Junior Buck Kid 0-6 months
1st Place - Kinder Korner Beau - Owned by Kirsten Simons
Beau is a young buck that is very correct in his structure and is already showing development in his muscling. He looks to be very well blended throughout standing on heavy bone. The slope to his rump is correct and in turn he has great rear leg angulation. He is showing plenty of width in the rear with correctly set legs. He is standing over Joey for that smoothness of blending and heavy bone though I will grant to Joey greater extension of his pro sternum.
2nd Place - Pricker Patch Farm Joey - Owned by Kalyn Padina
Joey, Tucker, and Spencer are very close in their placings. All three of these young bucks have great width in the chest floor, across their top lines and in the rear. There were some trade offs I had to make between these buckling. Joey excels in his pro sternum and brisket development which is why he is placed over Tucker and Spencer.
3rd Place - Sovereign Hill Tucker - Owned by Kathrin Bateman
I will grant to Tucker and Spencer the greater width in the Escutcheon that they each have. Tucker is placing over Spencer due to his slightly more correct slope to the rump which in turn gives him more rear leg angulation when viewed from the side. Spencer is placing over Braavos for his greater width in the chest floor.
4th Place - Sovereign Hill Spencer - Owned by Kathrin Bateman
(Spencer's placing - see above)
5th Place - Pricker Patch Farm Braavos - owned by Kirsten Simons
Braavos is a smoothly blended buckling with correct structure. At this point in his development he does not have the width or depth that the bucks placing over him.
Bucklings placing 6th thru 9th are showing more dairy character or are less developed due to being at the younger end of the age group.
Bucklings placing 6th thru 9th are showing more dairy character or are less developed due to being at the younger end of the age group.
Jolly Little Kinders Lotus - Owned by Laura Kennett
Capricorn Acres Perseus - Owned by Bethany Glaspell
Kinder Korner Frey - Owned by Kirsten Simons
Kikobian Kinders Dancin' Cowboy - Owned by Leigh Tate
Junior Buck Kid 6-12 months
Junior Buck Kid 12-24 months
1st Place - Still Meadow Thor - Owned by Kirsten Simons
Thor is a buck showing greater overall body capacity due to the depth he has in his heart girth extending back into his flank. He has good width in the chest floor and extension of his pro sternum. He has greater muscling throughout with good development in his brisket. He has sufficient width in the rear but greater width in his escutcheon to pass to his daughters would make this buck even more correct. He stands over Tobias for his greater depth in the heart girth as well as the extension in his pro sternum with greater development in his brisket. I will grant to Tobias a straighter top line in the area of the chine.
2nd Place - Pricker Patch Farm Tobias - Owned by Kathrin Bateman
Tobias is another very nice buck blending well from his neck into his shoulders flowing into a very correct and strong top line. He has plenty of muscling throughout and good width in the chest floor. He is standing on strong front legs with shoulders tightly attached. Greater rear leg angulation and width in the escutcheon would make this buck even more correct. He stands over Samuel for his increasing body depth and greater overall muscling at this point in his development.
3rd Place - Pricker Patch Farm Samuel - Owned by Sue Beck
The next two placing of Samuel and Diego are very close. Both of these bucks are comparable with both showing good width in the chest floor and in the rear with exceptional width in their escutcheons. Samuel is placing over Diego due to the greater width he has across his top line from his shoulder back in to his hips. Greater depth at the heart girth extending back in to their flanks as well as extension of their pro sternum would make these bucks more correct. Diego is standing over Caleb due to his width in his chest floor and in his rear between his hocks.
4th Place - Still Meadow Diego - owned by Ashley Kennedy
(Diego's placing - see above)
5th Place - Pricker Patch Farm Caleb - Owned by Kathrin Bateman
Caleb was not showing his self very well in the pictures. He may have placed higher had he not been standing on the edge of the platform with his rear legs up under him. He is showing that he is very narrow in his chest floor in the pictures but I get a feeling that he may be wider but I can only go with the pictures as presented. He looks to have some brisket development and a straight top line.
Bucks placing 6-7 are showing more in dairy character having less width, depth, and muscling
throughout.
Bucks placing 6-7 are showing more in dairy character having less width, depth, and muscling
throughout.
River Birch Farms Radar - Owned by Kirsten Simons
Twin Lions Kinders Crixus - Owned by Bethany Glaspell