Herd Sire Nomination

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.

Option 1

Nominating a Herd Sire simply requires the herd sire owner pledging to pay the nomination fee of £450 plus VAT per sire. Once nominated, all of that male’s offspring become eligible for entry into the British Alpaca Futurity 2010 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 2010 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 27th February when the winner’s 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 publishing dates of 31st December 2010.

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 2010.

Option 2A

Discount your nomination fee. Nominate more stud males and the prices become cheaper. If you are able to nominate two or more herd sires the nomination pledge fee is reduced to £350 per sire. This discounted fee applies only if entries are received for 2 or more of the nominated sires.

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 2010.

Option 2B

Junior Herd Sire nomination pledge fee will be further reduced to £300. Junior herd sires are those males, born in the UK, who have no BAS registered progeny born before 26th February 2008 and who will be eligible for the Junior Herd Sire Futurity Championship.

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 2010.

Option 3

For situations where stud owners are not willing 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 26th February 2010.

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 Nominated herd sires must have been resident in the UK on or before 26th February 2009. Nominated Junior Herd Sires must have been born in the UK. 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 2010 show. The closing date for show entries will be 19th January 2010 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 Sire owners making a nomination must agree to provide a copy registration certificate for each herd sire nominated. 5 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 Nominated herd sires must have been resident in the UK on or before 26th February 2009. Nominated Junior Herd Sires must have been born in the UK.
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 2010 show. The closing date for show entries will be 19th January 2010 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 Sire owners making a nomination must agree to provide a copy registration certificate for each herd sire nominated.
5 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.