ILLINOIS PAINT BREEDER’S FUTURITY

As revised 10/1/2003

 

General Provisions

 

GP-1.    Requirements for mares:  Mare must be eligible to have a registered APHA foal, and must be registered with the APHA, AQHA or JC.  Mares being booked to AQHA or JC stallions must be APHA-registered.  Requirements for stallions:  Stallion must be eligible to have registered APHA offspring and must be registered with the APHA, AQHA or JC.

 

GP-2.    A mare owner’s purchase fee may be returned only if a stallion dies, or becomes unfit to breed prior to mare being bred.  Notice must be given to the Futurity chairperson prior to August 1st of the contract year to be eligible for a refund.  A veterinarian’s certified letter must be sent to the Futurity chairperson stating the above.  The stallion owner shall notify the Futurity chairperson as to the stallion’s status in Futurity participation.  If the mare owner’s mare is unclean or produces a lethal white foal, the mare owner may substitute a second mare or rebreed the same mare the following year only.  You must report his in writing by August 1st of the foaling year.  If the mare owner’s mare dies the mare owner may substitute a second mare the following year only.  You must report this in writing within thirty days of the loss of the mare and no later than August 1st of the foaling year.

 

            A mare owner than fails to present a mare to the stallion during the contract year forfeits all rights to the contract.

 

            Mare owners must nominate their mares by August 1st of the breeding year.  NO EXCEPTIONS!  For rebreeding, the Futurity must be notified in writing by August 1st of the foaling year.  NO EXCEPTIONS!

 

GP-3.    All entries must be produced of stallions entered and sold in the Illinois Paint Breeder’s Futurity for the year in which the entry was sold.  Where a mare owner is granted a rebreeding for the following year, the foal will be added to the eligible foals for that year, but the contract amount will remain in the purse for the year the contract was sold.

 

GP-4.    Only registered APHA regular and breeding stock horses are eligible to be shown.  All entries must have a current copy of registration papers by the start of the Futurity show.  Information on entries must match corresponding information on registration papers, or entry will be disqualified from showing.

 

GP-5.    No refunds or substitutions will be made due to death, injury, fitness or untimely entry.

 

GP-6.    Futurity classes offered:

 

      a.   Weanling Stallions/Geldings (Early and Late Divisions)

      b.   Weanling Mares (Early and Late Divisions)

      c.   Yearling Stallions

      d.   Yearling Mares

      e.   Yearling Geldings

      f.    Yearling Longe Line

      g.   Two Year Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure

      h.   Two Year Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure Non-Pro

      i.    Two Year Old Hunter Under Saddle (effective 2007)

 

GP-7.    Sustaining entries.  For those foal owners wishing to remain Futurity eligible, but will not be shown, a yearly fee of $20.00 must be paid by August 1st of each year.  Sustaining entries paid after August 1st, but before September 30th, will require a $40.00 payment.  (All horses paid to show include the sustaining fee).

Weanling Classification

 

To make a foal eligible to show in the weanling classification of this Futurity, the following conditions must be complied with:

 

1.   An entry fee of $70.00 (includes sustaining fee) must be paid to the ILLINOIS PAINT BREEDER’S FUTURITY on or before August 1st of the year of the birth of the foal.

 

      Stallions owners must nominate their free entry (choice of foals) by August 1st of foaling year.

 

2.   Entries postmarked after midnight August 1st will be considered late, and subject to a total fee of $140.00 for each weanling.  Late entries will be accepted until September 1st.  NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST.

 

3.   A current copy of registration papers must be furnished to the Futurity by the start of the Futurity show.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  Information on entries must match corresponding information on registration papers or entry will be disqualified from showing.

 

4.   Upon receipt of all entries, entries will be divided into two divisions—Early and Late.  Median number of entries will determine the split.  In the case of an uneven number of entries, the larger class will be the Early division.  A set dollar figure will be placed on each entry to determine payback.

 

 

Yearling Classification—Halter and Longe Line

 

Only stallions, geldings and fillies duly sustained or entered in the previous year’s weanling classification of this Futurity are eligible to continue into the yearling classification without late penalty.  To make a yearling eligible to show in the yearling classification of the Futurity, the following conditions must be complied with:

 

1.   An entry fee of $70.00 (includes sustaining fee) must be paid to the ILLINOIS PAINT BREEDER’S FUTURITY on or before August 1st of the year the entry becomes a yearling.

 

2.   Entries postmarked after midnight August 1st will be considered late, and subject to a total fee of $140.00 per entry.  Late entries will be accepted until September 1st.  NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST.

 

3.   Yearlings not previously sustained or entered may pay a late penalty of $100.00, plus entry fee to show.  Payment of $100.00 late penalty ONLY will make the yearling eligible for carryover into the next year.

 

4.   A current copy of registration papers must be furnished to the Futurity by the start of the Futurity show.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  Information on entries must match corresponding information on registration papers or entry will be disqualified from showing.

 

5.   Yearling Longe Line will be shown as per APHA Rule SC-320, exception is Breeding Stocks are shown together with Regular Registry entries.

 

6.   All horses will be subject to the drug policies set forth by APHA.

Two Year Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure and

Two Year Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure Non-Pro

 

Only stallions, geldings and fillies duly sustained or entered in the both the weanling and yearling years classification of this Futurity are eligible to continue into the two year old classification without late penalty.

 

To make a two year old eligible to show in the two year old snaffle bit western pleasure or the two year old snaffle bit western pleasure non-pro classifications of the Futurity, the following conditions must be complied with:

 

1.   An entry fee of $100.00 (includes sustaining fee) must be paid to the ILLINOIS PAINT BREEDER’S FUTURITY on or before August 1st of the year the entry becomes a two-year-old for each two year old class entered.

 

2.   Entries postmarked after midnight August 1st will be considered late, and subject to a total fee of $200.00 per entry for each class entered.  Late entries will be accepted until September 1st.  NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER SEPTEMBER 1ST.

 

3.   A late penalty of $100.00 per year, plus entry fee, will be imposed on foals not previously nominated in the weanling and yearling years.

 

4.   A current copy of registration papers must be furnished to the Futurity by the start of the Futurity show.  NO EXCEPTIONS.  Information on entries must match corresponding information on registration papers or entry will be disqualified from showing.

 

5.   In order to compete in the Two Year Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure Non-Pro Classification, the horse must be owned by Amateur or Youth exhibitor or a member of their immediate family.  Exhibitor must possess in hand a current Amateur or Youth card, and must supply at the time of entry.  APHA rules pertaining to these divisions will apply.

 

6.   Beginning in 2007 (foals of 2005), a hunter under saddle class will also be included in the Illinois Paint Breeders Futurity two year old classification.

 

 

General Rules

 

GR-1.    Entries will be judged by all judges used in conjunction with the horse show.  All judges scores will be counted.  In case of a tie, both horses will be considered winner of that place.

 

GR-2.    All entries will be placed first to tenth.  The first place horse will receive one point, the second place horse two points, etc.  Horses in the class that did not place in the top ten will be scored eleven points.  Overall score may be checked on any entry by contacting the Futurity Committee.  You must show in all goes of your Futurity class to qualify for winnings.

 

GR-3.    Non-compliance with these rules could result in forfeiture of entry into class and/or winnings.  This will be voted on by the Futurity Committee.

 

GR-4.    All entry documentation, upon application into the Futurity, becomes the property of the Futurity Committee for future reference of the nominee.

Purse and Awards

 

Proceeds for the stallion auction and nominations for the Futurity will be split 85% going to the purse, and 15% withheld for operation and advertising expenses.  The purse and awards will be divided as follows in the respective divisions.

 

Weanling Halter Classification

 

37% net proceeds from the stallion nominations, 85% of entry fees and net miscellaneous funds.

 

Yearling Halter Classification

 

18% net proceeds from the stallion nominations, 85% of entry fees and net miscellaneous funds.

 

Yearling Longe Line Classification

 

10% net proceeds from the stallions nominations, 85% of entry fees and net miscellaneous funds.

 

Two Year Old Classification

 

15% net proceeds from the stallion nominations, 85% of entry fees and 100% of net miscellaneous funds.  Distribution between two classes will be based on number of horses exhibited in each class.

 

Two Year Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure Non-Pro Classification

 

5% net proceeds from the stallion nominations, 85% of entry fees and 100% of net miscellaneous funds.

 

Purse Distribution

 

All payback will be divided on the following percentage based on the number of horses exhibited:

 

(0-5)         3 places      50-30-20%

(6-9)         4 places      46-27-17-10%

(10-13)     5 places      42-26-17-10-5%

(14-18)     6 places      40-24-16-9-6-5%

(19+)        7 places      39-23-15-8-6-5-4%

 

Prize money will not be awarded until Social Security Number has been furnished, and all financial obligations due to the IPHA have been met.

 

Reminder—You must have current papers at the start of the show.