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The 2007 Show Season
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Jackson, Kentucky
We combined business and
pleasure by meeting Pam and
Rusty Arnold at a show in
Jackson, Kentucky. They brought
us Misty Moon, a favorite nanny
we were fortunate enough to buy
back from them. Pam took these
pictures that illustrate the
relaxed, informal atmosphere at
the show which made it
especially pleasant. We tried to
count up the number of trips we
have made to Kentucky since the
Boer era began; at least fifteen
we could think of offhand, and
the distance is always 1200
miles one way....
We have a special fondness for
that part of Kentucky because we
have sold several bunches of
goats (sire and usually ten
nannies or more) to people
within a few miles of the show
location so it's like coming
home. In fact Sue Stewart was
nice enough to introduce herself
and make sure we knew the goats
she was winning with were sired
by a billy from our bloodlines.
He was a winner himself. (See
the picture below.)
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(photo left)
Jason Brashear and John
stand with their yearling
nannies as the contestants
gather for the show. Jason
was the show coordinator, so
friendly and helpful it
makes you want to travel to
his shows whether or not you
own goats.
(photo, right)
We drew straws and decided
John was the better showman
on our team of two people. I
held the straws and drew for
both of us. |
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All our goats did well,
but Stormrise and Lady
Ten won their classes.
Even more satisfying
than the ribbons were
the comments by the
judge who said that Boer
producers must hold onto
the meat like our goats
have or lose the whole
purpose of Boer goats.
He pointed out Stormrise
as being a dramatic
example of the type of
nannies we must continue
to produce. |
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Lady Ten |
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Stormrise |
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Many of the wins
in the
percentage Boer
division went to
Tanglewood Farm.
Sue Stewart was
kind enough to
look us up and
tell us some of
those winners
were daughters
of a billy from
two 7A+ goats.
That's the
wonderful thing
about talented,
energetic people
having goats
from our
bloodline; they
win shows and
let us bask in
the reflected
glory! LDF
Rolling Thunder
– produced by
JoAnn and Tex
Cosby- was the
sire of
Tanglewood's
percentage kids.
He is a show
winner himself. |
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Lydia,
Hayden and
Mark
Spalding
show off the
crop of
ribbons and
medallions
they won
with Jerry
and his kids
this summer
while Jerry
gives Mark
the bonus of
a big,
stinky kiss.
Jerry's
genetics are
being
combined
with 7A+
genetics in
both
Maryland and
Texas.
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Jason Galan
whose goat herd
is located just
over the
mountain from us
near Bandera,
Texas, bought
one of the
youngest kids we
sold last year
and has
developed him
into a show
winner. 7A+
Crenshaw, son of
1B 56 and Snuffy,
won the Gulf
Coast Boer Goat
Show and has
points toward
ennoblement in
ABGA from other
wins and a
successful
inspection. |
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East Texas Shows
Floating a trailer
through Texas floods
to attend shows has
become a way of life
with the 7A+ goats.
This time we took
our goats to
Jacksonville, Texas,
to the trio of shows
offered by the ETGRA.
Water was lapping at
the edge of the
pavement until we
got close to our
destination, but
sunshine blessed the
days of the shows.
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UNSUNG
HEROES.
We are
always
grateful
to these
three
ladies
in the
International
office
for
their
friendly,
patient
and
efficient
help.
Seems
like
every
time we
want to
go to a
show we
have to
hurry
and
register
a goat,
and they
always
help us
get
ready in
time.
For our
huge
sale
last
fall
they
turned
out
bushels
of
registrations
in spite
of our
errors
and
confusion.
Our
heartfelt
thanks
to
(left to
right)
Brenda,
Ashley
and
Tonya! |
We were delighted to
end up with a good
selection of reserve
and grand
medallions, some
from every show. We
were especially
successful in the
second show where
Judge Karen Lamb
emphasized Meat.
"That's why these
Boer goats were
brought to the
United States," she
said, "And that's
the main
characteristic I am
judging for." We
feel like bursting
into applause and
shouting "AMEN"
when we hear a judge
say that.
Our big winner was
the yearling nanny
Lady Ten who
received a medallion
every day - one of
those being Overall
Grand - but a 7A+
goat won a medallion
in all the other
divisions as well.
We only had a chance
to get photographs
made of three
winners, but we've
managed to keep the
other goats from
knowing they were
left out of the
picture gallery so
we would appreciate
it if you don't tell
them because they
are a sensitive lot.
We'll manage to pose
them one of these
days and add their
smiling faces to the
display.
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Three
7A+
nannies
who had
won
their
classes
were in
contention
for
Grand
Champion
Senior
Doe.
Left
to
Right:
7A+
Tazlina,
7A+
Stormrise
and
7A+ Ivy.
The only
catch
was that
we no
longer
owned
Ivy
because
we sold
her last
fall,
but that
does not
keep us
from
claiming
her as
being
from the
7A+
family
when she
won
Grand
Champion.
Stormrise
was
named
Reserve
Grand.
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image to
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7A+
Lady Ten
was
named
Overall
Grand
Champion
Doe as
well as
Grand
Champion
Yearling
Doe.
Tommie
Pike was
good
enough
to show
our
goats
and
work,
work,
work to
help us
take
care of
them
while we
were
there.
Some
breeders
who had
been at
the sale
so many
years
ago when
we
brought
Perfect
Ten for
$10,750
were
enjoying
the
sequel
of
hearing
that
name
"Ten"
again in
a
starring
role.
Lady Ten
is
Perfect
Ten's
granddaughter. |
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Blaze
and John
think
back on
Blaze's
triumph
just
before
they
load up
to leave
the show
barn.
Blaze
was
named
Grand
Champion
which
brought
applause
from his
fan
club. He
is a
personable
goat
with a
charming
smile on
his face
which
wins the
hearts
of
people
who
spend
much
time
standing
at his
pen. |
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The wet, wild weather might
have had a small effect on
the quantity of fine Boers
who worked their way through
all of the flooded roads to
the International BGA's
National Show in Duncan,
Oklahoma, but it didn't seem
to hurt the quality at all.
A surprising number of
breeders from faraway places
and nearby ones forded the
swollen streams and brought
their finest goats. They
adjusted to the flooding
with dripping wet clothes
and cheerful faces. The
facility remained dry and
comfortable so the goats
they led through the ring
were as clean and shiny as
they would have been on a
normal sunshiny day in
Oklahoma.
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We hauled a
trailer/boat load of
goats to the show
ourselves. We
thought six of the
goats we showed
might possibly place
somewhere, and six
of the 7A+ entries
were in the top ten
goats in their
class. That pleased
us very much because
there are always
many, many goats in
classes at a
national show, so to
place anywhere in
the top ten is to us
a real triumph.
Considering how many
really fine Boers
were there in Duncan
we were especially
glad to do as well
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Another gratifying
award came our way
that was earned
indirectly by our
goats, also. We were
presented a
beautiful silver
plaque that said we
had been named to
the
International Boer
Goat Association
Hall of Fame.
We are truly
grateful for the
honor and appreciate
the fact that
President Randall
Horn emphasized the
fact that the goats
we had sold over the
years had proved to
be useful to a
number of different
herds. It makes us
truly happy to hear
that our sweet
little goats have
gone out and done
some good. It
felt like a family
reunion to spend
time again with
those goat people we
have enjoyed knowing
for fourteen years,
but had not been
around for two or
three years. All in
all a most pleasant
and rewarding
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We would like to share with
you some snapshots we
brought back. |
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The brightest star in our
show string right now is the
tiniest little girl goat,
7A+ Sundark. She was
almost a month younger than
many of the nanny kids in
her class, but she won a
ribbon. Her mother is a
Paintbrush/Liveoak nanny,
and her father is Redrock -
a yearling billy from Alazan
and a Buffalo/Rainsong
daughter. Naturally her
mother had to come with her
to give her milk, and her
daddy came along to be
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7A+ Lady Ten placed
tenth in her class of
yearlings. Her mother is
from Perfect Ten and Cloud
Dancing. Her father is
Lodestone who comes from
Honey Bunch and Granite.
Honey Bunch is a daughter of
Honey Girl and Stetson.
Honey Girl is a Cloud
Dancing daughter from
Chakatta, and Stetson was a
Cloud Dancing son from
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7A+ Stormrise
is a powerfully
built two year old
nanny from Rainsong
and Rawhide. The
combination of
Rawhide with the
Honey Girl daughters
made a number of
goats we really
like. In fact three
of them went to the
show, and two of
them won ribbons,
Stormrise and
Traildriver. Rawhide
is a grandson of
Honey Girl from
Snowspark and
Liveoak. |
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The two Paintbrush
daughters, Moon
Magic and
Moonripple were
not in condition to
be strong contenders
in this show so we
did not expect them
to win, but we were
proud of them. Moon
Magic is a yearling
bottle goat and had
not been on feed
very long. She is a
loveable goat with
one of our best
pedigrees: Rawhide
and Paintbrush- two
of our favorite
goats. Moonripple is
three years old from
Paintbrush and
Liveoak which has
been one of our most
successful
combinations for
years. This time her
real purpose in
going to the show
was to furnish milk
for little miss
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7A+ Rancho
had been our
best show
candidate until
about two weeks
before the show when
he began to go
through one of those
stages of growth
where his component
parts kind of moved
out and started
working separately.
He got long-legged
and a little shambly.
Even so he brought
home a ribbon from a
class full of good 0
to 3 month old
kids. Rancho is
that kid we began to
show pictures of
when he was just
born because he was
so big and had so
much muscle. His
mother is 50%
Kaptein, and his
father is Yellow
Pine - an Alazan
son.
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7A+ Traildriver
is almost thin - not
in show condition.
For several months
he had run on
nothing but pasture
with a bunch of
nannies and had not
gained back his
weight after he went
back on a feeder.
Traildriver was a
last minute
substitute when
Lodestone got sick.
If we can ever get
him fattened up
again you will see
that he is a big
goat with lots of
meat. He's a Rawhide
son from Crystaldew
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The ranch
photographer - in
spite of being paid
an enormous salary -
was too big a sissy
to wade across the
parking lot rivers
from time to time in
search of the
camera, so she did
not bring home a
picture of all the
goats who walked
around that magic
ring. Notably,
Feather
Dancing,
Misty Lady, and
Redrock.
Feather Dancing is a
big beautiful nanny,
proved by the fact
she placed tenth in
her class which was
full of really big,
fine-looking
nannies. It would
have been
unrealistic to
expect Misty Lady to
win because she is a
bottle goat and was
in the 3-6 month
old class by only a
few weeks, but she
looked good in the
ring. She is a
daughter of Lady Ten
(Yes, we do mean
the yearling nanny
who was also in the
show. Another
teenager gone
wrong! Misty
Lady's father is
Sabine aka the
Phantom.)
Redrock is a
yearling billy goat
we expect to do
great things some
day, but his feet
have been neglected
so he needs time to
get straightened
out. He is an
Alazan son from a
Buffalo/Rainsong
nanny. We expect
him to be one of our
most important
sires.
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