Juniors
Welcome to the ARBA Junior page – dedicated to our enthusiastic young members!
The ARBA mission statement for youth is:
“To encourage youth to care and maintain Romney sheep as a way of learning responsibility. To encourage youth to join with other Romney youth to learn sportsmanship, enhance social skills, ethical behavior, leadership traits and a better understanding of success and failure.”
For more information on Romneys for youth, see:
- Romneys for Youth eBooklet (1.8 MB PDF)
- Romneys for Youth Brochure (0.5 MB PDF)
- Junior Show Rules (24 KB Doc)
- ARBA 2026 Futurity Rules (108 KB PDF)
- ARBA Ewe-Lamb Futurity Points Card (42 KB PDF)
- 2026 ARBA Futurity Nomination Form (72 KB PDF)
White Ewe Lambs 1st Place Callie Burgess, OH Pitchfork 782 Pitchfork Ranch, MI 2nd Place Katie Hacker, IN Plank Farms 1255 Plank Sheep Farm, MI 3rd Place Katie Hacker, IN Chapin 124 Smiling Sheep Farm, NH Natural Colored Ewe Lambs 1st Place Katie Bombria, CT Thistle Down 419 Thistle Down […]
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The district 3 regional show was held in Novi, Mi over the Labor Day holiday weekend. We had a total of 26 head in the Jr. show with 32 head in the open show. In the Jr. show, Caitlin Plank won champion ram and ewe in the natural colored division […]
The NEYSS was a success once again. Romneys were well represented with 63 head and 17 youth. The sheep looked awesome. All were of good quality, fitted well and in good condition. Our kids are doing a great job. Every year the bar is set a little higher and our […]
Austin Dean’s natural colored yearling ram “All Star 302” was the Supreme Champion Wool Ram at the 2014 DE State Fair.
Romney breeders entering sheep for sale in Maryland and Ohio have provided the initial funds to support the first year of the Futurity For Youth program. Seven animals sold in Maryland were nominated as futurity animals, at a cost of $20 per entry to the seller. At the Romney Specialty […]