ENTRIES OPEN FOR 2013 BEF FUTURITY
Wednesday 05 June 2013
Entries opened at 10am on the 1st June for the Baileys Horse Feeds/BEF Futurity Evaluation series of 2013. The BEF Futurity aims to identify British bred young potential sport horses and ponies destined for careers in dressage, eventing, show-jumping or endurance, and may even find the Olympic Champions of the future. Horses and ponies are entered for the discipline they are bred to perform in, with age groups for foals, yearlings, two and three year olds. Each horse is evaluated in hand and loose in an indoor school as well as undergoing a vet’s assessment.
Entries fill up fast for the Futurity, so to reduce the chance of being wait listed, breeders are advised to enter as soon as possible. All entries are completed on a user friendly online system which can be found at www.britishbreeding.org. All results are published on the fully searchable Futurity website.
The Futurity Equine Bridge is a new initiative for 2013 and will run as an extension of the Futurity evaluations. The Futurity Equine Bridge seeks to provide top Futurity graduates with the direction and support they will need as 4 and 5 year olds so that they are in a strong position to gain selection for the equine pathway at 6 years old. In order to be eligible for the Futurity Equine Bridge it is compulsory that all horses are evaluated at the Futurity as a 3 year old.
Futurity scores are used by many breeders as a credible marketing tool for their young horses, adding value to a young horse whilst it is still too young to have achieved a performance record. Many young horses are now advertised for sale as having a “BEF Premium” and many people have purchased these young horses because they believe that an independent assessment run by a National Federation has value.
For more information, visit www.bef.co.uk/British_Breeding or www.britishbreeding.org. For further information about the Futurity Equine Bridge, visit http://www.bef.co.uk/downloads/Futurity%20Equine%20Bridge%20Pilot%202013%20FV%20v2.pdf
Dates and venues for 2013 BEF Futurity evaluations:
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16 Jul |
Writtle College, Essex, CM1 3RR |
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18 Jul |
Plumpton College, Sussex, BN7 3AE |
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22 Jul |
Hartpury College 1, Gloucestershire, GL19 3BE |
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23 Jul |
Hartpury College 2, Gloucestershire, GL19 3BE |
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25 Jul |
Southview EC, Cheshire, CW7 4DL |
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30 Jul |
Myerscough College, Lancashire, PR3 0RY |
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01 Aug |
Arena UK, Lincolnshire, NG32 2EF |
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06 Aug |
Tall Trees, Cornwall, PL32 9XR |
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12 Aug |
Catherston Stud 1, Hampshire, SO20 8HX |
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13 Aug |
Catherston Stud 2, Hampshire, SO20 8HX |
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15 Aug |
College EC 1, Keysoe Bedfordshire, MK44 2JP |
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16 Aug |
College EC 2, Keysoe Bedfordshire, MK44 2JP |
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19 Aug |
SNEC, Edinburgh EH52 6NH |
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20 Aug |
Richmond EC, Yorkshire DL10 7PL |
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26 Aug |
Solihull Riding Club 1, West Midlands, B93 8QE |
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27 Aug |
Solihull Riding Club 2, West Midlands, B93 8QE |
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