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​2025 IBGA Show Rules - approved by the Board March 11, 2025

  1. Entries must be submitted electronically via the showman app up to the day of the show.

  2. All shows are governed by the rules of the IBGA and the JABGA Sanctioned Show Rules. IBGA rules have priority for the Youth Show. For incidents not covered by show rules, the IBGA Show Committee’s decision will be final.

  3. Youth exhibitors must be IBGA members and may join at any show. Points accumulate from that show forward.

  4. Youth must show their own animals in the Junior Show unless they have two or more goats in the same class/division/drive to qualify for IBGA points towards awards (and another junior member must exhibit the second animal). A junior handler is acceptable if the exhibitor is younger than 12 years of age.

  5. Goats must be healthy and free of visible signs of contagious diseases. Animals of questionable health may be excused. All goats must comply with Indiana BOAH and Scrapie rules. Health papers are not required by in-state exhibitors; out-of-state exhibitors must comply with IN BOAH regulations for interstate transport.

  6. All goats must be in place and papers checked in to the show secretary by 8:30 AM (local time).

  7. All goats must be tagged or have some other permanent form of ID such as tattoo or microchip. If goats are microchipped, a reader must be supplied by the exhibitor.

  8. All market animals must be weighed in by 8:30 AM (local time). Teeth and weights will be confirmed at the scale by the Show Secretary or Designee. No declared weights will be allowed.

  9. Market showmanship is open to any junior IBGA exhibitor 21 years or under; the exhibitor must show his or her own animal (if the junior member does not have their own animal, they may show another member’s animal). Market showmanship may include market goats, commercial does, commercial bucks, dairy or myotonic wethers that are entered in the IBGA show.

  10. For market animals, ownership is declared (via permanent ID) the first time an animal is shown in the IBGA series for that respective year.

  11. Dehorning/tipping of Market Goats is recommended but not required.

  12. Wethers must be castrated males.  Wethers with remnants of testes will be up to committee discretion on if they will be allowed to show or not.

  13. Market goats (wethers or does), dairy wethers and myotonic wethers must have all their milk teeth in place.  Market goats (wethers or does), dairy wethers and myotonic wethers with missing teeth or permanent adult teeth coming in will be disqualified. (No refunds.)

  14. Commercial does will show by age (milk, 2-, 4-teeth) and weight. A 10-pound weight range maximum per class for milk teeth does will be implemented; 2- and 4-teeth classes will be broken based on weights and number entered in each division.

  15. Dairy wethers, myotonic wethers, and commercial buck divisions with 11 or fewer head entered per division will show in a single class, regardless of weight, for each division.

  16. Market goats, dairy wethers and myotonic wethers shall be body-clipped to a uniform length not exceeding 1/2" above the hocks and knees. Market goats cannot have additional hair or hair substitutes. IBGA committee can disqualify an animal/exhibitor if not following the rules. Commercial does and bucks may be shown with hair or slicked. There are not separate classes for haired or slicked commercial does or bucks (haired and slicked show together).

  17. IBGA reserves the right to conduct weigh-backs of market division goats. Animals gaining more than 5 lbs. from entry weight will be disqualified, forfeit that show’s premiums, and all earned points from that show.

  18. Animals may dual register at a show. A registered doe or buck may show in the commercial show and JABGA/ABGA and pay entry fees in both shows.

  19. Breeding animals exhibiting in the JABGA and ABGA shows must be registered with the ABGA and proof of registration must be shown at time of entry. For the JABGA show, breeding animals must be registered in the JABGA member’s name only.

  20. Breeding showmanship is open to any junior IBGA exhibitor 21 years or under; the exhibitor must show his or her own animal (if the junior member does not have their own animal, they may show another member’s animal). Breeding showmanship animals may include a Percentage Doe, Fullblood Doe, or Fullblood Buck that is entered in the JABGA show.

  21. ABGA rules for fitting breeding animals apply.

  22. No alcoholic beverages on the fairgrounds. No smoking inside any barns. Dogs must be on a leash, and no dogs allowed in or around the show arena.

  23. IBGA reserves the right to conduct random drug tests. The exhibitor of any goat found with illegal drug residue will be banned from the show series.

  24. Exhibitors and their families are responsible for safety and care of themselves and their goats and release the IBGA and any committee members from any and all responsibility for loss or damages or accidents and waive any and all claims resulting.

  25. IBGA reserves the right to refuse any exhibitor entry and to ask any person whose behavior is deemed detrimental to leave immediately.

  26. No Refunds.

For questions, please contact IBGA Show Committee Chair, Melanie Bush, 317-441-3062

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