Minerva was a little bit of a surprise additoin, but after a few years of waiting for a maternal brother her dam was getting older and Rachel from RDR Nubians needed to downsize her Nubian herd which included Minerva. She was a first freshening three year old with very little capacity after having a single, but she had a lot of good piece that just needed time and a few more freshenings. With a strong, consistent dam line and Minerva being a paternal sister of  two-time National Champion SGCH Kastdemur's Temerity 4*M EX93 I very quickly inquired. After months of trying to get her across the country between schedules, the pandemic and west coast fires she finally made it! A big thank you to the Conway family and everyone involved in making it possible.

With a second and third freshening, she has really come along. Minerva is a powerful doe while still being angular with open ribs and femininity. She is also wide across her rump, uphill to withers on the move and with lovely extension of brisket she quickly finished her permanent championship and has scored excellent every year since. She is strongest in mammary system with plenty of extension of fore udder, width of rear udder and a lovely shape to the udder floor we choose to retain her son *B Hops N Lops Must Be a Weasley and hope to keep an AI son to use more heavily in the future. Weasley's full younger sister Marauder's is a twin of Minerva making us excited to see her mature. 

Minerva has a tough kidding and struggled at the end of her pregnancy in 2022, but came back strong in 2023. While we didn't show her much as she is a pending permanent champion she did earn a Best Udder of Breed win at the CDGA Nutmeg Classic this year, losing GCH to her herdmate. She looks great and we look forward to hopefully getting her out as an aged doe in 2024.

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