BEF Futurity Evaluations Bigger Than Ever
BEF Futurity Evaluations Bigger Than Ever Such is the popularity of the 2009 Baileys Horse Feeds/British Equestrian Federation (BEF) Futurity Evaluations that an extra two venues have been added to the schedule. Solihull will host the evaluations on 1st September and will include a section for endurance horses, and the evaluations will then go back to Plumpton College, Lewes, on 10th September. The additional venues will allow a further 120 entries, taking the total number of horses that will be evaluated this year to 840. | |
By recognising the high quality of young stock being produced in Britain, the Futurity Evaluations help breeders to market their potential sports horses and ponies and might well discover the Olympic or British Team stars of the future.
With entries limited to 60, places have been quickly filled at each venue, with a high proportion of the entries being foals. Entries are categorised by discipline with age groups for foals, yearlings, two and three year olds and each horse is evaluated in hand and loose in a safe indoor environment as well as undergoing a vet's assessment. Those scoring an average of 9 marks or above earn a coveted Elite Premium while those scoring 8 or more earn a valuable First Premium.
BEF's Head of Equine Development, Jan Rogers, is delighted with the response. "The Futurity's support has exceeded all expectations this year and we decided to increase the number of venues so that more breeders can take advantage of the evaluations. The Futurity is showing itself to be an assessment system which British breeders value, because it enables them to demonstrate, long before a horse is able to compete, that it has performance potential. It is serving as a valuable marketing tool for British breeders and we are delighted that so many people want to be part of it".
The BEF Futurity Evaluations are held at 14 venues throughout the UK and young horses go home with a BEF Premium (grade), a stylish rosette and a detailed, informative score sheet. An attractive certificate to keep and frame follows on after the event. All results are published on the fully searchable Futurity site, and afterwards feature with those horses' performance records on NED, the National Equine Database. For more information, visit www.bef.co.uk/british_breeding.
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Added on: 29/08/09.
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