We caught up with Jase Sparks, the exhibitor the Grand Champion Market Goat at the 2024 Oklahoma Youth Expo! Learn a little more about Jase below!
What’s your favorite memory with your champion?
My favorite memory with Smoke is when we got him ready and fit to perfection for the Grand Drive.
Who has been your biggest inspiration to become the person you are today?
Well there are many people in this industry that I look up too, but none compare to my dad. He is one of my biggest supporters and has taught me everything I know.
How do you prepare your goats to build up the stamina to last in the show ring?
To help prepare my goats for the show ring I get them out everyday and work on leading and bracing for 45 minutes to an hour. The biggest thing is to be consistent at everything you do.
How many animals do you have on feed this year?
I had 5 Wether goats this year on feed.
If you could use one word to describe your champion what would it be?
Smokeshow!!!!
Did you experience something that didn’t go as planned with your goats? How did you overcome that?
Yes! Around the middle of December my Smoke my best Wether lost all of his leg hair. I had to wash and condition his legs every other day to get them back to looking right. I also had another nice wether goat that died in February.
Major Shows, State Fairs or Jackpots
Major Shows
Clipping Bodies or Clipping Legs
Legs
Steakhouse or Mexican
Mexican
