British Breeder Magazine May 2020
Magazine for breeders of British bred sport horses. Includes breeding industry news, updates, interviews, profiles and reports.
Magazine for breeders of British bred sport horses. Includes breeding industry news, updates, interviews, profiles and reports.
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NEWS - BRITISH BREEDING FUTURITY <strong>2020</strong><br />
Virtual<br />
Futurity<br />
Ever since it became clear that the<br />
coronavirus lockdown would continue<br />
well into the summer season, we have<br />
been working on a safe and fair<br />
alternative assessment programme that<br />
is accessible to all and that does not<br />
compromise on the quality and detail<br />
of the evaluation we have all come to<br />
value in the Futurity. With restrictions on<br />
international travel likely to continue, how<br />
could we continue to provide the team<br />
of internationally renowned evaluators<br />
everybody has to come to expect? How<br />
could we maintain social distancing while<br />
still allowing everyone to interact, to<br />
give our evaluators a chance to discuss<br />
their observations, and to give you an<br />
opportunity to get feedback and ask<br />
questions?<br />
The answer is by running an online<br />
series. And so we are proud to present<br />
our Virtual Futurity <strong>2020</strong>, our first ever<br />
complete online assessment.<br />
Who can take part?<br />
The virtual Futurity is a loose assessment on the flat, and open to all <strong>British</strong><br />
bred foals, yearlings,2,3 and 4yr olds, that are aimed at Dressage,<br />
Showjumping, Eventing or Endurance. With the exception of Endurance,<br />
entries must be by licensed stallions. All you need is a smart phone or tablet,<br />
some flat hard standing, and an arena or flat paddock (well grazed or<br />
mowed) and get filming!<br />
What do you need to do?<br />
Our online entry system will open on 01 July <strong>2020</strong> and run for two months. This<br />
means that if you have several horses you would like to enter, you can spread<br />
them out a bit, making it more manageable for you. We are organising a<br />
weekly prize draw for all entries from that week, so it’s well worth starting early!<br />
You will complete your online entry pretty much as normal. At the end of the<br />
entry process, you will be asked to submit your video files online. We will have<br />
example videos on our website for you with some useful hints and tips to show<br />
you what to watch out for. Your foal or youngster will not be evaluated on the<br />
quality of the video footage or your editing skills, so keep it simple, and don’t<br />
worry, videos taken on a smart phone or tablet are perfectly suitable for this!<br />
Equally, you can use any type of arena or other surface you have available. If<br />
you don’t have an arena, a straight bit of paddock is absolutely fine, as long as<br />
the grass is nice and short.<br />
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