Market Wether Show

Entry Fee: $10.00/contestant, pre-registration is required

Contest Time: 30 minutes

The Contest will take place the Tuesday after the show at 9 am on the east end of the goat barn. Contestants will be required to attend a mandatory meeting prior to the contest held the day of check in.  There will be three age divisions. Exhibitors must follow the Code of Ethics in the Rules and Regulations section of the Premium Book.

• To enter you must check the entry form box and pay the $10 entry fee. Sign up must be completed at check-in with team members names. The team will be issued an entry number and this number must be displayed during the contest.
• Participants must be a current market wether show exhibitor
• Each team will consist of no more than two individuals.
• Each team will be required to furnish and fit one wether. The animal must be an eligible entry at the current Suwannee River Youth Fair and the animal must also be owned by one of the team members.
• The animal needs to be clean to start (washed and dried), no products, free of any artificial substances (no mousse, foams, etc.) are allowed on the animal upon entering the competition area. Animals will be checked for products before entering the competition area. The animal may be lightly misted with water to confirm that the animal is unfitted.
• Each team is responsible for obtaining/provide their own fitting equipment and supplies used to fit their animal.
• It is the responsibility of the contestant to have their equipment in place 15 minutes prior to the start of the contest.
• Once the contest begins, no team member may leave the area and no additional equipment may be brought into the fitting area.
• Each team will be allowed 30 minutes to fit their animal.
• Contestants may not use inappropriate fitting methods. Unethical fitting situations include but are not limited to the addition of any hair or hair like substances (including twine). All fitting techniques must be within acceptable practices, Any Exhibitor caught using unethical fitting practices could result in disqualification.
• Only contestants and officials will be allowed in contest area. All audience members must stay out of the area designated as the contest space and are not allowed to communicate with the participants in any fashion. No assistance or coaching will be allowed once contest begins.
• Judge will circulate and question participants during the 30 mins.
• Periodic time announcements will be made throughout the contest. A 10-minute warning will be given. At the end of the 30-minute allotted time, clippers down and work stopped.
• Once time has been called, all teams must cease working on their animal. If fitting is continued after time is called, the team will be automatically disqualified.
• After fitting time, each team member must be beside the animal, but are not allowed to continue fitting the animal after time is called.
• Once released from the competition all animals must be broken down and products washed from the animal.
• Rules will be strictly enforced
• Exhibitors will be judged based upon the following criteria and points/scoring will be awarded/based as/on follows:
  • Quality of workmanship (ability to fit)
  • Team Skills – collaboration, organization, and participation of each team member
  • Compatibility of the use of various types of grooming equipment and supplies.
  • Overall completion and final appearance of the animal
  • Judge’s questions for team members (response to these will be related to their knowledge of the animal, products, or fitting methods)
  • Neatness of individuals and area will be in consideration.