Silver Sire Breeders, Inc.
Revised
July 15, 2008
- The Silver Sire Breeders is a mare nomination futurity program for amateurs.
- Only the foals from mares nominated by members are eligible to compete in this futurity program. The auction classes and gambler's special classes are separate programs.
- All Owners must be Members of Silver Sire Breeders at the time entries are made or mares are nominated.
- Family membership includes husband, wife and child(ren) under age 18 as of December 31st of the previous year. Age and definition to follow USEF guidelines. A family membership is $20 per year. Stallion owners receive a free membership for the year they donate a breeding to the auction.
- Any question regarding eligibility of owners shall be resolved by the Silver Sire Breeders Board of Directors.
- The auction class is open to yearlings sired by auction stallions shown by amateurs. This class is open to auction breeding purchasers and stallion owners only. (see rules below)
- Protests:
- Protests must be made by owner or exhibitor.
- Protest must be in writing and be accompanied by a $50 deposit which will be refunded if the protest is upheld.
- All protests must be signed by individual filing protest.
- All protests must be addressed to the Silver Sire President and be acted upon by the Board of Directors, who shall make the final decision.
- All protests must be filed within 24 hours of the alleged violation.
Nominations of mares must be made by a member owner on an annual basis. If mare does not foal, the entry fee may be applied to the following year. A letter requesting the transfer must be accompanied by a letter from your Veterinarian.
- Halter Futurity Programs are available for Purebreds and Half-Arabians.
- Mares nominated for the Purebred Futurity must be registered with the Arabian Horse Association or the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry.
- Mares nominated for the Half-Arabian Futurity must be carrying a foal which has one Purebred parent and is eligible to be registered in the Half-Arabian Registry.
Futurity Fee Schedule
Mare Nomination Fee $150
Payable by December 31st of the year in which mare is bred. If the mare does not foal, the entry fee may be applied to the following year.
Late Nomination $250
A late nomination of a mare may be made providing she has not yet foaled. The mare must not have foaled for the late nomination to be accepted. A late fee consists of the $150 mare nomination fee and a $100 penalty fee.
Renomination Fees $25
(Paid annually for offspring.) Weanling, yearling and 2 years old renominations are due no later than December 31st of each year.
Reinstatement
If one or more renominations fees have been missed, the offspring can be reinstated in the program by paying all missed renomination fees.
Entry fees
Entry fees will be charged for all classes at the show.
Judging & Showing of Futurity Halter Horses
- Only foals resulting from mares nominated in the Futurity and whose fees are up to date will be permitted to compete.
- All foals must be shown by a person who has an amateur status as defined in the United States Equestrian Federation Rules. No professional handlers will be allowed to show.
- The colts and fillies will be divided into two separate classes in the yearling and 2 year old age groups. (Colts and Geldings will be shown in the same class.) In the 3 year old and over separate classes will be offered for Mares and Geldings ---NO Stallions are permitted.
- No more than 20 horses will be shown in any one semi-final section.
- Judging will be done in accordance with an approved Arabian Horse Association (AHA) 2-judge system. Judges will be AHA approved or have the qualifications needed in the opinion of the Silver Sire Breeders, Inc.
- Prize Money for the Futurity Classes will be allocated as follows:
CHAMPION ……………………………45%
RESERVE CHAMPION………………25%
REMAINDER OF TOP FIVE…………10%EACH
“RIGHT TO SHOW” (Stallion Owner)
A Purebred Stallion owner who donates a stallion service to the annual Silver Sire Breeders Stallion Service Auction will be issued a “Right to Show” certificate to be used for entering the Auction Class the following year if the stallion service sells. The “Right” allows the stallion owner to show a yearling by that stallion or transfer the right to someone to show a yearling by that stallion. The yearling will get a free entry into the regular futurity. “Free entry” includes the mare nomination fee ($150) and weanling renomination fee ($25.00).
- A breeding owned by someone other than the stallion owner can be donated to Silver Sire
provided Silver Sire receives written approval of the donation by the stallion owner. If the
breeding sells, the breeding owner will receive the “stallion owner rights.”
- A “Right to Show” is transferable and must be used in the year following issuance.
- The yearling to be shown does not have to be identified until the close of entries.
“RIGHT TO SHOW” (Auction Purchaser)
- The breeding purchaser will receive a “Right to Show” the resultant yearling in the auction class held 3 years after purchase. The yearling will receive a free entry into the regular futurity. “Free entry” includes the mare nomination fee ($150) and weanling renomination fee ($25.00). A weanling renomination form must be completed and submitted.
- The “Right to Show” the resultant yearling is transferable.
- An Auction Purchaser Breeding Notification Form must be submitted the year the mare is bred.
Gamblers Special classes are open to any Half-Arabian desiring to compete (entrants are not required to have been nominated through the mare nomination process). Class fee is $100, all of which will be awarded as prize money to the entrants. Silver Sire Breeders reserves the right to cancel the “Gamblers Special” classes for lack of entries or to combine the yearling fillies and colts/geldings into one class.
In 2008 Silver Sire will be offering non-Arabian stallions into the auctions. The proceeds from the non-Arabian stallion auction will go to the "Gamblers Special" classes in 2009.
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