THE SHOW = WORKMANSHIP AND COLLECTIBILITY CLASSES ONLY!
THE PARTY = POTLUCK AND ORNAMENT GIFT EXCHANGE

December 3, 2011

LOCATION:
Lions Club
12415 Murphy Ave
San Martin CA 95046-9527

Divisions and Judges:

COLLECTIBILITY DIVISIONS:
OF Plastic Collectibilty - Breyer/Other: TBA
OF Plastic Collectibility - Stone: TBA
Hartland Collectibility: TBA
Vintage Custom Collectibility: TBA

WORKMANSHIP DIVISIONS:
Customized Workmanship: TBA
Artist Resin Workmanship: TBA

CHRISTMAS THEME CLASSES:

Show Hours:
Table set-up starts at 7:00am; volunteers for set-up get in earlier. Hall opens at 8:00am - judging will begin at 9:00AM.

Show Schedule:
Showhall will open at 8:00am and show will start at 9:00am. Christmas potluck lunch break will be at 12 noon (approximate) and will last 1 hour, to be followed by the annual gift exchange featuring unique Christmas ornaments. Show is scheduled to run until 6:00pm or when finished.

To help keep this large show moving along, please read your class lists and be ready to self-load the next class as a completed class is excused. We all seem to do this anyway but if there are new showers in the room, please help them learn the pace of the show.

Show Benefit:

This show acts as a fundraiser to provide working capital for the larger FANTASTIC PLASTIC CLASSIC show held in the same show hall in early April each year.

Our benefit: This show is a benefit for Thoroughbred Friends and for THOROUGHBRED FRIENDS directly. Thoroughbred Friends is a non-profit, privately owned and operated direct horse rescue refuge located in Woodland, California. Thoroughbred Friends focuses on Thoroughbreds but has helped horses of other breeds as well. You can Google Thoroughbred Friends or go directly to their website at http://www.tbfriends.com. In this period of economic down-turn, horses have been forfeited to Joe and Kathy Shelton daily from private families and ranches undergoing foreclosure. Joe also takes on the heartbreaking task of rescuing horses bound for slaughter and those that have been rescued out of a miserable life such as Mexican Rodeo tripping horses. I appreciate each and every bit of help you offer by way of attending my show - it allows you to have a good time while supporting a worthy cause.

QUALIFICATIONS:

NAMHSA: This show will be a NAN (North American Nationals) qualifier – 1st and 2nd place horses in all Workmanship and Collectibility classes will receive a yellow NAN card that qualifies that horse to enter the NAN shows in 2012 and 2013.

REGION 2: This show will also be a Region 2 qualifier - any horse with a 1st through 4th place will qualify for the 2012 Region 2 Championship Show.

RULES/NOTES:

Class Limitations:
Class limit is 3 horses per class.
Extra Horses: limit of 2 horses per class may be added at the rate of $1.00 per horse, payable as cash only at the table.
Class participation limits per horse: a model can compete in one (1) class only.

General Class Information: Classes may be split, combined or canceled, depending upon the number of entries, at the discretion of the judge and/or showholder.

Scale Descriptions: The models commonly termed Traditional and/or Classic will show in the regular classes. Models commonly termed Stablemate, TinyMite, Pebbles and Chips will show in the Mini classes where a mini class alternative is noted.

AWARDS:
Paper Flats to 5th Place in Classes, unique awards to Championships and Over-All Grand Championships.

ENTRY CARDS:
Each entry must have a 3x5" card. For this show cards maybe either white or colored. On the up side, type or print clearly the class number (mandatory), breed and gender. On the down side, print the horse's name and the shower's name. For security purposes, you may tag your horses but please be careful to have only the horse's breed and gender showing when you place it in the show ring. Do not place your horse's hooves on another entry's card or leg tags. Entries without index-type entry cards will be disqualified. Please do not use scraps of paper or Post-It notes, 3x5" index cards ONLY

DOCUMENTATION:
Documentation for your horse is welcome and is almost required in collectibility classes – please do not assume your judge knows every detail that could help your horse place in the ribbons. As a courtesy to other showers, please limit the size of your documentation to a maximum of 8-1/2 x 11 inches.

SPONSORSHIP RAFFLE:
Tickets for the sponsorship raffle will be given at the rate of one ticket per estimated dollar of donation value. Tickets will be available via class, section and division sponsorships, and via raffle and auction donations.

RAFFLES AND AUCTIONS:
This is a fundraiser show so of course there will be raffles! Raffles will be active throughout the day with drawings held at 3:00PM. We are gladly accepting donations for the raffles up to and including the show date.

FINISH DEFINITIONS:

SEE CLASSLIST FOR DESCRIPTIONS WITHIN EACH DIVISION.

For the majority of the collectibility classes, please enter Breyers with dating information (pre-1980 or post-1980).

Note: Enter Hartlands with any documentation possible.

Decorators (Breyer/Other):
This class is to include the accepted and traditional Decorator colors for Breyer - Copenhagen, Wedgewood, Gold Charm and Gold Florentine and/or Silver Filigree. Ageless Bronze is included here. Charcoal horses have their own class.

Charcoal:
This class is to include all forms of charcoal color - matte and gloss, brown toned or deeper true Charcoal, all size scales. The class is judged on the charcoal color and finish. Please enter Breyers with dating information (pre-1980 or post-1980).

Woodgrains/Woodies/Woodcuts:
These are available for each manufacturer’s division - Breyer Woodgrains, Stone Woodies and Hartland Woodcuts. Please enter Breyers or Hartlands with dating information (pre-1980 or post-1980).

Gem Series (Stone):
This class includes all the gem colors released to date: Lapis, Rose Quartz, Malachite, Amethyst, Onyx, Tiger Eye, Opal, Cinnabar, etc. Does NOT include Pearls. Includes Palouse "Sandstone" if shown as the mineral sandstone.

Pearlies:
These classes are judged on the Pearl finish with one pearlies class for Breyer/Other and one for Stones in their respective Collectibility sections. Hartland pearlies go into Hartland Woodcut/Unrealistic Color class. Please note on card if your horse is a rare version of a pearlized model. Includes true pearl finishes only. no Opal colors in this class please. Opals go into the Gem classes.

Unrealistic Colors:
1 - "Unrealistic colors - Solids, Appaloosas, Pinto/Paints but no man made Patterns or Scenes" is offered in both Breyer and Stone divisions and has a class for each size-scale break. This class includes naturally occurring patterns such as Appaloosa and/or Pinto/Paint. These horse have realistic color placement but the color itself is not realistic. Think of the blue pinto Mirror Image Breyers, Stone's 'Aristocrat' and 'Blue Angel'.

2 - "Unrealistic colors - Manmade Patterns & Scenes" includes scenic series and horses with images such as Breyer's Halloween series, Christmas painted scenes or decor, dragon horses, etc or Stone's sunset series, snowflakes patterns, holiday themed horses, the leaf pattern Vermont, etc. This is where man-made patterns go.

Custom Models:
At BreyerFest, BreyerWest, NAN and many regional shows there is no division between the Simple/SCM models and the Extreme or Drastic/DCM models. This is a workmanship division and the custom work should be judged on how well any repositioning and anatomical changes have been done before the excellent paint work begins. All levels of customized work will compete together. The model must have a mass produced plastic or hard-rubber, china, bisque or similar factory produced body. Any remade plastic model shows here. Artist Resins: These resins are to be the polyurethane resins reproduced in limited low-volume runs by independent casting houses using original sculptures by non-factory artists. No model with a plastic body as the originating "armature" should show here no matter how drastic the work is.

JUDGING CRITERIA:

Collectibility Classes:
The horses in Collectibility Classes will be judged on
1) rarity (documentation is huge help here)
2) condition (absence of rubs, scratches, flaws and discoloration)
3) molding quality - crispness of detail, no excess plastic blobs, are "all feet on floor?" - in other words was this an early model taken when the mold was better as compared to another look-alike with sloppier surface on the hooves or obvious hot-knife work
4) breed assignment as related to body type accuracy and overall judge's impression. This criteria helps a judge when two models are basically tied on numbers 1 thru 3.
Documentation about dates issued and limited run sizes will be an strong asset.

Workmanship Classes:
Horses judged in the Workmanship classes will be judged on
1) Body finish work - seams & logo removed/smoothed, legs straightened, joints etc matching, all 4 feet on the floor, good surface prep.
2) Body finish work - manes & tails - does hair have flow pattern correct for movement
3) Paint finish work - quality of the paint job; are details, color and hair directions correct.
4) Biomechanics - the correctness of limb positions, soft tissue movement and anatomy.
5) breed type and a correct "acceptable" color for that breed or registry.
6) Overall eye appeal.
Documentation about unusual breeds, new breeds or unusual colors will be an strong asset.

If a shower chooses to lay their entry down on the table rather than place it in a standing position, they automatically give the judge the authority to pick up the horse for judging so that the other side of the model may be seen (the judge MUST be allowed to pick up the model for judging). Showholder(s) and judges are not responsible for any damage that occurs on the show table should a "tippy" horse fall over. Please lay horses down on a modestly sized piece of neutral colored fabric or bubblewrap to protect your entry.

Judges’ Decisions:
Decisions of the judges are final! Please do not question them while they are judging a class. If you have a question regarding a placing, please ask the judge politely and promptly after the class. Some classes may be team judged or another judge may fill in for a short break. Please feel free to approach the showholder to intercede on your behalf with a question for the judge if there seems to be a serious conflict occurring during the actual judging. Only the showholder may interrupt the judging for any reason.

PLEASE do NOT hover, take photographs or approach any portion of the table while the judge is judging a class! We have had a problem recently with people taking photos at the table directly opposite or next to the judge(s). It is also common courtesy to ask an owner prior to photographing their model.

Groom/dust your models PRIOR to bringing them to the table. THIS WILL BE ENFORCED. Excessive time spent dusting etc slows the show down and the dust you brush off your model into the air can settle onto another shower's model. Please be aware! This exact practice has "flipped" dust onto this showholder's models in several instances, costing models a placing or win in at least 3 classes.

DO NOT touch any models other than your own unless you have the specific permission of the owner. The judge or showholder may move any models that are placed too close to the edge, need to be moved to correct crowded conditions or in case of class splits.

ANY QUESTIONS? PLEASE ASK YOUR DIVISION JUDGE AND/OR SHOWHOLDER BEFORE THE CLASS BEGINS!

BREED GUIDELINES:

Arabian:
All purebred Arabian strains recognized by the Arabian Horse Registry. NOTE: The Shagya Arabian although of Arabian ancestry is not "of type" as recognized by AHR and should be shown in Other Sport.

Part-Arabian:
All part Arabians of extreme Arab type show in this class. Part Arabians showing more type of their other half should show in Other Light/Part Breed, or where appropriate for their body type. For instance, a Quarab that appears more like a Pure Arab would be shown in Part Arabs in the Arab division, whereas a Quarab that appears more like a Quarter Horse would be shown in Other Stock/Partbred in the Stock division. National Show Horses - both gaited and non-gaited - will show in NSH classes.

Warmblood:
Horses shown as Warmbloods are actually descended from or a blend of hot-blooded breeds and cold-blooded (light draft) breeds. They are not simply sport-conformed versions of other breeds. Examples are Belgian Warmblood, Budyonny, Danish Warmblood, Danubian, Dutch Gronigen, Dutch Warmblood, East Bulgarian, Finnish Universal, French Trotter, Gelderlander,Hispano, Holsteiner, Hanoverian, Trakehner, Hungarian Warmblood, Irish Draft aka Irish Draught, Kadruber, Knabstrup, Latvia, Mecklenbury, Oldenburg, Rhinelander, Salerno, Selle Francais, Swedish Warmblood.

Sport Horses:
Athletic breeds used for actual sport in their native lands and sport conformed individuals that have evolved in modern era to fulfill the needs of today’s competition. Examples are Akhal Teke, Appaloosa Sporthorse (Appaloosa x Warmblood origins), American Sport Horse or American Warmblood (basically Quarter Horse or Paint crossed on Thoroughbred or breeds with Warmblood origins, possibly Mustang and Thoroughbred or Warmblood crosses), Canadian Sport Horse, Furious, Irish Draught Sporthorse, Metis Trotter, Nonius, Terek, Waler, Westphalian and all other pure or part of the above breeds showing Warmblood characteristics, used for all aspects of combined training including geographically located racing events (i.e. in North American harness racing horses are Standardbreds, but in Russia they could be the Metis Trotter or Orlov Trotter breeds.)

Carriage Breeds:
Cleveland Bay, Friesian, Friesian Sporthorse, Hackney Horse, French or Norman Cob, Lippizan, Orlov Trotter, Welsh Cob section “D”, all other pure or part of the above breeds showing Cob, or Carriage characteristics, used for driving.

Gaited Horse:
Any breeds exhibiting gaited characteristics, i.e. is NATURALLY inclined to perform gaits other than a walk, trot, and canter (such as a running walk, rack, foxtrot, etc.) A high trot does NOT constitute a specialized gait. The Spanish Walk is a movement that can be taught to any well-conformed breed and is not a gait. Spanish breed or descended breeds such as the Mangalara Marcheador, Paso Fino or Peruvian Paso are encouraged but not required to show in Spanish Breeds, rather than in Other Gaited (there may or may not be a separate Gaited Spanish class offered.) However - Non-Gaited Spanish breeds must show in the Spanish classes. The American Saddlebred, American Spotted Saddlehorse, Missouri Foxtrotter, Tennessee Walking horses of either show/padded shoe “Big Lick” version or cowboy shod version “Plantation Style”, Rocky Mountain Horse, Walkaloosa, and all other pure or part breeds showing gaited characteristics show in this Gaited class.

Ponies:
Any breed exhibiting pony characteristics of height and conformation, or those generally recognized as "pony." Includes but isn't limited to these breeds: American Shetland, American Walking Pony, Assateague, Bali, Basque, Batak, British Shetland, British Spotted Pony, Carmargue, Chincogeague, Chinese, Dales Pony, Dartmoor, Fell Pony, Galiceno, Hackney Pony, Marwari, Mongolian, New Forest Pony, Paint Pony, POA, Quarter Pony, Rocky Mountain Pony (Welsh Section “A”) Welsh Section “B”, Welsh Cob Pony Section “C” and any other pure or part ponies exhibiting pony characteristics. American Saddle Pony and other Gaited Pony breeds should show here in Other Ponies. Hackney Ponies, which are not gaited, go in Show Ponies.

Stock Breeds:
Any breed typically used for working stock, or of a body type considered as "stock", Appaloosa, Australian Stock Horse, Canadian Cutter, Colorado Ranger or Rangerbred, Mustang, Paint, Quarter Horse. All breeds not listed that would be used in its native country or region for working stock or general ranch work. For this show, please show BLM Mustangs, Kiger Mustangs, Cayuse Indian Pony/Cayuse Indian Horse, and other Mustangs of various types and sub-groups in the Mustang class. Spanish Mustangs may be shown in either the Mustang class (the preferred location) or they may be shown in the Spanish classes (if they already have NAN cards in that class.) Any other pure or part breed exhibiting stock characteristics: American Indian Horses may show in either the Mustang class or the Other Stock class; Fjords and Brumbies may also show here in Other stock, as they are used as stock horses in their native lands. Documentation will be a big help in the Mustang and Other Stock classes.

Draft Breeds:
Any breed typically used for medium or heavy draft work, including pulling loads, farm work, etc. and exhibiting draft confirmation. Ardennais, Auxios, Belgian, Brabant, Boulannais, Breton, Clydesdale, Comtois, Dole Gubrandsdal, Dutch Draft, Italian Heavy Draft, Percheron, Suffolk Punch, Shire, Swedish Ardennes, Vladimer Heavy Draft and any pure or part breeds showing draft characteristics or conformation, used for heavy farm/harness work.

Spanish Breeds:
Breed originating and perpetuated in the Spanish/Iberian region of Europe and any breed developed and now bred primarily in the New World (North and South America) maintained as a controlled pure breed with roots in the Spanish/Iberian region of Europe. Alter Real, Andalusian, Lusitano, Azteca, Barb, Criollo, Paso Fino, Peruvian Paso, Soraia and all other breeds pure or part exhibiting similar characteristics and bred primarily in the Spanish/Iberian region of Europe. Spanish Mustangs show in this division as Other Spanish Breed.

Other Purebreds:
This class to include horse breeds that include more than one body type such as the American Cream, Bahskir Curly, Russian Don, Kathiawari, Lokai, Malapolski, American Miniature, Turkoman, Wielopolski, all other pure breeds recognized by tradition or breed registries.

Other Partbreds may compete in the halter division best suited to their conformation and type. For instance, Ara-Apps (Arabian and Appaloosa crosses used for endurance and pleasure riding) may show very Arabian characteristics and do better in Other Lightbreed, or may show very stock characteristics with an Arabian influence in the head and neck and show better in Other Stock. This is up to the shower’s discretion. Grades and unusual cross breeds should show where Other a part breed classes are offered.

Longears/Exotics: All mules, hinnies, donkeys and burros are considered longears. All non-domesticated, extinct, or living primitive breeds such as Przewalski, Tarpan, Wild Ass, Onager, Quagga, crossbred Zorse and Zony models and Zebras are considered exotics.

Jane Morehouse, Showholder
510-427-0169 - Jane's cell phone
510-351-4859 - house phone until midnight Pacific Time
510-351-1174 - Ann's cell phone
annjane2@earthlink.net