WCHA Two Year Old & Three Yrs and Over Classes
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From WCHA
Dear WCHA Futurity Participants,
As you know our weanling and yearling halter futurities have grown by leaps and bounds the past 5 years, you’ve been breeding hundreds of halter mares to stallions enrolled in WCHA Breeders and Big Money Futurities with dreams of “cashing in” on the lucrative purses we’ve been paying out. But I wanted to take this opportunity to explain another goal we’re working on………… to give your older horses a venue other than world show competition meaningful classes to compete within !!!
For the past decade our weekend breed shows have being declining in size, our numbers in our world championship breed shows are declining as well in both numbers and amount of purse monies that can be won. Many of us remember when it was common to have 25-60 horses in our 2 yr old, 3 yr old and aged classes and it was an accomplishment to be in the top ten. Times have changed, however we need to address the alarming fact that we raise hundreds of quality weanlings each and every year but by the time these horses turn 2 their value is declining rapidly. After their yearling year only the very top horses can survive the small numbers in our world show classes so where do our “middle” horses go to compete?
So this is the concept of “why” we implemented our “Limited Two Yr Old” and our “Limited Three Yrs & Over” halter stakes classes. We’ve given these “middle” horses a venue to compete without competing against horses that have won world championship titles………. Granted the purses have been “just okay” to this point but this year we’re adding over $50,000 to these older classes with the WCHA Breeder’s and the Big Money Futurities. I really encourage you to participate in support of our older horses.
Here are the rules and conditions:
- “Limited” Category: Horses That Have Never Won A World Title In AQHA Level 3 Open Or Amateur Competition or in “regular registry” APHA, ApHC.
Exceptions: Horses that have won SPB, Solid Color Class, Youth or AQHA Level 2 or Select World Titles. Furthermore any horse who has won a world title in APHA-ApHC-AQHA “as a weanling” can still compete as a limited horse within these limited classes.
- 2 Yr Olds must be sired by a stallion that is currently enrolled into WCHA Breeder’s Program.
- Three and Older Horses can be sired by stallions that were “EVER ENROLLED” in the WCHA Breeder’s Futurity Program. Call if you question if your horse is eligible.
- Nominations: All horses must be nominated, however within WCHA futurities if a horse missed a year or was never nominated before we offer affordable catch up fees to make these older horses eligible.
- Nomination Special: For any horse 3 yrs and over who has never been nominated we will accept a catch up nomination at flat rate of $200 !!!!
- Nomination Special for 2 yr olds: For any two year old who has never been nominated we will accept a catch up nomination at flat rate of $300, this will allow this horse to nominate in 2024 @ only $100 early bird rate.
WE are offering 3 different futurities for these older horses to compete in Fort Worth during our HALTER MILLION………… ONE LOCATION, ONE STALL AND OVER $50,000 ADDED MONEY.
- YELLOW ROSE FUTURITY…….. $20,000 Added Monies plus stallion nomination money, plus entry fees paid back.
- English Quarter Horses/Big Money Futurity…….. $5,000 Added Money plus your 2 yr old and 3 yr and over nominations plus entry fees added to the purses.
- River Oaks Ranch Halter Stakes……. $30,000 Added money plus entry fees paid back to participants !!!!
********** Within the River Oaks Ranch Halter Stakes EVERY Competitor Will Receive A Payback !!!!!!!!!!!!
I want to personally thank our sponsors of these older classes………. June Rhea/River Oaks Ranch and also Warren & Laurie English, with their support we can work toward providing longevity to our beautiful “older” conformation horses.
ENTER UP !!!!! ………… see entry and nomination forms attached to this group email.
Don Falcon – WCHA Executive Director
P.S………. are you sure you’ve nominated and entered all classes available to you? Check your emails as we send confirmation for every horse you’ve entered in each futurity?
2023 WCHA 2 Yr Old Nomination Form
2023 WCHA Breeder’s Futurity Entry Forms
