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American Saddlebred Horse Association Adopts Code of Conduct Policy

August 2, 2019 (Lexington, KY) -- In keeping with the best practices of not-for-profit associations, the American Saddlebred Horse Association today published its new Code of Conduct policy that will go into effect for the 2020 competition year. The Code serves as a guideline for the behavior expected of a member of the organization.  The Board of Directors began working on a Code of Conduct in mid-2018 after seeing that the United Professional Horsemen’s Association (UPHA) adopted and published its Code of Ethics in February 2018. 

The task of researching and drafting was assigned to an ad hoc Code of Conduct committee and the resulting ASHA Code of Conduct is similar in many ways to the UPHA Code. It addresses both how members are expected to act toward each other and toward the horses represented by the organizations.

“We saw what UPHA did and thought it to be a good idea to do the same,” said ASHA President David Mount. “I thought that the fact that the ASHA did not have a Code of Conduct for its members was not optimal and not in keeping with the best practices of not-for-profit associations.”

The ASHA Code of Conduct was approved by the Board of Directors in May, 2019 in anticipation of minor revisions. As of this week, those revisions are incorporated into the final document, which has been posted on the ASHA web site.

“As I spoke about at our conference in Amelia Island in 2018, ethical businesses have a Code of Conduct,” said ASHA President-elect Marty Schaffel. “This is one of the many ways we are taking action to improve our organization and better serve our members and breed.”

Again, this new Code of Conduct policy will go into effect for the 2020 ASHA membership year. 

You can access the Code of Conduct here.