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against other Teams in a jumper Derby
Vancouver she would agree to showing International horseshow, there are not
competition. In 2005, over 35 teams
the world her stuff! The ring crew too many horses that put up those kinds
entered this class which was a very
built a wall jump and placed it right in of numbers, pretty amazing goat!!!
big event to take place on a Saturday
front of the sponsor tent and there was Mrs. Goat was almost lost to an illness
evening. Part of the requirement was
that the teams had to come out on the
“First venture was getting a taste of the grass at “Spruce
grass field and complete a skit in front
of 500 sponsors and spectators to raise
Meadows”, Calgary, Canada. Occasionally tasting in one
money for Charity. The sponsors and
of the International rings would get her in trouble but,
spectators would then bid money to go
to Charity based on how entertaining
taking her job seriously she never bothered any of the
these skits were. Skits included
horses and treated them with great respect. ”
costumes, singing and dancing and
that sort of thing and everyone takes
Mrs. Goat on the podium looking to the not too long after her show jumping
this part VERY seriously. The winner
entire world like an ordinary goat. They debut. Thankfully her home ranch is
of this specialty event was the Team
were in for a surprise, she now had her only 5 minutes from “Chino Valley
raising the most money for their
chance for her dreams and would not Equine Emergency Hospital” and thanks
Charity. And the idea was born from
be deterred. to their Goat specialists, Dr. Margo
necessity, the necessity of the Eden
She was greeted with dead silence and Machen and Dr. Andreas Klohnen, the
Equestrian Center to win!!!
perplexed stares that would intimidate emergency surgery necessary to save
Mrs. Goat had schooled for fun over
just an ordinary goat which she knew precious Mrs. Goat was performed. The
some jumps at the Oaks horse show a
she wasn’t, she would show them! The “on call” doctor at UC Davis was also
few times at the end of the day when
riders for the Team all ran and jumped paramount in saving Mrs. Goat’s life as
they could be lowered. She had pretty
the wall jump and without hesitation he flew down the only stored caprine
good form for a goat and maybe here at
Mrs. Goat did too! And she did it again (goat) plasma available on the west coast
and again, a little higher each time for for her recovery. Cont. on next page...
6 perfect jumps and brought the crowd
to their feet applauding and screaming
in disbelief. By scale, this would have
been about a 1.45 meter round for a
horse! It was unbelievable!
The bidding took place and after many
hands in the air, her total money was
staggering for a little goat. She raised
about $2,700.00 for Children’s Hospital
and was voted the favorite skit which
got the Team a free entry to the class,
normally costing $475.00. WOW! Mrs.
Goat is the only goat anywhere to win
prize money for jumping at an “A” rated
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