ILR Show Division
HALTER COMMITTEE Minutes
April 13, 2009
Call to order: 7:07 EST
Present: Chairman: Justin Timm,
Secretary: Ryan Laux, ILR Board Liaison: Kristy Brown, Darrel
Anderson, Bill Safreed, Hank Kaufmann
Argentine and Minis would be able to
set their own standard, however it would not be under the ILR
point system.
All of the comments listed below were
the recommendations of the committee for submission to the
Governing Board.
Fiber types will be shown in the
order listed.
Suri:
~ Fiber exhibits distinct locked fiber architecture
~ Fiber hangs straight down from the midline on the back
consists of straight, narrow locks that form close to the skin
~ Fiber exhibits independent movement
~ Fiber exhibits a cool, slick handle
~ Fiber exhibits little or no crimp
~ Fiber exhibits very little loft
Classic:
~ Abundant guard hair visible on the body and neck of the
animal, with short and minimal downy undercoat.
~ The presence of a guard hair mane on the back of the neck.
~ A natural change in the fleece at the level of the
elbow/stifle, with the fleece below this point being very short.
~ Natural windows of short fleece - brisket, belly, flank.
~ Minimal fleece on legs/head with a characteristics like
guard hair, not the downy undercoat.
~ Athletic body type.
Light/Medium:
~ Animals may have minimal to moderate leg and head wool.
~ Animals may be single or double coated with moderate density
and length.
~ Front legs exhibit fiber extending down the leg with minimal
coverage below the knee.
~ Rear legs exhibit fiber extending down the leg with minimal
coverage below the hock.
~ Neck wool and body fleece are proportional in amount and
characteristic.
Silky:
~ Fiber exhibits
a very soft or silky handle.
~ Fiber exhibits
natural wave.
~ Coverage may
vary from medium to heavy.
~ Fiber may
exhibit minimal loft.
Medium Heavy:
~ Will exhibit even neck fleece that does not naturally molt.
~ Front legs:
- Fleece down to the knees
- Fleece down to the toes with a decline in coverage below the
knees
~ Rear legs:
- Fleece 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:
- Fiber down to the toes maintaining heavy coverage below the
knees
~ Rear legs:
- Dense coverage down the back of the legs along with fiber on
the front side of the legs.
Working Geldings – These
gelding classes shall consist of llamas that meet the
requirements of the published fleece criteria for Classic,
Light/medium fleece on animals plus they shall have a phenotype
suitable for athletic activities.
Fleece Geldings – These
gelding classes shall consist of llamas that meet the
requirements of the published fleece criteria for Suri, Silky,
Medium/Heavy and Extreme Heavy fleece.
Sheared animals will be shown in their
appropriate fleece division prior to being shorn.
Suggested Combinations: The
following classes can be combined as needed to achieve adequate
numbers for optimal points or if entries in a particular class
are very small. The goal of combined classes is too compare
animals of similar phenotype and fleece characteristics and keep
the competition comparable for all competitors.
~ Combine
Classic and Light/Medium
~ Combine Silky
and Medium/Heavy
~ Combine
Medium/Heavy and Extreme Heavy
Showmanship: Showmanship
participants will be judged on their preparation (grooming,
halter fit, halter/lead coordination, personal attire and
presentation) and presentation of their animal as if the animal
were being shown in halter (well behaved animals will have an
advantage). The animal itself will be evaluated on grooming and
training only (not conformation). Exhibitors will be expected to
present the animal to optimize its best characteristics while
following judges instruction regarding patterns, quadrants,
etc. It is recommended that the showmanship pattern be similar
to the judges preferred halter pattern as appropriate to the
show ring layout. The judge will also evaluate the knowledge and
demeanor of the exhibitor as they interact with the judge,
ringmen and other participants – while showing to the judge.
Halter classes will be judged based on the
conformation of the animals in the class as viewed from the
front, rear and the side while in motion and at rest. The
overall conformation & balance will be considered as well as
evaluation of the smoothness of gait while in motion. Fleece
consideration is 10% of the judges evaluation. Fleece
characteristics to be evaluated would include luster, handle and
fineness.
Definitions:
Conformation: the form or outline of an animal to
include the relationship of form to function. Conformation is
the Key to an animals method of progression. Proportions of
the body conformation as compared to the limb conformation may
determine whether or not there will be any interference of the
limbs during progression.
Body type: an inherited characteristic of an
animal or breed that best fits it for a specific function.
Balance: the common denominator of function, type
and conformation.
Axial alignment: as viewed from the top, a line drawn thru the
withers down the center of the back to the tail head should
divide the body into two separate halves.
Body balance: A line drawn from the point of the shoulder
through the center of the stifle should be parallel to the
ground. Also, vertical lines drawn from the front of the stifle
to the front of the hip and the point of the elbow should be
perpendicular to the ground and divide the body into equal
thirds.
Since the head and neck act as a balance arm for the body and
should be proportional to the length of back.
Conformation of the limbs: the animal should be observed
from a distance as well as up close, and at rest and in motion.
The limbs should be proportional to the height, depth and length
of the body. The gait can be evaluated by studying the feet as
they leave the ground, during flight and as they land. As viewed
from the front and the rear, a vertical line from the point of
the shoulder and from point of the hip should bisect the limbs.
Front legs: as viewed from the side, a vertical line dropped
from the center of the elbow should bisect the limb and the back
of the heel. Rear legs: as viewed from the side, a line from the
point of the hip should line up with the back of the hock, run
down the back of the cannon bone and land just behind the heel
of the foot.
Normal external reproductive development
Forelimb Conformation Faults:
~ Base Narrow (feet too close)
~ Base Wide (feet too wide)
~ Toed In (dishing)
~ Toed Out (splay footed)
~ Backward deviation of the knees (calf knees)
~ Forward deviation of the knees (Buck knees)
~ Inward deviation of the knees (winging)
~ Outward deviation of the knees (dishing)
~ Lack of shoulder angulation (post legged)
~ Camped under in front – limb below the elbow is too far
behind perpendicular line
~ Camped out in front – limb below the elbow is too far in
front of perpendicular line
~ Abnormal fetlock/pastern angulation – too vertical or too
much slope
Rearlimb Conformation Faults:
~ Base Narrow
(rope walking)
~ Base Wide
(feet too wide)
~ Toed In
(pigeon toed)
~ Inward
deviation of the hock (cow hocked)
~ Excess
angulation of the hock (sickle hocked)
~ Excessively
straight leg (post legged)
~ Camped under
behind (leg too far forward of vertical line)
~ Camped out
behind (leg too far behind vertical line)
~ Abnormal
fetlock/pastern angulation – too vertical or too much slope
Conformation of Top Line:
~ Top line should be level as viewed from wither to
hips and parallel to the ground.
~ The rump should have a slight slope with the base of the
tail (tail set) near the front of the hip bone.
Showmanship can show a
non-registered animal. Halter classes will require
the animal be fully ILR registered.
Production Pair possible combination
of Get of Sire and Produce of Dam.
Get of Sire and Produce of Dam will
both contain 2 animals.
Next meeting date Thursday May 7th
7pm Central.
Ryan Raux
Halter Committee Secretary