JANUARY 2013 THE RIDER /27 AQHA Fee Increase
effective January 1. The American Quarter Horse Journal, December 13, 2012 - Effective Jan- uary 1, American Quarter Horse Association registra- tion fees for weanlings and yearlings will increase. The basic registration fees for weanlings and yearlings have not been increased in 10 years. Had such fees been increased by factoring in a nominal annual inflation rate of 3 percent since 2002, they would be $34.60 for the seventh-month fee, accord- ing to AQHA Executive Vice President Don Tread- way Jr. However, with the fee increase described below, the Association’s fee will be 15 percent below the inflation rate. “Even though we are classified as a 501(C)5, agriculture-based, not-for- profit association, we can- not operate the association with financial losses,” Treadway explained. “We have been fortunate to squeak by at a time when income has declined from a high of $50,014,105 in
Registration fees for weanlings and yearlings will increase,
2006, to last year’s $45,751,356. The income decrease has been primarily due to a 50 percent drop in the number of registrations, and a 20 percent drop in memberships since our highs in 2004. Naturally, to operate at a profit we have had to decrease expenses proportionately and, in many cases, eliminate important programs and marketing activities.”
The AQHA Executive Committee and AQHA staff knew that preparing the 2012-13 budget for the Association was going to be a challenge, given the mandate that the Associa- tion should budget to make a profit.
“Following a special budget meeting on August 29 during the Adequan Select World Show, the AQHA Executive Commit-
tee asked me to prepare various income-generating options for it to review at its October meeting,” Treadway said. “After much discussion, the deci- sion was made to raise reg- istration fees, effective Jan- uary 1, 2013.
was the most equitable and fair of the options present- ed.”
“Increasing fees is not something Executive Com- mittee members wanted to do but after reviewing sev- eral proposals, they felt it
Member/ Non-Member Foaling Date to 7-month birthdate - $30, $70 8- to 12-month birthdate - $60, $100
25- to 36-month birthdate - $300, $340
The new registration fee schedule, effective Jan- uary 1, 2013, follows:
37- to 48-month birthdate - $400, $440
Past 48-month birthdate - $500, $540
13- to 24-month birthdate - $150, $190
AQHA news and information is a service of AQHA publications. For more information on The American Quarter Horse Journal or America’s Horse, visit AQHA Publi-
cations.
Founded in 1940, the American Quarter Horse Association is the largest equine breed organization in the world. With head- quarters in Amarillo, Texas, AQHA has a mem- bership of more than 280,000 people in 86 coun- tries and has registered more than 5 million horses in 95 countries.
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