Rules and Information

1. The Grand Champion and if unable, the Reserve Champion of the 4-H Junior, Intermediate, Senior, plus the FFA Freshman/Sophomore and Junior/Senior from the horse, beef, swine, sheep, all goats, poultry, rabbits and cavies departments will automatically be entered into the Round Robin Contest.
2. Contestants must notify either the species and the Round Robin Superintendent within 1 hour after winning their class if they CANNOT participate in the contest or they will risk forfeiting their Fitting & Showing Premiums.
3. Large animals will include horse, beef, swine, and sheep and goats.
4. Small animals will include rabbits, poultry, and cavies. There must be 5 animals exhibited in 4-H or FFA in each department to be eligible for the round Robin Contest.
5. All large animal contestants will enter the ring with the correct species and proceed to show them for four to five minutes.
6. All small animal contestants will meet at the Poultry Barn with the correct species.
7. Then they will rotate to the next species and show it for the allotted time. This will continue until each contestant has shown each species.
8. The showman earning the most points being judged on a 1-10 scale will be named the All-Around Showman in their age group. Should there be a tie; a tie breaker question will be asked by the Round Robin Superintendent.
9. No contestant may participate in both the FFA and 4- H Round Robin contests if they qualify for both, they must choose one.
10. Please meet following goat fitting & showing on Friday at the bleachers by the hog arena for instructions.
11. All Round Robin Qualifiers will bring and share their own animal for the contest providing the animal is not a safety concern. Otherwise, the Superintendent for that department will find an alternative animal and will also provide handlers.
12. If there is not a 4-H or FFA Grand Champion in a department, additional animals will be filled in by the respective Superintendent.
13. You will be given a number to wear for the Round Robin classes.
14. Awards will be awarded and announced at the Jr. Livestock Auction on Saturday morning.
15. The judge’s decision is final and the way they judge is at their own discretion as long as it is consistent.
16. All contestants must be in proper show attire. FFA will wear official dress and 4-H will wear jeans, boots and button-down shirts.
17. All contestants must use hand sanitizer when entering and leaving the show area.