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Divisions & Programs
Explore our diverse divisions and programs designed to highlight the versatility, talent, and future of the Foundation Quarter Horse. Our commitment to showcasing the finest examples of the breed includes opportunities for youth to shine, the prestigious Breeders Classic for promising young horses, and the Stallion Service Sale, where top-quality breeding prospects are presented.
Read on to learn more.
​Youth Division
Our youth division hosts special fundraising events at every show, 50/50 raffles, Tribute Feed tag rebates, movie nights, group activities, fun show classes, and other creative events to participate in. Junior Youth is for ages 13 and under, and Senior Youth is for ages 14-18. Youth ages are determined as of January 1st of the current year.
All youth classes compete in the same events (in their own Junior or Senior category) as the Open and Amateur divisions while accumulating points for High Point and Versatility buckles. Specialty buckles are also given out for ranch horses and cow horses, as well as show horse divisions. Additional weekend class prizes and specialty year-end banquet awards are also given out.
If you are interested in being a part of our youth activities, please contact our youth director-
Alix Carroll, at 517-745-0233.
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Ranch Horse Classes: Ranch Cutting, Working Ranch Horse, L1/L2 Working Ranch Horse, Ranch Roping, Handy Ranch.
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Cow Horse Classes: Working Cow Horse, L1/L2 Working Cow Horse, Cutting, Herd Work, Herd Roping.
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Show Horse Classes: Ranch Reining, Ranch Pleasure, Ranch Riding.
We try to keep the cost of cattle low, specifically for our youth, in order to raise the next generation of cow-horse riders. At every MI-FQHR show, the third cow class purchased for youth is free.
Scholarships are available!
Graduating Class
Lyndi Miller
My name is Lyndi Miller and I’m graduating from Charlotte High School. I am going to Davenport University for Nursing. Fun facts: I’ve been riding horses since I was 5 years old. I went to my first FQHRMI show when I was 6 and showed the same horse that I show now.
Grace Pribble
My name is Grace Pribble and I’m graduating from Grand Ledge High School. I plan on going to Central Michigan University to study kinesiology to become an Occupational Therapist. My favorite class at FQHR is Working Ranch and my favorite thing about the FQHR shows are all the great people I have met and get to see. An interesting fact about myself is I have shown the same horse all 5 years, and trained him myself as a yearling.
Marina Carroll
My name is Marina Carroll and I’m graduating from Washtenaw Technical Middle College with plans to next attend West Texas A&M. I’m graduating WTMC with a Liberal Arts associates and I am undecided in what to pursue moving forward. As I write this, I’m at the NRCHA Derby in Scottsdale as a part of my current position as an assistant working for million dollar trainer Lance Johnston. I’ve been showing the at FQHR for the past four years and have taken a step back this year to work for one of the industry’s best and better myself as a horsewoman before I step back into the show pen. I’ve gained some great connections through the FQHR, which allowed me to first attend a clinic with Lance that later helped me land this position.
Breeders Classic Futurity
THE MAKING OF A CHAMPION
The Breeders Classic was created to give stallion owners, mare owners, or members looking to purchase a foal a venue to exhibit and be rewarded for their efforts in perpetuating foundation-bred horses. The Breeders Classic Competition and Futurity is for weanlings, yearlings, two-year-olds, and three-year-olds. The points from each year carry over, and the three-year-old with the highest total accumulation of points wins a Jim Taylor Saddle. Younger division winners receive a plaque stating their accomplishments for that calendar year. This two-part program offers exciting opportunities to promote foundation-bred stallions through the Stallion Service Sale and then promote and qualify their offspring for entry into the Breeders Classic Futurity.
How to qualify for the Breeders Classic Competition
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Sired by a stallion that was donated to the Stallion Service Sale (Option 1).
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Stallion nomination with annual fee (Option 2).
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Foal is Michigan member bred, owned, and eligible for FQHR.
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Foal is born in Michigan.
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Foal is registered by their yearling year.
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Foal is entered into the Breeder’s Classic by their two-year-old year.
Two Ways to Participate in this Rewarding Competition
1. Stallion Service Sale
A stallion owner donates a breeding. A mare owner can purchase this donated breeding at a 50% rate (deadline applicable), and the resulting (foundation eligible) foal is automatically entered in the four-year futurity known as the Breeders Classic. The stallion owner receives a free membership to the Michigan FQHR, advertising, and the privilege of one entry of their choice in the Breeders Classic. The SSS are eligible for all four years of the Breeder’s Classic.
2. Stallion Nomination
The stallion owner can pay an annual nomination fee, and any of that stallion’s get (which must be foundation eligible) can be entered into the Breeders Classic Futurity that year. The annual stallion fee must be paid for every year’s foal crop. Usually, the stallion owner pays the nomination fee, but anyone can pay it. The owner of the foal also has to pay an annual entry fee to keep the foal eligible to be shown.
Stallion Service Sale Option 1 Form
The Option 1 form is for stallion donors who receive a free entry into the Breeder's Classic for each breeding they donate. It is also for the purchaser's offspring produced from the Stallion Service Sale breeding".
Payment Schedule for Option 2
These fees can be paid in four (4) payments throughout the year as long as ALL fees are paid before September 1st of the calendar year of entry.
The stallion must be nominated for the fee of $150. Foals can be entered for $25.
IMPORTANT MICHIGAN FQHR MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT
All participating foal owners must have an active FQHR Membership. Foals must be Michigan FQHR Member owned and eligible for registration with the FQHR (see requirements at FQHR.net) and must be FQHR Registered by their yearling year.
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Breeder's Classic Stallion Nomination Form
Stallion Service Sale
The Michigan FQHR Affiliate Stallion Service Sale (SSS) works in tandem with the Breeder’s Classic Show to pair great breeding practices with friendly competition. The Stallion Service Sale always offers a great chance for stallion owners to promote their stallions as well as their offspring. For mare owners, this is an awesome opportunity to find a perfect cross and breed to a fine FQHR stallion at a discounted rate.
How Does It Work?
Stallions that are donated to the SSS are available at 50% of the listed fee on a first-come-first-serve basis until June 1st.
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Pick your stallion.
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Send your payment immediately to PayPal.me/fqhrmi by clicking the payment link or QR code on your stallions page. PayPal is the ONLY way we will accept payment.
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Click on the link to download the breeding contract, complete and sign the Mare section, and send your completed contract to fqhrmi.sss@gmail.com.
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Once your payment and completed contract are submitted, your breeding purchase will be confirmed by an FQHR Stallion Service Sale Committee Member. You will then be connected to the stallion manager of your purchased breeding.
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First come, first serve basis. To increase your chances of being the first to get your breeding, download the contract now and fill out the mare section ahead of time. You can then submit it along with your payment when the sale opens at 6:00 pm on November 9th.
Stallion Service Sale Gallery
Benefits of Participating in the SSS
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Free membership to the Michigan FQHR.
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Free stallion promotion, including digital advertising (MI-FQHR website, MI-FQHR Facebook, Mi Horse Expo, and more).
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Foals produced from an SSS breeding are eligible for the Breeder’s Classic Futurity.
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When your stallion sells, you are allowed one entry into the Breeder’s Classic Competition along with the resulting foal from the sold breeding.
Request stallion donor package
