AQHA Incentive Fund. Should I enter my colt?

Question

I have the oppurtunty to enroll my colt in the incentive fund, but I don't understand it very well. My plans for him are to show him, but in reining. If he proves himself, he will stay a stud. I plan to enroll him, I guess i just want to understand more about it.

Answer 1

Incentive fun nominations follow a horse if by chance you are forced to sell him, then that will help him find a better home if you sell him.  IF you campaign him and he wins part of the 3.9 million dollar purse for Incentive Fund classes, then the owner of his sire, also gets money.  This won't cost you anything out of the purse, it's just an added benefit to the stallion owner.

Now if you stand your colt and HE sires foals that are also nominated, then that's where YOU make the money.

I would do some farther reading on this and see if you plan on standing your colt remember you're going to have a LOT of money invested and that it may be worth your while to go ahead and sign him up and pay the additional money for the incentive fund.

www.aqha.com

If you have farther questions about it, I'd contact AQHA and ask them to explain it farther.  BTW I have 2 AQHA mares who are signed up for incentive fund.

Answer 2

look up some where what the AQHA Incentive Fund is and ask what do you do for it

Answer 3

I know that there are several incentive funds, some halter at babies and yearlings and then pleasure (English/western) reining, cutting, racing, etc, etc, etc.  I used to stay paid up on our Paint and our Quarter studs, some paid off, some didn't, but at least if was a drawing card to get mares to breed.  I also think that because of the incentive funds and the big money that is involved with them, many, if not most people will start their colts too early and work them to hard and fast to get them ready to compete, that's the only thing that I see that's negative about them.  Of course, that isn't the fund's fault, it's the owners fault, but it does encourage, with the money, for babies to be pushed..even the halter babies are conditioned far beyond their physical capabilities..

Answer 4

MONEY yah go for it my horse is

Answer 5

well it depends how old is he?if hes old enough i say go for it