We have a Sept. calf that is a real stud. I have high hopes for the calf but he seems to posess one disappointing trait. To look at him you would say he is sound as a cat but when you watch him on the move he "pops his rear pasterns" to varying degrees. Sometimes you look at him just moving casually in the pasture and it is not noticeable. Sometimes you look at him and it is ever so slight and when you begin to croud him and walk behind him it seems to amplify the condition. It's almost like a bad habit he has gotten in to and when he is not thinking about it he is fine. He is a Smokin Hottie (Monopoly x Madrid) x Rocky Balboa (Ali x WMW). I suspect that if it is genetic it is coming from the WMW. I have seen fat steers that have exhibited this trait to some degree at shows and it did not seem to be a major consideration when placing them and most have finished a show at or near the top. Although you would prefer that this condition not exist, if the calf is a Tank and really powerful in all other respects how big of a deal is this? We were going to do some marketing on the steer because we thought he was really good and there would be considerable interest, now our excitement has been tempered considerably! What are your thoughts?