When I first took judge's training and then started judging shows over
15 years ago, it was confusing to me as to how judges' decided what
was worthy of a blue, red, or white ribbon. I searched the handbook
and could find nothing that defined what deserved a blue ribbon. The
handbook has many pages about the scale of points for exhibition
judging, but is silent about how many points becomes a blue, red, or
white ribbon. I asked many other judges in my beginning years, and
finally stopped asking because no one had an answer. In reality,
judging is a grading system, and so I pretty much try to use a
guideline very much like what Betty Coyle mentions, 90%-A=Blue,
80%-B=Red, 70%-C=White.
Roy, I would very much appreciate having this clarified in the
Handbook, so that current and future judges will have a guideline to
refer to.
Kitty Loberg
AIS Master Judge
Region14 Past Judges' Training Chair
Instructor, Mendocino College
During my tenure with Exhibitions, the 2 most often asked questions
(expressed
concerns) were about the partially open bloom requirement and what
constitutes
a Blue ribbon, etc.?
E. Roy Epperson
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