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Caprine Conformation Clinic

 

Evaluator:  Rebecca Nix

Junior Does 1

Born in 2020

Entry # 1

Owner comments:  5th generation

Evaluator comments: 

Very nice balance to the length of leg bone on this doe kid, with very nice hoof shape and pastern length and strength. Really correct rear leg angulation with the rear leg being nice and perpendicular to the pin bone when viewed from the rear. However when looking at the rump from the rear and over the top she lacks the width to the rump both in the hip and thurl area.  She also needs more length to the rump from hip to pin. This doe has a very correct front end assembly with a very balanced front end from top of shoulder to bottom. Even when looking over the top she is nice and square from point of shoulder to point of elbow, with nice shape and fullness to the fore rib, and spring to her barrel. In head and breed character, I like to see the ear more bell shaped, with a thinner skin and the head to be more roman with a stronger lower jaw and more open nostril. In side profile she has a nice uphill stature and a very strong back in chine and loin, however I would like to see the neck blend more smoothly into to wither . In escutcheon I'd like to see her with more arch and also would like to see the teat placement more medial. Overall a nice doe kid. I would be sure to breed her to a buck with a long rump and correct ear and head.

Entry # 2

Owner comments:  5th generation

Evaluator comments: 

Very eye-catching doe in side profile. Really love her head and ear shape especially. However I would like to see that lower jaw with a bit more depth to match the top. From the head she has a really long dairy neck that blends really well into the wither and shoulder assembly. When viewed from the front she has great depth to the chest floor, and at the point of elbow. Nice placement of the fore legs under the withers. I would like to see the canon bone longer both fore and rear, and that would also help her stature. Really adequate body capacity on this doe, with lots of length and also depth and width to the fore rib when viewed over the top.

The biggest thing I'd like to change on this doe would be for all four feet to point more correctly forward. Very nice rump with balance of length and width. Would just like to see a bit more angle to the rear leg. She looks nice and open in the escutcheon with nice teat placement. She’s a very strong doe with lots of bone so would probably breed her to a buck with very good rear leg angulation as well as the feet being correctly pointing forward, a sharp uphill buck.

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Entry # 3

Owner comments:  2nd generation

Evaluator comments: 

Another doe with a very correct side profile, with nice stature to the wither with a strong straight back and a smoothly blending neck into the wither. However I would like to see a bit more width to the shoulder assembly and width to the chest floor. With more width particularly at the top of the shoulder when viewed from the front. In side profile you can see that the chest floor tips upward. She does appear to have adequate depth at the point of elbow. Nice substance of bone to the legs, however would like to see the canon longer both fore and rear. The rump appears to have nice width and levelness from thurl to thurl, however would like a bit more length of rump from hips to pins. I'd like to see the escutcheon a bit more open and arch shaped, with the teats placed a little more medially. Very nice shape to fore rib and barrel when viewed over the top. A nice powerful doe with correct body capacity and shoulder. She would probably do well bred to a buck with very correct breed character, flat bone and deep front end.

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Entry # 4

Owner comments:  2nd generation  Photos taken at 7 months

Evaluator comments:  Very correct bone pattern, length flatness and balance with this doe kid. Very correct placement of the foreleg under the wither. Very correct in the balance of her shoulder assembly however would like to see the chest floor just slightly deeper and more level. She has the correct length

of neck that blends smoothly into the wither and shoulder blade. Really admire the body capacity of this kid with the depth at the point of elbow that goes back into the flank and also over the top with her full fore rib and spring to her barrel. She has nice length to her rump as well as balance and width from thurl to thurl. In the back she needs to be stronger in the chine and have a bit more stature. She is probably just in a funny growing stage. In the escutcheon I’d

like to see the top of the escutcheon more arch shaped. Overall a nice balanced doe. I would breed her to a buck with strong toplines, and strong breed character.

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Entry # 5

Owner comments:  2nd generation

Evaluator comments: 

Very correct side profile on this doe kid. Nice strong straight back slightly taller at the wither than the hip. Very correctly blended neck into wither. However I would like the length of the neck to be a bit longer to match her length of body. Very nice head and breed characteristics for a 2nd generation. Shoulder assembly front view and placement of the foreleg under the wither is very correct. However I would like to see the canon bone a bit longer on the foreleg.

The rear leg canon bone is balanced. She has a very nice hoof shape and strength of pastern both fore and rear. Very nice balance of substance and flatness of bone throughout. Very correct width and depth to her chest with a full forerib. She has a very correct barrel shape which is slightly hard to see due to her coloration. The rear leg and hip is very well balanced with a nice length to the rump from hip to pin. However she is quite narrow in the hip when viewed from the top. Nice out curving thighs with very straight rear legs when viewed from the rear. Very balanced and correct doe. Her main flaw is the rump structure so I would be sure to breed her to a buck who produces quality rumps.

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Entry # 6

Owner comments:  2nd generation  76% nubian

Evaluator comments: 

Nice length of bone pattern throughout on this doe. She has a nice length of neck however it could blend more smoothly into the withers. She has an appropriate angle to the shoulder blade when viewed from the side, however when viewed from the front you can see that she is a bit narrower at the top of the shoulder assembly than the bottom. She has a lot of length of body, however is very shallow in the chest and all the way back to the flank. When viewed over the top she shows nice shape and spring to the fore rib and barrel however her hips are narrow. I'd also like to see more length to the rump from hip to pin. Would like to see the legs, both fore and rear point more correctly forward and the rear legs to be more perpendicular with the pin bones when viewed from the rear. She looks to have nice dairy strength with the bone being flat, however I would like to see the shape to the top of the escutcheon more arched.

This doe would do best being bred to a buck with very correct body capacity and feet and legs.

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Entry # 7

Owner comments:  2nd generation

Evaluator comments: 

Very correct side profile on this doe kid, a very correct back slightly uphill to her sharp wither and blending correctly into her neck. Nice length of neck. Neck blends very smoothly into shoulder and her shoulder is very correct both in side profile and front view. I'd like to see the chest a bit stronger with a bit more extension of the brisket, however she has adequate depth at the point of elbow and I feel like she will gain that chest with maturity. She has a lot of strength and substance to her bone, however would like to see the canon longer both fore and rear. She has very correct hoof shape, and length and strength to her pasterns, however I would like to see the lower legs a bit straighter both fore and rear. When looking at her over the top she has exceptional shape to her body, being wedge shaped and smooth in the crops and full in the fore rib. She has nice balance and symmetry to the rump, however I would like to see it a bit

wider and more level across the dorsal process. Nice width between the hocks and nice out curving thigh. This doe is very correct in general appearance so I would probably focus using a buck with proven udder qualities and perhaps feet and legs.

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Entry # 8

Owner comments:  4th generation

Evaluator comments: 

This side profile pic is at a difficult angle, however I can see that this doe does have a very correct back, from the hip forward. Very strong and straight leading to a sharp wither and a lovely long neck. I would like to see the rump longer from hip to pin to match the length of body and neck. She has a nice shoulder angle when viewed from the side, however she is narrow at the top of the shoulder and lacks the width and depth to the chest floor. When looking at this

does front end assembly from over the top the pinched fore rib is very evident, however she does have a nice shape to the barrel and spring of the rib. She has correct placement of the front leg under the wither, however I would like to see the canon bone longer both fore and rear. Also she has a bit longer pastern than desirable both fore and rear. In the rear leg and hip she is bit unbalanced in the length of hip, length of femur and length of canon bone which does not

allow the rear leg to be able to flex in the stifle joint and causes her to stand with the rear leg placed out behind. I'd like to see the lower leg point more correctly forward both fore and rear. I'd like to see her much cleaner into the escutcheon with less tissue and a more arched, open escutcheon. I would be sure to use a buck with strong body capacity, dairy strength and correct feet and legs.

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Entry # 9

Owner comments:  4th generation

Evaluator comments: 

Very nice side profile on this doe. Her neck is very long and you can see the dairy strength with the thin skin on the ear, clean thighs and flat bone in the lower leg. Nice shoulder angle from the side and front shows plenty of width, however I would like to see the heart girth fuller at the point of elbow. Very nice balance to the rear leg, however I would like to see the fore canon to be longer. I really appreciate the length of body and her wedge shape back to her flank. I'd like to see that rump a bit longer from hip to pin and wider at the hip as well as more level from thurl to thurl. Very correct head and breed character. She has nice width and openness up into the escutcheon. Over the top I would like to see her hip a bit wider and longer. Over the top she has nice fore rib shape and fullness into the crops. Overall she is very correct, I think finding a buck with correct front ends and length of rump would be best for her.

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Entry # 10

Owner comments:  5th generation

Evaluator comments: 

Nice substance of bone throughout on this doe, as well as balance to the length of leg bones. The fore leg is placed appropriately under the wither, however her shoulder is very upright and the chest is more narrow than the hip. Also a bit shallow at the point of elbow. When viewed from the front the narrow shoulder is evident by the fact that both her fore legs turn out from high up. She does have nice perpendicular rear legs though when viewed from the rear. Fairly open in the escutcheon - however she could have a bit less tissue there. She does have the correct length of neck, with prominent wither and a well blended neck. Nice ear shape, however I would like to see the muzzle wider, deeper and with a more open nostril. Also her rump is quite short with the thurls placed low. Definitely going to want to use a very dairy buck with a correct front end and rump.

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Entry # 11

Owner comments:  4th generation

Evaluator comments:

Very correct side profile on this doe, as well as illustrating her wonderful dairy strength as evident by her long lean neck, sharp wither and incurving thigh when viewed from the side. She also shows exceptional body capacity with her length of body and increasing depth into the flank. The foreleg is placed correctly under the wither and she shows the correct balance of length of bone in the leg both fore and rear. She has the correct angle to the shoulder when

viewed from the side and she has adequate width to the chest floor, however I would like to see the top of the shoulder wider. Rear legs are correctly perpendicular with the pins when viewed from the rear, and I really appreciate her teat placement. I would like to see the top of the escutcheon just slightly more arched and cleaner in the thigh when viewed from the rear. This doe is really correct over the top, probably the most correct in the whole group. You can see that the loin is the same width as the hip, hip is the same width as thurl and shoulders are the same width as hip with correct fore rib shape and full crops. The only thing I would change would be to lengthen the rump from hip to pin and more level from thurl to thurl. Also her ear is correct and while I appreciate the strength of the head it lacks a bit of sculpting around the eye, and the nostril could be more open. A very correct doe, so would probably focus on a buck with a good hip, and strong clean head.

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Entry # 12

Owner comments:  3rd generation

Evaluator comments: 

Very correct head and ear on this doe, especially for 3rd generation. Her and the solid black doe have the most correct heads in this group. She is very smoothly blended throughout especially her neck and shoulder assembly to the point of elbow. One of the most correct front ends in the group when viewed from the front, very straight fore legs, balanced width to the shoulder from top to bottom and very correct length of canon bone both fore and rear. Only fault to the front legs would be I'd like to see the foreleg placed just slightly back under the wither more and slightly cleaner in the knee. She has nearly the ideal hoof shape and length of pastern. Over the top she shows very correct fore rib shape, flaring out to a wedge shaped barrel with a nice wide loin and a rump that is balanced in width of hip and thurl. She has a very correct escutcheon being arched and open with clean thighs. The only thing to change on her rear legs rear view would be to get the leg set more perpendicular to the pin. Her main faults is she is slightly shorter bodied with a short rump from hip to pin. When breeding this doe , I would consider using a buck that improves stature rumps and dairy strength.

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Entry # 13

Green Gables Amazing Southern Charm (1).

Owner comments:  3rd generation

Evaluator comments: 

This doe seems to have a nicely blended neck into wither with a correct angle to the shoulder when viewed from the side. I'd like to see the foreleg placed a bit more correctly under the wither. Shoulder assembly from the front appears to be balanced with nice width between the fore legs. I would like to see the knee a bit straighter from the side and the pasterns to be a bit shorter both fore and rear. I'd like to see the fore rib a bit wider over the top and her rump is not balanced in width between the hip and thurl.  In the escutcheon photo it is a bit hard to tell with the fuzz but it does appear to be more narrow at the top. She does show nice width between the hocks and the legs both fore and rear point correctly forward. Her rump really lacks length from hip to pin. I’d be looking to breed her to a buck with correct feet, legs, front end and rump.

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Entry # 14

Owner comments:  5th generation

Evaluator comments: 

Really correct shoulder assembly and placement of foreleg under the withers on this doe. She also shows adequate width of shoulder assembly and width between the forelegs. Very nice balance of length of bone. She also shows correct flatness of bone. In the head I’d like to see more width and sculpting to the nose, as well as more depth of lower jaw especially at 5th generation. The neck could be longer and blend more smoothly into the wither. She has a nice

strong back in the crops, chine and loin. The rump could be longer from hip to pin and more level from thurl to thurl. She does show correct shape to the escutcheon and correct width between the hocks. When viewed over the top it shows the lack of shape to the fore rib and width of chest. Also she lacks the width of loin needed to match the width of the hip. Her rump is nice and balanced however it needs to be longer from hip to pin. Really focus on a buck with

great breed character and lots of body capacity and rumps.

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