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MEDALLION STALLION PROGRAM I. GENERAL RULES A. The Medallion Stallion Program shall be divided into two sections:
1. Medallion Stallion Halter futurity Program
2. Medallion Stallion Performance Division
B. Only the bet from the stallion owned or sponsored by members of the
Minnesota Arabian Horse Breeders, Inc. are eligible if all requirements are met.
1. STALLION REQUIREMENTS
a. The owner or the Sponsor of the nominated stallion must be a member in good
standing of the Minnesota Arabian Horse Breeders, Inc.
b. Stallion owners must nominate their stallion with a $500 nomination fee.
2. MARE REQUIREMENTS
a. Any purebred mare bred to a nominated stallion in the Medallion Stallion
Program is eligible to be nominated.
b. The mare must be registered in the Arabian Horse Registry of America or
the Canadian Arabian Horse Registry.
c. The Mare Nomination Form must be completely filled in, signed, and include the
nomination fee before the mare will be accepted.
d. The mare must be nominated and the $100 nomination fee per mare must be
paid by December 31st of the year the mare is bred.
e. The resulting foal remains nominated and eligible to be shown in halter as a
yearling and 2-year-old, and performance division classes, regardless of sale
or transfer of ownership.
f. The nominations of mares will take place each year.
II. JUDGING AND SHOWING OF YEARLINGS AND 2-YEAR-OLDS A. The resulting foals will be shown as yearlings at the Minnesota Arabian Hose
Breeders’ Fall Festival.
B. The resulting foals will be shown as 2-year olds (resulting foals beginning with
the 1989 breeding to be shown in 1992).
C. A person who has an amateur status as certified by AHSA must show the
resulting foals. No professional handlers will be allowed to show.
D. There will be at least a two-judge system.
E. The colts and fillies will be divided into separate groups. Colts and geldings, if
any, will be shown in the same class.
F. The prize money will be divided among the top 20 horses in each division (See
Section IV).
G. Judging will be done by an approved IAHA Judging System. One exception will
be that no more than 25 horses will be shown in any one semi-final section.
Judging system for each year will be published in the Prize List.
III. JUDGING AND SHOWING OF PERFORMANCE HORSES A. The resulting foals will be eligible to compete in the performance classes held
at the Minnesota Arabian Breeders’ Fall Festival.
B. Any Medallion Stallion or Auction foal born in 1988 or before that has already
met the nomination requirements will be eligible to show in 1989.
C. Any foal that was sired by a Medallion Stallion, Auction Stallion, or
Performance Nominated Stallion and born in the years 1984, 1985, 1986,
1987, or 1988 (if not previously entered in the Medallion Stallion Program) are
eligible for nomination to the Medallion Stallion Program (Performance Division)
if late fee of $500.00 nomination was accepted by M.A.H.B. before show
closing date.
D. Beginning in 1993 (to show beginning in 1994) offspring of Medallion Stallions
not previously eligible can be nominated under the following rules:
1. Nominations are for performance classes only – no horse, despite its age
when nominated, will be accepted for nomination to any halter class.
2. Only horses that are 4 years old and under can be nominated.
Fees will be as follows:
a. Foals nominated prior to December 31st of the birth year : $150.00
b. Horses 3 and under: $250.00
c. Horses 4 years old: $500.00
d. Thereafter, horses are ineligible for nomination to the program.
e. All ages will be determined by the January 1st rule, not by the
horse’s actual foaling date.
E. After a stallion leaves the Medallion Program, the foals resulting from his last
year of nomination are the last foals eligible for nomination.
F. Except for the above exceptions (III. C & D) the only new horses that will be
allowed into the Medallion Stallion Program (Performance Division) will be
resulting foals from mares that were bred to Medallion Stallions and properly
nominated.
G. There will be at least a two-judge system.
H. A person who has amateur status as defined by AHSA must show all horses
shown in Performance Classes.
I. The prize money will be divided among the top five horses from each class.
(See Section IV.)
J. Judging will be done by an approved IAHA Judging System (See Section II. G.)
K. Any horse that has won a Championship in a Performance class at the
Minnesota Arabian Breeders Fall Festival may not compete in the same class.
A past performance Champion may compete in any class in which he has not
been named Champion.
L. An eligible horse can compete for a $75.00 entry fee, per horse, per class,
paid with the completed Minnesota Arabian Horse Breeders, inc. entry form
and received by the close of entries. IV. PRIZE MONEY AND RIBBONS A. MEDALLION STALLION YEARLING FUTURITY
1. Prize money for the Yearling Futurity classes will be comprised of the
following:
a. 50% of the Medallion Stallion nominations, from year of breeding
season.
b. 10% of the Minnesota Arabian Horse Breeders Auction proceeds
(previous breeding year’s Auction)
2. The Top Twenty finalists, both colts and fillies, will receive $50 and a
Top Twenty Ribbon.
3. The remainder of the prize money will be divided between colts and fillies
and awarded to each as follows:
a. Champion ........................................................................40%
b. Reserve Champion..........................................................20%
c. Remainder of Top Ten (each)...........................................5%
4. In the event there are less than ten yearlings in a class, the percentage
will stay the same for those placed, and the remaining prize money will
be divided equally among the class participants.
B. MEDALLION STALLION 2-YEAR-OLD FUTURITY (FIRST SHOWN IN 1992)
1. Prize money for the 2-Year-Old Futurity classes will be comprised of the
following:
a. $100 mare nominations (nominations made by December 31st in the
year bred.)
b. Class entries.
2. The Top Twenty Finalists, both Colts and Fillies, will receive $50 and a
Top Twenty Ribbon
3. The remainder of the prize money will be divided equally between
Colts/Geldings and Fillies and awarded to each as follows:
a. Champion........................................................................40%
b. Reserve Champion.........................................................20%
c. Remainder of Top Ten (each)..........................................5%
4. In the event there are less than ten 2-year-olds in a class, the
percentage will stay the same for those placed, and the remaining prize
money will be divided equally among the class participants.
C. MEDALLION STALLION PERFORMANCE DIVISION
1. Prize money for the Performance classes will be comprised of the
following:
a. 50% of the Medallion Stallion nominations (to the following years
Performance classes.)
b. 10% of the Minnesota Arabian Horse Breeders Auction proceed
collected (to the following year’s Performance classes.)
c. Class entries.
2. The Top five placings will receive prize money divided equally between
classes (except entries being added to each individual class) and
awarded to each as follows:
a. Champion...........................................................................40%
b. Reserve Champion............................................................24%
c. Remainder of Top Five (each)...........................................12% V. ADDITIONAL RULES A. There are no limits to the number of mares that can be nominated each year.
B. Everyone, Minnesota Arabian Horse Breeders included, pays the same
nomination fee of $100 to nominate a mare into the Medallion Futurity Program. NOTICE Each owner of their purported Medallion Stallion offspring shall be solely
responsible for determining eligibility of the offspring for all Medallion Stallion
events. Verification of the annual eligibility of current Medallion Stallions may be
secured from the Medallion Stallion Committee chairperson.
Statements of the Minnesota Horse Breeders, Inc. are informational only and may
not made or given as a guarantee or as assurance of eligibility of any stallion
offspring for the Medallion Stallion Program.
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