Pam Weeks, MGR
(Topaz, CA)
Judging the MGR Wether Show and FGG Futurity Show 1
After ending her career, breeding and showing Arabian horses, Pam Weeks moved to Topaz, California. In 2002, she established Fall Over Farms Fainting Goats which consisted of 1 buck and 5 does.
Her enthusiasm for the breed caused her to haul her qualifying doe, FOF Spatter, all the way to Tennessee, for the very first Myotonic Goat Registry National Show in 2010. She also
attended the first ever Myotonic Goat Judging School in order to get Certified. Several years before that, she attended the American (or International ) Boer Goat Judging School in California, in the
hopes of learning more about correct confirmation.
Pam bred and showed the first goat to earn the Fainting Goat Guild's Supreme Champion title and since then, five more of her goats have earned their titles. Fall Over Farms goats have won the
Western Regional Fainting Goat Guild Champion Buck and Doe awards for the past two years, and have won either the Buck or Doe Champion awards every year since the competition started in 2010,
(except for 2011 when a FOF doe won Reserve Champion). Five of Pams goats have earned their Permanent Champion titles with the Myotonic Goat Registry also.
Pam says she will never tire of learning about goats, and improving the quality of her goat herd.
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Mitchell Schulte, AMGA
(Bakersfield, CA)
Judging the FGG Futurity Show 2, FGG Show, Dam & Daughter, and Breeder Trio
Growing up on a farm in the Southern San Joaquin Valley of California allowed Mitchell and his two siblings complete all 10 years of 4-H and FFA.
He and his siblings had numerous champion lambs at the Kern County Fair, California State Fair and Pomona Fairs.
Being a founding member of a local 4-H group allowed his children to follow the same lines, showing sheep and dairy goats with the inclusion of meat goats in the latter years of 4-H.
Serving 10 years on the 15th District Livestock Advisory Board for the Goat Committee allowed him to develop the Market Goat Show at the Kern County Fair.
We are pleased to have Mitchell as our Fall Harvest Judge this year.
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Pat Ariaz, ABGA
(La Grange, CA)
Judging the MGR Show
While in high school, he was blessed to live with Bob and Doreen McColaugh, they became his second family. Pat graduated from California State University at Fresno taking his degree in Agricultural Education. He has devoted his life to helping young people grow and develop into leaders in the communities.
As an Ag TEACHER he felt privileged to teach the science of livestock and mechanics / fabrication at both the high school and college levels. He taught for more than 35 years. He continues this mission today in his work with the FFA and 4H individuals as well as chapters that seek his advice and wisdom. He is particularly proud of having a Championship Livestsock Judging team in 2011.
As a JUDGE, he has traveled the world from Mexico to Africa and back. He has judged the largest livestock show in North America at Louisville, KY more than 10 times. He specializes in goats , sheep and wool. champion.
A trainer of other judges when associated with the International Boer Goat Association, he shared his professional expertise creating judge's conferences around the country working closely with the leaders in the Boer Goat industry. Now certified as an American Boer Goat Association judge, he has judged from California to New York, at each show offering his more than 40 years of livestock judging experience.
As a BREEDER he has sought to develop breeding stock line that exemplify the finest in what the breed has to offer. Unlike some that simply follow the current fashion or trends in the show ring, Pat's education and experience helps him to understand , value and apply the breed standards so that his bloodlines are healthy, functional and productive.
The ARIAZ MOUNTAIN RANCH team offers excellent stock, excellent support in terms of education, nutrition, fitting and training of future showmen.
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