handbook - American Haflinger Registry

STALLION INCENTIVE PROGRAM“Pot of Gold” ClassS. I. P. Rules1. Only current year weanlings that are AHR registered and who are paid up in the regular AHR futurityand who are sired by S.I.P. enrolled stallions are eligible to compete in the S.I.P. (Stallion IncentiveProgram) class.2. S.I.P. stallions must have paid by March 31, 2005, $20 for each mare successfully bred in 2004.3. The S.I.P. “Pot of Gold” Class is free and will be held at the AHR Futurity Show.4. Weanling owners must enter the S.I.P. class by checking the S.I.P. participant box on the AHRFuturity Enrollment Form.5. There will be two divisions: Draft and Pleasure.6. Weanlings must show in the same division as shown in the regular AHR Futurity.No cross-entering between pleasure and draft divisions.7. S.I.P. Exhibitors must wear the same competitor’s number as assigned by the Futurity(one number per horse).8. All weanlings, regardless of age or sex, will be shown together.9. All weanlings will be asked to walk, trot and stand for inspection.10. At the judge’s discretion, weanlings may be asked to show on the triangle.11. Class will be judged on conformation and movement. Consideration of manners will be at the judge’sdiscretion.12. All weanlings are expected to be properly cleaned and groomed.13. Clipping is acceptable, but not required.14. No weanlings are to be shod.15. Hoof polish is acceptable, but not required.16. It is recommended that pleasure weanlings be shown in a well-fitted brown leather halter with matchinglead.17. It is recommended that draft weanlings be shown in well-fitted white patent leather halter with matchinglead.18. Paybacks and ribbons will be presented to ten places unless fewer than 10 weanlings are shown.19. No ribbons earned in weanling futurity classes are to be worn in the S.I.P. class.20. Exhibitor dress code will be governed by the AHR National Show Rules.21. Money will be paid to exhibitors in the ring by proportional calculation (i.e. the total S.I.P. pot isdivided by the total number of weanlings actually shown, both draft and pleasure. The resultingfigure is multiplied by the number of weanlings actually shown in each division, draft/pleasure, todetermine the total payout for that division.) Payouts in each division are then calculated based onthe following percentages: The S.I.P. “Pot of Gold” Class will be a 100% payout class.22. The judge’s decision is final.23. One S.I.P. “Stallion of the Year” trophy will be presented to the stallion whose get earns the highestnumber of accumulated points in the draft and pleasure S.I.P. classes combined.1/05 VII-B-183