When exhibitors arrive to the Cadence Bank Center, two lines will form for validation. The line going into the barn on the left will be for county only validations. The line on the right will be for both major show and county show validations. If you have any major show animals on your trailer, you will need to be in the line on the right.
• A parent of the exhibitor must be present during validation to complete required paperwork. If your livestock are not housed at a school barn and the physical address of your livestock is different than your home address, please email Whitney.Ingram@ag.tamu.edu to let her know in advance.
• NEW FOR 2023 All lambs and goats validated during the 2023 State Fair Validation period including market animals WILL BE ELIGIBLE for 2024 Spring Major Shows. Once validated, the project MUST stay in the care of the exhibitor that project is validated to; if the exhibitor chooses to sell the project to a new exhibitor, the new exhibitor MUST REVALIDATE the project within the next validation period.
• Texas Lamb Breeders Association (TLBA) and Texas Goat Breeders Association (TGBA) tag numbers MUST be in the animal’s ear to be recorded on the validation form at validation. All lambs and goats planning to go to San Angelo MUST have TLBA/TGBA tags in their ear and the number recorded on their validation form.
• If a TLBA/TGBA tag is added to the animal’s ear after the State Fair show season, then the animal must be re-validated during the Major Show Validation season in order for the LBA/TGBA tag number to be properly recorded on the Validation Form and eligible for TLBA/TGBA premiums during the spring show season.
• In 2021, Sheep and Goat Validation of Texas announced the introduction of the Roll-over Breeding Sheep and Breeding Goat program. For example, any BREEDING animal validated during the State Fair 2021 validation period is eligible to be exhibited by that exhibitor through the State Fair 2024 show season. If ownership changes, then the animal must be re-validated.
• All sheep and goats are eligible for family validation. Registered sheep and goats can family validate if the registration papers have all exhibitors full names listed as owners. Registration paper ownership will determine the exhibitors eligible to show that project. All Market Lambs, Market Goats, Breeding Sheep, Wether Dams, Breeding Goats, and Wether Does will use the
same RFID validation tag.
• Registered Breeding Sheep & Goat Exhibitors: The deadline for ownership, transfer, and registration is October 1, 2023. A color PDF copy of the original registration papers should be emailed to Whitney.Ingram@ag.tamu.edu prior to validation.

Location

301 W Loop 121, Belton, TX 76513, USA