WEYAUWEGA, WI (WTAQ) – The sheep show at this years Waupaca County Fair features one truly inspiring competitor.
Anessa Schimke, the 15-year-old born with no legs and half arms has worked hard to not only compete at the Waupaca County sheep show but be very good at it.
About 30 kids were in the competition and Anessa took second place.
Anessa’s interest in sheep started when she was introduced to her babysitter’s family sheep.
“So I got to go out there one day and I just absolutely loved him, so they started letting me show at the fair,” explains Schimke.
Now a veteran of the competition, Anessa knows what judges keep an eye on.
“They look for all the meat quality and muscle quality of the lamb,” she says.
Waupaca County Fair Superintendent Brian Loehrke says the experience is a positive one for her.
“Anessa can’t go out and run like the rest of us, but if she shows sheep and lambs and does well it builds her confidence,” explains Loehrke. “Something she can do and she’s good at it.”
Perhaps her biggest daily admirer is her own mother.
“She’s remarkable,” says Mindy Schimke.
The Waupaca County Fair ends this Sunday.
