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Period III Rules and Regulations

A. Participation Requirements:

1. You must be a member of the Kentucky Miniature Horse Breeders Club (KMHBC).
2. You must be a member of the American Miniature Horse Association (AMHA).
3. All horses must be nominated and fees paid. It is not necessary for the owner of the stallion, the
mare or the foal to be a Kentucky resident in order to participate.
4. All participants must be in good standing with the KMHBC and AMHA.

B. General Rules:

1. The KMHBC, with approval of the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC), reserves the
right to alter the rules and regulations of all or part of the Kentucky Miniature Horse Breeders
Incentive Fund (KMHB IF) program as it, in its sole discretion, determines to ensure fairness and
equality to all participants so that the spirit and intent of the program are being upheld.
2. The KHRC, in consultation with the KMHBC, shall decide any and all disputes arising out of the
application or interpretation of any rules or conditions of the KMHB IF.
3. An entrant is ineligible to participate in the KMHB IF where prohibited by law because of legal
residence, status of approved event, or any other basis, and all or the prohibited portion of the
earned points or purse money shall be disregarded in calculations for any earned portion of the
KMHB IF.
4. Members of the KMHBC are encouraged to use the KMHB IF logo in their ads. The logo will be
supplied for free; however, it may not be altered.
5. The KHRC, KMHBC and/or their authorized representatives reserve the right and shall be
granted the opportunity in a timely manner, to enter the premises of any and all participants of the
KMHB IF to ensure compliance with program rules. No prior warning will be given. All
facilities housing stallions will be checked.
6. Any attempt in connection with the KMHB IF to provide false or misleading information to the
KMHBC or government officials, or to otherwise engage in fraudulent activity, shall result in
appropriate disciplinary action by the KMHBC and the application of all civil and criminal
penalties that may apply. KMHBC will utilize all options to monitor any fraud against the
program. KMHBC and KHRC reserve the right to confirm a stallion’s residency or confirm a
mare’s foaling or breeding location with a farm or breeding facility visit. See General Rule B5.
Any breeder/owner/trainer/exhibitor participating in any misleading or fraudulent activity will be
banned for life from the KMHB IF and reported to the State of Kentucky.

C. Miniature Horses that are eligible to participate in the KMHB IF:

STALLIONS

1. Stallions eligible for nomination must stand the entire breeding season in Kentucky. A Stallion
Nomination Form must be submitted by February 1 of the breeding year along with a color copy
(front and back) of the stallion’s AMHA registration certificate and all fees paid.
a) Stallions not nominated by February 1 may be late nominated for $100.00 per month late
fee in addition to the nomination fee.
b) Stallions are nominated yearly.

2. The “breeding season” is defined as beginning February 15 and ending September 1 or after the
last mare is bred, whichever comes first, each year in the northern hemisphere.
a) Stallions do not have to be physically in Kentucky by February 15 but should have a
declared Kentucky residence by this date. Prior to covering the first mare, the declared
residence of the stallion needs to be on record with the KMHBC.
b) The KMHBC and the KHRC reserve the right to confirm a stallion’s residency with a
farm or breeding facility visit.
c) If a stallion owner chooses to have a shorter breeding season and remove the stallion
from his declared residence prior to September 1 that may be done so long as no other
breeding occurs. If a nominated stallion breeds any mares outside of Kentucky, the
resulting foals are not KMHB IF eligible.
d) All semen to include raw, cooled, frozen or otherwise, shall be produced and utilized to
cause the conception of the KMHB IF eligible offspring during the breeding season in
which the stallion stood in Kentucky. If the stallion does not reside in Kentucky the entire
breeding season, the resulting offspring will not be KMHB IF eligible. Semen may be
shipped within Kentucky. Both the stallion and mare must be in the state when
cover/insemination occurs.

3. The stallion may leave their declared residence during the breeding season for show or other
purposes unrelated to breeding services by submitting an Intent To Travel or Show Form.
a) The form must be postmarked 2 weeks prior to the intended travel date or first show.
Forms emailed, mailed or faxed less than 2 weeks prior will be charged a $10.00 late fee.
b) If a stallion needs emergency medical attention at a vet clinic or equine hospital, the form
must be returned with a copy of vet certification ASAP. No penalty or late fee will be
assessed for emergency situations.
c) Stallions leaving their declared residence without prior notification can be suspended.

4. A signed copy of the AMHA Stallion Breeding Report shall be sent to the KMHBC by January 15
following the breeding year.
a) Non-Kentucky residents must also include a copy of the stallion’s board bills covering
his time in Kentucky.
b) Copies postmarked after that date will be accepted with a $250.00 penalty fee.
c) Amendments to the AMHA Stallion Breeding Report shall be reported to the KMHBC at
the time they are reported to AMHA.

5. If you are going to sell stud services, you must apply for a Sales and Use Tax ID with the
Kentucky Department of Revenue and file a Sales and Use Tax return. Along with this return,
you must also file Form 51A132 which dedicates the tax to the Breeders Incentive Fund. For
more information go to the Kentucky Department of Revenue website:
http://205.204.134.17/kyforms/equine.aspx. You may also call the Kentucky Department of
Revenue at 502-564-9014 and ask for Lindsey Murphy.

MARES

1. Mares eligible for nomination must be bred in Kentucky to a KMHB IF nominated stallion and be
in-state a minimum of 45 days at foaling. A Mare Nomination Form must be submitted at least
30 days prior to foaling along with a color copy (front and back) of the mare’s AMHA
registration certificate and all fees paid. Mares may be nominated any time after breeding.
a) Mares not nominated at least 30 days prior to foaling may be late nominated for $100.00
per month late fee in addition to the nomination fee.
b) Mares are nominated yearly.
c) Non-Kentucky residents must have a licensed Kentucky veterinarian physically inspect
each foal within 48 hours of foaling, complete and sign a Foaling Verification Form.
The Foaling Verification Form must be submitted to the KMHBC within 30 days of
inspection. Veterinarian will be contacted for further clarification.

2. Embryo transfer (ET) – only one embryo transfer offspring per donor mare shall be eligible for
enrollment in the KMHB IF per foaling year. Donor mares shall stay in Kentucky until the
recipient mare is checked in foal. Recipient mares shall remain in Kentucky until checked in foal
42 – 60 days. An Embryo Transfer Notification Form must be submitted. A licensed Kentucky
veterinarian shall perform all ET procedures. A copy of all forms/paperwork required by AMHA
shall be sent to the KMHBC consistent with AMHA deadlines.

FOALS

1. Foals eligible for nomination must be conceived and foaled in Kentucky. The sire must be
nominated to the KMHB IF for the breeding year and the dam must be nominated to the KMHB
IF for the foaling year.

2. A Foal Nomination Form must be submitted by December 1 of the foaling year along with a
color copy (front and back) of the foal’s AMHA registration certificate and all fees paid.
Exception: Foals earning points during their foaling year must be nominated by August 1 of
their foaling year in order for those points to count. A copy of the AMHA foal application may
be submitted if the certificate hasn’t been received by the deadline. All nominations after August
1 will start accumulating points January 1 of their yearling year.
a) Foals not nominated by December 1 of the foaling year may be late nominated for
$100.00 per month late fee in addition to the nomination fee.
b) Foal nomination is a one-time fee.
c) Non-Kentucky residents must submit a copy of the Foaling Verification Form that was
completed within 48 hours of foaling along with a copy of the mare’s board bills
covering her time in Kentucky. Refer to MARES 1. c)

3. No foal shall be eligible from semen shipped into Kentucky.

4. All nominated foals must be DNA’d. All foals of sires and dams born after January 1, 1996 must
be parent qualified. Foal may be DNA’d after nomination. A copy of the foal’s DNA must be on
file with the KMHBC prior to all payouts. It is highly recommended that once a foal earns a
point that the DNA be done.

5. Any changes in AMHA registration must be reported to the KMHBC.
a) If a nominated horse is sold, the seller must complete the transfer form on the back of the
KMHBC certificate and send it to the KMHBC office OR send the following information
to the KMHBC office: seller’s name and address, registered name and AMHA number
of horse sold, date of sale, purchaser’s name, address, phone number and email address.
b) Current owners must submit an updated copy of the AMHA registration certificate when
a nominated horse goes from temporary to permanent or when any other changes are
made to the registration certificate.

D. Points will be earned at all approved AMHA shows. (except the World Show)

1. Points will be calculated like AMHA Rule PA-015.

Payouts will be based on the number of Open and Amateur points (not including showmanship or
reinsmanship classes) earned by KMHB IF eligible horses. Show year will coincide with AMHA
Honor Roll which is January 1 to December 31. All approved shows held in Kentucky will earn
double points. AMHA World Show does not earn points.

EXCEPTION - Year 2012 - Due to the fact that the KMHB Show Year in the 2012-2014
presentation to the KHRC is changing from the "Show Year" coinciding with AMHA
World Show qualifying cutoff date (January through 30 days prior to the start of the
World Show) to the "Show Year" defined as a "Calendar Year," i.e., January 1
through December 31; points earned from August 25, 2011 through December 31, 2011,
which would have been paid out in 2013 with the 2012 claims; will be paid out in 2012
with the 2011 claims.

2. AMHA’s most current show rules in print will serve as a guide and default criteria for any and all
aspects of the KMHB IF.

3. Foals earning points during their foaling year must be nominated by August 1 of their foaling
year in order for those points to count. All nominations after August 1 will start accumulating
points January 1 of their yearling year.

4. Fifteen years of age is the limit for a nominated foal to earn points.

E. Disbursement of Funds to all nominated horse owners:

1. 10% to the stallion owner. Stallion owner is the person or persons owning the stallion at time of
breeding. If the stallion has multiple owners, stallion may be nominated by all or one owner. The
owner nominating the stallion is responsible for filing all forms and complying with all KMHB IF
and KHRC rules.

2. 10% to the breeder or foal nominator. If not the same, the premium money will be awarded 50/50
to each party. The breeder is the owner of the mare at the time of breeding.

3. 80% to the owner or owners of the nominated foal. If a nominated foal is sold, each owner will
receive remuneration for the points earned under their ownership.

4. KHRC will not distribute award checks prior to March 31 of the current year for the previous
program year. Award checks will only be distributed when all program requirements have been
met. All required information must be postmarked to the KMHBC by December 1 in order to
allow time for the claim form to be mailed to claim recipient/s and to allow time for the claim
recipient/s to mail to the KHRC no later than December 31 of the year following the program
year.

Date: 10/28/11

Leases:
Leases will be for breeding purposes only. A copy of the AMHA lease Authorization form (signed
by both the lessee and lessor) must accompany the KMHBC lease form. The notice shall provide
effective date of the lease, the name and registration number of the horse, and may provide a
termination date. For breeding purposes the lease would be accepted without an ending date or
with an extended time period of 18 months. Otherwise it may be terminated by written notice,
giving termination date and signed by both the lessor and lessee; or by a color copy of the horse's
AMHA papers showing ownership transfer from the lessor to the lessee. The lessee is authorized
to sign breeders's certificate, stallion breeding reports or registration applications pertaining to the
leased horse.

For stallion leases: The correct nomination forms and fees must accompany the lease forms
(AMHA and KMHBC) by February 1st of the current breeding year.

For mare leases: A color copy of the horse's AMHA registration certificate and a copy of the
AMHA and KMHBC lease form must be on file with KMHBC before the mare is bred.

Disbursement of Funds for leased horses:
10% to the stallion owner. Stallion owner is the person or persons owning the stallion at the time
of breeding. The lessee nominating the stallion is responsible for filing all forms and complying
with all KMHB IF and KRHC rules.
10% to the breeder or foal nominator (lessee). If not the same, the premium money will be awarded
50/50 to each party. The breeder is the owner of the mare at the time of breeding.
80% to the owner or owners of the nominated foal. If a nominated foal is sold, each owner will
receive remuneration for the points earned under their ownership.

Date: 3/15/21