WACCO Rules

*****COVID PROTOCOLS: Showholder will be arriving ahead of set-up time to do the pre-show cleaning and disinfection processes required by the venue management. All procedures outlined in the show entry form liability release portions must be followed. The showholder must leave all tables and chairs stacked to match the photos posted near the entry, and all tables and chairs should be wiped down by entrants after they have packed their horses at the end of the day. Please clean up your area prior to leaving and help if at all possible to return the showhall to the managements plan.

Showhall will open at 8:00am and show will start promptly at 9:00am. Christmas Pot-luck lunch break will be at 12 noon (approximate according to judging progress) and will last approximately 45 minutes, to be followed by the annual gift exchange featuring unique Christmas ornaments. Show is scheduled to run until 6:00pm or until finished.

To help keep this large show moving along - please read your class lists and be ready to self-load the next class as a completed class is excused. We all seem to do this anyway - but if there are new showers in the room, please help them learn the pace of the show tables.

This show acts as a fund raiser to provide working capital for THE FANTASTIC PLASTIC CLASSIC show held in the same show hall in early April each year. Funds will also be used to buy additional toys to go to the local TOYS FOR TOTS program.

TOYS FOR TOTS; Each entrant or attendee is asked to bring at least one new unwrapped toy for a needy child. Toys can be for infants, toddlers, all the way to teens. In addition to toys, soft snugglies such as new blankies seem to be appreciated.

NAMHSA: This show will be a NAN (North American Nationals) qualifier - 1st and 2nd place horses in all Workmanship and Collectibility classes will receive a yellow NAN card that qualifies that horse to enter a NAN show. 1st and 2nd place models in the Plus show "PONIES ON PARADE" will receive green NAN cards.

Scale Descriptions: The models commonly termed Traditional and/or Classic will show in the regular classes. Models commonly termed Micro-Mini, Stablemate, TinyMite, Littlebit, Pebbles and Chips will show in the Mini classes.

Each entry must have a 3x5 card. For this show cards may be either white or colored. On the up side, type or print clearly the class number (mandatory), breed and gender. On the down side, print the horse name and the shower name. For security purposes, you may tag your horses but please be careful to have only the breed and gender showing when you place it in the show ring. Do not place your horse\\'s hooves on your entry card, documentation, another entry card or leg tags. Entries without index-type entry cards will be disqualified. Please DO NOT use scraps of paper or Post-It notes…3x5 index cards ONLY.

Documentation for your horses is welcomed and is basically required in collectibility classes. Please do not assume your judge knows every detail that could help your horse place in the ribbons. As a courtesy to other showers, please limit the size of your documentation to a maximum of 8-1/2 x 11 inches. Books open to the correct page and marked with a post-it type arrow or note may be placed next to your model if there is room - or on the floor directly under your model with a post-it note saying where to look if the table is full and space is limited.

This is a fundraiser show so of course there will be raffles! Raffle ticket sales will be active throughout the day, with drawings held at 3:00PM. We are gladly accepting donations for the raffles up to and including the show date.

For the majority of the collectibility classes, please enter Breyers with dating information (such as actual date, or time period pre-1980 or post 1980) and other pertinent collectability facts. Stone models have a different set of important dates so any information about issue date and numbers along with collectability facts will help.

This class is to include the accepted and traditional Decorator colors for Breyer - Copenhagen, Wedgewood, Gold Charm and Gold Florentine and/or Silver Filigree. Ageless Bronze is included here. Charcoal horses have their own class.

This class is to include all forms of charcoal color, matte and gloss, brown toned or deeper true Charcoal, all size scales. The class is judged on the charcoal color and finish. Please enter Breyers with dating information (pre-1980 or post 1980).

This class includes all the gem colors released to date: Lapis, Rose Quartz, Malachite, Amethyst, Onyx, Tiger Eye, Opal, Cinnabar, etc. Does NOT include Pearls. Includes ‘Palouse Sandstone if shown as the mineral sandstone.

These classes are judged on the Pearl finish with one pearlies class for Breyer/ Other Brands, and one for Stones in their respective Collectibility sections. Hartland pearlies go into Hartland Woodcut/Unrealistic Color class. Please note on card if your horse is a rare version of a pearlized model. Includes true pearl finishes only - no Opal colors in this class please - Opals go into the Gem classes..

1 - Unrealistic color - Solids, Appaloosas, Pinto/Paints but no man-made Patterns or Scenes is offered in both Breyer and Stone divisions. This class includes naturally occurring patterns such as Appaloosa and/or Pinto/Paint. These horses have realistic color placement, but the color itself is not realistic. Think of the blue-pinto Mirror Image Breyers, Stone Aristocrat and Blue Angel.

2 - Unrealistic colors - Man-made Patterns & Scenes includes scenic series and horses with images such as Breyer Halloween series, Christmas painted scenes or decor, dragon horses, etc or Stone sunset series, snowflakes patterns, holiday themed horses, the leaf pattern Vermont, etc. This is where man-made patterns go.

At BreyerFest, NAN and many regional shows there is no division between the Simple/SCM models and the Extreme or Drastic/DCM models. This is a workmanship division and the custom work should be judged on how well any repositioning and anatomical changes have been done before the excellent paint work begins. All levels of customized work will compete together. The model must have a mass produced plastic or hard-rubber, china, bisque or similar factory produced body. Any and all remade plastic models show here.

These resins are to be the polyurethane-type resins reproduced in limited low-volume runs by independent casting houses using original sculptures by non-factory artists, or the mass produced resin models produced by Breyer, Black Horse Ranch, etc.. No model with a plastic body as the originating "armature" should show here no matter how drastic the work is.

3) molding quality - crispness of detail, no excess plastic blobs, are "all feet on floor" - in other words was this an early model taken when the mold was better as compared to a later look-alike with sloppier surface on the hooves or obvious hot-knife work.

These classes are standard breed classes. Models will be judged on appropriate breed assignment, proper color for that assigned breed, and condition of the model. Judges will be taking conformation and biomechanics as major judging points.

If a shower chooses to lay their entry down on the table rather than place it in a standing position, they automatically give the judge the authority to pick up the horse for judging so that the other side of the model may be seen (the judge MUST be allowed to pick up the model for judging.) Showholder(s) and judges are not responsible for any damage that occurs on the show table should a "tippy" horse fall over. Please lay horses down on a modestly sized piece of neutral colored fabric or bubblewrap to protect your entry.

Decisions of the judges are final! Please do not question them while they are judging a class. If you have a question regarding a placing, please ask the judge politely and promptly after the class. Some classes may be team judged or another judge may fill in for a short break. Please feel free to approach the showholder to intercede on your behalf with a question for the judge if there seems to be a serious conflict occurring during the actual judging only the showholder may interrupt the judging for any reason.

PLEASE do NOT hover, take photographs or approach any portion of the table while the judge is judging a class! We have had a problem recently with people taking photos at the table directly opposite or next to the judges. It is also common courtesy to ask an owner prior to photographing their model.

Groom/dust your models PRIOR to bringing them to the table. THIS WILL BE ENFORCED. Excessive time spent dusting etc slows the show down… and the dust you brush off your model into the air can settle onto another shower’s model, please be aware.

DO NOT touch any models other than your own unless you have the specific permission of the owner. The judge or showholder may move any models that are placed too close to the edge, need to be moved to correct crowded conditions or in case of class splits.

Part-Arabian: All part Arabians of extreme Arab type show in this class. Part Arabians showing more type of their other half should show in Other Light/Part Breed, or where appropriate for their body type. For instance, a Quarab that appears more like a Pure Arab (3/4 Arabian and ¼ AQHA) would be shown in Part Arabs in the Arab division, whereas a Quarab that appears more like a Quarter Horse (1/4 Arabian and ¾ AQHA) would be shown in Other Stock/Partbred in the Stock division. National Show Horses - both gaited and non-gaited - will show in NSH classes.

Warmblood: Horses shown as Warmbloods are actually descended from or a blend of hot-blooded breeds and cold-blooded (light draft) breeds... they are not simply sport-conformed versions of other breeds. Examples are Belgian Warmblood, Budyonny, Danish Warmblood, Danubian, Dutch Gronigen, Dutch Warmblood, East Bulgarian, Finnish Universal, French Trotter, Gelderlander, Hispano, Holsteiner, Hanoverian, Trakehner, Hungarian Warmblood, Irish Draft aka Irish Draught, Kadruber/Knadruper, Knabstrup/Knabstupper, Latvia, Mecklenburg, Oldenburg, Rhinelander, Salerno, Selle Francais, Swedish Warmblood.

Sport Horses: Athletic breeds used for actual sport in their native lands and sport conformed individuals that have evolved in modern era to fulfill the needs of today’s competition. Examples are Akhal Teke, Appaloosa Sporthorse (Appaloosa x Warmblood origins) , American Sport Horse or American Warmblood (basically Quarter Horse or Paint crossed on Thoroughbred or breeds with Warmblood origins, possibly Mustang and Thoroughbred or Warmblood crosses), Canadian Sport Horse, Furious, Irish Draught Sporthorse, Metis Trotter, Nonius, Terek, Waler, Westphalian and all other pure or part of the above breeds showing Warmblood characteristics, used for all aspects of combined training including geographically located racing events (i.e. in North American harness racing horses are Standardbreds, but in Russia they could be the Metis Trotter or Orlov Trotter breeds.) Shagya Arabians and Anglo-Arabs / French Anglo-Arabs show in this division.

Carriage Breeds: Such as Cleveland Bay, Friesian, Friesian Sporthorse, Hackney Horse, French or Norman Cob, Lippizan, Orlov Trotter, Welsh Cob section “D”, all other pure or part of the above breeds showing Cob, or Carriage characteristics, used for driving. Judges may elect to have Gypsy Vanners / Irish Tinkers show in this division.

Gaited Horse: Any breeds exhibiting gaited characteristics, i.e. is NATURALLY inclined to perform gaits other than a walk, trot, and canter (such as a running walk, rack, foxtrot, etc.) A high trot does NOT constitute a specialized gait. The Spanish Walk is a movement that can be taught to any well-conformed breed and is not a gait. Spanish breed or descended breeds such as the Mangalara Marcheador, Paso Fino or Peruvian Paso are encouraged but not required to show in Spanish Breeds, rather than in Other Gaited (there may or may not be a separate Gaited Spanish class offered.) However - Non-Gaited Spanish breeds must show in the Spanish classes. The American Saddlebred, American Spotted Saddlehorse, Missouri Foxtrotter, Tennessee Walking horses of either show/padded-shoe “Big Lick” version or cowboy shod “Plantation Style” version, Rocky Mountain Horse, Walkaloosa, and all other pure or part breeds showing gaited characteristics show in this Gaited class.

Ponies: Any breed exhibiting pony characteristics of height and conformation, or those generally recognized as "pony." Includes but isn\\\'t limited to these breeds: American Shetland, American Walking Pony, Assateague, Bali, Basque, Batak, British Shetland, British Spotted Pony, Carmarque, Chincoteague, Chinese, Dales Pony, Dartmoor, Fell Pony, Galiceno, Gotland, Hackney Pony, Icelandic, Marwari, Mongolian, New Forest Pony, Paint Pony, POA, Quarter Pony, Rocky Mountain Pony, Welsh Section “A”, Welsh Section “B”, Welsh Cob Pony Section “C” and any other pure or part ponies exhibiting pony characteristics. American Saddle Pony and other Gaited Pony breeds should show here in Other Ponies. Hackney Ponies, which are not gaited, go in Show Ponies.

Stock Breeds: Any breed typically used for working stock, or of a body type considered as "stock", Appaloosa, Australian Stock Horse, Canadian Cutter, Colorado Ranger or Rangerbred, Mustang, Paint and Quarter Horse (AQHA). All breeds not listed that would be used in its native country or region for working stock or general ranch work… such as the Criollo… show here in Other Stock. For this show, please show BLM Mustangs, Kiger Mustangs, Cayuse Indian Pony/ Cayuse Indian Horse, and other Mustangs of various types and sub-groups in the Mustang class. Spanish Mustangs may be shown in either the Mustang class (the preferred location) or they may be shown in the Spanish classes (if they already have NAN cards in that class.) Any other pure or part breed exhibiting stock characteristics: American Indian Horses may show in either the Mustang class or the Other Stock class; Fjords and Brumbies may also show here in Other stock, as they are used as stock horses in their native lands. Documentation will be a big help in the Mustang and Other Stock classes.

Draft Breeds: Any breed typically used for medium or heavy draft work, including pulling loads, farm work, etc. and exhibiting draft conformation. American Cream Draft, Ardennais, Ardennes, Auxios, Belgian, Brabant, Boulannais, Breton, Clydesdale, Comtois, Dole Gubrandsdal, Dutch Draft, Italian Heavy Draft, Mullassier, North American Spotted Dradft, Percheron, Poltevien, Suffolk Punch, Shire, Swedish Ardennes, Vladimer Heavy Draft and any pure or part breeds showing draft characteristics or conformation, used for heavy farm/harness work.

Spanish Breeds: Breeds originating and perpetuated in the Spanish/Iberian region of Europe and any breed developed and now bred primarily in the New World (North and South America) maintained as a controlled pure breed with roots in the Spanish/Iberian region of Europe. Alter Real, Andalusian, Lusitano, Azteca, Barb, Criollo (also often shown in Other Stock), Paso Fino, Peruvian Paso, Soraia and all other breeds pure or part exhibiting similar characteristics and bred primarily in the Spanish/Iberian region of Europe. Spanish Mustangs may show in this division as Other Spanish Breed.

Other Purebreds: This class to include horse breeds that include more than one body type such as the American Cream (differs from American Cream Draft), Bahskir Curly, Russian Don, Kathiawari, Lokai, Malapolski, American Miniature Horse (also often shown in Other Lightbreed), Turkoman, Wielopolski, all other pure breeds recognized by tradition or breed registries. Fjords are small stout horses and not ponies – and may show best here… many people show them frequently in Other Stock.

Other Partbreds: may compete in the halter division best suited to their conformation and type. For instance, Ara-Apps (Arabian and Appaloosa crosses used for endurance and pleasure riding) may show very Arabian characteristics and do better in Other Lightbreed, or may show very stock characteristics with an Arabian influence in the head and neck and show better in Other Stock. This is up to the shower’s discretion. Grades and unusual cross breeds should show where Other part breed classes are offered.

NOTE: Nez Perce Horse: Developed by crossing the Akal Teke and Foundation Appaloosas to re-create the ancestral original body type of early Appaloosas of the Nez Perce tribe. Early 1st or 2^nd generation crosses would likely show best in Other Partbred, and horses representing the later generations would likely do best in Other Light or Other Stock depending on body type.

Longears/Exotics: All mules, hinnies, donkeys and burros are considered longears. All non-domesticated, extinct, or living primitive breeds such as Przewalski, Tarpan, Wild Ass, Onager, Quagga, crossbred Zorse and Zony models and Zebras are considered exotics.