16/ FEBRUARY 2021 THE RIDER
Ontario Quarter Horse Association Inc. 2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President 1st Vice 2nd Vice
Past Pres. Treasurer Sect’y
Area 2 Director
Sherrill Tisdale Klaus Zabel
Andrew Dewar Pete Hammer Carrie Farr* Suzy Glaab Suzy Glaab
oqhasherrill@gmail.com
dewarperformancehores@hotmail.com AQHA Director
oqhapete@gmail.com
kzabel@liefmarkinsurance.ca
oqhatreasurer@gmail.com
sfarr@hotmail.ca sfarr@hotmail.ca
www.oqha.on.ca •
info@oqha.on.ca Affiliate OQHA NEWS
OQHA MEMBERSHIP & RESERVE BACK NUMBER UPDATE
OQHA Memberships and Reserve Back Number reserva-
tions that have been paid in 2020 will be extended to December 31, 2021.
The OQHA Annual General Meeting has been postponed
to Saturday, April 24, 2021 at the DoubleTree Hilton, Kitchener, Ontario
AGM – 10 a.m. Followed by
Youth Meeting Amateur AGM
2021 OQHA Directors Meeting OQHA would like to wish Bob Tweed a Happy 93rd Birth-
day January 23rd 2021. Bob was included into the OQHA hall of fame in 2004 for his numerous contributions to the Ontario
Proposed Meeting Rule Change
Article VII - Meetings (frequency, special meetings and who calls them) C·Meet105·2 The voting procedure at general OQHA member- ship meetings will be by straight majority, as indicated by a show of hands, or by secret ballot if duly demanded in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order. The secret ballot may be carried out by a confidential online ballot, carried out during the meeting. Memberships must be verified in advance of the meeting.
Article VIII - Quorum (number of members required to transact business) C·Q101·1A quorum of any general meeting of the Ontario Quar- ter Horse Association membership shall consist of at least 25 el- igible voting members. The members may participate either in-person or virtually through an online meeting system where memberships would be verified in advance of the meeting.
Article XI – Ratification (requirements for adopting this con- stitution) C·Ratif101·1 The Ontario Quarter Horse Association Constitu- tion may only be amended at a general OQHA meeting of the membership by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present and will include members present virtually.
#2 - Current OQHA Judge Selection Rule
3. JUDGE SELECTION SR·S&C·JS101·1 An AQHA judge can only officiate at one
show in Ontario during one calendar year. The one-show rule in- cludes the Ontario Quarter Horse Breeders’ Futurity. However, an AQHA judge may judge two shows in Ontario only if the two shows are on consecutive days, and the judge does not judge a particular class but one time during the two shows. All novice youth/amateur and AQHA introductory shows are exempt from this one OQHA show per year rule.
Proposed change to Judges Selection Rule 3. JUDGE SELECTION SR·S&C·JS101·1 An AQHA judge can officiate at one
show in Ontario during one calendar year. The one-show rule in- cludes the Ontario Quarter Horse Breeders’ Futurity. However, an AQHA judge may judge two shows in Ontario only if the two shows are on consecutive days, and the judge does not judge a particular class but one time during the two shows. In the event of an International border crossing interruption
Quarter Horse Industry. Proposed Rule Changes #1 - Current Rule OQHA Meetings
Article VII - Meetings (frequency, special meetings and who calls them) C·Meet105·2 The voting procedure at general OQHA member- ship meetings will be by straight majority, as indicated by a show of hands, or by secret ballot if duly demanded in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order. Article VIII - Quorum (number of members required to transact business) C·Q101·1 A quorum of any general meeting of the Ontario Quar- ter Horse Association membership shall consist of at least 25 el- igible voting members Article XI – Ratification (requirements for adopting this consti- tution) C·Ratif101·1 The Ontario Quarter Horse Association Constitu- tion may only be amended at a general OQHA meeting of the membership by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present.
preventing American/International judges from travelling to On- tario to judge, then a Canadian AQHA judge can officiate at two shows in Ontario during one calendar year. The two-show rule includes the Ontario Quarter Horse Breeders’ Futurity. An AQHA judge may judge a maximum of four shows in the two trips to Ontario if they do not judge a particular class more than once in consecutive shows. An AQHA judge may also judge two special events per year in Ontario. An AQHA judge may not judge any two shows within 150 miles (242 kms) in a 30-day pe- riod. All novice youth/amateur and AQHA introductory shows are exempt from this rule.
#3 - Current Rule – Youth Meetings BOARD OF DIRECTORS – ARTICLE III YC-BOD101-1 a) The Ontario Quarter Horse Youth Association Board of Di- rectors shall consist of two directors from each area, as per the area map
(Appendix #1 of
tors. e) The president or a representative of the association or his/her delegate shall attend any directors’ meetings of the parent asso- ciation at the parent association’s request. f) The person(s) with signing authority for all financial trans- actions, accounts and records, shall be appointed and agreed upon by the OQHYA board and approved by the board of OQHA.
Proposed Rule Change Youth Meetings BOARD OF DIRECTORS – ARTICLE III YC-BOD101-1 a) The Ontario Quarter Horse Youth Association Board of Di- rectors shall consist of two directors from each area, as per the area map
(Appendix #1 of
Area 2 Area 2 Area 3
Mallory McKewen
mallorymckewen@gmail.com Greg Dubiel Corey Taylor
gr.dubiel@gmail.com
coreyelainetaylor@gmail.com Kathy Patterson
tbrkathy@hsfx.ca
* Tender Positions If you are interested in joining the board as a director at large please reach out to Sherrill Tisdale at
oqhasherrill@gmail.com
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the OQHA
Constitution/Bylaws/Standing Rules). b) The executive committee shall consist of president, vice- president, secretary, treasurer and sentinel. These shall be de- cided by by a majority vote of 50% +1 at the annual OQHYA meeting held in conjunction with the annual parent association meeting. The president shall have the right to appoint the secre- tary if no one is voted to this position or absent. c) Directors’ meetings, called by the president, shall be held where the president says, using the discretion considering travel problems. The president votes on matters where a tie occurs. d) A quorum of any meeting of members shall consist of at least 10 individuals. A quorum of any meeting of directors, ac- cording to the Roberts Rule of Order, is half of the elected direc- tors. e) The president or a representative of the association or his/her delegate shall attend any directors’ meetings of the parent asso- ciation at the parent association’s request. f) The person(s) with signing authority for all financial trans- actions, accounts and records, shall be appointed and agreed upon by the OQHYA board and approved by the board of OQHA.
#4 - Proposed amendment to Ontario Quarter Horse Breeders Futurity rules.
Current Rule:
PAYBACK SR·BF·P101 WEANLING DIVISION: The purse for weanling division is the total weanling entry
fees, late penalties and 20% of the mare nominations monies of the nomination year, minus 15% of this total for operating costs. 10% of the purse will be held back in the OQHBF Trust
Fund for the three-year-old year purse. The remaining purse (90%) will be split between the two divisions, colts/geldings and fillies, and paid out on a share basis to 10th place in each divi- sion.
SR·BF·P102 YEARLING DIVISION The purse for the yearling division is the total of yearling
entry fees, added money, late penalties and 25% of mare nomi- nation of the year that the yearlings were nominated, minus 15% of this total for operation costs. 5% of the purse will be held back in the OQHBF Trust Fund for the three-year-old purse. This 95% purse will be divided by the total number of entries per the three yearling classes (Colt/Gelding, Fillies and Longe Line). The larger the number entries per yearling class, the higher percent- age of prize money in that division’s purse. The purse will be paid out as per one placing for every three shown.
the OQHA
Constitution/Bylaws/Standing Rules). b) The executive committee shall consist of president, vice- president, secretary, treasurer and sentinel. These shall be de- cided by by a majority vote of 50% +1 at the annual OQHYA meeting held in conjunction with the annual parent association meeting. The president shall have the right to appoint the secre- tary if no one is voted to this position or absent. c) Directors’ meetings, called by the president, shall be held where the president says, using the discretion considering travel problems. The president votes on matters where a tie occurs. d) A quorum of any meeting of members shall consist of at least 12 individuals. A quorum of any meeting of directors, ac- cording to the Roberts Rule of Order, is half of the elected direc-
SR·BF·P102 TWO-YEAR-OLD DIVISION The purse for the two-year-old division is the total two-
year-old entry fees, added money, late penalties and 25% of mare nominations of the year that the two-year olds were nominated, minus 15% of this total for operating costs. 5% of the purse will be held back in the OQHBF Trust Fund for their three-year purse. This 95% purse to be paid out to one in every three horses shown. Divide this figure by the number of entries per class of the four classes as listed in SR·BF·C101·2·3. The larger the number of entries per class, the higher the percentage of prize money.
SR·BF·P102 THREE-YEAR-OLD DIVISION Continued on Page 17
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