NORTHWEST COORDINATING COMMITTEE (NWCC)

The purpose of the NWCC is to assist the member clubs of the Pacific Northwest in promoting paint horses. NWCC member clubs must be an APHA approved club and be represented at NWCC meetings by 2 delegates and/or 2 alternates. The NWCC delegates and alternates are elected annually by their club to represent each club and serve as officers, committee members and workers for NWCC meetings and programs.

FUTURITIES

The NWCC futurities have been offered since 1978 and include halter and riding classes with winners receiving prize money and a custom designed award. Each NWCC member club annually provides $200, which is dedicated to purchasing the awards and funding the futurities. Futurity sponsors are also solicited.

DIRECTORY

The NWCC directory is produced yearly as an opportunity for NWCC to publish year end award winners, coming year show dates, club member’s names & addresses and NWCC club names with contact persons. The NWCC directory is also an opportunity for paint horse enthusiasts to advertise club show dates, stallions, trainers, trailer and tack stores, etc. Copies are mailed to NWCC members and advertisers with the remainder distributed throughout the Pacific Northwest area, at the World show and APHA Convention & Workshop.

YEAR END AWARDS

NWCC has developed a very extensive year-end awards system. To participate in the year end award system a person must join a NWCC member club prior to the first show they want to have points to count. Each NWCC approved show secretary is responsible to send results to point keeper for tabulation of year end awards points. Year end awards rules are published in this Directory on page (pending).

Awards MUST be picked up at the Year End Awards Banquet (or prior arrangements made) or will be forfeited.

All APHA approved classes that are offered at NWCC approved shows receive a year-end hi-point or reserve hi-point award if a minimum of 25 NWCC points are earned in that class (with two exceptions – weanling halter & leadline – see YEA Rules). The NWCC annual meeting is held in December and Year End Awards banquet and second meeting are now held in January or February (visit nwcc-apha.com for actual dates).

Funding for the NWCC year-end awards system is provided by a $1 per judge per class fee which is collected by the show and forwarded to the NWCC Treasurer. The money is distributed as follows: 70% to year-end awards; 10% to Points keeper; and 20% to APHA National Directors and Alternates, who attend either/both Workshop and Convention, to help defray expenses. National directors need to contact NWCC for the current requirements for reimbursement. This information is available on the NWCC website or by contacting the current NWCC Secretary.

SHOW DATES & JUDGES

In an effort to give each NWCC club the opportunity to host the best possible horse shows as well as acccess for contestants to attend as many shows as possible, NWCC coordinates show dates and judges (with no more than four judges per show except the Zone One show). A judge may only be hired to judge one NWCC show per year. In the rare event that a judge is hired for multiple shows, that judge will only be counted one time for year end awards. In the case of an emergency, only an exception may be granted by the NWCC Board to allow a duplicate judge. Any exception needs to be submitted to the NWCC Chairperson and Secretary within seven days after the conclusion of the show.

The NWCC show and judge coordinator maintains a current list of show dates and judges. Show managers should contact the coordinator for available show dates and previously hired judges before making commitments. The show dates and judges are published in the NWCC directory, club newsletters and various other publications. Individual clubs are responsible for distributing show notifications although NWCC attempts to maintain a current mailing list of current NWCC members.

* PHOTOS FOR THE 2013 DIRECTORY *

Again for 2013, this cover will continue to feature a collage of photos all eight (8) high point division winners. Guidelines for high point and reserve (inside pages) winners submitting photos for use on the Directory cover are as follows:

The print provided to Z Designs & Productions must be taken by a professional equine photographer. Photos must be 5x7 color glossy in vertical format or can be emailed in a high resolution scan with proper photographer release. Photos must be purchased by the high point winners and furnished to Z Designs & Productions NO LATER THAN December 15th of the show year. The NWCC Directory Editor has the final authority to approve or reject any photo submitted for the Directory cover.

NWCC would like to thank all of the advertisers that have supported the Directory this year and in year’s past. We would also like to again thank Z Designs for the wonderful Directory they have produced for us for these past 10+ years!