9/24/14 East Texas State Fair Goats by Sarah Miller
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photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tricia Fowlkes of Weatherford, Texas gives five-month-old Boer goat Wind-Fusion her first pre-livestock show bath Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. Wind-Fusion will enter her first ever show Thursday at 2 p.m.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Ed Russell of Farmersville, Texas shaves the excess fur between his goat's front legs Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. The Open Boer Goat Show and Open Beefalo Show will be held Thursday in Tyler. Several goat owners prepared their goats the night before the show by giving them a haircut and shampoo, trimming their hooves and polishing their horns. "You just smooth up the rough spots," Russell said.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tricia Fowlkes of Weatherford, Texas gives five-month-old Boer goat Wind-Fusion her first pre-livestock show bath Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. Wind-Fusion will enter her first ever show Thursday at 2 p.m.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Michael Rhea of Midlothian, Texas, trims his Boer goat's hooves Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. The Open Boer Goat Show and Open Beefalo Show will be held Thursday in Tyler. Several goat owners prepared their goats the night before the show by giving them a haircut and shampoo, trimming their hooves and polishing their horns. "Trimming the hooves is for the goat's comfort, and it helps them stand straighter," Rhea said.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Ed Russell of Farmersville, Texas shaves the excess fur from his goat's hind legs Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. The Open Boer Goat Show and Open Beefalo Show will be held Thursday in Tyler. Several goat owners prepared their goats the night before the show by giving them a haircut and shampoo, trimming their hooves and polishing their horns. "You just smooth up the rough spots," Russell said.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Alyssa Dugat dries the fur of her goat named Delilah Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. The Open Boer Goat Show and Open Beefalo Show will be held Thursday in Tyler. Several goat owners prepared their goats the night before the show by giving them a haircut and shampoo, trimming their hooves and polishing their horns.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Ed Russell of Farmersville, Texas shaves the excess fur from his goat's neck Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. The Open Boer Goat Show and Open Beefalo Show will be held Thursday in Tyler. Several goat owners prepared their goats the night before the show by giving them a haircut and shampoo, trimming their hooves and polishing their horns. "You just smooth up the rough spots," Russell said.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Ed Russell of Farmersville, Texas smooths his goat's horns Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. The Open Boer Goat Show and Open Beefalo Show will be held Thursday in Tyler. Several goat owners prepared their goats the night before the show by giving them a haircut and shampoo, trimming their hooves and polishing their horns. "You just smooth up the rough spots," Russell said.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Charlotte Rhea of Midlothian, Texas holds a Boer goat named Precious still as her husband Michael Rhea uses a tool to smooth the goat's horns Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. The Open Boer Goat Show and Open Beefalo Show will be held Thursday in Tyler. Several goat owners prepared their goats the night before the show by giving them a haircut and shampoo, trimming their hooves and polishing their horns. "
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph A Boer goat sits in a pen Wednesday Sept. 24, 2014 at the East Texas State Fair in Tyler. The Open Boer Goat Show and Open Beefalo Show will be held Thursday in Tyler.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph