HLAA Fall Show Information ALSA & ILR Sanctioned Shows, ALSA Fleece Show, Open Alpaca Show, & Open Youth Show October 2, 3, & 4 2015 Marion County Fairgrounds 7300 East Troy Ave. Indianapolis, IN. 46239 Our Great Judges This year are: ILR-SD: Mary-Jo Miller, ALSA Llama & Performance: Joy Bishop-Forshey, ALSA & Open Alpaca Fleece Walking & Shorn, Open Youth, Open Alpaca, & ILR/ALSA Performance: Deb Yeagle. Fun Classes Offered: Best of Show & Best of Opposite for all three shows, including Fleece shows- All Grand Champions Compete. Dam & Cria Female Llama/ Alpaca shows with her Cria (under 6mo.) at her side. Best Bred and Owned- This Class is for Llamas which have the same owner when bred, birthed, and at time of show. (Female and Male Classes offered) Best over 10 years old and older female and male classes. This is for our older llamas which are sitting at home with nothing to do. They do not have to exhibit in regular classes to show in this class. Can be in this class only if you wish. This is your chance to show how well your stock holds up with age, and that they still have what it takes! Gambler s Choice- Entry fee $5.00. This is a timed obstacle course for Saturday evening that does not follow any rule with ALSA or ILR. Do what you can to get your Llama or Alpaca through the course and complete as many obstacles as you can. A percentage of entry fees will be awarded to class winners. 1 st place wins 75% of pot, 2 nd place wins 25% of pot. Leaping Llama & Llama Limbo- Entry fee $2.00 per class. Will be held on Friday night at 7:00 p. m. A percentage of entry fees will be awarded to class winners. 1 st place wins 75% of pot, 2 nd place wins 25% of pot. See how high they can go and how low they can go! Alpacas and Llamas are welcome to be part of this class. New this year separate class for llama and alpacas (they will not be competing against each other) Open Costume Class- Youth & Adult Classes with prizes for each class. New this year SUB-JR Costume class- this class is for the kids to have fun! They do not need a llama/ alpaca to show in this class, just a costume and a write-up up about them. If they want to have a llama/alpaca with them, they must have an adult in the ring with them, and the llama or alpaca does not have to be dressed up. The kids are what is being judged, not the animal in this class. The Sub-Jr students will get to show in 3 classes for $10. (Showmanship, Obstacle, and Costume Classes) Saturday Evening Pitch-in-Dinner! HLAA will provide the entrée. All exhibitors please bring your favorite dish to share. We are putting it in a different place this year so we can make it warm or cool as needed. New this year Silent Auction- This will be during the show day. This is to help our Youth Scholarship program. Please bring Items for both Auctions. Live Auction- support our Youth scholarship fund. Please bring an item to donate to the auction and money to buy the great stuff Saturday night after the dinner. Page 1
Open youth exhibitors are welcome to enter in the Leaping Llama and Llama limbo classes. Alpacas welcome. Photo contest- No Entry fee. Theme is Halloween, Fall and/or Free style. See entry form. NEW this year Fiber craft classes- NO Entry fee- see Entry form for rules. Call Susan Ellenburg at (317) 946-3052 If you have any questions. Trick or treat- Bring your candy bowls filled with goodies, because at end of costume class on Saturday all the kids will come looking for treats. Kids, dress up in your Halloween costumes and go Trick or treating around the llama barn and show rings with or without your llamas/alpacas. Sponsorship is a very important part of our show. Each sponsor will be announced during our show and name placed in the show catalog. Thank you for helping, we can t do this show without your help! Join HLAA right now with your entries and get $10 off your entries, (With an Adult Membership $25) and you are paid up for the year of 2016. You get 3 months free. (If you have an adult membership already you can renew at this point, if you wish. You will still get your discount) Show: Show starts Friday at 2:00 p.m. with Shorn Fleece and walking Fleece at 4:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday shows start at 8:00 a.m. Exhibitor s Meeting at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday only. Walking Fleece: starts at 4:00 p.m. on Friday night and ends at 7:00 p.m. It restarts at 8:00 a.m. Saturday and ends at 10:00 am. Shorn Fleece: Can be mailed into Robin Sturgeon at 4907 Coolidge Rd, West Point, IN 47992 Please send proper paper work and return postage with your fleece. See ALSA web site if you need proper paperwork for show. Health Requirements: All animals coming from out of state must have a veterinarian health certificate within dated within 30 days of exhibition. Eligibility: All llamas, except for those in the Open Youth Show, must have ILR certificates with the exception of animals for Youth or non-breeder ALSA classes. In the ILR Show, only registered llamas can be shown in Halter Classes. Non-ILR registered llamas without an ILR listing number may show in the Performance, Showmanship, Youth divisions or other optional classes only after obtaining an ILR Tracking Number. There will be an annual fee of $10.00 for this Tracking Number. (See ILR web site for info.) Alpacas Need to have a registration ILR, AIR, or Other. Exception is nonbreeder classes. Arrival: Arrival time for all exhibitors starts at noon on Friday. Stalls will be pre-assigned. Stalling: 7 x 10 stalls located in horse barn. They may have fine wood shavings in the stall. 2 adults per stall and 3 juveniles per stall. Exhibitors will provide their own bedding. Departure: All bedding must be put outside at the end of barn before departure. Please! Manure: Please do not put any straw, hay or manure in trash cans or in potty spots!! Please put it all outside at the end of the barn. Thanks! Wool & age Division: Each animal must be entered in its appropriate age and wool division as specified in the ALSA and ILR handbook. Animal wool division may not be changed after entries close unless moved with the approval of the judge. Wool Division: Alpacas: Divided by Huacaya and Suri and then by color. This is a full fleece show so Alpacas shorn on or before June 30 may exhibit in this show. White= only white can exhibit in this class. Light=Light Fawn & Beige Dark=Black, Bay Black, Light Brown, Medium Brown, Dark Brown, Medium Fawn, Dark Fawn, & some Grays Mixed= Silver and Rose Grays, Pinto, Fancy, Appaloosa, & Variegated (Dark and Light) Page 2
Llamas: ILR Show Suri: Fiber exhibits a distinct locked architecture with luster. Fiber hangs straight down from the midline on the back. Consists of locks that form close to the skin. Fiber exhibits independent movement. Fiber exhibits a cool, slick handle. Fiber exhibits no crimp and Fiber exhibits no loft. Silky: Fiber exhibits a very soft or silky handle. Fiber may exhibit some wave or crinkle but not crimp. Fiber may exhibit some loft. Fiber may exhibit luster. Guard hair is nearly indiscernible. Light/Medium: Fleece coverage should rapidly decline below the elbow/stifle, and be very short below the knee/hock. Most animals will exhibit obvious guard hair that is longer than the undercoat. The Front legs may exhibit coverage extending down the leg with minimal coverage below the knee. Rear legs may exhibit coverage extending down the leg with minimal coverage below the hock. Medium/Heavy: Front legs may exhibit coverage extending down the leg with minimal coverage below the knee. Rear legs may exhibit coverage extending down the leg with minimal coverage below the hock. Animals will exhibit even neck fleece that blends into body fleece of moderate density and length. Front legs will exhibit coverage down to the knees, potentially down to the toes with a decline in coverage below the knees. Rear legs will exhibit coverage down to the pastern on the back of the legs with minimal coverage on the front of the legs. Extreme Heavy: Will exhibit abundant neck and body fleece. Front legs will exhibit coverage down to the toes maintaining heavy coverage below the knees. Rear legs will exhibit dense coverage down the back of the legs along with fiber on the front side of the legs. Non-Breeders: Gelded males or Spayed females meeting the fleece descriptions for Classic, Light, Medium Wool Suri, Silky, Moderate Heavy or Extreme Heavy Wool ALSA Show Llama Suri: The fiber of a Suri Llama should have a natural luster and hang and drape over the llamas body, forming a natural part along the spine. The fibers are grouped into a very distinctive and well defined lock structure, which is indicated by the many individual separate locks of fiber formed at the skin and carrying out to the ends of each lock. Light: Minimal body wool, short neck wool with smooth legs. Medium: Moderate to long body wool, minimal to moderate neck wool, smooth to moderate leg wool. Heavy: Abundant body and neck wool with minimal to abundant leg wool. Non-Breeders: These classes are for geldings, vasectomized males and spayed or non-reproductive females that are suitable for other purposes. Non-Breeders do not have to be registered, but must have a vet certificate. If Non-Breeders are not registered and wish to be in the ALSA award system and wish to show in halter, they must show in the adult Non-Breeder halter class. Age division: Llama age division: Both ALSA & ILR ILR Youth Age Division: Juvenile 5 to 12 months of age Junior: Handler age 7 through 11 Yearling 12 to 24 months of age Intermediate: Handler age 12 through 15 Two year old 24 to 36 months of age Senior: Handle age 16 through 19 Adult 36 months of age and over ALSA Youth age Division: Open Youth Classes: Please follow ALSA age divisions. Junior: Handler age 8 through 11 Alpacas Age Division: Intermediate: Handler age 12 through 14 Juvenile: 5 to 12 months Senior: Handler age 15 through 18 Yearling 12 to 24 months Two Year old and older Page 3
Performance Classes: Open Youth: Open Youth show: if exhibiting in this show, you cannot enter in other shows. ALSA, or ILR. This Show is for Students that don t participate in ALSA or ILR shows. Your show is going to start at 12:00 noon in ring 3 on Saturday. Call Susan Ellenburg at (317)946-3052 If you have any questions. ALSA Show: Novice Class: open to all animals who have earned fewer than 4 performance Grand champion awards or 3 performance Grand Champion and 2 Reserve Champion awards. Advanced Class: Open to all entries who have earned the ALSA Novice Champion award. Master Class: Open to all entries who have earned the ALSA Advanced Champion award. ILR Show: Animals must show in the appropriate division. Advanced animals should not Show in Novice Classes. Once a Novice animal has received 35 points, they must move to Advanced. Camping: Marion County Fairgrounds has nice camping for $25 a night. There are full hookups, water & electric, and electric only spots. There is a shower house near the full sites. Host Hotel: LaQuinta Inn & Suites 5120 Victory Dr. Indianapolis, IN 46203 (317)783-7751 Ask for the HLAA rooms. I have arranged for us to have a discounts on the rooms. They have 2 Queen Beds with a fridge and Microwave. There is also free Breakfast. This is just one exit south of the exit for our show grounds, and there is also a lot of food and shopping at this exit. About 7 minutes away from the show. Vendors: Call Robin Sturgeon at (765)572-1184. Cost is a donation to the auction for our Youth. Better Spots this year. Page 4
Hoosier Llama & Alpaca Association Membership Application Membership Fees: Adult Membership (2 adults) $25.00, Youth Membership $5.00 New Membership Renewal Membership Adult Membership Youth Membership Last Name First Name(s) Email Address Phone Address FARM/RANCH/BUSINESS INFORMATION: Farm/Ranch/Business Name Email/Phone Address Website URL Would you like your membership listing on the HLAA website? Yes No If yes, please check information you would like included: Name Farm/Business Name Address Phone Email URL Memberships are through December 31, 2016, if done with HLAA Fall show. 2 Adults @ $25.00 Youth @ $5.00 ea. Total Enclosed Please complete form and send with check or MO payable to the Hoosier Llama and Alpaca Association and mail it with your enters for the HLAA Fall show. Thank you, and welcome to the club! Page 5