1. The Kentucky Quarter Horse Association (KyQHA), with
approval of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC),
reserves the right to alter the conditions of all or part
of the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association Breeders' Incentive
Fund (KyQHA BIF) program as it, in its sole discretion,
determines to ensure fairness and equality to all participants
so that the spirit and intent of the program are being upheld.
2. The KHRC, in consultation with the KyQHA, shall decide
any and all disputes arising out of the application or interpretation
of any rules or conditions of the KyQHA BIF.
3. An entrant is ineligible to participate in the KyQHA
BIF where prohibited by law because of legal residence,
situs of approved event, or any other basis, and all or
the prohibited portion of the earned points or purse money
shall be disregarded in calculations for an earned portion
of the KyQHA BIF.
4. For show horse awards, KyQHA BIF eligible offspring
must be enrolled in the AQHA Incentive Fund. For race horse
awards, KyQHA BIF eligible offspring need not be enrolled
in the AQHA Incentive Fund, however, enrollment in the AQHA
Incentive Fund for racehorse sires and their foals is HIGHLY
encouraged to improve their marketability after their racing
career is over.
5. The following KyQHA BIF eligibility criteria must be
met to qualify for awards:
8. Sires standing the entire breeding season solely in
Kentucky will be eligible for the ten (10) percent allocation
to sire owner or nominator.
9. In order to qualify as an eligible show horse sire for
KyQHA BIF purposes the stallion must have a permanent domicile
in Kentucky during the entire duration of the designated
breeding season (regardless of natural, shipped, or freezing
semen). The only allowance is for the reasonable transport
to, and showing or racing at, and transport back from, a
documentable show, race or event, or a documented medical
emergency.
10. If sire does not qualify as in # 7, #8 and # 9 above,
beginning with the competition season of 2007, the 10% sire
owner allocation for that horse will be made to the Kentucky
Quarter Horse Association as race horse awards or the sire
nominator allocation for that horse will be made to the
Kentucky Quarter Horse Association as show horse awards.
11. Foals of 2002 and later will be eligible for the KyQHA
BIF.
12. All owners, breeders, foal nominators, sire owners,
and sire nominators of KyQHA BIF eligible horses must be
members in good standing of the American Quarter Horse Association
and the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association before checks
will be issued.
13. KHRC will distribute award checks when all program
requirements have been met.
14. All officially sanctioned AQHA racing and show events
qualify.
15. Unless otherwise indicated, requirements based upon
dates will be based upon post-mark.
16. The most current "Official handbook of Rules and Regulations"
of the American Quarter Horse Association will serve as
a guide and default criteria for any and all aspects of
the KyQHA BIF.
17. All required information must be post-marked to the
office of KyQHA no later than December 31 of the year following
the program year. Example: for program year 2007 payouts
to be considered, all required materials must be received
at the office of KyQHA no later than December 31, 2008.
Any dollars available from incentive fund requests not meeting
this deadline will be allocated to the following year KyQHA
BIF monies.
18. A "Foaling Verification/Registration Form" must be
submitted to the KyQHA office as follows: Part 1 (Foaling
Verification) - a licensed Kentucky veterinarian must physically
inspect each foal within 72 hours of the date of foaling
and sign Part 1 along with the owner, or agent for the owner,
of the foal. Part 2 (Foaling Registration) - must be completed
by the owner, or agent for the owner, of the foal before
the foal will be listed as KyQHA BIF eligible on the KyQHA
web site. Parts 1&2 must be submitted to the KyQHA office
by December 31 of the year foaled. The Foaling Verification/Registration
Form will confirm the birth of each KyQHA BIF eligible foal
occurred within the state of Kentucky, and that the foal
meets the KyQHA BIF program requirements. (See Appendix
1. KyQHA BIF Fee Schedule).
19. The KyQHA and/or their authorized representatives reserve
the right, and shall be granted the opportunity in a timely
manner, to enter the premises of any and all participants
of the KyQHA BIF to ensure compliance with program rules.
20. The "breeding season" is defined as beginning February
1 and ending July 15 each year in the northern hemisphere.
The stallion must have a permanent domicile in Kentucky
during the entire duration of the designated breeding season
(regardless of natural, shipped, or freezing semen). The
only allowance is for the reasonable transport to, and showing
or racing at, and transport back from, a documentable show,
race or event, or a documented medical emergency. All semen,
to include raw, cooled, frozen, or otherwise, shall be produced
and utilized to cause the conception of the KyQHA BIF eligible
offspring during the breeding season in which the stallion
stood in Kentucky. If the stallion does not reside in Kentucky
for the entire breeding season, the resulting offspring
may not be KyQHA eligible.
21. A copy of the AQHA Stallion Breeding Report shall be
sent to the KyQHA no later than December 31 of the calendar
year for which the report was filed. Copies postmarked after
December 31 will only be accepted with a penalty fee. (See
Appendix 1. KyQHA BIF Fee Schedule). Amendments to the AQHA
Stallion Breeding Report shall be reported to KyQHA at the
time they are reported to AQHA.
22. Only one (1) embryo transfer (ET) offspring per donor
mare shall be eligible for enrollment in the Kentucky Quarter
Horse Association's Breeders' Incentive Fund (KyQHA BIF)
per foaling year.
23. A licensed Kentucky veterinarian shall perform all
embryo transfer (ET) procedures.
24. The veterinary firm conducting the ET shall be declared
and fully identified on the appropriate KyQHA form and notify
the KyQHA upon performing the ET.
25. All ETs shall be conducted within the borders of the
state of Kentucky.
26. The donor mare shall be declared prior to the date
of initial cover/insemination utilizing the appropriate
KyQHA application form.
27. All recipient mares shall be confirmed, by the veterinary
practice conducting the embryo transfer, to have been implanted
with an ISO/ANSI compatible RFID chip (11784/85, 134.2 kHz)
upon their arrival. In the event no ISO/ANSI compatible
RFID chip (11784/85, 134.2 kHz) is detected, the veterinary
practice conducting the ET shall implant a RFID chip prior
to the embryo transfer occurring.
28. The recipient mare shall be declared at the time of
the 42 - 60 day pregnancy test as carrying the pregnancy
of the donor mare. This will be the designated KyQHA BIF
eligible offspring of the donor mare for that given year.
Should the recipient mare lose the pregnancy after the 42
- 60 day pregnancy check, the donor mare may be rebred during
that breeding season, but forfeits the right to an additional
ET KyQHA BIF eligible offspring for that breeding season,
but not a pregnancy by natural means. The ISO/ANSI compatible
RFID chip number will be indicated on the appropriate notification
form that links donor mare with recipient mare.
29. All recipient mares shall be maintained within the
borders of Kentucky until a licensed Kentucky veterinarian
confirms the pregnancy status. The pregnancy status is not
considered confirmed until the 42 - 60 day pregnancy test.
Recipient mares shall reside within the state of Kentucky
until completion of the 42 - 60 day pregnancy test.
30. At the time of the 42 - 60 day pregnancy test, a Federal
"Equine Infectious Anemia Laboratory Test" will be conducted,
and the form completed. Included on the "Equine Infectious
Anemia Laboratory Test" shall be the Electronic I.D. No.
of the recipient mare. This test is required at the time
of the 42 - 60 day pregnancy test regardless of the date
of any earlier Equine Infectious Anemia Laboratory tests.
31. Donor mares are recommended to stay within Kentucky
until the recipient mare is declared pregnant.
32. A processing fee shall be payable to the KyQHA before
the application for ET is approved. (See Appendix 1. KyQHA
BIF Fee Schedule).
33. A copy of all forms/paperwork required by AQHA shall
be sent to KyQHA consistent with AQHA deadlines.
34. If all paperwork is not submitted to KyQHA, the resulting
ET foal shall not be eligible for the KyQHA BIF.
35. All other KyQHA BIF rules apply to embryo transfer(s).
36. In the case of semen shipped into the state - allowed
only for race horses and only if the mare is domiciled in,
and owned by, a resident of Kentucky - the qualification
criterion is the residency of the breeder of record for
the horse being considered for the KyQHA BIF.
37. Beginning November 1, 2008, upon recommendation of
the KyQHA BIF Committee, and with the approval of the KyQHA
Board of Directors, fees and/or other assessments may be
imposed and implemented as a requirement of participating
in the KyQHA BIF as the Board of Directors shall deem necessary
or appropriate. (See Appendix 1. KyQHA BIF Fee Schedule).
38. After administrative fees are paid, the balance of
any fees paid will be distributed in the following year's
show or race programs distributed in a manner approved by
the KyQHA board of directors. (See Appendix 1. KyQHA BIF
Fee Schedule).
39. There shall be a fee per breeding season associated
with the notification of KyQHA that a stallion will be standing
in the state of Kentucky during the breeding season in question.
The payment of this fee will ensure that the stallion is
listed as "in Kentucky" according to KyQHA records and that
the KyQHA shall report to the KHRC the stallion as "in Kentucky"
per as required. (See Appendix 1. KyQHA BIF Fee Schedule).
40. Beginning with events of 2009, KyQHA BIF does not payout
for AQHA Green classes.
41. Beginning with events of 2009, KyQHA BIF payouts for
team penning points are calculated by dividing by one-third
(1/3) the total number of points earned in team penning
for the program year being computed.
42. Beginning with events of 2009, KyQHA BIF payouts for
ranch sorting points are calculated by dividing by one-half
(½) the total number of points earned in ranch sorting for
the program year being computed.
43. Beginning with events of 2009, KyQHA BIF does not payout
for AQHA's open horse show points.
44. Beginning with events of 2009, the KyQHA BIF will be
allocated 55% to junior horses and 45% to senior horses
for the program year being computed.
45. Beginning with events of 2009, KyQHA BIF payouts for
points are "capped" yearly, based on total points earned
by eligible horses for that program year. Points are capped
on the horse, not the exhibitor, yearly at a number equal
to the mean number of points plus one standard deviation
above the mean, rounded up to the next whole number of points
earned for the program year being computed.
46. Stallion owners/agents must notify KyQHA no later than
November 30 each year that said stallion will be standing
in Kentucky during the following breeding season.
47. A KyQHA Racing Premium program is available to Quarter
Horse Racing enthusiasts that qualify. Refer to Appendix
3 for more information.
48. KHRC will not distribute award checks only after all
requirements have been met.
49. Any attempt in connection with the Kentucky Horse Breeders'
Incentive Fund to provide false or misleading information
to the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association (KyQHA) or government
officials, or to otherwise engage in fraudulent activity,
shall result in appropriate disciplinary action by the KyQHA
and the application of all civil and criminal penalties
that may apply.
50. If event awards are earned fraudulently, the amount
equal to the allocation that would have been paid may be
made to the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association as race horse
awards or as show horse awards for KyQHA BIF eligible horses
in a manner recommended by the BIF committee and approved
by the KyQHA board of directors.
51. Beginning with the breeding season of 2009, all Quarter
Horse stallions participating in the KyQHA BIF shall be
tested for Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA), and shall utilize
a testing laboratory approved by the office of the Kentucky
state veterinarian. It is highly encouraged that stallion
owners develop and implement, in conjunction with their
farm/ranch veterinarian, an EVA vaccination program for
all breeding stallions.
52. Beginning with the breeding season of 2010, the KyQHA
BIF will require, as mandated by existing state law, vaccination
of Quarter Horse breeding stallions for Equine Viral Arteritis.
[1] A Program Of The Kentucky Horse Breeders' Incentive
Fund (KRS 230.804) Regulation 811 KAR 2:120, November 1,
2008
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