The 2023 ASHBA Half Saddlebred Futurity will offer an Open Weanling Futurity for all 2023 Half-Saddlebred foals that are registered with ASHBA’s Half Saddlebred Registry!

Nominations are due May 1, 2023, with a single fee of $150 for the foal only. The sire or dam must be a full Saddlebred. A 2023 weanling nomination form can be found here. Nomination forms must be faxed to 859-259-1628, emailed to p.edwards@saddlebred.com or postmarked and mailed on or before May 1.

Simply register your Half Saddlebred weanling with the Half Saddlebred Registry to compete in 2023! The Half Saddlebred Open Weanling Futurity will be held at the famous All American Horse Classic, Indianapolis, Indiana, in September 2023.

The Half Saddlebred Open Weanling Futurity will have its own purse of added money! The proceeds generated from the Half Saddlebred Futurity Stallion Auction, held earlier this year, will be added to the purse! 80% of the purse will be earned by the top 8 weanlings, while 20% of the purse will be reserved for the stallions whose services were purchased during the auction and had weanlings in the top 8 places. Any part of the stallion’s 20% not paid out will roll over to the succeeding year(s) for participating stallions.

The American Saddlebred over the years has been one of the most desired crosses for many breeds such as the Half Arabian, National Show Horse, Friesian Georgian Grande, and most currently, the Dutch Harness Horse. Now, with the ASHBA Half Saddlebred Futurity, the crosses are endless. The futurity will be open to crosses of all Half Saddlebreds.

For more information on the ASHBA Prize Programs, please contact Patricia Edwards at 859-259-3899 or p.edwards@saddlebred.com.