Photos by: Wyl Smith and Cheryle Moore-Smith

Michi Kasu… or as Wyl used to fondly call her, Michi Bozo (therefore we have always referred to any of her direct descendants as being part of the “Bozo” line) was the most incredibly gentle, free spirit. She never got upset about anything and had a “come what may” mothering style. She would sunbathe and keep an eye on her kids from a distance. I imagined if I questioned her about not keeping track of her kids more closely, that her answer would be “They know where I am if they need me”. I still, to this day describe her as someone that walked through life with an attitude of “Whatever”. She was a good friend that we admired and we still miss her. The last year and a half of her life, she developed cataracts that took most of her sight. Yet she was still nonplussed. I knew that if any doe could deal well with being blind, it was her. There is not much that I could ever find wrong with her conformation. She had a long slender neck, a gorgeous top line with some of the tightest laid in shoulders that I have ever seen, a wide loin and very correct rump from both hips to pins and thurl to thurl. She had lovely rear leg angulation and straight front legs. She had good width throughout and an incredibly attached udder all the way around with thin pliable skin and plumb teats. The only thing I can think of that I would have changed on her is to make her head smaller and her teats bigger. REALLY though, I would be overjoyed to have a herd full of does just like her.

Sire: +B Stonewall’s Orbison *S

Dam:  Old Mountain Farm Ignition

Date of Birth:

6/25/2002 (triplet)

Littermates:

Denning Hill Penny Wise (doe)

Markings/colorings:

Taupe & Red buckskin

Height:

20.5” (unofficial measurement 7-28-11)

Linear Appraisal:

2006 - +EEV 87 @ 4 years & 2 months
2007 - VEEV 89 @ 5 years & 1 month
2008 - +EEV 87 @ 6 years & 2 months

HES scores:
2003 - Final Score as a junior doe 70.85

***HES note: The highest scoring category for Junior Does (does under 24 mons. who have never freshened)
is "70-80"- Promising

Show Record:

Reserve Grand Champion Senior Doe (ADGA-2006)
Judge; David Funk
Best udder in show (ADGA-2006) Judge; David Funk
Grand Champion Senior Doe (ADGA-2007) Judge; Daniel Young
Best of Breed (ADGA-2007) Judge; Daniel Young
Grand Champion Senior Doe (ADGA-2007) Judge; Lynn Benedict
Best of Breed (ADGA-2007) Judge; Lynn Benedict
Best Udder (AGS-2007) Judge; Paul Kempe Jr.
Lincoln Dairy Herd w/herdmates (AGS-2007) Judge; Paul Kempe Jr.
Best Dam and Daughter w/daughter; Fawn (AGS-2007) Judge; Paul Kempe Jr.
Grand Champion Senior Doe (AGS-2007) Judge; Keith Harrell
Best of Breed (AGS-2007) Judge; Keith Harrell

Kidding History:

2004 - twin does (sire: Dakota)
June 2006 - triplets; 2 does, 1 buck (sire: Paradigm)
May 2007 - twins; 1 doe, 1 buck (sire: Don Juan)
Apr. 2008 - singleton doe (sire: Obsidian)
Mar. 2010 - singleton doe (sire: Java Zip)
Mar. 2011 - triplets; 2 does, 1 buck (sire: Stag Party)
May 2012 - singleton buck (sire: Ibex)