QUOTES 2008

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

• "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."

• Thus us 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)

• 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

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)

• "We have a common goal - to improve the NRHA.  We do have discussions and differences of opinions, all of which are good, and we work as a group."

DAVE BARRY, (AS QUOTED BY GALA NETTLES IN THE 3-1-08 ISSUE OF QUARTER HORSE NEWS PG 28)

• "A lone Amateur (Noah) built the ark.  A large group of professionals built the Titanic."

FROM THE NRHA FUTURITY AND DERBY NOMINATION PROGRAM  (AS QUOTED FROM THE NRHA WEB SITE AS OF 3-08)

• 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)

• "This is not going to be received well by everyone in our membership, but not everybody in our membership is doing the Futurity and the Derby.  But everybody who is riding a reining horse is probably riding a horse that may be a result of the Futurity and Derby."

CAROL ROSE, PERTAINING TO THE NEW NRHA FUTURITY NOMINATION PROGRAM (AS QUOTED IN THE 3-1-08 ISSUE OF QUARTER HORSE NEWS PG 6)

• "I think this is one of the worst things they (NRHA) can do to the industry.  This cuts the little guy out, and when you do that, you cut everybody out"

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)

• "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. 

• "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

• "I think as members we have the right to see what everyone else in the country is thinking. Not what the board is telling us they are thinking. Come on NRHA...open it up. At least here on Whoazone you can see the truth."

NRHA STAFF ON THE ANNUAL NUMBER OF REINING HORSES LICENSED

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• (Yes, this quote is blank - but Whoazone is anxiously awaiting a response from NRHA regarding our Jan 08 inquiry as to how many horses are licensed each year.)