BRIAR CREEK FARM
244 Schoolfield Rd.
Ruffin, NC 27326
(877) 477-7654
Our Myotonic (Fainting) Goats
Myotonic goats, which may may also be called Fainting goats, refer to a breed with the characteristic known as myotonia congenita. This is a condition in which the muscle cells experience prolonged contraction when the goat is startled. The transitory stiffness associated with these contractions can cause the goat to fall down.
This is not a true faint, but a muscular phenomenon unrelated to the nervous system. The degree of stiffness varies from goat to goat, with some showing a consistently stiff response and others exhibiting stiffness only rarely.
According to the Fainting Goat Guild, the Fainting Goat can be traced back to the 1880s. A farm worker named John Tinsley who traveled from place to place came to central Tennessee to the farm of Dr. Mayberry with four unusual goats that got stiff and fell down. It is believed that John Tinsley came from Nova Scotia, Canada, but no one knows where he found his unusual goats.
After only a year, John Tinsley moved on and left his goats (one buck and three does) on Dr. Mayberry's farm. Dr. Mayberry began to breed the unusual goats and found that their babies got stiff and fell down too. He concluded that this must be a different kind of goat and called them Tennessee Fainting Goats.
Slightly smaller than standard breeds of the goat, fainting goats are generally 17 to 25 in. tall and can weigh anywhere from 60 to 174 lb.
MYOTONIC (FAINTING) GOAT BARN
BRIAR CREEK FARM DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
Date of Birth: 04/03/22
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred)
Sire: Solis Occasus Villa Geronimo
Dam: Solis Occasus Villa Presley
Sire's Sire: Solis Occasus Villa Comanche
Sire's Dam: Outlaw Farms Dahlia
Dam's Sire: Skydance Mingo
Dam's Dam: Double G Calico
BRIAR CREEK FARM MYSTIC FALLS
Date of Birth: 03/19/22
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred)
Sire: Syncope Falls Gizmo
Dam: Syncope Falls Daisy
Sire's Sire: Syncope Falls Somethin' Special
Sire's Dam: Syncope Falls Southern Drawl
Dam's Sire: Syncope Falls Rowdy
Dam's Dam: Syncope Falls Red Bonnie Boop
BRIAR CREEK FARM KODIAK
Date of Birth: 03/16/22
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred) Pending
Sire: Syncope Falls Gizmo
Dam: Syncope Falls Gypsy
Sire's Sire: Syncope Falls Something Special
Sire's Dam: Syncope Falls Southern Drawl
Dam's Sire: Syncope Falls Titan
Dam's Dam: Syncope Falls Ida Claire
BRIAR CREEK FARM FALL'N STARR
Date of Birth: 02/15/21
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred)
- International Fainting Goat Assoc. (Certified Premium)
Sire: Solis Occasus Villa Geronimo
Dam: Solis Occasus Villa Kacie
Sire's Sire: Solis Occasus Villa Comanche
Sire's Dam: Outlaw Farms Dahlia
Dam's Sire: Skydance Mingo
Dam's Dam: Double G Calico
BRIAR CREEK FARM WILLOW BLOSSOM
Date of Birth: 03/08/21
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred)
- International Fainting Goat Assoc. (Certified Premium)
Sire: Syncope Falls Gizmo
Dam: Syncope Falls Daisy
Sire's Sire: Syncope Falls Somethin' Special
Sire's Dam: Syncope Falls Southern Drawl
Dam's Sire: Syncope Falls Rowdy
Dam's Dam: Syncope Falls Red Bonnie Boop
SOLIS OCCASUS VILLA KACIE
Date of Birth: 01/05/19
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred)
- International Fainting Goat Assoc. (Certified Premium)
Sire: Skydance Mingo
Dam: Double G Calico Smorz
Sire's Sire: Goat Flower Farm Blue Eyed Moon
Sire's Dam: Skydance Farm Harley's Lucy
Dam's Sire: R Fainting Paintball
Dam's Dam: Deer Springs Southern Belle
SOLIS OCCASUS VILLA PRESLEY
Date of Birth: 01/05/19
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred)
- International Fainting Goat Assoc. (Certified Premium)
Sire: Skydance Mingo
Dam: Double G Calico Smorz
Sire's Sire: Goat Flower Farm Blue Eyed Moon
Sire's Dam: Skydance Farm Harley's Lucy
Dam's Sire: R Fainting Paintball
Dam's Dam: Deer Springs Southern Belle
SOLIS OCCASUS VILLA GERONIMO
Date of Birth: 01/01/19
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred)
- International Fainting Goat Assoc. (Certified Premium)
Sire: Solis Occasus Villa Comanche
Dam: Outlaw Farms Dahlia
Sire's Sire: Southern Drawl Farms Appollo
Sire's Dam: Jamcin's Fancy Firebird
Dam's Sire: Outlaw Farms Show Me the Money
Dam's Dam: Outlaw Farms Hot Koko
SYNCOPE FALLS GIZMO
Date of Birth: 03/29/18
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred)
- International Fainting Goat Assoc. (Certified Premium)
Sire: Syncope Falls Somethin' Special
Dam: Syncope Falls Southern Drawl
Sire's Sire: Beechkeld 0578 Brassdancer
Sire's Dam:
Full Moon Farm Mystica Moon
Dam's Sire: B's Barn Gunsmoke
Dam's Dam: Providence Farm's Sweet Jazzmin
SYNCOPE FALLS DAISY
Date of Birth: 05/20/17
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred)
- International Fainting Goat Assoc. (Certified Premium)
Sire: Syncope Falls Rowdy
Dam: Syncope Falls Red Bonnie Boop
Sire's Sire: WP Who Dat
Sire's Dam: Syncope Falls Timber
Dam's Sire: Beechkeld 0578 Grassdancer
Dam's Dam: Miss Bee
SYNCOPE FALLS GYPSY QUEEN
Date of Birth: 03/07/17
Registrations:
- Myotonic Goat Registry (Purebred)
- International Fainting Goat Assoc. (Certified Premium)
Sire: Syncope Falls Titian
Dam: Syncope Falls Ida Claire
Sire's Sire: WP Who Dat
Sire's Dam: B's Barn Eclipse
Dam's Sire: Moonlight Farms Chief Tomochichi
Dam's Dam: Full Moon Farm Emmie
Gypsy's light, honey brown eyes sweetens and spices up our farm!
