2024 MCLB / HONOR SHOW CHOW Show Lamb Circuit
General RULES AND REGULATIONS:

• Even though the circuit is ran by the MCLB organization, sheep do not have to be Missouri-born and raised or raised/sold by MCLB Members. There is one show exception to this rule- being the MCLB Futurity Show, which is open to ONLY SHEEP RAISED BY MCLB Breeders. 

• Any exhibitor age 21 and under as of January 1 of the current year is eligible to compete in the Series, and the series is open to residents of ANY state, not just Missouri.

• Entry fees for the MCLB Show Lamb Circuit will be set at $30 per exhibitor. This allows the exhibitor eligibility for final awards in our market lamb, wether dam, WBI, AND showmanship divisions. This should be paid to a MCLB member along with the Declaration Form. 

• Please notice: This $30 fee is the exhibitor’s entry into the Series, not the individual shows themselves. Entry fees into the individual shows vary according to the individual shows’ rules and regulations.

• Ownership of each lamb is established when the exhibitor signs up for the series on the Ownership Declaration Form. We must have your declaration form on file along with your $30 before we start to track your points. Directions on who to send this form and the fee to can be found on the Declaration form. 

• To earn points at a show on a given day, the animal must be entered AND shown that day by the exhibitor that claimed ownership of that lamb on the declaration form. The ONLY exception to this is if the exhibitor has someone else show one of their declared lambs because they had two or more lambs in the same class. Sheep will be tracked by Scrapie tag numbers from the Declaration Form. 
• Individual sheep are also declared “Market” or “Wether Dam” or “WBI” on the Declaration Form and are only ELIGIBLE FOR AWARDS IN THAT DIVISION. 

• Prizes are solely dependent on available funding and sponsorships. Series awards will be given at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia on the Wednesday before the market lamb show in conjunction with the showmanship competition.

• Exhibitors must attend a MINIMUM of SIX SHOWS to be eligible for Series Awards and have a minimum of SIX SCORES in a division to receive prizes for that division.  The TOP 8 shows of each exhibitor will be figured into their point totals.  

• The MCLB Show Lamb Circuit is not responsible for the management of sanctioned shows. All sanctioned events are run independently of the circuit. All exhibitors are expected to honor the rules of the show in which they are participating.

• Shows invited to participate are required to submit $100 to the MCLB and sign a form agreeing to our rules and regulations set forth for the series. The show committee will have the final say in whether to sanction the show or not based on a number of factors.

All rules are subject to the discretion of the MCLB Show Lamb Circuit Committee and the Missouri Club Lamb Breeders Association and are subject to change.

1. Considered a SEPARATE DIVISION from the Market Lamb Division

2. Ewes or wethers are eligible- judged as “market” lambs (no yearlings)

3. Shown by weight

4. A TOP 3 WILL BE SELECTED AT EVERY SHOW; all classes placed top to bottom

5. Lamb teeth must be intact

6. Classification is at the discretion of the MCLB Show Series Committee. WBI’s include white-faced breeds and/or speckles that range from white-faced with black spots to black faced with white spots, with A MINIMUM OF 30% of hair areas (face, ears, legs below the knees and hocks) having white coloring. In the event that there is a classifying issue, the final say will be made by the MCLB Show Series Committee. 

7. We will award the TOP 3 WBI Exhibitors at the end of the year

8. POINTS:

1. Points follow the exhibitors, NOT the individual lambs

2. An Exhibitors TOP 1 POINT EARNING WBI from each show will account for their points that day at that show

3. WBI POINTS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
   Champion WBI- 3 points 2nd in Class- 9 points
   Reserve WBI- 2 points 3rd in Class- 8 points
   Third Overall WBI- 1 points 4th in Class- 7 points
   1st in Class- 10 points 5th or Lower in Class- 6 point 

1. 3 AGE BREAKS- 10 and Under (JUNIOR), 11-14 (INTERMEDIATE) and 15 & Older (SENIOR) 

2. Age is determined as of January 1 of that year

3. Exhibitors must show their own lambs in showmanship

4. Judges will be asked to place exhibitors from top to bottom in each age division if there is only one round and no multiple “heats” in each age division. If the show is large enough to split one age division into multiple “heats,” the judge will need to bring back enough participants in each heat to place AT LEAST a top 10 overall.

5. POINTS AWARDED ARE AS FOLLOWS FOR BOTH JR AND SR SHOWMANSHIP:
   Champion: 15 points 7th Overall: 9 points
   Reserve: 14 points 8th Overall: 8 points
   3rd Overall: 13 points 9th Overall: 7 points
   4th Overall: 12 points 10th Overall: 6 Points
   5th Overall: 11 points 11th or Lower:  5 Points
   6th Overall: 10 points

5.    ALL-AROUND EXHIBITOR AWARDS:
We also give 3 awards for OVERALL JUNIOR, INTERMEDIATE, and SENIOR. This is a simple calculation in which we add up ALL POINTS FROM ALL SHOWS ON ALL DIVISIONS- Market (top 2 each show), Breeding (top 1 each show), WBI (top 1 each show), and Showmanship. This particular award does NOT take your TOP 8 shows; rather it takes into account ALL shows that the showman attends.

Other Point Considerations… (applies to all 4 Divisions)

• POINT ACCUMULATION IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH WHAT IS TURNED IN ON THE DECLARATION FORM
• Tie breaks within each division will be decided by Total Points within each division from ALL SHOWS, then number of Champions, then the number of reserves, the number of 1sts, then the number of 2nds, and so forth until the tie is broken.
• The TOP 8 scores an exhibitor receives in each division throughout the year will be used to calculate their year-end totals and will decide final awards winners. Exhibitors don’t necessarily have to attend 8 shows to be eligible but it is highly recommended. Exhibitors must attend a MINIMUM of SIX SHOWS to be eligible for Series Awards and have a minimum of SIX SCORES in a division to receive prizes for that division