FUTURITY INFORMATION

As a participant in the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Horse Breeder Incentive Program, VPBA sponsors an annual Yearling Futurity each June. The concept of a futurity is that breeders feel strongly enough about the success of their breeding programs to nominate foals in January of their birth year, before most of them are born. In fact, they are “betting on the future” – thus the term “Futurity”. Yearlings, divided by sex, are judged on the basis of conformation and way of moving.

Eligibility

Ponies: Ponies must be nominated by January 31st of the year in which they are foaled and must be eligible to be registered with VPBA.

Breeders: VPBA members who meet at least one of the following state requirements:

• Regardless of legal residence, has stood a stallion in Virginia for one complete breeding season during the previous 3years.
• Regardless of legal residence, has owned a mare/mares which were either bred in Virginia or stabled in   Virginia  for  one year during the previous 3 years.
• A Virginia resident who participates (own breeding stock) in the Virginia Horse Breeding industry.

Payment Schedules

Schedule A: due on or before each date
     January 31 of year foaled - $100 (total payment)
     November 30 - deadline for foal to be registered