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You have to keep my statement in context, and that was: Why it is so important to cover all the issues. It doesn't mean a 'nobody' will not be listened to, but they DO have a harder time being heard. They have to have all their 'ducks in a row'. I was just trying to point out some...

McBunz, I'm sorry you feel that way, but I don't understand. What did I say that would make you feel that way (that no one would listen to you)?

I didn't say ALL the people responded that way, with any kind of confusion about what exactly was going on, but I felt that it may have happened with at least one couple that I spoke with. The TOTW was on the agenda. There were two different proposals for changing he location for measuring...

I can fully understand where the seller (the owner) is coming from. The whole idea of selling your horse at an auction is generally because you want it sold 'now' and you want the money 'now'. Auctions, generally speaking, are not where you get your highest selling price, so usually if a...

I think what they are referring to is having to work out the issues, if you want to get a proposal passed: ...if you are not there to speak to it ...if the 'value' of it might be unnoticed ...if the content is controversial ...if it doesn't immediately benefit the members voting on it ...if...

I think it is a bad thing, for several reasons: 1. AMHA (and AMHR) already measure in an 'odd' place. The Last Hair Of The Mane (LHOTM) is totally out of synch with the rest of the equine world, so we are already looked at like we are nuts by the rest of the 'horse' world. The Base of the...

Tango, what I clarified was the IMPACT of the rule change. It does not clarify the WHY of the rule change, as you are suggesting. There is NO WAY that my response endorses your interpretation of WHY the rule was passed. Castle Rock, I think it is a real 'leap' of logic to take something that...

Please don't misunderstand, I am not against the 'idea' that is being proposed here. I am objecting to the specifics of the proposal AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN. I also understand that it is not in its 'FINAL' form. My comments are intended to help shape the 'final' version. My 'concerns' are: 1...

Gary, I made my comments 'in person' last June and I made them again on a phone conference last year. I expressed my opinion about the lack of need for a 'new' division, but I did concede that if we could not 'fix' the Country Dvision now, then it would be OK to have a new division. But, that...

trickhorses, The measuring rule (which many of us now want to get stopped, before it comes into effect) that passed at the last AMHA annual meeting is to measure the horses at the Base of the Withers (BOTW). If a horse is measured at that point, it will measure 'smaller' or close to the same...

Gary, I don't know why you are saying I didn't contribute... I was at the June meeting in 2007, I contributed with emails, and I participated in a telephone conference last year. I was at the AMHA Annual meeting in February 2008. I have also responded to the email that was sent from...

I agree, we ALL need to play nice and support both the registries. I just wrote a long reply explaining that, and the reason I used the 'attitude' when I started this post, but for some reason, it just went into cyberspace and didn't appear. I'm already late for work, so can't redo it now, but...

Its not a 'diversion'. But, YES, it is an attempt to 'share' the 'hot seat'. No registry is perfect. But, if we're going to pick apart one organization, in the interest of fairness, lets also point out the realities in both. AMHA is not perfect, and we as loyal members need to address...

With all the discussions regarding AMHA and how By-Laws and Rules are made, and with all the criticism about how much ‘say’ the membership is given in the AMHA, and how unfair AMHA is because they don’t have mail-in or internet ballots, and people have to go the Annual Meeting to vote for rule...

Personally, I don't think we should 'need' a new division. If the Country horses were being judged the way they were supposed to be, they would be the 'western/carriage/hunter' horses that we are again trying to find a place to put. But, we have allowed he 'creep' to let the 'can't cut it as a...

McBunz, I believe you are trying to make a positive contribution, but since words make a huge difference when trying to write proposal, or just in communicating on a Forum like this, I want to make a couple of points. In your initial post, you quoted PART of an Article, not the full text. By...

This is Julie Miller.... Sorry I have been off the net for awhile, but I have been lurking. To be honest, I have not been in touch with much of anything besides my new job which is away from my home and family, so I have been preoccupied with that since the Annual Meeting in February...

My smallest was at most 15", I only did a quicky measure at the top of the withers. This photo gives a good perspective on her size, although maybe not the most flattering angle She is mature now at 27.5". Her mother is 26.75" and her sire is under 28".

minimomNC is correct. A rule change proposal submitted after the General membership meeting (which occurs after the committees meet), but before the actual close of the annual meeting is not seen by a committee until the June meeting. The proposals put in at the meeting are not actually given...

I don't have any notes (and I have no memory), but I think I know what proably happened. If it failed at the meeting in Feb 2007, then it was probably resubmitted, to the correct committee, before the person left the Feb 2007 Meeting. That would have put it back in the queue to be considered...