Northwest Congress

 

Official Rules & Regulations
(Show Divisions, Definitions)

Please read the following information carefully and thoroughly before deciding what classes to enter. Please make sure a question is not answered in this section before contacting the show committee. It will save time for all of us. Thank you!

The following abbreviations are used throughout the show packet:

OF = Open Original Finish Plastic (does not include Harland or Peter Stone models)

OFM = Open Original Finish Plastic Minis

CH = Open Original Finish China / Resin

HART = Open Original Finish Hartland

PS = Open Original Finish Peter Stone

BOF = Beginner Original Finish (Not a NAN-qualifying division)

CMG = Open Custom Glaze (fired, not cold painted)

SCM = Open Simple Custom

ARCM = Artist Resin Custom

ACM = Open Advanced Custom

MAR = Open Custom Artist Resin and Advanced Custom Minis

MCM = Open Custom Plastic Minis

BCM = Beginner Custom (not a NAN-qualifying division)

Models may not cross-enter divisions. 

Original Finish Collectibility:  You must provide a 3x5 card with the collectibility information on your model.  Do not expect the judge to know everything about your model.

Beginner Divisions: All beginner divisions are NOT NAMHSA approved.

Beginner Original Finish: This is for first time showers and anyone who has not won two grand champions or who has shown less than 2 years.

Beginner Custom: Open to anyone who paints, creates and shows their own custom models, but doesn’t sell them as a living. Models entered in BCM may NOT cross-enter in the Open ACM/SCM halter divisions. 

Original Finish Divisions: All models competing in these divisions must be exactly as they were released by the factory, with no added or removed markings. Invisible restoration of rubs or breaks is permitted, as long as no more then 5% of the original body color has been restored. Decorator and woodgrain models may not compete in regular breed classes.

Mini Divisions:  For the purpose of this show, a mini is a model that is Pebbles/Paddock Pal scale or smaller, foals and ponies to be in scale.  No china models will show in the original finish mini division, although they can show in the custom mini division (if they are cold painted).

Simple Custom: Is defined as repainted, haired, resculpted or minor remake (head turn or single leg) on an easily obtainable body. The original body must be recognizable.  This division also includes cold painted chinas.

Advanced Custom: Original Sculpture and drastic-customized models will be shown in the ACM Division.

Glaze Custom:  Any FIRED ceramic piece that is glazed in a unique color (one-of-a-kind), this also includes all claybody customs.  Any cold painted chinas (minis can go in the custom mini division) will go in the Simple Custom division.

OF Performance: Is for OF plastic and OF China/Resin models only. All others should be shown in the ACM/SCM Performance Division.

Class Definitions:  Friesians go in the Carriage class.  Mustangs (if there isn't a separate class for them) go in the Other Mixed Breed class.  For the color classes, Blacks go in the Other Color class (if there isn't a separate class for them).  American Gaited Breeds include: Missouri Fox Trotters, Tennessee Walkers, and any other breed that has a natural gait other than the trot.  This does NOT include high stepping, trotting horses.  Tobiano pinto patterns generally have 4 white legs and have white that crosses over the back somewhere between the ears and the tail.