Futurity

Eligibility:

• Stallions must be nominated annually in order for their offspring to be eligible.
• Young horses must be nominated (one-time nomination fee) before they can compete as 4-year-olds.
• Foreign stallions (frozen semen) may be nominated, but the resulting foals must be born in North America.
• Imported horses are not eligible.
• JUMPERS: Each year, Regional competitions are held for the 4-year-olds and horses that complete the course are awarded $1,000 in prize money. Stallion nominators receive $200 for each offspring and the original nominator of the young horse receives $100. Additional cash awards are given to the 4YO jumpers that the judges feel most represent Best Scope and Technique, Best Rideability and Best Type and Movement.
  Jumper Program Guidelines

• Every IJF nominated horse will be eligible to compete in all Young Jumper Championship qualifiers for 5, 6 and 7/8-year-olds and is entitled to a 50% discount on recording fees. In addition, IJF nominated horses will be eligible each year for special Bonus Awards within the YJC Program (see below).
  

  YJC Final Placing	IJF Placing	$
  Top eight	highest placed IJF horse	3,000
  Top eight	2nd highest IJF horse	2200
  Top eight	3rd highest IJF horse	1700
  Top eight	4th highest IJF horse	1200
  9th-10th		700
  11th-15th		250

• DRESSAGE: The International Dressage Futurity will be based on scores earned in the FEI or USEF 4-year-old test at USDF/USEF recognized dressage competitions. Every IJF and IDF nominated 4 year old horse is eligible for entry. Scores may be earned in FEI or USEF Young Horse classes or via a test-of-choice format. Scores should be submitted to the IJF office immediately following the competition: PO Box 1445, Georgetown, KY 40324.
• Four Year Old Dressage Program-open only to IJF and IDF Nominated 4 year olds. A horse’s participation in other dressage events will not effect his/her eligibility. Dressage Program Guidelines
• Prize money is generated through the nomination fees from stallions and young horses. Each horse entered in the 4YO competition will receive prize money based on the average of their two best scores:
  $750 for 6.5 to 7.5;
  $1,000 for 7.6 to 8.4; and
  $1,500 for 8.5 or above. In addition,
  $100 will be paid to the original nominator of the horse and
  $200 to the stallion nominator for every offspring by the stallion completing the test with a qualifying score of 6.5 or above.
• Dressage Bonus Awards and 5 and 6-Year-Old Programs
• All nominated horses are encouraged to enter Young Jumper Championship or Young Dressage Horse Championship competitions. Additional Bonus Prize money will be paid to the top IDF nominated horses in the Young Dressage Horse Championships.
  

  YDHC Final Placing	IDF Placing	$
  Top eight	highest placed IDF horse	3,000
  Top eight	2nd highest IDF horse	2200
  Top eight	3rd highest IDF horse	1700
  Top eight	4th highest IDF horse	1200
  9th-10th		700
  11th-15th		250