The new Mare Recruitment Program (MRP) offers an incentive to mare owners who bring an in-foal mare to Alberta to foal in 2022.
The following criteria will apply for breeders applying for the MRP program.
- Breeders will receive a $750 CAD incentive for each in-foal mare
brought to Alberta. - The in-foal mare must not have foaled in Alberta in 2020 or 2021.
- Mares that were eligible for the HBPA Mare Purchase Program
are not eligible for the Mare Recruitment Program. - Maiden mares are eligible for the MRP upon proof that mare resided outside of Alberta for at least 3 months in the last year.
- Breeders of an MRP eligible mare receive an additional $250 if, after foaling, the mare is bred to an Alberta sire during the 2022 breeding season.
- In-foal mares purchased in 2021 at the following recognized public auctions such as Wannamaker’s Online Sale, Fasig-Tipton November Breeding Stock Sale, Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale, Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale, OBS Winter Mixed Sale, Fasig-Tipton Midatlantic Winter Mixed Sale and Fasig-Tipton Kentucky Winter Mixed Sale, are not eligible.
Deadline for submission is May 31st, 2022