Payton Dahmer, one of the judges for last weekend’s Phillips County Showdown, at left, helps out some of the children in the novice category as they show their sheep at the Bank of Colorado Pavilion on Saturday. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Four-year-old Braxlee Cowan of La Salle works to settle his sheep during novice showmanship at the Phillips County Showdown on Saturday. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Avery Gray of Greeley shows her pig during Saturday’s Phillips County Showdown action at the Bank of Colorado Pavilion. — The Holyoke Enterprise | Johnson Publications
Small animals featured at Phillips County Showdown
Showmen from all over Colorado and beyond flocked with their animals to the Bank of Colorado Pavilion in Holyoke for the Phillips County Showdown for small animals Saturday and Sunday, May 22-23.
The event featured sheep, swine and goats in two rings each day, and there were showmanship awards in all three species for senior, intermediate, junior and novice showmen. On Saturday, 193 showmen competed, and 135 showed their animals in competition Sunday.
A total of 438 animals were judged in market class competition Saturday, including 276 hogs, 107 sheep and 55 goats. On Sunday, 335 animals were judged, including 218 hogs, 81 sheep and 36 goats.
Judges were Ben Williams of Hutchinson, Kansas, and Payton Dahmer of Nevada, Missouri.
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