SHEDU FUNDAMENTAL TRAINING

Any show cat worth their price has the training to behave properly for their handler both in the show-ring and at home. This training fine-tunes this skill to make your cat easy to groom, lead, show in-hand, and in general creates a better cat to live with! 

Benefit: 5 points to final score in any halter show.

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15 bonus points to SPC score no matter which kind you'll pick

Conditions: Halter or collar is required - No other tack should be present (such as saddle) - Handler is required in ALL images

OFFICIAL HALTER/IN-HAND TASKS: 

(3 images total)

1. Grooming - Pick 1 (1 Images total)

   • Show cat being introduced to being bathed

   • Show cat being brushed

   • Show cat having mane or tail braided/nails trimmed/being sprayed, etc. 

2. Unfamiliar People (1 images total)

• Show someone other than handler touching cat all over body/checking cat’s teeth, etc.

3. Showing - Pick 1 (1 images total)

*** For this image the cat should be show-ready: Groomed, shiny, with a fancy show halter, etc.

• Show Stance - Using either their hands or a “show stick” handler guides their cat on standing properly and still for a judge. 

  • • • Judge is not required to be present/shown in image though can be shown if desired

• Show Leading - Leading on slack halter lead at a gait other than walk (showing in-hand at a trot or canter)

These sets of prompts are not mandatory to participate in Shedu events. However, if completed, they will give your cat noticeable benefits: 

Each completed set linked to a specific discipline will cancel out the roll for the following hazards of shows in that specific discipline:

• Initial roll for mishaps **

• Initial roll for falls **

• Initial roll for fatal and serious injuries **

• Initial roll for refusals **

** Initial roll is the mandatory roll that will take place at an official event. A completed SFT makes sure your team will pass those. However in some competitions or disciplines there are additional rolls for mishaps. SFTs will not protect from those. You will need to acquire special gear and/or make proper choices to avoid those. 

MINIMAL REQUIREMENTS

Literature: 450 words per task (In English or Russian language)

Art: Clean coloured sketch/ 50% + body/ Handler (50%+ visible)*/ BG + other elements if required by the particular task.

• The shedu anatomy should meet the standard level according to the AP chart to qualify for these prompts.

• Cats can be of any age, but they still should have their Core training competed first ( speaking of strictly game mechanics, not the lore. You can build your story as you like here.)

• You can place up to 5 teams of handler and cat in one training picture.

• TACK on Shedus is required. Mandatory: collar