Another weekend, another goat show. Today, (9/1/25) we went to the Blandford, MA Fair. We attended last year for the first time. While this show is a 2 hr drive away, it is sanctioned and it’s nice to see a few different herds than some of our other shows. Here are our results under judge Ed Cavanagh: Best of Breed Sr Lamancha – CH (pending) Majenli LK Carolina Reserve Champion Sr Lamancha – Sawfish AS Porsche Champion Jr Lamancha – Sawfish Chrysi Reserve Jr Champion Jr Lamancha – Sawfish Apple Fritter Champion Record Grade – Lucky 4-Leaf E Red Hot Chili Reserve Champion Jr Record Grade – Sawfish Kipu
Amanda was able to get some practice in for showmanship before the Big E and took 2nd of 10 in her class. Our friend Terrell came along to help out and spend the day visiting. Overall, it was a long day but the weather was great and we had fun.
Bling! Bling!Amanda with Sawfish AS PorscheAmanda with Sawfish AS Porsche Amanda with Sawfish AS Porsche and Anna with Sawfish ChrysiAmanda with Lucky 4-Leaf E Red Hot ChiliLucky 4-Leaf E Red Hot Chili (2025)Rob with CH (pending) Majenli LK Carolina in Best Sr Doe in Show lineupRob with CH (pending) Majenli LK Carolina Rob with CH (pending) Majenli LK Carolina Rob with CH (pending) Majenli LK Carolina Sawfish Chrysi in Best Jr Doe in Show lineupRob with Sawfish KipuAnna and Terrell hanging outBest of Breed and Champion Jr Lamancha prizes
Last Sunday (8/17/25) we headed to the Heath, MA Fair for the first time. They have an ADGA sanctioned show we wanted to check out and we really enjoyed this event. Amanda was headed to camp in VT, so Anna had to drive her and didn’t get to the fair until ~2:30. Luckily, our friend Hillary was having some goat show FOMO and decided to join Rob with 8 of the goats. Here are our results: Best of Breed Sr Lamancha – Sawfish Porsche Champion Jr Lamancha – Sawfish Apple Fritter Best of Breed Sr Record Grade – Lucky 4-Leaf E Red Hot Chili Champion Jr Record Grade – Sawfish Tiramisu
We definitely plan to return to Heath next year.
Bling Bling!Sawfish PorscheL-R Sawfish Creme Brulee, Sawfish Bon Bon, Sawfish Apple FritterSawfish TiramisuSawfish Apple FritterSawfish TiramisuL – Sawfish Porsche, R – Sawfish Apple FritterL – Sawfish Tiramisu, R – Sawfish KipuTiramisu saying helloLucky 4-leaf E Red Hot ChiliLucky 4-Leaf E Red Hot ChiliLucky 4-Leaf E Red Hot Chili
Today, (8/24/25) we went to the Brooklyn Fair. This event has become our local favorite at only 20 minutes up the road. Here are our results: Best of Breed Sr Lamancha – Majenli LK Carolina Champion Jr Lamancha – Sawfish Chrysi Best of Breed Sr Record Grade – Lucky 4-Leaf E Red Hot Chili Champion Jr Record Grade – Sawfish Kipu Best Sr Doe in Show – Majenli LK Carolina Best Jr Doe in Show – Sawfish Chrysi
We didn’t get as many pictures because when you have 10 goats and only 3 handlers at a small, fast paced show, you don’t stop to take photos.
Amanda with Sawfish PorscheAmanda with Sawfish PorscheLucky 4-Leaf E Red Hot ChiliMajenli LK Carolina’s prizeBling BlingSawfish Chrysi’s prize
On Saturday, Rob, Anna and Amanda attended the Connecticut Dairy Goat Association’s Nutmeg Classic ADGA show. It was a cool rainy kind of day and it poured for four days in the week leading up to the show making show prep a little difficult. Chili got a tick bite that swelled up and required treatment and everything was wet. But we persevered and loaded up 4 milkers, two dry yearlings and 4 baby doelings.
Amanda did showmanship and placed third in a large class. She is continuing to make progress on fitting her goat better and better. Amanda has been working hard on Porsche’s udder and back leg sensitivity and has started to be able to touch and move her rear legs. The judge touching the udder is still a work in progress. Amanda has used clicker training to reward Porsche for behaving and it is working.
There were two rings, and recorded grade goats were right before lamanchas in both. The judges were Ed Jodlowski in ring 1 and Will Pearson in ring 2.
Chili, our Recorded Grade, Lucky 4-leaf E Red Hot Chili, placed first in ring 1 and was Grand Champion and Best of breed. She was placed first for her mammary, her udder is definitely her strongest asset. It is glued on, very symmetric and milks down really well. In ring 2, Chili went Reserve. Unfortunately, though, grades didn’t have the numbers for sanctioning. Her clip job was a hack job as we didn’t think we would be able to bring her, but then her bug bite got better. Note to self, clip with a #4 or 5 next time and do it all at one time. Chili still knows how to shine.
We brought two 2 year old lamancha milkers. Sawfish AS Porsche, a 2 year old second freshener, and Sawfish QS Ferrari, a 2 year old FF Phaylene daughter. They both did well, Ferrari was third and Porsche sixth in ring 1 and Porsche went second, first udder in her class and then Reserve in ring 2 (she had filled more by this time). Ferrari was 4th in her class in ring 2. Ferrari was commended on her udder structure, nice fore udder and symmetry.
FerrariPorsche
Carolina, our (forever pending) champion doe, Majenli LK Carolina, went into both rings as a champion challenger and placed second each time.
For juniors, we brought two dry yearlings, and four kids under 3 months. Kipu and Tiramisu, both Chili daughters, showed first in the recorded grade classes. Kipu was VERY naughty. In the line up in ring 2 she was so naughty Rob had to step in after she knocked Amanda to the ground. But, she won grand champion in both rings. Unfortunately not sanctioned due to low numbers, but she looked fantastic. Tiramisu was cold and unhappy being away from her friends, and was not walking well in the ring. She placed second to an older February kid. Note to self, maybe work with the kids a little bit before taking them to a show, and do not ignore the dry yearlings all winter.
TiramisuTiramisuSawfish Kipu
In the junior lamancha classes we brought Sawfish Chrysi, Carolina’s dry yearling daughter from last year and Creme Brule, Apple Fritter, and Bon Bon. Bon Bon was the youngest at only 5 weeks old. Chrysi was very naughty as well and did not cooperate at all, constantly trying to free her head and jump. She placed third in the dry yearling class. No pictures of the littles because we were all in the ring with them. Apple Fritter placed first in ring 1 and C.B placed first in ring 2. Bon Bon was third and fourth respectively.
Overall, we were happy with the outcome of the show. I think we need to work on timing our udder show fill better and do more work with the wild and unruly ones. We came home with some ribbons and some home work to do.