our stories: AG KIDS
Gaining
Wisdom
BY CHRISTINA LOVELESS
FEBRUARY 2016
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
It began as a family thing about six years ago. “4-H
was … the thing we came up with,” Macy Wisdom said.
She started out with goats and later switched to showing
lambs. Macy names all of her animals with a presidential
theme. “My first lamb I named George,” Macy mentioned.
“Because, you know, George Washington.”
Her current lamb named Sota, a Haired Sheep, shares
its name with the younger brother of Nanoka, the foreign
exchange student the Wisdom family hosted this past year.
Macy has won numerous awards including the bronze
star, which she received as a junior and a silver star. Macy
also serves as a Parker County 4-H Ambassador.
Outside of 4-H, Macy is a part of Club Volleyball and
volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House in Fort Worth.
Her younger brother, Colt, has battled a number of health
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issues. When he was in the hospital, the family stayed
at the Ronald McDonald House. When Macy was old
enough, she began volunteering there.
In 2012, Macy entered the Junior Meat Goat Show Circuit
(JMGSC) Goat Circuit, competing through all the shows,
trying to enter the top ten. The JMGSC held a costume
contest where Macy went as a 1970s hippie and dressed
her goat as a disco ball. “That was definitely a fun
experience,” Macy said.
Some of Macy’s goals this year are to win showmanship at
the Parker County Youth Livestock Show and to continue
as one of the Parker County 4-H Ambassadors.
One of Macy’s favorite memories is when she first
started showing. While her family was working with goats,
Macy trained her lamb completely on her own. She won
showmanship, “Which was a really big deal for me, being
my first year,” Macy said.
Over the past six years, Macy has learned a few things.
One is to try your hardest in everything you do and,
second, have fun. “If you have fun in it, then it’s always
good,” Macy said.
Macy’s advice for others who are thinking about
getting started in showing is simple: “Give it your all,”
Macy said. “And for new people, if you like it, keep up
with it. It’s really fun.”
Macy is currently an eighth-grader who studies at
home where she can also focus on her animals. When she
grows up she would like to be a Pediatric Cardiologist.
When asked of future plans, Macy said that she is still
looking and that she still has a long way to go.