FITTING CONTEST
The 2008 Fitting
Contest will take place in conjunction with the 2008 Maine
4-H Dairy Show scheduled for July 19-20, 2008 at the Windsor
Fairgrounds.
Each State may send
one fitting team (3 members) to Eastern States. Fitting
team members for ESE must meet the eligibility requirements
as if taking an animal to ESE. Any member of a previous
winning team at ESE is not eligible to be a team member
again.
DESCRIPTION OF MAINE
FITTING CONTEST
- Participants
will provide their own animal for the contest. The
contest animal must be unclipped (not touched at least
six weeks prior to the contest and at the discretion of
the judge – this will be strictly enforced). The
animal should be head clipped, clean and dry. Judges
will preview the animals.
- Participants
will be given 1 hour to fit their animal to the best of
their ability.
- The contest
will take place in the animal stall/clipping chute. At
the close of the hour, the judges will review the
animals. Contestants will be called to a central area
and the Fitting Contest winners will be announced.
Selection will be based on quality of the fitting
completed as well as quality of the work as it was done.
- Participants
will be divided into 2 divisions for awards:
- Juniors –
age 9-11 years
-
Intermediate/Seniors – age 12 and older
-
Animal must have current rabies (within 1 year)
certification
