SWINE

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SWINE SHOWMANSHIP
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Are you ready
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ARE YOU READY?
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ITS HOG PRESENTATION
ITS KNOWLEDGE
ITSPATIENCE
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Swine Showmanship

• CARDINAL SINS
• EQUIPMENT
• ENTRY
• SPEED
• CONTROL
• JUDGING STYLES
• PENNING
• SITUATIONS

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Cardinal Sins

• Getting between the judge and the hog
• None or little eye contact with the judge
• Spending time on the fence or in the corner
• Pig not moving
• Over use of the driving utensil
• Over showing
• Letting your hand ride on the back of the hog

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Judging Styles

• Standing- Judges that stand must have the hog
  driven 12-15 feet in front of them, allowing the
  pigs strengths to be revealed. Pigs that are
  too close or too far away may not get enough good
  looks.
• Walking- Judges that walk are difficult to show
  to. You must drive to the open areas of the show
  ring setting yourself apart. Be careful of
  running in groups, show control by going against
  the grain.

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Equipment

• Driving utensil- something long enough to reach
  the head when driving just behind the shoulder.
• Brush- that will hang or be placed in a pocket.

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NO HANDS
Some judges allow you to use your hands. I
prefer it be limited to penning and stopping the
pig. The argument is that we use our hands when
driving hogs on the farm, but actually we use a
hurdle on the farm.
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Show ring Entry

• Find the judge
• Establish confident eye contact
• Upon entering the show ring present the animals
  strongest view as soon as possible.
• Maintain eye contact as you leave the entry area.
• Be courteous to other exhibitors by driving away
  from the entry gate until all show persons have
  arrived

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Speed

• Speed is one of the most critical elements in
  winning showmanship
• A slow, steady one step at a time pace is the
  preferred speed.
• Too slow The head goes down to rut, the top
  comes up and the hog presentation suffers.
• Too fast The hog begins to hop, jump, and judge
  receives a less than flattering view.

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Turning

• Turning the pig in a big circle, maintaining as
  level and attractive appearance as possible, is
  preferred.
• Quick turns should be done when the judge is not
  looking.
• Excessive turning may allow for additional looks
  just do not have the pig wadded up when the judge
  is looking.

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Control

• The ability to show control and make the pig go
  as planned is essential.
• The driving instrument should only be used to
  make the pig go or change directions.
• The driving instrument should only be used on the
  top of the back, shoulder, neck, or under the
  chin. It should never be used on the back half
  of the hog.

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Penning

• Go directly to the designated pen, maintaining
  eye contact with the judge.
• Open gate, drive pig in if problems with pig
  entering pen using hands is allowed.
• Pig does not get penned on first try, then shut
  and latch gate, retrieve pig back to pen reopen
  and pen.
• Close gate, pig should be in front of pen
• Check pig for cleanliness.

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In the pen

• Pig in front showman behind
• Maintain a degree of eye contact
• Make sure the pig is clean
• Best view to the judge
• Prepare for questions

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Re-entry from the pen

• Eye Contact
• Have pig ready with head at the gate when judge
  gives the signal.
• Leaving pen send pig out in the direction of
  presenting strengths.
• Shut and latch gate.
• No hurry, maintain correct speed.

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Situations-Judge traps you with your pig on the
fence.

• Stay on the fence, turn side ways maintaining eye
  contact, and continue to try to get the pig off
  the fence.
• As soon as the judge turns away, go quickly to
  the front and get the pig off the fence.
• Youre losing points by being on the fence,
  because in the judges views the fence is doing
  part of the driving.
• Do not panic and cross over

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Pig wont move?

• Check to make sure he/she is not going to the
  restroom.
• Wait till the judge is not looking and firmly get
  after the pig. Do not lose control and become
  brutal
• Continue to be more aggressive as a show person
  without over showing.

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Pig is running?

• Stay calm walk slowly over to the pig while
  maintaining eye contact with the judge.
• Fast pigs occasionally can be slowed down by
  driving from the front.
• Fast pigs make it difficult to succeed in
  showmanship and realizing that many good showman
  have lost because the pig felt too good, is
  excellent knowledge.
• Dont panic and chase, stay calm and work for the
  correct speed.

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Judge says stop your pig?

• Move to the front of the pig using hands as a
  blind to maintain the stop.
• Maintain eye contact.
• Do not get between the judge and the hog unless
  the judge moves then, continue the stop until
  released to move.
• Experienced showman might stop the pig with its
  most favorable view presented to the judge.

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Judge asks you to switch pigs.

• Drive pigs together.
• Trade pigs on the side away from the judge.
• Exchange driving instruments and brushes
• Check new pig for cleanliness and valuable
  physical assets as you drive.
• Switch back in the same manner

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Judge touches or throws shavings on your pig.

• Acknowledge immediately by pulling brush from the
  pocket.
• Wait until the judge looks away then brush.
• Try and maintain speed, control, and eye contact.
• Then return brush to the pocket.

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Confidence

• Its in your eyes
• Its in your mannerisms
• Its in your voice when you answer questions
• Confidence is the act of removing doubt. You
  believe youre a good showman, you expect to do
  well, you look and appear confident. Judges
  will start to read this confident look and start
  to believe as well.

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Over Showing is when ...

• A. The show person drives too fast
• B. The show person is animated in a way that
  takes the attention away from the hog.
• C. The show person keeps the pig too close to
  the judge
• D. All the above

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B
C
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Hog Showmanship Questions

• What does your hog weigh?
• If you were going to improve your hog by
  increasing his weight up or down which way would
  you go and Why?
• How old is your hog? If over 7 months lie!! Just
  kidding
• What breed or cross is your hog?
• What sex is your pig?

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Hog Showmanship Questions continued...

• In showmanship we hide the bad and show off the
  good. What will you hide and How?
• Is your market hog a barrow or a gilt?
• How much 10th rib backfat does your hog have?
• How big is your hogs loineye area?
• What should the hogs jowl look like?
• What is your pigs ear notch, tag . Explain?

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Hog Showmanship continued

• What did you clip your pigs with?
• Why did you clip your pigs with a particular
  machine or blade?
• How long ago did you clip?
• What products did you use in fitting your pig?
• What is the lean of your hog?
• How much water does your hog drink a day?

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Hog Showmanship continued

• What type of water system do you use for your
  pigs at home?
• What is the middle word in s(win)e?
• Why are ethics important in the showring?
• What is the most valuable thing that you have
  learned from your swine project?

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Hog Showmanship continued

• What has your involvement in the swine project
  meant to you?
• What has been the most enjoyable part of your
  swine project?
• What has been the least enjoyable?
• If I gave you a million dollars to send in the
  swine industry what would you do.
• As a spokesperson for the livestock industry. Why
  should a kid show pigs?

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Hog Showmanship continued

• Who has made the biggest impact on you in your
  showing career and Why?
• Would you allow a professional fitter to
  clip/fit/groom your pig? Why or Why not?

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What is the term fresh mean?

• A. Old and empty
• B. Young, slick and full
• C. Soft and fat
• D. Hard and dry

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B
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Which terms are associated with the term stale?

• A. Young, soft, slick
• B. Fat, youthful, soft
• C. Old, soft, slick
• D. Old, dry, hard

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What does the term green mean?

• A. Thin due to lacking maturity
• B. Skinny
• C. Narrow forever
• D. A snake

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What is the ideal market weight range?

• A. 200-240 pounds
• B. 210-250 pounds
• C. 220-260 pounds
• D. 230-280 pounds

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B
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What does the term steep rumped mean?

• A. Too much slope from hooks to pins
• B. A short hip
• C. Too much slope from pins to hooks
• D. A long level rump

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What does the term short-hipped mean?

• A. A rump with too much slope
• B. The distance from hooks to pins is too short
• C. A low tail setting
• D. A short stride

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B
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What is the term broken-topped mean?

• A. Sway back
• B. Too much arch in the topline
• C. An injured animal
• D. An uneven topline usually indented just
  behind the shoulders.

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B
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What is the termbroken at the ham-loin junction
mean?

• A. An obvious sway or weakness where the loin
  meets the rump.
• B. The indention on each side of the ham-loin
  junction.
• C. The dimple over the tail is too large.
• D. A crippled condition on rear legs.

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B
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What does the term post-legged mean?

• A. Over at knee
• B. Too much set on the rear legs
• C. Straight rear leg
• D. Feet too small

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B
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What does the termbow-legged mean?

• A. Too much set to the hocks
• B. The hocks are curved outward from the rear
  view.
• C. Same as sickle hocked
• D. Knees turned inward

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What does the term cow-hocked mean?

• A. Too straight legged
• B. Too much set to hocks
• C. Feet turned inward
• D. Hocks turned inward

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B
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What does the term buck-kneed mean?

• A. Knees turned inward
• B. Knees over toward front
• C. Knees set back excessively
• D. Knees perfectly straight.

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B
C
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What does the term straight-shoulder mean?

• A. The angle to the shoulder is too large.
• B. Shoulder is too round
• C. Shoulder lacks width
• D. Shoulder is too low to the ground

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B
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What does the term pigeon-toed mean?

• A. Feet turned inward
• B. Feet turned outward
• C. Too much set to the feet
• D. Pointed toes

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B
C
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What does the term splay-footed mean?

• A. Feet turned inward
• B. Feet turned outward
• C. Too much set to the feet
• D. Pointed toes

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B
C
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What does the term flat-ribbed mean?

• A. Rib is really wide
• B. Rib lacks curvature and width
• C. Ribs are too short
• D. An extra rib

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B
C
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What does the term shallow-flanked mean?

• A. Deeper in the rear flank than fore flank
• B. Uniform depth of body front to rear
• C. Pinched in the fore flank
• D. A Lack of depth in the rear flank as compared
  to fore flank

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What does the term broody mean?

• A. Lots of body capacity
• B. An empty shallow look
• C. A term of endearment for boars
• D. A fat sow

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What does the term balanced mean?

• A. Head and tail weigh the same
• B. A long pretty neck and front end.
• C. The three dimensions fit proportionally
• D. A level topline

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B
C
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What does the term pretty fronted mean?

• A. Stout head and no neck
• B. Weasel head, loose jowl, neat shoulder
• C. Long head, clean neck and jowl, and nice
  blend from neck to fore rib.
• D. A toothy smile

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What does the term tight-ribbed mean?

• A. Rib lacking curvature and depth
• B. Wide open rib well sprung
• C. A sloppy middle
• D. Short bodied muscle hog

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What is a pin nipple?

• A. A coarse teat too big
• B. A teat flush with skin level lacking
  prominence
• C. A small teat half the size, between two
  normal teats. Does not milk
• D. A hole where a teat has been turned inside
  out up into the belly wall.

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B
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A blind nipple?

• A. A coarse teat too big
• B. A teat flush with skin level lacking
  prominence
• C. A small teat half the size, between two
  normal teats. Does not milk
• D. A hole where a teat has been turned inside
  out up into the belly wall.

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B
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What is an inverted nipple?

• A. A coarse teat too big
• B. A teat flush with skin level lacking
  prominence
• C. A small teat half the size, between two
  normal teats. Does not milk
• D. A hole where a teat has been turned inside
  out up into the belly wall.

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When do you quit showing?

• A. When judge starts talking.
• B. When Dad throws his hands up in disgust.
• C. When you feel you have it won.
• D. When you put him back in his pen after the
  show.

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B
C
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What is the last thing you do after losing
showmanship?

• A. Talk ugly to your pig for acting up.
• B. Talk ugly about the judge
• C. Gather your friends and congratulate the
  winner and thank the judge
• D. Throw a fit, kick, role around on the floor
  and act really stupid.

A
B
C
D
Remember someday will be your day and the
greatest part of winning is to be congratulated.
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What do you do when you win showmanship?

• A. Be happy, humble and thankful
• B. Hug your friends, mom, dad, grandma, the pig,
  etc
• C. Thank the judge, your 4-H agent, your FFA
  teacher, and anyone else who helped you succeed.
• D. All the above including enjoying the moment
  without bragging, boasting, or being
  un-tastefully swelled up.

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B
C
D
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