Breeders Spotlight If you've ever met Terry and Sue Taylor, you will likely understand why they were chosen to be a spotlight breeder. They jokingly refer to themselves as the grandparents of the showring. All joking aside, they are one of the kindest couples you will ever meet. Their enthusiasm and pride in what they do with their Boer goats will inspire any young breeder to keep bettering themselves. The Taylor's are among the individuals who belive in "paying it forward." Like most of us, they started with a modest last place doe. They, too, relied on good advice and mentors. Now, it is their turn to provide that much needed mentorship to those who need it.
What made you start raising goats? And when was that? In the summer of 2000, we went to Idalou, Tx, to buy a doe called Bertha that had 2 wethers on her side from a Baptist preacher for our son’s FFA Project at the county show . While we were there he told us how much “easy” money he was making selling goats. Later that year, we met Darwin McLeod and bought his herd of 12 head from Lazbuddie ,TX, that included a Mojo Magic son and a Pipeline daughter. Some were bred and we were not prepared.
What keeps you going? That’s a good question. We look around the ring at shows and no doubt we are the grandparents of the ring. The older we get, the harder it seems to be just to keep raising them, but its something that we can do together that we enjoy. It gives us the ability to help young people with their projects, stay in touch with the many friends we have made, and share knowledge of the breed that just as others have taken time to do with us. We take a lot of pride in these animals and are humbled by our success. It just gets in your blood and is hard to get out.
14 - The Boer Goat
