4-H youth learn to show goats at showmanship clinic near Maysville

MAYSVILLE - Almost 20 4-H youth attended a goat showmanship clinic held last Saturday at the farm of John and Cheryl Pickering near Maysville. The Pickerings raise Boer show goats.

Jim Missildine, from Marion,Texas, made a power-point presentation to the children and their parents showing how to select animals, how to care for them, groom them and show them in competition.

The demonstration was followed by hands-on showmanship techniques at the Pickerings’ arena.

Youth from Jay, Fayetteville, Gentry, Bentonville and other nearbytowns attended the event. Attending were Chance Billups, Jesse Burke, Dalton Cook, Jordon Cook, Rendi Dalrymple, Jaslyn Dalrymple, Maci Davis, Jacob Etchison, Ryan Greenlee, Brandon Greenlee, Mattie Haynes, Andrew Lindsay, Karlie Lindsay, Brooke Pidgen, Megan Pidgen, Taylor Rhodes, Ashton Yarbrough and Kendall Yarbrough.

Family and Friends, Pages 8 on 06/30/2010