
Outstanding sponsorship pledges
to be re-invoiced
Credit card balance
NWHA National News 10
Requested $200.00 for 25%
sponsorship of a booth at Equine
Affaire of Massachusetts.
Eastern National 4-H Roundup
from Alaina Cross
Provide $50.00 gift card
Racking division: Pleasure division
addition, verbiage changes and
survey results by C. Weeks
Results of the survey to include
pleasure racking rules as written
along with changes to both
Country Pleasure Racking and
Trail Pleasure Racking in the 2017
rulebook survey came back with
the majority of member input in
favor.
Motion to approve the changes to
the Racking horse division rules by
M. Ranft
2nd by K. Tanner
Approved
Standard Operating Procedure for
Rule Changes by K. Tanner
Revised and brought current
SOP for Rule Change procedure.
Corrected dates and revised
limitation on reviewing rule
changes.
Motion to approve changes to SOP
by S. Havard
2nd C. Weeks
Approved
National Refund Request by A.
Spinelli
Member request of National fees
refund due to miscommunication
of rules from committee
Motion to refund fees by K.
McGuire
2nd by J. Potter