(1) Exhibitor Dress Requirements: Exhibitors must wear western attire, long sleeve shirt or long sleeve blouse with collar and cuffs and pants or skirt with boots, while exhibiting cattle in the show ring (Western hats may be worn if desired). “Baseball style” caps, “tennis shoe” type footwear and scotch combs are prohibited in the show ring. Ring stewards, show officials, announcers and any others that are in the show ring in an official capacity are expected to follow these dress requirements as well.
(2) Bulls - All bulls competing are shown at halter WITH A NOSE LEAD. Bulls 12 months of age and over must show with a permanent nose ring and nose lead. All bulls over 12 months must use neckties or neck straps when secured in stall. Handlers must be 13 years or older and/or in the TLBT Teen or Senior Showmanship Division to show bulls in Classes 27-29 and Produce of Dam/Get of Sire classes if a Class 27-29 TLBAA or class 21 TLBT bull(s) is/are entered. All youth may show Class 26 or under.
(3) Any female over 30 months of age must have either a nursing TX longhorn calf at side with DOB listed on health certificate (no cross bred calves will be allowed at side) or the results of a positive pregnancy test (palpation, blood, or sonogram) listed on the health certificate, or the animal is not eligible to show. Pregnancy information and/or age of calf at side will be made available to the judge.
(4) Calf at side - Nursing Calves (205 days or less) may be shown at side with its dam. Calves must be currently nursing on a daily basis. Calves that have been weaned at home are not eligible.
(5) Grooming - "Texas Longhorns cattle are shown in their natural state. That is, they are not altered by any means. Exhibitors are encouraged to show their animals in a neat and clean condition. Washing, brushing, combing and trimming of excess hair are permitted. As a recommended guideline, hair trimming should be done in those areas such as the neck and portions of the topline of the animal which may not lay flat against the body. The head, neck, brisket and around the base of the horns may be clipped smooth and the underline clipped blending sides. The sheath, navel flap, udder and tail (excluding the tail switch) may be clipped to remove long hair. Sprays or concentrates specifically formulated and sold as fly and/or insect inhibitor or prohibitor are allowed to be applied to the hair. Show sheen administered from a pump spray bottle will be permitted. While not advised or recommended body clipping or slick sheering is not grounds for removal from competition hair brushed DOWN and smooth without the use of adhesives, aerosol sprays or agents that deter from the animal's natural appearance. The use of Fly / Insect Inhibitor or Prohibitor Sprays and Show Sheen FROM A PUMP SPRAY bottle will be permitted. The tail switch is to be long and full without trimming or docking, and no balling or back combing of the tail switch is allowed. No other physical or cosmetic alterations should be made other than trimming of the calf's hooves. The practice of artificial filling by drenching, pumping or use of any other device is prohibited.
Specifically prohibited are:
(a) the use of grooming chutes and/or generators to aid in the clipping of hair on the premises of show locations (b) the sanding, oiling and polishing of horns
(c) polishing of hooves (d) use of neck sweats (e) horn weights will not be tolerated
(f) surgical altering of navel, dewlap (or other skin areas), knees or hocks (g) drenching or injecting any substance under the skin or into any muscle (ie. steroids or growth implants of any kind)
(6) Youth Show - Youth between the ages of 7-19 are eligible to exhibit in the show if (1) the youth has a current TLBT membership number, (2) the owner of the animal has a current membership and (3) the youth has NOT graduated from High School.
Youth Showmanship - Youth must exhibit an animal in the show competition to participate in showmanship. Only animals shown in the competition are eligible to be shown in a showmanship class. Peewee exhibitors (age 6 and below) may compete with an adult.
(7) Unmanageable Animals - All show entries are expected to be manageable. Should an animal become unmanageable, the show management shall have the right and responsibility to remove such animal from competition, and all entry and stalling fees shall be forfeited. The ring steward is responsible for the movement and placement of the entries in the judging arena. Any animal/exhibitor disrupting the movement or placement of entries in the arena shall be dismissed. Animals deemed “unruly” or “not controllable” by the ring steward shall be dismissed from the judging arena so as not to endanger other animals or exhibitors. Ring steward decisions are final and are not questionable.
(8) Group classes - Classes will be offspring shown at halter from age groups of females, Class 11 and under; Bulls from the established classes. Class 34 Produce of Dam - Two animals, natural birth, any sex, and can have different owners (ET calves not eligible) Class 35 Get of Sire - Three animals, natural birth, both sex, 2 or more different dams, and can have different owners (ET calves eligible)
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Violations of these rules will be grounds for removal from competition by show management and forfeiture of all fees and World show qualifications.
WTLA reserves the right to refuse entries from any person, of any animal.
Refunds will not be given after payment is made.