As many of you know, I have been working with the Williamson
County Fair for a couple of years in an effort to have them host a donkey show.
Finally this past spring, I was given the ok to get the ball rolling.
One never knows how show set-up is going to be from one year
to the next… but this was a first-year show, and even with all the
pre-planning, we were all a little hesitant. Though the arena was a little
cramped, the fair crew that was provided to help us get set up, were awesome
and helped the show go off without a hitch.
Our judge was Lee Little of Clarkrange, TN, who showed up
and performed a very professional and thorough job judging each & every
animal….having just had Rotator Cuff surgery on his shoulder 3 days prior! Yep,
you read it right! This man took his time, and judged the LARGEST Tennessee donkey show ever (until the next week at Wilson!)
and… in the oppressive heat of early August.
16 year-old Taylor Ware of Franklin, Tennessee (she gained
notoriety yodeling on America’s Got Talent) started the show off with a beautiful a-capella
rendition of the National Anthem, and with a little coaxing, entertained us with a bit of her yodeling
talent too!
The show was very successful. The Fairboard were very
complimentary of our show, how professional & friendly our exhibitors were,
and had many comments on what nice stock we had. I
would like to thank all the behind-the-scene volunteers, the show volunteers,
the exhibitors, the judge and the wonderful spectators for such a wildly
successful show!The Williamson County Fairboard has asked that we put on a show again in 2012 and we are working to get a larger area to do this in.
If you haven’t viewed the Show results, make sure to go to http://tennessee-donkeys.com/WilliamsonCountyShowResults2011.html.
TDA Youth, Shyanne Lopp with her donkey Twister.
TDA Youth, Katie Randall and her donkey Roller
