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I am happy to report that we went to another jackpot show and had a lot of improvement. While he was still worried with new people, he never got away and was even show two times without any big issues. The last day the judge even put his hands on him and he did not come un-done. Even though they...

WYO thats a good idea, did not think about the whole progression. I like the introducing the strangers even in the trailer. We have an opportunity to take him to a 4H cattle meeting this Saturday. I think we may take him and just tie him up at the trailer. See how he handles that. Then Monday I...

Yes, Knabe, I apply all those same principles to my horses and do use it on our steers to a point. I put pressure on until acceptance and then release pressure immediately. I try to make the wrong reaction difficult and the right reaction easy for them. Horses learn from release to "pressure"...

WOW!!! Very Nice!! Keep us posted on how they do.

I think she looks pretty darn nice, like she will produce some nice show calves. I would love to see her clipped and her head up.

I cringed watching the first video Knabe. There are way more stupid horse "Trainers" than there are good ones IMO. The second video was good and has the idea that moving the horse and releasing pressure gets them to hook on to you. Since I have been training horses for many years I can relate to...

We have been playing the radio, we have chickens that run around his feet and noises don't bother him. We have a boatload of dogs and when my daughter washes him, the dogs are all under foot playing in the water. The steer could care less. He can be tied up and horses and riders are galloping by...

Do you mean de-horned late? That I don't know. He is an April calf and I see no evidence of recent de-horning.

Optimally Made

My daughter got her new project steer(April MAB calf) a few weeks ago. He has been great at home for the most part except acts like a green calf at times, nothing surprising. He has been tied for a couple hours each day, broke to a show stick, washed, blown and clipped on. All that has been easy...

Thank You Boot Jack! We are in Auburn, California. Yes, I was told I should have had my daughter take him to state fair, but he was not finished at that time (2.5 months earlier, than our fair). We were lucky as the judge was from OK and did not mind that he was over the 1,400 lb mark. If it had...

OOOOPS! Here are the rest of the pictures.

I am finally getting around to updating on my daughter's first year of having a steer(or any cattle for that matter). To refresh, we bought a steer from Trausch Farms sale last year. He was a April smokey colored steer by Blueprint and out of a HooDoo cow. We sure learned a lot this first year...

CAB I know many cattle breeders are not too keen on breeding clubby heifers/cows and no you did not make me mad  ;) I like this heifer and I like the fact that she is packing some Angus breeding on her bottom side. Is she perfect? Hell No! I know that and if she had been I would not have been...

Thank you Boot Jack Bulls. We have a fitter that is coming next week to start clipping on her. She has a lot of hair. I agree with everything you said. Once we get her cleaned up I will post more photos. I also need to start thinking about what bull to breed her too.

WOW!!! Congrats! Pretty fancy if you ask me.

Thanks guys! I appreciate your opinions! You guys have way more experience than I do for sure. Here is another picture of her just standing at the wash rack. It may show her hind legs a bit more for you guys to evaluate. I think she could use more flex in her pasterns too. I also think she is a...

I am shocked!!  ;) So far 164 people have looked at this post and not one has replied. I have noticed that there are a lot of posts that not many are replying too. Must be a busy calving season  <party>

That white calf looks amazing to me!!

This is our Bodacious x Angus heifer. She is 11 months old. We would like you opinions on her and who you would breed her to. We are thinking I-80? She is registered with the ACA association (Chimaine), it show that she is 1.89 Chianina, 13.89 Angus, 19.24 Maine and 64.98 Other. Guess that...