Third Annual
Old Dominion Gold Cup
Mini Silky Shows

was held in Herndon, VA at Frying Pan Park on April 18, 2008.

Judge: Sharon Miller - Old Dominion Gold Cup
Mini Silky Sunrise Show (AM)
Judge: Dawn Hawthorne - Old Dominion Gold Cup
Mini Silky Daybreak Show (AM)
Judge: Sharon Joly - Old Dominion Gold Cup
Mini Silky Sunset Show (PM)
Judge: Karin King - Old Dominion Gold Cup
Mini Silky Twilight Show (PM)

Pictured above from left to right is: Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography, his wife, Karin King, our judge for the  ODGC twilight show and Karen Schlottach, also a photographer of the ODGC shows. All rights are reserved on the pictures of the show. If you would copies or would like to inquire as to what they have available, you can contact Glen Cox at 703-201-8934
and Karen Schlottach at 401-474-0236.
A special thank you to Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography and Karen Schlottach for taking pictures and helping us to document the Old Dominion Gold Cup Shows. I would not be able to present the story without their expertise and generosity.
 

We had four Mini Silky Shows in one day. There was one set of classes in the morning judged simultaneously and independently by two judges. At the end of each class each judge's placements were announced and ribbons were awarded. Because of the time restraints, the judges did not give oral reasons for their placements. Exhibitors who wanted a verbal critique from the judge, talked with the judge(s) after the show. This same format was repeated in the afternoon. Champion legs were awarded in each division, under each judge. The show was a smashing success as we had three Miniature Silkies finish their Master Championship at these shows as well as five other Mini Silkies who achieved Championship Legs toward their Master Championships. 

Three New Master Champion!!!!
MCH Sol-Orr's Brooklyn, bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm
MCH Sol-Orr's Deva, bred by Sol-Orr Farm, owned by Springs Run
MCH Sol-Orr's Spank Me, bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm

5 Mini Silkies obtained Master Championship Legs!!!!
Cedar Run Orion, bred by Cedar Run, owned by Eagle Cove Farm
Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet, bred by Sol-Orr Farm, owned by Springs Run
Sol-Orr's Glint, bred by Sol-Orr Farm, owned by Sandiver Acres
Springs Run Madeleine, bred and owned by Springs Run
Sol-Orr's Mirabel, bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm

Gold Cup Trophies were awarded for each Best In Show and a Gold Cup was awarded to the Best Coat In Show. Best Coat In Show was judged between the morning and afternoon classes. It was judged by all 4 judges in concert. There was only ONE Best Coat In Show Awarded from all four shows. This is a very prestigious win.

There were also Judge's awards that were awarded to the Mini Silky or person of each Judge's choosing for special recognition independent of class placements.

This year we offered a costume class again, with a great turn out of beautiful costumes and Mini Silkies. It was a great additional class for a day of Mini Silky fun.
 

Show Sponsors

Bell Goats, Steve Bell, Ogden, UT - Full Page Ad
Sol-Orr Farm, Renee & Steve Orr, Lignum, VA - Full Page Ad
Springs Run Farm, Janet & Robert Shlanta, Marshall, VA - Full Page Ad
Sansujo Farm, Susan Walters, British Columbia, Canada - Full Page Ad
Cedar Run, Gary & Joanne Earls, Catlett, VA - Full Page Ad
Jacobs Run Farm, Allan, Ada Marie & Lisa Kindrick, Earlysville, VA - Full Page Ad
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The Elite Line of Grooming Products for Show Animals, Pets and Livestock.
 

Division Sponsors

Driftwood Farms, Kristen and Douglas Foy, Long Island, NY - Half Page Ad
Stones Edge Farm, Derilyn Nelson & Shawn Gregory, Newcastle, ME - Half Page Ad
 

Show Results

Miniature Silky Fainting Goat Class Listing

Junior Does

             Class 1 - Does up to 3 months old

Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
From left to right: ECF Little Miss Sunshine bred and owned by Eagle Cove Farm. Driftwood Farms Febreeze bred and owned by Driftwood Farms. Driftwood Farms Eclipse bred and owned by Driftwood Farms. Sol-Orr's Tiara bred by Sol-Orr Farm, owned by Blessed Assurance Farm. Sol-Orr's Sierra Nicole bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm. Sol-Orr's Wisteria bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm. These were the entries that were shown in Class 1 for all four shows. The results of the class winnings are:

Sunrise Show: 1st place - ECF Little Miss Sunshine, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Sierra Nicole, 3rd - Sol-Orr's Tiara and 4th - Sol-Orr's Wisteria

Daybreak Show: 1st place - Driftwood Farms Febreeze, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Sierra Nicole, 3rd - ECF Little Miss Sunshine and 4th  - Sol-Orr's Tiara

Twilight Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Sierra Nicole, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Wisteria, 3rd - Sol-Orr's Tiara and 4th - ECF Little Miss Sunshine.

Sunset Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Sierra Nicole, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Wisteria, 3rd - Driftwood Farms Eclipse and 4th - Driftwood Farms Febreeze.

For the Sunrise Show: Judge Sharon Miller
and Daybreak Show: Dawn Hawthorne
Both Judges placed the Does below with the same awards.
   Jr Grand Champion Doe                            Reserve Jr Grand Champion Doe
Sol-Orr's Brooklyn                                     Springs Run Madeleine
        
Photos above by KDSchlottach   
 

For the Twilight Show: Judge Karin King
Jr Grand Champion Jr Doe                               Reserve Jr Grand Champion Doe
Sol-Orr's Mirable                                          Springs Run Madeleine
          
            Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography                                                                        Photo above by KDSchlottach                                                
 

For the Sunset Show: Judge Sharon Joly
Jr Grand Champion Jr Doe                               Reserve Jr Grand Champion Doe
Springs Run Madeleine                                        Springs Run Darcy    
        
Photos above by KDSchlottach

Senior Does

             Class 7 - Does over 24 months - 36 months

Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
Bayshore's Summer Wind, bred by Bayshore Farm and owned by Driftwood Farms. This was the only entry in class 7 and she was awarded 1st place by the judges in all four shows.

             Class 8 - Does over 36 months

Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
From left to right: High Rock Rainy bred by Darla Brown, owned by Driftwood Farms. Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet bred by Sol-Orr Farm, owned by Springs Run. Sol-Orr's Deva bred by Sol-Orr Farm, owned by Springs Run. Sol-Orr's Moon Blossom bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm. Sol-Orr's Latte bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm. These were the entries in class 8 for all four shows and the results were:

Sunrise Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Deva, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet, 3rd - Sol-Orr's Moon Blossom and 4th - High Rock Rainy.

Daybreak Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Deva, 3rd - Sol-Orr's Moon Blossom and 4th - High Rock Rainy

Twilight Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Deva, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet, Sol-Orr's Moon Blossom and 4th - High Rock Rainy.

Sunset Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Deva, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet, 3rd - High Rock Rainy and 4th - Sol-Orr's Moon Blossom.

For the Sunrise Show: Judge Sharon Miller
    Sr Grand Champion Doe                       Reserve Sr Grand Champion Doe
    Sol-Orr's Deva                                     Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet
                 
Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

For the Daybreak Show: Judge Dawn Hawthorne
    Sr Grand Champion Doe                       Reserve Sr Grand Champion Doe
    Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet                                     Sol-Orr's Deva                    
                      
Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

For the Twilight Show: Judge Karin King
and the Sunrise Show: Judge Sharon Joly
Both Judges placed the Does below with the same awards.
    Sr Grand Champion Doe                       Reserve Sr Grand Champion Doe
    Sol-Orr's Deva                                  Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet
                       
Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

Junior Bucks

             Class 9 - Bucks up to 3 months

Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
From left to right is Driftwood Farms Shadow, bred and owned by Driftwood Farms, Sol-Orr's Malibu Rum, bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm and ECF Mr. Dizzy, bred and owned by Eagle Cove Farm. These were the entries for class 9 in all four shows and the results were:

Sunrise Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Malibu Rum, 2nd - ECF Mr. Dizzy and
3rd - Driftwood Farms Shadow

Daybreak Show: 1st place - Driftwood Farms Shadow, 2nd - ECF Mr. Dizzy and
3rd - Sol-Orr's Malibu Rum

Twilight Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Malibu Rum, 2nd - Driftwood Farms Shadow and
3rd - ECF Mr. Dizzy

Sunset Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Malibu Rum, 2nd - ECF Mr. Dizzy and
3rd - Driftwood Farms Shadow

   Class 10 - Bucks over 3 months to 6 months
There were no entries in this class

   Class 11 - Bucks over 6 months to 9 months

Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
From left to right is: Sol-Orr's Panache, bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm and Sol-Orr's Commissioner, bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm. These were the two entries in this class for all four shows and the results were:

Sunrise Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Commissioner and 2nd - Sol-Orr's Panache

Daybreak Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Commissioner and 2nd - Sol-Orr's Panache

Twilight Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Panache and 2nd - Sol-Orr's Commissioner

Sunset Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Commissioner and 2nd - Sol-Orr's Panache

For the Sunrise Show: Judge Sharon Miller
     Junior Grand Champion Buck                           Res. Junior Grand Champion Buck
Sol-Orr's Glint                                                 Sol-Orr's Tamale
  
Photos above by K D Schlottach

 For the Daybreak Show: Judge Dawn Hawthorne
          Junior Grand Champion Buck                    Res. Junior Grand Champion Buck   
Sol-Orr's Eli                                                   Sol-Orr's Tamale
 
Photos above by K D Schlottach

For the Twilight Show: Judge Karin King
          Junior Grand Champion Buck                           Res. Junior Grand Champion Buck
Sol-Orr's Glint                                                     Sol-Orr's Panache
             
                                                                Photo above by K D Schlottach                                                                      Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography                   

For the Sunset Show: Judge Sharon Joly
      Junior Grand Champion Buck                           Res. Junior Grand Champion Buck
Sol-Orr's Glint                                                 Sol-Orr's Tamale
  
Photos above by K D Schlottach

Senior Bucks

           Class 15 - Bucks over 24 months to 36 months

Photos by Glen Cox 0f Wild Hare Photography
From left to right: Sol-Orr's Jiffy, bred by Sol-Orr Farm and owned by Eagle Cove Farm, Sol-Orr's Monroe, bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm and Sol-Orr's Spank Me, bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm. These were the three entries of class 15 in all four shows and the results were:

Sunrise Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Spank Me, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Monroe and
3rd - Sol-Orr's Jiffy

Daybreak Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Spank Me, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Jiffy and
3rd - Sol-Orr's Monroe

Twilight Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Spank Me, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Monroe and
3rd - Sol-Orr's Jiffy

Sunset Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Spank Me, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Jiffy and
3rd - Sol-Orr's Monroe

           Class 16 - Bucks over 36 months

Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
From left to right: Bayshore's Blue Chip, bred by Bayshore Farm and owned by Sol-Orr Farm, Cedar Run Orion, bred by Cedar Run and owned by Eagle Cove Farm. These were the two entries of class 16 in all four shows and the results were:

Sunrise Show: 1st place - Bayshore's Blue Chip, 2nd - Cedar Run Orion

Daybreak Show: 1st place - Cedar Run Orion, 2nd - Bayshore's Blue Chip

Twilight Show: 1st place - Cedar Run Orion, 2nd - Bayshore's Blue Chip

Sunset Show: 1st place - Cedar Run Orion, 2nd - Bayshore's Blue Chip

For the Sunrise Show: Judge Sharon Miller
    Senior Grand Champion Buck                        Res. Senior Grand Champion Buck
Sol-Orr's Spank Me                                              Sol-Orr's Monroe      
                                                      
Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

For the Daybreak Show: Judge Dawn Hawthorne
    Senior Grand Champion Buck                        Res. Senior Grand Champion Buck
Cedar Run Orion                                              Bayshore's Blue Chip
       
Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

For the Twilight Show: Judge Karin King
    Senior Grand Champion Buck                        Res. Senior Grand Champion Buck
Sol-Orr's Spank Me                                              Cedar Run Orion
  
Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

For the Sunset Show: Judge Sharon Joly
    Senior Grand Champion Buck                        Res. Senior Grand Champion Buck
Sol-Orr's Spank Me                                              Cedar Run Orion
    
Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

           Class 17 - Best in Show - Competition to include all four Champions of the day and
                    Master Champion Miniature Silky Fainting Goats.

Best in Show

For the Sunrise Show: Judge Sharon Miller

Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
This is the Best in Show Class for the ODGC Sunrise Mini Silky Show, judged by Sharon Miller from Cobbs Creek, VA. From left to right is: Grand Champion Sr Doe; Sol-Orr's Deva, Grand Champion Jr Doe; Sol-Orr's Brooklyn, Grand Champion Sr Buck; Sol-Orr's Spank Me, Grand Champion Jr Buck; Sol-Orr's Glint, MCH Sol-Orr's Maggie Mae and MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum.
AND THE WINNER IS:
MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum

Photo above by K D Schlottach

Best in Show

For the Daybreak Show: Judge Dawn Hawthorne

Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
This is the Best in Show Class for the ODGC Daybreak Mini Silky Show, judged by Dawn Hawthorne from Manassas, VA. From left to right: Grand Champion Sr Doe; Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet, Grand Champion Jr Doe; Sol-Orr's Brooklyn, Grand Champion Sr Buck; Cedar Run Orion, Grand Champion Jr Buck; Sol-Orr's Eli, MCH Sol-Orr's Maggie Mae and MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum.
AND THE WINNER IS:
Cedar Run Orion

Photo above by K D Schlottach

Best in Show

For the twilight Show: Judge Karin King
There was no group picture of this BIS class taken by the photograper, so I pieced the animals together so that you could see the entry for this class.

Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
This is the Best in Show Class for the ODGC Twilight Mini Silky Show, judged by Karin King from Leesburg, VA. From left to right: Grand Champion Jr Doe; Sol-Orr's Mirable,  Grand Champion Sr Doe; Sol-Orr's Deva,  Grand Champion Jr Buck; Sol-Orr's Glint, Grand Champion Sr Buck; Sol-Orr's Spank Me,  MCH Sol-Orr's Maggie Mae, and MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum.
AND THE WINNER IS:
MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum

Photo above by K D Schlottach

Best in Show

For the Sunset Show: Judge Sharon Joly

Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
This is the Best in Show Class for the ODGC Sunset Mini Silky Show, judged by Sharon Joly from Milford, VA. From left to right: Grand Champion Jr Doe; Springs Run Madeleine, Grand Champion Sr Doe; Sol-Orr's Deva, Grand Champion Jr Buck; Sol-Orr's Glint, Grand Champion Sr Buck; Sol-Orr's Spank Me, MCH Sol-Orr's Maggie Mae and MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum.
AND THE WINNER IS:
MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum

Photos above by K D Schlottach

           Class 18 Wethers (castrated bucks of any age.)
There were no entries in this class

                       Class 19 - Best Coat in Show - Best Coat in Show was held Friday afternoon
before the regular classes of the ODGC Mini Silky PM Shows began. You had to be
pre-entered; there was no extra entry fee for this class. This class is designed to showcase the Miniature Silky Fainting Goats' long coats and head furnishings. This class was judged by all 4 judges in concert with only one winner from all 4 shows.

Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
This is the Best Coat in Show class. The Mini Silky in the front of the picture is Cedar Run Orion, bred by Cedar Run and owned by Eagle Cove Farm. From left to right in the back is: Sol-Orr's Spank Me, bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm, MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum, bred and owned by Sol-Orr Farm. Sol-Orr's Glint, bred by Sol-Orr Farm and owned by Sandiver Acres. Glint is being examined by judge, Sharon Miller. Next in line is Sol-Orr's Tamale, bred by Sol-Orr Farm and owned by Just Kidding Fainters. The next entry is behind the judges so you can see her picture to the right; this is High Rock Rainy, bred by Darla Brown owned by Driftwood Farms. The last entry to the far right of the group shot is Bayshore's Best Dressed, bred by Bayshore Farm and owned by Driftwood Farms.
AND THE WINNER IS:
Sol-Orr's Spank Me

Photo above by Karen Schlottach

     Optional Classes (entrants had to be entered in regular classes)

           Class 20 - Sire and Son Class - This class was open to any Sire and Son of any age,   
           but the Sire and Son had to be entered in their regular classes to show in this class.

Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
This is the Sire and Son entries. From left to right is: Sol-Orr's Skippy with his son, ECF Mr. Dizzy, owned by Eagle Cove Farm. Sol-Orr's Tamale with his son, ECF Buc-A-Roo, owned by Just Kidding Fainters. MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum and his son, Sol-Orr's Malibu Rum, owned by Sol-Orr Farm. The results of the four shows are:

Sunrise Show: 1st place - MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Tamale and 3rd - Sol-Orr's Jiffy.

Daybreak Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Tamale, 2nd - MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum and 3rd - Sol-Orr's Jiffy.

Twilight Show: 1st place - MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Tamale and 3rd - Sol-Orr's Jiffy.

Sunset Show: 1st place - MCH Sol-Orr's Magnum, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Tamale and 3rd - Sol-Orr's Jiffy.
                   

           21.    Dam and Daughter Class - This class was open to any Dam and Daughter of any age, but the Dam and Daughter had to be shown in their regular classes
to show in this class.

Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
These were the entries in the Dam and Daughter class. From left to right is: Bayshore's Summer Wind and her daughter, Driftwood Farms Febreeze, owned by Driftwood Farms. High Rock Rainy and her daughter, Driftwood Farm Ultimate Coyote, owned by Driftwood Farms. Sol-Orr's Deva and her daughter, Springs Run Darcy, owned by Spring Run. Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet and her daughter, Springs Run Madeleine, owned by Springs Run. The results of the four shows are as follows:

Sunrise Show; 1st place - Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Deva, 3rd - Bayshore's Summer Wind and 4th - High Rock Rainy.

Daybreak Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Deva, 3rd - High Rock Rainy and
4th - Bayshore's Summer Wind.

Twilight Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Deva, 3rd - High Rock Rainy and 4th - Bayshore's Summer Wind.

Sunset Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Deva, 2nd - Sol-Orr's Meadow Sweet, 3rd - High Rock Rainy and 4th - Bayshore's Summer Wind.

           22.    Produce of Dam (2 offspring) This is a class for your Dam that is home busy
                    producing gorgeous kids for you to show and sell. You have to enter the Dam as
                    though she was coming to the show, but you don't bring her; instead you bring
                    two of her offspring to represent her in the ring. If her offspring win, the credit
                    goes to the dam at home.

Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
This is the Produce of Dam Class...there were two Dams represented here. From left to right is ECF Mr. Mischief and ECF Little Miss Sunshine representing their dam, Bayshore's Posie. Sol-Orr's Spank Me and Sol-Orr's Deva representing their dam, Bayshore's Darla. These were the entries for the morning shows, in the afternoon shows the Bayshore's Darla produce was absent. Results of the shows were:

Sunrise Show: 1st place - Bayshore's Darla and 2nd - Bayshore's Posie

Daybreak Show: 1st place - Bayshore's Darla and 2nd - Bayshore's Posie

Twilight Show: 1st place - Bayshore's Posie, Bayshore's Darla was absent.

Sunset Show: 1st place - Bayshore's Posie, Bayshore's Darla was absent.

           23.    Get of Sire (3 offspring) This class is for your Sire that is home busy
                    siring gorgeous kids for you to show and sell. You have to enter the Sire as
                    though he was coming to the show, but you don't bring him; instead you bring
                    three of his offspring to represent him in the ring. If his offspring win, the credit
                    goes to the sire at home.

Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
This is the Get of Sire class. From left to right is: ECF Little Miss Sunshine, ECF Mr. Mischief and ECF Buc-A-Roo representing their sire, Sol-Orr's Tamale. ECF Orion's Hecules, ECF Orion's Cassiopeia and ECF Orion's Pyxis representing their sire, Cedar Run Orion. These were the two entries in this class for all four shows and the results are:

Sunrise Show: 1st place - Cedar Run Orion and 2nd - Sol-Orr's Tamale

Daybreak Show: 1st place - Sol-Orr's Tamale and 2nd - Cedar Run Orion

Twilight Show: 1st place - Cedar Run Orion and 2nd - Sol-Orr's Tamale

Sunset Show: - 1st place - Cedar Run Orion and 2nd - Sol-Orr's Tamale

          Class 24 - Costume Class
This class was shown immediately after the Best Coat in Show class. There was only one costume class which was judged by all four judges in concert. The scores were tallied and there were four places awarded.

 
The first 7 photos above  are by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography and the last photo above is  by K D Schlottach
This is our Costume Class. We had a great turn out of outstanding costumes this year. On the top from left to right is: Sol-Orr's Tamale dressed as a "biker Ladies Man", owned by Just Kidding Fainters. ECF Orion's Pyxis dressed as a "Biker Cool Chick", owned by Just Kidding Fainters. ECF Little Miss Sunshine dressed as a "Lady in Pink", owned by Eagle Cove Farm. On the middle row from left to right is: Sol-Orr's Jiffy dressed as a "Farmer", owned by Eagle Cove Farm. Sol-Orr's Glint dressed as "The Devil", owned by Sandiver Acres. ECF Mr.Dizzy is dressed for a formal affair in his tuxedo, owned by Eagle Cove Farm. On the bottom row from left to right is: ECF Orion's Cassiopeia dressed as a "Ballerina", owned by Eagle Cove Farm. Sol-Orr's Tiara is dressed as "Eeyore", owned by Blessed Assurance Farm. The winning four entries were:

1st place - Sol-Orr's Tiara - Eeyore
2nd place - Sol-Orr's Glint - The Devil
3rd place - ECF Little Miss Sunshine - Lady in Pink
4th place - Sol-Orr's Tamale - Biker Ladies Man
Costume Class 1st place winner - Kay Allen of Blessed Assurance Farm with
Sol-Orr's Tiara as Eeyore.

Photo above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

      Judges Special Awards
Judge's awards were awarded to the Mini Silky or person of each Judge's choosing for special recognition independent of class placements.
The Awards went to:

Sunrise Show - Judge: Sharon Miller
Abby Harold for her hard work and good sportsmanship

Photo by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
 

Daybreak Show - Judge: Dawn Hawthorne
Gillian Foy for hard work and good sportsmanship

Photo by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

Twilight Show - Judge: Karin King
Keli Harold for going above and beyond as Mom and for keeping
Mini Silkies and children organized in a very fast paced set of shows.

Photo by K D Schlottach
 

Sunset Show - Judge: Sharon Joly
Jamee Hall and Dawn Hawthorne, (twin sisters) for their hard work in all of the ODGC shows. Dawn judged the Daybreak Show and helped get goats in and out of the ring in the afternoon shows. Jamee helped to set up the ring, ribbon and trophy table and also was there to help show animals when needed and kept the shows running smoothly.
      
Photos by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

Getting Started

Photo above taken by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

Above in the picture to the left is our two morning judges, on the left is Sharon Miller, on the right is Dawn Hawthorne and in back of them is Steve Orr, our show clerk. The picture above to the right is of Steve Orr, our show clerk having an exhibitor's meeting. In the exhibitor's meeting, he explains how the shows will run, where to wear your armbands and how important it is to keep the shows running smoothly and quickly as we had 4 judgings to get through in one day. Thanks to Steve the show ran smoothly.

    
Photo above taken by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography

Above to the left is a picture of Janet Shlanta, our official measurer and check in person for the shows. Volunteers like Janet are so important; we are lucky to have folks like Janet in our area, who are always willing to pitch in and do what they can to help. The trophy table is set up with trophies, rosettes and ribbons for the morning shows, we are just about ready to begin.
       
Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
A couple of pictures of the trophies, to the left is the Gold Cup for the Best in Shows and to the right is the trophy for the Grand Champions.
  
Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
Soon the trophies, ribbons and rosettes moved from the trophy table to the
trophy trailers. What fun!!!

Photos above by  K D Schlottach
Sometimes getting out of one class and getting the entries for the next class was a real challenge. Everyone was great though and thanks to fast acting folks like Keli and Abby Harold, pictured above, the four shows went off without a hitch.

Class Judging

Photos above by Glen Cox of Wild Hare Photography
These were our four judges who did a tremendous job. Although you can't see the judges really well in these shots you can see how hard they worked, each one is shown here carefully evaluating each goat's fiber, one of the important features that makes our breed unique and different from the other goat breeds. We are very grateful for all the time and thought that these judges put into their decisions. From left to right is Karin King, Sharon Miller, Dawn Hawthorne and Sharon Joly.

Photos above by K D Schlottach
Some shots of the Harold children showing their goats and anticipating their awards.


Photos above by K D Schlottach
In spite of all the rushing and grooming, there was time to share a special moment in time with the ones so dear to our hearts.


Photo above by K D Schlottach
Before we knew it, the day was over, the awards had been given out and now it was time to pack up and go home. A day full of hard work, good food, good company and a lot of fun. Hope to see you next year at the Old Dominion Gold Cup Mini Silky Shows.

 

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