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06-25-2019, 02:35 PM
The Rendezvous was a lot of fun this year, but boy was it COLD! We had a little snow and a little hail, but thank goodness it was dry for the most part and at least we didn't have rain! The location was stunning. Great job, Desarae Starck, for scouting out such a beautiful spot to hold our Rendy!
Marc Warnke brought his beautiful Alpine, Merciless. He is as stunning as ever!
We took Finn and Sputnik with us of course.
Nancy Clough gave the first talk on Friday morning while I sat next to her for moral support. She went through Carolyn Eddy's goat first aid book and highlighted certain topics for discussion.
We had a much smaller crowd than the last few years, but we still had a good turnout and it seemed like a particularly dedicated group.
Marc gave an excellent talk on training packgoats. Training is a subject I am passionate about so I really enjoyed hearing Marc's techniques and experiences.
Later that evening I worked with Robert and Connie Losee's goat, Sprite. Sprite was at the Texas Rendezvous where he was quite skittish, but he's tamed down a lot since then and I could tell Robert and Connie had been working with him. I was able to harness him and hitch him to a cart for the first time and he pulled it like a champ!
He even pulled Connie around a little bit!
Robert was better trained though.
Marc Warnke brought his beautiful Alpine, Merciless. He is as stunning as ever!
We took Finn and Sputnik with us of course.
Nancy Clough gave the first talk on Friday morning while I sat next to her for moral support. She went through Carolyn Eddy's goat first aid book and highlighted certain topics for discussion.
We had a much smaller crowd than the last few years, but we still had a good turnout and it seemed like a particularly dedicated group.
Marc gave an excellent talk on training packgoats. Training is a subject I am passionate about so I really enjoyed hearing Marc's techniques and experiences.
Later that evening I worked with Robert and Connie Losee's goat, Sprite. Sprite was at the Texas Rendezvous where he was quite skittish, but he's tamed down a lot since then and I could tell Robert and Connie had been working with him. I was able to harness him and hitch him to a cart for the first time and he pulled it like a champ!
He even pulled Connie around a little bit!
Robert was better trained though.