NRHA Says G’day to the Best Reiners in Australia
The best reiners in Australia are heading for the 2007 NRHA Australian Continental Affiliate Championships, August 1 – 4 in Gatton, Queensland. The Continental Championships are hosted by new member of the NRHA International Affiliate Program, Reining Australia. Reiners qualify for the Continental Championships by competing in their local affiliate shows.
Along with exciting reining from the best riders down under, judges with Reining Australia can now apply to become official NRHA approved judges. US Clinician Dori Schwartzenberger will conduct a Judges School on August 5-6 following the Australian Continental Championships.
Reining Australia affiliate show secretaries are also invited to attend a Show Secretary Seminar conducted by NRHA Sr. Director of Affiliate and Alliance Programs Debbie Drinko. Those that complete the Show Secretary Seminar will be NRHA Certified Show Secretaries/Managers. This certification is valid for 5 years. Beginning in 2008 all NRHA shows will be required to use an NRHA certified show secretary or manager.
If you’d like more information contact ddrinko@nrha.com.
The NRHA is proud to have Reining Australia with its more than 250 members join our world wide family of reiners.
NRHA Futurity Horse Sale Contracts Available
If you’ve been waiting for NRHA Markel Insurance Sale contracts and video/DVD requirements to become available for the three NRHA Futurity sales, you’re in luck; they are posted on the NRHA website now. Remember: the due date for contracts/videos/DVDs is August 15 for the Prospect and Breeders Showcase Select sales. (No video is required for the Marketplace Sale.) For contracts or catalogs contact ddrinko@nrha.com, aweyland@nrha.com, or call the NRHA office at 405-946-7400.
NRHyA Regional Clinic Series Coming Soon to Illinois & Washington
How’d you like to sharpen your reining skills and help the NRHyA at the same time? Why not sign up for one of the NRHyA Regional Clinics? The clinics are being held right now across the United States. They’re designed to help reining enthusiasts learn from some of the best trainers in the reining business.
There are two Regional Clinics coming up on July 21st. The North Central Regional Clinic will be held in Leland, IL, at Villa Farm. It will feature NRHA Professionals Corey Hendrickson and Dan Huss.
Also on July 21, the featured trainer at the Northwest Regional Clinic will be Darren Stancik at Rhodes River Ranch in Arlington, WA.
The Regional Clinic Series is open to all riders, youth and adults. Non-NRHA members are also invited to attend and learn what the NRHA has to offer. Proceeds from the clinics benefit the Youth Association and its programs. A percentage of the proceeds will help fund the youth awards at each of the NRHA Regional Affiliate Finals.
The clinics will begin at 8:00 am and end after 5:00 pm. The cost per day for the training clinics and lunch is $150 for youth riders and $200 for adults.
Space is limited, so please contact NRHA Supervisor of Youth Programs Mandy Kennedy, at mkennedy@nrha.com or 405-946-7400, ext. 130 to reserve your spot.
Join the NRHA Inside Reining Partners Club
Support the sport of Reining by joining the brand new NRHA Inside Reining Partners Club! The new club was introduced July 9 to viewers of the NRHA’s TV show “Wide World of Horses presents NRHA Inside Reining”. The club offers members all sorts of benefits from the NRHA and its Corporate Partners including a free NRHA Inside Reining hat or t-shirt, free copy of the NRHA Inside Reining magazine, free window decal, membership card and discount tickets to the NRHA Futurity and Derby. Go to www.insidereining.com for more NRHA Inside Reining Partners Club membership information.
Get It Right From “The Source”
You may have noticed something new on the NRHA website recently. The Source - “Official Communication from the NRHA President and Executive Board” was created specifically to communicate with the NRHA members in the quickest, most accurate and up-to-date way. The NRHA President and Executive Board will utilize The Source for the distribution of open, precise and honest information or to present their point of view. You can depend on The Source to clarify and correct misinformation and address rumors and/or controversy. It is one more way your NRHA representatives are providing better communication.
Attend the Next NRHA Town Talk Meeting
Next time you’re on the NRHA website be sure and check out a new feature that’s been added. On the drop down box under NRHA you’ll find a new option – NRHA Town Talk. You’ll find a list of official scheduled Town Talks. If you’re interested in attending an NRHA Town Talk now there’s a fast and easy way to find the information you need.
Member Feedback Encouraged on NRHA Bylaw and Rule Change Proposals
Attention NRHA Members, we want to hear your feedback! Proposed rule and bylaw changes were posted to the Members Only section of the NRHA website on Friday, June 29. This is a great chance to express your opinion. There is a place to post and view feedback on each proposed change.
Rule Change Confusion
Due to some unavoidable bad-timing, approved minutes from the August 5-6, 2006 board of directors meeting appeared in the July 2007 NRHA Reiner, leading some readers to think that the proposed rule changes contained in the minutes were for consideration this year. They are not. You can find the current proposed rule changes, for implementation in 2008, at the Members Only Section of the NRHA website www.nrha.com. The NRHA Board of Directors will vote on the 2007 proposed rule changes to take effect in 2008 at the August 11-12, 2007 board meeting.
Reining Slides into the Rockies
The RMRHA Summer Slide runs July 17-22 and the Rocky Mountain Reining Horse Association is taking every opportunity to promote Reining throughout the entire show. Visitors to the RMRHA website, www.rmrha.com, will be able to watch the Summer Slide action live, as it's happening, including reading a Show Blog with results and other happenings. According to Gary Pipkin, when there is down time the live feed will feature Summer Slide sponsor videos and an NRHA promotional video on the sport of Reining; every day, every evening. Now that's spreading the word about Reining!
Sally Brown Receives First NRHA Dale Wilkinson Lifetime Achievement Award
NRHA is pleased to announce that Sally Brown, Maple Plain, Minnesota, is the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Several friends and NRHA representatives were on hand for the presentation. Sally is very ill with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy. If you’d like to leave a message for Sally and Buck go to www.caringbridge.org/visit/sallybrown. Read about Sally and her impact on the sport of Reining in an upcoming issue of the NRHA Reiner.
Futurity Champion Randy Paul is Back in the Saddle!
NRHA Professional Randy Paul is up and riding again, months sooner than his doctors told him he would. The 2006 NRHA Futurity Open Champion underwent salivary cancer surgery and reconstruction on May 9, but after a full and complete recovery he was back in the saddle by July 1. His next show will be the Las Vegas Reining Classic Derby, September 14. It's hard to keep a good reiner down!
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