“ALL BREED HALTER INCENTIVE PROGRAM”
PURPOSE:
A halter futurity program for all stock horse breeds of conformation horses. All breeds will compete together in open and non-pro futurities for weanlings and yearlings with additional purse money awarded to highest placing horses within the color division. A futurity program judged on the merits of each horse’s conformation regardless of color or status of handlers.
WHERE; Des Moines, Iowa – September 22,23,24,25 2010 in conjunction with Iowa Breeders and Breeders Cup Futurity Programs.
STALLION ENROLLMENT:
Similar to the AQHA Incentive Fund, each stallion owner pays an enrollment fee equal to the current year’s advertised stud fee, or $600.00, whichever is greater. Stallions standing at Private Treaty will be accepted at the highest amount charged to any mare owner the previous year, or $600.00, whichever is greater. Stallion nomination fees can be paid in two payments, 50% when nominating and the balance due July 1. When enrolling a stallion each owner agrees not to breed any mares prior to February 1. Violation of any condition set forth or misrepresentation of stud fees will be grounds for permanent expulsion from the program and all get ineligible from competition with all fees paid non-refundable. $50.00 of each stallion’s nomination is withheld for office and association expense, the remaining amount is added to total purse payouts.
OPTIONAL COLOR ENROLLMENT: Each stallion owner, regardless of breed, can allocate 25% of their stallion’s nomination fee to the “color purse”. By doing so, any offspring by this stallion is then eligible to compete for additional prize monies in the color class of each futurity. Offspring must be registered with respective breed registry: APHA, Appaloosa, Pinto, Palomino or Buckskin. 100% of entries fees into the color classes are added to purse.
STALLION RECOGNITION:
Owners of stallions whose get are futurity champions will be recognized when the champion of each futurity is named and a permanent earnings record of each stallion’s offspring recorded.
FUTURITY CLASSES OFFERED:
Open Weanling Colts ( Stallions and Geldings Combined)
Open Weanling Fillies
Non-Pro Weanling Colts
Non – Pro Weanling Fillies
(Depending on number of entries in each class the weanlings may, or may not, be split in separate age groups.
If only one class is offered per sex division the horses will enter the arena based on age, youngest horses first, with back number reflecting foaling date.) All horses must be registered with respective breed association.
Open and Non Pro Yearling Stallions, Fillies and Geldings
“Color Classes” Within Each Futurity
Purse Distribution:
90 % of stallion nomination fees allocated to the weanling futurities – 50% of this amount to Non-Pro purses
10% of stallion nomination fees held back for yearling purses the following year – 50% of this to Non-Pro
25% of any stallion’s nomination that elects to allocate money to “color purse” will be deducted and the remaining amount distributed 90% for weanlings and 10% for yearling purse.
In 2011 the yearling futurities will be funded by sponsorship monies, in future years the yearling futurities will be subsidized by sponsorships in addition to the 10% held over.
MEMBERSHIP:
All participants must be members of WCHA.
ENTRY FEES: All Fees Due on September 1
$250.00 This is entry into the Open Futurity
25.00 Office Fee ( For awards-judges expense)
Non-Pro Entry Fee: $100.00 (100% Paid Back) 50% of stallion nominations added to total purse
“Color Entry Fee” : $100.00 (100% Paid Back) 25% of allocated stallion nominations added to purse
Late entries accepted at double the amount due. No Refunds. No Substitutions.
Only one handler for each entry with all entries competing together in the Open Futurity, once the open futurity is placed the horses exhibited by the open exhibitors will be excused and horses competing for the Non-Pro monies will remain in the arena for further placings. When the Non-Pro placings are completed the horses competing for “color purse” will be judged. (Non-Pro horses can earn money in open and non-pro, Paint-Pinto-Appaloosa-Palomino-Buckskin horses can earn money in all three divisions.)
Possibly have $50 of entry fee, + office fee, due June 1 to get people committed prior to babies being weaned.
SUMMARY :
By teaming up with the Iowa Breeders and Breeders Cup futurity programs in a centrally located- modern facility we will best serve stallion owners, mare owners, and exhibitors of halter horses of several surrounding states and regions. All three programs will benefit and see higher participation of owners and exhibitors.
WCHA will work with AQHA so that this futurity can be held prior to World Show entry deadline. This would allow people to “shop” at the futurity for prospective weanlings to compete at the World Show thus helping breeders market their horses and AQHA benefiting by more entries in the WS.
For Stallion Nomination Forms Contact:
WCHA Home Office – Wayne or Rebecca Halvorson – 405-282-8142 or 405-850-7982
Email Address: [email protected]
Forms and information will also be posted on the WCHA web site: www.conformationhorse.com
Any questions you can contact:
Wayne Halvorson – 405-850-7982
Luke Castle – 405-826-0698
Don Falcon – 830-401-4470
Tim Finkenbinder – 903-814-0613
