The Enjoyment Continues with the 4-H Goat Show

JAMESTOWN, NY (July 20, 2025) The 2025 Chautauqua County Fair has been a maze of excitement as Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County’s 4-H members prepare, care for, and show their animals. The weather on Wednesday was no exception to the excitement, with the smell of rain in the air and the smell of sugary sweets and animals. Show results for 4-H exhibitors also continues the excitement.

4-H Goat Program participants performed in the Goat Arena Wednesday in the Dairy Goat and Meat Goat Shows. Youth were judged by Wyatt Wadams of Rochester NY, who evaluated youth in Showmanship Classes based on how well each youth and goat performed together. Youth in the Goat Show also participated in Dairy and Market Classes in which animals were judged on respective breed standards and in Market Classes on finish and projected carcass quality. Market Goat participants sold their animals at the 4-H Meat Animal Sale on Friday, July 18, 2025.

Wednesday’s Goat Show results are:

Goat Senior Showmanship

1st Kendall Eckman

2nd Abigail Carlberg

3rd Tianna Bova

Goat Junior Showmanship

1st Tess Speck

2nd Brennan Risley

3rd Ayrienna Bunce

Goat Novice Showmanship

1st Bryan Catanese

2nd Benson Lear

3rd Samantha Overend

Grand Champion Showman is Kendall Eckman, Reserve Grand Champion Abigail Carlberg.

Master Showman is Kendall Eckman.

Cloverbuds are 4-H members under 9 years old that participate in non-competitive animal activities. This year, four youth participated in the 4-H Goat Cloverbud Program and exhibited their goats in the 4-H Goat Show. Each Cloverbud member received a variegated ribbon, trophy and a donated gift.

Cloverbud participants were: Vaeda Catanese, Randi Frank, Raven Lindsey, Adelaide Spinler, and Jack Tarnowski.

4-H Goat participants showed their animals in breeding classes in which the animals were evaluated on structure, balance, breed standards and body composition. In the A.O.P. the Best Junior Doe in Show All Other Breeds is Hunter Bova with “Kissy,” Best Senior Doe in Show went to Tianna Bova with “Song.”

Tianna Bova received top honors for the Best Dam and Daughter with “Hella” and “Clover.” The Best Udder Award went to Tianna Bova with “Potato Chip.”

In the Dairy class, Tianna Bova won the following: Best Dairy Doe in Show with “Song” and Best 3 Females with “Hela, Song, and Chip.”

In the Meat Goat Breeding Class, Levi Overend with “Nyctophobia,” received Best Junior Doe and Tess Speck with “ Frenchie” received Best Senior Doe. Best Meat Doe award went to Levi Overend with “Nyctophobia.” Cody Nickerson with “Syrup” received Champion Meat Goat. Onna Warner’s goat received Reserve Champion Meat Goat. Third place went to Samantha Overend with “King of Hearts,” Fourth place went to Kendall Eckman with “Beau.” And Fifth place for Kendall Eckman with “Luke.”

In the Pygmy Goat Division, Abigail Carlberg received Grand with “Rockhaven Ranch Nischevous” and also Abigail Carlberg received Reserve Champion Pygmy with “Hickory Grove Pua-Ma.” Best Dam and Daughter was also went to Abigail Carlberg with “Hickory Grove Pua-Ma’ and “ Rockhaven Ranch Nischevous.” Best Three Females were Abigail Carlberg’s “Rockhaven Ranch Nischevous ,Hickory Grove Pua-Ma, and Hickory Groove Midnight.”

Tianna Bova won Champion Fiber Goat with “Commander.”

Supreme Champion of Show went to Levi Overend with “Nyctophobia.”

Congratulations to all the participants for their hard work all year.

The Goat Program is one of many programs offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chautauqua County (CCE-Chautauqua). CCE-Chautauqua is a subordinate governmental agency with an educational mission that operates under a form of organization and administration approved by Cornell University as agent for the State of New York. It is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The association is part of the national cooperative extension system, an educational partnership between County, State, and Federal governments. As New York’s land grant university Cornell administers the system in this state. Each Cornell Cooperative Extension association is an independent employer that is governed by an elected Board of Directors with general oversight from Cornell. All associations work to meet the needs of the counties in which they are located as well as state and national goals. For more information, call 716-664-9502 or visit our website at www.cce.cornell.edu/chautauqua. 

Last updated July 20, 2025