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MFTHBA Annual Deadlines & Important Dates

The following dates are provided as a general reference to help members, exhibitors, and affiliates plan throughout the year. While every effort is made to keep this information current, specific deadlines, requirements, or exceptions may apply depending on the program or circumstance.

For confirmation of deadlines or questions about how they apply to you, please contact the Missouri Fox Trotting Horse Breed Association office.

January

  • January 1 – Membership renewals due

  • January 1 – Exhibitor eligibility determined for Limited and Novice classes

  • January 1 – Rule changes go into effect

  • January 31 – Fox Trot America logs due

  • MFTHBA Office Closed – New Year’s Day

February

  • February 1 – Membership grace period ends

  • February 15 – Stallion Breeding Reports due (optional submission)

  • February 15 – Individual memberships count toward affiliate membership totals

  • MFTHBA Office Closed – Presidents Day

March

  • March 1 – Affiliate Annual Reports due

  • March 1 – Deadline for immediate family of professional trainers to transfer to amateur-owned status for showing

  • March 31 – Stall Utility Surcharge due

April

  • April 1 – Stall Utility Surcharge considered delinquent

  • April 30 – Spring Show camper spot renewals due

  • MFTHBA Office Closed – Good Friday

May

  • May 31 – Final day for Three Year Old Futurity nominations (must be paid in full)

  • MFTHBA Office Closed – Memorial Day

June

  • June 15 – Hall of Fame nominations due

  • June 30 – World Show and Celebration camper spot renewals due

  • Spring Show and Three Year Old Futurity (ends the second Saturday)

July

  • July 1 – MFTHBA Annual Election candidate nominations open

  • July 1 – Must be a member by this date to be eligible to receive an election ballot

  • MFTHBA Office Closed – Independence Day

August

  • August 1 – MFTHBA Annual Election candidate nominations close

  • August 15 – Election ballots mailed on or before this date

September

  • World Show and Celebration begins Labor Day weekend

October

  • October 1 – Final day for election ballots to be received and tabulated

  • October 31 – Three Year Old Futurity initial nomination deadline

    • Nominate for $40, or

    • Pay in full for $180

November

  • November 1 – Term of newly elected Board of Directors begins

  • MFTHBA Office Closed – Veterans Day

  • MFTHBA Office Closed – Thanksgiving Day and the following Friday

December

  • December 31 – Judge card renewals due

  • December 31 – Membership renewals due

MFTHBA Age Calculations

Member Age

  • Member age is determined as of January 1 of the current calendar year.

Horse Age

  • Weanling – During the year foaled

  • Yearling – As of January 1 of the following year

  • Each January 1, the horse’s age advances by one year

Exception (for show purposes only):
Foals born September 1 through December 31 are considered foaled the following year.