General Information                                                          

Directions

From the East, West, and South:  Interstate 10 to the Avalon Blvd exit in Milton, FL.  Turn north on Avalon Blvd and continue to the second stoplight. (US 90) Turn left (west) onto US 90. At the fifth stop light, turn right (north) onto West Spencer Field Rd (there will be a Hardees and Winn Dixie on your right.)  Continue north on West Spencer to the stop light. Turn right onto Berryhill road. The show hall is approximately 2 miles on the left. You will pass Berryhill elementary on the left, Rufus Hayes cutting horses on the right, a Seventh Day Adventist Church on the left (start slowing down here!) Locklin Tech is on the left after the church. Turn in, bear right, Russell hall is the second building on the right, it looks like a log cabin. You can unload in front of the building  and then park to the side of the building or any parking lot.

From the North:  Take I-65 to the  rte 31 exit in Evergreen, AL. Follow rte 31 south to Brewton, AL.  From Brewton, continue south on rte 41.  At the Florida state line 41 changes into rte 87. Continue south several miles towards Milton.  Bear right onto Hwy 89 (right hand lane will actually go straight onto Hwy 89) Turn right at the (stoplight) intersection with Berryhill Rd. (If you missed the fork where you needed to bear right for 89, no worries as there  will still be a stoplight intersection and a right turn onto Berryhill Rd. Continue until you cross 89 and then follow rest of directions.) The show hall will be approximately 3-4 miles on the right. You will pass one stoplight, a medical center on the right, and a dip in the road with a stop light. Coming up the hill from the stoplight is Locklin Tech on your right. Turn in, bear right, Russell hall is the second building on the right, it looks like a log cabin with green metal roof. You can unload in front of the building  and then park to the side of the building or any parking lot.

Hotels

Red Roof Inn, 2672 Avalon Blvd, Milton, FL (just south of I-10) 850-995-6100  (note:  hotel is a few miles from the show hall) To get to the show hall from the hotel, follow the directions above from the east, west and south. 

There are other hotels, but all are at least as far as the Red Roof, if not farther.  There is a Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn Express, and Red Carpet Inn right off of the Interstate.  There is an Ashbury Suites and Emerald Sands Inn in downtown Milton.  There is also a KOA campground that has cabins available for rent.  Do a google search for Milton Florida hotels for more info. 

 

Entry Fees

Due by 10 February  after which add $10.00.

Open - $40.00**

Proxy Fee $10.00 flat fee (no table space)

NOTE:  Due to size of show hall, entries will be capped between 22-25!

Entry form can be found here  (If you pay via paypal, you can cut and paste this info into an e-mail, or send as an attachment. 

**Lunch will be included in the show fees. We will serve coffee, soft drinks, water, assorted snacks – lunch will be delivered pizza (there will be a veggie/all cheese pizza for vegetarians).  If you require a special needs diet, it is your responsibility to provide your own lunch. Thank you!

NOTE:  Lunch is for entrants only!!!  Please add $5 if you bring someone with you that will be partaking in the snacks and lunch.

Show tables are on a first come first served basis. Entrants will be notified by email upon receipt of entry.  Personal checks and money orders will be accepted as well as Paypal. Please make check or MO payable to: Alix Gardner   For paypal, send to sj6891@mchsi.com

Returned checks will be charged $50.00

Awards/Prizes

1st - 6th place New and recycled ribbons

OF, AR, and CM champs new rosettes

 

DIVISION DESCRIPTIONS: .

Open Division: Open to anyone regardless of age or experience. Foals may only show in foal classes.

OF Division: Horses that are molded in styrene, tenite, hard plastic, rubber, etc. Model may not altered in any way. Restorations are acceptable as long as they are not distracting or obvious. Includes Breyer, Stone, Hartland, etc. All test runs, One of a Kinds, runs of less than 50 belong in specialty plastic.  OF minis will be shown in the OF mini division (LB/Chips sizes and below show in the mini division, all others in regular OF).  All other minis show in their respective divisions (AR minis in AR, CM minis in CM, etc.)

Specialty plastic: Any model showing in specialty plastic may NOT enter regular halter classes, but may be shown in collectibility classes. This includes test pieces, one of a kinds, runs of less than 50 and factory customs. Horses in this division that are realistically colored, will be double judged. This means they will be judged once via breed criteria, and then judged again based on collectibility and workmanship.  Decorator colors, whether or not limited edition, show in the "unrealistic" class and are eligible only for yellow NAN cards (collectibility) .  Classes will be split if entries permit.

OF Peter Stone (where split): All OF PS models that were produced in runs of more than 50 pieces. This includes show line, RR, Artisan Hall, etc.  Test runs, One of a kinds, and runs of less than 50 and FCMs belong in specialty plastic. OF Stone owners – if you are not sure if a model belongs in specialty or regular classes, please go to www.stonehorseref.com. This is the information the judges will use to determine where a model goes.

Open CM: Any OF breyer, PS, or other plastic that has been repainted, rehaired or has had its position altered after it left the factory belongs in  the CM division. All resins shall go in the AR/OS Cold painted china may show in CM.  

Open China:  For mass produced Chinas (Hagen Renaker, Beswick, etc) as well as small limited runs.  If the sculpting and/or finishing artist calls it an "OF" than it shows in this division.  All other OF non plastic (North Lights, Starlite Originals, BHRs, Breyer "resins") show in this divsion as well.  Cold painted customs of any of these show in the CM division.

Custom Glaze: Chinas that were customized using typical glazing/firing techniques--NOT cold-painting.  These can be custom ordered from a factory (Horsing Around) or custom glazed by individual artists) 

Performance Info:  

Other English = Hunter, Jumper, Dressage, Arena Trail, Saddleseat, Pleasure Harness 
Other English Performance = anything else (aka cross country, field hunter, natural trail, racing, scenes, outdoorsy type stuff) 

Other Western = horsemanship/riding, arena trail, reining (relatively calm, collected, arena horse show type stuff),
Other Western Performance = stockwork, games, natural trail,  parade, scenes, etc (faster paced arena or outdoorsy type stuff).

*Arab costumes go in Other English Performance and Indian Costume goes into Other Western Performance.  Other costumes can be decided at the show, and if enough entries warrant, we will split Costume into it's own separate class
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Please feel free to call, write or email if you have a question regarding what division/class your model should go in. At the show, please ask before the judging begins. Once the judge has started to look at models, the class is closed!

Division/Overall Champions: Will be determined by callbacks

Show Secretaries: If you need more info, please feel free to contact either Alix or Jeannine.

Alix Gardner  - 4939 Pineview Ridge Rd, Pace Fl 32571. (850)995-7197 alixgardner@juno.com  

Jeannine DeCuir – 6657 Ventura Blvd, Milton Fl 32583. (850) 626-5974      sj6891@mchsi.com