2008 HII EOF SHOW ~ August 31, 2008
North Iowa Recreation Arena, Mason City, Iowa

Horsemen of Iowa
P.O. Box 505
Mason City, IA  50402-0505

Futurity Coordinator: Sue Gardner 
Phone: 641-420-7830 or sgardner106@aol.com. 

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2008 Horsemen of Iowa Equal Opportunity Futurity
The 2008 HII Equal Opportunity Futurity will be held August 31, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. at the Mason City Fairgrounds. All closed and open entries need to be finalized by 9:00 a.m. on that day. All closed entries must be pre-registered by August 1 in order to show at the Futurity. If they are not pre-registered, there will be a $50 charge per class entered. All exhibitors will need to pick up their back numbers at the office by 9:00 a.m. that day.

Futurity Times: Office is open until 9:00 a.m. At that time all entries are closed. Futurity begins at 11:00 a.m.

Class Fees: Closed and open class entry fees are $40.00. There is no charge for closed weanling classes

All decisions made by the EOF Committee will supersede
all written Rules or Procedures.

EOF Stallion Auction
January 12, 2008
Knights of Columbus Hall
Mason City, IA
Social Hour: 5:00p.m. Auction 6:00 p.m.

General Auction Rules

2008 Auction-- Foals of 2009

1. A nomination fee of $100 per stallion must accompany the stallion nomination form in order for the stallion to be included in the auction and the catalog. This fee allows the stallion owner one (1) eligible foal in the Equal Opportunity Futurity regardless of whether or not the fee sells. The stallion's fee will only sell once.
    

2. Stallion nomination must be received by the catalog deadline of December 5, 2008. No stallion nominations will be accepted the night of the auction.

3. Stallion service fees will be sold in the same order as they are listed in the catalog. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy of listing. Any known errors will be announced at the time of the auction. Neither Horsemen of Iowa, Inc. nor the auctioneer assumes any liabilities for errors or omissions of catalog statements.

4. Stallion service will be sold to the highest bidder. The bidding will begin at 50% of the advertised fee. With a minimum of $250.00 starting bid. Private Treaty, Auction only & Chute fees will not be accepted. The auctioneer will settle any disputes and his decision will be final.
    

5. 100% of the bid is due and payable the night of the auction, or may be paid in installments - 50% due the night of the auction and 50% due on February 15 of auction year. Non-payment of the balance due by February 15, results in forfeiture of all money previously paid.
    

6. A breeding contract will be issued to the buyer upon completion of payment of the service fee. Absolutely no mares can be bred until balance is paid and the buyer obtains a contract. All additional charges by a stallion owner must be disclosed prior to the auction. All other contracts must be available for viewing at the auction.

7. All guarantees are between buyer and seller
   
   

8. Stallion owner and mare owner must nominate their mare by December 1, 2008. Mare nominations postmarked after Dec. 1, 2008 will have a late fee of $25.00. Any nominations received after Dec. 31, 2008 will not be accepted. 

9. Stallion service must be used in the year purchased or donated.

10. Any request for consideration of reclassification, substitutions, or credit must be made in writing, stating mare's name, stallion's name, and reason for request. Owner must include a written veterinary statement to be sent to the Futurity Secretary, postmarked on or before July 1^st of foaling year.

11. Nominated mares that did not produce a live viable foal will be reclassified and allowed a return service only one time and only the year after purchase.

12. In the event a stallion dies or becomes unserviceable, or the stallion owner, manager, or lessee refuse to honor contract for any reason; credit will be given purchaser the following year for the same amount on another breeding fee through the Auction.  All of the credit must be used the following year. NO CARRY OVER OF CREDITS.  NO REFUNDS.

All decisions made by The EOF Committee will be based on information available and past practices, and will supersede all written rules or procedures.

Please bring your catalog to the auction!

MAIL IN BIDS- Due on or before January 5, 2008.

MAIL IN BIDS- Those who wish to submit a bid by mail may do so by sending bids to:
Horsemen of Iowa, Inc.
P.O. Box 505
Mason City, Iowa  50402

2008 CLOSED FUTURITY RULES

ALL OWNERS AND EXHIBITORS OF FUTURITY ENTRIES MUST BE MEMBERS OF HORSEMEN OF IOWA, INC.

Closed Class Rules:

1. All expenses for the 2007 EOF Stallion Auction and a share of the 2008, 2009, 2010 EOF Show designated for the foals resulting from the breeding fees sold at the 2007 Auction will be taken from the 2007 Stallion Auction proceeds. 60% of the remaining balance will go to the 2008 weanlings, 20% to the 2009 yearling halter and yearling longe line, 10% to the 2010 2 year olds. Horsemen of Iowa, Inc will retain 10%.

2. There will be no additional entry fee for the closed portion of the weanling futurity. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE MADE BY AUGUST 1, 2008. Any entries made after this date will be charged a late fee of $50.00. There will be a $40 entry fee for the yearling halter and the yearling longe line futurities, and the purse will be 20% of the auction net proceeds plus the entry fees. There will be a $40 entry fee for the two-year old snaffle bit class, and the purse will be 10% of the auction net proceeds plus entry fees.

3. The original foals nominated by the stallion and mare owners will be the only ones eligible to enter the closed futurities. A foal need not be shown every year but, once nominated, is eligible through its two-year-old year, regardless of ownership.

4. Payback is based on the number of entries as follows: 1 entry pays 1 place, 2 entries pays 2 places, 3 - 5 entries pays 3 places, 6 - 9 entries pays 4 places, 10 - 11 entries pays 5 places, 12 - 13 entries pays 6 places, 14 - 15 entries pays 7 places, 16 - 18 entries pays 8 places, 19 or more entries pay 9 places .

5. The weanling purse per class will be determined on a per entry shown basis.

6. Closed weanling halter classes will be split in divisions of "fillies" and "colts". In the event of 16 or more entries in the fillies or colts, the class will then be split early and late. The classes will be shown as Late Fillies, Early Fillies, Late Colts, Early Colts. All breeds will be shown together in all classes.

7. Ties will be broken by a tie breaker judge. Monies will be paid based upon the final placings.

Health Requirements- Native Iowa horses may be exhibited without any testing or Certificate of Veterinary Inspection, if they originate from a herd not under quarantine and are apparently free from any symptoms of infectious or communicable diseases. All equine originating from outside the state of Iowa, weaned and/pr 6 months of age, shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection listing a description of the individual animals; and indicating that each animal had a negative official equine infectious anemia test within 12 months of the futurity. The testing laboratory and date of test must appear on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection. Any evidence of warts, ringworm, draining abscesses, or any other contagious diseases will eliminate the animal from the futurity.

2008 OPEN FUTURITY RULES

1. Open Futurity entry fees will be $40.00 per class. Open futurity classes are open to any stallion's offspring.
    

2. Open weanling halter classes will be split in divisions of "fillies" and "colts". In the event of 16 or more entries in the fillies or colts, the class will then be split early and late. The classes will be shown as Late Fillies, Early Fillies, Late Colts, Early Colts. All breeds will be shown together in all classes.
    

3. Payback is based on the number of entries as follows: 1 entry pays 1 place, 2 entries pays 2 places, 3 - 5 entries pays 3 places, 6 - 9 entries pays 4 places, 10 - 11 entries pays 5 places, 12 - 13 entries pays 6 places, 14 - 15 entries pays 7 places, 16 - 18 entries pays 8 places, 19 or more entries pay 9 places .

4. All expenses for the futurity show will be pro-rated on a per entry shown basis.

5. Horsemen of Iowa, Inc. will add $250.00 to each open class. In the case of a split of the Open Weanlings, $250.00 will be added in each split.
    

6. A tie- breaker judge will break all ties.  Monies will be paid based upon the final placings.

All decisions made by the HII EOF Committee will supersede all written Rules or Procedures .

2008 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FUTURITY CLASSES

• Closed Weanlings Fillies (will be split into early & late if 16 show)

• Open Weanlings Fillies (will be split into early & late if 16 show)

• Closed Weanlings Colts (will be split into early & late if 16 show)

• Open Weanlings Colts (will be split into early & late if 16 show)

• Closed Yearling Halter Fillies

• Open Yearling Halter Fillies

• Closed Yearling Halter Studs & Geldings

• Open Yearling Halter Studs & Geldings

• Closed Yearling Longe Line

• Open Yearling Longe Line

• Closed Two Year Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure

• Open Two Year Old Snaffle Bit Western Pleasure