Why is CHHAPS not affiliated with the Canadian Horse Breeders Association (CHBA)?
CHHAPS is not officially recognized by the Canadian Horse Breeders Association (CHBA) or any of its provincial districts, since the CHBA’s mandate is quite different from ours, and also because the CHBA districts are defined by geographical area. The mission statement of the CHBA notes: “The Associations primary mission is to register and identify individual animals belonging to the Canadian horse breed, and keep up-to-date pedigree files on these animals.” The mandate of CHHAPS is to have a more “hands on” role in the breed. We seek to form a non-recognized, relaxed, informal group of individuals whose interests lie with the breed’s preservation, and in networking with others of a similar mindset. The CHBA constitution dictates, “only one provincial regrouping may be recognized by the CHBA in any one province or geographical location”. Since CHHAPS has an international membership base with members from both Canada and the US, the only option was for CHHAPS to be a completely independe
CHHAPS is not officially recognized by the Canadian Horse Breeders Association (CHBA) or any of its provincial districts, since the CHBA’s mandate is quite different from ours, and also because the CHBA districts are defined by geographical area. The mission statement of the CHBA notes: “The Association s primary mission is to register and identify individual animals belonging to the Canadian horse breed, and keep up-to-date pedigree files on these animals.” The mandate of CHHAPS is to have a more “hands on” role in the breed. We seek to form a non-recognized, relaxed, informal group of individuals whose interests lie with the breed’s preservation, and in networking with others of a similar mindset. The CHBA constitution dictates, “only one provincial regrouping may be recognized by the CHBA in any one province or geographical location”. Since CHHAPS has an international membership base with members from both Canada and the US, the only option was for CHHAPS to be a completely independ