NATIONAL WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
NATIONAL WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
November 2024
A day will be added to the National Show for 2025 ; dates will be September 20-27 at Miller Coliseum
Plans are being made for the January 2025 Annual Meeting
Rule Change proposals being discussed by the Rules Committee include a bylaw change to allow electronic voting ; borium on keg shoes , placing restrictions on fake tails , adding a western pleasure racking division
December 2024
The income from the 2024 National was $ 37,305.13 , which is down over $ 16,000 from 2023 . Reasons for the loss of revenue include hotel expenses were higher , party expenses doubled , food expenses were higher , $ 1500 payout for regional classes , award expenses were higher and there was a loss of revenue on shavings . The Show Committee will review all financials and find ways to reduce costs for 2025 .
The Board approved the rule change for borium on keg shoes . The rule will now read : “ The use of borium is permitted 1 ½ ” wide at the toe and spots no greater than 1 / 8 ” wide on each heel is permitted ”.
January 2025
New Board Members were sworn in : Alex Ostrum – one year term At Large for the Western Region and Kyle Elliott – one year term At Large for the Central Region
Best of Show ( BOS ) class was discussed and rule was passed that if a horse wins 3 consecutive years in the same division , then he / she is ineligible from future BOS classes in that division
The Rules Committee ( RC ) is reviewing the addition of a Country Pleasure division for the SSH horses to our rulebook . The Ranch Horse Division was successful at the 2024 National so now the RC will fine tune the description and judges will be trained so shows can include it going forward .
The Show Committee recommended keeping the National Judges selection the same as last year ( vote by membership ). A Versatility Coordinator position will be used for the 2025 National to oversee all aspects of the Versatility classes . A new software program will be purchased for all NWHA shows to use . The charity for the 2025 National will be St . Jude .
The Trail Committee recommended changes to its TRAP Standard Operating Procedures ( SOPs ) and these were approved by the Board .
For the 2025 National Versatility All Around National Registration , a QR code is being created .
Two editions of the National News will be provided for 2025 – Post-Annual Meeting Edition and The National Show Edition .
The Youth Committee is planning a variety of programs for the NWHA Youth this year and will promote regional scholarships .
NWHA will provide sponsorships of $ 1000 to WHOA , $ 500 to the Maiden , and $ 250 to the Premiere .
Membership is up by 100 for 2024 . Memberships will remain the same cost through March 31 , 2025 and after that date , the cost will rise by $ 25 .
A Yapp App membership will be purchased to allow for better communication at the National Show .
March 2025 | NWHA National News 17