Herd Sire Nomination

Herd Sire Nominations for the 2009 Futurity are now listed here.

It is an essential part of the Futurity judging system that all entries for the show classes are progeny by a sire that the owner of the sire has previously nominated, and paid the nomination pledge fee. The nominated sire must also be resident in the UK. This ensures that all alpacas entered for the show classes will have been born in the UK.

Nominating your herd sire is an excellent way of promoting your farm and your stock and the Futurity team would like to encourage all sire owners to consider making their nomination pledge. Nomination forms are available within the forms section of this website.

Herd Sire Nominations for the 2009 Futurity are now listed here.

Option 1

Nominating a Herd Sire simply requires the herd sire owner pledging to pay the nomination fee of £500 plus VAT per sire. Once nominated, all of that male’s offspring become eligible for entry into the British Alpaca Futurity 2009 judged show classes.

Nominating a herd sire entitles the herd sire owner to 10% of the prize money won by its offspring during the Futurity Show. The 2009 Futurity Champion Herd Sire will have the highest total of points won by his progeny in the show ring, and will be announced following the Celebration Dinner on Saturday 28th February where his Winners cup and sash will be presented to the owner.

In addition, nominated herd sires will be listed on the Futurity website and in the event catalogue. The owner will also have the right to use the Futurity logo and name in their farm advertising up to the publishing date of 31st December 2009.

Option 2

Discount your nomination fee to £350!! The same as option one above but if the owner of the nominated herd sire(s) agrees to offer, free of charge, two stud services per nominated sire for the silent auction of stud services, then the nomination fee will be reduced to £350 plus VAT per herd sire. This fee reduction may also be taken by offering such free auction services from a wholly owned stud male not being nominated for show entries, provided there is at least one free service to each nominated sire. Such other males must be declared on the pledge form with those also being nominated. A total of two free auction services are required per nominated male. A description of this silent auction is available here.

Nomination fees will not be invoiced until entries have been received for the show! If no entries are received, then no invoice will be raised. Show entries will close on 19th January 2009.

Option 3

For situations where stud owners are not able to pay the nomination fee or the owner of an alpaca to be entered wishes to enter such alpaca without the sire being nominated, such entry can be made by paying a nomination waiver entry fee of £100 plus VAT per entry. Such sires must be resident in the UK on or before 27th February 2009.

In these circumstances such sires will not be eligible for the 10% of progeny prize money, will not be eligible for Champion or Junior Champion awards and they will not be listed on the Futurity website or in the event catalogue. The exhibitor will receive winning prize money and placing awards as per other exhibitors.

Herd Sire Nomination Terms and Conditions
Herd Sire pledges that are placed through the British Alpaca Futurity will be subject to the following Terms and Conditions to which herd sire owners have agreed and are deemed to have accepted by submitting the signed pledge form: 1 All nominated herd sires must be resident in the UK on or before 27th February 2009. 2 The nomination fees will become due upon receipt of a BAF invoice. This will be issued following the receipt of an offspring entry to the British Alpaca Futurity 2009 show. The closing date for show entries will be 19th January 2009 however invoicing will occur upon receipt of the first offspring entry. 3 Should no offspring entries for the show be received for a nominated herd sire by the closing date then no invoice will be raised and no fees will be due. 4 Should no offspring entries for the show be received for a nominated herd sire then any commitment to offer free services under the auction programme will still stand.	5 The nomination fee of £500 will be discounted to £350 per nominated herd sire if the owner agrees to provide free of charge two stud services for the silent auction programme. Terms and conditions for this offer are listed herewith. This fee will be further discounted to £300 if the nominated sire has no more than 20 registered or eligible to be registered progeny on 27th February 2009. Free of charge silent auction programme services rule still applies for this discounted rate. 6 Sire owners making a nomination must agree to provide a copy registration certificate for each herd sire nominated and each male being offered for free services. 7 Sire owners making a nomination must agree to provide full information for each male, including fibre data if available and colour picture, either by indicating a website link or by enclosing with the pledge form a computer file containing such data or by providing printed information sheets and good quality colour pictures.

Herd Sire Nomination Terms and Conditions

Herd Sire pledges that are placed through the British Alpaca Futurity will be subject to the following Terms and Conditions to which herd sire owners have agreed and are deemed to have accepted by submitting the signed pledge form:
1 All nominated herd sires must be resident in the UK on or before 27th February 2009.
2 The nomination fees will become due upon receipt of a BAF invoice. This will be issued following the receipt of an offspring entry to the British Alpaca Futurity 2009 show. The closing date for show entries will be 19th January 2009 however invoicing will occur upon receipt of the first offspring entry.
3 Should no offspring entries for the show be received for a nominated herd sire by the closing date then no invoice will be raised and no fees will be due.
4 Should no offspring entries for the show be received for a nominated herd sire then any commitment to offer free services under the auction programme will still stand.

5 The nomination fee of £500 will be discounted to £350 per nominated herd sire if the owner agrees to provide free of charge two stud services for the silent auction programme. Terms and conditions for this offer are listed herewith. This fee will be further discounted to £300 if the nominated sire has no more than 20 registered or eligible to be registered progeny on 27th February 2009. Free of charge silent auction programme services rule still applies for this discounted rate.
6 Sire owners making a nomination must agree to provide a copy registration certificate for each herd sire nominated and each male being offered for free services.
7 Sire owners making a nomination must agree to provide full information for each male, including fibre data if available and colour picture, either by indicating a website link or by enclosing with the pledge form a computer file containing such data or by providing printed information sheets and good quality colour pictures.