2025 MFTHBA Rulebook

66 c) Horse to be Exhibited : Must meet the age and gender requirements of the class. Division designation, Open or Amateur, at the Spring Show and Celebration in Ava, MO will be observed. Horses are required to be registered with MFTHBA. No other restrictions will be placed on the horse. 2. Open Amateur Division Classes: a) Horse Ownership: There is no restriction as to ownership of the horse except that it must be owned by a person or co-owned by persons or entity holding a current MFTHBA membership(s) b) Exhibitor: Must hold MFTHBA membership and in order to show at either of the two national shows, Three-Year Old Futurity/Spring Show or the Show & Celebration at Ava, MO, exhibitor must hold a current Amateur Card. c) Horse to be exhibited : Must meet age and gender requirements of the class. Horses shown in Open Amateur classes may be from either Open or Amateur division classification. Horses are required to be registered with MFTHBA. No other restrictions will be placed on the horse. 3. Amateur Owned Division Classes : a) Horse Ownership : The exhibited horse must be owned by the Amateur member who is exhibiting the horse or owned by immediate family members as defined in the following statement, or by certain legal entities as described below. Immediate family members are spouse, child, stepchild, parent, grandparent, grandchild, step-grandchild, step-parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, and in-law. Separate legal entities, such as family corporations, trusts or partnerships, are also qualified as authorized owners of the amateur exhibitor’s horse so long as all legal and equitable owners and beneficiaries of the legal entity are individuals specifically meeting stated amateur and family designations contained in these rules. In the case of co-owned horses, all owners must be members of the exhibitor’s immediate family or the acceptable entities mentioned above. b) Exhibitor: Must hold MFTHBA membership, and in order to show at either of the two national shows, the Three-Year Old Futurity/Spring Show or the Show & Celebration, exhibitor must hold a current Amateur Card. For Youth, an Amateur Card marked to indicate youth membership shall comply with this requirement. 1) Professional’s family member may show in amateur classes at the two national shows under the following exhibitor and ownership conditions: a) that family member does not meet the qualifications of a professional; b) that family member is the owner of record on the horse’s registration papers with completed transfer of ownership with MFTHBA by March 1 of the year in which the horse is to be shown; c) the horse may be owned by that individual or with another non-professional immediate family member of that individual. 2) Horse to be Exhibited: Must meet the age and gender requirements of the class. Division designation, Open or Amateur, at the Spring Show and Celebration in Ava, MO will be observed. Horses are required to be register with the MFTHBA. No other restrictions will be placed on the horse. 4. Amateur Owned & Trained Division Classes : a) Horse Ownership: At the Three-Year Old Futurity/Spring Show or the Show & Celebration at Ava, MO, horse must be owned by the amateur member who is exhibiting the horse or owned by immediate family members as defined in the following statement, or by certain legal entities as described below. Immediate family members are spouse, child, stepchild, parent, grandparent, grandchild, step-grandchild, stepparent, sibling, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, and in-law. Separate legal entities, such as family corporations, trusts or partnerships, are also qualified as authorized owners of the amateur exhibitor’s horse so long as all legal and equitable owners and beneficiaries of the legal entity are individuals specifically meeting stated amateur and family designations contained in these rules. Transfer of ownership to current amateur member or immediate family member must be recorded in the MFTHBA office at least sixty (60) days prior to the date the horse is to be shown in an Amateur Owned and Trained designated class. In the case of co-owned horse all owners must be members of the exhibitor’s immediate family or the acceptable entities mentioned above.