NRHA STATISTICS (based upon NRHA's Year In Review, March 2007, reflecting data through Dec 31, 2006)

BREAKDOWN OF 2006 NRHA APPROVED SHOWS BY COUNTRY: 

• United States: 439

• Canada: 94

• All Other Countries: 127

• TOTAL 2006 SHOWS: 660

BREAKDOWN OF 2006 NRHA MEMBERSHIP BY COUNTRY: 

• United States: 10,230

• Canadian: 1,063

• All Other Countries: 2,908

• TOTAL 2006 MEMBERS: 14,201

BREAKDOWN OF 2006 NRHA MEMBERSHIP BY CATEGORY: 

• Open and Intermediate Open: 1,100

• Limited Open and Rookie Professional: 1,400

• Non Pros (all divisions) and Owners (non-competitors): 8,100

• Youth: 700

• Inactive Exhibitors (members not showing): 1,200

• Lifetime Members (all divisions): 1,700

• TOTAL 2006 MEMBERS: 14,201

BREAKDOWN OF 2006 NRHA CATEGORY 1 EXHIBITORS' EARNINGS:

• 637 Non Pro horses earned money, 76% of which earned less than 1,000 each

• 571 Intermediate Non Pro horses earned money, 90% of which earned less than $1,000 each

• 996 Limited Non Pro horses earned money, 99.2% of which earned less than $1,000 each

• 765 Open horses earned money, 74% of which earned less than $1,000 each

• 576 Intermediate Open horses earned money, 90% of which earned less than $1,000 each

• 765 Limited Open horses earned money, 97% of which earned less than $1,000 each

BREAKDOWN OF 2006 NRHA CATEGORY 1 ANCILLARY PAYOUTS:

• TOTAL ENTRIES, ALL DIVISIONS: 35,254

• TOTAL PAYOUT, ALL DIVISIONS: $2,926,093

  • Open: 3,477 entries earned $958,703 (approx 10% won 35%)

  • Intermediate Open: 3,116 entries earned $249,010 (approx 9% won 8%)

  • Limited Open: 4,932 entries earned $178,338 (approx 14% won 6%)

  • Rookie Professional: 1,278 entries earned $37,375 (approx 3.5% won 1.5%)

  • Non Pro: 3,739 entries earned $599,964 (approx 10.5% won 20%)

  • Intermediate Non Pro: 3,690 entries earned $252,824 (approx 10.5% won 9%)

  • Limited Non Pro: 8,274 entries earned $143,048 (approx 23.5% won 8%)

BREAKDOWN OF 2006 NRHA CATEGORY 2 AGED EVENT PAYOUTS:

• TOTAL ENTRIES, ALL DIVISIONS: 10,738

• TOTAL PAYOUT, ALL DIVISIONS: $4,958,017

  • Open: 2,815 entries earned $2,456,734 (approx 24% won 50%)

  • Intermediate Open: 2,098 entries earned $739,113 (approx 25% won 15%)

  • Limited Open: 1,442 entries earned $240,588 (approx 13% won 4.5%)

  • Non Pro: 1,824 entries earned $942,379 (approx 17% won 19%)

  • Intermediate Non Pro: 1,243 entries earned $371,024 (approx 12% won 7.5%)

  • Limited Non Pro: 1,316 entries earned $208,176 (approx 12% won 4%)

BREAKDOWN OF 2006 CATEGORY 8 USEF PAYOUTS:

• TOTAL ENTRIES, ALL DIVISIONS: 104

• TOTAL PAYOUT, ALL DIVISIONS: $164,722

  • USEF Qualifiers: 64 entries earned $60,258 (60% won 36%)

  • CRI-A Open: 28 entries earned $80,589 (27% won 49%)

  • CRI-Restricted Open: 12 entries earned $23,875 (11% won 14%)

BREAKDOWN OF 2006 ENTRIES; WEEKEND SHOWS VS FUTURITY SHOW: (figures by A Mitchels)

• There were 65,678 total entries at all 660 NRHA's 2006 approved shows

• There were 1,975 entries at the 2006 Futurity and Championship show

• There were fewer than 600 entries the Open and Non Pro Futurity

NRHA FACTS

FIGURES BASED ON THE REINER ARTICLE BY KATHY SWAN ENTITLED "STATE OF THE NRHA"  (AS QUOTED IN THE APRIL 08 REINER PG 73)

• United States NRHA Members account for 69.4% of total members

• Canadian NRHA Members account for 7.3% of total members

• International NRHA Members account for 21.8% of total members

• According to numbers published, 242 members, or 1.5%, are unaccounted for

GENERAL NON PROFIT GUIDELINES OF PRACTICE

• The American Bar Association's "Guide For Directors of Nonprofit Corporations" suggests that "the Nominating Committee should be composed of directors who do not participate in management and are free of relationships, both business and personal, that could interfere with their exercise of independent judgment."  

• Note: NRHA’s 2007 Listing of Committees and Committee Members posted on the website and published in the Reiner magazine reveals that 15 of 25 NRHA Committees have Executive Board Members serving as Chair or Vice Chair of those committees. The Nominating Committee members are unlisted.

2006 NRHA GENERAL MEMBERSHIP ELECTION & VOTE: (General Membership Meeting Minutes, 10-5-06)

• Out of over 13,000 total NRHA members, only 691 ballots were cast at the general election, which was open to the full membership.

NRHA MEETING MINUTES:  (www.nrha.com)

• Minutes of the committee and Full Board of Director meetings are published on the Members Only Section of the NRHA's website.  A membership number and pin are required.

• Minutes of the Executive Board meetings are not published. 

• NOTE - the proposed 2007 bylaw amendments will require that minutes of the Executive Board meetings be published along with all other minutes from committee and full board of director meetings.

WHAT IS A "WRITE- IN CANDIDATE"?: (Dee Hertig, www.takenrhaback.com)

• "write-in" candidates have been nominated by petitions with signatures of NRHA members.

WHO MAY WITHDRAW OR MODIFY A RULE CHANGE PROPOSAL, ONCE PROPOSED?  (www.nrha.com)

• Pursuant to the rules, only the author/s, committee or staff who submitted the rule change may withdraw it.

• Page 15 of the Rule book on General Rules, Section 2, "The NRHA Board of Directors may vote to approve, modify and approve, or recommend the rule change be reviewed by the appropriate committee(s) prior to the date of the vote."

OTHER FACTS AND TIDBITS

EQUINE DRUG TESTING TIDBITS: (www.aqha.com)

• AQHA's 2005 annual drug testing budget was almost $1 million; exhibitor cost - $3 per horse

• California has a State mandated drug testing program in place; exhibitor cost - $5 per horse

• The United States Equestrian Federation charged $7 per horse per show to fund its drug-testing program as of 2005

HOW DOES NRHA STACK UP? (2006 statistics, 2007 fees)

SEE STATS FROM THESE OTHER ASSOCIATIONS

• National Reining Horse Association (www.nrha.com)

  • Members: 14,201

  • Shows: 660

  • Total Payout: $10,498,509

  • Membership dues: $95 + $25 Non Pro declaration, includes publication in 2008

• National Cutting Horse Association

  • Members: 17,056

  • Shows: 2,309

  • Total Payout: approx $40 million

  • Membership dues: $60 + $20 Non Pro declaration, includes publication

• National Reined Cow Horse Association (www.nrcha.com)

  • Members: 2,933

  • Shows: 259

  • Total Payout: $4,241,638

  • Membership dues: $115, includes publication

• National Barrel Horse Association (www.nhba.com)

  • Members: 23,000

  • Events: about 3,000

  • Total Payout: approx $4 million

  • Membership dues: $62, includes publication

• United States Team Roping Championships (www.ustrc.com)

  • Members: 127,000

  • Events: 89

  • Total Payout: $36 million

  • Membership dues: $40 to $100, includes publication

  American Quarter Horse Association in 2006 (www.AQHA.com)

  • Members: 345,447

  • Shows: 2,847

  • Total Payout: $2,457,010

  • Membership Dues: $35, includes publication

• American Paint Horse Association (www.APHA.com)

  • Members: 98,696

  • Shows:1,278

  • Payouts: N/A

  • Membership Dues: $35, newsletter included

ON-LINE ASSOCIATION FINANCIALS: (note links below)

• NRCHA, AQHA, and APHA provide easy on-line access to financial details - NO membership or password required  

  NRCHA http://www2.nrcha.com/2001/financial_report.asp

  APHA http://www.apha.com/forms/PDFFiles/annualreports/06annualreport.pdf

  AQHA http://www.aqha.com/association/pdf/annualreport_financial.pdf