We caught up with Madden Wise, the exhibitor the Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat at the 2024 Rodeo Austin! Learn a little more about Madden below!

What’s your favorite memory with your champion?
My favorite memory occurred during the specialty shoot with the grand champion market goat exhibitor, Brisco Black, when we had a race around the show ring with our goats.

Who has been your biggest inspiration to become the person you are today?
My dad and his dads immense success in this industry keeps me motivated in seeking what they had sought, and my siblings always contribute in keeping me motivated on a daily basis.

How do you prepare your goats to build up the stamina to last in the show ring?
This particular goat used to sometimes step his hind legs so to overcome this obstacle he spent a lot of time being set up in the mirror.

How many animals do you have on feed this year?
About 50 animals between sheep and goats at the beginning of the year.

If you could use one word to describe your champion what would it be?
Intelligent, he has always been a smart goat, there were rarely ever any bad days at the barn when it came to working or walking with him.

Did you experience something that didn’t go as planned with your goats? How did you overcome that?
About a week out from the show he was over the weight limit by a decent margin so we weren’t able to feed or drench him as much as we would’ve liked to, even on show day we were a little worried but thankfully  we managed to get him to where  he needed to be.

Major Shows, State Fairs or Jackpots
Major Shows

Clipping Bodies or Clipping Legs
Legs

Steakhouse or Mexican
Steakhouse

We caught up with Madden Wise, the exhibitor the Reserve Grand Champion Market Goat at the 2024 Houston Livestock Show! Learn a little more about Madden below!

What’s your favorite memory with your champion?
My favorite memory would have to be the first time this beloved knothead set up for me properly (keep in mind this was recent) , this has easily been the most stubborn goat I’ve ever shown.

Who has been your biggest inspiration to become the person you are today?
My dad has taught me all there is to know in terms of character development, his patience makes what we do possible, and my younger siblings are as encouraging as they come making it more of a priority to spend time with them at the barn rather than a chore.

How do you prepare your goats to build up the stamina to last in the show ring?
This goat in particular took A TON of standing up on the chain and resetting over and over and over and… etc.

How many animals do you have on feed this year?
I believe we began this season with a total of 55 head between sheep and goats.

If you could use one word to describe your champion what would it be?
I loved this goat in terms of looks but if I had to describe him honestly, the most fitting word is definitely KNOTHEAD.

Did you experience something that didn’t go as planned with your goats? How did you overcome that?
This goat has been consistently worked almost every day since a few weeks before Angelo and he JUST now became capable of maintaining a drive and a confident stride.

Major Shows, State Fairs or Jackpots
Major Shows

Clipping Bodies or Clipping Legs
Legs

Steakhouse or Mexican
Steakhouse

We caught up with Madden Wise, the exhibitor the Grand Champion Market Goat at the 2024 San Angelo Stock Show! Learn a little more about Madden below!

What’s your favorite memory with your champion?
My favorite memory with this goat is definitely the day we brought him home, not only did I love the way he looked, but he also behaved far better than any goat I had in the barn at this time.

Who has been your biggest inspiration to become the person you are today?
Seeing the success my grandpa, dad, and aunts have had in this industry inspires me to continue pursuing my goals in their footsteps, along with the motivation from my younger siblings.

How do you prepare your goats to build up the stamina to last in the show ring?
Often times the goats struggle to remain cool with the intensity of the ring especially when they’re in there for a long period of time so the best thing that has helped me is working with them for excessive amounts of time so they’re used to it, also setting them up periodically when drenching or feeding helps a bunch.

How many animals do you have on feed this year?
We started the year with about 30 sheep and 25 goats.

If you could use one word to describe your champion what would it be?
Sentimental, not only for the sake of the banner, more so because the goat was raised by really close friends of ours, and I was given the opportunity to win San Angelo along side one of my closest friends.

Did you experience something that didn’t go as planned with your goats? How did you overcome that?
When my sister showed this goat at our county fair he completely forgot how to show for me so rebuilding that trust with him was a struggle but eventually he remembered how to show for me with no problem.

Major Shows, State Fairs or Jackpots
Major Shows

Clipping Bodies or Clipping Legs
Legs

Steakhouse or Mexican
Steakhouse

We caught up with Madden Wise, exhibitor of the Grand Champion Market Goat at the 2022 State Fair of Texas! Learn a little more about Madden below!

Age: 16

Hometown: Brownwood, Texas

School: Early High School

Future Plans:
I plan to attend Texas Tech or Oklahoma State and study something in the agricultural industry.

How many years have you been showing? Do you show any other species?
I’ve been showing since I was 11 years old. Along with goats, I also show lambs and steers.

Other hobbies besides showing livestock?
The only hobby that comes to mind is working with my animals at home.

Best stock show memory:
Definitely winning my first major with both sheep and goats at State Fair of Texas.

Tell us about your recent champion:
Yam, short for Yammothy, was by far one of the easiest goats to break. Fun fact- Tate and I had never seen him laying down in his pen.

What is one word that describes the feelings you had stepping foot into the Grand Drive?
Eager

Favorite Livestock Show:
State Fair of Texas is definitely in contention, but I’d have to say Houston and San
Antono due to how competitive they are.

THIS OR THAT
Washing or Clipping
Washing

Halter Breaking or Training to Brace
Training to Brace

Banners or Buckles
Banners

Cleaning Pens or Changing/Cleaning Water Buckets
Changing Pens