On the other hand, my daughter cleaned up ribbon-wise. Here's the tally. All awards are from Open Class and my daughter's Main Goat unless noted:
9th Place - Yearling Doe (Main Goat's daughter) (4-H)Yeah, that's a boatload of trophies for her. More than last year, I think, but last year the Main Goat's daughter won Junior Grand Champion (in other words, the best of the goats not in milk). This year, a 9th and a 2nd from two different judges - which shows what a difference a judge can make.
5th Place - Best Udder*
3rd Place - Senior Showman (4-H)
2nd Place - Dairy Herd, Alpine (Main Goat, MG's mother, MG's daughter)
2nd Place - Yearling Doe, Alpine (Main Goat's daughter)
1st Place - Mother & Daughter, Alpine (Main Goat, MG's daughter)
1st Place - Doe 5+ Years, Alpine (Main Goat's mother)
1st Place - Doe 3 - 5 Years, Alpine
Champion - Alpine Doe
Champion - 4th Year Goat Harness (Lewis & Clark) (4-H)
Reserve Grand Champion - Goat Harness (Lewis & Clark) (4-H)
Reserve Grand Champion - Goat (4-H)
Reserve Grand Champion - Goat (plus a nifty plaque!)
Yeah, I'm proud of my daughter. And I can say "I helped," even if it was just occasionally feeding them and holding them while they were clipped. It was worth having my toes stepped on in the process - although steel toed boots are in the future if we're going to continue to show Open Class.
I should also note here that the goat that did the best was the one they almost wouldn't let my daughter take, as already chronicled here. The other interesting thing is that, while my daughter's Main Goat was isolated from others on the left and right, they said nothing about the goats on the other aisle, whose pen shared fence with ours. So much for biosecurity.
Finally, I went to Office Max the other day and found a 2006 office calendar marked down to $3.50. I'm going to hang it in the coop and keep track of eggs as they're laid. Hopefully this one won't get eaten like the last one was.
* Came in behind four Toggenberg does, a breed known for their, um, generous udders.
