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FUN PICTURES AND A
VISIT TO THE PAST
THE DOE THAT
STARTED IT ALL!
This little 3 day old doe kid would become
GCH GOLD COUNTRY ROSE KISMET,
The start of and the Grand Matriarch of the T*C LaMancha herd. I
sometimes feel our Nubian years were another lifetime ago.
QUE PASA IS NO LONGER FLYING; WAY TOO LARGE NOW TO GET OFF THE GROUND
HER FLIGHT WINGS HAVE BEEN REMOVED!
These yearlings are due in May
You take one good size icicle, then add in a stiff wind and what do you get?
AN "ICE TUBE"
STRIPPED TO THE BONE
The pictures below are sort of a continuation to a post I put up on LaMancha Talk. In the post I was pointing out how the ADGA Scorecard described a correct goat that should live a long, productive and hopefully pain free life. The pictures that I am sharing with you strip the goat to the bone to show just how little bone there is holding her up.
Where the pictures came from
Several years ago I attended one of the ADGA Conventions that the Western Oregon Dairy Goat group put on (I believe it was the first Convention they hosted); sitting in the Hospitality area was a skeleton of a Saanen doe who if I remember correctly had been a permanent champion and a top ten doe that was owned by WSU ... even though she accomplished these two title (something we all strive for), the doe was not correct in structure. I am stating the “not correct” fact because it was pointed out by Lauren Acton, DVM … Dr. Acton generously provided the skeleton, put it on display and later gave a lecture on Type using the skeleton. Dr. Acton pointed out that even when the doe was "taken apart" for the bones to be cleaned and then reassembled, the students could only put her back the way she was in life ... open at the shoulder, out at the point of elbow and splayed toed. I took this series pictures of the skeleton as I would often give demonstrations and lectures for the local youth groups and dairy goat clubs and I wanted to show everyone how important it is for their goats to be correct in structure so they can hold up through the test of time.
I hope you enjoy viewing these pictures (only a crazy goat breeder would rush to take pictures of a skeleton; but then I never professed to be sane).
Showing that this doe was open in her shoulders; if she had lived to an old age she would probably been in pain from bone rubbing on bone.
Look at the ribs; this shows what "flat bone" really looks like.
Splayed toes/feet start with the bone structure! Note the stifle joint is not a "ball and socket", but two "balls" on top of each other, held together by ligaments. A reminder to support that stifle while trimming those back feet.
Not much of a frame when
you think of the body our goats carry around!
Proof if we don't breed goats with strength of top line, feet, legs and
bone; they wouldn't be able to make it for the long haul.
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