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AS0760482 Edited from an article by Sue Estrada In
the fall of 1986, Linda Eder Colquitt was looking for a 4-H dairy goat
project for her son, Jon, that would not compete with mother's Toggenburgs.
A local Southern California FFA Saanen herd was selling out, so the family
went to look over the offerings and came away with a dry yearling, Coles
Cee Bar Ranch Maple.
Maple was a correct yearling with excellent feet and legs. She was bred shortly thereafter to Longden Acres MS Maxim, a correct young buck bred and owned by Nancy Lake (Longden Acres) of Norco, California. Stacy's dam Jenifer (GCH Colquitt's Jenifer *M - 91 EEEE) and a buck were born the following spring. Jenifer wasn't too impressive as a kid and only placed in the middle of the classes at the couple of shows they went to. But as a dry yearling, Jenifer started to show her promise, developing into a powerful young doe, and as a milker quickly finished her Championship at club shows and fairs, often going Best Doe in Show. Her first breeding was to a young, unproven buck, Miss Willa's Nero Wolfe owned by Nancy Lake. The breeding was won in a club show raffle. Nero Wolfe was sired by *B Sartyr Doctor D who in his turn is a son of ++*B Companeros Voice of Reason and GCH Sartyr Sunshine Funny Girl. The dam of Nero Wolfe was CH Miss Willa's Miss Marple 5-05 87 VEVV, a daughter or *B Sartyr Sunshine Ethan Edward. In the spring of 1989, Jenifer gave birth to a buck and a doe. The doe was Stacy and the buck was Wolfman Jack (+*B Colquitt's Wolfman Jack).
Being large and correct, Stacy showed well as a kid. As a two year old she Linear Appraised 90 VEEE (2-02), and easily finished her championship with two legs being earned as Best Doe in Show. In the 1990-92 Southern California show seasons she was 13 times GCH and 7 times Best in Show. Unfortunately Stacy's breeding life was short. There were then undiagnosed local deficiency problems (copper) that probably lead to her breeding difficulties. She last freshened as a three year old with *B Colquitt's Director FS 92 EEE, owned by Carol Mann of Old English Saanens, Chino Hills, California. Director was sired by +*B Saanendoah Friendly Persuasion (past #2 Saanen buck on the USDA Sire Summary). Director has been a very popular buck in Southern California, producing very large, correct does with capacious udders to match. PHOTO:
dam Jenifer, Stacy, sister Fluffy
National Saanen Breeders Association Total Doe 2000 |