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- NATURAL
AMATEUR FUTURITY RULES
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- The American
Saddle Horse Breeders Futurity of Texas
NATURAL SADDLEBRED AMATEUR DIVISION ENTER NOW
- GENERAL
PROVISIONS
Membership Dues: $20.00
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- Texas
Natural Saddlebred Amateur Division (TNSAD) General Rules
- Horses
cannot have been trained by a Professional for at least 60 days
prior to the show date. The Handler must be an Amateur (as defined
by the AHSA) to handle a horse in a class for the TNSAD. The
horse must be owned by an Amateur (as defined by the AHSA) to
show in the TNSAD.
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- This
is a training and learning Futurity to offer the amateur an opportunity
to show their foals on a level playing field with other amateurs
to yield a return for their efforts.
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- A
professional presentation is not only expected but required,
with proper grooming and attire for both horse and handler. The
judge will be the same judge which presides over the Open and
Amateur Futurity and will base his decision on the same criteria
he/she would use for the Open and Amateur Futurity. The trotting
pattern, presentation, and line up will be followed as in the
Open and Amateur Futurity.
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- All
entries from the TNSAD may cross enter into the Open and Amateur
Futurities offered at the Texas State Fair Show if the nomination
fees to these separate futurities are paid. However, they must
show barefoot in the weanling classes and with a flat shoe and
no pad in the yearling and two-year-old classes (if they intend
to show in the TNSAD classes in the same year).
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- The Three
Divisions
The American
Saddle Horse Breeders Futurity of Texas (Natural Saddlebred Amateur
Division) will be shown each year in three divisions: Weanlings,
Yearlings, and Two-Year Olds.
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- What Foals
are Eligible
All foals
shown must be the produce of stallions and mares who have been
previously nominated in the American Saddle Horse Breeders Futurity
of Texas (Natural Saddlebred Amateur Division).
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- How to Nominate
the Sire
To nominate
a stallion in the Futurity it is necessary: (1) that the stallion
be registered in the American Saddlebred Horse Association, and
(2) that a fee of $50.00 be paid to the Futurity on or before
June 1, of the year the foal is nominated.
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- How to Nominate
the Dam
To nominate
a mare in the Futurity it is necessary: (1) that the mare be
registered in the American Saddlebred Horse Association, and
(2) that a fee of $25.00 be paid to the Futurity on or before
June 1, of the year in which the foal is born.
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- How to Make
a Weanling Eligible
In order
to make a foal eligible to show in the Weanling Division of the
Futurity, the following conditions must be complied with: (1)
the sire and dam must be nominated in the Futurity the year in
which the foal is born, (2) the foal must be registered before
it can be shown, and to be eligible to show as a yearling and/or
a two-year old, it must have been registered not later than December
31, of the year foaled,(3) the foal must be blood-typed, and
(4) $25.00 must be paid to the Futurity on or before June 1,
of the year the foal is born. The entries in this division shall
be shown In-Hand and shall be shown barefoot (no previous shoeing
is allowed)*.
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- How to Keep
the Yearling Eligible
In order
to make a colt, filly, or gelding eligible to show in the Yearling
division of the Futurity, the following conditions must be complied
with: (1) the colt, filly, or gelding must have been nominated
in the Weanling Division of this Futurity and all conditions
and requirements of that Division must have been fulfilled and
(2) $35.00 must be paid to the Futurity on or before June 1 of
the year following the birth of the foal. The entries in this division
shall be shown In-Hand. Flat shoes with no pads are allowed.
There is no restriction on the length of foot.*
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- How to Keep
the Two-Year Old Eligible
In order
to make a colt, filly, or gelding eligible to show in the Two-Year
old Division of the Futurity, the following conditions must be
complied with: (1) the colt, filly, or gelding must have been
nominated in the Weanling and Yearling Divisions of this Futurity
and all conditions and requirements of those divisions must have
been fulfilled and (2) $45.00 must be paid to the futurity on
or before June 1 of the year the entry becomes a two-year old.
The
entries in this division shall be shown In-Hand. Flat shoes with
no pads are allowed. There is no restriction on the length of
foot. No set tails.*
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- Classes
Weanlings:
One Class--10 Places, 5 Moneys. Yearlings: One Class--10 Places,
5 Moneys. Two-Year Olds: One Class--10 Places, 5 Moneys.
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- How the Prizes
are Divided
For the Two-Year
Old Division, the winner will receive 40% of the Prize Fund of
the Two-Year Old Division, second 25%, third 15%, fourth 12-1/2%,
and fifth 7-1/2%.
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- For the Yearling
Division, the winner will receive 40% of the Prize Fund of the
Yearling Division, second 25%, third 15%, fourth 12-1/2%, and
fifth 7-1/2%.
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- For the Weanling
Division, the winner will receive 40% of the Prize Fund of the
Weanling Division, second 25%, third 15%, fourth 12-1/2%, and
fifth 7-1/2%.
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- The value of
the Prize Fund of the Futurity each year shall be the total amount
of money paid in fees, miscellaneous funds, and added donations,
less administrative cost. Each year the specific awards to the
nominators of the sires and dams will be deducted before the
division of the Prize Fund among the three regular divisions
of the Futurity.
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- The administrative
cost will be deducted from general receipts.
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- The Prize Fund
shall be divided equally between the Weanling, Yearling, and
Two-Year Old Divisions.
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- How Paid
All prize
money shall be paid within ten days after the show.
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- Where to Pay
Fees
All payments
to the Futurity must be made to the office of the American Saddle
Horse Breeders Futurity of Texas, on or before the dates herein
specified.
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- Liability
No entry
is liable for more than the amount paid in but there will be
no return of a payment. The right is reserved to reject any entry,
and to debar any entry from competition for failure to comply
with the conditions of the Futurity.
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- *Horses
and hooves are subject to inspection for nail holes, proper shoeing,
and set tails upon a protest. Decision of a three member panel
(futurity representative, farrier, and show manager) is final.
An offending exhibitor and ALL their horse(s) are then disqualified
from the current year's show in the TNSAD.
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