Kentucky Quarter Horse Association Breeder Incentive Fund Rules

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.

Kentucky Quarter Horse Association Breeders’ Incentive Fund Rules