The Extraordinary General Meeting of the National PRE Breeders’ Association (ANCCE) was held on Saturday, March 15th, at the NH Central Convenciones Hotel in the city of Sevilla.  At total of 160 stud farms were on hand for the meeting while another 227 were represented with proxy representation.  The following decisions were made:

1.- Disciplinary Procedure initiated against Mr. José Palma Moreno: After Mr. Palma Moreno had spoken to formulate his allegations—as established by the Association by-laws—to defend himself against the acusations made by the Disciplinary Commission created for this reason, and during which he publicly apologized for any damage that could have been caused by his attitude, members proceeded to vote the sentence, with the following results:

- The accusation of pressuring the Organizing Committee:
o Breeders who consider this behavior not punishable: 21.
o Breeders who consider this behavior punishable: 289.

Two hundred thirty-six breeders considered this to have been a very serious offence, for which the sentence carried a 5-year temporary ban from participation in competitions and activities organized by ANCCE, with the support of 191 votes.

- The accusation of coercing the SICAB Board Members and Organizing Committee :
o Breeders who consider this behavior not punishable: 88.
o Breeders who consider this behavior punishable: 277.

Two hundred thirty-five breeders considered this to have been a very serious offence, for which the sentence a 5-year temporary ban from participation in competitions and activities organized by ANCCE, with the support of 200 votes.

- Disobeying the regulations laid out by the ANCCE Managing Board and seizing of the post of President:
o Breeders who consider this behavior not punishable: 114.
o Breeders who consider this behavior punishable: 243.

Two hundred thirty-five breeders considered this to have been a very serious offence, for which the sentence imposed was definitive expulsion from the Association, with the support of 208 votes.

As the offences charged were independent of each other, and their punishments cumulative, Mr. José Palma has been punished with a 10-year ban from participation in competitions and activities organized by ANCCE and his stud farm expelled permanently from ANCCE.

2.- Disciplinary Procedure initiated against Yeguada Torreluna: The legal representative of the Yeguada spoke and apologized for any damage that either his statements or the statements of those he represents may inadvertently cause.  Likewise, he reiterated, as he had in the allegations made previously and in a letter sent tot he ANCCE Board, dated March 14, and expressed his intention to publicly repair any damage caused.

After he had finished speaking, and following the inevitable debate among those present, the meeting proceeded to the vote, with the following results:

- Non-compliance with the regulations of the Admission Judges:
o 25 Breeders consider this behavior not punishable.
o 335 Breeders consider this worthy of punishment.

In turn, 332 considered this a serious offence and, of those, 299 voted in favor of imposing a 3-year temporary ban for the stud farm and its representatives from participation in competitions and activities organized by ANCCE.

- Attempting to enter the arena with horses that were not registered in their name:
o 23 Breeders believe this behavior not punishable.
o 336 Breeders think this behaviour should be punished.

Three hundred thirty-four felt that this must be considered a serious offence, and of those, 296 voted in favor imposing the punishment of a 3-year temporary ban for the stud farm and its representatives from participation in competitions and activities organized by ANCCE.

- Publicity statements that could have damaged the reputation of ANCCE:
o 29 Breeders believe this behavior not punishable.
o 329 opted that it is.

Consequently, Yeguada Torreluna was given a warning for conduct that could have harmed the image of the Association.

In consequence, and given that the punishments are cumulative, Yeguada Torreluna has been punished with a 6-years temporary ban from participation in competitions and activities organized by ANCCE.

3.- Ratification of Mr. Javier Conde Cerrato as President of the Association: Following an intense debate in which the various views of the breeders present were stated, the meeting proceeded to vote, which ended in the following result:

- 295 votes in favor of the ratification.
- 71 votes against.
- 13 abstentions.
- 5 blank votes.
- 2 null votes.

As a consequence of this, Mr. Javier Conde Cerrato has been ratified as President of the Association.

4.- LG PRE ANCCE Stud Book: Mr. Juan Pedro Domecq offered an extensive presentation of the present, past and future of the Stud Book as handled by ANCCE, stating the problems encountered by the Association and the various solutions taken. 

Mr. Conde stated that he was not satisfied with the results obtained, but that under no circumstance did this indicate that work has not been proceeding in the right direction since the situations that had negatively influenced the efficient handling had been clarified.

The problem created by the USA Foundation having separated from the LG of Spain and creating a private register was debated.

It was accepted that there had been delays in the shipment of the documentation and that there had, in some cases, been printing errors and a commitment was made to return the cards after having been completed correctly.

A commitment was also made to ship all documentation for the foals that were born in 2007 and before May of this year, as, now that the dynamics of the Stud Book have been standardized, the shipment of documentation will be automatic.