ILR-SD Member Insurance - we have purchased liability insurance for the ILR-SD members! All ILR-SD members are covered by the policy at any ILR-SD show. An added bonus for sanctioning your show with the ILR-SD!

International Gathering of Friends & Champions will be held June 14-16, 2013, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA. New for this year is the Llama Futurity Association will be holding their event at the same location, same weekend. This is a very positive cooperative effort for two national organizations and a win-win for the memberships. We are also adding Youth Judging and Special Needs classes to the 2013 event.

Youth Judging Competition – yes, Youth Judging is now an approved point class in the ILR-SD. Show management has the flexibility to offer one to four Youth Judging divisions – Halter, Performance, Showmanship or Shorn Fleece – as few or as many as you want to have at your Show!

Fleece Judging Revisited – the fleece committee has talked to exhibitors, show management, judges and end-users to re-evaluate the fleece judging program. The following changes have been made to the Fleece program:

Revised score cards – the cards have been simplified and combined to a single card for Singe/Double/Suri and a separate card for Coat-On.

Revised Weighted Fleece Chart – over 325 fleece weights were evaluated representing 11 farms in 11 states, and these figures were used to adjust the Weighted Fleece Chart.

Revised Point Scoring System – the point value for Weighted fleece was reduced to 5 points, and other judging categories were combined and points redistributed.

Judges Guidelines Reassessed – the judges' committee has expanded some areas of the guidelines and eliminated others. Grandfather clauses have been removed and Fast-Track has been redefined. A Judge’s Code of Ethics has been formalized and will be included in the Guidelines.