USBGA
Cedar Country Fall Classic
Wilson County Fairgrounds
Lebanon, TN
November 5, 2005
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The last show of the season, Nov 5th 2005, was held
on an unseasonably warm day in Lebanon TN.
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We decided to take nine does to the show. We talked
with our normal exhibitors, but they were not available
due to other commitments. We then talked Brittany
and Brandon Mitchell into assisting us at the show.
Brittany told us she would be happy to assist if
she could show KWM
Kattie’s Glory.
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We packed up three old brood does, a yearling,
and five doelings and headed north with the Mitchells.
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At the last show, Brittany asked if there was
something she could do at or before the show; she
needed tasks. We assigned her a couple of task -
blowing drying each of the goats following their
stay on the wash rack, making sure the water buckets
were always filled, and, because we had three doelings
in one class, she was to show a 6 – 9 month
old doeling.
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Brittany hard at work setting up Charm
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Brittany was assigned Li’l
Mtn Charm, Brandon took CCF
Patience, and Ken took Li’l
Mtn Destiny who had never been shown before.
Charm and her exhibitor out showed Ken and Brandon,
taking a second, Destiny a third and Patience
came in fourth.
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In the next class, Ken took in
Babe and Brandon
took Trudy, Jr.
Both were outclassed and finished out of the ribbons.
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With five doelings shown, we had a second, a third
and a fourth. Already a good show.
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Li’l Mtn Charm returned to the ring for
the USBGA ‘Championship Drive’.
She looked good but returned to the pen empty-handed
following the selection of the Grand and Reserve
Champion.
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It was now KWM Kattie’s Glory’s time
to enter the ring, with Brittany in control. According
to Casey Hallmark, Glory can win with anyone showing
her. I added, even Brittany. The judge loved Glory
and placed her in First Place. “Blue
Leads – Blue Ribbons.”
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was thrilled and let Brandon know it!
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For the yearling ‘Drive’, Ken
took Glory into the ring. The judged check out the
first place winners of all the yearling classes
and then took the microphone and stated that the
yearling she has selected for the Grand Champion
was the most complete yearling she has seen in a
long time - then walked over to Glory
and presented Ken with the Rosetta.
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| Glory's
first "leg" toward ennoblement.
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Now for the senior does. Brandon took Honor
in the ring and took a first place ribbon.
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Queue was next;
Ken earned a red ribbon.
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Not bad for an "over 5" doe!
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Finally it was Venus’s
time to ‘SHOW’ … and she did.
As she entered the ring, something scared her; but
she soon regain her composure, threw her head back,
and strutted around the ring. The judge asked Ken
if this was the mother of the Grand Champion Yearling?
No Glory’s mom, Kattie, died of ketosis. After
several minutes of evaluation of all the goats in
the class, the judge pointed to Venus with a single
finger, indicating first place. Both Ken and Venus
seemed to be tickled.
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For the Senior Does ‘Drive’,
Brittany took out Honor; Ken took Venus; and Brandon
took out 2nd place Queue. We though we might have
a chance for a Senior Doe Grand or Reserve, but
not today.
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We took 3 first places, 2 second, 1 third, 1 fourth
and 2 did not place. A Great Show. Brittany and
Brandon both did great jobs setting up their does;
maybe we will be able to talk them into showing
again.
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