MARITIME ANGUS ASSOCIATION JUNIOR SHOW AND FIELD
DAY-2013
The
2013 Maritime Angus Junior show and Field day is scheduled for June 14-15,
2013. The event is being hosted by the Nova Scotia Angus Association and will
take place in Truro and Bible Hill, Nova Scotia.
Animals
entered in the Junior Show will be housed in the 4-H Barn on the Nova Scotia
Provincial Exhibition grounds in Bible Hill.
The show on Saturday afternoon will take place in the MacMillan Show
centre, also on the NSPE grounds. The
annual meeting of the Maritime Junior Angus Association, scheduled for 10:30 am
on the 15th will be held in a classroom of the MacMillan building.
The
host committee will have muffins and cookies, as well as juice and hot
beverages available for the early risers who are working on their animals on
the NSPE grounds and visitors to the barn. Lunch will be a beef on a bun meal,
with homemade pies for dessert. Pies are being supplied by the Glooscap 4-H
club.
The
weekend events will kick off with a welcome reception, greetings from civic
officials and Association staff at the Holiday Inn and Convention Centre on Prince
Street in Truro, beginning at 7:30 pm on Friday. The evening will include
presentations and a fun auction, and of course lots of food and hospitality.
The
host hotel, Holiday Inn, have a block of rooms set aside for Angus folks, at a
rate of $109.-$129 (depending on individual requirements). When booking, ask for the Nova Scotia Angus
block. Rooms will be held until May 15, 2013. Hotel phone number is 1-902-895-1651.
The
tentative schedule for the weekend is:
--Cattle
may arrive any time on Friday afternoon-June 14, 2013
--Registration
and formal activities will begin at the Holiday Inn at 7:30 pm on Friday, June
14, 2013
Saturday-June
15, 2013
--9
am-registration continues-NSPE grounds in Bible Hill
--10:30
am MJAA annual meeting-MacMillan Show Centre
--12:00-lunch
--1:15
pm Junior Show-conformation classes-purebred yearling heifers—purebred heifer
2013 calves- commercial yearling
heifers—commercial 2013 heifer calves.
--showmanship
classes will follow conformation classes.
Any
questions about the events please call Betty Lou Scott at 902-925-2057 or email-windcrest.farm@ns.sympatico.ca
JUNIOR SHOW RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Exhibitors must be at
least 9(nine) and not more than 21(twenty-one) years of age on January 1, 2013.
2. Exhibitors must be a
junior, annual or life member of the Canadian Angus Association at the time
their entry is submitted (May 15, 2013 or earlier).
3. Exhibitors may show only
one animal in each class Substitutes will not be accepted. Cross bred animals
cannot show in the championship class.
4. Deadline for entries is
May 15, 2013. PLEASE COMPLY WITH ENTRY DATE.
5. Each purebred entry must
include the NAME, DATE OF BIRTH, REGISTRATION NUMBER AND TATTOO of the animal. Tattoos will be checked on show day.
6. Entries will be listed in
the catalogue in order of animal’s age, and will be led into the ring in order
of catalogue entry number. Classes will be split,
depending on the number of entries.
7. Official CAA show vests
must be worn by exhibitors. These may
be rented from Betty Lou for show day. (At
the MAA annual meeting-December 2012-rental fee was increased to $10.)
8. Each exhibitor must submit
a copy of their animal liability insurance with their entry form.
9. A copy of the animal’s
registration certificate must also accompany the entry.
The Maritime Angus Association provides ribbons for
juniors competing in the show.
The Canadian Angus Association Junior Show grant will
be divided equally among all CJAA members who exhibit a registered heifer.
The Dick Turner Award will be presented to the
exhibitor of the first place purebred yearling female.
The Maritime Angus Association will present a prize to
the exhibitor of the second place purebred yearling female.
The Canadian Angus Association provides a Junior Show
grant based on the following criteria:
-a minimum of 6 head must be shown to be eligible for
the grant
-each junior show participant showing cattle must
be a member of the CJAA
-each animal must be registered to count for the grant
money
Grant payments are made according to the following
grid:
-basic grant of $200 (1-6 animals exhibited)
-an additional $25.00 per head is paid on the next
7-12 animals exhibited
-an additional $15.00 per head is paid out on each
animal exhibited over 12 head.
2013 MARITIME ANGUS JUNIOR
HEIFER SHOW ENTRY FORM
Entry
deadline-May 15, 2013
Exhibitor’s Name___________________________________________________________________
Address___________________________________________________________________________
Province_____________Postal
Code___________Telephone________________________________
Email Address______________________________________________________________________
Exhibitor’s Age___________Date of
Birth_______________________________________________
Exhibitor’s CAA Membership
Number__________________________________________________
Every exhibitor must submit a copy of their animal
liability insurance with their entry form.
Every exhibitor of a purebred animal must submit a
copy of the animal’s registration certificate with their entry form.
Exhibitors may enter an animal in each of the
following classes. Please use the back
of the form for additional entries.
(1)Purebred female born in 2013 (2)Crossbred female born
in 2013
(3)Purebred female born in 2012 (4)Crossbred female born
in 2012
CLASS Animal’s Name Date of Birth CAA Registration # & Tattoo (Cl 1 & 3)
Sire of
Animal______________________________________________________________________
Dam of
Animal_____________________________________________________________________
CLASS
Animal’s Name
Date of Birth CAA
registration # & Tattoo (Cl 1&3)
Sire of
Animal______________________________________________________________________
Dam of Animal_____________________________________________________________________
Please submit completed entry form and copies of
insurance coverage and registration papers to:
Betty Lou Scott--840 Mount Thom Road, Upper Mount
Thom, NS. B0K 1P0
Fax-902-925-2655 or email windcrest.farm@ns.sympatico.ca
