ANGORA GOAT SHOW
Judge: Allen Mesick
Huntington Beach, California
Allen Mesick of Eureka! Mohair Farm, has bred and showed white and natural colored Angora goats for over 20 years. His Angora goats have brought home many Champion and overall Grand Champion awards. Driving to natural colored national shows with friends as far away as the New York Sheep and Wool festival were highlights of his show career. The Black Sheep Gathering was a summer favorite, especially those that involved late nights in the barn eagerly looking at the goats from other exhibitors with friends and mentors.
Allen is also an ARBA rabbit judge and has judged across the United States and in seven foreign countries. He is currently finishing a Masters degree in International Apparel Merchandising and Management from CalPoly Pomona. His focus is on the agricultural side of apparel, specifically the integration of natural colored fiber as a no-dye alternative in the growing sustainable fashion movement. Allen’s thesis is developed around natural colored mohair samples collected from the goats he has worked with and loved over the years.
LOTS:
Q. Colored Angora Goat - Natural Colored Angora Goats – must be registered or recorded with the Colored Angora Goat Breeders Association. P. Registered Angora Goats – must be registered with the American Angora Goat Breeder's Association or white goats registered with the Colored Angora Goat Breeders Association.ANGORA GOAT CLASS:
- Junior Buck Kids – born February 15 - April 1, 2024.
- Senior Buck Kids – born December 1, 2023 - February 14, 2024.
- Pair Buck Kids – bred and owned by exhibitor. Must be shown in class 1 and 2.
- Yearling Bucks – less than 24 months old.
- Aged Bucks – 2 years and older.
- Junior Doe Kids – born February 15 - April 1, 2024.
- Senior Doe Kids – born December 1, 2023 - February 14, 2024.
- Pair Doe Kids – bred and owned by exhibitor. Must be shown in classes 6 and 7.
- Breeders Young Flock – 1 buck kid, 2 doe kids – bred and owned by exhibitor. Must have been shown in classes 1 or 2 and 6 or 7.
- Yearling Does – less than 24 months old.
- Aged Does – 2 and 3 years old.
- Aged Does – 4 years and older.
- New: *Special Wether Class*
INSTRUCTIONS: Enter your wethers in this section, 2 entries per exhibi-tor in any age class. White or colored are separate classes. For example: If you have 4 junior wethers, 2 colored, 2 white, you can enter all 4 while honoring the 2 entries per per exhibitor per age group rule.
ANGORA GOAT CUP
A champion goat, colored or white, will be chosen for this award. This cup is a perennial trophy donated by the Black Sheep Newsletter.
*ATTENTION ANGORA GOAT BREEDERS
We offer a special Fleece and Conformation Yearling Class: yearling goat either sex, white or colored, not to be shown in any other class. These goats will first be shown in full fleece and then sheared. The goats and their fleeces will then be judged again. For many years we have wondered what body faults hide under a fleece and how fleece judging varies on and off the goat. This class will attempt to answer these questions.
Not everyone will be able to shear their own goats so we are looking for shearers ready to help. Shearing will be $20 per goat: pay the shearer directly.
