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NATIONAL DIRECTOR’S MEETING The meeting for the National PHA Directors was called to order at 11:10 am by President Mary Jane Mitchell. There were 23 directors in attendance representing 6 chapters. Minutes from the December 14, 2009 were read by Naomi Gauruder and accepted. Treasurer’s Report: The treasurer’s report for the period of 12/14/09 – 3/8/10 was read by Fred Schauder and accepted as read. A copy is on file with the recording secretary. Correspondence: Naomi Gauruder read a letter from Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue thanking the PHA for their donation. Charitable Donations: There was a discussion regarding the need to further help the Lucky Orphans Horse Rescue. It was agreed that a representative from the PHA should visit the organization this spring and report back at the May director’s meeting. A $500 donation was made to the IHSA Scholarship fund. They award their scholarships at the IHSA Nationals show in the spring. Aid To Members: Jack Benson has passed away after a battle with cancer. Discussion was had regarding the recent injuries to Charlie Weaver and Courtney King-Dye. Neither are PHA members. This transitioned the conversation to… Publicity: We need to get the word out there about who the PHA is and what we do! Discussion was had about trying to get booths at Equine Affair and similar events to educate and promote PHA membership. It was suggested that in addition to our information booklet, that we have a flyer andinclude some real stories about people (names not included) on who we helped. Examples were victims of barn fires, tack theft, Barn renovation at Devon, assistance to Katrina rescue operations etc. Naomi Blumenthal and Peter Cashman will include an ad in the IHSA Nationals Program for the PHA. Scholarship Committee: Ann Grenci (via email) has sent a request asking the Local chapters to donate to the National Scholarship fund. She is also requesting that the Local chapters provide her with information on whether or not the Local Chapters have matched the National’s Scholarship to their Local recipients. Veterinary Committee: No Report Education Committee: No Report PHA Medal: It was clarified at the meeting that the National PHA Medal may be run in conjunction with another Medal class that has comparable specs. Discussion was had on how to boost participation in other areas of the country. Naomi Blumenthal explained that in her area, even if the kids were showing in the class, they couldn’t qualify due to the high concentration of classes and riders in the Fairfield, Westchester and Long Island areas. Kathy Pinera suggested that we adapt a format similar to the Ariat class, that takes the top group of riders, but includes in that group the top qualifier from each Zone. That would help equal the playing field for riders in an area with a lower number of opportunities to show. Discussion was also had on the possibility of allowing the class to run with 3 participants, and perhaps awarding half points in classes with less than 6 riders. This would also allow for the possibility of more classes being held. The idea was also suggested of offering a PHA jumper class. Perhaps at Level 1 or Level 2 height. It was mentioned that the Jumper division is becoming quite popular and growing, the PHA may want to take advantage of this expanding market. The PHA Medal committee will further discuss these ideas, and come back to the May meeting with proposals to modify the class specs for the next show year. Junior PHA: No report Finance Committee: No report Hawkins Award: No report American Horse Council: Judy Armstrong reported that she went online to the American Horse Council website, and it mainly seems to be an avenue of links to other Horse organizations. The membership levels online were a little confusing, so she has called the AHC 3 times so far to discuss the memberships. She has not received a call back. The feeling of the meeting was that if it’s economically feasible, we would like to stay involved with the AHC as they are the political lobbyists. Judy will continue to try to contact them, and explore the idea of the possibility of a discounted membership if we provide AHC a link from the National PHA website as well. NYS Horse Council: No report USEF/USHJA: Naomi Blumenthal & Naomi Gauruder gave a report regarding the Show Standards Committee Task force meetings. Naomi Gauruder who serves on the committee reported back that she feels very comfortable with the standards that were created, and that they are realistic for each competition level. These updated standards should be available on the USHJA website by the beginning of April for all to see. The standards will go forward effective for the 2012 competition year. Old Business: New Business: The PHA has a new chapter! The IHSA chapter has been formed and currently has 18 members. Peter Cashman was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the IHSA. Congratulations Peter! There is a new rule in effect April 1st in regard to NASAID use at USEF competitions. For the period of 4/1/10 – 11/30/10, if a horse is administered 2 NASAIDs (excluding the already banned combination of Bute and Banamine) they must file a New Medication Report form at the horse show. Starting 12/1/2011, the use of two NASAIDs in combination will be banned entirely. The Brandywine Chapter will be holding their bi-annual Paper chase Fundraiser this spring. This is a 5-6 mile trail ride. On average they have over 250 horses participate! Final date to be determined due to some last minute scheduling conflicts with the property owner. The Fairfield-Westchester Chapter will hold their educational clinic “The Art of Open Numerical Equitation Scoring” on Monday April 26th, at 3 Phase Equestrian Center in Brewster NY. Panelists will include Carol Molony & Barbara Filippelli. The evening will include a live judging demonstration, with conversation regarding why a particular score was given. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:30 PM. Respectfully Submitted, Naomi Gauruder The next Director’s Meeting will be Monday, May 10th, 11am, | |||||||||||
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