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7. Senior Does - 2 years (freshened) the course. For goats over a year the pack should
8. Senior Does - 3 years old (freshened) remain on the goat throughout the entire course.
9. Senior Does - 4 years old (freshened) Points will be deducted if it slips or falls off .
Yearlings will not carry any weight
10. Senior Does - 5 years old (freshened) • The exhibitors must show their goats in a halter, a col-
Pygmy Doe Show: lar or a collar and a leash
Thursday July 30th After Dairy Show Obstacle Course
Division 6– Pygmy Wether Goat Show • The course will consist of 5 obstacles which will
Classes: test how well you and your goat work together to
Junior Division navigate through the obstacles. If a goat refuses
1. Junior Wether - 0 to under 4 months an obstacle they will be given a second attempt.
2. Junior Wether - 4 to under 8 months After the second attempt, the handler should pro-
3. Junior Wether - 8 to under 12 months ceed to the next obstacle.
Senior Division • Goat and participant will be judged on how well
4. Senior Wether - 12 to 24 months they work as a team, whether they complete the
5. Senior Wether - 2 years course and the exhibitor’s patience with his/her
6. Senior Wether - 3 years goat. If a tiebreaker is needed, the judge either will
7. Senior Wether - 4 years make each animal go around the course again or
8. Senior Wether- -5 years will choose an obstacle to be used as the tie-
9. Production Class breaker. If the judge determines to use on obsta-
Pygmy Wether Show: cle, then this obstacle will be decided upon and
Thursday July 30th After Pygmy Doe Show announced at the beginning of the pack goat com-
petition prior to any exhibitor starting the course.
Division 7– Boer Breeding Doe Show Possible Obstacles:
*Determined Based on Date of Show • Plank —A board wide enough for the goat to walk
* Mother Daughter – Both animals MUST be registered for across.
classes 1-4 and 7-9 or 12-13 AND under the same Jr. Fair
member’s name. • Water — An obstacle with water for the goat to
Classes: walk through.
Junior Division • Jump — Some sort of jump to show the goat can
maneuver a fallen object on a trail.
1. Doe Kids - 0 to under 3 months • Weave — Weave poles the goat should follow the
2. Doe Kids - 3 to under 6 months
3. Doe Kids - 6 to under 9 months handler between.
4. Doe Kids - 9 to under 12 months • Teeter Totter— The goat should calmly cross the
teeter totter without jumping off as it lowers.
Yearling Division • Balance Board — A wide teeter totter where the
5. Yearling Does - 12 to under 16 months handler and goat are required to stand on the
6. Yearling Does - 16 to under 20 months board and balance with both ends off the ground.
7. Yearling Does - 20 to under 24 months • Backing Up — The goat will have to maneuver an
Senior Division area while backing up.
8. 2 year old Does - 24 to under 36 months • Distraction — Some sort of distraction that the
9. Aged Does - 36 plus months goat should accept calmly. Possibly a loud noise,
10. Mother Daughter
Boer Breeding Doe Show: • approach by another animal, etc.
Loading — The handler will load the goat into a
Wed July 29th After 4-H Market Goat Show trailer.
Division –8 Pack Goat Show • Tunnel – The goat will maneuver through a tunnel
• Each exhibitor may only show one goat. from one end to the other.
• No currently lactating goats will be permitted in the Classes:
pack goat show 1. Goat Cart
• No market goats that will be going to the sale will be 2. Pack Goat
permitted in the show.
• The exhibitor should be able to name the parts of a Pack Goat Show:
saddle pack. Wednesday July 29th After Companion Goat
• The exhibitor should be able to place a saddle/pack on Show
their goat.
For kids the pack can be removed before starting