• This is an AOBA certified show. All rules or amended rules of the 2008 AOBA Show Division Handbook will be followed. We encourage you to join the Show Division and become familiar with the handbook.

• Cancellations made prior to April 12th will be charged a $100.00 fee, cancellations made after April 12th will NOT be refunded

• Please note that NO animals or exhibits will be permitted on-site prior to 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 9th (check-in starts at 10 a.m.) All exhibits and animals must be removed from the York County premises by 8:00p.m. on Sunday, May 11th. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS.

• Each farm is limited to five (4) pens, and fifteen (12) alpacas, one of which may be used as a display area. Please indicate your pen configuration preference on the registration sheet.

• The stalls will be 9’ X 10 and will have grass sod. No more than three (3) alpacas will be allowed per stall. If you are sharing a stall with another farm, please indicate on the Registration Form. You must be entered in the show or participating in the herdsire showcase to rent a stall. Due to space limitation, only alpacas entered in the show or participating in the herdsire showcase will be allowed in the Toyota Arena

• Farm displays are welcome and encouraged. Your display MAY NOT extend into the aisles. Farm displays are intended to promote your farm, not retail sales. If you would like to sell retail products, you must rent a vendor stall. Due to the limited space available in the Toyota Arena, sharing of display stalls between farms is encouraged. If you wish to share a display stall with another farm, please indicate the preferred stall layout on the Registration Form.

• Platinum & Gold sponsors will have preferred stalling. We cannot honor placement requests adjacent to Platinum or Gold sponsors unless you are also a sponsor at the same level.

• Electric hook ups will be provided for $25.00. PLEASE NOTE IF YOU DO NOT REQUEST ELECTRIC ON YOUR REGISTRATION FORM, IT WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT SHOW. Please bring your own extension cords for fans, etc. Fans are permitted in the stalls but not in the aisle-way.

• An emergency contact card will be provided for each exhibitor. Please complete this card and attach it to your stalls.

• Campsites are available for both RV’s and tent camping. To make reservations please contact 717.848.2596
     3 pt (water, electric, & sewer) $21.00 per night
     2 pt (water & electric) $17.00 per night
     1 pt (electric) $14.00 per night
     Campsites with no hook-ups are $10.00 per night.

• All animals must be stalled. NO DOGS allowed in the Toyota Arena. No roller blades, roller skates, or skateboards, etc. are allowed in the Toyota Arena.

• A Veterinarian will be on call during the class hours and a security guard will be on duty Friday and Saturday night.

• Shearers will be available, and the shearing tent will open at 1:00pm on Saturday May 10, 2008.

• Parents must be responsible for their children. Children must be kept under supervision at all times.

• Please do not use tape of any kind on the floors of the arena.

• Absolutely no animals are allowed in the lobby at ANYTIME!! Please use the doors indicated for entering and exiting the arena with animals.
   

Show and Entry Information:

• The halter judges for the AOBA certified show are Julio Sumar, Diane Timmerman, and the fleece judge is Stephanie Glyptis. Dianne Timmerman will be judging Performance classes & the Female Alpacas and Julio Sumar will be judging the Male Alpacas and shorn classes. Stephanie Glyptis will judge the Obstacle classes and as much of the Showmanship classes as possible on Friday Night.

• An exhibitors meeting will be held at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, May 10th in the show ring. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY.

• We will have two (2) rings running simultaneously. All Males alpacas will be judged in Ring One. Huacayas males will start the show and then alternate to Suri males after each color designation is completed. All Female Alpacas will be judged in Ring 2. Ring Two will start with performance classes and then female classes will begin. Female huacayas will show first and then alternate to Suri females after each color designation is completed. Please make sure you have enough handlers for each class, and be sure to make prior arrangements if you should have a conflict showing under either judge.

• The handler’s attire for the Halter and Showmanship classes should be conservative, neat, and appropriate for the class. No open toe shoes. The obstacle classes will be held Friday May 9th at 6:00pm. Please dress comfortably to easily maneuver the obstacles.

• All alpacas entered must be registered with the Alpaca Registry, Inc.

• All alpacas must be entered in the name of the current owner as listed on the ARI Registration Certificate. Alpacas that have not been transferred must have a buyer’s “Permission to Show” Form. An animal may NOT be entered in any class more than once.

• The deadline to register for Get of Sire and Produce of Dam classes is 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 10th. If the exhibitor is not the owner of the Sire or Dam, written permission from the owner must be submitted. Animals must be in full fleece.

• Owner/ farm/ entity may only enter three (3) alpacas per breed (Huacaya or Suri), per gender, per age division, per color designation.

• Exhibitors wishing to substitutions will be charged a $10.00 fee per substitution. All substitutions must be submitted and approved to Peg Stephens. Peg Stephens can be reached at pegstephens@earthlink.net or 812.294.4880.

• AS AN EXHIBITOR, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE ON TIME FOR CLASSES. Once the class has entered the ring and the judge and gatesman have agreed that this is the class, late exhibitors may not enter a class.

• The entry fees are $40.00 per alpaca. Get of Sire and Produce of Dam entries are made in the name of the SIRE or DAM and must also pay an entry fee of $40. The entry fee for fleece is $25.00 per fleece. Please direct all show entry inquires to Peg Stephens 812.294.4880 or pegstephens@earthlink.net.

• Prizes will include rosette ribbon for 1st thru 6th place in each class with special awards for Color Champions.

• Doug & Donna Herrmann of Herrmann Photography will be on hand to take complimentary photographs of Color Champion Reserve Color Champion and Blue Ribbon winners. Photographs of other alpacas may be taken for a fee. For more information contact dherrmann@zoominternet.net.

• There is a required $75 AOBA fee for all farms that are NOT REGISTERED WITH THE AOBA SHOW DIVISION. It is $75 per farm – not animal. You may join the AOBA Show Division for $50. You must be an AOBA member to join the AOBA Show Division.

• There is a $6 AOBA recording fee for every animal entered in the show and a $6 AOBA recording fee for each fleece entered in show.

• Any questions about color and fiber length will be resolved at the time of check-in. Please check your animal’s color with the ARI color chart and the AOBA Show Division Handbook and Color Designations before filing out the class entry form. Please review the 2008 AOBA Show Division Handbook for color definitions.