Steven Fox
Fox's Hoofstompers
2009 & 2010
Youth Ambassador
IT HAS BEEN A VERY BUSY YEAR AT MY GOAT FARM AND AS YOUTH AMBASSADOR FOR WPDGA. I ADOPTED MY FIRST LAMANCHA DOELING, LITTLE DANIELLE, IN APRIL OF 2009. SHE WAS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE GOATS I WAS USE TO, BEING THAT I OWN NUBIANS. HER PERSONALITY AND APPEARANCE SOON BEGAN TO GROW ON ME. NOW I HAVE A LOVE FOR BOTH THE LAMANCHA AND NUBIAN BREEDS, WHICH IS WHAT MY HERD CONSIST OF NOW.
IN THE MONTH OF MAY, THE WPDGA HELD A YOUTH FIELD DAY AT THE HOME OF DR. AND MRS. RICHARD STONEBECK. I HELPED SEVERAL CLUB MEMEBERS WITH DEMONSTRATIONS THROUGHTOUT THE DAY. I ALSO ENJOYED LEARNING SHOWING TECHNIQUES FROM DR. RICK STONEBECK . IT WAS A VERY EDUCATIONAL DAY.
JUNE WAS A VERY BUSY MONTH. I REPRESENTED THE WPDGA AT THE 4-H LIVESTOCK FIELD NIGHT IN MERCER. I ANSWERED QUESTIONS, HANDED OUT BROCHURES, AND HANDED OUT SAMPLES OF DIFFERENT ITEMS MADE FROM THE GOAT. IT WAS AN EXCITING AND EDUCATIONAL EVENING. LATER IN THE MONTH, I ATTENDED THE PDGA AND WPDGA GOAT SHOW IN CENTRE HALL WITH MY LAMANCHA DOELING, LITTLE DANIELLE. FRIDAY AT THE SHOW WAS YOUTH DAY. LITTLE DANIELLE TOOK TWO FIRST PLACE RIBBONS AND A SECOND PLACE RIBBON. I WAS VERY PROUD OF HER. I ALSO WON THE 2009 PDGA OUTSTQANDING JUNIOR YOUTH AWARD. I WAS SURPRISED AND PLEASED WITH MYSELF AND MY GOAT FOR THE FIRST GOAT SHOW WE EVER ATTENDED. THE FOLLOWING TWO DAYS, LITTLE DANIELLE WON A THIRD PLACE RIBBON EACH DAY. I WAS STILL PROUD OF HER. I ALSO MEET AND HELPED MANY NEW PEOPLE WHO ARE AS INTEREESTED IN GOATS AS I AM. IT WAS A VERY ENJOYABLE MONTH.
AUGUST WAS ANOTHER BUSY MONTH WITH BEING IN 4-H. THE VENANGO COUNTY FAIR WAS HELD THE FIRST WEEK OF THE MONTH. I TOOK ALL MY GOATS (5 TOTAL) TO THE FAIR. MY GOATS AND I DID VERY WELL AT THE FAIR, WINNING SEVERAL GRAND CHAMPION RIBBONS. MY GOATS AND I ALSO WON THE 4-H JUNIOR GOAT SHOWMANSHIP AWARD AND THE 4-H JUNIOR GOAT FITTING AWARD FOR 2009. AGAIN, I WAS PROUD OF MY GOATS. LATER IN THE MONTH, I REPRESENTED THE WPDGA AT THE WOLF CORNERS BARNYARD DAY. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO TAKE MY GOATS WITH ME. I TALKED TO MANY INTERESTING PEOPLE THAT DAY ABOUT THE GOATS AND THE WPDGA. IT WAS A VERY EXCITING MONTH FOR MYSELF AND MY GOATS.
THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, I HAVE BEEN ENJOYING ALL MY GOATS. AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE UPCOMING KIDDING SEASON. I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT 2010 HELDS FOR MYSELF AND MY GOATS.
SINCERELY,
STEVEN FOX, FOX'S HOOFSTOMPERS
2010 WPDGA YOUTH AMBASSADOR
