HALIFAX AGRICULTURAL SHOW
GOAT SECTION SCHEDULE
Holding Number 49/349/8001
Judge: TBC
Goat Section Secretary:
Mrs Gillian Clough
Tel: 07967 226621
Halifax Agricultural Show Goat Section Rules
Entries for CAE tested/monitored goats must be accompanied with current documentation.
All exhibitors must adhere to instructions from the Showground and Goat Section Stewards.
No goats should be unloaded onto the showground without express permission from a Steward.
All goats must conform to current regulations on livestock identification. Legends on earmarks and tags must be discernible and correlate with the entry form.
No pregnant goat or any goat which has kidded/aborted within the last 30 days may be admitted to the Show ground. In the event of an unforeseen kidding or abortion, a Goat Section Steward must be immediately informed, and the goat isolated from other goats. Full details of the goat, exhibitor and action taken will be recorded and stored for a period of 12 months.
Goats in-milk must be milked prior to arrival at the showground.
All stock must be penned by 9:00 am Saturday 13th August. No traffic movement on the showground will be permitted after 9:00 am until 5:00 pm. Goats to remain on the showground until 5:00 pm.
Any exhibitor who behaves in an abusive manner may be removed from the showground and/or be excluded from exhibiting at future shows.
ENTRY FEES
CLASS 13-21 (double pen each – 1.8 x 1.8m approx): £3.60
Class 1-6 (single pen each – 0.9×1.8m approx): £3.00
Class 7-12 (single pen per two kids): £3.00
Class 22 (single pen per two kids): £3.00
Class 23 – 24 (goat entered class 1 – 22): Free
Straw to be provided courtesy of Calder Valley Agricultural Supplies (CALVAG)
Cheques made payable to Halifax Agricultural Society Ltd. Entries together with appropriate fee to:
Gillian Clough, Shepherds Nook, 1 Daisy Bank, Hebden Bridge HX7 8PU.
CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES: 30th JULY 2022
PRIZE MONEY
Paid on the day by 5pm
SECTION 1, 2 & 4: 1st Prize – £8, 2nd Prize – £5, 3rd Prize – £3, 4th Prize – £2
SECTION 3: 1st Prize – £10, 2nd Prize – £7, 3rd Prize – £5, 4th Prize – £3
BEST GOATLING: £5
BEST KID: £5
BEST GOAR, CLASS 13-21: £5
BEST IN SHOW: £20
RESERVE BEST IN SHOW: £10
BEST YOUNG HANDLER, AGE 5-8 AND 9-14: £5
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
SECTION 1
FEMALE GOAT, OVER ONE YEAR BUT NOT EXCEEDING 2 YEARS, THAT HAS NOT BORNE A KID.
Class 1-5 entered in the relevant sections of the herd book.
CLASS 1: Toggenburg or British Toggenburg
CLASS 2: Saanen or British Saanen
CLASS 3: Anglo Nubian
CLASS 4: British Alpine
CLASS 5: Guernsey or Golden Guernsey
CLASS 6: Any other variety
SECTION 2
FEMALE KID, OVER TWO CALENDAR MONTHS, BUT NOT EXCEEDING ONE YEAR.
Class 7-11 entered in the relevant sections of the herd book.
CLASS 7: Toggenburg or British Toggenburg
CLASS 8: Saanen or British Saanen
CLASS 9: Anglo Nubian
CLASS 10: British Alpine
CLASS 11: Guernsey or Golden Guernsey
CLASS 12: Any other variety
SECTION 3
FEMALE GOAT THAT HAS BORNE A KID, ANY AGE, IN MILK.
Class 13 – 19 entered in the relevant sections of the herd book (kidding date must be included in entry form).
CLASS 13: Toggenburg
CLASS 14: Saanen
CLASS 15: British Toggenburg
CLASS 16: British Saanen
CLASS 17: Anglo Nubian
CLASS 18: British Alpine
CLASS 19: Guernsey or Golden Guernsey
CLASS 20: Any other variety
SECTION 4
CLASS 21: Female, non-production goat, any age, any variety, and ineligible for class 1-12
CLASS 22: Wether
SECTION 5
CLASS 23: Young handler age 5 to 8
CLASS 24: Young handler age 9 to 14