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General and Stalling Information
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This is an AOBA certified show.
All rules or amended rules of the 2005 AOBA Show
Division Handbook will be followed. We encourage
you to join the Show Division and become familiar
with the handbook. |
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No animal substitutions will be
allowed from the original Halter Class Entry Form,
unless an animal becomes ill and permission is obtained
from the show superintendent, Peg Stephens at 812-294-4880
or pegstephen@earthlink.net
Permission must be obtained PRIOR to arriving
at the show. Cancellations after April 20, 2005
will NOT be refunded. Cancellations made prior to
April 20, 2005 will be charged a $100.00 fee. |
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Please note that NO animals
or exhibits will be permitted on-site prior to 10:00
a.m. on Friday, May 20, (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
22. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS. |
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Each farm is limited to Four (4)
pens, one of which may be used as a display area.
Please indicate your pen configuration preference
on the registration sheet. |
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The
stalls will be 10' 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. |
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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. |
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Platinum sponsors will have preferred
stalling. We cannot honor placement requests adjacent
to Platinum sponsors unless you are also a sponsor
at the same level. |
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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. |
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An emergency contact card will
be provided for each exhibitor. Please complete
this card and attach it to your stalls |
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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
2pt (water & electric) $17.00 per night
1pt (electric) $14.00 per night
Campsites with no hook-ups are $10.00 per night. |
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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. |
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A veterinarian will be on call
at show grounds during class hours and a security
guard will be on duty Friday and Saturday night. |
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Two shearing teams will be available,
and the shearing tent will open at 12:00pm on Saturday
May 21, 2005. |
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Parents must be responsible for
their children. Children must be kept under supervision
at all times. |
Show and Entry Information
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The halter judges for the AOBA
certified show are Kristin Buhrmann & Jude Anderson
the fleece judge is Ruth Elvestad. Kristin Buhrmann
will be judging the Female Alpacas and Jude
Anderson will be judging the Male Alpacas. |
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An exhibitors meeting will be held
at 8:00 a.m. Saturday, May 21 in the show ring.
ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. |
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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. |
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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 20th at 6:00pm. Please dress comfortably
to easily maneuver the obstacles. |
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All alpacas entered must be registered
with the Alpaca Registry, Inc. Pending registrations
for juvenile and yearling alpacas will be accepted;
please visit http://www.alpacashows.com
under Bulletins for complete details. For pending
registration, a copy of the ARI registration application
must be provided with the entry. |
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All alpacas must be entered in
the name of the owner as listed on the Registration
Certificate. Alpacas that have not been transferred
must have a "Permission to Show" Form.
An animal may NOT be entered in any class
more than once. |
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The deadline to register for Get
of Sire and Produce of Dam classes is 6 p.m. on
Saturday, May 21. If the exhibitor is not the owner
of the Sire or Dam, written permission must be submitted.
Animals must be in full fleece. . PLEASE NOTE:
alpacas showing under "pending papers"
CANNOT show in either the Get or Produce
classes. |
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Owner may only enter three (3)
alpacas pre breed (Huacaya or Suri) per sex pre
age division per color designation. |
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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. |
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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
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Prizes will include rosette ribbon
for 1st thru 6th place in each class with special
awards for Color Champions. |
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Doug & Donna Herrmann of Herrmann
Photography will be on hand to take complimentary
photographs of Color Champion and Blue Ribbon winners.
Photographs of other alpacas may be taken for a
fee. For more information contact dherrmann@zoominternet.net. |
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There is a required $50 AOBA fee
for all farms that are not REGISTERED WITH THE
AOBA SHOW DIVISION. It is $50 per farm - not
animal. You may join the AOBA Show Division for
$40. You must be an AOBA member. |
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There is a $6 AOBA recording fee
for every animal entered in the show and a $3 recording
fee for each fleece entered in show. |
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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 before filing out the class entry
form. Please review the 2005 AOBA Show Division
Handbook for color definitions.
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