05/28/2019 NAMHSA Board of Directors Revise Fantasy Entry Qualifications and Requirements

NAMHSA Board of Directors Revise Fantasy Entry Qualifications and Requirements In April 2019, the NAMHSA Board of Directors voted in revised requirements and new qualifications for fantasy entries seeking NAN qualifications at member shows. The proposal, brought forth by Rachel Stacy in conjunction with research by Christina Riley (Region 10), was approved as follows: NAMHSA Policies, Section IV. NAN, Subsection C. NAN Qualification - 6 Fantasy Equine T6) Fantasy Equine eligibility is limited to equine based fantasy models such as: Equine Unicorns, Pegasus, Hippocampus, Hippogriff, Thestral, Zombie Horse, Skeletal Horse, or other fantasy equines which depict a creature that is at least 50% equine in form. a. Determination of the 50% compliance for equine creatures is decided at the show level at discretion of the show holder; this may be delegated to the show judge(s). (1.) Approval of the 50% compliant equine models at the local show level does *not* guarantee eligibility at North American Nationals. This will be at the discretion of the NAN Registrar or NAN Chair at NAN during judging. (Approval can be obtained in advance by contacting the Registrar prior to NAN Registration). (2.) Creatures that have partial human anatomy or anatomy similar to humans, are not allowed even if they are more than 50% equine. b. OF models will be judged based on collectibility criteria already outlined on the NAMHSA website and in the NAN packet. c. CM/AR entries will be judged based on artistry of the sculpture, lack of prepping and painting flaws, overall presentation and believability of the creature's biomechanics. This will go into effect this showing year (2019-2020). If you are a show holder who's show has already been approved and you would like to make changes to your classlist regarding these new policies, please contact Show Member Secretary Lindsay Diamond. If you have questions regarding how these changes affect showing fantasy in general, please contact your Regional Representative. Email links are here (HOTLINK contact page). Voting Record of Issue: Yes = 8 votes: Robin Kent (Reg 2), Vicky Kitzman (Reg 3), Lindsay Diamond (Reg 4), Amber Stearnes (Reg 5), Meghan Namaste (Reg 8), Rachel Stacy (Reg 9), Christina Riley (Reg 10), Lynn Royea (Reg 11) No = 1 vote: Melissa Meador (Reg 7) Abstain = 0 votes Did not vote - Bethany Shaw (Reg 1) and Nicole Ramos (Reg 6)