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11/25/2013 0 Comments

Recent local media articles written about our Royal success!

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We were recently featured in two local media releases.  The first article was written in the What's Up Muskoka which is a local newsprint magazine.  You can find and read the article here. http://eedition.whatsupmuskoka.com/doc/Whats-Up-Muskoka/wum_nov13_2013/2013111401/#6

The Second article appeared in the Huntsville Forester.  Here is the link to that article. http://www.muskokaregion.com/news-story/4216176-local-farm-home-to-several-national-champions/#.UoTejcXbP4s.facebook

We are incredibly proud of all of our accomplishments and thrilled at the wonderful write up's done by both publications!

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11/13/2013 0 Comments

Fun, excitement and big wins at the 2013 Royal Winter Fair!

PictureOur display pen at The Royal
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair was in it's 91st year recently.  As a child and later as an adult, I have always enjoyed attending the Royal.  It is always so full of thrilling displays and so many different breeds of livestock, animal shows and demonstrations.  For the past two years now, we have enjoyed the Royal experience from a different perspective - as an animal exhibitor!  Last year I only brought 3 goats to the Royal with me as I was unsure what to expect being behind the scenes.  It was such a memorable experience I could not wait to do it again!  This year we had the pleasure of showing our goats at the Royal again and nothing could have prepared us for the amazing success we enjoyed there this year!  More on that later!

PictureMyself, Erica, Denver, Daisy and Cocoa with Ben Mulroney and Bob Blumer
This year, my daughter in law Erica accompanied me.  We also brought some new friends and first time goat exhibitors!  Annette from Sneaky Feet Farms joined us with her Grand daughter Joshlynn and her Nigerian Dwarf doeling Peanut as did Denver from Parliament Hill Farms with his parents Nancy and Don and their two little Nigerian doelings Daisy and Cocoa.  We were "Team Nigie" and we were looking for some great times and some Royal ribbons!  It is safe to say that we all had an amazing time and are already making plans for next year!  One of the most memorable moments of this year's Royal was being chosen to coach the "Celebrity Showmanship Challenge" in the show ring.  Erica helped me by coaching Bob Blumer while I coached Ben Mulroney in showing dairy goats. We used Denver's doelings Daisy and Cocoa for the showmanship. It was an amazing promotion for the dairy goat industry and we had a lot of fun doing it!  You can watch the video here.

PictureDaniel with Neveah after her Jr. Reserve Champion win
The Royal Winter Fair is an experience that has to be experienced to understand.  All of our goats from "Team Nigie" did really well and I was so proud of Denver and Joshlynn for doing so good during the Youth Showmanship on our final day there.  As for Sky River Meadows and our gang - we did amazing!  Not only did our farm win the Premier Herdsman Award, but we also brought home the Premier Nigerian Exhibitor Award.  Donna was overall Nigerian Dwarf Grand Champion and Best Udder and Carmela was the overall Nigerian Reserve Grand Champion.  Carmela's daughter Neveah took home the Nigerian Reserve Jr. Champion which moved Daniel and the rest of us to tears.  Neveah has had a miraculous year , coming from near death and none of thinking she would pull through to her big win at the Royal!  She proves to us everyday that if you have the fight in you, anything is possible!  You can see a full list of our placing's at the Royal here:

http://www.skyrivermeadows.com/2013-show-season.html

With the Royal done for another year all we can do is look forward to next year with excitement.  We are all already making plans on how we can improve awareness of our breed and ensure that Nigerians no longer go unnoticed and begin to be taken seriously as dairy goats.
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Our big wins on display
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Our display boards
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A proud moment!
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Erica and I meeting Ben and Bob
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Coaching the celebrities
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Giving Ben some pointers
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Getting ready to go in the ring with the 3-6 month nigie class
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3-6 month Nigerian Dwarf class
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Grand Champion Nigerian line up.
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Best Doe in Show line up. Donna and I are at the end!
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Denver with Daisy and Joshlynn with Neveah
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The future of goats in Ontario!
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