We’ve had over the years several people asking questions or advice about timid or nervous kids showing.  We will first look at a couple examples of problems experienced right from the Steerplanet Forums.

    “A picture is worth a thousand Words”, How many times have we heard that phrase?  Well in my world, a calf picture is worth a thousand words and that “Killer Picture” might be worth a Thousand dollars or more.  I am going to share some ideas of taking cattle pictures.  I am an amateur  photographer and writer but my passion is cattle and one of my favorite hobbies of late is trying to snap the perfect picture of the calves I’m proud of.

We’ve all pretty much heard about the horse whisperer approach to breaking horses. At our place, we use the cow whisperer method! We’ve found that the gentle approach to breaking calves has worked the best for us. Not only does it produce calm animals but it is also the safest way for us.

You have been working with your calf all winter, getting the hair just to pop the way you want it to. Then one day, you go out to the barn and you find the dreaded spot with no hair. What is it? Could it be ringworm? Yes, but what exactly is ringworm?