BEF FUTURITY 2016 DATES AND VENUES
Tuesday 17 May 2016
The dates and venues for the 2016 Baileys Horse Feeds/British Breeding/BEF Futurity evaluation series have been announced. The Futurity evaluations aim to identify British bred young potential sport horses and ponies destined for top level careers in dressage, eventing, show-jumping or endurance. The Futurity is fast becoming recognised as an important first step in the careers of many potential top level horses and provides a valuable marketing took for breeders.
The 2016 Futurity evaluations will run from the 15th to the 31st August, covering 11 venues nationwide with a total of 12 days of evaluations. Entries are taken online and will open on the 1st July 2016.
The Futurity is open to British bred horses and ponies with group ages for foals, yearlings, two and three year olds, and selects for the main disciplines of dressage, show jumping, eventing and endurance. Each horse or pony undergoes a vet’s assessment and is then evaluated in hand and loose in an indoor school. Three year olds entered into either the show jumping or eventing sections are required to loose jump.
The BEF’s Head of Equine Development Jan Rogers said. “Breeders, buyers and riders of British bred horses are increasingly finding that a Futurity premium is very useful in helping to assess these horses. We are also seeing a marked improvement in the standard of youngsters entered in the futurity, which is very good news for the future of British breeding”.
Three-year-old horses and ponies are encouraged to attend for their final futurity year as a threshold score will result in an invitation to the Futurity Equine Bridge selection day under saddle in the following year. The aim of the Equine Bridge is to provide direction and support to riders and trainers and to help owners and breeders realise the best of their horse’s ability.
For more information, visit www.britishbreeding.org.
Futurity dates and venues 2016
15th August - Valeview EC, Leicestershire
16th August - Richmond EC, North Yorkshire
17th August - Myerscough, Lancashire
18th August - Reaseheath College, Cheshire
19th August - Keysoe EC, Bedfordshire
22nd August - Tall Trees Arena, Cornwall
23rd August- Hartpury College, Gloucestershire
25th August - Writtle College, Essex
27th August - Brendon Stud, East Sussex
28th August - Catherston Stud, Hampshire
30th August - Solihull RC 1, West Midlands
31st August - Solihull RC 2, West Midlands
