Wednesday, March 26, 2008

April 5th Horse Judging Invitational

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Area x Horse Judging Invitational

At Bee County Expo Center
Beeville, Texas
Hosted by the Tuloso Midway FFA
April 5th 2008
Judging begins promptly at 10:00am

Early Registration: February 1st – March 27th  To register, log on to www.Judgingcard.com  Online entries must be submitted by March 27th. After this date you must enter on site with a late charge fee applied. On site Registration will begin at 8:30am and end at 9:30am.   County Extension Agents must make ONE consolidated entry for their entire county.

Fee: Entry fee is $40.00 per team and $8.00 per alternate. The scan sheets will be provided when you arrive at the expo center. You will not be allowed to enter online after March 27th. You must enter on site the day of the contest.

On site Registration:  teams may register on the day of the contest; Late fees will apply. Late Fee is $60.00 per team and $12.00 per alternate.  Fees will be billed to your JudgingCard.com account.  Money will not be collected on-site.  Make checks payable to "Clay Ewell Educational Services".

Rules: Horse Judging Contest rules refer to the AQHA Rule book.

Eligibility: All qualified members of 4H and FFA teams may participate in the contest. This judging contest is open to anyone willing to participate.

Teams: Each 4H County or FFA Chapter may enter a limit of 2 Junior Teams and 2 Senior Teams. They may enter an unlimited number of alternates for each division.

Junior participants are ages 13 or younger as of December 31st. Team members must be designated at the beginning of the contest. A team may consist of 3 to 4 members. The top three members will be scored as a team the fourth being an alternate score. You may substitute juniors on a senior team. You may NOT substitute seniors on a junior team.

Electronics: all electronic devices are prohibited. No Talking will be allowed.  You are allowed a clip board, several pencils, a blank copy of a scantron or blank paper, and an official scantron. If you are caught talking or with an electronic device you will be disqualified.

Show Barn: The Judging area will be closed to all Ag science teachers, county agents, club leaders, coaches, and spectators.

Grading Area: The grading room will be closed to everyone except the graders.

Classes: There are 8 classes with each class containing four animals. Each student will be given 10 minutes to judge each class. There will be two question classes!
        4 Halter classes                        4 Performance classes

Awards: There will be awards given to the Junior and Senior Divisions in the fallowing break down.

Junior High Point individual         1st Buckle        
Senior High Point Individual        1st Buckle
                                                

Junior High Point Team and Senior High Point Team get the same awards:
        1st         Engraved Clip Boards                        
        2nd        Engraved Clip Boards                        

Payment of Entry Fees: All entry fees are billed through the www.JudgingCard.com website.  
Make checks payable to "Clay Ewell Educational Services".  Please follow the payment instructions online, and DO NOT try to pay the contest host.  All payments are due in a timely manner, and delinquent accounts are subject to suspension and additional late fees.

 If you have any questions contact

Chad Reiter
Ag Science Dept.
Tuloso Midway High School
Ph# Office: 361-903-6700 ex 3153
Ph# Cell: 940-902-0467
creiter@tmisd.esc2.net

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