BUCKS

Hidden Hills Raise the Bar *B

DOB: 5/6/24

Dam: GCH Hidden Hills HB River Blossom 8*M EEEE91 (2xBIS)

DD: SGCH Bellafire BP Country Melody 7*M EEEE91

DS: GCH Algedi Farm DJ Higgs Boson +*B EX90

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Sire: Winning Streak CM Astonishing *B (Full brother to GCH Winning Streak CM Marvelous 6*M EEEE92!)

SD: GCH Winning Streak EOT Amazing 5*M EEEE91 (dam to SEVEN finished progeny!)

SS: GCH Wood Bridge Farm Count on Me +*B (Sire to 4 EEEE92 does!)

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I’ve been waiting for this boy for a long time! I remember talking to his breeder a while back about his dam and wanting to be on her buck reservation list, but that I was pretty picky on the sire and was happy to wait however long necessary! But when the mention of this cross came up in conversation, I said “YES, that’s the one!!” So without further ado, I am so incredibly thrilled to introduce “Barney” - 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐀𝐑 *𝐁

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I’m struggling to find the words to start the introduction for this stellar young buck. So I suppose I will start with what I know best, his sire’s side. Where to begin? Anyone who knows anything about me knows that to this day, my #1 heart goat of all time is 𝐆𝐂𝐇 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐄𝐎𝐓 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟓*𝐌 𝐄𝐄𝐄𝐄𝟗𝟏. She is so special to me and has been since she was a young junior doe. I spent many years, the majority of her life, proving, campaigning, marketing, and loving her and her OUTSTANDING offspring, 7 of which are 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. I saw her potential when others didn’t. The entire Mazy “line” was my pride and joy during the years I managed the WS herd. And of course of them all, the daughter I am the most proud to have bred, raised, and cared for to her 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 EX92 score was 𝐆𝐂𝐇 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐂𝐌 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝟔*𝐌 𝐄𝐄𝐄𝐄𝟗𝟐. What an incredible doe that is, in my opinion, my greatest achievement thus far in the goat world. Barney’s sire, Astonishing, is the repeat breeding to Marvelous. I’m hoping that puts into perspective how incredibly important this half of his pedigree is to me. Not to mention, Aston’s sire is the one and only 𝐆𝐂𝐇 𝐖𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐞 +*𝐁, who needs no introduction. He has sired numerous finished champions, four EEEE92 does and several other EX90+ and is the grandsire of the 2024 ADGA National Reserve Grand Champion.

And now for his dam’s side, which certainly is nothing to scoff at. River Blossom is a doe that I have admired for several years. She excels in body and mammary, which is evident by her appraisal score where she scored all E’s and V’s in every structural category. I mean just look at this doe and tell me what’s NOT to like about her? She has also excelled in the National Show Ring, where in 2019 she was the 3rd place senior yearling, and in 2023 she was the 6th place 5yo. Her dam, 𝐒𝐆𝐂𝐇 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐏 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝟕*𝐌 𝐄𝐄𝐄𝐄𝟗𝟏 is another breed favorite of mine. Just another doe who is not only outstanding in her own right, but also in her INCREDIBLY consistent offspring (multiple EX daughters,including an EEEE92!), which is a very important factor for me when choosing a herdsire. I will not buy a buck from a “one hit wonder”. I search for those animals that have years of built and 𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 consistency, year after year, generation after generation, and this dam line right here, is IT!

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I wasn’t really searching to add another herdsire, since I wanted to work on proving out Dealer first, so what sparked me back then to reach out to Jennifer at Hidden Hills? Well that’s easy, it was a doe named Fleur. She is more formally known as 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐖𝐇 𝐅𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐫-𝐝𝐞-𝐥𝐢𝐬 𝟑*𝐌. Also known as, one of my absolute favorite does (we are talking like top 1-2) in my herd. She is so different in the best way possible, and yet still so incredibly consistent in the quality, type, and style of dairy goat I am breeding for. Her dam was one I bred during my years at WS, and while she is a very very nice doe, because of my experience and intimate knowledge of those genetics, I knew that the things I 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 loved about Fleur came from her sire’s side. And who was her sire you may ask? None other than a son of, 𝐆𝐂𝐇 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐇𝐁 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐦 𝟖*𝐌 𝐄𝐄𝐄𝐄𝟗𝟏. So when asking myself how can I make my entire herd more “Fleur-like”…the most logical answer seemed to be to go straight to the source.

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Barney arrived home in early July 2024, and the only word I have for him is wow. His head? Wow. His front end? Wow. His legs? Wow. His topline? Wow. His depth of chest and barrel relative to his size and age? Wow. His width in chest and rump? WOW. I think you get the idea! I’m in love. He is everything I expected him to be, and MORE.

I can’t thank Jennifer at Hidden Hills enough for allowing Barney to come join the Drewem herd. We will do our best to turn his name into one that won’t be forgotten!​