We caught up with Mr. Dawson Staley, exhibitor of the Reserve Champion Market Lamb at the 2025 Ohio State Fair Open Show. Learn a little more about Dawson below!
What feed product do you feel helped them the most?
I feel that feeding him Glu Coat got him to the right condition with minimal exercise.
What show day supply could you not go without?
Gold Dust and 3 hours out!
What did you do to prepare that helped set yourself apart?
The countless hours spent in the barn working with him to properly present him because of how crazy featured he is!
What was the funniest thing that happened while you were preparing for the State Fair?
In the weeks leading up to the Ohio State Fair I was heading to a lamb show and had a black bear run into the side of my livestock trailer. I still made the show. It was the first bear in 50 some years to be caught in Ohio.
If you could invent a new fair food, what would it be?
A ribeye steak served with a loaded baked potato!
What would it look like if you designed a ride for the fair?
It would be a teleportation device and would look like the Back to the Future car.
What was your celebratory dinner choice?
Carfagna Italian restaurant on Polaris parkway!
