1. Jessica 09/28/2005 17:05:17

I have the following items I would like to add to the wish list.

The MAAK is an international breeders association I would therefore suggest that everything published and communicated from MAAK is written in Russian, English, French and German.

MAAK must be separated from VNIIK and the Russian Akhal-Teke Association.

The MAAK board that prepars all questions concerning the breeders of Akhal-Tekes shall not be governed by representants for any breed associations or the mother studbook. The MAAK shall work for the interest of the breeders and one of the mission is to lobby for questions of importance for breeders. The MAAK board is elected by and responsable to the breeders.

MAAK shall be financed by member fees and sponsors. Board members shall not be paid.

MAAK can act as sponsors to important AT events when it comes to know-how, breed expertise and in some cases financial means.

MAAK shall work with total openness, have a clear visability on the market and use modern information technology for optimal communication and presence on the global AT scene.

2. Leonid09/29/2005 01:03:58
Homepage: http://www.shael-teke.ru

Jessica it is too general.

3. Jessica09/29/2005 06:51:25

Leonid If you agree with the list so far we can work it out more in detail. Are you thinking about making it more like statutes?

4. Todd Keith09/29/2005 18:53:47
Homepage: http://www.beknazar.com/

Judges! A panel of judges to judge our horses in all types of shows. Judges in most breeds can never judge the same show 2 years in a row. So judges would need to be rotated. Judges should never judge their own horses, horses bred by themselves or horses sold by themselves.
Todd

5. Blanca09/30/2005 10:15:03

Breed plans or assistance to make them

6. Todd Keith09/30/2005 10:46:17
Homepage: http://www.beknazar.com/

The so called "World championships" need to be changed to be the last show of the year. Each national and/or regional show's winners would be the qualifying events for the world championships. This means only the best would be competing against each other. Today, anyone who takes a horse to this show is allowed to compete. It should be an honor to compete in this show!

7. Jessica 09/30/2005 12:09:47

Blanca, I understand what you mean, assistance with the project of working out a breed plan could be given on a national level. And also, I would like to see the breed plan for the world population.
Todd, the World Championships goes hand in hand with the open work with the World Championships and the panel of ackredited judges. I would also like to add that a future plan would be to circulate the world championships between the bigger AT countries. But first associations must start working with national breed shows, here I want to congratulate the people active in the French Akhal-Teke Association, they do a great job for the breed in France.

8. Jessica 09/30/2005 14:00:23

I cannot emphasise the importance of reliable statistics that is correct and relevant and published regularely and easy to access. Too many Tekes today of below average level are bred and no one, but the slaughterhorse industry, is winning when we see an overpopulation of unwanted horses. Good quality statistics will help breeders to make the right breeding decisions, in some cases to not breed.
I also think that the MAAK should work harder to spread information to the public about the unique and typical traits of the Teke. The Arabs have the jibbah and the mitbah.
I think the two subjects are linked, today it is easy to sell a Teke on the paper, the buyers are too uneducated to determine the value of the Teke.

9. Leonid09/30/2005 15:32:44
Homepage: http://www.shael-teke.ru

Breeders must study independed and use only statistic information about results of races, rings and so on. We must not create boards for breeding.

10. Jessica 09/30/2005 15:45:29

Leonid The board of the new MAAK would work to push the studbook management to publish correct statistics etc. The board will work for giving breeders better statistics, better shows, better judges. I agree with you that the board would not replace the breeding/selection decisions for breeders. Every breeder have their own secret recipe for the perfect Teke that they follow. But we have the right to have our horses judged fairly etc.

11. Leonid10/01/2005 01:35:14
Homepage: http://www.shael-teke.ru

I am agree.

12. Jessica 10/03/2005 13:03:43

Ok my suggestion is that we write down a draft for constitutions for the new MAAK and its goals or do we have more suggestions?