Sassy Show Stock
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Okay first of all, I am a senior in High School and got my start in the Bovine industry back in the fall of '04 when I bought my first show steers. Since then I have been fortunate to win 2 heifers, the first of which was bred and from our Farm Bureau's heifer project. After she (Fancy) had her calf (Reba), I had to show the calf at my county fair and then either give the calf back to farm bureau or buy her from them at market price. I ended up buying her back and using her to help build up my herd and getting a good start in the cattle business.
Well, Reba was the first calf born on my place since I am the first person in my family to raise and show cattle, and it came as a shock when I found out Saturday night when I got home from a wrestling trip (i am the manager) that my girl Reba had died. She was pregnant with her 2nd calf, and due to calve on April 17th. Reba was registered angus and was bred to a half simmental, half angus bull that was Triple bred Meyer 734.
There was absolutely no sign of distress near the body, and the vet and my dad both decided that they couldnt open her up and do an autopsy as it would only attract the coyotes and put the other 2 cows and the horse down at the river in danger due to the proximity of coyotes (and possibly wolves). She hadn't been acting sick and was lively up until thursday night, when i saw her last.
Anyway, I was wondering, since i am technologically challenged, if anybody could make a nice "banner" type photo out of one of my favorite pics from when she was a calf, and have it say something like
"R.I.P. Miss Reba, 3/26/06 - 2/6/09"
just something i can download to my phone and put as my laptop's background for a while, like i said it may seem childish, but since she was the very first calf that was born on my place she will always have a special place in my heart.
Thank you,
Sara (aka Sassy or Mama Moo lol)
Well, Reba was the first calf born on my place since I am the first person in my family to raise and show cattle, and it came as a shock when I found out Saturday night when I got home from a wrestling trip (i am the manager) that my girl Reba had died. She was pregnant with her 2nd calf, and due to calve on April 17th. Reba was registered angus and was bred to a half simmental, half angus bull that was Triple bred Meyer 734.
There was absolutely no sign of distress near the body, and the vet and my dad both decided that they couldnt open her up and do an autopsy as it would only attract the coyotes and put the other 2 cows and the horse down at the river in danger due to the proximity of coyotes (and possibly wolves). She hadn't been acting sick and was lively up until thursday night, when i saw her last.
Anyway, I was wondering, since i am technologically challenged, if anybody could make a nice "banner" type photo out of one of my favorite pics from when she was a calf, and have it say something like
"R.I.P. Miss Reba, 3/26/06 - 2/6/09"
just something i can download to my phone and put as my laptop's background for a while, like i said it may seem childish, but since she was the very first calf that was born on my place she will always have a special place in my heart.
Thank you,
Sara (aka Sassy or Mama Moo lol)
