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The ATA Futurity |
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Rules of Competition |
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What Is The Futurity Purpose? The purpose of the ATA Futurity is to encourage the registration and competition of Trakehner horses in North America by identifying and acknowledging the top young horses competing in the various disciplines. What Horses Are Eligible? All horses born in 2004 or later and registered in any book of the ATA are eligible to enter the Futurity. The owner must be a member of the ATA when the horse’s nomination is made. Membership must be paid from the time of nomination through the competition year. A Futurity Nomination Form stating the division(s) entered and a one-time payment for each division of the Futurity entered must be sent to the ATA office. The total nomination fees for each division will be awarded only for that division. You may choose to enter your horse in more than one division.The nomination fee for the first division is $200 in the horse’s weanling/yearling year, $300 in the horse’s two year old year, $400 in the horse’s three year old year or $500 in the horse’s four year old year. Additional divisions may be added for a fee of $200 at any age. The nominations must be received in the ATA office by September 1st. Payment should be made separately from any other payments made to the ATA. A copy of both sides of the horse’s ATA registration papers or a letter from the ATA office stating that the application is pending must accompany the nomination form and payment. ATA horse registration must be completed before the horse competes. The deadline to enter the In-Hand Division is September 1st of the horse’s two year old year. The deadline to enter the other divisions is September 1st of the horse’s four year old year. Since this is a new program the deadline for this first year will be extended to February 1 st 2009. Send nomination forms and payment to: American Trakehner Association, 1536 West Church Street, Newark, OH 43055 or you may nominate your horse on line on the ATA website at: www.americantrakehner.com. How Do I Compete In the ATA Futurity? There are several opportunities to compete and win prize money. You may compete in one or several divisions of the Futurity. Horses nominated for the In-Hand Division of the Futurity compete as 3 year olds in Dressage Sport Horse Breeding (DSHB) In-Hand classes at United States Dressage Federation (USDF) or Equine Canada (EC) recognized shows. The competition year is from January 1 to September 30. For the competition year, a horse is considered 3 years old as of January 1 of its third year. If competing in the US, the owner must be a USDF participating or business member and the horse must have a Lifetime Horse Registration with USDF using the horse’s ATA registered name when scores are earned. Application for USDF membership and horse registration can be found on the USDF web site at: www.usdf.org or call the USDF at 859-971-2277. Horses nominated for the Dressage Division of the Futurity compete as 4½ to 5 year olds at Training Level at United States Dressage Federation (USDF) or Equine Canada recognized shows. The competition year is from October 1 to September 30. If competing in the US, the owner must be a USDF participating or business member, the rider must be a USDF participating member and the horse must have a Lifetime Horse Registration with USDF when scores are earned. Application for USDF membership and horse registration can be found on the USDF web site at: www.usdf.org or call the USDF at 859-971-2277. Horses nominated for the Eventing Division of the Futurity compete as 4½ to 5 year olds at Novice Level at USEA (United States Eventing Association) recognized shows or Pre-Training in Equine Canada recognized shows. The competition year is from October 1 to September 30. If competing in the US, the rider must be a USEA member and the horse must have a Horse Life Registration with USEA when points are earned. Application for USEA membership and horse registration can be found on the USEA web site at: www.useventing.com or call the USEA at 703-779-0440. Horses nominated for the Jumper Division of the Futurity compete as 4½ to 5 year olds at Level 3 (3’6”) at USEF (United States Equestrian Federation) recognized shows or 1.00m to 1.10m (3'3" - 3'6") in Equine Canada recognized shows . The competition year is from October 1 to September 30. If competing in the US, the owner must be a USEF member and the horse must be recorded with USEF when points are earned. Application for USEF membership and horse recording can be found on the USEF web site at: www.usef.org or call the USEF at 859-258-2472. Horses nominated for the Hunter Division of the Futurity compete as 4½ to 5 year olds at Pre-Green (3’) Level at USEF (United States Equestrian Federation) recognized shows or Pre-Green First Year (3’) in Equine Canada recognized shows. The competition year is from October 1 to September 30. If competing in the US, the owner must be a USEF member and the horse must be recorded with USEF when points are earned. Application for USEF membership and horse recording can be found on the USEF web site at: www.usef.org or call the USEF at 859-258-2472. What if I Compete in Canada? The owner and rider must be a member of Equine Canada (EC) and the horse must be registered with EC. A print out of your horse’s results recorded by EC must be provided to us by the owner. You may contact Equine Canada at www.equestrian.ca or call 1-866-282-8395. How Are Results Tallied? In-Hand Division The horse must acquire a minimum of three scores from open classes, from at least two different judges, from at least three different USDF/USEF recognized competitions. They must earn a median score of 58% or higher to qualify. Dressage Division The horse must acquire a minimum of eight scores from at least four different judges, from at least four different USDF/USEF recognized competitions including two at 58% or higher from the highest test of the level. They must earn a median score of 60% or higher to qualify. Eventing, Jumper And Hunter Divisions The horse must compete and place in a minimum of 2 competitions. Results are tallied by using a points system which takes into consideration how many were in the class and what your placing was. Points used to determine standings will be awarded as follows: point value of placing x number of horses in the class (ie. 2 nd place rider in a class with 28 horses: 7 x 28 = 176) Placings are valued at:
What Is The Distribution Of Winnings? The total nomination fees for each division will be awarded only for that division. For divisions with fewer than 5 entries 100% will be awarded for first place. For divisions with 5 or more entries, the percentages awarded will be 50% for first place, 30% for second place and 20% for third place. If you should win any money, the ATA, by law, must send you a 1099 for income tax purposes. If the number is not on record, your prize money will not be awarded. If your horse is one of the money winners in any of the Divisions of the Futurity, we will need a photo of your horse for the magazine. Mark the back with the horse's name, birth date, sire, dam, owner's name and address and which Futurity Division you competed in. If it is a professional photo, we will need a written or e-mailed release from the photographer in order to be able to reproduce it. What If I Sell The Nominated Horse? The nomination goes with the horse when it is sold and may not be transferred to another horse. The new owner must become a member of the ATA, transfer ownership of the horse and forward a copy of both sides of the registration papers to the ATA office showing the transfer of ownership before competing in the futurity. If the horse is a Futurity winner any prizes or money won will go to the official owner of record as of October 1 st of the competition year. Contributions Individuals may make contributions and designate them for any of the disciplines. Each contribution will be allocated one third to the year following the year it was received and one third to each of the two following years. In the case of any money already contributed, those funds will be allocated one third to 2009 and one third to each of the two following years. Whom Do I Contact If I Have A Question? Carol Poulin-Taylor, ATA Futurity Chairman For questions about previous ATA Futurity Rules - please contact the individual named above. |
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