Bloomfield 4-H goat show

4-H holds goat show

Members of the Bloomfield 4-H club showed goats on Saturday morning at the Gentry City Park. The showing is the club members' last opportunity to show their animals before the Benton County Fair later this month.
Members of the Bloomfield 4-H club showed goats on Saturday morning at the Gentry City Park. The showing is the club members' last opportunity to show their animals before the Benton County Fair later this month.

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Dustin Dixon and Jaiden Wilmoth compete in the grand drive of the Bloomfield 4H Club Goat Show on Saturday at Gentry City Park. More than 150 people were in attendance at the morning event. All participants in the show received a prize. Some young exhibitors borrowed a goat to learn the basics of showmanship at the Gentry show.

— Bloomfield 4-H hosted its fourth annual livestock show on Saturday at Gentry City Park, with more than 150 people and exhibitors in attendance.

Weigh-in began at 7:30 a.m., with the show starting at 9 a.m.

Everyone participating in the showmanship event received a prize. Anyone wanting the experience of showing a goat “borrowed” an animal and was allowed to show it at the end of the event.

A free boxed lunch was served and door prizes — some including passes to the Benton County Fair — were given out to children and adults.

The Gentry show was the last opportunity for kids to practice with their animals before the fair August 18-22.

The grand champion was Maci Davis. She won a chair, goat sock and $50 cash prize.

Reserve grand champion was Dustin Dixon. He won a chair, goat sock and $25 cash prize.

Cloverbud Showmanship winner was Taylor Rhodes. He won an embroidered blanket, lead rope and $10 cash prize.

Junior Showmanship winner was Matthew Nance. He won an embroidered blanket, lead rope and $10 cash prize.

Senior Showmanship winner was Dustin Dixon. He won an embroidered blanket, lead rope and a belt buckle key chain.