CRITERIA

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The English Setter Joint Breed Clubs

Criteria for Judging Lists 2005

A1 List

People already approved by The Kennel Club to award Challenge Certificates in English Setters

and who have completed their first such appointment at the time of preparation of this list.

A2 List

People who meet the minimum criteria for the A3 List, and who have satisfied The Kennel Club

procedure for the A2 judges list of being assessed at least three times by an approved assessor

from the official KC breed list.

Judges whose names appear on the B List or above may ask to be assessed when judging the breed

at Open show or Breed Club Limited show level or at a seminar/breed club assessment day.

Further information on the assessment process can be obtained from any of the Breed Club

secretaries.

A3 List

People who would be supported by the Breed Clubs to award Challenge Certificates in English

Setters if so invited to do so. The minimum criteria for this list is:-

BREED SPECIALISTS

§ To have “gone over” 250 English Setters

§ To have judged 50 classes of English Setters, with a wide geographical spread

§ The KC requires a minimum of 7 years judging experience in the breed and to have the support

of the Breed Clubs.

§ To have judged both sexes at a Breed Club Show (w.e.f. 1st January 1999)

§ To have bred and/or owned a minimum of 3 dogs when they obtained their 1st entry in the KC

Stud Book (save exceptional circumstances)

§ To have stewarded at 12 shows

§ To have attended at least one breed specific seminar run in accordance with the relevant Kennel

Club Code of Best Practice and passed an examination and/or assessment where applicable. The

English Setter Breed Clubs consider Module 3 of the English Setter Judges Training Course to

be the relevant breed specific seminar for the A3 list.

§ To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the relevant

examination on Kennel Club Regulations and Judging Procedures

§ To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on “Conformation and

Movement”

§ To have attended and passed a “hands-on assessment” given by a Kennel Club Accredited

Trainer

Note: The number of dogs bred or owned and recorded in the KC Stud Book will be taken into

consideration.

ALL-ROUNDERS (NON-SPECIALISTS)

(Defined as people who award CC’s in at least one other Gundog breed)

§ To have awarded CC’s in one other Gundog breed

§ To have “gone over” 250 English Setters

§ To have judged 50 classes of English Setters, with a wide geographical spread

§ To have 7 years judging experience, including 5 years experience judging English Setters and

have the support of the Breed Clubs.

§ To have bred and/or owned a minimum of 3 dogs when they obtained their 1st entry in the KC

Stud Book (save exceptional circumstances)

§ To have attended at least one breed specific seminar run in accordance with the relevant Kennel

Club Code of Best Practice and passed an examination and/or assessment where applicable. The

English Setter Breed Clubs consider Module 3 of the English Setter Judges Training Course to

be the relevant breed specific seminar for the A3 list.

§ To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer and passed the relevant

examination on Kennel Club Regulations and Judging Procedures

§ To have attended a seminar given by a Kennel Club Accredited Trainer on “Conformation and

Movement”

§ To have attended and passed a “hands-on assessment” given by a Kennel Club Accredited

Trainer

B List

People who are approved by the Breed Clubs to judge English Setters at Open Shows and at

Championship Shows without Challe nge Certificates. The minimum criteria for this list is:-

BREED SPECIALISTS

§ To have “gone over” 75 English Setters

§ To have judged 25 classes of English Setters, with a wide geographical spread

§ To have 5 years experience of judging the breed (i.e. from the first appointment)

§ To have passed both Module 1 and Module 2 of the English Setter Judges Training Course

§ To have stewarding experience at a minimum of 5 shows

§ To have attended and passed a “hands-on assessment” given by a Kennel Club Accredited

Trainer

ALL-ROUNDERS (NON-SPECIALISTS)

(Defined as people whose main breed is not English Setters)

§ The minimum criteria here is the same as for Breed Specialists, except:

§ To have “Gone-Over” 75 English Setters

§ To have judged 25 classes of English Setters, with a wide geographical spread

§ To have passed both Module 1 and Module 2 of the English Setter Judges Training Course

§ To have stewarding experience at a minimum of 5 shows

§ To have attended and passed a “hands-on assessment” given by a Kennel Club Accredited

Trainer

C List

People who do not qualify for the “A” or “B” lists, but who are aspiring judges and have the

confidence of the Breed Clubs to judge up to 3 classes at an Open Show. The minimum criteria for

this list is:-

BREED SPECIALISTS

§ To have shown an active interest in the Breed and have the support of the Breed Clubs

§ To have passed Module 1 of the English Setter Judges Training Course, or to have judged

(hands-on) 20 or more English Setters

§ To have attended and passed a “hands-on assessment” given by a Kennel Club Accredited

Trainer

ALL-ROUNDERS (NON-SPECIALISTS)

(Defined as people whose main breed is not English Setters)

§ To have demonstrated an active interest in the Breed and have the support of the Breed Clubs

§ To have passed Module 1 of the English Setter Judges Training Course, or to have judged

(hands-on) 50 or more dogs in another gundog breed, or to have already awarded CC’s in one

other gundog breed

§ To have attended and passed a “hands-on assessment” given by a Kennel Club Accredited

Trainer

Agreed by the JJC on 31st January 2005