Page 41 - Summer 2021

From left, triplets Taylor, Brooke and Amber DuMay show off a kid, or young goat, that they show in FFA competitions.
getting ready for a show is a production in itself. They have cared for their goats and worked on the things the judges will be scoring, such as muscle mass, stoutness and balance.
Three days before each show, they give the goats a clip
to make them look their best. On the day of a show,
the DuMays load up before dawn.
Once they arrive at the ring, their goats are weighed.
The girls tidy up their goats with whitening shampoo
to make their coats shine.
They only have 15 to 20 minutes in the ring
to show off their months of hard work.
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