Round Robin Showmanship Contest
Small & Large Animal
The Small Animal Round Robin Showmanship contest will be held on Saturday of fair at 1:30 p.m. and the Large Animal Round Robin Showmanship contest will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday of fair. Those eligible to participate in the Round Robin Contests are the Senior Division Champion and Intermediate Division Champion from the following areas: Small Animal - cat, dog, poultry and rabbit; and Large Animal - beef, dairy cattle, goats (meat/dairy), sheep and swine. If the champion showman in an area declines competing, then the reserve champion from that area will be invited to compete. If the reserve champion declines the next highest placing showmanship exhibitor in that area will be invited and on down the class line for purple and blue ribbon awards until competition spots are filled.
Dress code for Round Robin Showmanship competitors is that dress which is appropriate for showing large animal livestock in a youth livestock program, with a minimum attire of blue jeans, hard soled footwear, plus a 4‑H/FFA Logo t-shirt approved for the York County Fair or a white shirt with a 4‑H/FFA logo attached.
The Round Robin Showmanship judges may or may not give oral or written questions concerning the livestock specie(s) being shown. Responses by exhibitors to questions may be used as a portion of the scoring.
Contestants will draw at random for animals to be used in the Round Robin Showmanship contest.
Showmanship contest references include: Uniform Scorecard for Judging Dairy Fitting and Showmanship Contests; Guide for Evaluating Livestock Showmanship Contests; Cat and Dog Showmanship Score Sheets. We encourage youth to reach out to other youth who show the species of livestock for help.
In the attempt to provide competition in all areas of the Round Robin Showmanship contest; in the case a champion showman qualifies in more than one specie, the first choice of the multiple qualified show person must be in an area where that choice will leave a contestant in all specie areas. The non-selected specie area must have a reserve champion showman eligible to compete in the Round Robin competition.