Welcome to the Young Handler Class:
This class was introduced in 2021 and proved very popular as we have several under 18’s who are very keen to have a go at showing goats but have no way of getting to live shows as they often take place during the week in term-times.
We haven’t insisted on the correct “Show Attire”, but instead are laying the emphasis more on handling of the goats, and how successful the young handler is at getting the goat to do what is required for this class.
For the over Ten’s each competitor has been asked to do the following:
Walk the goat away from the camera, turn to give a side view of the goat walking, and then walk back to the camera and finish with the goat standing correctly, either facing or side on to the camera. The Young Handler then has to answer the following questions:
Their name, age and the herd they are representing
Name of the goat, age and their reason for selecting the goat for the competition
what they most like about English goats
For the under Ten’s we were more casual in asking them to do anything specific with the message that “participation is more important than achievement”. Lack of fear, confidence handling the goat with the ability to control it to a greater or lesser degree being a bonus.
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