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Reining Canada Board of Directors
FEI Reining Stewards Course in Oklahoma City
The NRHA will be holding an FEI Stewards Course during the NRHA Futurity this fall. Deadline for application is October 29.
For more information on just what a reining steward does, check out the FEI’s (Federation Equestre Internationale) guide on the subject at horsesport.org/r/ PDFS/Reining_Stewards_Manual_3-13-07_000.pdf
Reining Stewards are used at the international level only. With more international events taking place around Canada, the need is increasing.
The NRHA’s Reiner News Flash
The NRHA has undertaken a new communications initiative to keep all its members around the world informed of current happenings. For the week of July 30 the following was posted:
NRHA Board of Director Meeting Change NRHA President Mike Boyle has changed the dates for the August Board of Directors Meeting. The Board of Directors meeting, where the final read-through of proposed rule changes and voting takes place, will take place August 25-26, 2007.
The Executive Board will meet August 23-24. If you haven’t already done so, don’t forget to take an opportunity to re-read the proposed changes and the author’s intent. Then you can make your opinion known by making a comment about the proposed rule change(s).
NRHA Ballot and Candidate Bios Wednesday, August 1st, the official NRHA Ballot and bios of the candidates running for the office of Vice President or Board of Directors will be posted on the NRHA website. Be sure and vote for or against every Bylaw change, for one Vice Presidential candidate and three Board of Director candidates.
For those of you that will not be voting at the General Membership Meeting, October 11, 2007, 10:00 am EST, Transportation Building (Corral), Columbus, OH, your NRHA Absentee Ballot must be received by September 26. Check the NRHA Ballot for further directions.
Where Do Your Membership Dollars Go?
Some of your membership money goes right back to the Affiliates that host reining shows and circuits in Canada. The NRHA gives $500 to each Affiliate and Reining Canada also gives $500 to the each Affiliate which hosts an Affiliate circuit under the Sport Incentive Program (SPIN) program implemented in 2007.
As well, each approved reining show garners the hosting Affiliate $50 from Reining Canada and your Affiliate also receives $5 back from every new Reining Canada member that signs up through the Affiliate.
For example, Manitoba has six circuit shows and the Central Canada Reining Horse Association gets $500 from Reining Canada for hosting a circuit, $500 from the NRHA, $300 for the show rebate (6x$50) for a total of $1300, plus the new member rebate, which will vary by year.
Attention Affiliates!
Please send in your show reports and update the members on your show schedule.
Heather Cook
