Hello WCHA Members and Conformation Horse enthusiasts:
I know most everyone is working a lot harder just to take care of their horses this week so hopefully this email finds you safe and warm!
The WCHA Executive Committee would like the membership to be updated on the past few months:
1.WCHA Annual Meeting to be held at the AQHA Convention on March 5th, 7:30 -8:30 am, Gaylord Texan Hotel and Conference Center, the room number TBD. Please plan on attending the AQHA Convention and support the Conformation Horse, we have a large contingent in DFW area and need everyone to attend. There are a considerable number of items concerning the halter horse on the various Committee’s agenda so please review these agenda items at http://http://aqha.com/Home/About/Content%20Pages/About%20the%20Association/AQHA%20Convention.aspx
A. Judges Committee – 8,9,14
B. Show Committee
General Sub Committee – 4 a
Performance Halter – 5 a-h, 6, 7, and 8
Rule 21
World Show Sub Committee – 2,3,7,8,9,11,18,24,26
C. Stud Book and Registration Committee – 7,8,10,11,12,13,28
D. Youth Committee – 8
2.The WCHA Breeders Committee has put together an exciting program called the WCHA Breeders Championship Futurity and the WCHA Breeders Championship Futurity Stallion nomination program. The date for the WCHA Breeders Championship Futurity is Sept 24 – 25th to be held in Des Moines, IA in conjunction with the Iowa Breeders Futurity. Please read more about this exciting program at http://www.conformationhorse.com/. There is more than 50 stallion owners that have nominated their stallion for this program before we posted it on the WCHA website!
3.The WCHA Judges Exam will be in Oklahoma City during the Redbud Quarter Horse Show and The Jerry Wells Memorial Scholarship Futurity on or around June 4th. The forms to apply are at www.conformationhorse.com. The WCHA Judges Committee in working with the WCHA Board of Directors have put together a special session one time seminar for WCHA Judges to be held in Oklahoma City at the Biltmore Hotel on March 22nd. Current WCHA Judges are invited to attend to count as their seminar credit.
4.The 2011 Memberships are now due, go to www.conformationhorse.com to download membership forms
Have a great weekend!
Rebecca Halvorson and Renee Merchant