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As the craze for surfing surges, in California, the US, a dwarf goat named Chupacabrah is demonstrating how to ride the waves with poise and professionalism.

Holiday-maker Kimberly Van Donsel happened to notice the antics of Chupacabrah while she was surfing the net for instructional courses in the sport.

The notion of putting goats on a manmade board in water was the brainchild of surf instructor Dana McGregor, gaining him the nickname the 'Goatfather'.

For McGregor, goats came onto the horizon when he acquired one to help purge his land of poison oak.

He and his original animal, Goatee, quickly became firm friends and it struck McGregor that his hooved pal might similarly relish his own passion for surfing.

Goatee was a natural, taking to it like a duck to water, leading McGregor to give other goats a go.

The warm response to the goat posts on social media marked the dawn of McGregor's novel business concept - the Surf Goat Day deal offers surfing instruction, board hire and a tandem surf ride with a four-legged companion, an offer too appealing to miss for tourists like Elizabeth French.

Newbie Rebekah Abern instantly recognised that the goat riding the waves on her board had just the knack of how to balance, and it probably had a trick or two buried in its beard too!

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