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UPWHA
MEMBERSHIP TERMS OF AGREEMENT
We the undersigned
agree to comply with the United Pleasure Walking Horse Association, Inc.
Rules and Regulations. A complete copy of these rules and regulations is
available by requesting a copy of these rules and regulations from the President
of the organization at 816-690-4515.
THE UNITED PLEASURE WALKING HORSE ASSOCIATION, INC., herein referred to as
UPWHA, is a not for
profit corporation created to promote the naturally gaited pleasure walking
horse for personal and family enjoyment and to function as an association for
the promotion of the naturally gaited pleasure walking horse. This is a
Sound, Pleasure Horse organization: our membership presents horses in maximum
shoeing no heavier than manufactured keg (a.k.a. trail) shoes, with a
responsibility to present horses with a clean sound image, and a natural gait.
We the undersigned
agree to comply with the Horse Protection Act of 1970. (Senate Bill #2543)
All new applicants
will be reviewed using lists from the USDA and any other HIO list citing
violations of the Federal Horse Protection Act. Applicants will be requested to
present their horses for review.
A.
Any member
found to be not in concert with the UPWHA statement of purpose; to include the
owning, training or exhibition of so-called performance (stacked, chained or
heavy shod) Tennessee Walking Horses; placing a horse in training with a walking
horse trainer, boarding any personal horse with an individual who trains,
promotes, sells or boards stacked, chained or heavy shod horses will have their
membership revoked.
B.
No padded-up
(Big Lick) or heavy shod horses will be accepted in UPWHA classes.
C.
Any member
who receives, or owns a horse receiving, an "upheld" HIO or USDA ticket for
unilateral soring, scar rule, foreign substance, bilateral soring or pressure
shoeing, etc. while owned by them will have their membership revoked.
D.
Any member
exhibiting a horse found to be sore, unsound, chained, chemically treated, or
presenting a bad image will have their membership revoked.
E.
Any
violation of a Federal, State or local Horse Protection Laws will result in
revoking of one’s membership. If a ticket has been written but not resolved,
membership and eligibility to show in a UPWHA class is suspended but not revoked
until the violation is either upheld or dismissed.
F.
Any member
displaying poor sportsmanship or discourteousness to Judges, Show Management, or
Exhibitors will have their membership reviewed.
G.
Any
infraction of any UPWHA Rules and Regulations will be reason to disqualify or
bar from UPWHA classes or affiliated events.
Shoeing Maximum:
If shod, member horse’s shoes should
weigh no more than a traditional, manufactured keg shoe of comparable
shoe size. No shoe is to extend beyond the bulb of the horse’s heel when a
perpendicular line is drawn from the bulb of the horse’s heel to the ground.
Borium or drilltech is permitted but the thickness of the shoe with borium must not exceed
3/8 inches.
No hoof bands are permitted. Welded on
clips are not permitted. Only clips that are drawn from the shoe itself are
permitted. No additional weight shall be allowed on or in the hoof other than
the shoe and nails.
Toe Length Specifications:
A maximum toe length
allowed on UPWHA horses is 4 1/2 inches, measuring from the coronary band to the
ground along the anterior hoof wall, to include the shoe.
Membership begins or
renews each year on January 1 and expires December 31:
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ALL
members
covered by this membership must sign below. Parents are legally responsible for
minor children.
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All
members who do not renew their memberships by March 1 of the new year should
submit a new application for approval.
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I have
read and I understand the above terms and agree to abide by said terms. Further,
I have read and I agree to be bound by all provisions of The United Pleasure Walking Horse Association, Inc. Rules and Regulations, which are incorporated
herein by this reference.
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I
understand my signature authorizes UPWHA to conduct an investigation that may
include but not be limited to my history, current activities, show records, USDA
and HIO records, as well as contacting farrier, veterinarians, trainers,
customers or boarders as relate to my equestrian activities.
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT(S)
Members Information
DATE: _____/_____/______
Individual ( ) $15.00 Family (
) $20.00 Junior
- 17 & under ( ) $10.00
Name(s)
______________________________________________________________________
Street Address
________________________________________________________________
City, St Zip
___________________________________________________________________
Phone #s______________________________________________________________________
Email________________________________________________________________________
Boarding facility and location
____________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Trainer name, address and phone:
_______________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
UPWHA member sponsor
(signature):_____________________________________________
Name:_______________________________________________
Mail form and check or money order to:
Joyce Guillemot
6416 S. Stillhouse Rd.
Oak Grove, MO
64075
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