The 2012 Logan County Fair Goat Show took place on Thursday.
Phil Myers of Washington Court House judged the Market Goats and Meat Production Goats. Myers is a member of the livestock judging teams at Black Hawk East and Western Illinois University. He graduated from Western Illinois University with a degree in animal science.
Class winners of the Market Goat Show were as follows:
Class 1:
1st - Hayden Lockwood
2nd - Amanda Henson
3rd - Chloe Reynolds
4th - Frank McCall
5th - Mikayla Rose
6th - Frank McCall
7th - Colton Duckro
Pictured: A goat from the competition.
Class 2:
1st - Hailey Lockwood
2nd - Mataya Penhorwood
3rd - Levi Horsley
4th - Bryden Penhorwood
5th - Katelyn Reeves
6th - Nolan Rayles
7th - Clayton Duckro
Class 3:
1st - Garrett Horsley
2nd - Jesse Kean
3rd - Justin Weeks
4th - Chloe Reynolds
5th - Aaron Kean
6th - Eric Egbert
Class 4:
1st - Grace Barger
2nd - Darby Eades
3rd - Garrett Horsley
4th - Justin Weeks
5th - Karli Lump
6th - Brock Penhorwood
7th - Madison Payne
Class 5:
1st - Joel Penhorwood
2nd - Dennis Bleininger
3rd - Joel Penhorwood
4th - Nathan Reeves
5th - J.J. Grost
6th - Charlie Carpenter
Pictured: Anastasia Haywood shows her goat during competition on Thursday.
Class 6:
1st - Dennis Bleininger
2nd - Alexandriah Parker
3rd - Madison Payne
4th - Brooke Snyder
5th - Jordan Reeves
6th - Kolton Parker
Class 7:
1st - Grace Barger
2nd - Brooke Snyder
3rd - Alexandriah Parker
4th - Brooke Snyder
5th - Russell Hites
Class 8:
1st - Russell Hites
2nd - Hannah Gross
3rd - Shawn Hurley
4th - Kolton Parker
5th - Draven Vincent
Grand Champion Market Goat went to Grace Barger of Bellefontaine. She was the recipient of this award at the 2011 Logan County Fair. Dennis Bleininger of Belle Center claimed Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat.
Listen to Barger talk about how it felt to win.
Class winners of the Meat Production Goat Show were as follows:
Class 1 (Does 0-4 months):
1st - Brooke Snyder (pictured right)
2nd - Garrett Horsley
3rd - Levi Horsley
4th - Shawn Hurley
5th - Hannah Gross
6th - Draven Vincent
7th - Madison Payne
8th - Chase McKinney
9th - Frank McCall
Listen to Goat Queen Brooke Snyder (pictured right) talk about her advice for people who show goats.
Class 2 (Does 5-8 months):
1st - Levi Horsley
2nd - Garrett Horsley
Class 3 (Does 9 months - under 1 year):
1st - Grace Barger
Class 4 (Does 1 year - under 2 years):
1st - Jordan Reeves
2nd - Madison Payne
3rd - Bailey Dickerson
4th - Frank McCall
Class 5 (Does 2 year - under 3 years):
1st - Garrett Horsley
2nd - Shawn Hurley
3rd - Hannah Gross
4th - Chase McKinney
5th - Chase McKinney
Class 6 (Does 3 years and older):
1st - Garrett Horsley
2nd - Hannah Gross
3rd - Levi Horsley
4th - Shawn Hurley
Grace Barger (pictured left) swept the Grand Champion awards by also taking home Grand Champion Meat Production Goat. Levi Horsley of West Liberty was awarded Reserve Grand Champion Meat Production Goat.
Debbi Snyder of Washington Court House judged the rest of the goat competitions. Snyder raised nubian goats for 18 years and has judged 4-H competitions for many years.
Class winners of the Pygmy Goat Show were as follows:
Class 1 (Doe Kids):
1st - Tyler Slaven
2nd - Jordy Whitaker
3rd - Taylor McNamara
4th - Monica Slaven
5th - Anastasia Haywood
6th - Charlie Carpenter
7th - Taylor McNamara
8th - Jessie Griffin
9th - Jacob King
Class 2 (Yearling Does):
1st - Meghan Orr
2nd - Jordy Whitaker
3rd - Monica Slaven
4th - Tyler Slaven
5th - Murphy Oberle
6th - Charlie Carpenter
Class 3 (Does 2 years and older):
1st - Taylor McNamara (pictured right)
2nd - Madison Payne
3rd - Monica Slaven
4th - Taylor McNamara
5th - Jordy Whitaker
6th - Brooke Snyder
7th - Jordy Whitaker
8th - Charlie Carpenter
Class 4 (Pygmy Wether):
1st - Nathan Nicholl
2nd - Eric Escamilla
3rd - Sabreena Escamilla
4th - Jessie Griffin
5th - Taylor McNamara
6th - Anastasia Haywood
7th - Jacob King
Grand Champion Pygmy went to Taylor McNamara (pictured left) of West Liberty. Reserve Grand Champion Pygmy was claimed by Meghan Orr of DeGraff.
Listen to McNamara talk about how she prepares her animals for competition.
Bailey Dickerson and Murphey Oberle requested the opportunity to show their Pygora goats. No awards were given in this category but the two contestents did have their goats judged. Dickerson and Oberle wrote about their Pygora goats, "Pygora goats are a registered breed created in the 1980's. They are a cross between an Angora goat and a Pygmy goat. They are smaller than an Angora, but larger than a Pygmy when full grown. The Pygora can come in any color. The Pygora is primarily used for its wonderful fiber. The fiber is fine and when spun into yarn creates very warm garments. The fiber stays fine for the entire life of the goat, unlike mohair that coarsens with age of an Angora goat. These goats can usually be sheared twice a year, in the spring and fall. The two goats showing today were sheared several months ago, but due to the extended hot weather we have had, their fiber has not grown back as fast as it usually does. Thank you for the opportunity to show these animals today in the Logan County Junior Fair Livestock Show."
Class winners of the Dairy Goat Show were as follows:
Class 1 (Does Jr. Kids):
1st - Drew Buroker
2nd - Drew Buroker
Class 2 (Does Intermediate Kids):
1st - Drew Buroker
2nd - Drew Buroker
Class 3 (Does Senior Kids):
1st - Drew Buroker
Class 4 (Does, Dry Yearlings over 1 year):
1st - Drew Buroker
2nd - Drew Buroker
3rd - Amanda Henson
Junior Champion Female was awarded to Drew Buroker of Bellefontaine. Buroker also took home Reserve Junior Champion Female.
Pictured right: Buroker laughs as he tries to tame his goat that was getting a little fiesty.
Class 5 (Dry Doe):
1st - Chance Griffin
Class 6 (Does, Yearlings, 1 year - under 2 years, in milk):
1st - Drew Buroker
Class 7 (2 years - under 3 years, in milk):
1st - Blake Wenger
2nd - Blake Wenger
3rd - Drew Buroker
Class 8 (3 years - under 5 years, in milk):
1st - Drew Buroker
Class 9 (5 years and older, in milk):
1st - Chance Griffin
Buroker (pictured left) also claimed both titles in the Senior Divison. He won both Senior Champion Female and Reserve Senior Champion Female.
Winners of Showmanship were as follows:
1st place Junior - Mataya Penhorwood
2nd place Junior - Amber Wenger
1st place Intermediate - Blake Wenger
2nd place Intermediate - Bryden Penhorwood
1st place Senior - Drew Buroker
2nd place Senior - Joel Penhorwood
For the 2013 Logan County Fair there has been talk of creating a Goat Obstacle Course. Some things would be needed to make this competition possible including four small livestock fans with streamers, a see-saw, a plastic oil barrel with the ends and top cut out, a log, and a goat stand with a ramp.
The obstacle course would work like this: First, the goat has to go through two fans with steamers, then walk across the see-saw, then walk through the barrel, jump across a log, and then you would walk your goat up the goat stand and put the goat's head in the head gate, and then take the goat back down the ramp and run across the finish line between two more livestock fans with streamers. The fastest time wins!
If you are interested in seeing or participating in the goat obstacle course there is a form you can sign located on the cork board of the Jr. Fair Office by the Show Arena. Those who would run the goat obstacle course are looking to see how much interest there is in it so that they can decide whether or not to hold it in 2013. Signing the form does not bind you to anything.
