I’m taking you behind the scenes with my own Nigerian dwarf goats to answer a question I get a lot: what’s the real purpose of fainting goats? I break down how the myotonic gene works, share stories ...

Halé Schatz refers to herself as a “goatherd,” based on her command of her goat charges and her love for them. Schatz’s Goodwin Hill goat entourage includes several generations of Nigerian goats.