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vick's vapor rub.. it works wonders. at the shows i have competed at using it at the show is not allowed but you can do it throughout the practice time with emm. i start with the vick's vapor rub and then swap with using just the show pipe under the chin slowly it will learn to keep its head up...

zach- what do you mean by "potentially injuring him severely". there is no way that im going to injure my steer!! i dont baby my animals and i expect them to behave in an appropriate manner. that doesnt mean im going to hurt the thing. ive never led my steer to eating or drinking i have however...

all of the other cattle are also very new at being halterbroken and there is basically only enough room in the gated in walkway to hold only one steer. we did consider this method but we just dont feel comfortable walking the steer yet in the larger pasture. we have tried both method of feeding...

my steer i think is slowly in the process of doing better. my dad has been going out to the barn daily to control the halter of the steer and walk him around a little bit. he doesnt like walk farther than a couple steps before he tries to stop and stay grounded to the floor where he basically...

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I'm going to be completely honest. I'm a teenage girl that showed cattle for the first time last year. Ive never been much of a girlie girl (shopping and getting dressed up isnt my thing,, and im not afraid of dirt and bugs) At the first county show at the beginning of last year I took one look...

i use mane and tail on my own hair :) i wouldnt want to waste it on cattle. i purchase the family sized bottle of SUAVE at the local grocery store. i think that it works pretty well, i wash show cattle daily and i always suggest everyone at my barn to do so as well. in my area a bottle of that...

firesweepranch suggested not grabbing the steer by the nose, but what do i do if he likes to bolt off? Should I just pretend he didnt try to run off or is there another way to inforce that he doesnt try to break loose. I do like the ideas on tying the steer to a tractor or truck but because I...

my ag teacher suggested grabbing the steer by the inside of the nose when he starts getting jumpy, is this a good idea or will it just dislike me more? i have gotten to the point of sitting on a stool next to him as he eats his feed and hay. he got a little jumpy this morning when i tied him to...

so this is my first post but I have learned a lot from the posts in other topics. i am although having a struggle breaking my new show steer. I have had him for the past four weeks and have basically spent anywhere from 4 hrs to 12 hrs out at the barn daily with this calf. He is approximately...