The Futurity is a breeding program designed to promote and encourage a breeder to breed the best quality show horse possible by selecting correct mares and using stallions to compliment the mares. It gives a breeder a chance to use his/her judgement. The ASPC Futurity includes a Classic/Foundation Futurity as well as Modern/Modern Pleasure Futurity.

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The Classic/Foundation Futurity is a five year program (Weanling, Yearling, 2 Year Old, 3 Year Old and 4 year Old).

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The Modern/Modern Pleasure is a four year program (Weanling, Yearling, 2 Year Old and 3 Year Old)

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Please Note you may decide to nominate and sustain BOTH the Modern/Modern Pleasure and the Classic/Foundation Futurity but you are only allowed to show in one).

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You must be a current member in good standing to enter the Futurity.
Foals MUST be Registered by November 1st of the foaling year.

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Animal Eligibility

• Animals must be registered with ASPC and meet current height requirements
  (46" & Under for Modern/Modern Pleasure)

• All animals must be measured to show

• Mares must be 3 years old at time of foaling

• Stallions must be 2 years old to breed

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Nominations

• Nomination forms must be completed & postmarked on or before by March 1st (Regular mail or email with credit card information)

• Foals become eligible if the Sire & Dam were nominated in the Foaling year.

• Stallion Nominating Fee = $35.00

• Mare Nominating Fee = $20.00 ($10.00 of each nomination fee will be distributed in the Area Futurities)

• A Stallion may breed outside Mares, yet the fee is only paid once

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Sustaining Procedure

• Forms must be completed & submitted by March 1st (Regular mail or email with credit card information)
   

• A foal, whose parents were nominated in the breeding year, must be sustained as a Yearling, Two-Year-Old, Three-Year-Old and Four-Year-Old in order to remain in the Futurity program for the five year duration. Failure to sustain the animal in any year will eliminate its eligibility.

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Starting in 2016. If parents were originally nominated and the owner neglected to sustain, that foal may be re-entered in the futurity by paying a late fee of $100.00 each year missed and the back sustaining fee.* Late Sustaining Must be Postmarked on or before June 1st in order to participate in Current Year Futurity.
Due date is March 1st.

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• Yearling Sustaining Fee = $20.00

• Two Year Old Sustaining Fee = $20.00

• Three Year Old Sustaining Fee = $30.00

• Four Year Old Sustaining Fee (For Classic/Foundation) = $30.00 (Only horses that did NOT drive in the 3 year old futurity driving may participate)

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All sustaining years can be prepaid if so desired.

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Class Entry Fees

• Entry fees are added to the Futurity payout each year

• Weanling Class Fee = $20.00

• Yearling Class Fee = $20.00

• Two Year Old Class Fee = $20.00

• Three Year Old Class Fee = $30.00 per class entered

• Four Year Old Class Fee (For Classic/Foundation) = $30.00 per class entered

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Class entry fees are only paid  if the animal is entered into a class. Failure to enter in a particular year DOES NOT eliminate the animal from showing the next year, provided the animal has been sustained on a continued basis.

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The Classic/Foundation Futurity is held at the ASPC Congress Show and they are also at the Area National Shows. All Classic/Foundation Futurity Classes are required on the Area Shows class list.

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View ASPC Classic/Foundation Futurity Overview, Classes and Divisions, Annual Payout Percentages

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View ASPC Modern/Modern Pleasure Futurity Overview, Classes and Divisions, Annual Payout Percentages