Updated: 2/8/2021 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTACT INFORMATION ________________________________________________________ 3 SHOW STAFF __________________________________________________________________ 4 LIVESTOCK SHOW OFFICIALS ____________________________________________________ 4 LIVESTOCK SHOW SUPERINTENDENTS ____________________________________________ 4 LIVESTOCK SHOW JUDGES ______________________________________________________ 4 LIVESTOCK SHOW ENTRY DEADLINES_____________________________________________ 5 2021 DAILY SCHEDULE __________________________________________________________ 6 STAGING AND TRAILER PARKING MAP ____________________________________________ 8 EXHIBITOR PARKING MAP _______________________________________________________ 9 GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS ____________________________________________ 10 ANIMAL HEALTH REGULATIONS _________________________________________________ 18 OPEN LLAMA AND ALPACA _____________________________________________________ 20 YOUTH LLAMA AND ALPACA ____________________________________________________ 32 YOUTH BREEDING RABBITS _____________________________________________________ 36 YOUTH CAVIES ________________________________________________________________ 39 YOUTH MEAT PEN RABBITS _____________________________________________________ 41 HOUSTON AREA R.V. PARK AND HOTEL LISTING ___________________________________ 43 2 CONTACT INFORMATION Mailing Address: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ P.O. Box 20070 Houston, TX 77225-0070 Physical Address: Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ NRG Center 3 NRG Park Houston, TX 77054 Phone: 832.667.1125 Fax: 832.667.1140 Website: www.rodeohouston.com Questions? E-mail us at: [email protected] 3 SHOW STAFF Julie Bass Chief Mission Officer [email protected] Darlene Lively Senior Executive Assistant [email protected] Karl Hengst Director, Livestock Show [email protected] Alisa Luckey Senior Coordinator, Livestock Show [email protected] Kyle Walker Coordinator, Livestock Show [email protected] Kim Wilson Senior Coordinator, Calf Scramble [email protected] LIVESTOCK SHOW OFFICIALS Arena Director --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Jackson – Sugar Land, TX Assistant Arena Director ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Reeves – College Station, TX Official Veterinarian ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Gregg Knape – Alvin, TX Official Livestock Veterinarian -------------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Leslie Easterwood – Milano, TX LIVESTOCK SHOW SUPERINTENDENTS Superintendent, Livestock Show ------------------------------------------------- Dr. Chester Fehlis – College Station, TX Assistant Superintendent, Livestock Move-Ins ------------------------------------------------ Hunter Cox – Houston, TX Assistant Superintendent, Exhibitor Crowd Control ----------------------------------- Richard Mixx – New Caney, TX LIVESTOCK SHOW JUDGES Open & Youth Llama & Alpaca ----------------------------------------------------------- David Barboza – Valley Springs, CA Open & Youth Llama & Alpaca ---------------------------------------------------------- Joy Bishop-Forshey – Wauseon, OH Open & Youth Llama & Alpaca ----------------------------------------------------------------- Terese Evenson – Greenup, KY Youth Cavy --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Randy Shumaker – Tollhouse, CA Youth Breeding Rabbits ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wade Burkhalter – Mickleton, NJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Mesick – Prather, CA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Moll – Wauseon, OH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Randy Shumaker – Tollhouse, CA Youth Meat Pen Rabbits ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wade Burkhalter – Mickleton, NJ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Allen Mesick – Prather, CA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Moll – Wauseon, OH 4 LIVESTOCK SHOW ENTRY DEADLINES Dec. 15: Youth Meat Pen Rabbits – online entries only (NO LATE ENTRY) Feb. 5: Youth Breeding Rabbits and Cavies Entry Deadline – online entries only (NO LATE ENTRY ACCEPTED), Feb. 5: Llama/Alpacas Entry Deadline – paper entries only (NO ENTRIES ACCEPTED AFTER FEB. 5). Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Inc may, in its sole discretion, elect to cancel or limit the 2021 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. In the event it does so, by submitting an entry and registering for its 2021 Livestock Show, entrant agrees that such cancellation or limitation will not give rise to liablility, damages, fees or penalty. RED - REQUIRED - Each Open Show Payee must electronically complete an IRS W-9 form. Email link will be individually sent to each payee upon submission of your online open/youth entry. Entry is incomplete without a completed W-9 electronic submission. Llama/Alpaca entries are required to submit a paper W9 form upon mailing their entry form. 5 2021 DAILY SCHEDULE Release hours listed are strictly enforced with no exceptions. Releases are issued by department superintendents. Note: Trailer parking will remain locked from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Trailers will NOT be accessible between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Exception: Nights prior to Junior Show move-ins. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 7 a.m. Move-In: Youth Breeding Rabbits (must be in place at Airport Blvd. by 5 p.m & checked in by 7 p.m..) Move-In: Youth Cavy (must be in place at Airport Blvd. by 9 a.m. & checked in by 11 a.m.) Noon Cavy Show NRG Center 2 p.m. Youth Rabbit Judging Contest NRG Center 4 p.m. Release: Youth Cavies upon completion of awards (must be out by 6 p.m.) SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 8 a.m. Youth Breeding Rabbit Show NRG Center Release: Youth Breeding Rabbits upon completion of each breed (must be out by 6 p.m. Sunday, February 28) SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 8 a.m. Youth Breeding Rabbit Show (continued) NRG Center 2 p.m. Youth Breeding Rabbit Show Results & Awards NRG Center Release: Youth Breeding Rabbits upon completion of each breed (must be out by 6 p.m.) SATURDAY, MARCH 6 7 a.m. Move-In: Youth Meat Pen Rabbits (must be in place at Airport Blvd. by 8 a.m. and checked in by 10 a.m.) 10 a.m. Youth Meat Pen Show (Awards 1 hour following conclusion of Show) NRG Center Release: Youth Meat Pen Rabbits upon completion of awards (must be out by 6 p.m.) THURSDAY, MARCH 18 10 a.m. Move-In: Llamas & Alpaca (Airport Blvd., must be in place by 4 p.m. & checked-in by 5 p.m.) 2 p.m. Llama Walking Fleece NRG Arena (Walking Fleece is done at will before the judge & not in the arena as a regular halter class) 6 p.m. Llama & Alpaca Exhibitor Meeting NRG Arena 6 FRIDAY, MARCH 19 8 a.m. Open & Youth Llama Shorn Fleece Show NRG Arena Alpaca Walking Fleece Show NRG Arena (Walking Fleece is done at will before the judge & not in the arena as a regular halter class) Open & Youth Alpaca Shorn Fleece Show (following Llama Fleece) NRG Arena Llama Open Pack NRG Arena Llama & Alpaca Open – Obstacles & PR Show (following Pack) NRG Arena 5:30 p.m. Youth Llama Costume Show NRG Arena Youth Alpaca Costume Show (following Llama costume) NRG Arena SATURDAY, MARCH 20 8 a.m. Open Llama & Alpaca Showmanship NRG Arena Llama & Alpaca Group Classes (following showmanship) NRG Arena Noon Open Llama Costume Show NRG Arena Open Alpaca Costume Show (following Llama costume) NRG Arena 8 a.m3 p.m. 12:30 p.m. Llama & Alpaca Halter Show NRG Arena SUNDAY, MARCH 21 8 a.m. Youth Llama & Alpaca Showmanship & Performance NRG Arena (Performance starting at the conclusion of Showmanship) 9 a.m. Release: Llama & Alpaca (must be out by 6 p.m.) 7 STAGING AND TRAILER PARKING MAP All Livestock exhibitors must enter and stage at AIRPORT BOULEVARD. Trailer Parking will also be at: AIRPORT BOULEVARD 1901 Airport Blvd. Houston, TX 77051 NOTE: Please do NOT lock trailers once parked at Airport Boulevard. Trailer parking will remain locked from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Trailers will NOT be accessible between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. *EXCEPTION: Nights prior to Junior Show move-ins (Excludes Breeding Gilts & Dairy Cattle). 8 EXHIBITOR PARKING MAP Enter Red Lot (Gate 11) and park in Red Lot. 9 GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS Force Majeure The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform its operations, activities, shows and events to the extent such delay or failure results from a force majeure occurrence. A force majeure occurrence is defined as any occurrence which makes performance by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo illegal, impossible, inadvisable or, in the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s reasonable opinion, unsafe or commercially impracticable, and includes, but is not limited to (i) any breakage or accident to equipment, machinery or facilities; (ii) any strikes, lock-outs or other labor difficulties; (iii) statutes, ordinances, regulations, orders, directives or rules issued by governmental authorities, including, but not limited to those concerning public health and safety, animal disease prevention, detection and response and/or protection of the environment;