Junior exhibitors at the Wisconsin State Fair are competing in pig showmanship — an event where teenagers train for months alongside a gilt, which is a female pig before it has given birth, preparing for a single moment in the show ring. "(I'm) one of those people that get very intense in the show ring," Audrey Gartman, one of the junior exhibitors, said. The Art of the Stare: Pig showmanship competitions at the Wisconsin State Fair"They're not judging your pig. It's been one of my goals for a long time, is to win my age group down at State Fair. The state fair is considered the top level of competition for many junior exhibitors who spent years competing on the county fair circuit before earning a spot here.