Division .5 - 4-H & FFA MARKET ANIMAL HERDSMAN- four. SHIP 8. You will show five classes; beef, sheep, swine, horse, and goat in the Round Robin Showmanship contest. ***MANDATORY FOR ALL 4-H & FFA PARTICIPANTS*** JUDGING: CATEGORY 1—Your animal POINTS Fitting of your own animal …………………………………..20
Premiums: $25.00
CLASS: 01 Beef 05 Rabbit
02 Sheep 06 Poultry
03 Swine
Personal Appearance………………………….……………..10 Showmanship..………………………………………………...20
04 Goats
CATEGORIES 2,3,4, &5 Personal Appearance...………………………………………10 Showmanship..………………………………………………...30 Respect & Manners for fellow showmen…..……………..10 Possible 250 Points
The barns Superintendents will select one Herdsman per barn. Awards received in judging of exhibit classes will not be considered in the score. The Superintendents reserve the right not to award a Herdsman.
JUNIOR BEEF CATTLE SHOW (4-H & FFA)
Herdsmanship Scorecard Possible Points
General Rules:
1.Cleanliness of alleys, stalls of pens….........................................50
1.H Health Certificate Required for all Livestock. At any time a licensed Wyoming veterinarian can ask any animal to leave the fairground if he/ she feels there are health concerns or issues.
Considerations - general appearance of bedding and alleys. 2. Arrangement of Exhibit................................................15 Considerations - attractive, neat, gear stored
2. Any violation of the following rules will result in immediate disqualification of the exhibitor in the Junior Beef Show. Further forfeiture of awards, future privileges and disciplinary action may be taken.
3. Appearance of Animals................................................15 Considerations - animals clean, brushed, tied or penned properly. 4. Use of Stall Cards and/or Use of Educational Signs or Posters……………………………………………………………...10
A. No use of any grooming material on an entry that when rubbed with a glove or cloth, show evidence of
Consideration - large lettering, neat, clean complete 5. Overall..........................................................................10
artificial color. B. No use of any artificial tail head, or tail fin, artificial poll, or adding any hair or hair-like substance. C. No showing of livestock of any ineligible age or showing unethically fitted livestock. Unethical fitting is deemed to consist of any method which alters the natu -ral conformation of any part of the animal’s body, or any animal having been operated on or tampered with for the purpose of concealing faults or with the intent to deceive.
Consideration - conduct, cooperation public relations and county scope (species, breeding, market, etc.)
Department J Big Horn County Farm Bureau 4-H & FFA Round Robin Showmanship Superintendent: Gretchen Kelso Grand Champions from 4-H showmanship and FFA showmanship will have first opportunity to enter the Round Robin and must sign up at the clerks by the end of each show if they are going to participate in the contest. If a showman should be a Grand Champion in more than one area (ie. Sheep and Beef) he/she must also notify in which area he/ she will enter in Round Robin contest. Thus, the second area will be open to succeeding showmanship winners until there is a showman in each section. Each section will consist of 1 Junior 4-H’er, 1 Intermediate 4-H’er, 1 Senior 4-H’er, and 1 FFA’er. RULES: 1. General rules will be the same as for the original showmanship contest in each class. 2. 50 points possible in each class.
3.The attempted surgical or non-surgical alteration of conformation of an animal is prohibited, except for dehorning. Cattle are to be shown in their natural conformation. 4.The dying, or artificial changing of the existing color pattern and/ or color is prohibited. 5.Bulls older than a calf must be shown with a nose lead. All bulls over six months of age must be registered. Females may be registered or high grade stock.
6. Drenching as a method to source nutrition for an animal is prohibited unless approved in writing by a licensed Wyoming veterinarian and presented to the Big Horn County 4. An additional 50 points possible on Fitting and Showing will be used if a tie breaker is necessary. One of the contest- Fair Board. ants will draw a class from the hat; both will show that class to be judged by all five judges. 7. Tie-out times are 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. only. 3. A total of 5 classes to be judged with a total of 250 points possible.
5. Showmen must enter the same animal as they showed on the individual showmanship contest. 6. Showmen must agree that their animal may be shown by the other contestants who are in the contest. 7. Fifteen minutes on the first class which is your own class; three minutes between classes and ten minutes on the other
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