Proposed Change: 24-01-09
PASSED
AS AMENDED
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ALERT (October 08)!
NRHA Rescinds Rule Change 24-01-09
An NRHA Board of Directors meeting was held
Sunday, October 12, 2008. The board considered
and discussed the legal ramifications of the
mandatory professionals’ membership. On the
advice of legal counsel the board voted to
rescind rule change 24-01-09 and all other
references to rule change 24-01-09. |
Change SHOW RULES & REGULATIONS (Reference
page 24 of the 2008 NRHA Handbook)
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C. NRHA Professionals Conditions
(1) An NRHA Professional shall be defined as a
person who has received or is receiving directly
(money) or indirectly (goods or services)
remuneration for showing, training or assisting in
the training of any horse ridden astride regardless
of discipline or breed. An NRHA Professional shall
be further defined as a person who has given or
currently gives lessons for remuneration.
Advertising as a trainer/instructor in NRHA media
requires membership in the NRHA Professionals.
(2) Procedure for applying for NRHA Professional
Status:
a) Any person in this classification must
complete the official NRHA Professional
Application and the code of conduct in full, and
submit it to the NRHA office with the
appropriate fee along with their NRHA membership
renewal.
b) The process of completing the Professional
Application, code of conduct and paying the
appropriate fee may be done at any NRHA approved
event.
(3) Relinquishing NRHA Professional Status: A
Professional that gives up his/her Professional
status and becomes a Non Pro must notify the NRHA
office in writing within thirty (30) days of the
change. If a mandatory waiting period is required by
the Non Pro Committee, then the rider can show in
Open Classes for which he/she is eligible by paying
the Professionals membership dues. The Professionals
Committee will notify the Non Pro Committee that
NRHA Professionals status was granted for showing
purposes only and the Non Pro applicant will not be
published as a member of NRHA Professionals on the
website or in the NRHA Reiner.
Intent of Proposal : The intent is that the NRHA
along with the Professionals Committee can monitor
persons applying for a Professionals Card to uphold the
standards as well as ethics of a NRHA Professional.
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