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From: Val Delana
Subject: NWHAMembership E-Mail From the website
To: NWHAMembership@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 2:52 PM
April 15, 2009
The National Walking Horse Association has recently teamed up with the American Competitive Trail Horse Association to promote the ACTHA Competitive Trail Challenges.
The NWHA Trail Committee researched ACTHA and found their mission to be a worthy one and their activities to be a beneficial offering for NWHA members.
ACTHA's mission...
*To create an enjoyable venue showcasing the wonderful attributes of the great American trail horse, granting them the recognition they so richly deserve.
To create a registry open to all breeds and a point designation system which will stay with each horse for its lifetime, thereby adding to their value and distinction.
To create and enable humane treatment options for horses in need.
ACTHA donates up to 50% of its proceeds to eligible horse charities annually.
The Trail Committee recommended to the NWHA Board of Directors an affiliation form and Standard Operating Procedure for affiliating the ACTHA CTCs. The form and SOP are now available on the NWHA website on the Trail Rider page and on the Forms page under SOPs.
Several NWHA affiliated ACTHA CTCs are already in the planning including events in TN, TX and AZ. The CTC in Texas will donate proceeds to the NWHA Trail Rider Incentive Program (T.R.I.P.). Donated proceeds will go to improving and increasing awards in the program.
More about ACTHA:
ACTHA is open to every breed and every riding discipline! We provide trail ride competitions throughout the United States. They are called 'Competitive Trail Challenges', or CTCs. They are not endurance rides, and they are not timed.
What is a Competitive Trail Challenge (CTC)? A Competitive Trail Challenge (CTC) is a trail ride competition that is a 6-10 mile trail ride with judged obstacles (mostly natural) along the way. Each obstacle has its own judge. It is not a timed event. You will have a ride out time (usually within 30-60 minutes) to head out on trail. You are encouraged to ride with your group, family, or friends. When you come to the obstacle & judge, you perform the obstacle 1 at a time.
The trail rides usually take from 2-3 hours. After you come in from your ride, eat some lunch and be ready for the awards ceremony. Cash and prizes are given to 1st -6th place for each division. Additional contests may include Best Dog, Best Dressed Male/Female and Best Groomed Horse.
For more information about ACTHA visit their website at www.actha.us
ACTHA CTCs that are also affiliated with NWHA will earn double hours for members signed up in the T.R.I.P. program and are eligible for points in LSAP.
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