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JulieGary, I don't know why you are saying I didn't contribute... I was at the June meeting in 2007, I contributed with emails, and I participated in a telephone conference last year. I was at the AMHA Annual meeting in February 2008. I have also responded to the email that was sent from perfcomm@alltel on 13 May. I have contributed to this thread.
As for it being an 'open' vs. a 'closed' wheel cart, according to the email that was sent to me by the Performance Committee on 13 May, and according to the thread that Lost Spoke put here on the Forum for you on the 13th, the rule states an 'open' wheel cart.
Here is the quote, "A. Carriage Driving is a single horse driving class, hitched to an “open” wheel cart with either wooden or metal spoke wheels."
Again, I don't believe that there should be any restriction on the type of cart, 'open', 'closed', or even metal training carts. The 'look' of the competitor is to be evaluated by the judge, not by the people writing rules. All we need to consider for the rule is safety. We shouldn't be writing any rules that do nothing more that price some people out of being able to show their horse. Just because someone doesn't think a metal easy-entry type of cart is appropriate for a National Show, doesn't me it should be against the rules to do so. By prohibiting that kind of cart in the show rules, it affect the local shows as well as the National Show. We don't need to put roadblocks up for people starting out in the horse show world. They should be encouraged to show, using whatever equipment they have available, as long as it is safe.
I spent most of the morning cleaning stalls and thinking about our small exchange of differing opionions here.
Let me first start by APOLOGIZING for putting you on the spot about contributing. I truly do not think this is the correct venue for that and obviously we have differnt interpretations of contributing. Yes you have contributed here on this topic. My point was that in the numerous discussions and emails regarding this proposed division I do not recall you ever saying or replying, "Personally, I don't think we should 'need' a new division." Maybe I am just taking this statement out of context, but PLEASE remember that we are trying to HELP AMHA and it's members. Like it or not my way of trying to accomplish these type of changes is to leave a few details to compromise so the whole proposal doesn't get "shot down in flames" by the agendas at play. It has worked for me before and I have applied it to other peoples proposals, effectively, to also help them when it affected the greater good.
Gary Barnes