SHOWMANSHIP
Junior Fair Showmanship Rules
- The purpose of a showmanship contest is to encourage
young exhibitors to acquire skill and know-how in the handling of animals and
to obtain information and practice in fitting and grooming them for show.
- Entrants must register for the showmanship class and
show the same animal (their own project) from start to finish to receive
showmanship premium.
- Age requirements are determined as of Jan. 1, of current
year. First year showmanship class 8-18; Junior Showmanship class 8-11;
Intermediate showmanship class 12-14; Senior showmanship class 15-18.
- No writing, farm name, advertising or 4-H or FFA logos
is permitted on clothing.
- First Year Showmanship is open to any exhibitor who has
never shown in that division before or may choose to show in their regular age
division.
- All entrants must be enrolled in Williams County Junior
Fair this year.
- In Senior Showmanship the top five participants will be
placed (to assure sweepstakes participant) in each division.
- Exhibitors may participate in only one showmanship class
per division.
- Winners of Sweepstakes shall compete in Showman of
Showmen Showmanship class only, in future years, regardless of specie, as long
as still enrolled in Junior Fair.
Showman of Showmen
1.
All first place winners from showmanship classes and Sweepstake winners
who are 4-H or FFA members, will compete for Showman of Showmen.
2.
Entrants must use their own project animals shown in Junior Fair. (No
open class animals allowed) and use same animal from start to finish.