Taylor Ridge Dairy Goats
TOGGENBURG SENIOR DOES
GCH TAYLOR RIDGE RENOIR ARGENTINA 1*M
DOB: 2/16/2019 AT2019839
Argentina (right) with her 3 milking daughters-(L to R) GCH Aruba, SGCH Chile, GCH Maeca
Sire's Sire: Rowe's Solano Renoir
Sire: GCH Rowe's Solano Renoir
Sire's Dam: GCH Rowe's Falcon Rebecca II
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Dam's Sire: Mudcreek Farms SAT Ty
Dam: CH Illini Acres MFST Panama
Dam's Dam: Illini Acres MFA Pure Pride
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Argentina- oh the lovely Argentina. Starting out Argentina knew she was special and blossomed into a special doe. She was always a consistent placing well kids at shows. When she freshened in 2020, we knew she would be special. Such a well attached mammary system and quite a bit milk. We fresehend in 2021, and she grew up. Matured and dropped that depth of body- and over time started to milk more. We knew she was beautiful and thought she could do well at the ADGA National Show- and she did! She was 1st Place/ 1st Udder 2 Yr Old and then went on to finish her championship. As a 3 Year Old, the same story. It took her awhile to come in to milk, and when she came into milk it was hard to shut off! She placed well going GCH mulitple times in 2022 and even came home with a BDIS at the Fisher Community Fair. In 2023, Argentina started slow. Slow and steady with Tina usually means good things coming- and it did. First, she started off by appraising FS 92 EEEE. She showed very well going BDIS at the Fisher Fair, BOB, GCH and BU at the Wisconsin State Fair, and Reserve Grand Champion at the Indiana State Fair. We really admire her ability to reproduce including CHILE, ARUBA and MACI- all permanent champions. We have retained her son as our Junior Herdsire.
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2024 PLANNED BREEDING: FLUSH- ROWE'S LANDMARK FIRESTORM
2024 NATURAL BREEDING: AI- ROWE'S MAESTRO FALCON
LA Score:
04-03 EEEE FS 92
TAYLOR RIDGE RENOIR BOLIVIA
DOB: 2/16/2019 AT2019840
Sire's Sire: Rowe's Solano Renoir
Sire: GCH Rowe's Solano Renoir
Sire's Dam: GCH Rowe's Falcon Rebecca II
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Dam's Sire: Mudcreek Farms SAT Ty
Dam: CH Illini Acres MFST Panama
Dam's Dam: Illini Acres MFA Pure Pride
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Bolivia was one of last kids out of Panama and a very special AI. She started out as a very competitive kid consistently placing 1st and 2nd in her class at shows. Bolivia then fresehend in 2020 with a really cool udder with a lot of width of that rear udder. The attachment on this doe is textbook. She took 2021 off as she was not part of the few we freshened to lighten the workload while Katherine was in in vet school. In 2022, we hoped for a bounce back year with milk. We waited. And waited. And waited- and it never came. We pushed her, however she never produced much milk. We love her general appearance with a beautiful front end and great back legs. Her 2022 kid was placed in a show herd in IA and was 2nd Place Dry Yearling at the Iowa State Fair in 2023. In 2023, much the same story. She peaked with milk tests at 6 lb and was dried up after appraisal. Bolivia has earned her place as a recip for our embryo program in addition to being a friend to our LGD while the herd travels.
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LA Score:
04-03 VVEE FS 90
GCH TAYLOR RIDGE MACEA 2*M
DOB: 5/24/2020 AT2160727
Sire's Sire: Dairy Delight Prime Time
Sire: Noble Springs PT Spitfire
Sire's Dam: Noble Springs ARH Kaliente
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Dam's Sire: Rowe's Solano Renior
Dam: CH Taylor Ridge Renoir Argentina
Dam's Dam: CH Illini-Acres MFST Panama
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We had sold "Maci" in 2020 to Becky Fidder, and had watched mature ever since. Becky did really great job of raising her, and when she asked if we would be interested in Maci back we did not hesitate. Maci's sisters have been killing it in the showring all year long and knew she had the pieces to be successful. We are drying Maci off early then breeding her in 2023. In 2024, MACI started milking out too much, but started coming into herself in May. She finished her championship at the IDGA Spring Classic in IA and went on to be 5th Place 4 Yr old at the ADGA National Show. She also went on to be the Reserve Grand Champion at the Wisconsin State Fair. MACI truly makes up her weight in milk- cranking out 3 tests higher than 15 lb and being projected right now at 3300 lb. We really like MACI in the herd, and can't wait to see if we can get her AI-ed in 2024.
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2024 PLANNED BREEDING:AI- RPS ACRES THOR; Backup- ROWE'S LANDMARK FIRESTORM
GCH TAYLOR RIDGE MERCEDES 1*M
DOB: 5/1/2020 AT2160720
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Sire's Sire: Dairy Delight Prime Time
Sire: Noble Springs PT Spitfire
Sire's Dam: Noble Springs ARH Kaliente
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Dam's Sire: RPS Acres Thor
Dam: Taylor Ridge Costa Rica
Dam's Dam: CH Illini-Acres MFST Panama
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Mercedes oh Mercedes! Never seeing a show ring in 2020 as a kid, we were really excited for her as a dry yearling. Katherine knew she was going to do well when the judge made a comment at the ADGA Nationals as "Oh yeah I like this one"- and she did not disappoint being named ADGA Junior National Champion in 2021 after winning the Junior Yearling Class. She remained the year undefeated as a dry yearling and was Grand Champion junior at the Wisconsin State Fair. We were SO excited to see her fresh, however she aborted around day 110. First freshening 3 Yr Olds are not really "our thing", however if we were going to have one, they better be really good. Mercedes was that. We were really unsure about her udder size until the first show and we said "okay I see where this is going". Mercedes picked up her second leg at her first milking show then finished with a bang BDIS at the Chippewa Club Show. She was part of our 1st Place Dairy Herds at Indiana State Fair and Wisconsin State Fair as well. We can't to see a second lactation on her. A second lactation added much needed capacity to Mercedes, however she stayed home most of the Spring due to a hoof injury. She placed 10th at the ADGA National Show and placed below her herd mate MACEA at the Wisconsin State Fair. We love her two kids out of FUSION and hope for similar cross out of Firestorm in 2024.
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2024 PLANNED BREEDING: ROWE'S LANDMARK FIRESTORM
LA Score:
03-01 VVVE FS 89 (FF)
SGCH TAYLOR RIDGE CHILE 2*M
*ELITE* *DNA*
DOB: 3/15/21 AT2164143
Sire's Sire: Happy-Thought Maxwell
Sire: Iron*Hill TM Apollo
Sire's Dam: CH Finn-Bar WFM Thersea
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Dam's Sire: Rowe's Solano Renior
Dam: CH Taylor Ridge Renoir Argentina
Dam's Dam: CH Illini-Acres MFST Panama
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Chile- or as Cameron refers to her as "Lil Baby Chile"- was a very competitive kid and won her class at the Wisconsin State Fairy in 2021. She freshened and we were really excited. Such a beautiful rear udder and so much milk. One of the judges said it best about Chile "She is perfectly mature immature Toggenburg Yearling Milker" and we really think this doe will only get better. She was undefeated in her class this year and was 3rd Place, 3rd Udder at the ADGA National Show. After struggling to get bred, Chile finally freshened in June! JUNE! 6 days after freshening, she appraised FS 90 and then went on to finish her championship with a BDIS at the Fairbury Fair! The best part of Chile is that she MILKS! She peaked at 14.8 lb at the IN State Fair milking competition. Chile has been a fun doe to watch and I think once she slows down and grows into the udder more she will be more fun. Well I thought Chile would slow down on milk, but she just continues to speed up! She peaked at 20.8 lb this year- our first 20 lb milk doe on a test day! She has a cool projection currently at 4100 lb!!!!! She followed that up with a show ring performance that same week beating 40 Toggenburg does from 4 states at WDGA Badger Stateline Show in Best of Breed. Chile was 5th place at the ADGA National Show and was named BEST UDDER IN SHOW at the 2024 Wisconsin State Fair. We love Chile for being a gentle giant, however really appreciate her daughters CORINA, PAPRIKA and CABO- all who stood in the top 10 at the ADGA National Show.
2024 PLANNED BREEDING: SYNERGY FARMS M REUBEN MAGNUM
LA Score:
02-04 VEEE FS 91
TAYLOR RIDGE FELICITEY 1*M
DOB: 2/24/21 AT2164145
Sire's Sire: Happy-Thought Maxwell
Sire: Iron*Hill TM Apollo
Sire's Dam: CH Finn-Bar WFM Thersea
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Dam's Sire: Noble Springs PT Spitfire
Dam: GCH Taylor Ridge Maple
Dam's Dam: CH Taylor Ridge Moxie
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Felicitey has always been just a little awkward, however being out of Flaxen Silk she has always had that going for her. We really liked her length as a kid and her neck. As a yearling, she aborted at day 133 and was brought into some milk. We really admire her front end and that length that makes her really fun to look at in the pen. We really struggled to dry off Felicity in 2022, so we knew that was a good sign for 2023 milking! With a normal freshening, she started to milk great hovering around that 9 lb range. In 2024, Felicitey decided she would MILK. Peaking at a little under 17 lb, Felicitey is starting to milk it all Her body never came in, however with that milk she added some much needed udder size. We really admire her to two offspring we have in the herd- FINLEY and MELODEY as Juniors, so we hope to get close to those breedings by breeding her to Firestorm. She will eclipse the 3000 lb milk production record this year as well.
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PLANNED BREEDING: ROWE'S LANDMARK FIRESTORM
LA Score:
02-03 GGGG FS 84
GCH TAYLOR RIDGE FUSION ARUBA
3/5/22 AT2252776
LA Score:
01-03 GAVG FS 82
Sire's Sire: LESINAK-HILL HSTI TIME HONORED
Sire: ROWE'S TIME FUSION
Sire's Dam: GCH ROWE'S RIALTO FUSCHIA
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Dam's Sire: ROWE'S SOLANO RENOIR
Dam: GCH TAYLOR RIDGE RENOIR ARGENTINA
Dam's Dam: CH ILLINI- ACRES MFST PANAMA
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Aruba started out as the standout kid for 2022, and was shown at once and was Jr Champion at the Wisconsin State Fair. She came in and freshened with a BEAUTIFUL body, however very little milk. She famously milked 1.6 lb on her first test- so she got a nickname. We gave her time and she started to bloom with a final milk test of the year at over 6 lb. She was even named the National Toggenburg Club All American Yearling Milker! She came in 2024 looking awesome. She went grand at her first show over 37 Toggenburgs and finished her championship 3 weeks later at the Illini Interstate Showdown. Her doe kid sold for $1500 on our "The Keeper Pen Sale". We are really excited to wach her grow and develop as a 3 Yr Old with an exciting AI planned!
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2024 PLANNED BREEDING: AI- WELBIAN FARMS WHIN BADGER; Backup- ROWE'S LANDMARK FIRESTORM
TAYLOR RIDGE FUSION WILLOW 2*M**DNA** 3/5/22 AT2252776
LA Score:
01-03 GGGV FS 84
Sire's Sire: Happy-Thought Maxwell
Sire: Iron*Hill TM Apollo
Sire's Dam: CH Finn-Bar WFM Thersea
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Dam's Sire: Noble Springs PT Spitfire
Dam: GCH Taylor Ridge Maple
Dam's Dam: CH Taylor Ridge Moxie
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Willow was born a little bit of a problem child, but was a cool looking first generation American Toggenburg. She was 2x1st and Reserve Grand Champion Junior at the Wisconsin State Fair in 2022. She freshened with a large and PRODUCTIVE mammary system with a high test of 7.5 lb. She placed well going 1st at a Spring Show 2x, however in the summer shows she stood behind a couple of our other milking yearlings. In 2024, Willow was used as a recip for our IVF program and will be used again next year for that. She showed well including 6th Place 2 Yr Old ADGA National Show, however frequently placed below her herd mates in Spring shows. She peaked at over 13 lb in April on test freshening with a single.
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2024 PLANNED BREEDING: RECIP; Backup- ROWE'S TIME FUSION
TAYLOR RIDGE FUSION CORINA 3*M
*ELITE*
4/1/23 AT2239233
LA Score:
01-01 AGGV FS 80
Sire's Sire: LESINAK-HILL HSTI TIME HONORED
Sire: ROWE'S TIME FUSION
Sire's Dam: GCH ROWE'S RIALTO FUSCHIA
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Dam's Sire: IRON*HILL TM APOLLO
Dam: GCH TAYLOR RIDGE CHILE
Dam's Dam: CH TAYLOR RIDGE ARGENTINA
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Corina has been the baby of the group, but one of the hardest workers. She peaked at 9.5 lb on test and just milks so much. She generally stood behind our other yearlings in the class, however with a little growth I think this doe could be fun. We used CORINA for a recip in 2023 and she gave birth to our new herdsire TAYLOR RIDGE RIO RIALTO, however that caused her to not be as capacious after a hard kidding. She limped along but started to pick up at 3x a day milking. She was not shown in the Spring, however started to bloom in the later summer. She was 2nd Place/ 3rd Udder 2 Yr Old at the ADGA Nationals. She went on to be GCH and BOB at the Wisconsin State Fair in 2024 over all of our other does to pick up her first leg. She continues to make the ELITE list as well. We are planning to convert her from a recip doe to a regular breeding for 2024.
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2024 PLANNED BREEDING: AI- MOSS RIDGE CAL'S JAVELIN; Backup- TAYLOR RIDGE RIO RIALTO
TAYLOR RIDGE FUSION LEXI 2*M
3/25/22 AT2239230
Sire's Sire: LESINAK-HILL HSTI TIME HONORED
Sire: ROWE'S TIME FUSION
Sire's Dam: GCH ROWE'S RIALTO FUSCHIA
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Dam's Sire: Noble Springs PT Spitfire
Dam: TAYLOR RIDGE IZZY 1*M
Dam's Dam: TAYLOR RIDGE ADDISON
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LEXI has been the standout kid since she was born. She was the "eye catcher" in the pen. She was the first place Intermediate kid at the 2022 ADGA National Show. She was a very competitive dry yearling in 2023 and placed at the top at all shows BESIDES the Indiana State Fair where she stood second. She freshened this year a BEAUTIFUL udder and matured nicely, however not overly mature in her body. She was a tad bit uneven as well, but that has not stopped her. She has placed 2nd or 1st at the local shows including 2nd place at the Wisconsin State Fair. We look forward to another freshening. Her kids have shown well in both GA and IN from her kidding this year.
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2024 PLANNED BREEDING: AI- MOUNT DOUGLAS KEY PRINCIPLE; Backup- TAYLOR RIDGE RIO RIALTO
TAYLOR RIDGE FUSION ARIZONA
2/4/23 AT2294785
Sire's Sire: LESINAK-HILL HSTI TIME HONORED
Sire: ROWE'S TIME FUSION
Sire's Dam: GCH ROWE'S RIALTO FUSCHIA
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Dam's Sire: Noble Springs PT Spitfire
Dam: TAYLOR RIDGE IZZY 1*M
Dam's Dam: TAYLOR RIDGE ADDISON
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ARIZONA had an interesting start to her life after being put on a transport to Arkansaw as the wrong kid. With a return trip back, we knew this kid was born for greatness or she was going to die some weird death. We are thankful she has not done the later- YET. ARIZONA had a standout year being undefeated as a Senior kid and being named 2023 ALL AMERICAN SR KID from the National Toggenburg Club. She freshened as a Yearling Milker and we were excited for her future. Immature but mature enough for a yearling! She placed 1st, 1st Udder at the ADGA National Show in the yearling milker class. She has been over 8 lb on test this year. We are pretty excited for her AI this year.
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2024 PLANNED BREEDING:AI- ALIZE JUST A SUGGESTION; Backup- ROWE'S LANDMARK FIRESTORM