Mother and Daughter Partnership
"Takes the Show"-

United Caprine News 10/00 June, 1986: Anne Petersen finally makes a dream come true and purchases two Alpine Grades. Several other breeds follow.
Sept., 1989: Margiana Petersen-Rockney born.
March, 1991: Rosasharn's Baby Bella is born, Anne's first Nigerian and Margiana's play-mate. We sold the other breeds and never looked back.
Spring, 1993: Goodwood Tom Thumb is purchased, a move to have profound influence on the Rosasharn herd.
Aug., 1997: Rosasharn's Sandalwood (Bella's great grand daughter) was born, officially initiating Anne and Margiana's partnership in herd management and ownership.
Dec. 1998: Margiana attempts to secretly aquire Water Lily from a herd reduction sale, as a gift for Anne. But to her great disappointment, was informed that the doe was "sold". Two weeks later, Goodwood Water Lily Is presented to Margiana as surprise Christmas present with a big red bow.
July 7-8, 2000: After a grueling 20 hour drive from Massachusetts, we'd finally made it to the show barn of the AGS National Show in Smithfield, North Carolina! The night of our departure, Tom Thumb, our main herd sire and prize buck had blocked with urinary calculi. What to do?? Anne finally figured he'd be best cared for if he came along, as planned. With treatment commenced, we began our journey accompanied by much anxiety. Throughout the trip Anne feared for his life. We stopped several times to care for him. Miraculously, by our morning stop for milk-out, Tom was dribbling! and by evening he peed! We were relieved and celebratory. As the show barn filled up we admired all the lovely animals and acquainted ourselves with breeders we'd both heard about and corresponded with. What fun to put faces to names.

July, 10:


We were surrounded by beautiful Nigerian does in every class. The first thrill was to have Tom's daughter Rosasharn's Sandalwood 4*D "Sandy," co-owned by Anne and Margiana, chosen as the #1 two year old (followed in second place by our good friend and travel companion from Massachusetts, Heather Georgia and her Doe-sy-Doe's Honey Bun). The thrill continued as Sandy was selected Senior Grand Champion of the day, again followed by Honey Bun as the Reserve! Heather, Anne and Margiana flew at one another for hugs and cries of joy. The next class to enter was Champion Challenge... but what to do with three of our own does to compete in the class? Anne took in her old friend of almost 10 years, ARMCH Rosasharn's Baby Bella *D, Heather took Sandy and Margiana took her own doe, ARMCH Goodwood Water Lily *D. The does in this class are the cream of the crop, representing many fine herds. To our astonishment, the first three animals in the final line-up were: Water Lily, Sandy and Bella! We were shocked...and elated. What a show! The icing on the cake came for us at the conclusion of the buck show. Dispite his trauma of the previous days, and some very stiff competition, ARMCH Goodwood Tom Thumb +*S--The 1997 National Champion--took the National title for the second time! This was a day of a life-time. With adrenaline still pumping, we packed our goats and belongings, said our good-byes and headed home. As we drove north we reflected on the wonderful time we had had and all the great folks we'd visited. We basked in the afterglow of our successes and were grateful for the animals we've had the opportunity to purchase and use as foundations for our breeding program. We were so proud that does of our own breeding, Bella at age 9 1/2 and Sandy at two, had proved themselves and done so well. We are proud of one another and grateful, also to Randy Rockney (husband and father) for his love and support. This show was at the same time both the culmination of many years of planning and hard work and a time to look forward to the future and set new goals for the direction our breeding program will take.