Ober-the-Top Dairy Goats

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Ober-the-Top Dairy Goats

Established in 2008, Ober-the-Top is a ADGA-Registered American Oberhasli dairy goat herd owned by Abigail Ball of SE Wisconsin. My herd is CAE and CL negative.

Thank you for your interest in Ober-the-Top! I received my first Oberhasli when I was 12 as a 4-H and FFA project on my neighbor Kiki Brackett's farm under the Brackett's Sunburst herd name. Today, I raise Oberhasli dairy goats under my own herd name, Ober-the-Top, which I established in 2008. I studied Animal Science and Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin from 2012-2015, and I will be a

ttending the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine from 2015-2019. I plan to practice large animal veterinary medicine and specialize in small ruminants in the future. My herd is based off the best of Kiki's Brackett's Sunburst Farm. I strive to utilize the best Oberhasli genetics in order to produce offspring that improve upon previous generations and are competitive in the show ring. All kids are removed from their dams at birth and raised on heat-treated colostrum, followed by pasteurized milk until weaning. I practice strict culling in order to keep my herd small, yet competitive. My herd is very small right now, being a college student, but I hope to expand my herd in the coming years. I bring my goats to about 3 or more shows a year, usually including the Wisconsin State Fair and ADGA National Show whenever its location is close. I also participate in Linear Appraisal and DHIR. I encourage you to add an Ober-the-Top animal to your breeding program!

08/11/2025

Had a fantastic weekend at the Wisconsin State Fair open show! Mother nature was not the kindest to us this year between the heat, humidity, and record-breaking flooding. Luckily the goat barn stayed dry and we were able to finish our senior doe show today with the fair shut down and no spectators. Results are as follows:

Junior Does:
Ober-Boerd T Vanna- 1st Senior Yearling, GCH
Ober-the-Top Raven- 1st Intermediate Kid, RGCH
Ober-the-Top Gem- 8th Intermediate Kid

Senior Does:
Brackett's Sunburst Prima Dona- 1st 2-year-old, RGCH
Dreamy Sunset OBD Pearl- 3rd 3-year-old
Ober-the-Top Stormy- 2nd Champion Challenge
Ober-the-Top Lark- 3rd Champion Challenge

This will likely be the last show of the season for me. Looking forward to the fall, and stay tuned for some exciting breeding plans to be posted soon!

08/06/2025

This year at Nationals was special, as I had my first individual class winner with Ober-Boerd T Vanna in the junior yearling class 🥇
I also had the 2nd place in the class as well with Ober-the-Top Siren who has since went to her new home in Ohio to be a foundation doe for a new Oberhasli herd ❤️
I'm looking forward to seeing Vanna freshen this spring. She will be bred to my junior herdsire, Ober-Boerd T Vector. Despite the similarity in their names, they are not very related at all. This should be an exciting match! Thanks to Kirt for letting me incorporate these genetics into my herd.

07/24/2025

Pictures of the milkers from Nationals 🤎 Names and placings are in the comments. Thank you Bob Bartholomew for the beautiful pictures!

07/21/2025

Realized that I forgot to post my linear appraisal scores from a few weeks back!

Ober-the-Top Lark 90VEEE (E in back, rump, front legs, and head!)
Dreamy Sunset OBD Pearl 90VEEE (E in back and front legs!)
Brackett's Sunburst Prima Dona 88VEVV (as a first freshener with 89 being the max allowable score!)
Ober-the-Top Stormy 87VEEV (E in rump)

I'm pleased with the results for my small herd and happy with the direction things are going 😀

Nationals photos to come!

07/15/2025

Grateful for the opportunity to show at this year's ADGA National Show in Grand Island, NE! 🐐 The week started off with a bang with Oberhasli being one of the first two breeds to show. Having such a small herd, I'm proud of how my does performed against some of the best herds in the country. Results are as follows:

Brackett's Sunburst Prima Dona- 5th 2-year-old
Dreamy Sunset OBD Pearl- 10th 3-year-old
Ober-the-Top Lark- 5th 5-6-year-old
Ober-Boerd T Vanna- 1st Junior Yearling
Ober-the-Top Siren- 2nd Junior Yearling
Ober-the-Top Raven- 6th Intermediate Kid
Ober-the-Top Gem- 17th Intermediate Kid

It was exciting to stand in the junior national champion lineup with my two yearlings! I also brought back my second piece of National Show pottery with Vanna 🏺

Congratulations to all of this year's winners! All the beautiful Obes here keep inspiring me to breed better and remind me why I love this breed so much 🤎🧡

Now to relax for the rest of the week and enjoy watching pretty goats on the big stage 😊

(Pictures to follow...)

07/08/2025

Last chance on semen sales at Nationals! Prices reduced- trying to make room in tank! If interested, please message me by 7/10.

Ober-the-Top Jay
5/$100, 5 straws available
-Littermate brother to CH (pending) Ober-the-Top Lark

SOLD- Ober-Boerd Stormbringer
4/$120, 4 straws available

SOLD- Haycreeks Topflight Twister
4/$80, 4 straws available

SOLD- Heaven's Hollow Ransom
2/$40, 2 straws available

SOLD- Dehuene LL Mjolnir
4/$80, 4 straws available

GCH Ober-the-Top Joe
5/$100, 20 straws available

SGCH Brackett's Sunburst Artero
5/$100, 20 straws available

Brackett's Sunburst Taz
5/$100, 20 straws available

Brackett's Sunburst Hans
5/$100, 7 straws available

Brackett's Sunburst Phantom
5/$75, 9 straws available

Tonka-Tails Troubador
5/$75, 5 straws available

Tonka-Tails Captan O the Watch
5/$75, 5 straws available

*B Little-Rainbow "Coyote Kid" (Toggenburg)
2/$20, 2 straws available

06/30/2025

💥FOR SALE!💥 Here is my big for sale post of the year with Nationals coming up. Included are animals, as well as semen that I am offering.

1. Oberhasli buckling (name TBD by buyer)- Born May 7, 2025
Dam- CH (pending) Ober-the-Top Stormy
Sire- Early Rise Acres WHB Pemberton
This guy is long, stylish, and dairy with a nice dark bay coloring. His dam Stormy is a 3-year-old 2nd freshener who easily finished her championship last year as a 1st freshening 2-year-old. Stormy was 8th place at the 2024 ADGA National Show, as well as 1st place Dam & Daughter with her dam Lark. She capped off the year with a BOB win at the competitive Wisconsin State Fair. The sire of these kids is Early Rise Acres WHB Pemberton, a rare AI buck out of the well-known White-Haven PM Bundaberg.
$400

2. Ober-the-Top Siren- Junior Yearling doe born May 2024
Dam- CH (pending) Ober-the-Top Stormy
Sire- Early Rise Acres HSS Jaeger
I had a really hard time deciding on does to cut this year, so this decision did not come easy. In efforts to keep my numbers low and ideally only one doe per age class, I've decided to offer Siren for sale. She has the most personality of any Oberhasli I've ever had- very energetic and entertaining. I don't typically offer many does for sale, so I will be looking for the best fit home for Siren. She will be available at the conclusion of or after Nationals, as I have her signed up. See pictures below.
$800

3. Semen!
This can be brought to ADGA Nationals as long as paid for in full before July 10th.

Oberhasli:

Ober-the-Top Jay
5/$125, 5 straws available
-Littermate brother to CH (pending) Ober-the-Top Lark

Cream-of-Kansas' TD Rem Arrio
2/$100, 2 straws available

Ober-Boerd Stormbringer
4/$140, 4 straws available

Haycreeks Topflight Twister
4/$100, 4 straws available

Heaven's Hollow Ransom
2/$50, 2 straws available

Dehuene LL Mjolnir
4/$100, 4 straws available

GCH Ober-the-Top Joe
5/$100, 20 straws available

SGCH Brackett's Sunburst Artero
5/$100, 20 straws available

Brackett's Sunburst Taz
5/$100, 20 straws available

Brackett's Sunburst Hans
5/$100, 7 straws available

Brackett's Sunburst Phantom
5/$75, 9 straws available

Tonka-Tails Troubador
5/$75, 5 straws available

Tonka-Tails Captan O the Watch
5/$75, 5 straws available

Toggenburg:

Little*Creek LCWT Snowbuck
3/$45, 3 straws available

*B Little-Rainbow "Coyote Kid"-
2/$20, 2 straws available

Please shoot me a message with any interest. I am located in Southern WI, but will be attending ADGA Nationals in NE. Thanks!

~Abby

06/25/2025

Last weekend I attended the IDGA Illini Interstate Showdown in Bloomington, IL. It was a scorcher outside and unfortunately Oberhasli were not official for seniors and only two of the three junior rings, but I still had a great time. Traveling alone to the show, I wasn't able to get any pictures at the show, so I took some pictures last night at home. The does are not fully uddered up in the photos, but I thought they still looked nice. Show results in the photo description.
Next stops are Linear Appraisal in 5 days, and then ADGA Nationals in NE! Can't wait!

06/15/2025

I have a couple pretty Oberhasli bucklings that are looking for a new home! They are both long, dairy, and carry strong substance of bone like their dam. They were born on May 7th. Their dam is CH (pending) Ober-the-Top Stormy, a 3-year-old 2nd freshener in my herd, who easily finished her championship last year as a 1st freshening 2-year-old. Stormy was 8th place at the ADGA National Show last year, as well as 1st place Dam & Daughter with her dam Lark. She capped off the year with a BOB win at the competitive Wisconsin State Fair. The sire of these kids is Early Rise Acres WHB Pemberton, a rare AI buck out of the well-known White-Haven PM Bundaberg. Many of you know that while Korey/ Early Rise Acres doesn't post on social media much, he has a beautiful and very competitive herd of Oberhasli in Southern WI.
These bucks are priced to move at $400 each. I am located in Fort Atkinson, WI. Please PM for more details or with any interest.

05/27/2025

This past weekend, I attended the Wisconsin Dairy Goat Association Badger State Show. As always, it was a very well-run show- thank you to all the members of the show committee for all their hard work! It was also exciting to show in the Oberhasli Breeders of America D4 Specialty Show under judge and fellow Oberhasli breeder Kirt Schnipke!

The girls did well, and I have two new pending permanent champions in the barn! 🎉

Brackett's Sunburst Prima Dona (2yo/1f)- GCH x1 (Jennifer Lohman-Peterson), RGCH x3 (Kirt Schnipke, Todd Biddle, Katie Wolf-Jackson)

Dreamy Sunset OBD Pearl (3yo/2f)- GCH x3 (Kirt Schnipke, Todd Biddle, Katie Wolf-Jackson), BOBx1 (Katie Wolf-Jackson)

Also notable was my senior yearling Ober-Boerd T Vanna that went Jr. GCH x2 (Kirt Schnipke, Todd Biddle), and was scratched in the third ring!

05/20/2025

Some more pictures of Vanna at this last weekend's show courtesy of Susan Germundson! Thank you!

05/19/2025

Yesterday I attended the first show of the season at the Tri-State Show in West Salem, WI! I didn't get any pictures at the show besides some udder shots on the stand since I was flying solo, but I managed to get some of the juniors at home this evening! Show highlights are as follows:

Ober-Boerd T Vanna- GCH AOP x2 (scratched in ring 3) and BEST JUNIOR DOE IN SHOW x2!!! 🔥

Ober-the-Top Raven- RGCH x1

Dreamy Sunset OBD Pearl- RGCH x3

Brackett's Sunburst Prima Dona- GCH/ BOB x1

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East Troy, WI
53120

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