Prize Winners from Swan View Ranch: The Story of Todd

Todd was born one of a set of twins on December 30, 2014 at Swan View Ranch, son of SVR1 Clint Eastwood and SVR1 Sophia’s Elizabeth Taylor.

Here he is at a week old (right) with one of our other December babies.

A family interested in showing wethers at the fair came and fell in love with him. They bought him in January and picked him up in March. Here’s his owner Taylor taking Todd home.

Taylor’s whole family got involved in Todd’s training. They all put in many hours of work getting him ready for the show at the Mesa County Fair in July 2015.

He was beautiful all nicely trimmed as he and Taylor strolled around the ring. She had a great outfit too and really knew what she was doing. Isn’t she great at showing her animal?

When the judging was finished, Todd took first place market goat in his class as well as third place in showmanship. Taylor was also able to show him in the Round Robin competition, too, where she did extremely well.

Not to be left out, Taylor’s little sister Oakley wanted to show Todd. Here she is in the Pee Wee Class.

Then Taylor’s mom Abby also showed him in the Parent’s of the 4-H kids Class! (She’s in the center, below.) Suffice to say that Todd got his workout that day! The whole family was very proud of him.

Then came what is always the most difficult time, when the wethers have to be sold. Little kids don’t quite understand, and it can be a heart-wrenching separation.

Todd was extremely lucky, though. Instead of going for meat, as most wethers do, he had caught the eye of a family from Collbran, Colorado. They were looking for another pack goat, and they thought Todd would be perfect.

It was a great ending to a very successful day. Todd now goes from being an award-winning show goat to helping out his owners by packing supplies into the hills. We imagine he’ll do a great job, and they tell us he may be back to Mesa County next year to show off what he’s learned!

Taylor’s family didn’t want to say goodbye, but they were so happy that Todd would continue to have a nice life with humans who love him.