PowellHolman.com
Title
Powell-Holman
Contact
- Powell-Holman Boer Goats
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- Eldorado TX
- United States 76936
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- 915-853-2319
Description
They grew up raising and showing Angora goats on their father’s ranch out side of Rocksprings, Texas. Raising goats was and is a family business. It is not unusual to find both sisters helping their father with his own ranch today. The experience of raising angora and Spanish meat goats made the transition to Boer goats in 1994 a natural choice for the sisters.
The 10,000 acre Holman Ranch is located 25 miles south of Sonora. Forty-five miles north of Sonora is the Powell Ranch which covers 20,000 acres. The size and location of these ranches requires each to assume their share of the ranching responsibilities. When one considers the scope and vastness of each ranching enterprise, it is easier to understand why Claire and Sharon demand the traits of hardiness and high maternal instincts in their animals. Powell-Holman Boer goats are ranch raised and ranch hardy. Powell-Holman Boer goat must be able to travel the country side, forage on their own and kid unassisted.
The ABGA 1997 National Show awarded the partnership seven championship trophies. Always looking to further improve their herd, they traveled to South Africa in 1999 to increase their knowledge of the South African Boer goat. While in South Africa, they arranged to import embryos from top South African genetics. The infusion of these genetics into their herd resulted in the superior offspring the pair had envisioned. These new genetics have helped Powell-Holman remain at the top in the Boer Goat Industry.
