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This is what bothers me about this whole AHA Sweepstakes and distance competitions...

• I've been a member of AHA for a long time
• Bought my first Sweepstakes horse a little over a year ago.
• Starting this new horse this year in Endurance...but LD's only for the first year
• When I called AHA about Sweepstakes, Endurance, CTR's, LD's etc, I specifically told AHA that I was only going to do LD's with this Sweepstakes horse.  They insisted that I needed to pay the "competition fee" along with the membership fee plus the extra $100 for the Sweepstakes if I wanted to participate in the Sweepstakes payout.
• Thank goodness I did not pay the extra $100 because now I find out that LD's are NOT part of Sweepstakes....so I still don't understand why I had to pay a competition fee too.  Did I waste my money by paying the additional competition fee anyway and what would have happened if I paid the $100 Sweepstakes fee too?

So much for owning a Sweepstakes horse!   Hey, maybe I should call my ex-Mother-in-Law who's a big wig at AHA and complain to her!  I think she still likes me.  ;) 

 

Stacy

mkrumlaw@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Actually endurance is pretty safe. I've been involved with some of the 
> issues between AERC and AHA and those have been smoothed out nicely...at 
> least in the rules/governing body aspect. There are some sweeps issues 
> that need some work but the rest is OK.
>
> The CTR is a different animal. There are 6 governing, not sanctioning, 
> but GOVERNING bodies of CTR in the US and four in Canada. AHA wants 
> there only to be one because it's easier to deal with one group rather 
> than
>  10.
>
> When I refer to AHA I'm not talking about the directors, I'm talking 
> about a few members of the STAFF that are in positions to make all of 
> this a problem. I too used to blame it on the Directors. Since standing 
> up for the distance disciplines within AHA seems to have become my second 
> career, I've found the real road blocks, thus the reason for my earlier 
> post. The BOD is in a position today to fix some issues with CTR riding 
> but some members of the staff are trying to table the motion. If a large 
> number contact the office and/or send faxes I'm hoping it draws enough 
> attention that the BOD at least reviews this motion and votes it into 
> effect.
>
> My general soap box lecture to AHA is that there are close to 10,000 to 
> 11,000 of us involved in endurance and CTR. I've been gathering the stats 
> and history of our groups in the US and Canada. If all of those who 
> owned Arabs were members we'd make up over 20% of the
>  AHA membership. 
> It's time for AHA to step up to the plate or stay out of it.
>
>
> On the good side of AHA distance sports, a committee has finally been put 
> together to address all distance riding programs and events offered. 
> This is the first time in AHA's history a group like this has been 
> formalized AND seated with long time, members of AERC and the various CTR 
> groups. Of course I believe the committee formally has to be voted into 
> existance this weekend as well....
>
> MKS
>
>
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