International
Boer Goat Show
Upper Cumberland Goat Producers Association
Goat Show
July 29, 2006
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With the heat and humidly, we were very
unsure about loading up a bunch of goats and making
the four hour drive to Crossville to attend the
IBGA show. However we checked the weather mid week,
and saw that it was cooler there than here.
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Wednesday evening we started gathering the goat
for the trip to the show. Brandon Mitchell brought
three little girls and a little buckling (and the
young'uns' Mom) down to put into the show pen in
preparations for the trip to the vet for health
certificates. On Thursday we collected the 12 animals
for the trip to Pulaski for Dr. Galbraith to examine
the animals and certify they were healthy. A death
in the greater family caused us to make the trip
home then return to Pulaski to the funeral home.
We had planned to leave here by 11 for Crossville,
but the funeral was at 10, so it was 12 before we
crossed the SP. Due to the funeral, some of the
animals stayed on the trailer Thursday night. On
the road, with cooler weather, the animals enjoyed
the trip to Crossville. Our little convoy arrived
around 5 pm. We talked with Kenny Carey and decided
to unload the animal since some had been on the
trailer for 48 hours. Kenny said that several folks
were going to spend the night at the show site,
so we felt good about leaving them in pens overnight.
The animals seem to enjoy having more space.
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We were standing around glad handing, being proud
of ourselves when we decided that it would probably
be a good idea to start bathing and grooming. Four
hours later we were almost half finished and decided
we could finish Saturday morning.
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Saturday morning we had six more goats to bath
and groom. We finished about 20 minutes before the
show started; change from our goat bath clothes
to our show clothes; and the first animal went into
the ring.
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Mystery, a
cute 50% doeling, was our first goat in the ring.
She had only been on a lead a couple of time, so
we were wondering how she would do. To our surprise,
she did not act up. Mystery finished sixth in a
class of nine. Going out of the ring, I let her
know that we would show her again. That didn't seem
to help her feelings, but telling her she could
eat when she got back to the pen did perk her up.
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CCF Hope
SA made the trip, and in a big class, finished seventh.
Being young in the class, it was as much as we could
expect. As she ages, we will probably show her again.
(She was in the class by 3 days.) |
Wildcat
SA did not get her name from her actions but from
an old movie. She was calm in the ring, but was in
a really big class. We think her teat structure caused
her to be put in the 'No 2' line. |
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KWM Kattie's Glory
SA, about 6 week into her first pregnancy, was a
little touchy during grooming and let the judge
know she didn't like having her utter checked, but
she still finished a strong third. This is her last
show for a while. We are giving her time off to
have her kids. She is bred to RRD P660 (Ike), and
we are looking for beautiful, healthy babies.
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Venus was the
old pro in the ring -well most of the time. In the
picture to the right, we are trying to decide which
way she wants to go. I won. Venus took a second
and then stood for Reserve Champion Senior Does.
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CCF Apollo SA
and CCF Bruno SA
are being set up by Ken and Brandon Mitchell. A
very big class (32). Bruno took a 9th and Apollo
was an honorable mention at 12th.
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Brandon and Brittany Mitchell took four goats
to the show. A little buckling (Hi Power) and doeling
(Emerald Dawn SA), both 10 week old, and the two
doelings (Princess Zelda and Adela) they showed
in Cullman.
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MLB Hi Power - 7th Place
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MLB Emerald Dawn SA - 6th Place
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In the 3 to 6 month old doeling class, Brandon
and Brittany took two sweet doelings into the ring,
we really think Brandon had decided his was going
to place better than Brittany's, but it was reversed.
The Judge had different ideas and Brittany's placed
higher than Brandon's.
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Brandon and Adela
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Brittany and Princess Zelda
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Thank goodness
the trip home was uneventful, and all the goats made
it with no problem. At midnight when we arrived back
at the farm, we checked the goat, all asleep, gave
them water and left them on the trailer for 'one more
night'. Sunday they were offloaded, and they will
be keep in isolation for 14 days - or until their
next show, whichever comes first. |
Kenny & Lynn Carey and the Upper Cumberland
Goat Producers Association did a great job, and
the show was very well organized, well judged (Judge
Armor Maddox), and we had a great time. All of their
hard work was evident.
If you are looking to show for the first
time or just looking for a show, look at the Upper
Cumberland Goat Producers Association shows.
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