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 $15 for individual membership, $20 for family membership, and $20 for corporate or syndicate membership. (Owners of sires nominated as part of a Weanling nomination are exempt from the membership requirement.) For an additional $5 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 a membership application 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.

1. Futurity Nomination is required of all horses entered in “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 15 unless a 50%-added late nomination fee is paid and the nomination is completed by August 15, 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 $100 per year for each missed year. [At the present time, the total cost to back-nominate a horse for its weanling year is either $160 (if its sire was nominated that year) or $210 (if its sire was not nominated that year); and the total cost to back-nominate a horse for its yearling, 2-yr-old or 3-yr-old year is $130 for each missed year.] After back-nomination is complete, horses may then be nominated for the current year as described in Rule 3 above.

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

6.  WEANLINGS PURCHASED after the annual show may be nominated until December 31 of the year in which they are foaled 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.

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:

         1. Sire and Dam must be nominated. This is required ONLY THE YEAR  

             THE FOAL IS BORN.

         2. Foal must be eligible for AMHA registration.

         3. Nomination fee of $30 must be paid on or before July 15 the year the 

             foal is born.  If paid after July 15 in the year the foal is born, all

             applicable late penalties must be paid also.                 

Please Note: Foals BORN after July 15 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.

1.  ONLY Futurity-Nominated horses are eligible to be entered and shown in “Futurity” designated classes.

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

3.  Futurity classes will be judged according to the class specifications of the MMHBF, the USEF and the current AMHA Judging Standards as applicable.

4.  USEF Amateur certification cards are not required for participants in Futurity Amateur classes.

5.  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 July 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 Futurity in-hand qualifying classes.

7.  Management reserves the right to measure feet even in classes designated as Futurity classes. If random checking of length of toe of a Futurity Champion or Reserve is done, it will be done immediately upon exiting the ring.

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 $15 for individual membership, $20 for family membership, and $20 for corporate or syndicate membership. (Owners of sires nominated as part of a Weanling nomination are exempt from the membership requirement.) For an additional $5 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 a membership application 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.

1. Futurity Nomination is required of all horses entered in “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 15 unless a 50%-added late nomination fee is paid and the nomination is completed by August 15, 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 $100 per year for each missed year. [At the present time, the total cost to back-nominate a horse for its weanling year is either $160 (if its sire was nominated that year) or $210 (if its sire was not nominated that year); and the total cost to back-nominate a horse for its yearling, 2-yr-old or 3-yr-old year is $130 for each missed year.] After back-nomination is complete, horses may then be nominated for the current year as described in Rule 3 above.

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

6.  WEANLINGS PURCHASED after the annual show may be nominated until December 31 of the year in which they are foaled 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.

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:

         1. Sire and Dam must be nominated. This is required ONLY THE YEAR  

             THE FOAL IS BORN.

         2. Foal must be eligible for AMHA registration.

         3. Nomination fee of $30 must be paid on or before July 15 the year the 

             foal is born.  If paid after July 15 in the year the foal is born, all

             applicable late penalties must be paid also.                 

Please Note: Foals BORN after July 15 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.

1.  ONLY Futurity-Nominated horses are eligible to be entered and shown in “Futurity” designated classes.

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

3.  Futurity classes will be judged according to the class specifications of the MMHBF, the USEF and the current AMHA Judging Standards as applicable.

4.  USEF Amateur certification cards are not required for participants in Futurity Amateur classes.

5.  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 July 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 Futurity in-hand qualifying classes.

7.  Management reserves the right to measure feet even in classes designated as Futurity classes. If random checking of length of toe of a Futurity Champion or Reserve is done, it will be done immediately upon exiting the ring.