Hercules was born one of twins on December 31, 2014 at Swan View Ranch, son of SVR1 Clint Eastwood and Rosiere’s 642 (Sophia).
Here he is at a month old.
A very active “goat showing” family purchased Hercules in January and took him home March 27th, 2015. They re-named him “Gold Digger” for his golden head!
In April, Gold Digger was shown at a goat show in Spanish Fork, Utah. Look how well Kolby stands him up! (Shown here at left.)
Every member of the family gets into the showing, and they all love Gold Digger. He’s not only a sweet goat, he seems to really enjoy being shown.
When he gets into the ring, something changes. He strolls around right in step with his master, his head held high. It’s as if he’s aware that he’s being watched, and he likes the admiration!
Here is Bayley, Kolby’s older sister, winning reserve Grand Champion with Gold Digger—the Judge is beside her (below).
After the Spanish Fork show, the family moved on to Weld County at the end of April. Gold Digger impressed them all again. Bayley won Senior Market Goat Champion Showman. Here she is with her winning plaque, below.
Kolby won Junior Market Goat Champion Showman. Here he is with his winning plaque.
Gold Digger sailed through many other shows taking various places as he moved on to his finest hour at the Mesa County Fair in July, 2015.
There, he took second place in his Market Goat Class—shown below with Brooklynne—which qualified him to compete for Reserve and Grand Champion Market Goat.
Gold Digger then went on to take Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat shown by Brooklynne (left), and “Lock Down” (another of the family’s goats) took Grand Champion Market Goat, shown by Bayley (right). The judge is standing in the middle.
Wow these girls really know how to show a goat don’t they?
As I gave Brooklynne a hug and congratulated her, I noticed that she wasn’t even holding on to Gold Digger. He was just standing by her side, patiently waiting for her to take his collar and return him to the ring. I was amazed at how well trained he was!
Gold Digger wasn’t finished, though. He was called back to the line again for the Judge to choose Mesa County’s Finest. This prize is reserved for goats born and raised in Mesa County.
Can you guess what happened?
Gold Digger and Brooklynne took Grand Champion: Mesa County’s Finest!
Since he’s doing so well, this family is going to continue showing Gold Digger. He’s moving on to additional events—one in Montana in October.
Congratulations to this family for all their hard work. As you can see, goat showing is a family affair. These three kids—Bayley, Brooklynne and Kolby—spent hours with these goats. You can sure see the fruits of their labor in the way the goats look and handle.
It was an honor having them purchase and show one of our animals and a great pleasure witnessing all the action.
Congratulations again. We look forward to seeing what else Gold Digger has to share!
