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DUNKIRK – 4-H Goat Program participants performed in the Goat Arena on Wednesday in the dairy goat and meat goat shows.
Youth were judged by Derek Poole, who evaluated youth in showmanship classes based on how well each youth and goat performed together. Youth in the goat show also participated in dairy and market classes, in which animals were judged on respective breed standards and in market classes on finish and projected carcass quality. Market goat participants sold their animals at the 4-H meat animal sale as well.
Wednesday’s Goat Show results are:
Goat Senior Showmanship – Brooke Angelo, first place; Gracie Morrison, second place.
Goat Junior Showmanship – Makayla LaRoy, first place; Madeline Lancaster, second place.
Goat Novice Showmanship – Garrett Catanese, first place; Kamryn Harper, second place.
The grand champion showman is Brooke Angelo, while the master showman is Abigail O’Brien
Cloverbuds are 4-H members under 9 years old who participate in non-competitive animal activities. This year, three youth participated in the 4-H Goat Cloverbud Program and exhibited their goats in the 4-H Goat Show. Each Cloverbud member received a variegated ribbon, trophy and a donated gift. Cloverbud participants were: Lincoln Smith, Baker Huntington and Mariah LaRoy.
4-H goat participants showed their animals in breeding classes in which the animals were evaluated on structure, balance, breed standards and body composition. In the A.O.P. the best junior doe all other breeds is Lincoln Smith with Twilight. Best senior doe went to Genevieve Smith with Trudy.
Brooke Angelo received top honors for the best dam and daughter with Beauty and Rosey. The best udder award went to Genevieve Smith’s goat Trudy.
In the meat goat breeding class, Robbie Clutter’s goat Kissed Twice received best junior doe and Robbie Cutter’s Red received best senior doe. Cutter’s Kissed Twice received champion breeding doe. Cutter’s Kissed Twice, Boogie Time, and Doll Face received best three females.
Jacob O’Brien received champion meat goat honors with Kamryn Harper earning reserve champion meat goat.
In the pygmy goat division, Gracie Morrison received grand with Applause and Anna Talbot received reserve champion pygmy with Rockhaven Ranch Sweet Pea.
Supreme Champion of Show went to Jacob O’Brien with his grand champion market goat, Brutus.