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International
Boer Goat Association
Wilson County Fair Boer Goat Show
August 18, 2006
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We have heard the Wilson County Fair Boer Goat
show has been sanctioned by all three of the Boer
Goat assoications over the years. This year it was
an IBGA show. We were not surprised to see some
of the best names in the Boer Goat industry showing.
The Hipps, Wards, Walkers, Williams, Hales, Griffins,
Thompsons, Martins, Careys, Caudle, Logues and many
more. It was a big show.
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Washing and fitting
out the goats in really really hot conditions did
us both in. By the show start time, we were both exhaulted,
but the show must go on. |
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CCF Mystery was the
first to enter the ring, and we were tickled to have
her finish second behind the Caudle's percentage doeling
in the 9 to 12 month class.
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When the fullblood
show began, Princess Zelda was on tap. She was a lot
smaller then most of the other doelings in the class,
and did not finish as high as we had hoped. |
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CCF Hope SA entered the show
ring with her head high and ended up proud but out
of the ribbons. |
Venus was
next. We had though about giving her a tighter grooming
similar to the haircut we did last year, but decide
to leave her hair un-cut. After her wash job, her
hair went wild. It was flying in every direction.
In a class of thirteen, Venus was placed 4th and,
according to the judge, could have possibly moved
up had her grooming been better. Shame on us. Venus,
at almost seven year of age, placed fourth in Senior
Does over three years of age. We were very proud of
Venus. |
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Did we say that it
was HOT at the Wilson County Fair, if not, I do want
to repeat it, IT WAS HOT.
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Our two Pipeline Explosion bucklings were placed
in pens with two other buckling in behind then and
beside them. Well, Apollo became very amorous and
between he and his brother Bruno, Apollo became
very sticky. Pat was not feeling the greatest and
since I couldn't carry both in to the ring, Apollo
was scratched. Bruno on the other hand, was ready
to go into the ring. Bruno handled great moving
around the ring. He was not picked to be in the
first line on the first view. A second look and
Bruno and I moved to the first line, then a few
minutes later, we were moved into fourth place in
a class of 19. I was excited; he could have cared
less.
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Oh, there was one
other thing we had not heard about at the Wilson County
Fair. Our livestock trailer had to be parked with
the other livestock trailers "in the back 40."
When we asked where to part the trailer, we were told
to take a sack lunch an a couple of water bottles
for the return hick. |
Following the placement
of Bruno, we packed, fetched the truck and livestock
trailer from it's parking area, loaded up the show
equipment and goats and got out on the road for our
trip to Crossivlle TN. |
Our thanks go out
to the folks that put on the show - Mr and Mrs John
Clemmons and Kim Hodge. We enjoyed showing under Judge
J. R. Patterson. |
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Ken and Pat Motes
Clear Creek Farms
33 South Clear Creek Road
Fall River, Tennessee 38468
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