On August 10, 2016, we traveled to Hotchkiss, Colorado, for the Delta County Fair.
This time, we wanted to see how our wether, Tank, was going to do.
Tank was a sweetheart from the day he was born on January 2, 2016, out of SVR1 Pistol Packin Pete’s Ruger. Here he is (above) in Gerald’s lap when he was a little over a month old.
He just loved getting the extra attention.
Tank was always a BIG boy (thus his name), but we were surprised when we saw him up in Hotchkiss.
There, under the care of Trey, we discovered that he weighed over 100 pounds—gaining over 50 pounds from his first weigh-in.
Trey did a good job showing him as you can see below. The two looked like real pros out there.
Here, Trey was holding Tank still so the Judge could check him out closely.
The classes were HUGE and the judge took a lot of time looking over each animal. In fact, the showmanship classes alone took almost two hours!
Tank didn’t place in his market goat class, but we still thought he was beautiful. Trey did a super job finishing him off, teaching him to lead, and trimming him up for the show.
The crowd got a little antsy wanting things to move along, but some of us in the audience were very comfortable and didn’t mind the long wait at all!
We enjoyed the trip up and congratulate Trey on his accomplishment.
Win or lose, he performed an admirable show and we were so glad to be able to see it.
