2025 MBRA Finals - October 3 - 5 Brandon, MB

Motion #1 – MBRA Board 

The MBRA Board has worked hard to go through the current bylaws and rules of the association to split out what falls under a bylaw of the association and what would be considered a rule of the association. A file with the proposed revision is available for viewing on the MBRA website and will be handed out during the AGM.  (The file is posted below the motions)

Motion – The MBRA Board motions to approve the updated MBRA bylaws and rules document.   

Motion #2 –MBRA Board 

The MBRA Board motions to increase the membership fee for Open, Youth, and Select memberships to $80.00, before GST. This would make the total including GST $84.00 

Reasoning is the increase in secretary pay per membership ($14.50/membership) 

Motion #3 – Motion submitted by Dawn Vandersteen, Seconded by Chelsey Glasman 

Children can enter jackpots when he/she turns 4 years old.  

(Current rule: PeeWee – open for participants 4 to 10 years of age, as of that calendar year.) 

Motion # 4 – Submitted by Kathy Brown, Seconded by Bev Young 

MBRA needs to have office hours and phone number posted to be reached at.  

Motion # 5 - Submitted by Kathy Brown, Seconded by Bev Young 

No more qualifier jackpots. All jackpots must have a payout following the rules and guidelines. 

Motion # 6 - Submitted by Kathy Brown, Seconded by Bev Young 

Payout is to be done after the jackpot, or it is the hosts responsibility to get the payout to the winners in a timely fashion. It is the competitor’s responsibility to stay and pick up payout or have someone pick it up for them.   

Motion # 7 - Submitted by Sherra Tanguay, Seconded by Chelsey Glasman 

 I move that if timers fault in a qualified run resulting in a no time, the option of a rerun be granted. If the contestant chooses to decline the rerun, entry fees (minus holdback) will be reimbursed to the contestant. This is to promote the wellbeing of the horse. Refund will be deducted from payout. 

Motion # 8 – Submitted by Whitney Gallant, Seconded by Amanda Taylor 

We change our 3D season jackpot payout format to 40/30/30. (Current 3D payout 50/30/20) 

Motion # 9 - Submitted by Mackenzie Shauf, Seconded by Brooklyn Shauf. 

I make a motion to give members a choice of either attending 5 jackpots to qualify for MBRA finals (2 of these being Manitoba soil) or not attending any Manitoba soil jackpots but attending 2 more jackpots for a total of 7 jackpots to qualify for MBRA finals.  

Motion # 10 - Submitted by Charmaine Grad, Seconded by Carmen Jackson 

To qualify for the MBRA Finals you have the option to attend a minimum of 2 jackpots for the Open/ minimum of 1 jackpot for Select and Youth, for the same horse/rider combo on Manitoba soil, and pay $50 per extra jackpot that you need to qualify. 

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Terms up for nomination: 

2 yr term director – Aisha 

2 yr term director – Courtney 

2 yr term director –  Sherra  

2 yr term director –  Amanda 

Charmaine, Whitney, Reese, Sherri, Donna all have 1 year left of their term.