Robert Dabbs 652 Henderson Drive

Robert Dabbs
652 Henderson Drive, Suite D
Cartersville, GA 30120

March 3, 2003

Mrs. Judy Jones
Secretary RHBAA
67 Horse Center Road
Decatur, AL 35603

I, Robert Dabbs RHBAA member #1522 do here by submit the following amendments to be made in the RHBAA bylaws and rules dated January 2003. This submission is based on Article XX Section 20.1 referred to in the 2003 bylaws and rules.

Section 20.1 by MEMBERS:

The Bylaws may be amended, in accordance with Article 7.2 of the Articles of Incorporation of the RHBAA; however, in order for an amendment to be considered or made by the Members of the RHBAA, at the annual or a special meeting, it must be submitted to the Secretary of the RHBAA in writing at least 45 days prior to the membership meeting. The Secretary shall mail a copy of such proposed amendment to each Member, along with the notice of the meeting; or, if notice of the meeting is published in a newspaper as provided for herein, the such proposed amendment may likewise be published.

Amend the bylaws and rules to form a NEW DIVISION. The division will be called the SPECIALITY ACTION DIVISION and will be SECTION 11B.12 with the following changes in the bylaws and rules dated January 2003.

Add under Article XXII.
Section 11B.12 SPECIALITY ACTION DIVISION

(a) Emphasis is not placed on this division, although the interest of the Racking Horse Membership has dictated that the RHBAA have a division using an action device. This division will be shown in pads and flat shod and meet the requirement of the HPA shoeing rules and regulation. Action devices that are permitted by the HPA to be used in this division, This division will consist of TWO-YEAR-OLD, THREE-YEAR-OLD, FOUR-YEAR-OLD AND AGED HORSES. The classes can be divided between Genders, Open, Amateur, and Youth and are required to execute the three gaits of the Racking Horse. (Exceptions: Youth 12 and under, Two-Year-Old and any combination with a Two-Year-Old Horse in said class. These will perform two gaits, the show walk and the slow rack.) Championship classes for this division will be limited to this division only and will be unable to show in any other Championship class.

(b) Tack, dress and showmanship to be the same as in Section 11.12, open Division.

(d) Any Horse with a punching gait or excessive head nod will be excused.

(e) There will be no pleasure classes in this division.

The Specialty Action horse shall enter the ring at a Show Walk, prior to the initial judging of the class.

Change rule in Article VIII Section 8.4 to read:

Horse competing in the Racking classes in shows affiliated/sanction by the RHBAA must be duly registered with the RHBAA (exception: Lead Line Ponies) and must be entered under their full registered names and current registered owner's name. Racking Horse in the Specialty Action Division may be shown with an action device that is in compliance with the HPA act. Racking Horses in all other division may not be exhibited with tail braces, boots, chains or any other apparatus that would restrict their natural movement,

1. RHBAA registered horse showing in the Specialty Action Division shall not change to any other division of the RHBAA except once a year and before July 1st of that year. The Specialty Action Division classes do not qualify for the World Grand Championship classes.

2. A affiliated/sanction show by the RHBAA not having a Specialty Action Class would let a Specialty horse show but not with a action device and would not count as a change to other division.

Change rule in Article XVII Section 17.1 (v) add:

RHBAA horses showing in the Specialty Action classes permitted to use an action device that is in compliance with the HPA. Any action device used other than the ones permitted by the HPA will be a violation of the rules. Any other division of Racking using any artificial substance or mechanical device, including, without limitation, chains, trotting balls and action devices, in showing a Racking Horse in any racking class in any show regardless of whether such show is affiliated/sanctioned by the Racking Horse Breeders' Association of America or on the show grounds of the RHBAA, or at any public area (such as warm-up area, staging area, etc.) at any RHBAA sanctioned show, or treating a Racking Horse in an inhumane fashion on any show grounds (D)

Change to Read:

Section 12.4 FALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP:

Any horse which has shown in a previous class, except for Pleasure and Specialty Action classes, is eligible to show in the World Grand championship. In other championships at the Fall Celebration, in order to show in a championship restricted by age of the rider or horse, size of the horse, or status of the rider, the horse must have qualified in a previous class so restricted.

So submitted on this 3rd,2003 by Robert Dabbs

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Robert Dabbs