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Reminding you
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the
Pot of Gold
Gelding
Futurity for Youth
The
Pot of Gold Gelding Futurity
for Youth provides an opportunity for Youth to
succeed and to promote the
continued involvement of
Youth in the Llama Industry,
provides a marketing opportunity
for breeders and creates
added-value to quality young males
and geldings.
BREEDERS: NOW is the time to nominate your geldings for
the
Pot of Gold!
YOUTH: NOW is the time
for you to purchase your
Pot of Gold
gelding!
Pot of Gold Gelding Futurity
for Youth
This is a reminder that the
Pot of Gold Gelding
Futurity for Youth began on January 1, 2011. Check out
the ILR Pot of Gold photo ads for llamas to purchase for
this youth opportunity to win prize money for
participation. This is a great marketing and advertising
opportunity for breeders as well as an opportunity for
youth participation in the ILR-SD with the added
opportunity to win prize money for that participation.
Futurity Eligible Animals:
1.
Geldings between 12 and 36 months are eligible to be
participate in the Pot of Gold Futurity.
Futurity Eligible Youth:
1. Youth
must be ILR Youth members ($10 for ILR and ILR-SD
membership combined).
2. Animals
must be registered to the participating youth.
Nomination procedure:
1. Any
ILR member can nominate a gelding or young male for the
Pot of Gold Futurity
on the ILR website llamaOOgle link. The
animals will remain on the Pot
of Gold list until they are sold and
transferred to the new owner. Intact males can be
nominated for the Pot of Gold,
but they must be registered as geldings or non-breeders
(in the case of animals too young to castrate at the
time of sale) when transferred to the participating
youth. Animals must be gelded before points can be
accumulated in the Pot of Gold.
2.
Family Transfer nominations
— a gelding
can be nominated for a youth in the family with the
following stipulations:
A. ILR
membership required for parent (individual or farm
membership).
B. Youth
must be an ILR member .
C. The
animal must be transferred to the Youth name and must be
registered as a gelding or non-breeders (in the case of
animals too young to castrate at the time of sale) when
transferred to the participating youth. Animals must be
gelded before points can be accumulated in the
Pot of Gold.
D. Contact
the ILR office for Family Transfer nominations.
Nomination Fees:
1.
Breeder/Seller nomination: $50
2.
Family transfer nomination: $75
Advantages to Breeders/Sellers
to Nominate animals:
Ø Provides a marketing opportunity and added
value to young males and geldings.
Ø Advertising opportunity on the ILR website
until the animal is sold.
Ø Breeder listed on animal information on
Show Results for all ILR-SD shows.
Ø Breeder listing on the Top 10 Pot of Gold
Gelding.
Ø Recognition to the breeder for the
Futurity winning Top Three Geldings, and the Year End
Top 10 list is kept on the ILR website indefinitely.
Ø A unique opportunity to promote not only
your farm, but to encourage Youth to participate in the
ILR and the ILR-SD.
Ø There is no limit to the number of animals
a farm can nominate
— unlimited marketing exposure for your males and
geldings!
NOMINATE your young males and geldings for the
Pot of
Gold Gelding Futurity for Youth
through the
llamaOOgle Pot
of Gold Animals for Sale area on the ILR website.
Procedure to Nominate your young males and geldings
on the ILR site.
1) Log in
2) Choose llamaOOgle Photo Ads
3) Choose Animal to advertise (you
actually choose animal from your herd list so they must
be registered in your name). When you choose the
animals, the Pot of Gold check box comes up.
4) Click on Pot of Gold check box.
5) Add to Cart if you're checking out or
click on Try Now to have the ad available
in your login to edit or add to your cart.
Note: Pot of Gold ads cannot be one of your
membership free ads.
This is an awesome
opportunity for youth and owners of geldings!
INTERESTED? Check out the link below for the brochure with additional
information!
ILR-SD Pot of Gold Youth Futurity brochure.pdf
ALONE
we struggle; TOGETHER we thrive!
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