Futurity Information
Weanling Halter Futurity Chairperson:
Jackie Guthrie
10343 Cty. Hwy. X
Chippewa Falls, WI 54729
715-720-0234
Aged Futurities Chairperson:
Patti Jacobson
W8599 Oak Ridge Rd.
Black River Falls WI 54615
715-284-5485
Futurity Auction Chairperson:
Pam Coombs
401 Gillette Street #103
La Crosse, WI 54603
(608) 782-0223 or (715) 225-4813
2008 WPOAC Futurity: West Salem, August 16-17, jnfarm@tds.net
WPOAC Weanling Halter Futurity Rules
(Last updated 9/01/05 by Colleen Schneider)
Mare owners MUST be a WPOAC member to nominate mare(s) and show foals in the WPOAC Futurity.
Only open to mares bred by stallions who were nominated and purchased through the WPOAC Stallion Service Auction, or any foals sired by the sold stallions.
Payment schedules are as follows:
a.Mare nominations: All mare nominations must be postmarked on or before December 31st of the year the mare was bred. Mare nomination fees are $10.00 per nomination. Checks can be made payable to WPOAC and mailed to the WPOAC Weanling Halter Futurity Chairperson with completed nomination form. Mares may be nominated after December 31st and before the mare has foaled, at five times the mare nomination fee. Mares nominated at any time after foaling may enter the weanling halter futurity at five times the mare nomination fee and five times the sustaining fee. Free mare nominations see WPOAC Stallion Service Auction Rules and Conditions.b.Sustaining fees: All sustaining fees must be postmarked on or before July 1st of the foaling year. Sustaining fees are $25.00 per foal. Checks can be made payable to WPOAC and mailed to the WPOAC Futurity Chairperson with completed sustaining fee form. Sustaining fees can be paid on foals after the July 1st deadline at a cost of five times the sustaining fee.All funds raised, after expenses, will go into a special account for the Weanling Halter Futurity. The money will be divided as follows:
c.The money raised from the Stallion Service Auction and the Mare nomination fees will be divided: 50% weanling colts and 50% weanling fillies.d.The money raised from the sustaining fees will go into the proper division of weanling colts or weanling fillies.e.Monies collected from the annual WPOAC Futurity Auction will be divided by the number of participants between the weanling halter futurity and the aged halter futurity. The money will then be put in the proper division of weanling colts or weanling fillies, based on the number of exhibitors per division.f.10% of the total monies collected will be divided 5% to the stallion owner whose stallion sired the first place colt and 5% to the stallion owner whose stallion sired the first place filly.Payout will be only to 4th place or less. Payback in each division:
# of entries in class % of purse
% of purse1100260-40350-30-20440-30-20-10Stallion owner who sold their stallion services through the WPOAC Stallion Service Auction will be who the WPOAC Chairperson mails the stallion owner first place colt/filly check(s) to. All other foal entries checks will be mailed to person indicated on the sustaining fee form. Checks will not be paid out on the day of the futurities, but will be mailed within one week from the completion of the futurity show.
All weanlings must be registered POAs. All foals showing must present registration papers and be inspected by the futurity committee with regard to height and color, during inspection times at the show. Foals with out papers will not be allowed to show. Field registration and Authorized show cards will not be allowed to make a foal eligible. No exceptions! Foals screened out will forfeit all fees. No refunds will be given in any case! Weanling geldings will show with weanling colts. The colts and fillies classes will not be combined. All International rules will apply
The WPOAC Inspection Committee and the WPOAC Weanling Halter Futurity Chairperson will handle any grievances concerning the Weanling Halter Futurity. All grievances will be reviewed by the said committee and handled in a proper and timely manner. All decisions are final!
