Rules and Eligibility

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Kentucky Quarter Horse Association Breeders’ Incentive Fund Rules

1. The Kentucky Quarter Horse Association (KyQHA), with approval of the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority (KHRA), 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 KHRA, 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. For show horse awards, KyQHA BIF eligible offspring must be enrolled in the AQHA Incentive Fund. For race horse awards, KyQHA BIF eligible offspring need not be enrolled in the AQHA Incentive Fund, however, enrollment in the AQHA Incentive Fund for racehorse sires and their foals is HIGHLY encouraged to improve their marketability after their racing career is over. No additional state nominations will be required.
5. The following KyQHA BIF eligibility criteria must be met to qualify for awards:
   • The foal must have been born in Kentucky during 2002 or later;
   • The foal must have been conceived in Kentucky;
   • The “Sire” on the certificate of registration must have stood the entire breeding season solely in Kentucky in the year that the conception occurred.*
     
     *Note: No semen shall be allowed to be shipped into Kentucky from out-of-state stallions for show horse awards. Semen may be shipped within Kentucky. It is the intention of the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association to evaluate the impact of stallion eligibility requirements on the industry prior to 2009 and to determine whether program modifications are warranted.
     
     
6. The sire and dam must have physically been in Kentucky when the cover/insemination occurred.
7. Annually, out of the KyQHA BIF monies available for each point earned at an AQHA-approved event:
   • 80% will be awarded to each of the recorded owners during a year, the premium money awarded to each of the record owners will be in proportion to the points earned during each recorded ownership period according to AQHA’s records.
   • 10% to the breeder of an eligible race horse, or the AQHA Incentive Fund foal nominator of an eligible show horse
   • If eligible:
     • 10% to the owner, at time of breeding, of the sire of the KyQHA BIF eligible race horse.
     • 10% to the sire nominator of an AQHA Incentive Fund sire nominated for the breeding season in which the KyQHA BIF eligible show horse was produced.
8. Sires standing the entire breeding season solely in Kentucky will be eligible for the ten (10) percent allocation to sire owner or nominator.
9. If sire does not qualify as in # 7 and # 8 above, beginning with the competition season of 2007, the 10% sire owner or nominator allocation for that horse will be made to the Kentucky Quarter Horse Futurity Horse Show as breeders’ awards.
10. Foals of 2002 and later will be eligible for the KyQHA BIF.
11. All owners, breeders, foal nominators, sire owners, and sire nominators of KyQHA BIF eligible horses must be members in good standing of the American Quarter Horse Association and the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association before checks will be issued.
12. KHRA will not distribute award checks prior to March 1 of the current year for the previous program year. Award checks will only be distributed when all program requirements have been met.
13. All officially sanctioned AQHA racing and show events qualify.
14. 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.
15. 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 program year 2005 payouts to be considered, all required materials must be received at the office of KyQHA no later than December 31, 2006. Any dollars available from Incentive fund requests not meeting this deadline will be allocated to the following year KyQHA BIF monies.
16. A licensed Kentucky veterinarian shall physically inspect each foal within 48 hours of the date of foaling, and submit a copy of a certificate of foaling to the KyQHA office. The certificate of foaling will confirm that the birth of each KyQHA BIF eligible foal occurred within the state of Kentucky.
17. 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.
18. 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 $500 penalty fee. Amendments to the AQHA Stallion Breeding Report shall be reported to KyQHA at the time they are reported to AQHA. A copy of the 2007 AQHA Breeding Report should be submitted to the KyQHA office at your earliest convenience.
19. The “breeding season” is defined as beginning February 1 and ending July 15 each year in the northern hemisphere. The stallion shall stand the entire breeding season residing in Kentucky. 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.
    
    Clarification: The stallion may leave the state during the breeding season for show, race, or other purposes unrelated to breeding services. If a stallion owner chooses to have a shorter breeding season and remove the stallion from his declared residence prior to July 15, that may be done so long as no other breeding occurs. Stallions do not have to be physically in Kentucky by February 1, but should have a declared residence by this date. Prior to covering the first mare, the declared residence of the stallion needs to be on record with KyQHA. KyQHA and the KHRA reserves the right to confirm a stallion’s residency with a farm or breeding facility visit.
    
    
20. Only one (1) embryo transfer (ET) offspring per donor mare shall be eligible for enrollment in the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association’s Breeders’ Incentive Fund (KyQHA BIF) per foaling year.
21. A licensed Kentucky veterinarian shall perform all embryo transfer (ET) procedures.
22. 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.
23. All ETs shall be conducted within the borders of the state of Kentucky.
24. The donor mare shall be declared prior to the date of initial cover/insemination utilizing the appropriate KyQHA application form.
25. 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.
26. 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.
27. 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.
28. 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.
29. Donor mares are recommended to stay within Kentucky until the recipient mare is declared pregnant.
30. A processing fee of $500 shall be payable to the KyQHA before the application for ET is approved.
31. A copy of all forms/paperwork required by AQHA shall be sent to KyQHA consistent with AQHA deadlines.
32. If all paperwork is not submitted to KyQHA, the resulting ET foal shall not be eligible for the KyQHA BIF.
33. All other KyQHA BIF rules apply to ET.
34. Any attempt in connection with the Kentucky Horse Breeders’ Incentive Fund to provide false or misleading information to the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association (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. KyQHA will utilize all options to monitor any fraud against the program. KyQHA and the KHRA reserves the right to confirm a stallion’s residency or confirm a mare’s foaling or breeding location with a farm or breeding facility visit. See rule # 17.