The Mesa County Fair in Grand Junction, Colorado,
was a BIG one for us this year!
That means TWO posts on this great event. Welcome to Part I.
Cooper was born January 24, 2016, son of SVR1 Pistol Packin Pete’s Ruger.
He was purchased by Wesley, who did a good job feeding him.
Unfortunately, Cooper was just one pound underweight at 49 pounds instead of 50. (Darn it!) So he had to show in the Feeder Market Goat Class.
This was a large class, but Wesley did very well and he and Cooper ended up taking 2nd place!
Congratulations to Wesley. Here he is with his second place ribbon.
Next, Taylor came out to show her doe Lightening Bolt, daughter of SVR1 Sophia’s Clint Eastwood.
She took 2nd in the young doe class, then went on to take Reserve Grand Champion with her as well.
Coming back for Showmanship in her age group, Taylor took Grand Champion with Lightening Bolt, winning a beautiful ribbon and a belt buckle as well!
Taylor does a super job showing her animals as you can see from the pictures.
Not to be outdone by her older sister, Oakley came out with a wether out of SVRl Sophia’s Clint Eastwood to show in the Pee Wee Class.
You can tell there is a real connection between those two even though the wether is bigger than the girl! Oakley really loves the goats and the feelings are mutual as you can see.
Look for Oakley in a couple of years when she is old enough to show in the market goat classes.
Kolby took 2nd place with his young doe, Alley Cat, born December 26, 2016, daughter of KNR Radical Cat. She is a beautiful little paint with a great future ahead of her.
Since Kolby loves the paints, Alley Cat was his pick of the young does from Swan View Ranch. Kolby is a great showman, spending hours with his animals, so it was no surprise that he took Grand Champion in his Showmanship Class.
Congratulations to all of these 4-H kids and good luck doing just as well next year!
