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2025 GUIDELINES

mission statement

Mission of the Heartland Youth Show Lamb Circuit is to promote an environment that will allow Junior Market Lamb Exhibitors to be  actively involved in an ethical, practical and educational summer series of market lamb shows that culminates with a season ending rewards program based on age, overall performance in the show ring and in the educational arena while making the entire experience affordable and enjoyable for all of the participating exhibitors and their families.

organization

  1. The Hearltand Youth Show Lamb Circuit is a summer show lamb circuit that consist of sanctioned shows and youth activities.

  2. The board of directors’ services as the official record keepers.

  3. The show season will take place from May to the Fall Finale in September

  4. Please check the Heartland Youth Show Lamb Circuits Facebook page for regular updates regarding shows, points, and sponsorship highlights.

eligibility & enrollment

  1. Enrollment is open to any youth ages 21 and under as of January 1, 2025. 

  2. Membership is open to youth from any state and not limited to Iowa.

  3. A $25 enrollment fee per individual and $40 for a family of 2 or more will be assessed to become a member of the HYSLC.

  4. Enrollment for the HYSLC will be available throughout the entire year. Points will not start accumulating until membership is paid.

  5. All membership forms must be completed on Showman. The account used for membership on Showman will need to be the same account used for entries. This is how points will be tracked for the 2025 year.

  6. For a member to earn points, the following expectations shall be met:

  • Points will start to accumulate once the youth’s membership is paid.

  • Members are expected to be on the head and in control of their lamb in order to receive points.

  • Ring assistance is only allowed from other HYSLC Youth Members in order to receive points.

  • Adults will be allowed to assist for any member regardless of their respective age division that requires assistance due to an intellectual or physical disability with the opportunity to earn points.

  • Members must be present at the show to receive points for that show. Substitute showman are only allowed in the instance of injury, multiple lambs per class or drive, or if assistance is needed due to an intellectual or physical disability.

  • If a discrepancy happens once a show has turned in it points, member have 2 WEEKS to address it with the board. If you file a discrepancy after the 2 week time frame from when the show submits its point you will pay a $50 protest fee.

sanctioned show requirements

  1. A show must be HYSLC sanctioned in order for points to be counted for HYSLC members.

  2. A show that wishes to be HYSLC sanctioned must pay a sanction fee of $100 per show. Show will receive $50 back once points are posted in the Showman App WITHIN 1 week of the show. 

*Shows must have points submitted on the Showman App within 7 days of the show to receive $50 back!

  • Sanctioned show must offer the following divisions:

 

- Commercial Ewe Divisions: (Must select Top 5 Commercial Ewe. 3 lambs may be pulled from each division for overall contention)

- WBI (All white face, white face influence and speckles will fall in this category)

- Crossbred

 

- Market Lamb DIvisions (Must select Top 5 Commercial Ewe. 3 lambs may be pulled from each division for overall contention)

- WBI (All white face, white face influence and speckles will fall in this category) 

- Hampshire

- Natural

- Crossbred

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  • Showmanship (Must place at least 10 kids per age division and record all kids participating) 

- Seniors (16-21 years)

- Intermediates (11-15 years)

- Juniors (10 & under)

  • Showmanship age goes off members age as of January 1, 2025.

 

  • Shows do not need to be held in Iowa. Any surrounding state my sanction shows.

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 **If any requirements of the HYSLC are not met by the show, the HYSLC has the option to not sanction that show in the future.

 

Contact Cody Long - 641-344-4357 or Heartlandyouthshowlambcircuit@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

 

Please send Sanction Payment to:

*Please make a $100 sanction check payable to Heartland Youth Show Lamb Circuit.

Mail To:

Heartland Youth Show Lamb Circuit

Attn: Cody Long

2952 310th St.

Orient, IA 50858

YEAR END AWARDS

  • Overall Champion Market Lamb Exhibitor

  • Overall Champion Commercial Ewe Exhibitor

  • Top 15 Overall Market Lamb Exhibitors

  • Top 10 Overall Commercial Ewe Exhibitors

  • Top 3 Exhibitors within each Market Lamb Breed Divisions

  • Top 5 Showmanship within each Age Division

  • Top 3 per age division within each educational activity

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