Update from the Director of DQP : Peggy Moore
Even though Covid still presented challenges in 2021 , the NWHA completed 17 shows ! This is up 3 shows from 2020 . The total number of horses inspected in 2021 was 5,573 . Our DQP Team picked up 11,146 feet with 0 violations ! Thank you , exhibitors !
Thank you for making our job so much better by bringing us compliant , sound horses . Our exhibitors did a splendid job of being prepared by following our Exhibitors Inspection Protocol .
TOTAL NUMBER OF : NWHA SHOWS : 17 HORSES INSPECTED : 5,573
FEET INSPECTED : 11,146 VIOLATIONS : 0
I would like to recognize our team . I ’ ll start with Cassidie Stevens who some of you had the opportunity to meet at the Annual meeting recently . Congratulations to Cassidie on her new title as Office Manager of the NWHA . While she will no longer be inspecting horses , we know that her honesty , integrity and work ethic will carry over to her new position .
Our 2022 DQP Team will be Will Kowalski , Jim Wray , Kim Sizer , Jim Sizer and our newest Joe Edison , along with shared WHOA DQP ’ S Terry Martin and Leon Gibbs . Please thank them at every opportunity because it ’ s hard work and they often go unrecognized .
Additionally , we covered a few topics at the Annual DQP / HIO Joint training with the USDA that I ’ d like to share with each of you as we transition into beginning of the 2022 show season .
DQP
Under the Horse Protection Act ( HPA ), representatives known as “ DESIGNATED QUALIFIED PERSONS ,” or DQPs of certified horse industry organizations are authorized to inspect horses at shows and sales and to cite individuals for horse soring violations and assess penalties .
4 NWHA National News | March 2022