Saturday, August 8, 2009

The Dairy Goat Show

Golden Delicious brought 4 dairy goats to the fair.  Her two does, Maggie and Kyra, and her two baby kids, Jenny and Rosie.  Here she is with Jenny.


Let me just say (objectively of course...) that she DOMINATED!!  She was fantastic.  Everyone in the club raved about what a fantastic show person she is and there were tons of comments you only here at a 4-H show like, "You are SO DAIRY!!!"
Whatever that means, she won reserve champion for showmanship.
Here she is doing showmanship with her her doe, Kyra.  Keep your eyes on the judge!


Now, set your goat up.   


After showmanship, It was time for quality.  We were worried about Maggie's udder (another 4-H only kind of worry).  But all was well.  Here G. D. is answering some of the judges questions.  She asked her things like, "What is the purpose of the medial suspensory ligament?"  And, "Could you show me where the Chine is?"  

Golden Delicious answered all the questions flawlessly, Maggie performed beautifully, and they won Grand Champion in the Dairy goat division.  Nice Job!!

2 comments:

Clark said...

Congrats to Golden Delicious! Crabapple farm must be getting something of a local reputation.

Gravenstein said...

WOW! Great work answering the judge's questions. They sound really difficult. Congrats and YOU are SOOO dairy!