Why should you nominate your foals to the Michigan Morgan Horse Breeders Futurity?

• Added value: Futurity eligible/nominated foals can win back prize money for their owners.
• Let your foals earn their keep! Nominate your foals and show them yourself so that YOU reap the benefits!
• For over 50 years, the MMHBF has been hanging the first tricolor ribbons on quality Morgan foals... shouldn't yours have that opportunity?

2011 FUTURITY NOMINATION INFORMATION AND RULES

 

Please read below for information from the 2011 Prize List regarding:

      Futurity Memberships

      Futurity Nomination Procedures and Requirements

      Futurity Class Rules

 

2011 MMHBF – FUTURITY MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION

1.  Futurity membership is required to nominate horses into the Futurity. To meet the membership requirement, each owner, as listed on the registration papers, must include annual membership dues with the Futurity Nomination Form. Current dues are $30 for individual membership, $40 for family membership, and $40 for corporate or syndicate membership. (Owners of sires nominated as part of a Weanling nomination are exempt from the membership requirement.) For an additional $10 fee, members may opt to have their names, farm names, contact information, and a link to their Web site posted on the MMHBF Website.

2. Persons who are not nominating horses may become Futurity members by completing the top portion of the Nomination Form and sending it with membership dues to the Show Secretary.  A membership application is included in the Prize List and may also be downloaded from the MMHBF Web site.

3. Memberships are in effect from July 1 to June 30 of the following year. Membership questions may be referred to any Futurity Board Member.

2011 MMHBF – FUTURITY NOMINATION INFORMATION

1. Futurity Nomination is required of all horses entered in Morgan “Futurity” designated classes. This nomination is separate from show entry.  Two forms will be used - a Nomination Form and a Show Entry Form - each with its own fee schedule.

2. To keep horses Futurity eligible, horses must be nominated (not necessarily shown) annually from their weanling through their 4-year-old year.

3. All nominations must be postmarked by July 1, 2011 unless a 50%-added late nomination fee is paid and the nomination is postmarked by August 1, 2011; or a 100%-added late nomination fee is paid and the nomination is completed one hour before the session in which the horse’s Futurity class is scheduled.

4. Yearlings through 4-yr-olds whose nominations have lapsed or who have not been previously nominated may be back-nominated for the missed years by paying all applicable missed nomination fees PLUS a back-nomination fee of either $100 per year for each missed year for breeder-owned horses or $50 per year for each missed year for purchased horses. Purchasers who wish to back-nominate should enclose a copy of registration papers verifying new ownership with their Nomination Forms.  After back-nomination is complete, horses may then be nominated for 2011 per Rule 3 above.

5.  All nominations and back-nominations must be completed by the end of the show on August 21, 2011. The ONLY exception is for PURCHASED WEANLINGS as described in Rule 6 below.

6.  WEANLINGS PURCHASED after the end of the show (i.e., after August 21, 2011), may be nominated until December 31, 2011 upon paying a $25 late fee plus all applicable nomination and membership fees. Failing that, the back-nomination fees and procedures in Rule 4 will apply.

2011 MMHBF – FUTURITY NOMINATION REQUIREMENTS

I.   Weanling Division

   (A) Nominating the Sire: The stallion must be registered in the AMHA or Canadian equivalent. A fee of $50 must be paid to the Futurity. The Sire's owner has the first privilege of nomination; however he may pass the privilege to another. To avoid duplications, please discuss this with the stallion owner before nominating. Management is not obligated to return duplicate funds.

   (B) Nominating the Dam: The mare must be registered in the AMHA or Canadian equivalent. A fee of $30 must be paid to the Futurity each year she has a foal to nominate.  (This includes alumni mares.)

   (C) Nominating the Weanling: To make a foal Futurity eligible, the following conditions must be met:

·   Sire and Dam must be nominated. This is required ONLY THE YEAR THE FOAL IS BORN.

·   Foal must be eligible for AMHA registration.

·   Nomination fee of $30 must be paid on or before July 1 the year the foal is born. If paid after July 1 in the year the foal is born, all applicable late penalties must be paid also.                 

Please Note: Foals BORN AFTER JULY 1 may be nominated in the section provided for unborn foals. When foal is born, PLEASE forward name, sex, and foaling date to secretary for inclusion in program and MMHBF records.

II. Yearling Division: To be Futurity eligible as a Yearling, a colt, filly or gelding must have been nominated (not necessarily shown) in the Weanling Division and/or all conditions and requirements of that division fulfilled. A $30 fee must be paid.

III. Two Year Old Division: To be Futurity eligible as a Two Year Old, a colt, filly or gelding must have been nominated (not necessarily shown) in the Weanling and Yearling divisions, and/or all conditions and requirements of those divisions fulfilled. A $30 fee must be paid.

IV. Three Year Old Division: To be Futurity eligible as a Three Year Old, a colt, filly or gelding must have been nominated (not necessarily shown) in the Weanling, Yearling and Two Year Old divisions, and/or all conditions and requirements of those divisions fulfilled. A $30 fee must be paid.

V. Four Year Old Division: To be Futurity eligible as a Four Year Old, a colt, filly or gelding must have been nominated (not necessarily shown) in the Weanling, Yearling, Two Year Old and Three Year Old divisions and/or all conditions and requirements of those divisions fulfilled. A $30 fee must be paid.

VI. Alumni Division: An Alumni is a horse 5 years old or over that was nominated each year through the 4-yr-old year. No nomination fee is required.

2011 MMHBF – FUTURITY CLASS RULES

1. ONLY Futurity-Nominated horses are eligible to be entered and shown in Morgan “Futurity” designated classes. Horses shown in Morgan Futurity classes must meet the same registration requirements as horses shown in the Morgan Horse Division of this competition.

2.  MMHBF Alumni horses are eligible to be shown as offspring for Futurity Get of Sire and Produce of Dam classes.

3.  Morgan “Futurity” performance classes will be conducted and judged according to the applicable rules and specifications of Chapter MO of the current USEF Rule Book. All other Morgan “Futurity” classes will be judged according to specifications of MMHBF, USEF and the current AMHA Judging Standards as applicable.

4. USEF Amateur certification cards are not required for participants in Morgan “Futurity” amateur classes.

5.  Morgan “Futurity” amateur classes are limited to horses trained and shown by an amateur as defined by USEF rules. The horse must have received no professional training after June 1 of the current year. Horses placing 1st and 2nd in their respective classes are eligible for the championship class and for the Amateur In-Hand Grand Championship class, but must be shown in those championship classes by an amateur. All trailers must be amateurs also. For safety purposes all participants in these classes must be 14 years of age or over as of the first day of the show.  (An amateur is one who does not accept remuneration for riding, driving, showing in halter, training or schooling of horses or conducting clinics or seminars. An amateur does not accept remuneration for giving instruction in equitation or horse training. Persons acting as counselors at summer camps who are not hired in the exclusive capacity of riding instructors are excluded.  Please refer to USEF GR1306 for more complete information.)

6.  There will be NO CROSS ENTERING OF THE SAME HORSE between the AMATEUR and OPEN Morgan “Futurity” in-hand qualifying classes.