Learn More About New Commission on AQHA Competitive Events
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During the 2021 AQHA Convention, AQHA President Norman K. Luba announced that the AQHA Executive Committee was implementing the Commission on AQHA Competitive Events. AQHA’s competitive events directly and indirectly impact more than 137,000 AQHA members worldwide. This is an ambitious and comprehensive analysis, review, dialogue, development and enactment of policies, procedures and actions necessary and appropriate to ensure the continuous improvement of AQHA’s competitive events across all disciplines.
The Commission on AQHA Competitive Events is anticipated to be a three-year project, which will include review and initial dialogue; continued dialogue and initial development; and final development and enactment through the AQHA rule-change process. The goal is to implement approved changes January 1, 2025.
“AQHA shows represent the single-largest program area of AQHA with an annual business center budget of approximately $11 million, and AQHA races also represent a sizable annual business center budget of approximately $2 million,” said Luba. “While there have been substantial changes in AQHA competitive events the past five decades, there has never been an all-encompassing review of AQHA shows, races, speed events and ranch-horse competitions. The Executive Committee, Commission on AQHA Competitive Events and AQHA staff are committed to growing our industry and making decisions to improve AQHA events, programs and services for our members worldwide.”
The Commission on AQHA Competitive Events consists of 21 leaders within the Association from across all disciplines.
The commission members are:
- Laina Banks
- Robin Barrow
- Doug Brown
- G.R. Carter, Jr.
- Chris Darnell
- Leo Fouree
- Robin Frid
- Rebecca Halvorson
- Whitney Lagace
- Gale Little
- Jason Martin
- Tom McBeath
- Abigail Pait NeSmith
- Jecca Ostrander
- Marilyn Randall
- Ross Roark
- Pam Scott
- Jim Searles
- Eugene Spagnola
- Stephen Stephens
- Phil Tearney
This initiative will also require the involvement of each AQHA Standing Committee that touches AQHA competitive events in any way.
More information will be released on AQHA.com as the Commission on AQHA Competitive Events moves forward with its endeavors to continue to improve AQHA’s competitive events.
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