2024 Western Spring National Jersey Show
Tulare Fairgrounds, Tulare, CA
Judge: Kevin Doebriener, West Salem, OH
 
Entries due March 25th.
Late entries are $100/head
 
Schedule
Saturday, March 30th  
Access to Fairgrounds for tack and set-up. NO ANIMALS.
 
Easter Sunday, March 31st No access to fairgrounds
 
Monday, April 1st  
Access to Fairgrounds and animals allowed.
 
Tuesday, April 2nd  
2:00-5:00pm HOLSTEINS & JERSEYS check in registration papers.
*all junior contest schedules posted at this time
6:30pm Exhibitors’ Meeting in show ring.
 
Wednesday April 3rd Junior Day
7:45am registration for Clipping Contest begins.
8:00am Clipping Contest
10:15am registration for Judging Contest.
10:30-12:30 Judging Contest (4 classes, 1 reasons)
12:30-1:30 CA Junior Holstein meeting, followed by Written Knowledge Exam
*Pizza Social sponsored by Merck and Boehringer Ingelheim
4:00-6:00 Showmanship- youngest to oldest- Novice, Junior, Intermediate, Advanced
 
Thursday, April 4th Heifer Day
Possible Brown Swiss show in the morning.
8:00am Youth Challenge interviews
12:00pm Heifer Show Begin
*Alternating classes Jersey/ R&W/ Holstein
6:00pm Peewee Showmanship (or following the conclusion of heifer show)
6:30pm Exhibitors and Friends hosted dinner
*Youth Challenge Awards & A.J. Quist Memorial Young Breeder of the Year Award
 
Friday, April 5th Cow Day
8:00am Cow Show Begins
*Alternating classes Jersey/ R&W/Holstein
*ALL exhibitors and animals are released at the conclusion of the Holstein Cow Show Friday, No Early Release this year
 
The Sullivan Supply Trailer will not be onsite this year. Please plan accordingly.
 
Show information – please read
Entries: all entries are due by March 25th. Entry fee per animal is $40.00. Premiums will be paid to juniors through 5th place in all individual classes.
Entries must be submitted online.
Ethics: there will be ultrasounds performed at random to make sure show ethics are being upheld.
Registration papers
Registration papers must accompany animals to the show. Papers must be checked no later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday. If the paper is not present with the animal, the animal cannot be shown. No exceptions.
Premier breeder:
Awarded to the breeder winning the most points, not to exceed five animals in the open division. Points will be awarded to the breeder listed on the registration paper. Individuals with one prefix (family units) will be considered 1 unit on the entry card; all names that share the same prefix must be listed.
Premier exhibitor:
Awarded to the exhibitor winning the most points, not to exceed five animals in the open division. Exhibitor points will be awarded to the herd unit exhibiting the animals providing the exhibitor has an ownership interest in that animal. In the case of multiple ownership, the exhibitor must show proof of ownership as denoted on the entry card.
Premier point system placing: heifers 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Milking females 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Show rules:
All exhibitors are expected to adhere to the jersey show ring code of ethics.
Eligibility
    1. All junior exhibitors must be members of the California Junior Jersey association in order to exhibit at the state show. Dues must be paid by check-in day in order to show.  
    2. All animals owned by either junior or senior exhibitors must have an original registration certificate from the jersey association, presented to the clerks at entry check - no exceptions. Recovery animals must be at least generation count (4) and possess green papers to be eligible for show. Exhibitors may show animals for which there is a designated class, provided that there is a properly transferred registry certificate and/or properly signed transfer and registry certificate available for transfer by show management. All signed transfers with registry certificates will be collected by the clerks checking in the animals and sent to the jersey association immediately following the show – no exceptions  
    3. An exhibitor is further defined as “where a herd is registered in the names of different members of a family, residing on one farm and where the herd is handled as one unit, all entries may be considered as such for the club herd at the state show if the class is held.
    4. Only herds that are entered in the state program for the control of tb and brucellosis in dairy cattle and are not under quarantine by the state bureau are eligible to participate in the shows. Animals with communicable or contagious diseases or ailments should not be shown.  
    5. Exhibitors are required to wear white trousers when leading animals in the ring.  
    6. The management reserves the final and absolute right to interpret the above rules and regulations, and to arbitrarily settle questions and differences thereto, or otherwise arising out of, or connected with, or incident of the exhibit.  
Junior participation
    1. Junior entries must be registered in the junior exhibitor’s name only.  
    2. Juniors and seniors will show together at the show.  
    3. All juniors are eligible to show, but leadspersons must be at least nine years of age.
    4. Juniors must show their own animals for showmanship (except peewee) and that animal must be entered in the show.  
    5. Juniors must be members of the California State Junior Jersey Association.  
    6. Junior animals must be led by an eligible junior.  
Substitutions
    1. An exhibitor may make substitutions at the state show for an animal on a one-for-one basis.  
    2. Substitutions may be made at the exhibitor’s discretion in the group class at the state show, provided there are no violations of other rules.  
    3. Groups may be formed at the state show with animals eligible for individual classes, provided there are no violations of other rules.  
Group classes
Registration certificates for all animals entered in any group class must be brought into the ring with the animals. Members of each group shown must have first been shown in their respective individual class.
Junior best 3 females: 3 heifers not older than a senior yearling and bred by exhibitor. At least two animals must be owned by the exhibitor.
Senior best 3 females - 3 females, any age, all bred by exhibitor with same prefix and at least 1 owned by the exhibitor.
Ruling committee
The ruling committee shall consist of five people, at least three of which are exhibitors at the show. This committee will be responsible for all ruling decisions on any written alleged violation on entry procedures brought forth by any exhibitor on a rule that is in question or violation by another exhibitor. If the exhibitor involved with the rule violation is a member of this committee, he/she will step off the committee for this ruling and the other four members of the committee will decide the outcome of the ruling.
Show Committee
Ken Melvold- 559-906-1714
Cathy Sanders- 209-678-2670
Kelley Riolo- 209-663-3772
Bobby Rosa- 209-678-3081
Teresa Luis- 209-470-6615
Karessa Mast- 209-648-7337
Karen Casale- 209-606-5066
Dona Casale- 209-678-7016