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Sugarmiss schreef:Dan heb je genoeg aan een 'normaal' lidmaatschap (dus 'open') . Maar als ik zie hoe makkelijk het is om onder iemand anders zijn naam een paard uit te brengen, kun je ook gewoon op je vaders naam verschijnen
Citaat:403. AMATEUR ELIGIBILITY
(a) The application for amateur membership must be true and
correct in each detail. A false statement shall be grounds for possible
disciplinary action under AQHA’s disciplinary procedure,
which includes suspension, fine, and/or expulsion from membership.
In addition to the requirements of rules 102 and 402, a person
is eligible for an amateur membership, and maintains eligibility,
when he or she:
(1) is 19 years of age on or before January 1 of the year of
application and no longer eligible to compete in AQHA youth classes;
(2) An Amateur may show in the select classes on the day
that they turn 50 years of age.
(3) has not shown, judged, trained or assisted in training a
horse (whether or not a registered American Quarter Horse) for
remuneration, monetary or otherwise, either directly or indirectly,
nor received remuneration for instructing another person in riding,
driving, training or showing a horse for five calendar years previous
to application for amateur membership; An exception exists with
respect to an amateur member certified as an instructor in equitherapy
by North American Riding for the Handicapped Association
(NARHA) or similar organizations. Such approved organizations
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shall be compiled and maintained by the AQHA Amateur Department.
The excepted instructor shall teach only students enrolled
with an approved organization or prescribed such rehabilitation by a
licensed medical doctor. Any amateur competitor excepted under
this provision shall file such certification with the AQHA Amateur
Department prior to any competition by such individual.
(4) does not hold credentials of horse show judge, either
for AQHA or any other equine organization;
(5) must not exhibit in open or amateur AQHA classes
horses owned by any third party, but shall only exhibit horses solely
owned by the applicant or the applicant’s family, which is the applicant’s
spouse, child, stepchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, half-sibling,
step-sibling, spouse’s parent, spouse’s stepparent, sibling’s
spouse, half-sibling’s spouse, step-sibling’s spouse, legal ward or
legal guardian. Separate legal entities, such as family corporations,
trusts, or partnerships, are also authorized owners of the amateur
exhibitor’s horse so long as all legal and equitable owners and beneficiaries
of the legal entity are individuals specifically authorized by this
rule. “Owned” means, in addition to other legitimate methods of
acquiring ownership, the bona fide legal ownership obtained for adequate
consideration in reasonable relationship with the actual market
value of the horse. For example, a $5 payment for a world championship
quality horse does not meet the required character of required
ownership for competition in AQHA’s amateur division. The relationship
of the amateur to the owner of the participating horse must
be evidenced by submitting legal documentation (i.e. copies of marriage
and/or birth certificates) to AQHA’s Show Department;
(6) cannot hold membership accreditation in a professional
association for those events or classes which are the same events or
classes the individual competes, or desires to compete, in AQHA
amateur competition. For example, a person who competes in a
PRCA roping event may not compete in amateur calf roping, dally
team roping (heading or heeling) but may show in any other amateur
classes. A permit holder is not considered as one who has membership
accreditation in a professional organization and may compete
in any AQHA Amateur class;
(7) has not, nor during the period of amateur status cannot,
show, train or assist in the training of a horse for which a spouse
accepts remuneration, monetary or otherwise, either directly or indirectly,
for training, assisting in the training, or showing of said horse;
(8) has not, nor during the period of amateur status cannot,
show a horse for which the person’s spouse has previously
received remuneration for training during the twelve month period
preceding the showing of the horse by the amateur in AQHA amateur
or open competition.
(b) As a condition for the issuance of amateur membership,
the applicant, and/or the family member who actually owns the
horse with which the amateur will participate, agrees to provide,
upon request, such documentation or other proof as requested by
AQHA to support the representations of sole economic ownership
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of the horse or horses exhibited by the amateur in amateur or open
events, and the other criterion set forth above. Failure to promptly
furnish such documentation upon request may be cause for immediate
termination of amateur membership and be grounds for possible
disciplinary action by the Executive Committee under AQHA disciplinary
procedure for failure to respond to request for information.
(c) To become eligible for amateur membership, or become eligible
for reinstatement to amateur membership, the individual must
wait five years from the date of the last incident which rendered the
individual ineligible. Violation of AQHA’s rule requirement for truthful
application for amateur status may be cause for more severe sanction
than such waiting period.
(d) Payment of entry fees and/or expenses by anyone other than
the Amateur, his/her immediate family, or a corporation, partnership
or other business entity in which the Amateur and/or a member of
his/her immediate family are the sole and only owner, shall be considered
remuneration except for demonstrations, exhibitions, or international
team competitions, where the Amateur is a member of the
nationally sponsored team.
(e) Every person competing in an amateur class must possess a
current individual AQHA Amateur membership card or a copy of an
AQHA Amateur membership card. Show management must inspect
this card at any show entered.
(f) Upon revocation of amateur membership because of ineligibility,
all earned amateur
Citaat:(A) The amateur applicant may convert a current
AQHA 12-month individual membership for a fee of $5, upon verification
of amateur status. The expiration date for this membership
will coincide with the membership being converted. Individual 12-
month amateur membership is available for $5 to a life member in
the same individual identification number as the desired amateur
membership designation.
(B) The amateur applicant may convert a current
AQHA 36-month individual membership for a fee of $10, upon verification
of amateur status. The expiration date for this membership
will coincide with the membership being converted. Individual 36-
month amateur membership is available for $10 to a life member in
the same individual identification number as the desired amateur
membership designation.