A. The active membership of the Association shall be divided into two categories and shall include:

B. Adult membership shall have the right to cast one vote on all issues presented to the membership for decision.

C. By unanimous vote of the Board of Directors a membership may be designated as an "Honorary Member" of the Association. Such classification shall apply to said member for the remainder of his life, and said member shall be entitled to all rights of an adult member without being required to pay annual dues.

D. A member of the Association may be suspended for a period of time or expelled for cause or for conduct prejudicial of the best interest of the Association. Suspension or expulsion shall be by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Directors and shall be for a period designated by the body. Notice that such action taken against such person must be mailed by registered mail to such person at his last known address at least thirty (30) days prior to such action. Such note shall include a statement of charges against such person. The member shall be given an opportunity to present a defense at a time and place mentioned in the notice.

A. Annual dues for adult members shall be Thirteen Dollars ($13.00) per year or Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for husband and wife. (Revised 2/06)

B. Annual dues for youth members shall be Seven Dollars ($7.00) per year. (Revised 2/06)

C. Family Life Membership is One Hundred & Fifty Dollars ($150.00) until youth of said family no longer qualifies for youth membership.

D. Individual Lifetime membership is 0ne Hundred Dollars ($100.00) (Revised 2/06)

E. The Board of Directors may, by a two-thirds (2/3) vote, increase the annual dues for the succeeding year by an amount not to exceed Five Dollars ($5.00). Such an increase shall be effective for at least two years before the Board of Directors can again raise the dues.

F. If annual WMAR membership dues are not paid prior to participation in a WMAR approved event, all membership privileges including, but not limited to, the accumulation of points will not be recognized.

A. The Board of Directors shall consist of between 8 to 12 persons, depending on availability, from
among the adult membership of the association.

If there are fewer nominees than there are open slots, no ballots have to be mailed

B. Four (4) Directors shall be elected each year for a period of three (3) years.

C. Each Director shall own an Appaloosa horse, or shall actively manage such an animal.

E. Each nominee shall be a fully paid WMAR member in order to be eligible for election to a WMAR Directorship and must remain an active member in good standing for their term of office.

F. A Director who misses  two (2) meetings during any fiscal year without excused absence by vote of the Board of Directors, shall automatically cease to hold a Directorship. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to inform the Director and the Board of Directors of such a situation, and to institute procedures to replace said Director.(Revised 2/05)

G. The Board of Directors shall manage the affairs of the Association, and shall institute or approve all events necessary to undertake and advance the purposes of the Association. The Board of Directors shall make, amend or interpret the Charter and by-laws of the Association by votes of a majority of its members.

H. During election of Board of Directors, two (2) alternates can be voted by body to attend meetings with no voting rights. Any vacancy in the Directorship may be filled by the alternate upon two-thirds (2/3) approval of the Board of Directors for the remainder of his/her predecessors’ term.

A. The officers of the Association shall consist of a President, Vice President, Secretary, and/or Treasurer.

B. The officers will be appointed by the Board of Directors at the first meeting after the election of the Board of Directors.

C. The term of an Officer shall be for one (1) year.

D. A minimum of two (2) Board Officers (preferably the President and Treasurer) will hold/assume signers rights and responsibilities to any and/or funds held on behalf of WMAR.

E. Duties of Officers: The duties and powers of the Officers of the Association shall be as follows and shall hereafter be set by resolve of the Board of Directors:

A. There shall be appointed each year from the Board of Directors, a Director to coordinate the activities of the following committees:

B. The Director assigned to a particular committee shall be responsible for appointing members of the Association to the committee. The members shall elect a Chairman of the Committee. The chairman and the members shall have the responsibility assigned to that committee shall be liaison between the Board of Directors and the committee.

C. All monies/funds due or collected shall be made payable to and receipted by WMAR. Each event chair shall assume the responsibility for tracking and collecting monies due. All funds collected shall be forwarded to the WMAR Treasurer for deposit and incorporation into the financial records in a timely manner. (not less than within 30 days from date of receipt).

A. The following annual events shall be held in the following months:

B. The above Calendar of Events may be adjusted by the Board of Directors upon a show of good reason. Every effort, however, must be made to comply with the above schedule.

C. Notice of the time, date, and location of the event shall be published the month prior to the event.

D. At the Annual Membership Meeting to be held in November, the membership shall be asked for suggested Rule and By-law changes to be discussed at the Annual Rules and By-laws Meeting in January. Only those Rules and By-law changes suggested at the November meeting will be voted on at the January meeting.

E. At the Rules and By-laws Meeting, the Board of Directors shall present to the membership those suggested changes they have considered favorable, and that they wish to be enacted and the reasons for their position. Each rule change shall be considered and discussed separately. A simple majority of those adult members present at the meeting are needed to enact the suggested and recommended rule change.

F. Nothing herein shall be considered to limit the power and authority of the Board of Directors to make, enact and interpret rule changes within reasonable limitation.

A. The conducting of, regulation of, and judging of all judged events shall be done in accordance with the most recent edition of the Appaloosa Show and Contest Manual and the Youth Contest Guide published by the Appaloosa Horse Club, Inc.

B. No horses or exhibitor shall be awarded for a position higher than his or its placing solely because of another horse of exhibitor being declared ineligible for points or being disqualified.

A. Points will be awarded in all approved shows held in the following manner:

Number of Points per Place

2. In the Championship classes, points will be awarded as follows:
               3 Points – Grand Champion
               2 Points – Reserve Champion

A. For a horse to accumulate points, both the exhibitor and at least one of the owners must be members of the Regional at the time the points are earned.

B. To be eligible to receive youth or non-pro WMAR points, you or your immediate family shall own the Appaloosa which you are showing. (Revised2/2004)

A. The following classes will be awarded year-end awards:

B. Optional classes may be eligible for year-end awards if more than 50% of the approved shows offer the classes (Revised 2/01): Broodmares, Non-Pro Stallions, Ladies Western Pleasure, Mens Western Pleasure, Reining, Rope Race, Western Riding, Non-Pro Western Riding, 2 Year Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure, 2 Year Old Hunter Under Saddle, Pleasure Driving, Hunter Over Fences, Jumper, Hunter Hack, Hunter in Hand Stallions, Non-Pro Bareback Equitation, Youth Bareback Equitation and Youth Western Riding.

A. Horse or exhibitor must compete at 60% of the WMAR approved shows (weekends) in which the year end award is given to qualify for an award in that specific class. (Revised 2/05).

B. All classes the horse or rider is eligible to compete in are to be counted towards year end high-point awards. (High-point to include all points earned—even though no year-end award may be given in a particular class.)
In case of a horse being eligible for Junior or 3yr. old only the class with the highest number of points will count.

C. Novice and/or Limited points will only be awarded in their own categories. (Revised 2/07)

D. In the case of a tie for first place or Grand Champion, no 2^nd or Reserve Championship will be recognized, provided the recipient have qualified in that specific event per rule A. (Revised 2/05)

E. Hi-Point eligibility for Youth and Non-Pro classes will be computed on the exhibitor only regardless of horse utilized.

F. Champion and Reserve Champion for each class for which a year end award shall be given shall be determined by the total number of points accumulated in the class, plus the applicable Champion Class. The four Honorable Mention, in addition to the Champion and Reserve Champion, will be recognized.

G. Points shall be taken from the Champion and Reserve Champion horses at approved shows in each halter division and these points shall be accumulated for Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion horses for year end awards.