Herdsmanship Contest

The Herdsmanship Contest begins at 8:00 am Thursday and continues until noon on Saturday.  Cats will not compete on Saturday.  A separate contest will be held for 4-H and FFA.  A separate contest will be held for clubs with three (3) animals or less and clubs with four (4) animals or more.

The contest is held to encourage exhibitors to:

---Care for their own projects, equipment, pens, and surrounding area

---Display their projects in a showmanship manner.

---Keep their animals and stalls clean at all times.

A total of 80% of the total points possible are needed to qualify for any award.

A judging committee will inspect pens, surrounding areas, and animals twice daily during the fair. Educational displays are mandatory and will be used to decide a winner if their is a tie.  Scores and comments will be posted after each judging.

 

Score Card:

1.   General appearance-Club or Chapter ID, stall cards, ribbons, aisles clean:  40 points.

15 points:  Club/Chapter Identification

10 points:  Stall Cards fully completed

10 points:  Ribbons displayed

5 points:  Aisles clean and neat

2.   Animal appearance:  25 points

10 points:  properly fed and watered

15 points:  clean and well displayed

3.   Stalls, bedding, and tack:  30 points

15 points:  Bedding clean and neat

15 points:  Tack and tools safely stored

4.   Exhibitor is courteous and cooperative:  5 points

5.   Educational display (judged Thursday morning only):  50 points.

15 points:  Originality

15 points:  Content-informative

10 points:  Neatness