Meet the American LaMancha Club
Outstanding Youth Members
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National
Outstanding Youth Winner
Claire Smith - 2011 Outstanding Youth Winner with the 2011 ADGA Youth Rep,
Melanie Fergason
My name is Claire Smith and I am from St. Paul,
IN. I am sixteen years old and a junior at North Decatur High School in
Greensburg, IN. I am an Academic Honors student and a member of the National
Honors Society. I am an eighth year 4-H member and hold an office in our high
school FFA Chapter.
I am the youngest of three girls and responsible for the LaMancha herd on our
farm. All the LaManchas are under my ownership and I help throughout the year
with all responsibilities. I have been involved with goats my entire life and
enjoy showing them and meeting new people at the shows.
This year’s National Show was our fourth National to attend and I am
already looking forward to next year’s National. Last year I was second place in
the Intermediate II Showmanship. This year my goal was to be first place and to
win the Premier Youth LaMancha Exhibitor Award. I did accomplish my goal, but
had to work very hard to do so. I placed first place in the Intermediate II
Showmanship Class, won first place Jr. Yearling, and had most of my dry does and
milkers place in the top ten of each of their classes. My oldest sister and I
were members of the first place fitting team known as the Hoosier Fitters. The
competition was very tough and there are a lot of other youth exhibitors out
there just as determined as me.
I am very honored to be representing the American LaMancha Club and its members
as your 2011 Premier LaMancha Youth Exhibitor.
Sincerely,
Claire Smith
2011 Youth Honor Roll Recipient
(Doe record completed in spring 2010)
A repeat Youth Honor Roll Recipient from both 2009 and
2010 is James Nagel,
Calico Fields, from Hawkins, WI. James has earned this honor for his doe, SG
Raintree Calypso Charmed, for the last 3 years. Her 1st lactation record was 1-09 305
3200M 113F 96P. Her 2nd lactation record was 2-10
293 4470M 153F 134P making her #1 for milk,
#4 for fat and #1 for protein on the ADGA 2009 Breed Leader List. Her
third lactation record is 3-8 305 3660 128
122. Charmed is linear appraised at
88 (VVEE). She is sired by +*B SGCH South-Fork Charming Calypso and out of SG
Raintree Eros Chumani. Charmed has given James four daughters: a 2 year old, Calico-Fields FS Snowflake, sired by
+B GCH Altrece JD Firestorm, who is
making a top record of her own, a pair of twins, Calico-Fields OL Cassie and
Calico-Fields OL Charlotte, sired by *B CH Devonshire MC Conagher's Outlaw and a
2011 doe kid, Calico Fields Mac Cami, sired by *B Raintree FS MacGyver.
Charlotte is currently milking in her 2nd lactation and Cassie is in here 1st
lactation. This year James also was awarded a Honor Roll award for Charm's
daughter, Calico-Fields FS Snowflake who completed 2-0 286
3380 145 113.
James started his project with Charmed as a baby. Liking
white goats he picked her out at birth and has shown her ever since. James
started his first goat project at just a year of age, taking his first little
doe into the show ring alone, and he's been active ever since on his
grandparent's farm, Raintree Dairy Goats. He is responsible for many jobs at
home including filling water pails, feeding hay and helping out with clipping
and hoof trimming. James likes to be around on test day and can't wait to see
how much all his goats milk each month.
Charmed as a baby
Charmed as a kid
Charmed and James in 2007
Charmed as a 3 year old
Charm's daughters:
SG Calico Fields FS Snowflake
Calico Fields OL Cassie
SG Calico Fields OL Charlotte
Calico Fields Mac Cami?
James is 10 years old and a 5th grader at Flambeau
Elementary School in Tony, WI. He is also involved in Cub Scouts and his local
dairy goat club, Chippewa Valley Dairy Goat Assn. He is the son of Sharla Macke
and has a younger brother, Michael and a younger sister, Samantha.
The ADGA Youth Production Testing Honor Roll is a
program designed to recognize youth whose animals produce 3000# milk or 100#
butterfat or 90# protein in 305 days. Does must be enrolled in any testing plan
recognized by ADGA and must be owned by the youth. ADGA instituted this program
to recognize the commitment of youth who have their does enrolled in a
recognized production testing plan. The ALC recently voted to recognize those
youth who are members of the ALC and have does recognized by ADGA in this
program. We encourage all youth to send in their application for their high
producing does that are on test.
Congratulations, James and Charmed.
Click here for an
application to apply for the ALC Youth Production Testing Honor Roll
2011 District Specialty Show
Outstanding Youth Exhibitors
District 3: West GA Spring Dairy Goat Show, 04/23/11
Hi, my name is Cayden Hurst. I live in a small town in northeast
Alabama. My family has always been involved in showing animals and I picked
the LaMancha breed to show off the Internet when my dad and I were looking
at pictures.
In 2004, we got our first two LaMancha does from Lucky*Star Farm. I am
glad we started with quality stock.
I enjoy showing goats, especially the showmanship classes. I plan on
showing goats for a long time in the future. After I graduate from high
school, I am going to Auburn University to become a veterinarian.
District 3: North Carolina Dairy Goat Breeders Show, 5/28 &
5/29/11
My Mom raised me with
LaMancha Dairy Goats. She had dairy goats when she was a kid too, but they
were Nubians. A few years ago she wanted to get some goats to help eat the
weeds. So she traded a Golden Retriever for 2 LaManchas. She got a buck and
a doe. At first that's all they did was eat weeds. They had babies, but we
didn't milk them for the first couple of years. Then my Mom decided she
wanted to make goat's milk ice cream.....yummy! Then our neighbor talked us
into signing up to go to a goat show. She didn't end up going, but we did.
And it was so much fun! I really learned a lot, and everybody was so
friendly. I got to help other people show their goats too. When I grow up,
I'm going to raise LaManchas too.
District 4: Chippewa Valley Dairy Goat Association 06/04/11
Hi,
My name is James Nagel and I live in Hawkins, WI, which is a small town
in NW Wisconsin. I've been involved with dairy goats all of my life as both
my mom and my grandma have a herd of LaManchas. I started showing when
I was just a year old and have been involved ever since.
I really enjoy showing goats and I like helping out at home. I like to
help do daily chores, help on test day and help get ready for the shows. I
also enjoy helping our goat club out at the show as ring steward. I am very
proud of my goats and have had an honor roll doe for the last 3 years.
I am going into the 5th grade at Flambeau Schools and I'm involved in Cub
Scouts as well as the Chippewa Valley Dairy Goat Association.
I got into dairy goats through my
grandparents. They have a small dairy so I've grown up with them. I enjoy
traveling to shows with my grandparents. I plan on continuing to raise and
show LaMancha and Alpine Dairy Goats.
In addition to the goats, I also wrestle.
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District 7: Alaska Dairy Goat Association, 07/05/11
The way I first got involved with goats in
general was my mom bringing home two pygmy goats. We bred them, and then we
decided we wanted to try goat's milk. With a family with 4 kids, we realized
we would need bigger goats. That's when were were first introduced to
registered Nubian dairy goats. After keeping all of these goats and their
babies, we were faced with the fact that we needed more space.
After we moved, my mom decided to get more goats, and started off our
Nigerian, Nubian and one adopted Toggenburg farm. Today we have Nigerians,
Nubians, Experimentals, and LaManchas.
After losing one of my own goats to a C-section where they didn't remove
the placenta, I've decided that I want to become a small ruminant vet. I
also hoping to keep a few goats for m ilk and some showing when I get
my herd to where I want it in size, production and conformation.
Mom and Dad said I could get a goat so I did. I want to show goats. I
like milking and doing showmanship. I like having baby goats. I want to make
soap and cheese.
