do goats all age Jan 1st?

[bwebb7]

I don't have horses anymore but I know that all horses for the purpose of breaking and training etc... are idealy bred for a Jan 1st birthday. So even if your mare foals in july her offspring will compete against jan babies in sept oct nov ...
Are goats bred for a Jan 1 birthday or are they their true age?

 

[Epona142]

No, goats keep their true age because in goats, especially younger ones, even a few months can make a difference in scenarios (ie. breeding)

 

[Chatychick]

I agree Goats ages are when they are born and thats what I go by when breeding...

 

[Goat_Walker]

Umm.... I thought that they just kept it that Race horses are all Jan 1st, your own horses still have their birthdays , Unless of course you thought it would be easier to keep them with track birthdays. Goats are like doggies with horns xD So they keep their b-days.
( I might be wrong about the horse thing, But thats what I learned when on the track )

 

[Cara]

As far as I know all of the major horse registries follow the same rule. The AQHA certainly does. My filly is 2 today even though her true birthday is April 20th.

 

[bwebb7]

yeah- I used to show Paints and my May baby was judged along side a Jan baby in October- at futurities and she just seemed very immature-but I also know that dates are faked and I competed with some "November" that were registered Jan!