National Goat Expo Show Rules

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1 National Goat Expo Show Rules The NGE board and all show superintendents reserve the right to interpret these rules, settle and determine all matters, questions and differences arising from or connected to the National Goat Expo. Any exhibitor who violates the rules will forfeit all privileges and be subject to penalties expulsion from the show and premises. All Iowa State Fairground rules will also apply to exhibitors, vendors, committee members, as well as board members. Food Vendors selling goat meat and goat milk products are allowed to have booths and vending locations at the National Goat Expo, you will need to pay for the booth location for outside or inside if small enough, for the size you will need, plus there will be a small additional commission charged by the fairgrounds for you having the food vending booth. This commission will be charged by the fairgrounds and not the NGE and will have to be set up with them. There are pens located in the sheep barn and swine barn. There are 451 pens in the sheep barn and 1206 pens in the swine barn, and 200 pens in the south side of the swine barn with wire pens. There are 6 different show rings: 2 in the swine barn, 1 in the sheep barn, and 2 in the covered arena, and 1 in the south side of the swine barn where the wire pens are located. These rings will be used daily. There will be accessible wash areas. Bedding will be sold for pens in the form of shavings available on sight unless a local straw vendor is found. Straw may be used for bedding for all Fiber Goat Pens, we ask that most other breeder please use shavings, but if desired you can bring your own straw for bedding, again we will only be selling shavings on sight, so if planning on using straw you will need to bring what you will need. You can bring your own pine bedding if you wish, but some will be sold at the NGE. Hay will not be sold on the premise, so please bring the amount of hay that will be needed for your goats, unless we can find a hay vendor close to the fairgrounds that will be a vendor. Clean feed and water pans is a must, if they are not clean you will be asked to buy some from the goat supply vendors. Camping is available on the fairgrounds in the camping locations, but livestock is not allowed at the trailers while camping. Please see the website or Iowa State Fairgrounds website for further information pertaining to camping. These showing events are for all goats registered with their specific association in which they will be showing, except for those breeders and 4Hers and FFAers that will be only showing in the 4H and FFA shows. No registration papers are needed for the 4H shows. All other shows and sanctioned events, you will need registration papers to show your goats and all tattoos must match the registration papers. All goats 3 months or older must be registered with their particular association. Animals under 3 months of age must have a stamped duplicate or faxed application stamped by the association with the date received. There is NO limit to the amount

2 of animals an exhibitor may enter in the association shows, but there will be a limit in the NGE Market Meat Goat Show and showmanship shows. All Registration certificates at check-in must be the originals, no copies will be accepted. If showing in commercial goat shows or nonregistered grade shows, a scrapie tag is a must and must be in the ears of the goats, they will also need to have health papers noting these tag number, these will be check. All entries must be postmarked by August 25 th, 2012 to get the $7/ goat/show for each doe and buck showing in each shows; it will be $4/wether/show entered. All entries postmarked between August 25 th, 2012 and September 25 th, 2012 will be $14. Any postmarked after September 25 th, 2012 will be $20. Entries that come in at the gate will be $20. The exhibitor is responsible for bedding/shavings that will be available for purchase at the NGE. Straw will be allowed to be used especially in the Fiber Goat Pens, straw will need to be brought from home as a vendor has not been located to sell straw at the show. All animals will show by age according to their registration certificates and the date of the show taking place. The show chairman, board, and committee members reserve the right to combine or split classes as needed if numbers of entries are not met to meet sanction. Substitutions will be allowed in the same class ONLY. Substitutions must be made the day prior (24hours) to the show and all substitutions are final. The NGE is in no way responsible or liable for any action of any goat at any time during the expo. Actions include, but are not limited to, animal escaping from stall or handler, animals coming in contact with one another (including breeding), or animals coming in contact with people. At all times the owner and/handler are responsible and liable for their goats.. ALL BREEDERS THAT ARE THINKING OF BRINGING BUCKS, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM, IF YOU CANNOT HANDLE THEM OR KEEP THEM IN YOUR CONTROL, LEAVE THEM AT HOME. Health Requirements: All official certificates of Veterinary inspection/ health certificates for all goats in-state and out-of-state will be required to have a health certificate no more than 30 days old. All goats will be checked over by veterinarians and trained staff on hand when goats are being checked in. Any goat that fails to pass the vet check will not be allowed to show or stay in the pens at the fairgrounds. All animals will be checked over for any suspicious marks, bumps, lesions, etc. There will be a location for sick goats to be placed, in their own pen and those pens will have a charge associated with them of $13 for the week. NO GOATS will be allowed to stay in the trailers in the parking area or anywhere in the fairgrounds unless arriving after 10pm, they will have to be checked in early the next morning. A veterinarian will be walking through the barns daily to check/look over the goats. All goats being sold at the NGE will have to have TB and Brucellosis testing within 90 days of the event. All goats just coming to the NGE for exhibition only will need their vets to write on their health certificates and it to

3 state The goats listed are for exhibition only and NOT for resale. They must say this on them or fees may apply by state officials that will be coming to the show and checking things over for this event. ALL Goats showing in commercial, non-registered classes will have to have health certificates as well and these goats MUST have a scrapie tag in the ear and this tag number needs to be noted on the health paper. ALL Goats showing in these commercial or non-registered shows will ALL have to have health papers within 30 days of the show both instate and out of state. LIABILITY: The EXHIBITOR is liable for any damages to his/her livestock or equipment that may occur and also for the safety of his/her own goats. The National Goat Expo assumes no responsibility for any damages. If any animal is a threat to the public the animal will be removed from the NGE. Poor sportsmanship (as determined by show superintendents, show chairs, board, and committee members of the NGE) will not be tolerated. The judge s decision is final and should be respected. THE NGE is also not responsible for any damages done by any goat or action of any goat that occurs at the NGE. The NGE is in no way responsible or liable for any action of any goat at any time during the expo. Actions include, but are not limited to, animal escaping from stall or handler, animals coming in contact with one another (including breeding), or animals coming in contact with people. At all times the owner and/handler are responsible and liable for their goats. ALL BREEDERS THAT ARE THINKING OF BRINGING BUCKS, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM, IF YOU CANNOT HANDLE THEM OR KEEP THEM IN YOUR CONTROL, LEAVE THEM AT HOME. Check- in of all Goats Check in for goats begin at 9-10am on Sunday for all goats not doing the milk test and will continue through the week starting at these times. All goats will need to be checked in by 7pm and no later than 10pm with notice of being later than 7pm, the night before they show. If the exhibitor is running late and will not be there by 7pm a phone call is needed and a priority with all of the information for the exhibitor and goats being shown, so that the goats will be shown in their sanctioned events and not scratched. Any goats that arrive after 10pm will have to stay in the trailers until the next morning to be checked in, but a phone call the night before is needed so that the goat is not scratched from the show. Please call Check-out of all Goats Goats will be allowed to leave after their breed association event is completed and all is done for that breed/show for the day. If needing to leave sooner, it will need to be arranged with an NGE staff member. After all showing is complete with all breeds for the day those goats may be taken out of the fairgrounds and allowed to head home.

4 Number of Goats per pen Depending on the size of goats, breeders will only be allowed to have two to four goats per pen. If showing four full grown Boers for example, breeders might have to have two pens depending on the actual size and the pen location if bringing 3 animals. Nigerians will be allowed to have up to 4-5 full size animals in the pens. There will be two barns in which the goats will be housed for the event. The first barn is the sheep barn containing 451 stalls/pens. The other barn being used will be the swine barn, which contains 1206 stalls/pens and the south side of the swine barn has 200 pens/stalls. Bedding for goats will be provided on site for purchased in the form of shavings at the NGE. Straw can be used as bedding in the Fiber Goat Pens, we ask that you please bring your own as we will not have a vendor to sell the straw there. Feed and water pans must be clean when entering and must remain clean during the course of the week. Breeders must keep an eye on their goats throughout the day, the National Goat Expo Association will not be held responsible for goats getting loose and running through the fairgrounds or any other issue that can arise with the goats getting sick, hurt, or lost. Food and water must not be withheld from any of the goats during the day or night. Cost per pen per day will be $13.00 per pen for the week. All standard dairy goats will be in one locations, Miniature dairy goats including Nigerians in another area, Miniature Silky Fainting goats in another area of the barn, and Pygmy Goats will be in this barn in another location. Boers and other meat goats will be in Sheep barn. Some dairy and miniature breeders also have boers and those as long as they are well mannered will be kept with their dairy goats or miniatures in the swine barn. There will be bucks at the NGE and they will stay with their breeds and either Standard size of miniature area/locations. If breeders are needing to have Llama pens put up and placed for their bucks this will need to be noted on the entry form and those will be at $25 per pen as we have to rent them and set them up specifically for whoever will need them. Remember if you have bucks that cannot be handled then please be curtious to others and leave them at home. If you have bucks that are jumpers or are mean and cannot be handled please leave them at home. The NGE will not be responsible for any goats getting loose or jumping gates/stalls and breeding other does. That is the responsibility of the buck owner to take care of these things if they should happen. The NGE is in no way responsible or liable for any action of any goat at any time during the expo. Actions include, but are not limited to, animal escaping from stall or handler, animals coming in contact with one another (including breeding), or animals coming in contact with people. At all times the owner and/handler are responsible and liable for their goats.. ALL BREEDERS THAT ARE THINKING OF BRINGING BUCKS, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM, IF YOU CANNOT HANDLE THEM OR KEEP THEM IN YOUR CONTROL, LEAVE THEM AT HOME.

5 Myotonic Goat Registry Show Classes National Goat Expo MGR Shows #1 & #2 Oct 7-8, October 7 th Judge will be Donna Elkins. October 8 th Judge will be Denise Fraser. (MGR rules to govern & take precedence over all others) 1) The Does, Bucks, and wethers will be separately sanctioned. 2) The show will begin at 8am both days. 3) Goats will need to be checked in by 7pm the night before the show unless a phone call is made that they are running late. All original registration certificates will be used for check in, no copies will be allowed. 4) All goats under 6 months of age can have a stamped duplicate of the application for registration. All goats 6 months and over will have to have their original registration papers. 5) The base date for computing age will be 10/7/ ) Health Certificates both in and out of state will need to be within 30 days prior to the day of your show. All CVIs will need to have stated on there by the vet that no evidence of scrapie has been present in these animals listed. Also, the CVI will need to state, all animals listed are for exhibition only and not for resale. 7) No two exhibitors can use the same entry form, each member ID needs to have a separate entry form. 8) PLEASE ALSO SEE ENTIRE NGE EVENT RULES FOR SHOWING, THESE ONLY SUPPLEMENT THOSE RULES AS WELL AS ALL MGR SHOW RULES. Junior Does 1. Doe Kid 0-3 months of age 2. Doe Kid 3-6 months of age 3. Doe Kid 6-9 months of age 4. Doe Kid 9-12 months of age 5. Yearling Doe unfreshened months of age Senior Does 6. Yearling Doe Senior freshened months of age 7. Two year old doe months of age 8. Three year old doe months of age 9. Four year old & older doe 48 months of age & older 10. Mini does (does that have been certified mini) Junior Champion Doe & Reserve Junior Champion Doe (selected from 1st & 2nd place animals in classes 1-5) Junior Champion Doe & Reserve Junior Champion Doe (selected from 1st & 2nd place animals in clases 1-5) Senior Champion Doe & Reserve Senior Champion Doe (selected from 1st & 2nd place animals in classes 6-10) Grand Champion Doe & Reserve Grand Champion Doe (selected from Jr Ch, Res Jr Ch, Sr Ch & Res Sr Ch)

6 Junior Bucks 11. Buck Kid 0-3 months of age 12. Buck Kid 3-6 months of age 13. Buck Kid 6-9 months of age 14. Buck Kid 9-12 months of age Senior Bucks 15. Yearling buck months of age 16. Two year old buck months of age 17. Three year old buck months of age 18. Four year old & older buck 48 months of age & older 19. Mini buck (bucks that have been certified mini) Junior Champion Buck & Reserve Junior Champion Buck (selected from 1st & 2nd place animals in classes 11-14) Senior Champion Buck & Reserve Senior Champion Buck (selected from 1st & 2nd place animals in classes 15-19) Grand Champion Buck & Reserve Grand Champion Buck (selected from Jr Ch, Res Jr Ch, Sr Ch & Res Sr Ch) Junior Wethers 20. Wether Kid 0-6 months of age 21. Junior Wether 6-12 months of age Senior Wethers 22. Yearling wether months of age 23. Two year old wether months of age 24. Three year old & older wether 36 months of age & older Junior Champion Wether & Reserve Junior Champion Wether (selected from 1st & 2nd place animals in classes Senior Champion Wether & Reserve Senior Champion Wether (selected from 1st & 2nd place animals in classes 22-24) Grand Champion Wether & Reserve Grand Champion Wether (selected from Jr Ch, Res Jr Ch, Sr Ch & Res Sr Ch) Youth Showmanship (these showmanship classes are free to enter) 25. PeeWee Showmanship 26. Junior Breeder 6-9 years old 27. Junior Breeder years old 28. Senior Showmanship years old

7 Non-Sanctioned Classes 29. Junior Percentage Doe unfreshened 0-24 months of age 30. Senior Percentage Doe freshened 12 months of age & older Champion Percentage Doe (selected from 1st place animals in classes 29-30)

8 National Goat Expo Entry Form October 7 th -11 th, 2012 Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa Does & Bucks : $7.00 per goat per show Wethers : $4.00 per wether per show Market Meat Goat Show- Class- enter 1000 for each animal. No limit on number of animals, it will be $10/entry for this 100% Jackpot Show. For the showmanship show it will be $5/person. 1 Breed Class Date of Birth Association Affiliation Registration Number Animal Name R Tattoo L Tattoo NGE Member Number Entry Fee Total Enclosed Including total for pens See last page for addresses to mail the entries to. USE A SEPARATE ENTRY FORM PER SHOW YOU ARE ENTERING GOATS INTO. Example : 1 entry form for MGR show #1 and 1 entry form for MGR show #2. Breeder/Exhibitor Name

9 National Goat Expo Entry Form October 7 th -11 th, 2012 Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa Does & Bucks : $7.00 per goat per show Wethers : $4.00 per wether per show Market Meat Goat Show- Class- enter 1000 for each animal. No limit on number of animals, it will be $10/entry for this 100% Jackpot Show. For the showmanship show it will be $5/person. Meat Goat Showmanship: Name Age DOB Name Age DOB Name Age DOB Dairy Goat Showmanship: Name Age DOB Name Age DOB Name Age DOB Fiber Goat Showmanship: Name Age DOB Name Age DOB Name Age DOB These Showmanship classes are not association related, they are for fun and being the best showman you can be up against other showman all dairy, meat, and fiber breeders.

10 National Goat Expo Entry Form October 7 th -11 th, 2012 Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa Does & Bucks : $7.00 per goat per show Wethers : $4.00 per wether per show Market Meat Goat Show- Class- enter 1000 for each animal. No limit on number of animals, it will be $10/entry for this 100% Jackpot Show. For the showmanship show it will be $5/person. Entry Fees: Does & Bucks : $7.00 per goat per show; entries after Sept 1 st,2012 will be $14/goat/show; at the gate $20/goat/show Wethers : $4.00 per wether per show Market Meat Goat Show Entries : $10/entry Showmanship shows: $5/person Pen Fees: $13 per pen for the week, if you are an NGE member take $.50 off per pen # of pens needed Please make checks payable to National Goat Expo. RETURNED CHECK FEE OF $25.00 Exhibitor Name Association(s) Member # Association(s) Address Phone I have read and agree to follow ALL Rules pertaining to the National Goat Expo. SIGNATURE Date Please make duplicate copies of this form if you have more than 10 entries and don t forget to keep a filled out copy for yourself. Please have a different sheet per show, so we can have good records and not miss anything. Thank you.

11 National Goat Expo Entry Form October 7 th -11 th, 2012 Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, Iowa Does & Bucks : $7.00 per goat per show Wethers : $4.00 per wether per show Market Meat Goat Show- Class- enter 1000 for each animal. No limit on number of animals, it will be $10/entry for this 100% Jackpot Show. For the showmanship show it will be $5/person. Please use a separate entry form per show that you will be showing your goats in. (example: each NDGA show that breeders will be in needs to have a separate entry form for goats entered as it is $7/goat/show for does and bucks and $4/wether/show) (There are 2 Myotonic shows each show requires a separate entry form for the goats in each show as it is $7/goat/show and $4/wether/show) (If you are a Nigerian Dwarf breeder and showing in all NDGA shows, the ADGA sanctioned show, and the AGS show, you will need 5 entry forms with the goats on each and $7/goat/show and $4/wether per show) If you are an NGE member, please be sure to send a copy of your Member Certificate with your entry form to verify that you are the member you say you are. Thanks. Make All Checks Payable to: National Goat Expo Please send all entries to one of the following two addresses: National Goat Expo c/o Jennifer Parrish, President PO Box 303, Oquawka, IL National Goat Expo c/o Nicki Zoda, Treasurer PO Box 695, Warren, IN 46792