SANTA GERTRUDIS
RECEIVING: |
Thursday, November 10th - 8:00 A.M. until Noon |
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SHOW: |
Saturday, November 12th - 7:00 P.M. |
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| RELEASE: | Sunday, November 13th after 9:00 P.M. |
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JUDGE: |
Mark McClintock - San Angelo, Texas |
LIVESTOCK ENTRIES CLOSE OCTOBER 1ST.
Click here for registion form
NEW: Parking in the Livestock Lot #2 is strictly prohibited unless authorized by the fair office with a Lot # 2 pass.
Vehicles found to be parked without authorization WILL BE TOWED!!!
ELIGIBILITY
- All exhibits of Santa Gertrudis breeding cattle must be registered meeting the requirements for registration as outlined in the Santa Gertrudis Rules and Regulations for Registration, and shall be governed by the last revised version of the Rules and Regulations for Approved Santa Gertrudis Open & Junior Shows as approved by the board of Santa Gertrudis Breeders International, P. O. Box 1257, Kingsville, Texas, 78364, A copy of which may be obtained by contacting the association or viewed at www.santagertrudis.com.
- Each owner must be a bona fide member of SGBI. This means the active or junior member has paid all current dues and fees with no outstanding balances on their accounts.
- ALL animals accepted for exhibition in an SGBI sanctioned show are subject to inspection at each show between arrival on grounds and prior to entering the show ring. The inspection will be conducted by a committee comprised of two (2) members of the Shows & Exhibits Committee and one (1) from the Breed Standards Committee.
- Heifers 24 months of age or older must have produced a calf or be safe in calf as verified by a graduate veterinarian. If animal is open to being in an embryo transfer program, this fact must be verified by a written statement, signed by a licensed embryo technician.
- A cow shown with calf at side:
Rules revised and approved December 2010
- Calf must be her natural calf meeting the Standard of Excellence.
- Calf must be registered if older than thirty (30) days. If calf is less than 30 days of age it is subject to registration.
6. All senior bull classes (late junior yearling bull and over) must have either a nose ring or a nose clip for show
purposes.
7. All animals must be individually identified by tattoo and and / or a numerical fire or freeze brand.
8. To be eligible to compete in SGBI approved junior shows, animal (s) must be recorded in the name of the junior
member. This recorded junior must feed, fit, care for, and show the animal entered. Ownership deadline is April 1
for all animals born May 1 and thereafter and November 1 for all other animals.
9. All animals must be exhibited with the hair brushed down on the entire body, legs, and tail with no foreign objects
attached to the animal in a manner as to alter the animal's conformation or change it's appearance. *Exhibitors
failing to abide by this rule will not be allowed to show. Specifically, all hair must be brushed down slick; head
clipped smooth; underline clipped blending sides; udder and teats clipped with no long hair to emphasize udder;
ears clipped as to environmental and local standards; neck and brisket clipped; body clip using common sense
as to season; leg hair clipped (no steer or Brahman clips) and do not leave long from hock or knee to hoof; tail
head clipped; pull switch or brush out (no ball, etc.); trim tail (no shear except back side). Fitting handbook should
be studied.
10. Each animal exhibited must be exhibited with the correct age and shown in the class corresponding with their correct
age. SGBI reserves the right to tooth animals without prior notice to the breeders in order to verify age of cattle.
11. Entries in each class will be placed 1, 2, 3, etc. Animals are to be presented in descending order according to age.
12. Polled classes will be entered at the same time as class entries are required by each show. Animals will be lined up
according to age for the judge.
13. To be eligible to show in Best of Polled, animals must be slick polled with no scurs, no scars, no dehorning and with
no evidence of horny tissue.
14. There must be at least five (5) exhibitors and twenty-five (25) head of cattle, or a minimum of fifty (50) head of cattle,
to constitute a recognized Santa Gertrudis Show.
15. In all shows in which fifty (50) head or less are entered, all early and late classes may be combined at the discretion
of the show officials.
16. Classes with over thirty (30) entries should be divided into sections and section winners return for final placing.
17. The Judge must be an SGBI approved judge.
18. Dress for exhibitors participating in SGBI sanctioned Open and Junior shows shall be of neat and cean clothing of
collared shirts with sleeves, belts, no midriffs showing and appropriate footwear - no tennis shoes. Exhibitors may
wear hats or go bareheaded - no caps.
19. Juniors showing in open shows is allowed and encouraged. Entry must be shown by the owner or immediate family
member, (sister, brother, mother, father, grandparents, legal guardian). No animal may be fitted or shown by any
open exhibitor at any time during the junior's ownership period. An exception is transportation feed and care to a
show may be allowed. Refer to junior ownership rules.
20. Each animal shall be presented in the show ring in it's natural conformation and structure without alteration or
modification. Alteration or modification shall be defined to include any surgical, chemical, electrical, pharmaceutical
or other appearance change, save only branding, tattooing, foot trimming or dehorning. Additionally, no pumping or
filling of an animal with a liquid, diurectic or any other substance is allowed. All animals and exhibitors found to be
in violation of this rule will be banned for life from showing at SGBI approved shows.
21. If entries are not properly fitted and good herdsmanship followed, the owner may be asked to not display their cattle
until adhering to the proper procedures as outlined in our herdsmanship paper.
22. Every exhibitor, in consideration of his / her entry being accepted, agrees to submit any animal so entered by him/her
to inspection and agrees to have such animal submitted to any tests as may be designated and requested by the
Shows and Exhibits Committee, or the authorized representatives of the relevant show or fair, and agrees that the
conclusions reached by the committee / representative as to whether such animal is unethically fitted or over age,
shall be final, without recourse, against SGBI and designated personnel. Any false representation, interference or
unprofessional conduct on the part of any exhibitor will be dealt with by the Shows and Exhibits Committee according
to the equities of the case.
23. Any person who furnished the birthday of an animal to SGBI either on the IPRA or some other document (were by that
birthday information is transferred to the registration certificate) and that animal is exhibited in an SGBI approved
show with an incorrect age and the age determined by the SGBI designated veterinarian exceeds the age listed on
the registration certificate by more than thirty (30) days, the person furnishing the birthday above and such person
furnishing said information to SGBI for inclusion on the registration certificate shall be barred from showing in an
SGBI approved show for a period of six (6) months for the first offense, one (1) year for the second offense and for
life for the third offense. However, the animal, if transferred to another owner, may be placed in the correct class and
be shown again.
24. For and in consideration of the opportunity to participate in any SGBI approved show, each exhibitor hereby releases
SBGI, it's officers, directors and representatives from negligence, any and all claims, suits and judgments, either past,
present or future, arising from or connected with the administration or use of such test or examination and the resulting
decision therefrom.
25. Any exhibitor desiring to dispute or challenge the results of any test, exam, or show rule enforcement, as applied to
his / her animals, shall do so in accordance with the procedures established by the rules of the association. (A copy
of SGBI rules and procedures for appeals or to file protest are in the office of the Jacksonville Fairground). See
Jacksonville Fair Rules and Regulations regarding protests in the Agricultural Open & Youth General Rules,
Regulations & Judging Dates section of this Premium Book.
26. DISQUALIFICATIONS: An exhibitor who has been disqualified from competition in any livestock show or has had a
premium withheld or with drawn on the grounds of rule vfiolation(s) will not be allowed to comete in other shows. This
shall include, but is not limited to, disqualification for fraud, misrepresentation, unethical fitting or deception. Judging
procedures will not be interrupted for protest investigation; and depending on the basis of the protest, a decision may
be withheld until a through investiagation is completed. No complaint or appeal that a judge overlooked an animal will
be considered. If any exhibitor, in any way, wether in person or by their representative, interferes with the judge(s), or
shows any disrespect to them or to show officials, the existing show officials may excuse him/her from the ring and
exclude them from further competition; exhibitor premiums that may have been awarded may also be withheld. If an
animal is disqualified after having won awards or premiums, the animals placing below him/her may be moved up
(at the option of the Shows and Exhibitos Committee) to fill the vacated position.
26. RULES FOR HIGH POINT AWARDS:
- For each point show, first place class winner will receive 2 points; second place class winner receives 1 point; Division Champion receives 3 points; Reserve Division champion receives 2 points; Grand Champion receives 5 points and Reserve Grand Champion receives 4 points; Best of Polled receives 1 point but does not count toward overall points.
- Get of Sire and Produce of Dam points go toward Exhibitor / Breeder of the Year Awards.
- Points will stay with animal if sold.
- The Sire and Dam of the Year should have points from at least two (2) different offspring.
- All points earned at the National Open Show are to be doubled.
FEMALE DIVISIONS
| 1. Early Summer Heifer Calf | Calved May 1, 2011 and after |
| 2. Late Junior Heifer Calf | Calved between March 1 - April 30, 2011 |
| 3. Early Junior Heifer Calf | Calved between January 1 - February 28, 2011 |
| 4. Late Senior Heifer Calf | Calved between November 1 - December 31, 2010 |
| 5. Early Senior Heifer Calf | Calved between September 1 - October 31, 2010 |
| 6. Champion Heifer Calf: From classes 1, 2, 3, & 4 | |
| 7. Reserve Champion Heifer Calf: Remaining first-place heifers plus second place heifer from class that produced the Calf Champion. | |
| 8. Late Summer Yearling Heifer | Calved between July 1 - August 31, 201 |
| 9. Early Summer Yearling Heifer | Calved between May 1 - June 30, 2010 |
| 10. Late Junior Yearling Heifer | Calved between March 1 - April 30, 2010 |
| 11. Early Junior Yearling Heifer | Calved between January 1 - February 28, 2010 |
| 12. Champon Yearling Heifer: From classes 7, 8, 9 & 10 | |
| 13. Reserve Champion Yearling Heifer: Remaining first-place heifers plus second place heifer from the class that produced the Yearling Champion | |
| 14.Late Senior Yearling Heifer | Calved between October 1 - December 31, 2009 |
| 15.Early Senior Yearling Heifer | Calved between July 1 - September 30, 2009 |
| 16.*Late Two-Year-Old Heifer | Calved between April 1 - June 30, 2009 |
| 17.*Early Two-Year-Old Heifer | Calved between January 1 - March 31, 2009 |
| 18. Champion Senior Female: From classes 13, 14, 15 & 16 | |
| 19. Reserve Champion Senior Female: Remaining first-place heifer plus second place heifer from class that produce the Senior Champion Heifer | |
| 20. Grand Champion Female: Senior, Yearling and Calf Champion females competing. | |
| 21. Reserve Grand Champion Female: Remaining Senior, Yearling or Calf Champion Female plus the Reserve Champion from the class that produced the Grand Champion Female. | |
| 22. Best of Polled Female Award: Must be smooth polled no horny tissue. 1st Place only | |
| *Must have produced a calf or be safe in calf as verified by a graduate vet. | |
MALE DIVISION |
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| 23. Early Summer Bull Calf | Calved between May 1, 2011 and after |
| 24. Late Junior Bull Calf | Calved between March 1 and April 30, 2011 |
| 25. Early Junior Bull Calf | Calved between January 1 - February 28, 2011 |
| 26. Late Senior Bull Calf | Calved between November 1 - December 31, 2010 |
| 27. Early Senior Bull Calf | Calved between September 1 - October 31, 2010 |
| 28. Champion Bull Calf: From classes 22, 23, 24 & 25 | |
| 29. Reserve Champion Bull Calf: Remaining first-place bulls plus second place bull from the class that produced the Calf Champion. | |
| 30. Late Summer Yearling Bull | Calved between July 1 - August 31, 2010 |
| 31. Early Summer Yearling Bull | Calved between May 1 - June 30, 2010 |
| 32. Late Junior Yearling Bull | Calved between March 1 - April 30, 2010 |
| 33. Early Junior Yearling Bull | Calved between January 1 - February 28, 2010 |
| 34. Champion Yearling Bull: From classes 28, 29, 30 & 31 | |
| 35. Reserve Champion Yearling Bull: Remaining first-place bulls plus second place bull class that produce the Yearling Champion. | |
| 36. Late Senior Yearling Bull | Calved between October 1 - December 31, 2009 |
| 37. Early Senior Yearling Bull | Calved between July 1 - September 30, 2009 |
| 38. Late Two-Year-Old Bull | Calved between April 1 - June 30, 2009 |
| 39. Early Two-Year-Old Bull | Calved between January 1 - March 31, 2009 |
| 40.Aged Bull | Calved between July 1 - December 31, 2008 |
| 41. Champion Senior Bull: From classes 34, 35, 36, 37 & 38 | |
| 42. Reserve Champion Senor Bull: Remaining first-place bulls plus the second place bull from the class that produce the Senior Champion Bull. | |
| 43. Grand Champion Bull: Senior, Yearling & Calf Champion Bulls competing. | |
| 44. Reserve Grand Champion Bull: Remaining Senior , Yearling or Calf Champion, plus the Reserve Champion from the class that produced the Grand Champion Bull. | |
| 45. Best Polled Award, Male: Must be smooth polled no horny tissue. 1st Place only | |
| 46. Produce-Of-Dam: Two offspring, the produce of one cow, within the age limits of individual classes and exhibited in their respective classes. | |
| 47. Get-of-Sire: Three animals, all by one sire and from at least two dams, both sexes represented, within age limits of individual classes and must have been exhibited in their respective classes. | |