MEDIA RELEASE Contact: Brad Rugg, Superintendent, 612-624-8443 4-H GOAT SHOWMANSHIP CONTEST St. Paul, MN 8/25/2013 – 317 young people were honored at this year’s Minnesota 4-H Goat Show for their showmanship ability. There were a total of 317 exhibitors at this year’s show and many of them participated in the Breeding and Market Goat Showmanship Contest held on 8/23/2013 at the Minnesota State Fair. The showmanship competition is based on the exhibitor’s knowledge of goat production, grooming skills and handling techniques. Because of a large number of participants, some of the age groups were split into two classes. The champion and reserve winners in each are listed below. The judges evaluating the dairy goat showmanship competition were Dan Laney and Amy Chance. The Meat type goats both market and breeding judge was Eddie Holland

Award Exhibitor County Division Breeding Dairy Goats Champion Ashley Wright Novice – A Bendickson Reserve Logan Gile Lyon Novice – A Champion Donnie Lyon Novice – B Schuelke Reserve Griffin Malecha Rice Novice – B Champion Alexander Coe Fillmore Intermediate Reserve Ashley Johnson Washington Intermediate Champion Abigail Nielsen Wright Senior – A Reserve Dalen Zuidema Kandiyohi Senior – A Champion Kirsten Barott Scott Senior – B Reserve Alexus Heldt Carver Senior – B Champion Robyn Spano Wabasha Senior - C Reserve Meghan Heldt Carver Senior – C Meat Type Market Goats Champion Erin Larson Waseca Advanced Reserve Cole Huinker Martin Advanced Champion Cal Schultz Rice Intermediate Reserve Tory Buck Steele Intermediate Champion Ryan Schmidtke Rice Senior Reserve Emma Pohlman Jackson Senior Meat Breeding Doe Champion Rebecca Storlie Dakota Advanced Reserve Sarah Lemke Mille Lacs Advanced Champion Matthew Mouw Murray Intermediate Reserve McKenzie Ryan Goodhue Intermediate © 2013 ChampionRegents of the University of Minnesota.Paige All Pitlick rights reserved. University of MinnesotaScott Extension is an equal opportunity educatorSenior and employer. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, this material is available in alternative formats upon request. Direct requests to the Extension Store at 800-876-8636.Reserve Printed on recycled andBrittney recyclable Ryanpaper with at least 10 percentGoodhue postconsumer waste material Senior The 4-H program is funded through a partnership of federal, state, county and private resources and is part of the University of Minnesota Extension. Photos and 4-H information can be found at www.fourh.umn.edu/fairresults

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