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. Beginning
with breeding season 2015 (foals of 2016) enrollment in
the AQHA Incentive Fund is encouraged, but NOT required.
5. In order to
be eligible for an award, all owners, breeders, and sire
owners of KyQHA BIF eligible horses must be members in good
standing of the American Quarter Horse Association and the
Kentucky Quarter Horse Association as of July 1 of the payout
year (example: by July 1, 2016 you must be an AQHA and KyQHA
member in good standing for awards earned in program year
2015). NO MEMBERSHIP NOTIFICATIONS WILL BE POSTED, MAILED
OR OTHERWISE COMMUNICATED; ALL RESPONSIBILITY TO HOLD REQUIRED
MEMBERSHIPS RESTS WITH THOSE ANTICIPATING AN AWARD.
6.The following
KyQHA BIF eligibility criteria must be met to qualify for
awards:
7. The dam must
have physically been in Kentucky when the cover/insemination
occurred. Horses with a Certificates of Registration that
indicates "Transported Semen" must file a "KyQHA Veterinary
Insemination Certificate" before a validation will be confirmed.
8. Annually,
out of the KyQHA BIF monies available for each point earned
at an AQHA-approved event:
9. Sires standing
the entire breeding season solely in Kentucky will be eligible
for the fifteen (15) percent allocation to sire owner.
10. Stallion
owners who can verify a personal residency in Kentucky during
the breeding season for which the siring stallion was duly
nominated shall be automatically eligible for stallion awards
for point earning progeny conceived in that season. All
other requirements remain in force.
11. Stallion
owners who are unable to verify such personal residency
in Kentucky during the breeding season for which the siring
stallion was duly nominated shall, to be eligible for stallion
awards for point-earning progeny conceived in that season,
be required to pay an annual sustaining fee equal to the
current nomination fee by February 1 following each year
in which points are earned. All other requirements remain
in force.
Example: By February
1, 2016, non-resident stallion owners shall be required
to make a sustaining payment in an amount equal to the stallion
nomination fee for the 2016 breeding season to be eligible
for stallion awards won by point-earning progeny during
the competition year 2015. All other requirements remain
in force.
12. If the recorded
owner, breeder, or sire owner of an otherwise eligible BIF
award winner does not qualify for any reason including failure
to maintain required association memberships, their respective
allocations will be forfeited for that horse, and reallocated
to eligible horses within the respective owner, breeder
or sire owner category.
13. Foals of
2002 and later will be eligible for the KyQHA BIF.
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 competition year 2015 payouts to be considered,
all required materials must be received at the office of
KHRC no later than December 31, 2016.
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 frozen semen from deceased or live
stallions). 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. Amendments to
the AQHA Stallion Breeding Report shall be reported to KyQHA
at the time they are reported to AQHA. (See Appendix 1.
KyQHA BIF Fee Schedule).
22. Only one
(1) offspring per 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 may 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. 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 a show or race "KyQHA BIF Supplement" program 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" as
required. (See Appendix 1. KyQHA BIF Fee Schedule).
40. KyQHA BIF
does not payout for AQHA Green classes.
41. 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. 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. KyQHA BIF
does not payout for AQHA's open horse show points.
44. The KyQHA
BIF has placed an annual cap on the number of show points
earned by any horse eligible for award payouts in a year.
This cap is calculated every year and is based on the mean
number of show points earned that year plus a standard deviation
above the mean rounded up to the next whole number. Should
a horse earn points for more than one owner during that
year, the earliest owner will be paid first. If there remains
a balance of points under the cap, later owner(s) will be
paid up to the cap calculated for that year.
45. Stallion
owners/agents must notify KyQHA no later than February 1
of the current breeding season that said stallion will be
standing in Kentucky.
46. A KyQHA Racing
Premium program is available to Quarter Horse Racing enthusiasts
that qualify. Refer to Appendix 3 for more information.
47. KHRC will
distribute award checks only after all requirements have
been met.
48. Any attempt
in connection with the Kentucky Horse Breeders' Incentive
Fund to provide false or misleading information to 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.
49. If event
awards are earned fraudulently, the amount equal to the
allocation that would have been paid shall be made to the
Kentucky Quarter Horse Association BIF Supplement 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.
50. Quarter Horse
stallions participating in the KyQHA BIF shall have been
tested for Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA). Proof of such testing
to be submitted to KyQHA. It is highly encouraged that stallion
owners develop and implement, in conjunction with their
farm/ranch veterinarian, an EVA prevention program.
51. Quarter Horse
stallions participating in the KyQHA BIF shall have been
vaccinated for Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA). Proof of such
vaccination to be submitted to KyQHA. It is highly encouraged
that stallion owners develop and implement, in conjunction
with their farm/ranch veterinarian, an EVA prevention program.
52. KHRC will
distribute award checks when all program requirements have
been met.
[1] A Program
Of The Kentucky Horse Breeders' Incentive Fund (KRS 230.804)
Regulation 811 KAR 2:120, November 1, 2008