Southern Maine Dairy Goat Association & White Pine Caprine 4H Dairy Goat Club presents:

SUMMER FUN ADGA YOUTH SHOW

Separately Sanctioned ADGA Jr/Sr Doe and Junior Doe Shows

Sunday August 13, 2023 @ 8:00 am

Judge: Danielle Carolei
Show Chair: Kristi Wright
Show Secretary: Marli Knowles

Location: Cumberland Fairgrounds, Teamsters Gate Entrance, Bruce Hill Road, Cumberland, ME 04021

Entry Fees: $20 per exhibitor fee. There is no per-goat fee. Paypal fee is $2. (Paypal does not allow our club to use Friends and Family, the fee covers the club expense for using the service.) Make checks payable to: Southern Maine Dairy Goat Association or submit Paypal payment (including $2 fee) to SMDGA.SHOW.PAY@gmail.com.

Deadline: Entry & Entry Fee must ARRIVE by August 4, 2023. No exceptions. If you have previously sent a check to SMDGA with insufficient funds, then you will be asked to pay via postal order or PayPal prior to the deadline. If you send in a check with isufficient funds, you will be expected to pay all associated fees or risk being able to enter future SMDGA shows.

Day of Show Entries: There are NO day of show entries. If entries are needed to make sanction, the show committee will reach out to individuals in that breed. Per SMDGA Club rules every animal entered must pay entry fee, regardless of sanction needs.

YOUTH RULES:

  • PLEASE check in by 7:30 AM. Show starts at 8:00 AM with Showmanship classes.

  • Participation open to ALL youth ages 5 to 21. Base date for age is August 12, 2023

  • All participants MUST sign up for showmanship. Use the first line of your entry to enter showmanship class. “Class number” will be your age grouping.

  • Youth must tend their own animals as age appropriate.

  • Show officials will not tolerate any unsportsman-like conduct.

  • Show attire includes white shirt, white or khaki pants, belt and closed-toed shoes. Be

    neat and presentable. No bare feet allowed on the Fairgrounds.

  • Base date on animals age will be the date of the show, August 13, 2023.

  • Entries are unlimited.

  • Do NOT enter juniors in the Jr./Senior Combined Show, unless that junior is a part of a group class OR show officials request the entry.

  • No horned animals allowed.

IMPORTANT! Please click to read full rules at this link!

Entry Submissions:

Alternate means of entry:
Email: smdgashow@gmail.com. You can send an excel sheet.
Postal Service mail to: Stacey Collins 167 Pleasant Valley Road, Cumberland Center, ME 04021 (Entries should be legible, neat and to format. Any entries that are difficult to copy will be incomplete and not entered. August 4 arrival deadline applies.)

Camping: Campground space is available – RV hookup (electric, septic and water) Reserve your space individually by completing the online application: cumberlandfair.com/registration-forms/camping-registration/

​Pens: This is a “trailer show”.  Limited pens are available, you may need to bring your own. Bring your own hay, feed and bedding. Animals may be penned in the ox and horse barns --- but you will need to bring your own bedding and your own gates to accommodate your goats. Pens are on a first come first serve basis and ALL MUST BE CLEANED OUT prior to leaving. Please be considerate of space. Make room for all exhibitors. You may be asked to consolidate space at the discretion of the show officials. No animals will be allowed to be penned in the camp ground. (Animals may be kept inside parked trailers, which will be parked in the Teamsters Field.)

*Important*

CLEAN UP: Exhibitors MUST LEAVE THEIR AREA IN THE SAME CONDITION AS THEY FOUND IT.

  • All bedding must be raked OUT of any pens you use and removed to a manure pile. Remove ALL trash from pen areas.

  • Bathrooms—Please clean up after yourself If Cumberland Fairgrounds deems bathrooms excessively messy, they will charge an extra fee to the clubs, which means entry fees will go up!

  • Trash Cans—Extra trash bags will be available. Don’t throw trash on the ground. Clean up around your space in the show ring (ie. drink bottles, baby wipes, etc.)

Food: No food will be available on site. Convenience stores located 5 minutes away:


Show Order and Class Info

ORDER OF SHOW

I. FITTING AND SHOWMANSHIP COMBINED

—Senior – 16 to 21
—Intermediate 12 to 15
—Juniors 9 to 11
—Pewee 5 to 8
—Novice – first year showing w/no other showmanship experience.
(Classes may change depending on entries)

II. Junior and Senior Combined ADGA Sanctioned Youth Dairy Goat Show:

(Use the following class numbers on your Entry Form)

1. Kids 0 to 24 months

Junior and Reserve Junior Champions

2. Milkers under 2 years of age
3. Milkers 2 years and under 3 years of age
4. Milkers 3 years and under 4 years of age
5. Milkers 4 years and under 5 years of age
6. Milkers 5 years and older

Senior and Reserve Senior Champion
Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion

7. Champion Challenge
Best of Breed

8. Best Udder of Breed (limit two animals per exhibitor)
9. Dam /Daughter of Breed (if junior daughter, must be entered in show)
10. Best Herd (1 milking doe, 1 dry, 1 exhibitor’s choice, must be owned or leased by exhibitor, 1 entry per breed,)

Best Doe in Show

III. JUNIOR ADGA SANCTIONED YOUTH DAIRY GOAT SHOW:

11. Jr. Kids under 4 months of age
12. Sr. Kids 4 months and under 12 months of age
13. Dry Yearlings

Junior and Reserve Junior

This show is sanctioned by ADGA for the following breeds:

  • Nigerian Dwarf

  • Nubian

  • Oberhasli

  • All Other Purebreds (Alpine, LaMancha, Toggenburg, Sable, Saanen, Guernsey)

  • Recorded Grade