[Jacob-list] Jacobs at fairs in general

[J Thomas]

Incredible! I think the sheep standing so quietly in
the show ring showed that your child had spent a LOT
of time working with and training/handling the animal
to prepare it for show!

Joy T

--- Yvonne Hart <spottingchances_jacob at yahoo.com>
wrote:
> 
>  The sheep superintendant of our fair said that
> because  our Jacob stood so much shorter than the
> suffolk lambs the other children had to handle, and
> because ours was so docile, it didn't give my child
> an opportunity to show how well he could handle a
> difficult sheep when compared to the other kids.
> Yvonne Hart
>   SharHill at aol.com wrote: My kids showed Suffolk
> lambs in 4-H for the last 2 years. My understanding 
> of the guidelines for showmanship is that it is the
> CHILD who is being 
> judged, rather than the lamb. The judge looks at how
> well the child has 
> trained the lamb to stand and accept the touch of
> others, how well the child 
> has cared for the lamb...feed, grooming, etc., the
> child's knowledge about 
> the animal, how the child presents himself/or
> herself, as well as how well he 
> presents the animal. It shouldn't really matter what
> kind of sheep is being 
> shown. You can have a lamb that places last in
> conformation, but 1st in 
> showmanship, because it is supposed to be the child
> who is being judged. 
> This is how it is in Georgia anyway. I don't know
> about other states. I 
> don't see how showing a Jacob at a fair for
> showmanship could hurt the breed 
> at all.
> 
> Sharon
> 
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