BEF FUTURITY 2016 DATES AND VENUES

The 2016 Futurity evaluations will run from the 15^th to the 31^st August, covering 11 venues nationwide with a total of 12 days of evaluations. Entries are taken online and will open on the 1^st 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

15^th August –  Valeview EC, Leicestershire 

16^th August – Richmond EC, North Yorkshire 

17^th August – Myerscough, Lancashire 

18^th August – Reaseheath College, Cheshire 

19^th August – Keysoe EC, Bedfordshire 

22^nd August – Tall Trees Arena, Cornwall 

23^rd August- Hartpury College, Gloucestershire 

25^th August – Writtle College, Essex 

27^th August – Brendon Stud, East Sussex 

28^th August – Catherston Stud, Hampshire 

30^th August – Solihull RC 1, West Midlands 

31^st August – Solihull RC 2, West Midlands

Picture:  Filly foal Carthago Girl gained an elite premium of 9.00 at Solihull in the showjumping section in 2015. Credit Kevin Sparrow Photography.