TMGR Conformation Clinic
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Caprine Conformation Clinic
Evaluator: Jean Harrison
Junior Does
Born in 2019
Entry #1
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This doeling exhibits prominent withers and nice spring of rib, fullness at the point of elbow and good strength in the chine and loin. She stands on square front legs and well-angulated rear legs when viewed from the side, with excellent pasterns and feet with hoof soles that are uniform in depth from heel to toe. When viewed from the rear, she exhibits a high, wide escutcheon. She is deep in the heart girth and wide in the chest, and has adequate depth of body for her age.
I would suggest breeding her to a buck who is known to smooth out and lengthen the body, to add length and femininity in the neck, and impart a front end assembly that is more smoothly blended into the withers, shoulders and down through the brisket.
Entry #2
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This doeling is very feminine and shows smooth blending throughout, from her graceful neck into the shoulders and withers. She exhibits good length of bone and length and width of rump from hips to pins and thurl to thurl. From the photos it is difficult to discern her levelness of rump, but given her stance I would expect that she has adequate levelness when on the move. When viewed from the side and rear, she stands on correct and strong rear legs and feet, with a high, wide escutcheon. Her back is straight and strong and slightly uphill from the hips to the withers.
I would suggest breeding her to a buck who is known to improve the front assembly, including depth and width in the chest, fullness at the elbow and straightness in the front legs.
Entry #3
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This elegant young doeling stands on squarely-set front legs when viewed from the front, and exhibits width throughout, from the set of her eyes to the chest, crops and loin, and down to the hips, thurls and escutcheon while maintaining smooth blending from the neck into the shoulders when viewed from above. Her back is strong, slightly uphill from hips to withers, with a very level chine and a straight, wide loin. Her chest is deep and wide and she exhibits a high, wide escutcheon. She must be commended on her Nubian breed character, both in terms of her roman nose as well as the length and set to her ears.
I would suggest breeding her to a buck who improves the set and strength of the pastern and feet to provide feet that are set more squarely under the cannon, and is known to increase length and depth of body from the heart girth through the flank.
Entry #4
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This roan doeling is very long bodied and smoothly blended from the neck into the shoulders and withers. She exhibits good width in the chest, and a long, wide rump at the hips and thurls. She stands on strong, straight front legs, with feet pointing forward and tight toes, and strong rear pasterns. It is unclear from the photo, but given her stance I would expect that her rump levels out when on the move. Considering her age and extreme length of body, she has excellent depth in her rear barrel.
I would suggest breeding her to a buck that imparts more femininity about the head, to provide a more angular and leaner junction at her throat to compliment her beautiful neck. Additionally, I would suggest focusing on a buck who is known to improve depth in the chest and heart girth, increased height of escutcheon, improve rear leg angulation when viewed from the side and improved straightness of rear leg when viewed from the rear and above.