These “IN THE ZONE
QUOTES ”
are gathered from public statements, letters, and
emails concerning
the NRHA and current events.
ALL information is from 2008 unless otherwise noted.
QUOTES 2008
REVISED NRHA FUTURITY AND
DERBY NOMINATION PLAN (FROM
THE REINER, AUGUST 2008, pg 35)
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"What is the
nominator incentive?"
"The nominator incentive is a tremendous perk of the
program that gives money back to the person who
nominates the horse. 5% of all the money that the
horse earns at the Futurity and/or Derby is paid back
tot he nominator of the horse even if that person no
longer owns the horse"
NRHA MEMBERS' RESPONSE TO
RULE AND BYLAW CHANGE PROPOSALS
(FROM NRHA
PRESIDENT KIM SLOAN'S LETTER,
JULY 2008)
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"For the first time I
feel ashamed of the NRHA membership. For years I’ve
heard that the membership wants more input into the
running of the NRHA. I agree with that concept. The
proposed rule changes have been on the NRHA Web site for
over six weeks. We had less than 30 responses to any of
the rule changes. I cannot even tell you the number of
individuals responding, but the number is also less than
30. This is less than .2 percent of our
membership! I also am bothered by the fact that less
than 2 percent of our affiliates commented on the
proposed rule changes. Please, if you want to be part of
the decision-making process, you must participate. Being
part of a “silent majority” does not help the
organization."
REGARDING THE NRHA DERBY,
2008 (FROM THE NRHA E-NEWSLETTER,
JULY 2008)
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In 2007, the NRHA Derby
offered $575,800 in purse money, including ancillary
classes. This year’s purse broke the $600,000 mark for a
4% increase over last year. The total number of derby
and ancillary entries rose from 920 in 2007 to 1,017 in
2008 for an 11% increase. In addition, youth entries in
ancillary classes tripled from 31 in 2007 to 100 in
2008.
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The Non Pro Derby showed the
most significant expansion in purses and entries. The
Non Pro division purse increased from $75,300 in 2007 to
nearly $100,000 at this year’s event for a 31% increase.
The entries in this division grew from 131 to 162
equaling a considerable increase of 24%. The
Intermediate Non Pro purse also increased 15% for a
total of $47,000 and a 24% increase in entries. In
addition, the Limited Non Pro saw a 17% increase with a
purse of $28,700 and an astounding 37% increase in
entries this year.
FROM THE REINER ARTICLE BY KATHY SWAN ENTITLED "STATE
OF THE NRHA"
(AS QUOTED IN THE
APRIL 08 REINER PG 73)
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"Last year, there were
724 approved shows; 64 more than in 2006. In the
United States, there were 460 shows or 11 more than in
2006."
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Thus U.S. shows increased by
2.5%, foreign shows increased 9.7%
FIGURES BASED ON THE REINER ARTICLE BY KATHY SWAN
ENTITLED "STATE OF THE NRHA"
(AS QUOTED IN THE
APRIL 08 REINER PG 73)
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United States NRHA Members
account for 69.4% of total members
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Canadian NRHA Members
account for 7.3% of total members
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International NRHA Members
account for 21.8% of total members
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According to numbers
published, 242 members, or 1.5%, are unaccounted for
KIM SLOAN, NRHA PRESIDENT
REFERRING TO THE 2008 NRHA ELECTED BOARD
(AS QUOTED IN THE PRESIDENT'S
LETTER IN THE APRIL 08 REINER PG 8)
DAVE BARRY,
(AS QUOTED BY GALA NETTLES IN
THE 3-1-08 ISSUE OF QUARTER HORSE NEWS PG 28)
FROM THE NRHA FUTURITY AND
DERBY NOMINATION PROGRAM
(AS QUOTED FROM THE NRHA WEB
SITE AS OF 3-08)
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Article 8. The National
Reining Horse association reserves the right to cancel
this program without notice at any time, without
liability. But in such an event, all the nomination
program’s funds are the property of NRHA and will be
used for programs promoting the reining horse.
VAUGHN ZIMMERMAN, EXPLAINING
THE NEW NRHA FUTURITY NOMINATION PROGRAM
(AS QUOTED IN THE 3-1-08
ISSUE OF QUARTER HORSE NEWS PG 112)
CAROL ROSE, PERTAINING TO THE
NEW NRHA FUTURITY NOMINATION PROGRAM
(AS QUOTED IN THE 3-1-08
ISSUE OF QUARTER HORSE NEWS PG 6)
FRANK COSTANTINI, TELLING THE
REASONS BEHIND THE NEW NRHA FUTURITY AND DERBY NOMINATION
PROGRAM (AS QUOTED
IN THE 3-1-08 ISSUE OF QUARTER HORSE NEWS PG 112)
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"Without the horses being
trained up for the Futurity, the grass roots (reiners)
would not have the opportunity to buy a horse that was
trained by Tom McCutcheon or Tim McQuay or Shawn Flarida,
when it was 7 or 8, to start participating. If we
don't allow growth at all ends of our business, to
provide product for the people at the entry level, we'll
never get them involved.
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"The whole problem is
providing horses from the top all the way down to the
bottom. The more horses we provide for the base,
the broader base we can create. We need to take
care of the NRHA from that end, and also take care of
the top end to drive the industry to make sure these
horses bring what they're worth."
A MEMBER
COMMENT ON A WHOAZONE POLL RE: NRHA'S FUTURITY & DERBY,
FEBRUARY 08
NRHA STAFF ON THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF REINING HORSES
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