Shaving goats

[Nanno]

We accidentally sunburned a couple of white goats (or at least the white parts of them) our first year doing show clips. Since then I have never shaved a goat closer than 1/4" even for show. In fact, I usually use the 3/8" guard for a show clip. Mine look fuzzier than the other goats at the show, but I'm sure they're more comfortable and I don't have to worry about sunburning those white spots. They still look sleek and dapper in my opinion, and they're still soft to pet, which is something you don't get with a short show clip. I figure the judge only has to look at my goat for 5 minutes. I have to look at her the rest of the time. So no I'm not shaving them bare, or turning their poor tails into paintbrushes, or removing their beautiful beards, or shaving the guard hairs and whiskers off their ears, muzzles, and eyes. Everyone looks at me funny when I bring a show doe into the ring with a long, full beard, but I like those beards and I don't want to remove them just for two quick jaunts around a show ring. I shampoo them, comb them out, put conditioner in them so they're silky and neat, but I'm not shaving beards unless they are thin and scraggly.