Max wins Grand Champion Junior Showmanship with his wether, Jif.
This year’s Mesa County Fair was really exciting!
The judge and the announcer moved things right along, so that when one class was done, the other was already lined up to come in. There was very little downtime between classes, which made the afternoon fast-paced and fun to watch.
We wanted to take time out to congratulate all the ribbon winners this year. It takes a lot of work and time to prepare these animals for show, and we applaud all the kids who did so well.
Best in Showmanship
One of the first classes was the Junior Showmanship, and we were thrilled to see one of our customers, Max, take Grand Champion Junior Showmanship! That’s him in the first picture above with his wether, Jif, and his ribbon.
Here’s Max showing his wether in the class. (We’ve noted the parentage of each young goat—you can refer to the buck and doe pages for more information.)
Max shows his wether, Jif, out of SVRl P P Skippy Peanut Butter & SVR1 Pistol Packin’ Pete’s Ruger.
His win entitled him to help judge the parent class.
Max helping the judge choose the best showperson in the parents’ class.
He looked a little uncomfortable out there at first, but then quickly slid into the role, congratulating Jake, here, who came in second.
Congratulations, Jake!
With the fine assistance of their 4-H owners, many of the goats from the Swan View Ranch placed in their classes.
Here is Asa with Mork who took 5th place in Market Class #2.
Asa with his wether, Mork, out of SVR1 Presley’s and 007’s M & SVR1 Pistol Packin’ Pete’s Ruger.
Hailey took 3rd place here with Crunchy in Market Class #1.
Hailey with Crunchy, out of SVR1 P P Skippy Peanut Butter & SVR1 Pistol Packin’ Pete’s Ruger.
Judah took 4th place in Market Class #1 with Dante, shown here with his ribbon.
Judah with Dante, out of SVR1 Delta’s Elvira El Nino & SVRl Pistol Packin’ Pete’s Ruger.
Brooklynne took 4th place with Bandito in Market Class #3.
Brooklynne with Bandito, out of SVR1 Elvira’s Fancy Free & KNR Hoosier Hunk.
Bayley took 1st place with Rainier (Gold Rush) here in Market Class #4. Kolby and Spencer are holding the wether for Bayley here with her ribbon.
Bayley’s winner, Rainier, in the Market Class #4. Rainier (Gold Rush) is out of Rosiere’s 642 (Sophia) & KNR Hoosier Hunk.
Taylor took Reserve Grand Champion with her Intermediate Breeding Doe Bolt and is shown here with her ribbon.
Taylor with her doe, Bolt, out of SVR1 Sophia’s Clint Eastwood.
Kolby took third place with his buck Hunky Monkey, but than came back to win Grand Champion Get of Sire with Monkey and his daughter Peep.
Kolby with SVR1 Heidi’s Hunky Monkey, out of SVR1 Sophia’s Heidi & KNR Hoosier Hunk.
Here is Kolby holding Peep with Hailey holding Hunky Monkey and Gerald holding their ribbon. Congratulations Kolby—that’s one fine buck you have there!
Kolby with Hunky Monkey & baby doe Peep.
The Big Finale
The finale and crowning achievement at the fair had us on our feet!
In the Market Class #5, Bayley won first place with Harry.
Bayley with wether Harry, out of KNR Strategic’s Francine & KNR Hoosier Hunk.
That win entitled her to enter Harry to win Grand Champion, Best Of Mesa County. And guess what? They did it!
Bayley takes Grand Champion, Mesa County’s Finest, with Harry.
After receiving her ribbon, Bayley presented Gerald and I with the banner for Best of Mesa County Market Goat Producer.
Swan View Ranch wins Best of Mesa County Market Goat Producer for 3rd year in a row.
This is the third year in a row that we have won this award. It really makes all the hard work worthwhile!
Congratulations to Bayley for all her wins as she now ages out of showing at Mesa County Fair. We will miss you!
Thank you to all of our loyal customers that come back to us each year for their 4H goats. We really love watching the kids take these babies and do so well with them at the summer fairs. It’s a great experience for all involved, and we look forward to seeing you all again next year.
