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THE MFTHBA BREEDERS SHOWCASE

In the December 2022 a Breeder’s Committee was formed within the MFTHBA. The objective and goals of this committee was to look into and see what was needed to increase ways to promote breeding and to increase the number of foals available. That Spring this committee came up with a plan to try to bring back the foal and yearling sale during the Celebration. A lot of work and preparation went into this, but due to the lack of numbers of foals available out there, the sale was not a possibility. Looking for further ways to increase the registrations, transfers and memberships within the association, along with ways to create a market for young horses, the committee chose to work on some sort of incentive.

In 2017, a couple of breeders and trainers got together and created the two-year-old and incentive fund which raised $14000.00 payback for the two-year-old divisions at the Celebration. At that time the breed was struggling filling those two-year-old divisions. When the incentive fund was implemented, all preliminary classes and stake classes were full for that year. HUGE SUCCESS, Proving that if you put money out there, they will show up.

This thought process prompted the 2023-24 breeders committee to take this action to try to implement a payback for the two-year-old open division at the 2024 Show in Celebration. In doing so, several ways of raising funds were discussed. A committee member brought up the idea of this committee operating the cook shack during the Spring Show and the Fall Show and Celebration, with all funds after expenses being paid to the two-year-old open World Championship. This was presented to the board and approved for the committee take action. At the Spring show and 3-year-old Futurity, the committee and volunteers operated the cook shack. Total proceeds after expenses were $3367.00 The committee is also received sponsorship contributions of $1000.00 from Specialty Feeds in Memphis, Tennessee, along with $500.00 sponsorship from MPBA. Bringing the total to date to $4867.00 If the cook shack proceeds from the Show and Celebration equal the average daily proceeds from the Spring show and futurity, which was roughly $800 per day. We could very well be looking at over a $10000.00 payout for the two-year-old Open World Championship. The beauty of this program is you don’t have to pay a higher entry fee at an earlier date and you don’t have to bring a horse that’s sired by a specific stallion. This will be paid back in the Open 2 Year Old World Grand Championship Class, a class which is open to trainers, amateurs, novice, anyone. The decision to put all the payback in the Open World Grand Championship and not divide the purse between open and amateur was made due to the fact of it being the first year and unsure exactly how it many funds would be generated, they wanted to try to build the largest payback possible. The class will pay 10 places with the checks being mailed to the registered owner of the horse following final calculations of the proceeds after completion of the show. Pictured below is the percentage payback breakdown. With hopes of this being a perpetual committee to be carried on for years to come with future boards, to continue to build the purse for the open and possibly the amateur classes in the two-year-old division. The committee believes in time, this program, THE BREEDERS SHOWCASE, will create a demand for those young horses, bring back and create a market for the weanlings and yearlings to help increase registrations, transfers, memberships, it’s a win-win situation for the whole breed.

At this time, we would like to sincerely thank the members of the committee and the volunteers who gave their time to help make this possible.

Everett Clamp, Committee Chairman
Gary Hays, Kitchen Manager and Cook
Becky Bailey
Melody Nagel
Carol Hightower

Board reps for the committee
Brian Land
Brian Oglesby

Volunteers
Janna Starnes
Samantha Connelly
Haylee Sudbury
Phyllis Burkdoll
Janice Posey
Garrett King
Michelle King
Trey McDaniels
Johnny Burkdoll

We apologize if I’ve forgotten anyone and would like to invite anyone who’s willing to step up and volunteer at the Show and Celebration, even if for just a few hours, to please contact any committee member or Board Representative for this committee.
Thank you.

Health Papers will no longer be required upon class entry of any MFTHBA show.

Horses that are transported across state lines should have Health papers.

All horses upon entering classes must present current negative Coggins (EIA test chart showing test date within 12 months prior to show date).

Hughes Stables, Sarah McCoin, Brad Matlock, Pam Middleton and Debbie Murray for your generous donations to cover ALL Youth Entry Fees for the 2024 World Show & Celebration.

Who will be the winner of this Golden Horseshow Equestrian Saddle??

Mary Ellen has informed us that Golden Horseshoe Equestrian is donating a custom made saddle to the 2024 Amateur World Grand Champion. The winner gets to choose seat size and colors!

Golden Horseshoe has been serving the horse community for 42 years with Western and English tack, Trailer Rentals and more. They even said that they hope to make this an annual plan!! How great is this??!

Please reach out to Golden Horseshoe Equestrian at 319 N Central Ave in Eureka, MO or call them at 636-938-4309 or visit GHtack.com.

Give them your business and let them know how much we appreciate their support.

The  Sponsorship Committee Chairperson, Mary Ellen Frantz, has announced the free one year lease of this lovely 2 horse slant bumper pull, Calico Trailer with tack room, from COWTOWN USA of Cuba, MO for the Senior Open World Grand Champion, Saturday night at the 2024 Celebration this year!

Thank you Mary Ellen and your team, Samantha Connelly and Patti Hayes, for your work to add to the excitement of this great show! Be sure to call or visit the website for COWTOWN USA at www.cowtownusainc.com and thank them for their support of the Missouri Foxtrotting Horse.

Watch for more exciting NEWS from the Sponsorship Committee.

Attention All Exhibitors for the 2024 Fall Show and Celebration

At the 2024 Celebration we will be introducing our new judging system which will consist of 5 carded judges in center ring and 6 non-compensated carded judges outside the arena.  All judges must have a current judge’s card and be a member in good standing.  The scoring will remain the same with the high and low cards being thrown out and averaging the remaining 9 cards.  In the event of a tie, the call judges placing will break the tie.  All judges will have a tablet that will provide them with the exhibitor’s number in each class which will alleviate mistakes and help speed up final class tabulation.

This is a basic overview to give everyone an idea of the judging system that will be used at the 2024 Celebration. We will provide an informative Q & A session to be held during the Mid- Am show on Friday July 12^th at 11am in the Hall of Fame room. We invite everyone to come and ask questions and get a firsthand look at the tablet scoring being used.

There will be a survey posted on the MFTHBA website following the 2024 Celebration for all members to leave comments and suggestions. Please give us a few minutes of your time to give us some feedback. As a committee we feel the members and exhibitors’ input is the most important part in deciding how we will proceed in interfacing with the board with future shows.

Thank you

The MFTHBA Judges’ Committee

The Youth Committee will be hosting a youth play area on the east side of the cookshack.  “This room is not being utilized, so the committee thought this would be an ideal place to set up games for our youth attendees to enjoy,” share Joy Meizler, Region 7 Director.

The room will be available for youth to use all week.  If anyone has play items, game tables, or other fun games they would like to donate for the use during the week, please contact Joy at 417-280-2219.

The MFTHBA is pleased to announce that the winners of the Open and Amateur Owned 5 Years and Older World Grand Championship will each receive $1000 in payback.  The prize money is being offered thanks to a generous sponsorship from 1^st Phorm, the foundation of high-performance nutrition.  Learn more about 1^st Phorm at www.1stphorm.com.

In addition, at least $500 in payback will be split between places 2 through 5 in each division thanks to a donation from Tom and Linda Frisella.  Longtime supporters of the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse, Tom and Linda not only provided this wonderful sponsorship but facilitated the sponsorship from 1^st Phorm.

“We are grateful for members like Tom and Linda,” shared MFTHBA President Mark Mackie.  “Over the years, they have supported the MFTHBA in a variety of ways.  This sponsorship is simply another example of their commitment to the breed.”

Updated 8/30/22:  Metro Lighting Company is adding an additional $500 per division to be split between places 2 through 5.  This added money means places 2 through 5 in the Amateur Owned and Open 5 years and Older WGC will split $1000.  The winner of each class will take home $1000 thanks to 1^st Phorm.  Thank you again to Tom and Linda Frisella for assisting with obtaining these sponsorships.

Visitors staying at the MFTHBA Headquarters during the World Show and Celebration are reminded that campers and living quarter horse trailers may only be connected to Barns 16 and 17.  Connecting trailers to other barns creates a potential fire hazard.

“The safety of the people and horses attending the show is extremely important,” shared MFTHBA President Mark Mackie.  Because of the significant safety issue caused by connecting trailers to barns not equipped with the appropriate electrical systems, the MFTHBA Board has established a penalty structure for anyone caught with a trailer plugged into a barn.

Upon the first notice, an individual will be charged $280 and will be provided the option to move to a regular camping spot, if one is available.  If a second notice is required, the individual will receive an additional $200 penalty.  A third notice will result in another $200 penalty and the individual will be required to leave the grounds.

Any individual needing a camper spot should contact the MFTHBA office.

The dinner is FREE for MFTHBA members.  Non-members of all ages are welcome to attend but must pay a fee of $5.

The menu for this year’s dinner will feature hot dogs and hamburgers. The dinner will be held at the Roy Williams Pavilion.

The Membership Committee would like to thank MFTHBA members Gary and Susan Thomlinson for their support of this year’s dinner.  Gary and Susan are providing some of the burgers as well as providing a grill and smoker for the volunteers to use to cook the meal.

Please plan to bring a chair to the dinner.

To help with planning, please RSVP by Wednesday, August 31, by using the provided link or calling the MFTHBA Office at (417) 683-2468.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

RSVP Online HERE