IAO Show Rules

 

 

Walking Fleece Show — Cottage

JUDGING

  • 1 judge panel
  • Judge can be accredited in a nationally recognized judging system OR a recognized expert in the Alpaca Textile Industry
  • And chosen for the best judging skills and highest ethical standards

Fiber Attributes

The walking fleece fiber scorecard is as follows:

Huacaya

  • Uniformity/Consistency of micron 25
  • Fineness 20
  • Uniformity/Consistency of staple length 15
  • Lack of Guard Hair (no halo) 20
  • Brightness 15
  • Uniform crimp expression within its sytle 5

Suri

  • Luster 25
  • Uniformity/Consistency of micron 25
  • Uniformity/Consistency of staple length 15
  • Fineness 15
  • Lack of Guard Hair 15
  • Uniform lock expression within its sytle 5

CLASS FORMATION Walking Fleece Show Cottage

All classes shall be organized by Color Groups, Breed and then Age. ** Gender is not considered in the fleece classes.

Color Groups

  • Light: hue of the overall blanket fleece is light colored, or white based
    (based on a mid-side fleece view where the sample is beige or lighter on the ARI color chart)
  • Medium: hue of the overall blanket fleece is medium colored or fawn based
    (based on a mid-side fleece view where the sample is light brown or lighter, light fawn or darker on the ARI color chart)
  • Dark: hue of the overall blanket fleece is dark colored or brown/black based
    (based on a mid-side fleece view where the sample is black or lighter, medium brown or darker on the ARI color chart)
  • Grey/Variegated: hue of the overall blanket is grey (matches any of the ARI color chart grey colors) or a mix of colors that does not match a single color on the ARI color chart.

Compliance checking will be at the discretion of the exhibitor. There will be trained compliance checkers available for use at exhibitor request. Exhibitor is solely responsible for exhibiting their alpaca in the correct class AND Show Division. Any alpaca in the incorrect color class will be disadvantaged, at the judge’s discretion. Any alpaca not meeting the fleece minimum rules will be disadvantaged, at the judge’s discretion.

Breed

  • Huacaya
  • Suri

AGE

  • Weanling: Age 6.5 months to 13 months
  • Yearling: Age 14 months to 24 months
  • Prime: Age 24 months to 36 months
  • Mature: Age 36 months +

WALKING FLEECE CLASS RULES Cottage

  • An alpaca does not have to be entered in a halter class or it can be entered in either the cottage or commercial halter classes.
  • Fleeces with less than 2.5 inches staple length shall be disqualified.
  • Maximum fleece length: - No Maximum
  • Class sizes will be a maximum of 16; when class size exceeds the maximum 16 it shall be split equally by birth-date – oldest to youngest.
  • Ribbons shall be awarded to 6th place.
  • In order for a fleece to achieve a first place award in a class the judge must award a MINIMUM score of 60 points. If no fleece in a class accumulates the minimum of 60 points, the class shall begin with a second place award.
  • Maximum of 5 entries per farm regardless of breed, gender or color.

Grand Champion Award

HIGHEST SCORING FLEECE – WALKING FLEECE SHOW COTTAGE
The highest scoring fleece shall be recognized. This fleece will have to have achieved the minimum score of 70 to eligible.