SixthAnnual

All-Youth

HorseJudgingTrials

8:30A.M.

Saturday, March 2, 2013

StateFairgrounds Springfield,Illinois

Superintendent:

DebraJ.Hagstrom,M.S.Divisions:Thiscontestis opentoallmembersof 4-H,FFA,orbreed

UniversityofIllinoisassociations.

386ASL,MC-630

1207W.GregoryDriveJuniorDivision-Contestants8-13yearsof ageonJan.1of currentyear. Urbana,IL61801

(217)333-1785SeniorDivision-Contestants14-18 yearsof ageonJan.1of currentyear.

FAX(217)333-8286

Rulesand Regulations

ContestantsandEligibility:

Contestantsmustbebonafide4-HClub,FFAorbreedassociationmembers.

Juniorcontestantsmustbeatleast8yearsofage,butnotyethaveachievedtheir14thbirthdayonJanuary1of thecurrentyear.

Seniorcontestantsmustbeat least14yearsofage,butnotyethaveachievedtheir19thbirthdayon January1of thecurrentyearoruntilFFAeligibilityhasexpiredafterhighschoolgraduation.

Contestantsmaynothaveparticipatedinanyofficialpost-secondary(college-level)horsejudgingcontest.

EntryDeadline:February1,2013toDebraJ.Hagstrom. Entrymustbemadeontheattachedformaccompaniedbya checkpayabletoIllinoisHorseFair. Contestentryfeealsogivesthecontestantsaccesstoallvendors,exhibits, demonstrations,etc.attheIllinoisHorseFairforthatday.Norefundswillbegiven. $25returncheckfeeapplies.

Methodof Conduct:

Teams:Ateam mayhavethreeorfourmembers;whenfourareentered,thethreehighscoreswillmmakeupthe team totals.

Allcontestantswillreportto thecontestat 7:45a.m.March 2wheretheywillreceivefullinstructionsregarding thecontest.Eachwillbeassignedanumber,group,andgivenplacingcards.Thecontestwillbeginat8:30a.m. ALLcontestantswillremainwiththeassignedgroupthroughoutthecontest.

Whilethecontestis inprogress,thereshallbenoconferringamongcontestantsorbetweencontestantsand anyoneelseexceptasdirectedbythecontestsuperintendentsorgroupleaders(i.e.notalkingduringcontest.) Judgingcardswillbepulledfrom anycontestantsthatareobservedtalkingduringthecontest.

Fifteenminuteswillbeallowedtoevaluatehalterclasses,andsufficienttimetoevaluateallrequiredgaitsin performanceclasses.

Fifteen to twenty questions regarding the conformation and performance of horses will beasked followingtheplacingof allclasses.BothJrSrcontestantsmustanswerthesequestions.

Sixtoeighttotalclassesmaybejudged.Thefollowingbreedsmmayberepresentedintheconformation classes:

QuarterHorse,Appaloosa,Paint,Palomino,Arabian,Morgan,Saddlebred,TennesseeWalker,MissouriFox Trotter,Thoroughbred,Standardbred,mules,andminiaturesalongwithanyDraft,WarmbloodorPonybreeds. Theperformanceclassesmayinclude,butarenotlimitedto:WesternPleasure,HunterUnderSaddle,Western Riding,Reining,HunterHack,EnglishPleasure,Saddleseat,HunterSeatorStockSeatEquitation,andPleasure Driving.Allconformationclasseswillbejudgedassoundoflimb,eye,windandmouth.Performancehorseswill bejudgedasseen(unsoundnesstobepenalizedaccordingly).Alltackandattireis consideredlegal.

Theanimalswillbedesignatedbynumbers1-2-3-4.

Horseswillnotbehandledbythecontestants,buttimewillbeprovidedforcloseinspectionandtoobservethe horseata walkandtrotbycontestantsinconformationclasses.

ContestSuperintendent:

Shall have thedutyofseeingthatallrulesandregulationsof thecontestarecarriedout.

Willtakenopartinratingthecontestants.

Shallhavechargeof allrecordsandshallhaveallratingstabulatedandtotaled.

Determinationsof Ratings:

50pointsshallconstituteaperfectmarkonplacingeachclass.

Eachquestionansweredcorrectlywillbeworth5points

Thetopthreeindividualscoreswithinateamwillapplytowardtheteam’stotalscore. Iftherearefourteam membersthelowestscorewillbedropped.Threepersonteamswill nothaveadropscore.Incompleteteams(2 members)willbeincompetitionforindividualawardsonly

Individualscanregisterandwillbeeligibleforthetop10individualawards.

If contestantsorteamsaretied,thefollowingrulesapply:

o1sttiebreaker–thecontestantorteam havingthehighestquestionscorewillbelistedfirst.

o2ndtiebreaker-thecontestantorteam havingthehighestscoreinplacingperformanceclassesshallbe listedfirst.

oIf stilltied,thecontestantsorteamswithtiescoreswillreceiveduplicateawards.

Awards:Membersof thetop5teamsandtop10individualsfrom eachdivisionwillberecognized.

Judges:

Classeswillbeplacedinaccordancewithrulesof therespectivebreedassociationswhereapplicable.

Theofficialjudgeswillworkwitheachclassofhorses.Thejudgesshallplacetheclasseswhilethecontestants areworkinginthearena.

Location:Livestock Center Arena StateFairgrounds,Springfield,Illinois

Schedule: Check-inandinstructions– Livestock Center Arena –7:45a.m.,Saturday,March 2,2013

Contestbegins- 8:30a.m.

Awardspresentationestimatedtime:5:00-6:00p.m.BreedDemoArena,March 2,2013

TravelInformation:

HotelswithspecialreducedratesforHorseFair:

SpringfieldConventionandVisitorsBureau,109N.7thStreet,Springfield,IL62701,Ph:1-800-545-7300

Physicaladdressof thefairgrounds:801E.SangamonAve,Springfield,IL62702

Sendto:

All-Youth

HorseJudgingTrials

EntryForm

8:30A.M.

Saturday,March 2, 2013

StateFairgrounds

Springfield,Illinois

DebraJ.Hagstrom,M.S.Entriesdue:February1,2013

386ASL,MC-630

1207W.GregoryDriveEntry Fees: $15.00per contestant

Urbana,IL61801(seebelowforcostofadditionalcategories)

Ph:217/333-1785Paidentry feegives contestantsSaturdayaccess to

Fax:217/333-8286allvendors, exhibits, demos, etc at Illinois HorseFair (norefunds willbegiven, $25 return check fee applies)

Team Name:

JuniorDivision (8-13 yearsoldasof Jan1,2013)

SeniorDivision(14-18yearsoldasof Jan1,2013)

***Ateam mayhavethreeor four members;whenfour are entered,thethreehigh scoreswill makeuptheteamtotals. Fewer thanthreeonateamwillresult inthembeing eligiblefor individual awards,but most likelynot team awards.

Members / Address / Age / Birthday
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Coach’s Name:

Emailaddress:

(Entrieswill beconfirmed by email only)

Address:

City State

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Numberof Entries/PassesRequested:

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JudgingContestEntry – Saturday pass only #

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JudgingContestEntry-- WeekendPass:#

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Totalpaymentsubmitted(checkspayabletoIllinoisHorseFair):

***due to new ticket sales procedures at IHF in 2013 coaches, parents, siblings, etc must buy tickets at the gate when coming onto the state fairgrounds***