jlingle
Well-known member
To say that the State fair was another learning experience for me, would be an understatement. It never ceases to amaze me, that people can have cattle looking that perfectly, at every single show. It just taught me that I have even more to learn in order to keep my daughter's calf competetive in the show ring. I figure many of these steers will look differently when they're 1350, but I was still really impressed with the quality I saw up there. We just didn't have enough finish on our calf.
I was very proud of my daughter, and the job she did showing her calf. She did a good job with her steer being uncooperative in showmanship class but didnt' win, and then she was 2nd in her class with him. She did a good job, and is starting to understand why we work so hard with our cattle at home. I don't know what to do to keep her steer from wanting to lick her when she's showing him. I was thinking about trying some Sour Apple spray on her shirt sleeve, hey it works with dogs. They won't touch the stuff, maybe the steer won't want to lick it either..... heck I don't know.
We were penned right next to the show ring, in what I would call "the petting zoo." I should've made a sign that said CATTLE KICK to keep people away from them, but didn't. Friday evening at about 10:30pm, there was a fella come through there pushing a lady in a wheelchair, and he wheeled her up behind my daughter's standing steer so the lady could pet him. I kinda barked at that guy a little bit, but hey... our steer kicks and she was not in a position to get out of the way. :
I tried to be pretty understanding of most people when they walked through and wanted to touch the calves and ask questions. I got pretty nervous a few times and had to explain to a few of them that what they were doing was unsafe. I still think baby strollers, wheelchairs, dogs and balloons should be outlawed in cattle barns though. When we were about 25 feet from entering the showring with my daughter's steer, a little boy threw a balloon right in front of him. Luckily the whole situation didn't go badly, but it sure could've.
Overall it was a neat experience and we really enjoyed it. The show was a fun one to take the family to, and we got to hit the rides and graze on the junk food during the fair too. It was a good time.
I was very proud of my daughter, and the job she did showing her calf. She did a good job with her steer being uncooperative in showmanship class but didnt' win, and then she was 2nd in her class with him. She did a good job, and is starting to understand why we work so hard with our cattle at home. I don't know what to do to keep her steer from wanting to lick her when she's showing him. I was thinking about trying some Sour Apple spray on her shirt sleeve, hey it works with dogs. They won't touch the stuff, maybe the steer won't want to lick it either..... heck I don't know.
We were penned right next to the show ring, in what I would call "the petting zoo." I should've made a sign that said CATTLE KICK to keep people away from them, but didn't. Friday evening at about 10:30pm, there was a fella come through there pushing a lady in a wheelchair, and he wheeled her up behind my daughter's standing steer so the lady could pet him. I kinda barked at that guy a little bit, but hey... our steer kicks and she was not in a position to get out of the way. :
I tried to be pretty understanding of most people when they walked through and wanted to touch the calves and ask questions. I got pretty nervous a few times and had to explain to a few of them that what they were doing was unsafe. I still think baby strollers, wheelchairs, dogs and balloons should be outlawed in cattle barns though. When we were about 25 feet from entering the showring with my daughter's steer, a little boy threw a balloon right in front of him. Luckily the whole situation didn't go badly, but it sure could've. Overall it was a neat experience and we really enjoyed it. The show was a fun one to take the family to, and we got to hit the rides and graze on the junk food during the fair too. It was a good time.
