5.1 STALLIONS: Paint, TB and Quarter Horses will be eligible to enter. All stallions must be listed with APHA. All stallions must be advanced to stallion status prior to the auction. Quarter Horse and TB stallions must be bred to Paint mares. Foals become eligible for UPHC SSA Futurities provided the Stallion's breed sells at the UPHC Stallion Service Auction or by August 1 of the auction year. All donated breeds automatically become the property of the UPHC and cannot be rescinded.

5.2 MARES: Registered Paint, TB and Quarter Horses are eligible. Quarter Horse and TB mares must be bred to Paint stallions. If a mare doesn't have a foal as a result of the breed bought through this auction, the owner has two options regarding the Select Futurity: (A) Buy a foal sired by the same stallion to enter the Select Futurity, or (B) Return the mare to the stallion the following breed season and that foal will be eligible for the Select Futurity. If the second option is chosen, three (3) foals by the same stallion could be eligible in one year. Mare owner is responsible to notify the UPHC if this arises.

5.3 AUCTION: A stallion parade and live bid auction will be held each year. No additional Stallion nominations will be permitted after the Auction is held.

5.4 WHO CAN BID: Anyone can bid on a stallion breed, including the stallion owner.

5.5 MINIMUM BID: Bidding begins at 50% of the stallion's advertised fee or $400 for Private Treaty.

5.6 SEALED BID: Sealed bids can be sent on any stallion. They will be opened after the live auction. If the sealed bid is higher, the sealed bid wins.

5.7 STALLION OWNERS: The owner of the donated stallion is entitle to enter one foal (either filly or colt but not both) sired by the donated stallion in the Select Weanling Futurity by paying the appropriate nomination fees The stallion owner or a member of their immediate family must be the owner of the foal OR the stallion owner may sell the eligible foal and file the UPHC Select Weanling Futurity Eligibility Transfer accompanied by the $15.00 transfer fee thereby transferring the weanling eligibility to the purchaser of the foal. The transfer ONLY applies to the SSA Select Weanling Futurity. The stallion owner is entitled to one FREE entry in the SSA Yearling Halter Futurity, one FREE entry in the SSA Yearling Longe Line Futurity, and either one FREE entry in the SSA Two-Year- Old Western Pleasure Futurity OR one free entry in the Two Year Old Hunter Under Saddle Futurity. Stallion owners FREE entries cannot be assigned. The stallion owner or a member of their immediate family must own the Yearling Halter, Yearling Longe Line, and/or Two-Year-Old futurity entry. Partnership, syndicate, authorized agent, etc. owned stallions shall have only one foal eligible for the SSA Weanling Futurity and only one FREE entry in the Yearling Halter, one FREE entry in the Yearling Longe Line, and either one FREE entry in the SSA Two-Year-Old Western Pleasure Futurity OR one free entry in the Two Year Old Hunter Under Saddle Futurity.

5.8 SERVICE FEE: Stallion Service Fee is non-refundable and cannot be transferred without written approval the Stallion Service Auction Committee. The full fee is due on the night of the auction.

5.9 PURCHASER OF STALLION BREED: The mare owner is entitled to one of the following options provided (1) They are the original purchasers of the stallion breed which resulted in a live foal, (2) Stallion breed fee is paid in full, (3) Mare owner has honored stallion owner breed contract, and (4) Entry and sustaining fees are paid:

a. Entitled to enter one foal (either filly or colt) in the Select Weanling Futurity provided they or a member of their immediate family are the owner of the foal, OR...

b. Sell the eligible horse and file the UPHC Select Weanling Futurity Eligibility Transfer with the UPHC accompanied by the $15.00 transfer fee thereby transferring Select Weanling eligibility to the purchaser of the foal. The transfer of eligibility entitles the purchaser to enter the foal in the applicable Select Weanling Futurity by paying the appropriate nomination fee. In this case the original mare owner/purchaser of breed forfeits all Select Weanling futurity rights.

5.10 MISCELLANEOUS: Stallion Service Auction is an invitational auction. The number of stallion services donated will be decided by the Stallion Service Auction Committee. The UPHC is selling a donated breeding for one (1) breeding season. THE UPHC CANNOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE CONDUCT AND/OR PERFORMANCE OF THE STALLION, STALLION OWNER, MARE AND/OR MARE OWNER.

5.11 LEASES: To determine proper breeder of foal, any mare and/or stallion used for these purposes must have an APHA lease on file with APHA. A copy of the lease agreement will be required.

6.0 STALLION SERVICE AUCTION FUTURITIES

6.1 Net income from the Stallion Service Auction will be divided as follows: 40% to the UPHC, 60% to be divided among the Stallion Service Auction futurities as follows: a. 25% to the Select Weanling futurities (12.5% Filly & 12.5% Colt) b. 50% to the Yearling Futurities (12.5% Mare, 12.5% Gelding, 12.5% Stallion, 12.5% Longe Line) c. 25% to the Two-Year-Old Futurities (12.5% to the SSA Two Year Old Western Pleasure Futurity and 12.5% to the SSA Two Year Old Hunter Under Saddle Futurity).

6.2 Entry fee for Stallion Service Auction Futurities is $100.00 if postmarked by August 1, $150.00 if postmarked by August 15, and $300.00 if postmarked after August 15. $100.00 late fee will be retained by the UPHC with $200.00 being added to the appropriate futurity purse. An office fee of $25.00 per horse will be assessed on all futurity nominations.

6.3 SSA Halter and Performance Futurity purse will be split as follows:

6.4 Futurities in relation to the Stallion Service Auction will be:

a. Select Weanling Futurity. Limited to one foal each for the purchaser of the stallion's breed and the stallion owner, OR purchaser of eligible foal(s) as evidenced by UPHC Select Weanling Futurity Eligibility Transfer. There will be a separate class for the fillies and colts. Foals must have at least one Paint parent. (In some years there may be 3 foals eligible if a mare must be re-bred. See Rule 5.2-Mares.) Both Regular Registry and Breedingstock Registry allowed.

 b. Yearling Halter Futurity, separate for colts, fillies and geldings. This will be limited to any regular or breedingstock registry foal sired by stallions whose service sold through the appropriate year of the Service auction. Stallion owner gets one free nomination.

c. Two-Year-Old Western Pleasure. This is limited to any regular or breedingstock registry foal sired by stallions whose service sold in the appropriate year of the Service Auction. Stallion owner gets one free nomination.

d. Yearling Longe Line Futurity. This Futurity is limited to any regular or breedingstock registry foal sired by stallion whose service sold in the appropriate year of the Service Auction.

e. Two-Year-Old Hunter Under Saddle Futurity. Limited to any regular or breeding stock registry foal sired by stallions whose service sold in the appropriate year of the Service Auction.

6.5 All Weanling entries are required to furnish a copy of Registration Papers or APHA Work Order Number to Futurity Committee prior to entering Futurity as well as a copy of the UPHC Select Weanling Futurity Transfer if applicable.

6.6 Entries: Futurity, maturity or stakes entries will be accepted until 6:00 p.m. the day before the Futurity. No fees will be refunded or transferred for any reason once a valid entry has been accepted by the Futurity Committee.

6.7 Owners of horses entered in any futurity, maturity or stakes must be a UPHC member in good standing.

6.8 Ties in placings involving payout of premium will be split evenly between the tied entries. Ties for non premium awards in futurity, maturity and stakes classes will be resolved by using the tie breaker judge.

6.9 The UPHC Stallion Service Auction and Futurity Committee reserves the right to resolve any problems arising from any futurities.

6.10 Payouts:  No futurity payouts will be made prior to 30 days after the date of the futurity to allow processing of futurity checks and verification of late entries.