TMGR OFFICIAL SHOW RULES
A. SHOW SANCTION AND FEES
1. Application for show sanction shall be made to the Office of Show Committee Chairperson.
2. The schedule of classes published for any given show shall state: "TMGR rules to govern and
take precedence over all other rules".
3. A sanction application and a copy of the schedule of classes shall be sent to the TMGR Show
Committee Chairperson for approval. All scheduled classes and breeds must be listed.
Application forms may be obtained from the Official Show Committee Chairperson or online
at www.tmgronline.org
4. Application for show sanctioning must be submitted to TMGR at least 45 days prior to the
show for the following regular sanction fees to apply: first sanction, $25; all other sanctions,
$15, per show. If application for show sanctioning is received less than 45 days before the
show, each sanctioning will be $25. Each sanction will receive Grand Champion and Reserve
Grand Champion Rosettes.
5. Application for show sanctioning without Rosettes must be submitted to TMGR at least 45
days prior to the show for the following sanction fee to apply: first sanction $10; all other
sanctions $5 per show. If application for show sanctioning is received less than 45 days before
the show, each sanctioning will be $10.
6. Owners of animals winning Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion, Best Udder, Best In
Show awards will be mailed official Show Win Certificates upon receipt of Report of Awards.
7. No other Club, Organization, or Agency will make any rule or rules, which directly or
indirectly affect the Sanctioned Show, without first obtaining approval from TMGR.
B. RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING ANIMALS
1. An "official" TMGR registration certificate is required for any animal entered and shall be
presented to the show secretary. The show secretary will be responsible for assuring that each
animal is accompanied by the proper registration certificate before the animal is shown.
2. In lieu of original registration certificates an officially validated faxed copy of a registration
certificate shall be accepted by show officials.
3. Proof of ownership shall be the name on the registration certificate, unless ownership has
changed within 90 days of the show and a transfer of ownership form is presented with the
certificate. In that case, ownership shall be the name on the transfer form. Transfer of
ownership forms that are dated more than 90 days prior to the show date will not be honored
as proof of ownership.
4. An animal may be judged in only one age class per show. Proof of birth date shall be the birth
date on animal's "official" TMGR registration certificate.
5. The base date for computing the age of the animal shall be the day the animal is to be judged,
unless otherwise stated by a Fair Board in its rules governing livestock. This date must be
stated on the show application and in the rules.
6. All Sr animals, over 24 months of age, will be measured for height before entering the show
ring. Any animal deemed not to meet the TMGR breed standard of maximum or minimum
height cannot be shown in an Official TMGR Sanctioned Show. (see individual breed
standards) The Judge's decision of height determination is final.
7. Health certificates may be required if specified in the schedule of classes and official show
rules. When health certificates are not required, the show officials shall see that all animals
brought to the show grounds are in apparent good health and free from noticeable disease.
Show officials may deny entry if animal does not appear in good health.
8. Any animal disqualified in its class will not be counted in the total number of animals shown
for sanction purposes.
9. Animals are required to have a legible tattoo and/or microchip as a condition for recording a
Grand or Reserve Grand win. (animals under 6 months of age are exempt from this rule)
Owner will be responsible for microchip reader.
10. There are no minimum or maximum age restrictions.
11. Any animal of any age may be measured at any time by the judge at the judge's discretion
while in the show ring.
C. SHOW OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The Show Secretary/Chairperson must have a copy of these rules available at all times during
the show.
2. The Show Secretary/Chairperson are/is responsible for enforcing TMGR show rules. The
Sponsoring Organization is responsible for the actions of the entire show committee.
3. All TMGR sanctioned shows must be judged by a person officially recognized by TMGR.
4. No person shall judge any animal in which she/he has an ownership or part ownership, or
which is owned by a member of his/her immediate family.
5. Prior to the beginning of the show, the "official" Registration Certificate must be shown to the
Show Secretary/Chairperson to verify the following information:
a) That each animal is entered in the correct sanction and age class by verifying birth
date.
b) That each animal is entered by its full and correct name.
c) That the registration number matches those on the entry form
d) Confirm ownership of animal.
6. Show Secretary/Chairperson is responsible for filling out all Reports of Awards correctly and
mailing reports to the TMGR office within ten (10) days after the show.
D. JUDGE'S RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Judge all animals according to the TMGR scorecard and fault matrix.
2. Judge shall make awards according to the merit of the animal in any class in which there is no
competition.
3. Judge shall check the date of birth on the registration certificate of all grand and reserve grand
champion animals to verify their having been shown in their correct age class.
4. Judge will check and verify that the tattoos or microchips on all animals selected for Grand
Champion or Reserve Grand Champion animals match the information shown on the
Registration certificates. It is acceptable for the tattoos to be reversed, as long as they are
correct in all other ways. On the Report of Awards, the judge shall record the status of
tattoos of both the Grand and Reserve. i.e.: correct OR reversed and initial the note. In the
case of reversed tattoos, the Judge MUST tell the owner that he has 60 days to return his
registration certificate to the Registrar for correction or the win will become invalid.
5. Judge will measure the height for the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion and
relay this information to the Show Secretary/Chairperson to record on the Report of Awards.
E. CLASSES
1. All animals will be judged according to the TMGR scorecard and fault
matrix.
2. Entries may not be added to or withdrawn from classes after the judging has started unless the
Show Committee has given permission. Entries SHALL NOT be added to or withdrawn from
a class once the Judge has placed the class and begun to give reasons.
3. Junior Sanction classes shall include all Bucks under 12 months and Does under 24 months
that have not freshened.
4. Senior Sanction classes shall include all Does 24 months of age and over including yearlings
which have freshened one or more times and Bucks that are 24 months of age or older.
5. Does that are over 24 months of age, and have never freshened, do not qualify for competition
in TMGR sanctioned shows.
6. Intermediate Sanctions shall include Bucks that are over 12 months and under 24 months of
age.
7. Wether classes shall be grouped under one Sanction. There is no separate Junior or Senior
Sanction for Wethers.
8. All Sanctions must have a minimum of two (2) classes.
9. Best Udder OPTIONAL CLASS. This class is comprised of Senior Does
selected by the Judge from each age class; or open to all Does who participated in the classes.
The Show Secretary/Show Chairman and Judge, will decide before the classes begin, as to
which option they will use.
10. Best In Show (BIS) OPTIONAL CLASS . This class is comprised of all of the Grand
Champion Breed animals in the show. When BIS is offered, all Grand Champion animals must
compete. All Grand Champion Senior Does must be milked out prior to entering show ring.
Winner of the BIS will not receive a leg. Exception: If a Senior Grand Champion animal in a
sanctioned class, where there are less than 6 animals, competes in a BIS class and wins, will be
entitled to receive an unrestricted leg. Only two (2) BIS wins will be recognized toward
Finished Grand Champion (FGCH) status. Junior and Intermediate winners will receive a
restricted leg for their age class.
F. SELECTION OF CHAMPIONS
1. Grand Champion shall be selected from the first place winners of the classes in each sanction.(
Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Dry, & Wether )
2. Reserve Grand Champion shall be selected from the animal which stood second to the
champion in its individual class and the remaining first place winners of the other division
classes.
3. There must be six (6) animals and two (2) exhibitors in any sanctioned class for the wins of
the Grand or Reserve to be considered official.
4. Combined classes must have eight (8) animals and two (2) exhibitors for the wins of the
Grand or Reserve to be considered official.
5. The only acceptable combined class for Does is Junior Doe / Senior Dry Doe.
6. The only acceptable combined classes for Bucks are Junior Buck / Intermediate Buck and
Intermediate Buck / Senior Buck.
7. AOM Sanctions ( All Other Minis ) must have six (6) animals, two (2) exhibitors, and a
minimum of two (2) breeds for the wins to be considered official.
8. A Grand Champion animal that does not meet the qualifications for the official win, will, by
Default, be awarded to the Reserve Grand Champion, providing that animal meets all the
criteria.
G. FINISHED GRAND CHAMPION
1. A Doe shall have three (3) wins under at least two (2) different Judges to become a Finished
Grand Champion (FGCH). A minimum of two (2) wins must be in milk. Only one (1)
restricted win will be counted towards FGCH status. IE: only one (1) win in these categories,
Junior Doe, Senior Dry Doe, or Default win to the Reserve.
2. A Buck shall have three (3) wins under at least two (2) different Judges to become a Finished
Grand Champion (FGCH). The buck must have registered offspring.
3. Wethers shall have three (3) wins under at least two (2) different Judges to become a Finished
Grand Champion (FGCH). Only one (1) Default win to the Reserve will be counted towards
FGCH status.
H. PRE-SHOW MILK-OUTS
1. The Show Committee will make the decision whether or not to require a pre-show milk-out
and this information must be published along with the show rules in all advertising promoting
the show.
2. The Show Committee is responsible for enforcing the rules if there is a pre-show milk-out.
I. REPORT OF AWARDS
1. The Report of Awards shall be completed in its entirety THEN signed by the following people
in this order:
First - by the exhibitors owning the Grand Champion and the Reserve
Grand Champion.
Second - by the Show Secretary/Chairman
Finally - by the Judge
2. All tattoo/microchip information for the Report of Awards shall be taken from the Judge as
he/she reads it on the animal. The Judge is the sole authority as to the accuracy or legibility of
the animal's identification.
3. The owner of the animal must certify that all information on the Report of Awards is correct
to the best of their knowledge and by signing the Report of Awards has acknowledged that
said information is complete and accurate.
4. All corrections to the Report of Awards will be done so in the following manner: Strike
through the original information with a single line, enter the new information beside or above
the strike through, and initial the change. Only the Show Secretary, owner of the animal, or
Judge should make changes on the Report of Awards.
5. No changes may be made on the Report of Awards after it is signed by the Judge. Recording
of wins will be taken from these reports as Official by the Official Show Chairperson. In the
case of a clerical error on the Report of Awards, the Official TMGR Show Chairperson shall
make note of the error, and is the only person who can verify the win and deem it official, if
applicable.
J. COMPLAINTS AND PENALTIES
1. All complaints regarding shows are to be made in writing, within 7 days of the show, to the
local Show Secretary or the TMGR Board of Directors.
2. Wins recorded at a show in which TMGR rules were violated may be invalidated.
A. SHOW SANCTION AND FEES
1. Application for show sanction shall be made to the Office of Show Committee Chairperson.
2. The schedule of classes published for any given show shall state: "TMGR rules to govern and
take precedence over all other rules".
3. A sanction application and a copy of the schedule of classes shall be sent to the TMGR Show
Committee Chairperson for approval. All scheduled classes and breeds must be listed.
Application forms may be obtained from the Official Show Committee Chairperson or online
at www.tmgronline.org
4. Application for show sanctioning must be submitted to TMGR at least 45 days prior to the
show for the following regular sanction fees to apply: first sanction, $25; all other sanctions,
$15, per show. If application for show sanctioning is received less than 45 days before the
show, each sanctioning will be $25. Each sanction will receive Grand Champion and Reserve
Grand Champion Rosettes.
5. Application for show sanctioning without Rosettes must be submitted to TMGR at least 45
days prior to the show for the following sanction fee to apply: first sanction $10; all other
sanctions $5 per show. If application for show sanctioning is received less than 45 days before
the show, each sanctioning will be $10.
6. Owners of animals winning Grand Champion, Reserve Grand Champion, Best Udder, Best In
Show awards will be mailed official Show Win Certificates upon receipt of Report of Awards.
7. No other Club, Organization, or Agency will make any rule or rules, which directly or
indirectly affect the Sanctioned Show, without first obtaining approval from TMGR.
B. RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING ANIMALS
1. An "official" TMGR registration certificate is required for any animal entered and shall be
presented to the show secretary. The show secretary will be responsible for assuring that each
animal is accompanied by the proper registration certificate before the animal is shown.
2. In lieu of original registration certificates an officially validated faxed copy of a registration
certificate shall be accepted by show officials.
3. Proof of ownership shall be the name on the registration certificate, unless ownership has
changed within 90 days of the show and a transfer of ownership form is presented with the
certificate. In that case, ownership shall be the name on the transfer form. Transfer of
ownership forms that are dated more than 90 days prior to the show date will not be honored
as proof of ownership.
4. An animal may be judged in only one age class per show. Proof of birth date shall be the birth
date on animal's "official" TMGR registration certificate.
5. The base date for computing the age of the animal shall be the day the animal is to be judged,
unless otherwise stated by a Fair Board in its rules governing livestock. This date must be
stated on the show application and in the rules.
6. All Sr animals, over 24 months of age, will be measured for height before entering the show
ring. Any animal deemed not to meet the TMGR breed standard of maximum or minimum
height cannot be shown in an Official TMGR Sanctioned Show. (see individual breed
standards) The Judge's decision of height determination is final.
7. Health certificates may be required if specified in the schedule of classes and official show
rules. When health certificates are not required, the show officials shall see that all animals
brought to the show grounds are in apparent good health and free from noticeable disease.
Show officials may deny entry if animal does not appear in good health.
8. Any animal disqualified in its class will not be counted in the total number of animals shown
for sanction purposes.
9. Animals are required to have a legible tattoo and/or microchip as a condition for recording a
Grand or Reserve Grand win. (animals under 6 months of age are exempt from this rule)
Owner will be responsible for microchip reader.
10. There are no minimum or maximum age restrictions.
11. Any animal of any age may be measured at any time by the judge at the judge's discretion
while in the show ring.
C. SHOW OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES
1. The Show Secretary/Chairperson must have a copy of these rules available at all times during
the show.
2. The Show Secretary/Chairperson are/is responsible for enforcing TMGR show rules. The
Sponsoring Organization is responsible for the actions of the entire show committee.
3. All TMGR sanctioned shows must be judged by a person officially recognized by TMGR.
4. No person shall judge any animal in which she/he has an ownership or part ownership, or
which is owned by a member of his/her immediate family.
5. Prior to the beginning of the show, the "official" Registration Certificate must be shown to the
Show Secretary/Chairperson to verify the following information:
a) That each animal is entered in the correct sanction and age class by verifying birth
date.
b) That each animal is entered by its full and correct name.
c) That the registration number matches those on the entry form
d) Confirm ownership of animal.
6. Show Secretary/Chairperson is responsible for filling out all Reports of Awards correctly and
mailing reports to the TMGR office within ten (10) days after the show.
D. JUDGE'S RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Judge all animals according to the TMGR scorecard and fault matrix.
2. Judge shall make awards according to the merit of the animal in any class in which there is no
competition.
3. Judge shall check the date of birth on the registration certificate of all grand and reserve grand
champion animals to verify their having been shown in their correct age class.
4. Judge will check and verify that the tattoos or microchips on all animals selected for Grand
Champion or Reserve Grand Champion animals match the information shown on the
Registration certificates. It is acceptable for the tattoos to be reversed, as long as they are
correct in all other ways. On the Report of Awards, the judge shall record the status of
tattoos of both the Grand and Reserve. i.e.: correct OR reversed and initial the note. In the
case of reversed tattoos, the Judge MUST tell the owner that he has 60 days to return his
registration certificate to the Registrar for correction or the win will become invalid.
5. Judge will measure the height for the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion and
relay this information to the Show Secretary/Chairperson to record on the Report of Awards.
E. CLASSES
1. All animals will be judged according to the TMGR scorecard and fault
matrix.
2. Entries may not be added to or withdrawn from classes after the judging has started unless the
Show Committee has given permission. Entries SHALL NOT be added to or withdrawn from
a class once the Judge has placed the class and begun to give reasons.
3. Junior Sanction classes shall include all Bucks under 12 months and Does under 24 months
that have not freshened.
4. Senior Sanction classes shall include all Does 24 months of age and over including yearlings
which have freshened one or more times and Bucks that are 24 months of age or older.
5. Does that are over 24 months of age, and have never freshened, do not qualify for competition
in TMGR sanctioned shows.
6. Intermediate Sanctions shall include Bucks that are over 12 months and under 24 months of
age.
7. Wether classes shall be grouped under one Sanction. There is no separate Junior or Senior
Sanction for Wethers.
8. All Sanctions must have a minimum of two (2) classes.
9. Best Udder OPTIONAL CLASS. This class is comprised of Senior Does
selected by the Judge from each age class; or open to all Does who participated in the classes.
The Show Secretary/Show Chairman and Judge, will decide before the classes begin, as to
which option they will use.
10. Best In Show (BIS) OPTIONAL CLASS . This class is comprised of all of the Grand
Champion Breed animals in the show. When BIS is offered, all Grand Champion animals must
compete. All Grand Champion Senior Does must be milked out prior to entering show ring.
Winner of the BIS will not receive a leg. Exception: If a Senior Grand Champion animal in a
sanctioned class, where there are less than 6 animals, competes in a BIS class and wins, will be
entitled to receive an unrestricted leg. Only two (2) BIS wins will be recognized toward
Finished Grand Champion (FGCH) status. Junior and Intermediate winners will receive a
restricted leg for their age class.
F. SELECTION OF CHAMPIONS
1. Grand Champion shall be selected from the first place winners of the classes in each sanction.(
Junior, Intermediate, Senior, Dry, & Wether )
2. Reserve Grand Champion shall be selected from the animal which stood second to the
champion in its individual class and the remaining first place winners of the other division
classes.
3. There must be six (6) animals and two (2) exhibitors in any sanctioned class for the wins of
the Grand or Reserve to be considered official.
4. Combined classes must have eight (8) animals and two (2) exhibitors for the wins of the
Grand or Reserve to be considered official.
5. The only acceptable combined class for Does is Junior Doe / Senior Dry Doe.
6. The only acceptable combined classes for Bucks are Junior Buck / Intermediate Buck and
Intermediate Buck / Senior Buck.
7. AOM Sanctions ( All Other Minis ) must have six (6) animals, two (2) exhibitors, and a
minimum of two (2) breeds for the wins to be considered official.
8. A Grand Champion animal that does not meet the qualifications for the official win, will, by
Default, be awarded to the Reserve Grand Champion, providing that animal meets all the
criteria.
G. FINISHED GRAND CHAMPION
1. A Doe shall have three (3) wins under at least two (2) different Judges to become a Finished
Grand Champion (FGCH). A minimum of two (2) wins must be in milk. Only one (1)
restricted win will be counted towards FGCH status. IE: only one (1) win in these categories,
Junior Doe, Senior Dry Doe, or Default win to the Reserve.
2. A Buck shall have three (3) wins under at least two (2) different Judges to become a Finished
Grand Champion (FGCH). The buck must have registered offspring.
3. Wethers shall have three (3) wins under at least two (2) different Judges to become a Finished
Grand Champion (FGCH). Only one (1) Default win to the Reserve will be counted towards
FGCH status.
H. PRE-SHOW MILK-OUTS
1. The Show Committee will make the decision whether or not to require a pre-show milk-out
and this information must be published along with the show rules in all advertising promoting
the show.
2. The Show Committee is responsible for enforcing the rules if there is a pre-show milk-out.
I. REPORT OF AWARDS
1. The Report of Awards shall be completed in its entirety THEN signed by the following people
in this order:
First - by the exhibitors owning the Grand Champion and the Reserve
Grand Champion.
Second - by the Show Secretary/Chairman
Finally - by the Judge
2. All tattoo/microchip information for the Report of Awards shall be taken from the Judge as
he/she reads it on the animal. The Judge is the sole authority as to the accuracy or legibility of
the animal's identification.
3. The owner of the animal must certify that all information on the Report of Awards is correct
to the best of their knowledge and by signing the Report of Awards has acknowledged that
said information is complete and accurate.
4. All corrections to the Report of Awards will be done so in the following manner: Strike
through the original information with a single line, enter the new information beside or above
the strike through, and initial the change. Only the Show Secretary, owner of the animal, or
Judge should make changes on the Report of Awards.
5. No changes may be made on the Report of Awards after it is signed by the Judge. Recording
of wins will be taken from these reports as Official by the Official Show Chairperson. In the
case of a clerical error on the Report of Awards, the Official TMGR Show Chairperson shall
make note of the error, and is the only person who can verify the win and deem it official, if
applicable.
J. COMPLAINTS AND PENALTIES
1. All complaints regarding shows are to be made in writing, within 7 days of the show, to the
local Show Secretary or the TMGR Board of Directors.
2. Wins recorded at a show in which TMGR rules were violated may be invalidated.
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