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January, 2007

Following are the principal points from the NZAHBS Council Meeting held in Auckland on January 25th 2007. These are now published here, ahead of the applicable Arabianz which in this case is the March 2007 edition.

National Shows - Drug Testing

In line with published advice (National Show Schedule) exhibitors/owners/riders/handlers etc. are advised that ramdom drug testing may be carried out at the upcoming National Show.

Receipts for NZAHBS Transactions

Forms used for various NZAHBS transactions will now carry a "tick the box if you require a receipt" advice. If you require a receipt for the cheque that you have sent to the office, please tick the box so that this can be actioned. All monies received by the office are receipted however, receipts have, in the past, only been sent out on an ad hoc basis.

Distinguished Service Awards

Council will select recipients of these special awards for service to the Arabian and horse industry overall, which will be announced at the 2007 AGM. Nominations should be forwarded to the Secretary, NZAHBS. They will be awarded annually. The Distinguished Service Awards are not designed to replace the Life Memberships.

Office Report

An assistant has been appointed to the Royal Easter Show office to help Robin Hill with his work, including that of the NZAHBS. Kathy Gibson is receiving a quick course on the operations of the NZAHBS and is expected to be well up to speed within a very short time. She comes from an extensive equine background and her appointment is expected to be of immense benefit to the Society, particularly in the period leading up to, during and immediately after the Easter Show and in the seasonal workloads at the office. Kathy will also become a further contact point for members when phoning/faxing and emailing the NZAHBS office.

DNA Fees - New Rate

Superb work by portfolio holder Gabrielle Deuss has seen a reduction in DNA costs to members. DNA envelopes (one envelope/one purebred horse) now cost $100 GST inclusive, which is a saving of $30.00. The new rate is effective from 1.2.2007. An amended Scale of Fees will be forwarded to all members and will be published on this website.

Suspended Horses

The following horses have been suspended until matters relating them have been resolved:

Vigar Riffal (Jesmond Kamahl x Bushland Shaklan Amira) - grey stallion NZAHBS 3097

Rabi Matar+AU (SK Shakla Khan+US x Shakista) - chestnut stallion NZAHBS 3008.

2007 WAHO Trophy Nominations

Nominations are now open for the 2007 awarding of this prestigious Trophy. Nominees must meet the following criteria:

Written nominations only must be supported by a short summary qualifying the nomination

The horse must be registered with the NZAHBS

The horse must be a purebred

The horse must be bred in New Zealand

The horse must be domiciled in New Zealand

The horse must be alive at the time of nomination

Nominees should be Arabian horses that have, in some way, been an excellent "ambassador" for the breed, or in the case of older horses, achieved the same through immediate progeny.

Nominations should be for all disciplines and not limited to halter horses.

Nominations for this Trophy will close with the Secretary on 31st March 2007 and the recipient will be announced at the 2007 AGM. Standard of Excellence Booklet

This booklet, updated and published by the Australian Arabian Society, is now available to members, on request, at no charge. Please contact the Secretary. The Society will also make available, once supplies have arrived from the Australian Society, copies of the AHSA publication, The Derivative Horse.

Use of Stud Prefixes and Suffixes

This has become a bone of contention with some breeders who, whilst they wished to protect their stud prefix, didn't necessarily want to register their horses with that identity. Effective from 1.8.2007, the use of prefixes and/or suffixes when registering horses will be optional. The Secretary will maintain a record of existing and any new prefixes/suffixes applied for, and if you wish to protect your "stud identity" registration is recommended.

Forms on the NZAHBS Arabianz website

The forms available for downloading through the website has been upgraded. Now available for immediate downloading are the following:

Membership form (2007 version)

Lease Form

Transfer Form

Application for registering Brand/Prefix/Suffix.

New Members

The following Full, Associate and Junior members have been approved.

Full Members

Tanya Harrison Pauatahanui

Alison Higgins Nelson

Monique Koning Leeston

Sandy Nogueira Henderson

Sue Oliver Gore

Elaine Robertson Te Anau

Elizabeth Roanikere New Plymouth

Olivia Troost Auckland

Associate Members

Julia Campbell Warkworth

Amber Harre Picton

Andrea Hutching Eketahuna

Renee Cadenhead Oakura, Taranaki

Lynda Kessell Upper Hutt

Wendy Taylor Fielding

Junior Member

Holly Morrell Taupo

Revamped Registration Form

This continues to be work in progress and a further prototype will be tabled at the next Council meeting. Tracey Rhodes has this portfolio.

Stud Book #9

This publication will definitely be available within the next 4 weeks. Apologies are due to those who have pre-ordered. Your patience is appreciated. The trouble has been at the printers. Limited numbers of the publication are available to those who haven't pre-ordered.

Annual General Meeting 2007

This will be held in Auckland on Saturday May 5th. Full details of venues/costs etc. will be mailed out. There will be no stud tour for 2007. The program for the day is as follows:

Forum 1.00PM

AGM 3.00pm

Dinner 7.30PM

Tracey Rhodes has the AGM portfolio.

Exported/Imported Horses - Documents

The Society is aware that documents for some horses, in particular those from the USA, are being sent direct to the importer/new owner. WAHO has requested registries to, in the future, send all export documentation direct from registry to registry. The horse owner may be provided with a copy of the original WAHO Export Certificate. Failure of some registeries to follow this established process has resulted in delays for registration etc. in the new country of domicile.

WAHO Conference 2007

The rescheduled 2007 WAHO conference will be held in Damascus, Syria from 22 to 28th April. Robin Hill will not be attending this event, however, several submissions from the NZAHBS will be forwarded to the WAHO Secretary for tabling at the meeting. Gabrielle Deuss holds the WAHO portfolio.

DNA List

The latest list of DNA'd horses has been uploaded on the NZAHBS/Arabianz website. This is effective from 1 February 2007.

Next Meeting

The next meeting of the NZAHBS Council be held on 4th May 2007 in Auckland. Members with matters they wish discussed at this meeting are requested to have the information in the hands of the Secretary at least 14 days prior to this date.

May, 2007

An NZAHBS Council Meeting was held in Auckland on May 4-5, 2007. The meeting was rescheduled over two days due to the travel plans of some councillors falling foul to the fog conditions at Auckland Airport. The key points from the meeting were as follows:

National Show - Drug Testing

This element has been a part of the schedule for several years and was instigated for the first time at the 2007 event held at Cambridge Lodge. The drug testing specialist deemed that no horses, in her opinion, required testing on Day 1. She was not present on Day 2. No charges were made for her attendance.

Roll of Merit

Recipients of the Roll of Merit certificates and Elite Awards will now be required to be members of the NZAHBS. Non-members will receive a letter acknowledging their achievement. Lee Cox holds the Roll of Merit portfolio.

Distinguished Service Awards

These were presented for the first time at the 2007 AGM - the 2007 recipients being Barbara McGregor, Jan Wilson and Bev Jones. Congratulations to the recipients. Criteria for the Distinguished Service Awards will be placed on the NZAHBS website and nominationsmust be received at the office by 30 January. The Distinguished Service Awards has become a regular part of the NZAHBS award structure.

2008 North Island Championships

Two applications were received for the 2008 event and it has been allocated to Taranaki.

Brian Ross

Council acknowledged the dedication and work of Brian Ross who passed away recently. Brian was a Life Member of the Society and condolences were expressed to his wife Noelene and family.

Export Certificates

Pure and derivative horses continue to be exported from New Zealand without the office having been advised and/or preparing Export Documents (which are free of charge). Export documents will be available for downloading from the N ZAHBS website. Lee Cox has this portfolio.

New Members

The following new members were approved:

(Full)

Mrs MJ Simons Pukekohe

Christine Sigglekow Wakefield, Nelson

Paul Chadwick Dannevirke

Kerry Armstrong Hamilton

Linda Hamilton Rangiora

WAHO Award 2007

Four outstanding nominations were received for this prestigious trophy and it was awarded to the purebred mare Bushland Gai Sharee (Gai Cadet*US x Hiland Princess) bred by Peter Rowe and owned by Lynda Guy.A profile of Bushland Gai Sharee appears elsewhere in Arabianz. Congratulations to Lynda and John Guy. Full qualifying criteria for the WAHO award is on the NZAHBS website. Tracey Rhodes has the Trophies portfolio.

National Show 2008

This will be discussed at the July 2007 meeting. Points to be included in the discussion paper include funding/sponsorship, criteria for the selection of judges, venues,perpetual trophies. The 2008 event will be held in Christchurch. The tentative date is 23 February 2008.

Following the 2007 event, Lee Cox (who jointly holds the portfolio), conducted an initial National Show survey covering factors such as venue options/trophies/prizes/schedule options and qualifiers. Input for the survey is still welcome. Please email Lee direct - email: l.cox@xtra.co.nz.

Foal Recording

An excellent paper was submitted by outgoing councillor Gabrielle Deuss and this will be discussed at the July meeting.

Stud Book 9

These are now available from the office at a cost of $40. Limited numbers have been printed. Please advise the office of any ommissions/incorrect details so that these can be amended in the next edition, Volume 10.

Derivative Register

An updated Derivative Register has been compiled. The single publication covers Partbreds (Volume 4 - numbers PB2397 to PB2980), Anglos (Volume 3 - AA280 - AA532), Section B (Volume 2 - SB2563-SB2594) and Section C (Volume 2 - SC2547 - SC2672). Cost of the Derivative Register is $20 from the Society Office.

Standard of Excellence (ex Australia)

These are now available free of charge from the Society office.

Office Report

Backlog of work: DNA problems remain the principal reason why registrations are not being processed through the office. An audit of the office has found that over 30 members have registration holdups relating to non DNA of dam or sire. Others problems include no mare or stallion returns, incorrect brands on a horse with a stud prefix relating to another owner and owner-non member. In future, the Secretary will return all incorrect paperwork to the applicant with a letter stating which element is incorrect and requesting the applicable paperwork be completed and returned to the office for processing. Jan Wilson holds the Registration portfolio.

Receipts for Financial Transactions Through the Office: Several members have indicated that they wished to receive a receipt for their financial transactions through the office. Payments are receipted as received and these will in future, be sent through to members.

RAS Conference 2007

The RAS Conference 2007 will be held at Paihia in June. Robin Hill will represent the NZAHBS. The 2007 meeting agenda will include a specific horse breeds meeting.

DNA envelopes

These must be prepaid ($100 including GST). Please allow sufficient time between sending your cheque to the office and calling the vet. The updated DNA list is published on the NZAHBS website. Imported horses are placed on this list after Massey has issued a unique New Zealand DNA number - hence their addition to the list may be delayed. This does not mean that they cannot be bred.

Imports

Some of these have been processed and work is underway to process the others. At the time of the audit - import documents for 33 horses had been received. Importers are reminded that documents must go between the registry of the exporting country direct to the NZAHBS.

Suspended Horses

Rabi Matar+AU remains in suspension

Vigar Riffal remains in suspension.

Changes in the suspension status of these horses will be advised.

Next Meeting

The next meeting of the NZAHBS Council will be held on Friday 27th July in Christchurch. Members wishing to have any matters raised at this meeting are requested to have the correspondence in the hands of the Secretary at least 14 days out from this date.

NZAHBS Annual General Meeting 2007 - Highlights of the Meeting

The AGM was held in Auckland on Saturday 5th May 2007. Apologies were received from Stu and Lin Cottle, Jenny Klemra, Noel Evans, Pamela Gleeson, Rosemary Revell, Bev Morrissey, Maree Clothier, Fanus Crous, Alyth Long, David Marshall, Keith Galpin and Virginia Dean.

President John Morrissey opened the meeting and welcomed all present. Members were asked to stand for a minute's silence in respect of deceased members and particular mention was made of Life Member and former Councillor Brian Ross. A special mention was also made to Life Members present namely Sue Spratt and Mel Gubb.

The Minutes of the previous Annual General Meeting were distributed at the venue and passed as a true and accurate record. Moved by Mel Gubb, seconded Jacquie Webby.

President's Report

Mr John Morrissey read his President's Report and moved its adoption. Moved John Morrissey, seconded Sue Spratt.

Treasurer's Report

Mr John Morrissey reported on the financial affairs of the Society. He advised members that we have a surplus of $9446 and our term investments are around $61,000. Investments are growing with each year.

A copy of the accounts will be enclosed with the mailout of Arabianz.

Notes from Annual Accounts - Arabianz will have a separate entry on the annual accounts. Costs and income will therefore be split away from general income and expenditure currently headed stationery.

Appointment of Auditor - Prince and Partners have been appointed as Auditors. Moved Jacquie Webby, seconded Mel Gubb. The appointment of a new auditor has been bought about by the fact that the Society's accountants, Campbell Tyson, no longer act as auditors.

Council Nominations

Mr Morrissey reported on the the nominations for Council and welcomed Jan Wilson to the Council. Subsequent to the AGM, the resignation of Gabrielle Deuss was accepted.

Portfolio Reports

These were presented at the AGM by various Council members and are recorded elsewhere in this publication.

Awards

Distinguished Service Awards were presented to Jan Wilson, Barbara McGregor and Bev Jones with the President congratulating all three on their achievement.

Roll of Merit awards were presented as follows: Karamea Esmeralda (Fairview Kaptivation*AU x Karamea Evita) - owned by Alison Steward - Halter; White Pine Tammar (Gai Cadet*US x Araleigh Tina) owned by Bev Morrissey - Progeny; Rula (Simeon Shemini*AU x Seetha) owned by Gerzanne Stud and Bayzar*AU (Tallangatta Tsar x Marmul) owned by Robyn Barker (Halter and Performance). Bayzar also received a third accolade, that of Elite Roll of Merit.

The WAHO Award for 2007 was also presented with the winner announced as Bushland Gai Sharee (Gai Cadet+US x Hiland Princess), bred by Peter Rowe and owned by Lynda Guy.

Forum

The Forum which has been traditionally held prior to the AGM will be discontinued.

Funding for National Show Judges

The Society currently funds the National Show to the value of $1500. To a motion put by Kevin Cholmondeley-Smith, seconded by Mel Gubb, it was agreed that Council would approve the final selection of the judge (a list of 3-4 names to be submitted to Council by the National Show committee) and would fund the flights and expenses for the judge. This same level of funding would apply to both North Island and South Island.

Showing Rules - 2006

To a query regarding "movement" as part of the judging criteria of purebred horses, Mel Gubb stated that "movement" had never been part of the published overall criteria, however, it was agreed that it would be put in when the booklet was next revised.

The meeting closed at 4.50pm.

Election of Officers/Allocation of Portfolios

President Jacquie Webby

Vice-President John Morrissey

Treasurer Jan Wilson

Portfolios

Registrations Jan Wilson

Endurance Belinda Simons

Show Gradings Lee Cox

Show Rules Tracey Rhodes and Jacquie Webby

Executive Judging Jacquie Webby

Clubs Tracey Rhodes

Arabianz Jacquie Webby

Website Lee Cox

WAHO liaison Belinda Simons

Roll of Merit Lee Cox

Trophies Tracey Rhodes (includes WAHO and Royal Show)

Stud Directory Tracey Rhodes and Lee Cox

National Show Jan Wilson, Lee Cox, Tracey Rhodes and Jacquie Webby (others to be co-opted as required)

Following are the main points from the NZAHBS Council Meeting held in Christchurch on June 20th 2007.

WAHO – WAHO have been advised that the recipient of the NZAHBS WAHO Trophy for 2007 is Bushland Gai Sharee. A profile and picture of the mare has been placed on the WAHO website along with other recipients of the Trophy for 2007.

It is expected that the next WAHO General Assembly and Conference will be held in Muscat, Oman in January 2009.

A reminder to those importing horses from the USA that all horses exported from both the USA and Canada must have been registered with PAHR and their export documents, including the WAHO export certificate, must be processed and sent direct from PAHR. Horses having only AHA export documentation will not be eligible for registration. Belinda Simons has the WAHO portfolio.

2007/2008 North Island Championships

These have been allocated to the Taranaki Arabian Horse Club and will be held in February.

New Members

The following applications for membership have been approved:
Full members
Jenny Rouse Christchurch
Maree Tresidder Wakefield, Nelson
Sarah Walters Dunedin
Carol Pinkney Kaikohe
Deirdre Stirling Manukau City, Auckland
Associate Members
Leesa Anderson Waitoki, Auckland

Registration Matters

Branding

Members are advised that effective from August 2007, foals born after that date will not be required to be branded. Foals that are to be registered as geldings, will be required to supply a hair sample for storage at the NZAHBS office. Retrospective registrations (i.e. Horses born before that date) will still be required to be branded. For those members who do choose to brand, please have your brand approved before having the brand manufactured. Member brands must still be registered with the Society. Forms are downloadable from the NZAHBS/Arabianz website.

Pulling of DNA hair sample and Vet ID of Purebred Registration Forms

Effective from August 2007, members are advised that vets will no longer be required to pull DNA hair samples or sign purebred registration forms as a means of ID for the respective horse. A new registration form that will take into account the above changes will be signed off at the August 4 meeting and will be available soon after that date. The new form has been designed to cover registration of both purebred and derivative (including Anglo) horses. The new registration form will be placed on the website, DNA application forms are available now.

Jan Wilson holds the Registration portfolio.

Horses in Suspension

Vigar Riffall - all outstanding matters pertaining to this horse have been cleared and the suspension has now been lifted.

Rabi Matar+AU this horse remains in suspension.

Derivative Roll of Merit

A Roll of Merit award system for Derivative horses was discussed and will be looked at again once the new secretary has been appointed. This remains work in progress.

NZAHBS Awards

In order to standardise the nominations and awards cycle for the various awards that the NZAHBS makes each year, nominations for the WAHO Trophy, Distinguished Service Awards and Life Memberships will close on December 30 each year. Each category and the submitted applications will then be discussed and finalised at the January meeting of Council in readiness for announcing at the Annual General Meeting.

Office Report

Mare and Stallion Returns

Mare and stallion returns for the 2006/07 season are still being received. These are quite late, however, some members didn't receive their paperwork in the December 2006 mailout, hence the late receipt. Processing of the returns will begin during the first week of July.

Imported Horses

A number of imported horses have been registered lately and further horses are “in the pipeline”. Paperwork must be sent from the registering society (i.e. Original country of registration) to the NZAHBS. Please do not have the paperwork sent to you. Import fees still apply for imported horses to be registered with the NZAHBS. The same fee applies to both purebred and derivatives born overseas.

DNA List on the NZAHBS website

This was last updated in early June 2007. The next update should include a number of imported horses. Imported horses that have been DNA'd in their country of origin do not need to be re-DNA'd in this country to effect registration and are placed on the NZAHBS DNA list once Massey has issued a unique New Zealand number to their offshore DNA details.

AI Breeding Permits and those wishing to operate a Semen Bank

AI breeding permits for both stallions and mares must be applied for through the NZAHBS office before the collection/insemination is done.

Similarly, those wishing to operate a semen bank for use on their own horses or as agent for semen from a horse owned by a third party, are advised that they must write to the Society advising the name of the horses or horses for which semen has been stored, number of straws, they must ensure that appropriate DNA is on file or applied for and if they are acting as an agent, that they have the appropriate authority to sign stallion returns. This matter is fully covered in the latest copy of the NZAHBS Rules and Regulations and members are advised to read the relative section/s to ensure they fully meet the Society's criteria.

Next Meeting

The next meeting of the NZAHBS Council will be held in Christchurch on Wednesday, August 8.

Members wishing to have matters discussed at that meeting should ensure their correspondence is in the hands of the Secretary at least 14 days from the date of that meeting.

The last meeting for 2007 will be held on Friday November 23.

August 8, 2007
Following are the updates from the NZAHBS Council meeting held in Christchurch on August 8, 2007.

The following new members were accepted at the August 8th meeting.

These were sent out with the last Arabianz and there has been a good response. Thanks to those who responded. The lists covered purebred horses only.

These are updated as additional horses are added into the database with Massey. In some cases, imported horses can take a little longer than their New Zealand counterparts. If you want to check the DNA status of a horse that is not on the list please contact the office, Jan Wilson (Registrations) or Jacquie Webby.

Rabi Matar+AU remains in suspension

For those contemplating using stallions this season, please check to ensure that his DNA is in place and that he is owned by a full member of the Society.

Council is sympathetic to the situation however is unable to affect the outcome. Those affected are advised to write to the national equestrian body.

Results for major rides will continue to be published in the Arabianz. Belinda Simons holds the Endurance portfolio.

Council is also looking at a revamp of the NZAHBS website.

Lee has compiled a list of past (purebred) National Champions and this has been placed on the website. A list of Derivative National Champions is also being compiled.

2008 Annual General Meeting

Taranaki will host the 2008 Annual General Meeting. The AGM will be held over the weekend of 26th and 27th April - venue Quality International Hotel New Plymouth. A stud tour will open the weekend on Saturday 26th followed by evening dinner and the AGM on Sunday 27th from 10am. More information/booking sheets etc. will be sent out with the December 2007 Arabianz.

Awards

Nominations for NZAHBS Life Membership, the WAHO Trophy, Long Service Awards and Young Achiever Awards are now open and will close on December 30th, 2007.

The criteria for the WAHO Trophy appears on the NZAHBS website. Applications must be in writing and should be forwarded to the office for discussion at the first meeting of Council in the New Year. Long Service Awards recognise those who have made a significant contribution to the NZAHBS and New Zealand Arabian scene overall. Belinda Simons has the criteria.

The Young Achiever Award is a new award and will commemorate the late Brian Ross. Applications are open to those who are under the age of 18 as of 31st December 2007 who have achieved recognisable success with their registered Arabian horse (purebred or derivative) in New Zealand. The horse must have competed or be competing under its NZAHBS registered name. Applications must include a 2000 word article on a subject of choice relevant to the Arabian horse.

Applications should be forwarded to the NZAHBS office. Please note the closing date. Belinda Simons holds the Awards portfolio and can forward the criteria for both the Long Service Awards and the Young Achiever Awards.

Welcome Pack

A NZAHBS "Welcome Pack" has been developed and will be forwarded to all new members. The pack contains several booklets including The Arabian Standard of Excellence, NZAHBS Rules and Regulations and other documents including Council and Judges' contacts list, WAHO Trophy backgrounder, importing Arabian horses, importing and using frozen semen, and various forms.

New Secretariat

Interviews with applicants for the above position will be held in Auckland late in August. These will be conducted by Jan Wilson and Jacquie Webby. Members will be advised of changes of offices, mailing addresses, emails etc. as the changeover of Secretariat progresses.

Next meeting

The next meeting of Council will be held in November. Please ensure you have any matters you wish raised for discussion in the hands of the Secretary by the first week of that month.

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