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FCH Rafter O Four Leaf Clover

Breed: Mini Nubian, 2nd Gen
Date of Birth: 03-24-2019
Percentage: 76.16% Nubian / 23.84% Nigerian
Coloring: Two-tone Chamoisee
Eyes: Blue (homozygous)

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🐐 About Clover

Clover is a beautiful two-tone chamoisee doe with blue eyes. She is very feminine and has a great topline and overall conformation. Her udder has very high attachments, good teat size, and placement—an excellent example of Mini Nubian structure.

Clover’s pedigree is outstanding on both sides. Her dam, Clair, comes from top Nubian herds. Indy, her sire, is a purebred Mini Nubian with lineage back to quality, foundation Mini Nubian herds.

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🏆 Show Highlights

May 2022
Clover won Grand Champion Mini Nubian Senior Doe at the Hill Country Mini Milkers Texas Two-Step under Judge Brandi Giachino. The competition was fierce, and we are delighted that she came away with the Grand Champion title!

May 2023

Clover won Grand Champion Mini Nubian Senior Doe at the Texas Mini Milkers Texas Two-Step under Judge Morgan Allen. She also received Best Udder in both rings! Later in the month, Clover earned her final leg: Grand Champion Mini Nubian Senior Doe and Best Udder under Judge April Hitch at the Memorial Classic in Brenham, Texas.

May 2025
We proudly presented Clover as a Finished Champion to compete in the prestigious Champion Challenge Class. Over the course of three competitive shows—each offering three rings—Clover delivered an unforgettable performance. She didn’t just hold her own among some of the finest does in the ring; she dominated.

Clover was awarded Best of Breed and Best Udder in all nine rings, going an incredible 9 for 9. Her consistency, structure, and exceptional udder earned praise from every panel of judges. One ADGA judge even commented that she is a “National Show” quality doe. We couldn’t be more proud of this outstanding doe and the legacy she’s building.

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🌿 Clover’s Offspring

We have retained multiple kids from Clover’s exceptional line:

• Rafter O Wild Verbena (2021 doeling)
  • Reserve Grand Champion Junior Doe – MDGA Fall 2022 Virtual Show
  • Reserve Grand Champion Senior Doe – Texas Mini Milkers Texas Two-Step, May 2023
  • Reserve Grand Champion & Best Udder – Hill Country Two-Step, May 2024
  • Reserve Grand Champion – Hill Country Two-Step, May 2025
  • Grand Champion – North Texas Tango, May 2025
• Rafter O Indian Blanket “Pancho” (2022 buck) – A promising herd sire with an elite pedigree
• Rafter O Pearl Milkweed Vine and Rafter O Desert Willow (2025 doelings) – Both doelings show strong promise and will carry on Clover’s legacy in our herd

All of Clover’s kids have blue eyes, suggesting she is homozygous for the trait.

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📝 2020 TMGR Conformation Clinic Comments

Evaluator: Rebecca Nix

This is a very correct doe in all aspects. She is very balanced, feminine, and shows nice dairy strength. She has a long lean neck—I think she may be pulling down a bit on the collar giving the illusion of not blending as well into wither. Her shoulder assembly is very correct when viewed from the side. The foreleg placed appropriately under the wither, with adequate extension of chest and brisket. She has nice depth at the heart girth. Very long body with a strong and straight back. The rump could be a bit longer from hip to pin, but she shows correct shape to the rump.

From the front, the only thing I’d like to see is the shoulder a bit wider at the top and the lower foreleg, from the knee down just a bit straighter.

This doe has one of the best escutcheons in the group showing lots of width at the top, free of excess tissue, and the thighs curve outward. She is very correct in the rear legs when viewed from the rear being perpendicular from pin, hock, and fetlock. She does turn out slightly on the lower left foot. She has very correct hoof shape and pastern length. She has exceptional rear leg angulation from the side and if her rump were a bit longer from hip to pin, the hock would be able to be placed more appropriately under the pin.

When looking over the top she shows very correct body shape, with full fore ribs and a nice spring to her barrel. From this view again it is clear to see the rump is just a little short from hip to pin. Really solid doe and when selecting a buck I think the focus should be on rumps.

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🍀 Name Origin

Clover was named after the rare and cherished four-leaf clover—a natural symbol of luck, magic, and good fortune. With only 1 in 10,000 clovers having four leaves, finding one is considered a special sign.

For centuries, four-leaf clovers have appeared in legends and folklore. In ancient Ireland, Celtic Druids believed that shamrocks helped them detect evil spirits, and that four-leaf clovers offered even greater protection. These lucky plants were thought to bring magical safety and blessings to those who found them.

In naming her Clover, we celebrate not only her unique beauty and presence in our herd, but also the good fortune she represents—both in the show ring and in the legacy she’s building.

Kidding History

Year	Doelings	Bucklings	Blue Eyes	Names & Sire
2021	1	1	2	Verbena & Quanah – sire: Memphis
2022	1	1	2	Lantana & Pancho – sire: Tundra
2023	1	1	2	Annie & Azul – sire: Haze
2024	0	1	1	Dagger – sire: Tundra
2025	2	1	3	Pearl, Toro & Willow – sire: Tundra

Clover’s Kids

Clover Pedigree Photos