About Junior Showmanship

Dates:   Wednesday, July 2, 2025
The Venue:   Cowlitz Co Event Center, indoors in a fully matted double-sized ring.

Scheduling*: Junior Showmanship will be held in the morning prior to the beginning of Conformation classes.

Judge: Shelby Lynn Russell of Fanfare from Washington will be our Junior Showmanship judge.

Classes: Novice Junior, Novice Intermediate, Novice Senior, Open Junior, Open Intermediate, Open Senior, Master followed by the awarding of Best Junior Handler & Reserve Best Junior Handler.

Award Recognition: Best Junior Handler will receive recognition at the Awards Banquet on the evening of Wednesday, July 2.

Scholarship: An exciting $500.00 scholarship will be awarded to the student who is judged Best Junior Handler at the 2025 BTCA National Specialty.

The Junior Handler or his/her family must be a member in good standing of the BTCA or an affiliate/regional club at the time of the National Specialty. The BTCA Health and Scholarship Foundation will reserve the funds until the student is accepted at an accredited junior, community, or 4-year college. The Scholarship must be used within 2 years from the date of his or her secondary school graduation. Membership is required to be awarded the Scholarship, but not required to exhibit in Junior Showmanship.

Support: Please support the future of our sport! We encourage all exhibitors to make time in their busy schedules to support these young ones by watching and cheering for all!

*All details subject to finalization of national specialty details and time limitations