Garrett Ranch - Pygora Goat Breed Standards

PICTURED: "Merlin" winning Class Blue ribbon, Champion Buck, Best of Show. Awarded by the #1 Pygora Judge, Jackie Liner.

Head:Medium size with a dished profile preferred. The eyes should be set apart, pigmented any color and not protruding. The ears are medium long, either slightly drooping or erect, resembling the Pygmy or Angora ear set. The nose should be wide and flat. The bite should be even. Pygoras are genetically horned but disbudding is acceptable. The side view of the jaw is almost straight and slightly rounded.

Neck: Long and graceful, well muscled and flexible on does. Medium thick and arching on mature a buck.

Shoulder: Closely attached to the withers.

Back: Sloping slightly down from the withers. Withers should be sharp, obvious and slightly higher than the spine. The back should be level along the chine and loin, rising slightly at the hip.

Chine and Loin: Broad and level, wide and pronounced, strong.

Rump: Long and sloping about 30 degrees.

Hips: Wide but in proportion, rear view rectangular. Bucks are not as wide as does.

Pine Bones: Wide apart on does, narrower on bucks. The thurl can be felt. The hip joint itself is buried in muscle and cannot be felt. The thurls are wide set and nearly level as seen from the rear.

Tail: Straight, held erect, not broken or wry.

Skin: Pliable, clean and smooth.

Forelegs: Set straight under shoulders, smooth, and muscular without being cobby. The legs should be long enough to keep the proportion of height at the withers to body length equal to show a goat of balance appearing square. The legs should be set wide apart. They should be straight down from the elbow when viewed from the side.

Hind legs: Set wide apart, straight down from the hips through to the canon bone and hoof when viewed from the rear. When viewed from the side, the leg should be well angulated at the stifle joint. Thighs should be muscular, without being cobby, allowing for smoothness on the move.

Hocks: Well angulated, straight when viewed from the rear, not rotated either in or out.

Pasterns: Medium to long, flexible and strong, angulated slightly forward to the hoof.

Feet: Strong, symmetrical, hooves together, level sole.

Barrel: Large and full, increasing toward the flank. The body is pear shaped when viewed from above and from the side.

Ribs: Should be well sprung both from the spine and with increasing space between the ribs from head to tail.

Crop: Or fore ribs, should be very full. The chest floor should level, wide and well muscled.

Fore chest: Or prosternum, should be ahead of the shoulders, full and obvious.