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1 SUBJECT: Exempting Western Horsemanship from MOS at Regional Shows with 250 Horses or Less 2 3 (STANDARD) 4 Refer to Chapter 9, RULE 101 for submission requirements 5 Committee Action: 6 Committees required to review: (This section to be completed by the Agenda & Resolutions Committee) Approve Disapprove Competition Advisory Committee O Equitation/Showmanship Committee O Youth Committee O 7 8 CONVENTION ACTION: 9 10 ______Approved ______Approved with Modification ______Disapproved 11 12 ______Withdrawn ______Referred to Committee______13 14 PROPOSED CHANGE: (Check one) ____ Add new rule ____ Delete existing rule __X__ Change existing text 15 Indicate affected Article/Rule number (AHA/USEF/EC) AHA COMP 508.2 16 17 RESOLUTION: Use bold/italic for new wording, strikethrough to indicate deletion 18 19 Whereas, Hunter Seat Equitation not to jump, dressage seat equitation, and reining seat equitation are currently 20 exempt from Majority Opinion System (MOS) scoring at regional and regional level shows; and 21 22 Whereas, The above listed equitation classes may be held in specialty rings; and 23 24 Whereas, Allowing western horsemanship to be held in specialty rings gives show management more flexibility in 25 developing their schedules; Therefore, Be It 26 27 Resolved, That AHA COMP 508.2 be amended by inserting the following: 28 29 2. Working Hunter, Hunter Hack, Jumper, Hunter Seat Equitation Over Obstacles, Hunter Seat Equitation Not to Jump, 30 Dressage Seat Equitation, Reining Horse, Reining Seat Equitation, Western Horsemanship, Cutting, Working Cow, 31 Trail, Sport Horse classes and Regional Shows that had 250 Horses or less (as determined from the previous competition 32 year) are exempt from using Majority Opinion System (MOS) scoring. 33 34 Effective: December 31, 2021 35 36 (If a Standard resolution, the effective date will be December 31 of the year after the Convention) 37 38 RESOLUTION TYPE (REQUIRED): Standard _____X _____ Extraordinary ______“If indicated as 39 “Extraordinary”, the proponent must list reasons which establish Chapter 9, RULE 101.3.a. has been met) 40 41 42 PROPONENTS FINANCIAL IMPACT (REQUIRED): Refer to Chapter 9, RULE 102.1.e. for financial requirements 43 44 45 AHA IMPACT STATEMENT: 46 47 Contact Person: 48

49 SUBMITTED BY: Pennsylvania AHA Region Number: 15

50  Member Organization  Committee Commission  Board Region (check one ) 51 Who voted:  Members  Board  Delegates (check voting body) 1 RESOLUTION 17 - 20

52 Total Number Eligible to Vote: 22 Number of Yes votes: 16 Number of No votes: 0 53 How vote was taken:  mail  email  phone  meeting (check one) (Must have Quorum with majority of yes votes) 54 Where documentation of this vote is recorded: With Cricket Gates (Must have printed documentation on file) 55 Date vote taken: August 7, 2020 56 Contact Person: Cricket Gates (Has authority to amend, combine or withdraw) 57 Phone: (717) 579-1565 Email: [email protected]

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