No Animal Qualifying for 2011 -- just qualify yourself with an ILR-SD Membership!

Check out http://www.lamaregistry.com/forms/2011_First_Annual_International_Gathering_Information.pdf

for ALL information about The Gathering.

The Gathering 2011 GENERAL Rules:
Exhibitors are required to be ILR-SD members to enter The Gathering.

All llamas must be ILR registered for Halter & Fleece Classes. Non-ILR registered or llamas without an ILR listing number may show in the Performance, Showmanship, and Youth divisions after obtaining an ILR Tracking Number. ILR registration and tracking numbers serve as point trackers for the ILR-SD.

One entry/youth in all youth performance classes. An animal can only go through each OB, PR, or Pack class one time. Youth age determined by their age on January 1^st of 2011, however if a youth reaches the age of 7 between January 1, 2011, and show date, they will be eligible to show as of their birth date.

YOUTH AGES:

• Jr. Youth: 7-11
• Intermediate Youth: 12-15
• Sr Youth: 16-18
   

HALTER CLASSES: Age calculated as of June 19, 2011, due to possibility of variance of halter class schedule.

• Juvenile: 5-<12 months.
• Yearling: 12-<24 months
• 2 year old: 24-<36 months
• Adult: over 36 months for llamas
   

ILR-SD HALTER LLAMA WOOL DESCRIPTIONS: 

Suri:    Fleece exhibits distinct lock formation, hangs straight down from midline, exhibits independent movement, a cool, slick handle and doesn’t have any crimp. Coverage may vary from light to heavy.

Silky:  Fleece exhibits a very soft/silky handle with natural wave, may exhibit some crinkle, but no crimp, has nearly indiscernible guard hair, and has minimal loft and coverage can vary from medium to heavy.  Ideally entries exhibit the majority of these criteria 

Classic: Abundant guard hair visible on the body and neck with short and minimal “downy” undercoat. Has guard hair “mane” on back of the neck. Exhibits a natural change in the fleece at the level of the elbow/stifle, with the fleece below this point being very short. Has natural windows of short fleece on the brisket, belly and flank and minimal fleece on legs and head with characteristics like guard hair not the downy undercoat.

Light:  Mostly double coated with moderate density but short length. Fleece coverage rapidly declines below the elbow/stifle and be very short below the knee/hock. Usually guard hair is longer than the undercoat.

Medium: Llamas may be double coated with moderate density and length. Llama exhibits coverage extending down the leg with minimal coverage below the knee and hock.

Moderate Heavy: Even neck fleece that blends into body fleece of moderate density and length. Legs will exhibit coverage down to the knees and potentially down to the toes with a decline in coverage below the knees on front legs. Rear legs will exhibit coverage down to the pastern on the back of the legs with minimal coverage on the front of the legs.

Extreme Heavy: Will exhibit abundant neck and body fleece. Front legs will exhibit coverage down to the toes maintaining heavy coverage below the knees. Rear legs will exhibit dense coverage down the back of the legs along with fiber on the front side of the legs.

Please enter your animals in their proper wool divisions.

Mini Llamas: Miniature llama guidelines are the American Miniature Llama Association guidelines for the ILR Show Division. All minis will be measured by show management Friday morning. Further details at registration.

Llama Fleece-On/Coat-On Fiber Classes will be held in a specified area and judged individually. Time to be announced.

Shorn Fiber and Specialty/Products Fleece entries must be turned in by 8:00 pm Thursday evening, June 16th.

Arrival Time: Stalling only available after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday June 15^th. 

Stalling:  Barn floor is cement. All bedding is acceptable except-no paper bedding.  Stalls are 10’x10’. Limit stalling to 2 larger or 3 juvenile or smaller size per stall.   Exhibitor responsible for cleaning out stalls prior to leaving.

Office/Clerk desk open Thursday, Friday, Saturday – 7:00 a.m. till 8:00 p.m.
Sunday 7:00 a.m. till show end.

OTHER INFORMATION:

• Dogs allowed on grounds and in barns as long as on leash.
• Barn and show arena are open covered buildings.
• Wash rack provided.
• Ribbons through 10th place for all classes except Fleece where ribbons are through 6^th place.
• Food available on the grounds..

PHYSICAL ADDRESS of Iowa State Fairgrounds:
3000 East University Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50317

The Gathering 2011 CLASS LIST:

We hope YOU can join us FOR the FUN of IT!

Check out the FUN events

which will be a part of The Gathering!

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The Gathering 2011 FOR the FUN of IT Events:

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD – Finished Fleece Products

Criteria:  Fleece product MUST be entered in the Fleece Product division for judging.

Judging: Judging of the fleece products is to be done as soon as possible on Friday to allow maximum time for items to be on display.

After the fleece products are judged, all fleece products will be in the People’s Choice award contest and will be on display in an area away from the fleece judging. No names or farm names will be attached to the product. Each product entered will be given a number and visitors, other exhibitors, etc. will vote for the product they like the most simply based on the product and the visual assessment. Votes will be put in a bucket and counted by the show clerk. 

Winner will be announced Sunday AM. A prize will be awarded that is specific to the Fleece Products contest and will be a continuing prize each year, perhaps in a different color, etc.

TASTES AND TREASURES

Tables will be set up for people to bring “goodies” (baked or otherwise) for sale. These will be out starting on Friday AM for people to purchase. All proceeds will go to the ILR. 

Items could include cookies, bars, fruits, breads, candies, caramel corn, cheese curds, etc. 

Additionally, items that a person no longer has a use for, wants, or simply needs to eliminate from their barn, will be put on display for sale. People can purchase them for a nominal charge and all proceeds will also go to the ILR. This can be leads, halters, brushes, grooming aids, nail trimmers, show clothing articles, cria coats, tie outs, nick-nacks, knitting supplies, spinning supplies, display boards, hangers for banners or posters, basically anything that is portable and could be useable by someone else.

Please no hard to transport items.

SPLIT-THE-POT Dollars In Your Pocket!          

We will be selling split-the-pot tickets at the show to benefit the ILR and the winner of the pot. Each will receive 50% of the proceeds. The last two times we did this the winner went home with $1,000! Save your pennies for your split-the-pot tickets!

BLUE RIBBON DADS

Since The Gathering is being held on Father’s Day weekend, we felt that Fathers should be recognized. Thus, there will be in each exhibitor packet a ribbon for each father to wear that will recognize BLUE RIBBON DADS. There will also be extras at the show office for the grandfathers and those fathers who we all depend on to receive and be recognized.

PEOPLE’S CHOICE CREATIVE PHOTO CONTEST

Here people can submit a photograph of themselves and/or family members, along with llamas and/or alpacas in a creative format. Not the standard “posed” photos. Exhibitors and visitors will vote on the best creative photograph. Winner will receive a prize yet to be determined (hoping for a gift certificate from one of our vendors). These photos will be on display the entire weekend and the winner will be announced on Sunday.

YOUTH GATHERING DOLLARS                     

·        Youth receive points for any placings at ILR-SD shows during the 2010 year.

·        Youth receive points for any placings at ILR-SD shows during the 2011 year up to the date of the 2011 International Gathering of Friends and Champions.

·        Each point will be $10.00 in Gathering Dollars. Gathering dollars are NOT real money, but rather “funny money” or “play money”.

·        If a Pot of Gold animal was used in earning those points – the points will be double value.

·        Youth can earn extra Gathering Dollars at the 2011 Gathering event by volunteering to help at the show in various areas and/or exhibitors or visitors can purchase Gathering Dollars at the value to give to youth that they feel are deserving for any reason of receiving those dollars, ie: well mannered, well dressed, helpful, friendly, etc. Ratio for purchase would be – $10.00 will purchase $100 in Gathering dollars.

·        Youth will receive a bonus of $100 Gathering Dollars for each class they enter at the 2011 Gathering event.

·        All youth Gathering Dollars earned up to the time of the event will be in the exhibitor packets at the 2011 Gathering event in June of 2011.

·        Gathering Dollars earned will be for youth to purchase donated items at the YOUTH ONLY AUCTION to be held on Saturday evening at the 2011 International Gathering of Friends and Champions.

Anyone wanting to make a donation of an auction item for the Youth Only Auction may do so at the 2011 Gathering event, or in the alternative, people can contact Matt Fruits at (765) 376-0261 or mefruits@netzero.com to let Matt know of a youth auction item you will be donating and sending and/or bringing to the Gathering.

Once the 2011 event is over, any dollars not spent by the youth will have to be discarded.  June 20, 2011, will start the new year for accumulation of Gathering Dollars to be used at the 2012 event.

The Gathering - your 2011 "Can't Miss" Event!

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