Central Part of the US, Kinder Beginnings

The Kinder goat was started in Washington State in the late 1980's, it made its way into Missouri in 1991. There was another breeder in Missouri earlier on but I never knew her. She was not breeding Kinder any longer when I first came on the scene.

We started to promote the Kinder right away. It was before we had any Kinder on the ground that we started setting up displays and handing out literature about the breed; Searching out places where ever we could.

Work started on trying to get the Kinder into the Missouri State Fair in the spring of 1992. The Director of the Fair was very much in favor of exhibiting new breeds (you can read his letter below) but the Dairy Goat Superintendent did not share these feelings.

It was with the approval of the Fair Director and help from Dr.Helen Swartz that we were able to exhibit Kinder kids at the Missouri Fair in the fall of 1992.

We were not welcomed with open arms. Neither the Angora Goat Superintendent nor the Dairy Goat Superintendent really wished to share any of the barn with a new breed.

The Kinder was once again put on exhibit in 1993, this time we had a few grown does to display as well as kids.

In 1994 the Kinder finally made it into the show ring at the Missouri State Fair.

Had it not been for a very open minded Fair Director along with help from Dr. Helen Swartz,Small Livestock Specialist in Missouri, I wonder if the Kinder goat would have ever found its way to the Missouri State Fair show ring?