How to Show Your Pig in a Showring
This is the fun part of entering your pet pig in a show. Enjoy yourself, and remember to smile.
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Things You'll Need
- Feed Bucket Holders
- Feed Buckets
- Pig Dusting Powders
- Pig Feed
- Pig Wormer
- Show Stick Or Cane
- Straws
- Animal Water Buckets
- Wood Shavings
Instructions
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Make sure your pig is clean and that you're dressed neatly. Check on the dress code for your club or fair barn.
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Enter the ring when your class is called.
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Watch the judge at all times.
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Walk beside your pig with your show stick pointing toward and above the animal.
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Keep the animal between yourself and the judge, about 10 to 15 feet away from the judge.
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Remain calm and gently move the animal back where you want it if your pig wanders off.
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Be polite to other exhibitors.
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Shake the judge's hand and say "thank you" when leaving the ring after the show.
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Tips & Warnings
Never hit the animal with a stick. Tap it gently on its side to herd it in a certain direction, as you practiced at home.
Don't let the pig bunch up with a group of pigs - this makes it too hard for the judge to see your animal.
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Madeline Martens
Oct 27, 2010
The younger judges usually like you to use a pvc pipe rather than a cane, where as older judges like you to use a cane. -
Madeline Martens
Oct 27, 2010
If you give your pig peppermint candy before the show, then put some at the end of your cane in the show, your pig will follow the cane.
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Sep 05, 2006
When you are showing, you might not always win, but remember that somebody might be looking up to you, so show good sportsmanship.
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Sep 05, 2006
When you are showing, you might not always win, but remember that somebody might be looking up to you, so show good sportsmanship.
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Sep 05, 2006
When you're in the show ring, make sure to pay attention to the judge and don't get too close to him or he won't have a good profile of the pig.
