This message is from: "bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This message is from: "Beaver Dam Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I thought I'd better clarify what I meant in the paragraph below>> What I DID NOT mean is that Evaluators might be influenced by knowing who the owner or trainer of a particular stallion is. -- ... Carol >
That would not have been an unreasonable inference at all, apparently those who crafted the Judge's Rule Book for the NFHR did think that special interests, and/or conflict of interest, might very well be a valid consideration in a judge's qualification. Maybe we should periodically check them out? These taken from the NFHR Judge's Rule Book. CODE OF CONDUCT GOVERNING JUDGES -O- no judge may be a house guest of any exhibitor at shows they are about to judge. -O- a judge may not be an owner of ANY INTEREST in a horse at a show he/she is officiating. He/she may not be an exhibitor, rider, driver, halter handler at a show he/she is officiating. -O- a judge may not have ANY financial horse RELATED transactions such as: sale, boarding, TRAINING, or acting as an AGENT on any transaction, unless concluded 90 days prior to the show. -O- no member of the judges family, TRAINER, or TRAINER'S CLIENTS may show before said judge. -O- if a horse is presented to a judge by a person the judge knows is ineligible to compete under these rules, the judge must advise show committee and ask that the entry be excused. +++ Because we are a comparatively small breed society and often there is considerable multi-tasking by a minority, it follows that these ethical conduct guidelines are an essential mandate for fair and equal representation. Ruthie, NW MT US
