Southwest Quarter Horse Association
2009 Halter and Performance Futurities Results
September 5 & 6-7, 2009

Weanling Colts/Geldings     TUMULTOUS DECISION Owned by Caroline Ellis
Weanling Fillies 
Yearling Colts                        
Yearling Fillies     LUVLY LOLA Owned by Tamara Blaeser
Yearling Geldings     SERIOUSLY DOMONIT Owned by Paul Castelo
Two year-old Colts      WRITIN CHEX AT NIGHT Owned by Double T QH
Two year-old Fillies     SHESA SKIPPIN DIXIE Owned by Danly & Martha Sayles
Two year-old Geldings     COUNTING KARATS Owned by Tamara Blaeser
Two year-old Western Pleasure     VON SUGAR Owned by Jason Spier 
Three year-old Western Pleasure     INVESTMENT CHERRY Owned by Diamond Four QH
Three year-old and Under Reining     CJ PINTA Owned by Letha Rushing
Yearling Longe Line     CD SMOKE N KITTY Owned by Doug Hardcastle
Youth 2 & 3 year-old Western Pleasure     MDJ BOOK EM DANO Owned by Mykal Jensen 
Amateur 2 & 3 year-old Western Pleasure     VON SUGAR Owned by Jason Spier
2 & 3 year-old Hunter Under Saddle     GREEN GO STAR Owned by Keira Smith
Youth 2 & 3 year-old Hunter Under Saddle     NUTHER COOKIE BOY Owned by Double T QH

     Leading Futurity Sire Award      VON REMINIC Owned by Armstrong Equine Services

     Premier Owner Award     DOUBLE T QUARTER HORSES, Hugh and Betty Trotter

     Top Exhibitor Award     TAMARA BLAESER

    

Southwest Quarter Horse Association
2010 Halter and Performance Futurities
September 3-4 & 5-6, 2010

1.  Classes to be offered:
     FUT 1 – Weanling Colts/Geldings*
     FUT 2 – Weanling Fillies*
     FUT 3 – Yearling Colts
     FUT 4 – Yearling Fillies
     FUT 5 – Yearling Geldings
     FUT 6 – Two year-old Colts
     FUT 7 – Two year-old Fillies
     FUT 8 – Two year-old Geldings
     FUT 9 – Two year-old Western Pleasure
     FUT 10 – Three year-old Western Pleasure
     FUT 11 – Three year-old and Under Reining*
     FUT 12 – Yearling Longe Line
     FUT 13 – Youth 2 & 3 year-old Western Pleasure**
     FUT 14 – Amateur 2 & 3 year-old Western Pleasure**
     FUT 15 – 2 & 3 year-old Hunter Under Saddle**
     FUT 16 – Youth 2 & 3 year-old Hunter Under Saddle**
*Classes held on September 5-6 only; entries only required to show to two judges.
**If there are three or more two year-olds entered in any of these classes, the class will be split into two year-olds and three year-olds.

2.  Payment Schedule: (Subtract 10% for Consecutive Year Program entries)
     Halter/Performance Total Due..........................$100.00
     Initial nomination due May 1st..........................$25.00
     To sustain, balance due by August 1st...............$75.00
     Late fee (Aug 1st thru Aug 15th).....................$100.00 plus full entry or balance thereof.  All late fees will be retained by SWQHA.  No entries accepted after August 15th.

3.  A copy of current AQHA registration papers must be included with the initial nomination, except for weanlings.  Weanling entries must submit drawn-in markings with initial fees.  It is mandatory that ALL weanlings must present AQHA registration papers before they are eligible to show.  Exception:  Other recognized breed yearlings must have proper registration papers for their breed.

4.  Payment must be postmarked by August 1st.  If payments are not made by August 1st, the entry will become ineligible and all fees forfeited unless the balance due and the late payment fee are paid-in-full and postmarked by August 15th.

5.  The purse for the futurity will be comprised of nomination fees less 10%, plus added monies.  No money will be taken out of the added money.  All entry fees paid into a particular class will remain in the purse for that particular class.

6.  A horse must complete all required classes in order to receive awards.  The purse will be distributed as follows:

Number in Class	Percentage Payback
1	100
2 - 3	60-40
4 - 6	50-30-20
7 - 9	40-25-20-15
10 - 12	40-22-18-13-7
13 & Over	35-20-15-13-10-7

7.  The futurity will be held in connection with approved AQHA shows.  Exhibitors must meet AQHA eligibility rules.  A given futurity class will be judged separately from the corresponding AQHA class, except Reining which may be run concurrently.  All futurity classes will be judged in accordance with AQHA rules except for the Yearling Longe Line class which will be judged by the Longe Line Rules (see Number 27 below). 

8.  Ties will be broken by the greatest number of first places.  If a tie still exists, the greatest number of seconds, and so on, will be counted until the tie is broken.  If the tie cannot be broken in this manner, tied entries shall share the title and monies.

9.  Futurity entries must be shown under all four judges in their futurity class, except for weanlings and reining which will show only at the second split/combined show.

10.  Owner and exhibitor must be members of Southwest Quarter Horse Association even if showing another breed in longe line.  For a definition of “member” on this web site see “Show Entry, Reservation Links and Contest Rules”; Download Contest Rules; Section III.  For a membership application on this web site, see “About Us” and print off the application.

11.  AQHA registration papers are required on ALL entries before being allowed to show.  Papers for ALL entries must accompany initial payment except weanlings, as stated in #3 above and #12 below.  EXCEPTION:  For non-AQHA registered entries in Yearling Longe Line Futurity see YEARLING LONGE LINE FUTURITY CLASS below.

12.  Weanlings MUST have AQHA registration papers at time of futurities.  Weanlings MUST have registered name to be shown.  If a colt has an AQHA  registration marked "Stallion" and has been gelded before the futurity, the show secretary can change the papers to “Gelding” before the class at the futurity show.

13.  Owners of unnamed foals must submit completed identification and drawings showing color and markings of the foal with the initial nomination.

14.  If a colt is gelded, he will be transferred to his corresponding gelding class.

15.  Change of ownership does not void a nomination.  Purchaser must be a member of SWQHA by the time the horse is exhibited.  Notification of nominated horse sale to the Futurity Chairman would be appreciated.

16.  SWQHA reserves the right to cancel these futurities due to extenuating circumstances and all fees will be refunded.

17.  No fees will be refunded in case of inability of a horse to show except in the case of death, substantiated by a death certificate.  In such cases, monies will be refunded less 10%.  There may be no substitutions.

18.  Classes will be held even if only one horse enters a futurity class to preserve the Consecutive Futurity Program.

19.  Drug testing will be in effect.  All monies will be held until results are obtained.

20.  Any questions arising concerning rules set forth here will be reviewed by the Southwest Quarter Horse Association Board of Directors.  Their decision is final.

21.  A futurity booklet, complete with ads, will be published.  All monies from the ads will be added to the Futurity pay-back.

22.  Separate entry numbers will not be required for futurity classes.

23.  Special Award to LEADING FUTURITY SIRE:  Awarded to the owner of the stallion whose offspring, collectively, win the most money at the given year Futurity.

24.  Special Award to the TOP EXHIBITOR:  Awarded to the exhibitor (open, amateur or youth) who exhibits horses winning the most total money at the given year Futurity.  Person must exhibit a horse all days in classes to be eligible to count monies for that class.

25.  Special Award to PREMIER OWNER:  Awarded to the owner whose horse(s) win the most points counted according to Rule B in Consecutive Futurity Program.

26.  Special Award to CONSECUTIVE FUTURITY WINNER:

      A. A horse must be entered every year from yearling through three year-old.  Each horse that enters the futurity in every consecutive year will be eligible to win an overall award at its three year-old year based on total points. 
      B. Points are accumulated by the number of horses that the entrant has beaten during this time period.  Example:  If there are six horses in a class, the first place horse would receive six points; second place would receive five points; third place would receive four points, and so on.
      C. The horse may be entered as a weanling, if so, those points will count.
      D. Horse must show at halter either in their weanling, yearling or two year-old year to be eligible for the Consecutive Futurity award.  Longe Line points will also count toward the total.
      E. Eligible horses entered in this program do not have to be owned by the same owner.  Notification of nominated horse sale to the Futurity Chairman would be appreciated.
      F. The first award year for this program was 1989.
      G. All futurity horses that enter the Consecutive Program will be given a 10% discount on futurity entry fees after their first year of showing. 

27.  YEARLING LONGE LINE FUTURITY CLASS: 

THESE RULES APPLY ONLY TO THE YEARLING LONGE LINE CLASS. 

      A. ELIGIBILITY:  The Yearling Longe Line Futurity Class will be open to registered “papered” horses in any recognized breed association.  A copy of the registration paper of those horses must be on file with the Futurity Chairman prior to showing.
      B. PURPOSE:  The purpose of this class is to reward quality of movement, conformation and trainability.
      C. EQUIPMENT:  Horses are to be shown in a halter, regular or show type is acceptable.  For the longe demonstration, the only attachment allowed on the halter is the longe line.  The longe line may not exceed 30 feet in length with a chain or snap attached to the halter.  The longe line must hang free from the halter without touching any part of the horse.  It is permissible to use a long whip.  No other equipment is allowed on the horse during the class.  Mechanical or retractable longe lines are not allowed.
      D. ATTIRE:  Conventional Western Attire is mandatory except if a prospect is considered to be a Hunt Seat prospect, then conventional English attire is appropriate.  If there are five or more each of Western and English horses, the class will be divided into a Western Yearling Longe Line Futurity Class and an English Yearling Longe Line Futurity Class.  Exhibitors must declare by the August 1st entry deadline if they will be showing in English attire.
      E. HALTER & JUDGING:  Yearling will be led to the judge at a walk.  Horse will be set up for inspection.  After inspection, the entry will trot around cone to line up.  Judge may or may not walk down the line-up.  After halter inspection, horses will be asked to retire to the ends of the arena.  For conformation judging, the exhibitor may change over to a lead shank in place of the longe line.  The lead shank or longe line chain may only be used under the chin, over the nose or hanging from the halter.
      F. LONGE LINE & JUDGING:  The exhibitor will be allowed one and one-half minutes to present their horse.  At the end of the one and one-half minutes, the whistle will be blown to signify the end of the run.  Show management has the option of adding a “half way” whistle or call , if they choose.  The horse will be judged at the walk, jog or long trot, and lope or canter in both directions.  Any horse that does not exhibit these gaits in each direction will be disqualified from the class.  The exhibitor may begin work in the direction of their choice (clockwise or counter-clockwise).  Time will start after horse begins to walk.  Horses are to stand quietly on the wall while the other exhibitors are being judged.  Exhibitors are encouraged to exhibit their horse making full use of a 20 foot radius circle.
      G. JUDGING CRITERIA:  The horses are judged 70% on movement and 30% on conformation.  If the horse’s nose, mouth or jaw area show signs of broken skin, rawness or bleeding, the horse will be eliminated from competition.  If the horse is playing on the longe line, it shall not count against the horse.  The horse should be judged as though the pleasure prospect was playing in the fields.  The judge may, at his/her discretion, penalize the horse for excessive bucking or running off or displaying attitudes that are uncomplimentary to pleasure horses such as excessive ear pinning or tail wringing.
      H. An exhibitor may only show one horse in each longe line class.  The same exhibitor must show both segments of the class. 
      I. If a yearling is considered to be a Hunt Seat prospect, then it shall be braided and shown at the walk, long trot and canter.