Brittney and Windcrest Little Vegas win 1st in the open costume class out of 14+ entries, later they also won the driving class! Congratulations Brittney & Vegas!

A view of the entries in the costume class...it was tough competition!

Zach Pucket, dressed as a coal minier with his prospecting donkey named Bosco,  winning 3rd place in the Costume Class ... great job Zach!

Kathy & Lewis Lilly of Rossville, Georgia and their donkey named "My Little Donkey" won many ribbons but the hit of the show was their entry in the costume class.  This dog absolutely loved riding on this donkey...he was perfectly happy to stay on his back during the whole show!

Lydia Spears winning 5th place in the large costume class with her geldings...My World Paco & My World Diablo...great job Lydia!

Kayla Oliver and her gelding, Bullseye had fun competing...along with her friend and her donkey, Maverick.  I know they won several ribbons but I have forgotten exactly what they won them in.

L.J. and Deby Mix with Sampson winning 1st and 2nd in the Lead Race with 14 entries!

Lydia Spears and My World Paco win the Coon Jump class...the highest jump was 36"...way taller than Paco.  This team also won Reserve High Point of the show ... winning a trophy, cash, ribbons, plus a leather show halter donated by The Lil' Longears Ranch! 

WE ARE SO  PROUD OF YOU!!!

Tiffany Spears and My World Diablo win 2nd in the Coon Jump class....we are SO PROUD of you too!!!

Karen Hutchison and Windcrest Little Tito complete in the costume class as a cop and a jailbird...too cute...then they won 1st in Weanlings/Yearlings at Halter out of 9 entries!!  Way to go Karen and Tito!!  Note:  Tito is a son of our herd sire, PGF Peppercorn Jack. Tito was bred by Windcrest Acres and sold by Wits End Farm to Karen who is doing a fantastic job with this outstanding jack!

Robin and Joe Haworth win 4th in the Weanling/Yearlings at Halter class out of 9 entries.  This pair also placed 5th in the Lead Race with 14 entries, 2nd in the Panty Race with 15 entries, and 4th in the Egg & Spoon Race with 10+ entries! Go Robin and Joe!

Two Blues For Cinnamon!!!

My World Cinnamon & Joe Haworth win the Geldings at Halter class!!! Cinnamon and Dayle also won the Musical Buckets Class out of 10 entries beating her husband for the first time!!  Yippee!!!  Cinnamon and Dayle also won 4th in the Egg & Spoon Race with his buddies, Robin & Joe as teammates, and 4th in the Panty Race !!

Lydia Spears and My World Paco gave the high point winner a run for their money by staying hot on their trail all day long. Paco and Lydia took home the blue in the coon jump narrowly beating his half brother, My World Diablo, who took second with Lydia's daughter, Tiffany Spears, at the reins. Paco and Lydia took home the Reserve award donated by The Lil' Longears Ranch! ... a nice leather show halter plus cash, ribbons, and trophies!!
We are so proud of you Lydia and Paco as this is only their second year to compete and their first year in performance classes...outstanding job!!

Theresa Pucket and her Champion High Point Donkey, Patches.  Patches  and Theresa consistently smoked the competition all day to take home the big prize donated by The Lil' Longears Ranch! ... a nice leather show halter plus cash, ribbons, and trophies!!  You deserved it all ... we have never seen a tougher competitor!!

Other winners not shown here due to my running out of disk space on my camera...forgive me!! I will be happy to post your photos if you will send them to me. 

Congratulations to LJ & Deby Mix showing their spotted jack Sampson and winning the Jacks at Halter Class and placing 1st and 2nd in the lead race with LJ and Deby out of 14 entries.  Debi and LJ also placed 2nd and 3rd in the Weanlings/Yearlings at Halter. 

Teresa Pucket won  1st in the Panty Race out of 15 entries, 2nd in the driving class, 2nd in Musical Buckets, 3rd in the Coon Jump, and so many more ribbons that I could not keep up with it but she and her donkey, Patches, won High Point of the whole show...winning a trophy, ribbon, cash, and a wonderful show halter donated by the The Lil' Longears Ranch!

Bob & Sandy Dorris were 2nd in the Egg & Spoon race working as a team, Bob was 3rd and Sandy was 5th in the Panty Race.  Sandy was 3rd in Musical Buckets.  Thanks, Sandy, for your help in the Musical Bucket race ... without it I would not have won!! I was too out of breath for the rest of the show to thank you properly for helping us beat our husbands!!

Sandy Carlson was 2nd in the Jacks at Halter class with her spotted jack, Triple C Hermes.  They also placed 4th in the Lead Race.  Sandy and her spotted jennet, Clementine, won the Jennets at Halter class.  Good going Sandy!!

Kay Allen and her spotted jack  5th in the large Weanlings/Yearlings at Halter class and her granddaughter, Kendall, was 2nd in that packed Costume Class in their very first donkey show!

Please send photos and updates on our other winners and I will post them here! And forgive me if I have made mistakes or left anyone out...send me an E-Mail and I will post additional information. 

A big THANK YOU to Sandy and  Carson Carroll for organizing this show and doing such a wonderful job. 

A special thank you to the announcer, The Rev. Glen Forsee of the First Assembly of God Church in Shelbyville, for not only doing such an amazing job but especially  for telling a joke while I caught my breath sitting on a bucket in the Musical Buckets class.  Now THAT is what I call a mini-divine intervention!  I think he recognized that I was about to die!!

Another big thank you to our judge, Coach Thomas Holman, the PE teacher at Cascade Elementary School.  He did a fine job and everyone was happy with his judging decisions.  It was a tough job!!

Thanks to the Ribbon Girls, Jenna and Sara Edwards, for giving all our show photos a touch of class!  

We would also like to thank the Bedford County Fair officials...we had fun and we will be back!!