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 2019 VHSA Yearling Futurity Nominations

We are pleased to offer the 2019 Virginia Horse Shows Association’s Yearling Futurity and we invite your participation in this exciting venture.  The foal your mare is carrying could win prestige, but also substantial prize money in the summer of its yearling year - but you must act quickly, before MAY 31, 2018.

The VHSA Yearling Futurity is open to all, regardless of the state of foaling.  In order to make the foal your mare is carrying eligible to compete in 2019, your entry must be postmarked no later than May 31, 2018. Your yearling will be judged by top horse people on the basis of conformation and way of moving.  Judging will take place in late summer, 2019.  There will be one division - split into two classes:  Colts/Geldings and Fillies.  Each class will have prize money paid back to eight places. The VHSA is pleased to announce that since 2010 the Virginia Horse Industry Board has awarded a “VA Bred” Program Grant to the VHSA Yearling Futurity Program to be used as part of the Futurity prize money to those who have Virginia bred yearlings.  We are once again very fortunate to have received a $5,000 grant from the VHIB that will be used entirely as Prize Money paid to the VA Bred owners for the 2018 Yearling Futurity Program. 

In order to nominate your foal, please complete the Nomination Form which can be found with the following link:  2019 Yearling Futurity Nomination Form

You may choose a one time single payment of $100 or a payment plan which consists of four payments.  Once your foal is nominated, you maintain its eligibility as long as you wish by making the payments according to the following schedule and maintaining your senior membership in the VHSA. PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR THE 2019 VHSA YEARLING FUTURITY PAYMENT PLAN:

May 31, 2018               $ 35.00
September 30, 2018    $ 50.00 (If late, $70.00)
January 31, 2019         $ 50.00 (If late, $70.00)
May 31, 2019                $ 50.00 (If late, $70.00)     
 - or SINGLE PAYMENT PLAN $100.00 -

All payments are non-refundable and can be prepaid at any time.  After the initial nomination is made, only one remaining payment may be late and that payment will incur a penalty.  You may maintain eligibility for as many foals as you wish.  The First and the Final Payments must be made by the deadline dates. If you wish to withdraw your foal, simply notify the office in writing.  There will be no refunds.  Nominate as many mares as you wish but remember, May 31, 2018 is the deadline. 

Any questions, please call the VHSA office (540) 349-0910 or e-mail at vhsa@verizon.net. Remember, once the deadline for 2019 is past, the next opening will be in 2020! SEND IN YOUR NOMINATIONS TODAY!

 
2018 VHSA Associate Jumper Double Points Horse Shows

The VHSA Associate Summer Horse Show will be held June 30th ~ July 2nd at the Deep Run Horse Show Grounds in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia. This show will strictly be a Hunter Show with no jumper divisions offered. The VHSA Associate Summer Show will also be recognized by the Battlefield Horse Show Association, Capital Horse Show Association, DC Area Horse Show Series, Greater Richmond Horse Shows Association, Hampden Roads Horse Show Series, Middle Peninsula Horse Show Association, Southwest Virginia Hunter/Jumper Association and the Virginia Beach Horse Shows Association.

For the Associate Jumper Divisions the VHSA will recognize four regional horse shows in Virginia which will offer double points strictly for the Associate Jumper Divisions. A horse can only be awarded double points at just one of the following shows:

                                       7/22/18         Central Virginia Show Jumper Association Show in Manakin-Sabot, VA
                                      7/10-11/18    House Mountain Horse Show in Lexington, Virginia
                                      8/5/18            BHSA Benefit Horse Show in Spotsylvania, Virginia
                                     10/14/18         Sandstone Farm Horse Show in Millwood, Virginia

In order to have one of these horse shows count as an individual horse's double point jumper point show the owner/rider must complete the form that will be available at each of these horse shows designating that specific horse show as their one double point show. This form must be completed at the show and must accompany the horse show results that the Show Secretary will send to the VHSA office. If the VHSA office does not receive a form for your horse, then no double points will be awarded. There will be no exceptions - It is the owner/rider's responsibility to make sure to complete the form at one of the four horse shows of their choice. 

  
VHSA Division Sponsorship

The VHSA 2017 Associate Top Ten Best Horse Shows
Congratulations to the following horse shows that are the winners of the 2017 best Associate Horse Shows for the 2017 show season as nominated by the exhibitors, owners and trainers. This award was presented on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at The Homestead during the Awards Luncheon.  The top ten best Associate Horse Shows and the Competition Managers of those shows are (in alphabetical order):