TMGR Conformation Clinic
An Educational Service Provided by The Miniature Goat Registry
Caprine Conformation Clinic
Evaluator: Donna Elkins
Junior Bucks
Born in 2016
Entry #1
Evaluator comments:
This buck exhibits desirable body capacity with his length and depth of body as well as his increasing width back through the ribs. As a young buck, he is wide through the escutcheon with excellent width between the hocks, adding to his dairy character with his overall angular appearance. In this side view, his legs would be set back a bit more for proper placement and would accentuate his length of rump and levelness which is more visible as we view him from over the top. In legs and feet he is straight when viewed from the front with nice shape to the feet. In breed character he would benefit from a bit more length to the ear to add to his desirable depth of jaw and roman nose giving him strength in general appearance for the breed.
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Entry #2
Evaluator comments:
Visually this is the most open buck in the class, excelling in dairy strength with notable spring of rib, width and depth of body. His superior angularity is demonstrated in all views, and the side view shows that upright head carriage coupled with high, prominent withers and a correct and strong front end assembly moving back to a long level topline. He is clean and incurving at the thigh. These traits have him scoring excellent in general appearance as well. He carries that width back through his hips to pins and into a well rounded escutcheon. He is showing desirable levelness in the rump as well as from thurl to thurl. In feet and legs he is straight in the front from front and side views and perpendicular from hock to pastern in the rear with adequate angulation at the stifle. This buck comes closest to the ideal from this group of junior bucks.
Entry #3
Evaluator comments:
This young buck is showing excellent width for his age. He excels in that width through the crop area with excellent spring of rib increasing back to the flank area. With more length to his rump he would improve in balance and symmetry and overall general appearance. In legs and feet he is well angulated at the stifle and wide through the hocks but could improve by being more perpendicular from hock to pastern in that set to the rear legs.
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