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far149:
Sharon:

Membership in HOTOPA is not required to exhibit at the show but since the club is in your areas you may want to join. There will be many breeds represented the HOTOPA show.

Meets, in general terms, are set by various clubs for their breeds at different shows to promote through competition their breeds. For instance, the Rosecomb club is having their national meet and the Rhode Island Red Club is having a district meet at HOTOPA\'s show in addition to the Ameraucana club.

A national meet is sanctioned by the a national club leadership and is designed to attract birds from throughout the US. A district meet is still sanctioned by the parent club but for a smaller geographical area (district or state). You would expect to see more Ameraucanas than normal at HOTOPA show because Paul has set the meet there.

A meet allows club members to compete for awards (rosettes, points, etc) not given out by a show. It is also an excellent opportunity to meet and learn from fellow breeders.

Our website has further information on Ameraucana meets. If you don\'t already subscribe, the Poultry Press has tons of information on showing.

greeneggsandham:
Thank you Aaron.  That helps my understanding.

Beth C:
Curtis has a good point. I\'ve never been to a double poultry show, but I like this at horse shows for that very reason. With 2 judges you have 2 chances to get a fair assessment of your animal.

Mike Gilbert:
Beth, how will you know which assessment is the most fair?
Isn\'t it kind of like asking around for opinions on a subject until someone gives you the answer you want?   The only person you really have to please with your birds is yourself.  Any judge only gets a snapshot view of each bird at any given point in time.  For those who want to accumulate points, I have no problem with that.  It\'s just not for me, because I have seen how the system can be manipulated.

Beth C:
With an individual bird you really can\'t know. But in the case Curtis mentioned where one judge ignored the breed as a whole, it\'s nice there was a second judge who took his time looking them over and placing them. But you make a good point, and you pretty much summed up why I don\'t show horses anymore. I watched my friends spend money they didn\'t have to impress people they didn\'t know and ultimately end up selling an animal they enjoyed because it wasn\'t \'good enough.\' A few years down the road they\'re standing there with an animal everyone likes but them wondering why it isn\'t fun anymore. I\'ve had the same 2 horses for over 20 years with no complaints...

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