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Our first buck, Simon, was purchased in 1989 from the Nodaway herd owned by Richard and Federica Waldman. That's him in our logo at the very top of our homepage with his very first kid, Song, and her dam Raquel. We will always be indebted to the Waldmans for entrusting us with his ownership, and for their extensive breeding knowledge and experience that created Simon! He was an absolutely large, gorgeous Cou Blanc with a solid black mask. His depth of body and body capacity were incredible, as was his dairy character. But it was his disposition that made him our favorite guy for all time - even as an old buck he would come running up to us and would wag his tail like a kid as we petted him.
Simon was extremely gentle and affectionate, and the most intelligent goat we have ever owned. He was always a perfect gentleman around his does and he taught all his sons and younger bucks their "proper manners" of behavior. While he lived, there was never a serious scuffle in the buck pen. He passed his disposition and intelligence on to all his offspring. Our DHIA tester Pat Fausett, in the early years of our herd when we participated in DHI, would always comment that she never saw dam-raised kids so easily gentled and curious to be around people from the start than those of Simon's. Pat later bought one of Simon's daughters, even though she raises Nubians, because she liked his offspring. We believe that to be one of the greatest compliments ever paid to him!
Simon died ubruptly and unexpectedly one afternoon while we were away. He had been his fine and usual wonderful self that morning. When we returned in the late afternoon, we found him by the manger with a bite of hay still in his mouth. Simon's genetics still run strong in our herd - nearly every goat we currently have has some tie to Simon in its pedigree. His last son, Sagan, is showing promise of carrying on his father's legacy, and is blessed with Simon's intelligence, disposition and style.
Nodaway ZG Sabra's Sweet Simon *B
03/89 - 10/96 Cou Blanc
A0786168 CL40,38,37
Sire:
Hoach's NW Zeanna Genesis *B
A0710514 CL35 |
Sire's Sire:
Nixon's Noteworthy ++B
A00343652 AR34 |
Sire's Dam:
Hoach's Zeanna 9*M
A0337849 ST34 CL33 |
Dam:
Nodaway Samantha's Sabra 7*M
A0536769 AR35 CL35,34,32,31 |
Dam's Sire:
Serendipity's Dreamworthy ++*B
A00447828 AR35 |
Dam's Dam:
Sanstorm's Sock Me Samantha 6*M
A0213861 AR28 |
Our second purchased buck came to us already an "old man" of sorts when he arrived in May of 1991. An aquaintance of ours contacted us to let us know that he was for sale in Florida and that he had a wonderful pedigree (that's his dam "Heidi" pictured below), and could be shipped reasonably with a LaMancha purchase that was arriving if we wanted to buy him. We made a few phone calls and decided to take the risk of purchasing him. When he arrived, it was apparent that Vante had lived a harder life than many bucks. He had a deep scar on his neck from where a collar had once grown into his skin, and his fore feet showed evidence of prior serious founder on at least one occasion because of the misshapen way his hooves grew and the way he walked. He was scruffy and a bit thin, but he still had a lot of life in his eyes and a lot of really great conformation going for him even if he was out of condition. He also had a very gentle and loving disposition. His daughters and granddaughters are the "sweethearts" in our herd. Vante proved his pedigree time and time again for us. He crossed well with the Simon daughters producing capacious, milky does with excellent dairy character. One of his sons, JC, was a primary herd sire until his death in November 2000 - and was a gracious tribute to Vante's ability to produce offspring of impecable breed type and structure.
LYN-D-K RHSA Heidi's Avante *B
09/86 - 07/95 Splashed Chamoise
A0687173
Sire:
Redwood Hills Sorcerer Andante *B
A0627987 |
Sire's Sire:
GCh Redwood Hills Kiwi Sorcerer +*B
A0455718 AR34 |
Sire's Dam:
GCh Redwood Hills Acclaim Aura 6*M
A0337849 AR35 |
Dam:
GCh LYN-D-K Heidi Lynn 6*M
A0438157 ST38 |
Dam's Sire:
Serendipity's Bruiser ++*B
A0566343 AR36 ST37 |
Dam's Dam:
Hill N Holler Troubador Daisy
A0397787 |
Our other purchased bucks come from or originated in the Sanstorms, Missdee's, Hoach, Elm-Creek and Patsy's Pride herds. We want to thank Marian Sans, Charlotte Dersherwitz, Joan Hargrove, Connie Floyd and Michael Costanzo for allowing our purchases of these incredible bucks that have brought continued structural stability, style and dairy character to our herd. Lines found within their various pedigrees include Le Chevier, Stump Hollow, Sugar Ridge, Nixon's, Redwood Hills and Sand Dance. Pedigree information (Sire and Dam) for our homebred bucks in current use in our herd are shown on the following page.
Sanstorms ROC Maestro AI
03/93 - 11/99 2-Tone Chamoise
A0919995 CL46
Sire:
Le Chevier RMN Roc ++*B
A0733112 AR42 ST43 |
Sire's Sire:
Nixon's Ranchman ++*B
A0436494 AR42 ST43 CL33,28 |
Sire's Dam:
GCh Le Chevier Joi Roquet 4*M
A0337849 AR35 CL33,32 |
Dam:
Sanstorms Friendly Milina
A0863675 CL39 |
Dam's Sire:
Sanstorms User Friendly ++*B
A0754804 AR42 ST43 CL43,42 |
Dam's Dam:
Sanstorms Mystical Milicent 2*M
A0596938 AR37 ST36 CL39,36,35,34 |
Elm-Creek SMD Sophie's Choice
02/94-08/00 2-Tone Chamoise
Data CL46
Sire:
Sanstorms Mystic Dancer *B
A0919996 |
Sire's Sire:
Redwood Hills Acclaim Mystic ++*B
A0566345 AR40 ST40 CL32 |
Sire's Dam:
Sanstorms Mystical Darcy 7*M
A0651692 AR38 CL39,37,35,34 |
Dam:
Glenhardin Sophronia
A0765031 CL37 |
Dam's Sire:
GCh Anthemion Earl +*B
A0746493 AR38 |
Dam's Dam:
Anthemion Diana 3*M
A0631327 AR38 CL38,37 |
Missdee's Dart to the Heart
04/05/94 2-Tone Chamoise
A0952283 CL46
Sire:
Missdee's Nicholas
A0919222 |
Sire's Sire:
Missdee's Neil
A0886032 |
Sire's Dam:
GCh Missdee's Nadiya
A0869402 Nat. Ch. 1995 |
Dam:
Ch Missdee's Dauphin
A0742771 CL39,36 |
Dam's Sire:
Missdee's SR Wizard
A00676389 |
Dam's Dam:
Missdee's Forelle
A0397787 |
Hoach's HL Ra-Ka Set
03/09/95 Sundgau
A0988363
Sire:
Hoach's SDRS Logic
A0871823 |
Sire's Sire:
Sand Dance HLS Rico Suave *B
A0832516 |
Sire's Dam:
Ch Hoach's QAAG Goldenlark
A0741366 Nat. Ch. 1994 |
Dam:
Ch The Hoach's Rose Reflection
A0836924 |
Dam's Sire:
Hoach's NW Zeanna Genesis +*B
A0710514 AR40 ST42 CL37,36,35 |
Dam's Dam:
GCh Crystal Creeks Irish Rose 5*M
A0664772 ST39 |
Patsys Pride Johnny Reb *B
04/10/99 Broken Sundgau
A1115794
Sire:
Stump Hollow K&H Laredo *B
A1101175 |
Sire's Sire:
Stump Hollow N&B Klondike
A1049949 CL45 |
Sire's Dam:
Stump Hollow F&B Harlequin 4*M
A0968610 AR45 CL45,44,43 |
Dam:
GCh Sugar-Ridge Tara 1*M
A0883656 AR42 CL43 |
Dam's Sire:
Sanstorms Magic Marker
A0754775 |
Dam's Dam:
Sugar Ridge Sonata
A0814399 CL38 |
[Homebred Buck Pedigrees] –>
Last updated December 15, 2000
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