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VOL. 23 NO. 3 JUNE 2011
Texas Longhorn Trails(817) 625-6241• (817) 625-1388 (FAX)P.O. Box 4430 • Fort Worth, TX 76164
E-Mail: [email protected]://www.tlbaa.org
StaffInterim Editor in Chief:Laura Standley • Ext. 105
Contributing Editor:Henry L. King
Advertising:Troy Robinett • Ext. 117
Rick Fritsche • Ext. [email protected]
Graphic Design & Production Myra Basham, Art Director • Ext. 108
Multi-Media Designer/Photographer Coral Bucy • Ext. 109
Regional CorrespondentsLori Beeson • Nolensville, TennesseeBonnie Damrow • Roca, NebraskaPaige Evans • Kiowa, Colorado
Wanda Moore • Sulphur Bluff, TexasBodie Quary • Prague, Oklahoma
Office StaffSpecial Events:
Kim Barfield, Sales • Ext. 119
Pam Galloway, Shows • Ext. 106
Registrations:Dana Coomer • Ext. 116
Rick Fritsche • Ext. 107
Financial Services:Dawn LeBlanc • Ext. 121
Administrative Assistant:Amber LeBlanc • Ext. 100
The Texas Longhorn Trails (ISSN-10988432, USPS 016469)is published monthly by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association ofAmerica, 2315 N. Main, Ste. 402, Fort Worth, TX 76164. PeriodicalPostage Paid at Fort Worth, TX. Subscription rates: $60 per year; for-eign per year $75. Postmaster: Send address changes to: TexasLonghorn Trails, 2315 N. Main, Ste. 402, Fort Worth, TX 76164.Phone (817) 625-6241. Fax (817) 625-1388.
Advertisers and advertising agencies assume liability for allcontent of advertisements printed and also assume responsibility forany claims arising from such advertisements made against the publish-er. Publisher reserves exclusive rights to accept or reject advertising oreditorial material submitted for publication in the Texas LonghornTrails magazine. Articles and photos from this publication may bereprinted only with permission of the publisher.
“We reach every TLBAA member”
Deadline: July 2011deadline is June 1st.
Pr in ted i n the USA
Departments:Officers & Directors ............................5Message From The Chairman ............16TLBT Update ..................................17Affiliate News ....................................37News on the Trail ..........................38-39Memoriams ........................................44Show Results Update..........................44In Box ..............................................44In The Pen ........................................45Movers & Shakers ............................50Herd Management ............................51Ad Index ..........................................59Just For Grins ....................................59Save the Date ....................................60
Feature Articles:World Show Thoughts on Tack & Tactics
By Henry King ........................22-24
Articles:Interview with Marshall Rubel ..........25
By Henry KingRegistration Matters ..........................42
By Rick FritscheAffiliate Princess Contest ....................45Septicemia In Calves ....................46-47
By Heather Smith Thomas
Sales, Shows &Tours:
Three Amigos Ranch Sale & Social ........18Red McCombs Fiesta Sale ......................20Midewest Longhorn Sale ..................26-27
About the Cover:We congratulate and celebrate the exhibitors of the TLBAA & TLBT, as they are wrapping up their
current show season with the 2011 TLBAA World Show and National Youth Show. We wish all theparticpants in this year’s World Show the best of luck.
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DIVISION C ~ REGIONS 13-18DIVISION B ~ REGIONS 7-12
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At-Large DirectorVacant
At-Large DirectorDora Thompson
(318) 872-6329 or (318) [email protected]
Region 1 - DirectorRon Walker(403) 548-6684
Region 2 - DirectorMark Stuck(540) 752-6831
Region 3 - DirectorScott Simmons
(618) [email protected]
Region 4 - DirectorCarl R. Brantley
(336) [email protected]
Region 5 - DirectorTerry King
(850) [email protected]
Region 6 - DirectorGene Juranka(337) 328-7258
CHARLES SCHREINER III*1964-1967
WALTER G. RIEDEL, JR.*1967-1969
J.G. PHILLIPS, JR.*1969-1971
WALTER B. SCOTT1971-1973
JAMES WARREN1973-1975
J.W. ISAACS*1975-1977
J.T. “HAPPY” SHAHAN*1977-1978
JOHN R. BALL1979-1980
BILL ANTHONY1981-1982
DR. L.V. BAKER1982-1984
DR. W.D. “BILL” CLARK1984-1986
RICHARD D. CARLSON1986-1988
JOHN T. BAKER1988-1990
RIEMER CALHOUN, JR.1990-1992
GLEN W. LEWIS1992-1995
TIM MILLER1995-1998
SHERMAN BOYLES1998-2003
BOB MOORE*2003-2005
JOEL LEMLEY2006-2007
BEN GRAVETT2007
DR. FRITZ MOELLER2007-2009
MAURICE LADNIER2009-2010
ROBERT RICHEY2010
STEVEN ZUNKER2010-2011
* DECEASED
Chairman: Dr. Bob KroppOklahoma State University
Dr. Harlan RitchieMichigan State University
Dr. Bill AbleNorthwestern Oklahoma
University
Marshall RubleIowa State University
Dr. Charles McPeakeUniversity of Georgia
Dr. Scott SchaakeKansas State University
Dr. Randall GroomsTAES
Texas A&M University
Chairman of the Board:Brent Bolen • (602) 769-0900
Executive Vice Chairman:Lana Hightower • (903) 963-7442
1st Vice Chairman:Donnie Taylor • (936) 422-3155
2nd Vice Chairman:Dora Thompson • (318) 872-6329
Secretary:Scott Simmons • (618) 729-2004
Treasurer:Gary Bowdoin • (254) 640-0844
Director:Steven Zunker • (210) 827-3940
Director:Terry King • (850) 956-4154
At-Large DirectorLana Hightower
(903) 963-7442 [email protected]
At-Large DirectorBrent Bolen
(602) [email protected]
Region 7 - DirectorDonnie Taylor(936) 422-3155
Region 8 - DirectorBernard Lankford
(817) [email protected]
Region 9 - DirectorRobert Richey(325) [email protected]
Region 10 - DirectorGary Bowdoin(254) 640-0844
Region 11 - DirectorLarry Smith(281) 935-2811
Region 12 - DirectorSteven Zunker(210) 827-3940
At-Large DirectorSteve Quary(405) 567-3093
At-Large DirectorRich Spooner(580) 320-4441
Region 13 - DirectorVacant
Region 14 - DirectorJim Rombeck(785) 799-3712
Region 15 DirectorRandy Briscoe(405) [email protected]
Region 16 - DirectorDoug Hunt
(435) [email protected]
Region 17 - DirectorTerry Fuhriman
(208) [email protected]
Region 18 - DirectorRay Beadle
(408) [email protected]
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TLBAA BREED ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Darlene Aldridge, DVM • John Parmley 8405 FM 1361 • Somerville, TX 77879 979-272-3600 home • 281-541-1200 cell
www.starcreekranch.com • [email protected] Member of the TLBAA
Beadle Land & Cattle - Ray & Bonnie BeadleLos Gatos & Hollister, California(408) 834-0110 • (408) 656-6266e-mail: [email protected]
Box Z Ranch - Steven Zunker & Louis Christa1506 Harwood Road, Luling, TX 78648Ranch mobile (210) 827-3940www.boxzranch.com
Buckhorn Cattle Company - Buck & Sharon Adams110 N. Broad, Guthrie, OK 73044www.buckhorncattle.com(405) 260-1942 • (405) 282-9800
Eagles Ridge Longhorns - Paul & Judi Sellers3245 Sugarloaf Key Rd, U21A, Punta Gorda, Florida 33955(941) 979-2419 or (443) 624-0792e-mail: [email protected]
Falls Creek Longhorns - Stanley & Sandi Tidwell2330 W. FM 875, Midlothian, TX 76065Contact Russell Hooks - (409) 381-0616 Herd Manager/Consultante-mail: [email protected]
Kent & Sandy Harrell15 W 6th St Ste 2510, Tulsa, OK 74119(918) 299-6402 • (918) 733-4008www.harrellranch.com • e-mail: [email protected]
Kaso, Lisa & Jake Kety - Little Ace Cattle CompanyP.O. Box 386, Folsom LA 70437(985) 796-3918e-mail: [email protected]
Brennan & Michele Potts - Rocking P LonghornsP.O. Box 579, Emory, TX 75440(903) 473-2430 Cell: (903) 348-5400www.rockingplonghorns.com • e-mail: [email protected]
Rafter H Longhorns - Kenn Harding, Tammy Tiner &Laura Harding200 Pershing Ave., College Station, TX 77840(979) 777-5256e-mail: [email protected]
Rio Vista Ranch - Elmer & Susan Rosenberger4818 Eck Lane, Austin, TX 78734(512) 266-3250 Cell: (512) 422-8336e-mail: [email protected]
Shamrock Land & Cattle LLC - Gary, Patric &McKenna DonovanP.O. Box 374, Mt. Hood, OR 97041e-mail: [email protected](541) 490-4681
Westfarms Inc. - Dale, Lynette, Leslie & MattWestmoreland13529 Hwy 450, Franklinton, LA 70438(985) 795-1539 Cell: (985) 515-3172e-mail: [email protected]
Give your breeding program
Frank Anderson Jr. and III828 South Rosemary Drive • Bryan, TX 77802(979) 846-8020 • (281) [email protected]
Concho Ranch - Tony & Judy Cain707 S. David St • San Angelo, TX 76903(325) 657-0707 • (325) 650-4676e-mail: [email protected]
DALGOOD Longhorns - Malcolm & Connie Goodman(713) 782-8422 • Waller, TXe-mail: [email protected]
Bob & Pam Loomis - Loomis LonghornsRt. 1 Box 673 • Marietta, OK 73448(580) 276-9265 • Fax (580) 276-3049e-mail: [email protected]
Moriah Farms - Bernard LankfordWeatherford, TX(817) 341-4677 • (817) 319-9198 cellwww.moriahfarmslonghorns.com
Rocking G Ranch - Mrs. Ramie Griffin5005 Callais Road • Beaumont, TX 77713(409) 892-2662 • Fax (409) 838-6926Cell (409) 781-3215e-mail: [email protected]
Sidewinder Cattle Company - Ed Shehee, Jr.1007 Airport Blvd • Pensacola, FL 32504(850) 572-6595www.sidewindercattleco.com
Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. - John & Jane Thate418 W. Margaret St. • Fairmont, MN 56031(507) 235-3467
Triple R Ranch - Robert & Kim Richey21000 Dry Creek Road • San Angelo, TX 76901(325) 942-1198 • e-mail: [email protected]
V&J Longhorns - Vernon & Janis Webb9303 Lone Star Rd. • Washington, TX 77880(936) 878-2954
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As I write this letter, it’s down to the final planning stages of the TLBAAWorld Show. Cindy and I have gone to most of them since 1997, and it hasalways been one of the biggest highlights of the year. As Chairman of the Horn Showcasethe last 3 years, I have learned what it takes to put on an event of this size. My hat goes offto Trigg and Traci Moore and all of the volunteers that make our World Show a great suc-cess! Our sponsors are what make this event so big, thank you for your support. Ouroffice staff plans for months to make everything come together. Thanks to Kim and Pamfrom the Events Department, Myra, Coral, Troy and Laura from the Trails Magazine, Dana and Rick from theRegistrations Department and Dawn and Amber from the Accounting Department. And a big THANK YOU to all of the mem-bers who are participating this year!
The summer months seem to give me a chance to relax and consider things that need to be addressed. Now is a goodtime to load up your ice chest and put your favorite person in the Mule and take a drive out to the pasture to look at yourherd. Cindy and I love this time of year because we have babies on the ground, and we can determine what kind of breed-ing season we had. How does their conformation look? Does it look like they may have early horn growth? We can look atour bulls and re-evaluate them. Did they produce the calf we strive for? Size? Color? As breeders, we strive to make the per-fect cow or bull.
I believe there are a lot of different reasons why we raise Texas Longhorns, but one thing we have in common is our lovefor this breed. Recently, a small group of Longhorn breeders formed a committee to try to unite the TLBAA Horn Showcaseand TLMA Longhorn World Championship into one huge event in 2012. This would cut the cost of duplicate entries andtravel expenses for all breeders. The prices of our sale cattle could increase. It has the possibility of rebuilding friendships.As members, we have to make some important decisions for the TLBAA in the near future. Do we want to move forward andput the past behind us? I believe that the TLBAA can and will become stronger if we unite in some events. Several boardmembers have already met with this committee to state their concerns and heard some of the ideas. Several TLBAA Directorsand I will meet with this committee and with the TLMA Directors in late June for further discussions. I encourage you tospeak your mind about this very important issue. Contact me by phone or email. I want to hear your opinions.
The Affiliate Princess Contest is a great way to get involved in your TLBAA Affiliate. For more details, turn to page 45 tosee how to participate.
Don’t forget to make plans for the Texas Longhorn Breeders Seminar July 29-30 in Fort Worth. You just might learn athing or two!
Thank you,
Brent
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From the Chairmanof the Board
Help Support The TLBT Youth!
Dear TLBT Members,As World Show comes around the corner this month, we will be celebrating the
finishing of another show season and looking forward to the next year. This has trulybeen a great year for the Texas Longhorn Breeders of Tomorrow. In one show season,we have created a new official logo that better represents the Longhorn cattle of today,brought in a new scholarship fund for graduating seniors called the Bright FutureScholarship Fund, applied the idea of a prize shop for the World Show, and manyother things. I am quite sure that we will be seeing continued progress in the futureas well.
This is my last letter, and I would like to thank everyone who has made it possi-ble for me to serve as your TLBT President. I would also like to specifically thank ourTLBT Board of Directors. They worked diligently to serve our members all year. Thecontinued effort of these individuals has been quite amazing to me. They are a veryspecial group of people, and it was an honor to serve with them. I will treasure theirfriendships always.
Also, a big thanks to our TLBT Advisors: Steve and Bodie Quary, Trigg and TraciMoore, Danny and Carole Phillips, and Steven Zunker for their help through the thickand thin. I really don’t know where we would be if we didn’t have such wonderfulpeople willing to donate time from their busy lives to help us to accomplish thingsthat we would never be able to do by ourselves. Thank you.
It’s hard to believe that I will only be a TLBT member for a few more days. I willbe attending Blinn College this year, but I will still be around and look forward toshowing in the open division classes. I don’t think there is anything that can separateme from such a wonderful breed of cattle and the great people who raise them.
Happy Trails,
Jacob FaskeTLBT President
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Mr. Frank HevrdejsMr. Frank Hevrdejs has been raising Texas Longhorns since 1998. He and his wife Michelle have about 100 Longhorns
on their 265 acre farm near Brenham, Texas. After college Frank served in the US Army reserves for six years and spentone year on active duty achieving the rank of staff sergeant and battalion supply sergeant for the 306th PSYOPS Battalionof the 6th Army. In 1977 he moved to Texas with Baker International and quickly became a proud Texan. In 1981, heand his partner Gordon Cain started The Sterling Group which has owned and operated over 50 businesses in over 10 countries. In 2010, hedecided to take a less active role at The Sterling Group so he could spend more time with his family, especially his three granddaughters.
TLBTSTARS AND STRIPES AND OLD
COUNTRY NIGHTS
President’s MessageName: ShelbyRookerTLBT Office:Intermediate DirectorAge: 12 years oldHometown:Boonsville, Texas
School: BridgeportNumber of Years in the TLBT: 7 years
When and how did you becomeinvolved with the TLBT?I became involved when my family movedfrom Grapevine. My sister needed some-thing to do so we started showing TexasLonghorns. I have been showing since Iwas 4 and I love every minute of it.
What is your favorite part ofshowing Longhorns?My favorite part is getting to know people,having fun with them, and showing TexasLonghorns.
What is the best advice aboutshowing Longhorns you havereceived and from whom?My dad has given me the best advice. Hetells me to set my animal right and quickly,then to look at the judge, and that it’s okayto have a little fun every now and then.
What do you enjoy doing whenyou are not showing Longhorns?I am usually tiring myself out with basket-ball, volleyball, cheer, piano, band, andmaybe I will be able to add art to my busyschedule. Then I have my responsibilitieslike taking care of my animals. I have fivedogs: Aslan, Bella, Alex, Star, and Rocky.We also have our herd of cattle and mycat, Hailey. I’m lucky that I can fit myhomework into the middle of all this!
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The TLBT theme for the year is “Stars and Stripes and Old Country Nights.” We will be honoring our troops this year. We would liketo recognize all Longhorn breeders and those serving alongside them that have helped to protect our country and the freedoms that we enjoy.
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Submitted by Three Amigos
TOP SELLING LOTS:
$15,000 – BL PATTY SUEConsigned by Bob & Pam Loomis Buyer – Bill Hudson
$15,000 – BL RIO CANCANConsigned by Bob & Pam Loomis Buyer – Joe & Lorinda Valentine
$14,500 – JP PRETTY SUGARPLUMConsigned by Roger & Connie GreerBuyer – Scott & Stacey Schumacher
$13,500– WIREGRASS MAGNOLIAConsigned by Larry & Denise StewartBuyer – Mike Casey
157 Registered BuyersAverage Lot Sold for $3,014
Volume Buyers-Joe & LorindaValentine, Mike Casey, Bill Hudson$5,000 in door prizes were given
away at the end of the sale.Numerous bids by phone
Sale barn and auctioneer arealready reserved for this event
next year
APRIL 8-9, 2011MARIETTA, OK
AUCTIONEER: BRUCE MCCARTY
PEDIGREES: DALE HUNT
Highlights
Photos by Randy Briscoe and Bodie Quary
Dr. Bob Kropp, Perry, OK; KentHarrell, Tulsa, OK
Matt McGuire, Perry, OK; StefDickinson, Calhan, CO; CharleneSemkin, Perry, OK
Larry Stewart, Gardendale, TX; BuckAdams, Guthrie, OK; Bob Loomis,Marietta, OK
Mike Bowman, Benton, KS; Kerry Mounce,Anna, TX
Kelly Geurin & Lane, Saint Jo, TX
Jaymie Feldmann,Cedar Falls, IA
Steve & Bodie Quary, Prague, OK
Nora Gleason &Rex Mosser,Midway, TX
Cody & Missy Moore, Stonewall, OK
CONTACT
Bruce Ollive(936) 674-5180
Donnie Taylor(936) 414-1401
or go to:
Entry Deadline September 1, 2011Please send a copy of the registration papers, $100 per heifer consignment fee, and this entryform to:
Winchester Heifer Futurity 2011
2038 Marshall Ivy Road
Huntington, Texas 75949
Heifer Information Consigned By
Animal’s Name: Name:
Date of Birth: Ranch Name:
Class #: Address:
Registration #:
Phone: E-mail:
Hay and Water Tubs Furnished
www.4TLonghorns.com
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HEIFER SALE18 Lots grossed $88,200
to average $4,900FIESTA SALE
85 Lots grossed $299,400 toaverage $3,522
Total sales: 103 Lots grossed$387,600 to average $3,763There were 132 registered
buyers from 15 statesVolume Buyers:
Red McCombs RanchesW. D. Weirhausen
Nancy InceFrank & Michelle Hevrdejs
Jim Hutchinson
April 29-30, 2011Johnson City, tX
host: red MCCoMbs
Highlights
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HEIFER SALEHIGH SELLING LOT:
$18,000 LLL MAX’S MISS BE-HAVEN
Consignor: Larry Stewart Buyer: Bow & Sylvia Carpenter
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OTHER HIGH SELLING LOTS: $14,000 – BL RIO DARLIN 823Consignor: Bob & Pam Loomis. Buyer:Richard & Jeanne Filip.
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W.D. Weirhausen, Wimberley, TX
Photos by Laura Standley
Lane Craft, Houston,TX; Alan Sparger,Comfort, TX
Mike Casey, Nicasio, CA; DanTisdale, Bowie, TX
John, Josh & Nathan Helm, Red Oak, TX
Red MccoMbs Fiesta sale &baby doll HeiFeR sale
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FIESTA SALEHIGH SELLING LOT:
$19,500 EOT KANSTAR’S ROSEConsignor: Roger Greer Buyer: McCombs Ranches
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OTHER HIGH SELLING LOTS: $15,000 – HUBBELLS RIO GORGEOUSConsignor: Mark Hubbell. Buyer: John Helm.
$14,000 – BL RIO SUGAR Consignor:Bob Loomis. Buyer: Mike MacLeod.
$11,000 – RM SUPER MISS Consignor:Craft Ranch. Buyer: Mike Casey.
$9,000 – WORKING MAN’S LITTLE RED5/4 Consignor: McCombs Ranches. Buyer:Jim Hutchinson.
$9,000 – LLL CREAM PUFF Consignor:Bow & Sylvia Carpenter. Buyer: ChrisFranklin.
Joe Munsch, Emory, TX; Steve Jordan, Ardmore, OK; JoeGraddy, Cottonwood, AL
Sarah & JimHutchinson,Prescott, AZ
Sale Report Submitted byRed McCombs Ranches
Red & Charlene McCombs, Johnson City, TX
Russell Fairchild,Stephenville, TX;Mike MacLeod,Palo Pinto, TX
Felix Serna,Kingsville, TX;Mark Hubbell,Hastings, MI
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10:30 AMJUNE 25, 2011
BLACKSTONE, VABlackstone Livestock Yard
170 Livestock Road • Blackstone, VA
www.willisbendlonghorns.com
Al Prince/ Don GrataPhone: 804-561-5779
Cells: 804-937-5779 • 804-241-9728www.willisbendlonghorns.com
SHOWINGimplies show-manship and
that term implies a number of intangiblesincluding personal appearance – groomingof both the animal and the showman.While the final touches occur on the day ofthe show, the weeks and months of prepa-ration leading up to the showare much more important.The exhibitor wants to dis-play his or her animal to thebest of its genetic potential,which means knowing thatanimal’s strengths as well asits weaknesses. The ex-hibitor’s skills in the showring can maximize thosestrengths while minimizingweaknesses.
Success starts at home,and it starts early with dailycare and grooming along withhalter breaking, proper nutri-tion and a lot of quality time in the penwith the animal.
While the cattle we now called TexasLonghorns were known for centuries, theyare one of the new kids on the block as aregistered breed. And during the first fewyears of the registry, the cattle were not ex-hibited in show competitions. Given thisrelatively brief history of showing, it is a bitsurprising that certain showmen leadingthe cattle today represent the second orthird generation in their families to exhibitthe Longhorn breed. This is both a reflec-tion of their attachment to the breed andan indicator of their success. You don’t con-tinue to do something if you don’t like it orif you don’t experience a certain measure ofsuccess.
The 2011 edition of the TLBAA WorldShow will have a cadre of these experiencedshowmen as well as a crop of excited new-comers, leading their heifers, cows, calvesand young bulls, vying for the attention ofthe judge. The quality of the animal beingshown is paramount, but the skill of the ex-hibitor can make a telling difference. Weasked some successful exhibitors to tellwhat is in their show box – things theywouldn’t go to a show without – as well assome tips on showmanship.
Russell Fairchild, now a successful realestate agent in Stephenville, Texas is a sec-ond-generation exhibitor of Texas Long-horns; his daughter Tori, 13, and sonDylan, 10 are the third generation. Russellsenior, Liberty, TX, no longer shows, but hehad an extended and successful career ex-hibiting the cattle.
“We bring the things everybody brings,”observed Russell, “ — curry combs, tail
brushes, scrub brushes for shampoo. Thenthere are some little things like wire cutters,scissors for trimming; a leather hole punchin case you need to re-size a show halter.”
“Animals may get under the weatherfrom traveling or a real dusty barn, so I al-ways like to keep an antibiotic or penicillin
with me. If they won’t drink, we use Vase-line to put in their nose so they can’t smellas well and they’ll drink better. If they getthe runs, a little bolus for the calves so theywon’t get puny while at the show. We al-ways try to keep those in our show box.”
“Kids need their number holders.”“I have a pair of clippers I always keep if
I want to touch up an animal. We are ableto clip around their horns, their head, makethem look more feminine around the ears;to touch up if something is out of place ornot quite right.”
“I do keep a cleaning type shampoowith me that’s for use with white horses orwhite cattle if they get stained; I can cleanthose stains off before going into the showring. Quicksilver is one I use a lot. Mostsupplies you can pick up at a feed store; themedicines I pick
Russell Fairchild, Stephenville, TX shares his passion for show-ing with his children, Tori and Dylan.
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up from a vet, of course.”“There’s another product – a blue gel –
that’s used for animals that don’t want toeat or don’t want to drink. We carry plentyof feed and hay and a little bit of medicinein case one gets sick. You never want tochange their feed; you want everything asclose as possible as it is at home; whatthey’re used to. If there are any extra vita-mins or additives that you’re adding athome, I bring them along, too. Sometimeswe’ll bring beet pulp – we put that on topof their feed. What beet pulp does is, whenthey do drink water, it swells; makes theirbellies more full.”
Russell says the showman has to knowhis animal, and what works for one mightnot work for the next in the way they areset up.
“If one is a little sickle hocked, westretch him out a little bit to make himlook like he is standing up straighter onthat leg.” Animals with straighter legs won’tneed to be stretched out as much. For ashort-bodied animal, make him looklonger by stretching the legs on the judge’sside.
“If they have a neck that’s beautiful,very feminine and long, keep it straight for-ward and stretched out and SHOW howlong that neck is. An animal with a shorterneck and a great set of horns, then I’ll turnthat head to the judge; make sure she’slooking at the judge at all times, becausethen the judge won’t see that neck stretchedcompletely out and determine truly howshort it is. Also, since her horns are one ofher assets, I want that judge to know, tolook at her assets, to see what’s good abouther. That’s my job – to put the best foot for-ward with that animal every time the judgeis looking at her.”
An animal that looks good and tracksgood when walking out may look lazy anddrop their back when standing, so the ex-hibitor has to learn to keep the back up,even, according to Russell, if it means mak-ing them move and walk out when thejudge is looking. “He sees her moving out;he sees what he really likes about her in-stead of one of the things he’s not going tolike, such as a weak loin.”
“It’s very important for showmen toknow their animal and where their faultsare. There’s no such thing as a perfect ani-mal, so we’ve got to know how to hide theirfaults and exploit their assets.”
Showmen themselves need to be verypresentable, Russell observed.
“They need to have a stick that’s ade-quate in size. If they’re a smaller kid, don’tgive them an adult-length stick; if they’readult size – a six-foot boy out there – he
doesn’t need to have a little short one. Havea stick that’s proportional, that he can han-dle, that doesn’t make him or her lookawkward in any way. You want everythingto just look good.”
“Also, I think kids need to learn how torelax. I don’t care if its horses you’re ridingor cattle and you are showing, those ani-mals can sense if you’re nervous or workedup, and they’re going to get worked up. Youneed to learn to be very relaxed, make allyour movements very slow so you don’tspook your animals. Keep them as calm aspossible by being as slow and gentle as youcan be.”
“Sometimes they can get you frustratedand you want to lose your composure, butthe best showmen know how to keep theircomposure at all times.”
Katie Dennis Daniel, of Coupland,Texas, and her sisters, Kari and Keely Den-nis, are second generation exhibitors ofTexas Longhorns. Katie developed a com-manding resume of wins in both showingand showmanship while traveling to showswith her mother, Cindy Dennis.
“I haven’t been showing for about thepast seven years,” she said, “but as far assupplies or equipment, I don’t think we didanything different for the World Show thanwe did for any of the other shows. We hada favorite soap and shampoo that wouldclean the Longhorns really well overallwithout having to really scrub, but for theWorld Show, you wanted to have every-thing tip-top. You’d want to make sure thatyour show stick wasn’t bent and dentedand mom would always buy new leatherhalters for the World Show; make sure theywere nice and pristine and clean. But Idon’t think we changed up any supplies.We would use a purple shampoo to makesure the whites were nice and shiny.”
“Later in my show career, my mombought one of those blow driers. We usednormal tail combs and brushes. We didn’tdo any of the aerosol soft sprays like somepeople would do”
“Looking at showmanship overall,
showmanship prizes are given at the end ofthe show, and depending on the judge,some judges look at you only in that lastshowmanship class. But there are manywho are judging showmanship throughoutthe entire day on your level of profession-alism and showmanship with every ani-mal. You have to make sure you treat everyclass like a showmanship class. You neverknow when the judge is looking, so nomatter what you’re doing, always have alevel of professionalism at the shows.”
“When you are actually entering thering, it is important to allow the judge ad-equate time to watch your animal. Youshouldn’t just dart into the ring; youshould wait until the judge is done lookingat the animal in front of you, and you allowhim the right amount of time to reallywatch your animal. You always greet himwith a smile with great eye contact, hold-ing your head high. I always felt it was goodto not move too fast; to have kind of amoderate speed walking into the ring, notrushing your animal, so your animal looksits best. You go to your place and set upyour animal as quickly as possible, and thatreally has to do with practice. The best an-imals will set up for you when you stopthem, because you are constantly workingwith them.”
“Again, holding your head high, mak-ing sure that your body is positioned, andwhere you are standing your animal allowsthe judge to have the best view of your an-imal. Even if they are on the opposite side,you want to make sure you are not ob-structing that view; that you are not in thedirect line of sight of your animal.”
“Practice at home would focus on thespeed of walking and keeping their headhigh; at the very beginning of training, wewould also tie them up with their headhigh. There was a lot of practice – settingup, walking; setting up, walking; setting up,walking – just constantly. Those are all greatways to prepare.”
“When you are showing a calf with amature female, you need to make sure,when you set up, that the person showingthe calf sets it up as well. If they are new-borns, you don’t really bother setting themup, because they are going to move arounda bunch. But as that calf matures, you wantto set it up with your hands and make surethe calf is not blocking the view of the ani-mal. When you are showing one that’sabout to give birth, it’s always best on thatprofile view to have the outward leg a littlefurther back so there is a great view of theudder.”
“You have to know your animal; youhave to know their weaknesses. You obvi-
Katie Dennis Daniel led the second generationof Daniels in the show ring. Her two sisters,Kari and Keely are still showing.
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ously try to maximize their strengthsand lower the chances of seeing theirweaknesses – or at least not maketheir weaknesses look worse. Youkind of have to have a game planwhen you’re going into the ring, howyou are going to exhibit that ani-mal.”
“You should always know infor-mation about your animal; theirbirth date, if they are pregnant, howfar along they are; if the calf has beenborn, how old is the calf; who is itssire; who is the dam and sire of the currentanimal – there is a lot of information youneed to make sure you have memorized.Even if you are showing for someone else atone show, you need to make sure you havethat information.”
Katie also said it is also very normal fora judge to ask anatomy questions, so youngshowmen need to study the charts and beprepared for a pop quiz.
The first Texas Longhorn show JuliePack ever attended was the 1996 TLBAAWorld Show – and it was also the first timeshe ever exhibited a calf.
Her aunt and uncle, Sue and FrankBowdoin, invited her and her mother towhat they called “a little Longhorn show in
Fort Worth” that turned out to be the WorldShow. Julie’s cousin, Treva Bowdoin, wasshowing a cow/calf pair, and when the classwas called, the young man who was sup-posed to show the calf wasn’t there. “Sothey threw a show shirt on me and threwme in the ring,” said Julie, “and the rest, asthey say, is history!”
“A couple of years later, we moved fromthe big city to the country, just up the roadfrom my aunt and uncle. We were living inChina Spring and they were living in Craw-ford. They invited me to start showing withthem, and I went to the Ark La Tex show in1998 – the first time they did the Ark La Texcalf giveaway and I won my first heifer calffrom Mr. R.L. Slater. That’s where I got my
start. I competed in Gold Merit andwon three Gold Merit heifers; com-peted in Hall of Fame and won twoheifers; I won two more Ark La Texsteers, and that’s kind of where I gotmy start with my herd. I’m luckyenough to have exhibited cattle ineight states, and I have judged cattlein seven or eight states. I got my un-dergraduate degree at Tarleton StateUniversity in Stephenville, Texas --my Bachelor of Science degree in An-
imal Science. Then I went to TexasA&M, where I got a Master of Science in Re-productive Physiology. I went back to Tar-leton State University and got a secondMaster of Science in Biology, and I am sixdays shy of completing my first year in Vet-erinary School at Texas A&M.”
“I continue to show, but not nearly asmuch as I used to when I was in highschool, but I try to make it to a couple ofshows every year. My senior year in highschool, we made 18 shows, and I haulednearly that many to the World Show.”
“I have a box of brushes, and I alwayskeep on hand a metal curry, a rubber curry,a stiff brush and a calf baby brush. I try tomake sure they’re clean. I always keep a
Cliff McGee has been trimmingcattle hooves 21 years. Eighteen ofthose years, he has trimmed Longhorncattle, and 2011 will mark the eigh-teenth year he has offered his service atthe TLBAA World Show. McGee wentto farrier’s school in Houston, and
from 1966 to 1989, he only worked on horses, but he finds thattrimming cattle hooves is much easier on the back.
“You have to be big to shoe horses,” he said. “I’m tall enough,but I don’t have the big, stout legs. Shoeing is the hardest job in theworld on your back.”
“The internal structure of a horse’s foot and a cow’s foot is very,very similar, except just split it in half and make a half-shape coffinbone and so on. There was no doubt in my mind I could trim cat-tle; I didn’t have to have anyone show me how. I went and watchedan old boy trim about eight one day. It sounds like a joke, but I’veonly watched eleven head trimmed, not counting Samuel Faske andmy boy. I’ve trimmed sixty-some thousand, but that was me doingit instead of watching it. And of that 60,000, almost one-third of itis Longhorns!”
Cliff is a former Ag teacher – three years in Southwestern Mis-souri, where he grew up, followed by three years at Paoli, Okla-homa, where he now lives. He found there was a need for a qualifiedcattle hoof trimmer in that area, and he had soon built up an ap-preciative clientele, trimming for vo-ag departments and dairies.
“You look at the whole gamut of hoof trimming,” he said, “anddairy business is the biggest part of it. There are scattered beef trim-mers all over the country and there are always a few who trim forshow people, but when you look at true numbers, there are tens ofthousands of dairy cattle that are trimmed every year. Some of the
dairy references will tell you that 40% of the average herd needs tobe trimmed at least once a year, so if you’ve got 200 head of cattleout there, according to them, at least 80 head need to be trimmedonce a year. Some of those may need to be trimmed twice becausethey’ve got a little more foot problem. It’s a dollars-and-cents thingwith the dairy people – they want their cows sound and milkinggood and reproducing and hopefully staying in the herd one morelactation.”
Cliff had trimmed for a couple of Longhorn producers, and theyinvited him to set up at the Stillwater, Oklahoma show; that in turnearned him an invitation to the World Show in Fort Worth, wherehe has become a virtual fixture.
“Years ago, when shows first started,” Cliff observed, “Longhornpeople didn’t trim; they kind of left them natural. Then things gota little more sophisticated, a few of them started trimming andeverybody followed along because it’s kind of hard to show onethat’s a little unkempt alongside one that’s nice and neat. It evolvedto where the majority of them are trimming now.”
“There are two basic categories of cattle that need to betrimmed,” he said. “One is a soundness problem you’re trying towork on – maintenance of a crooked hoof or something. The othercategory is dressing them up, squaring them up for a show or sale,to simply make them a little more correct.”
Cliff’s corrective techniques are applied in cases where thehooves are long and the toes cross a little bit; if they’re pigeon-toedor if they are toing in or out.
“I can adjust toe length – which toe is the longest in proportionto the other – and adjust heel height to make the hocks push apartor come back together. With Longhorns, we hardly ever get one thatis bow-legged in the back, but with a non-Longhorn breed, it’s not
Julie Pack, College Station, TX, sitll tries to make a couple ofshows a year despite a hectic college schedule.
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Hoofing it to the World Show
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Popular cattle authority MarshallRuble, Ames, Iowa, will return to FortWorth for the seventh time to serve asjudge in the TLBAA World Show, June 8-12, 2011.To say that Marshall Ruble is a cattle-
man is kind of like saying the Pope isCatholic. Ruble has been involved withlivestock his entire life, having been borninto an Iowa farming family.“We ran a diversified family farm,” he
said. “We ran about 130 cows, finishedabout 600 head of hogs, and had about a70-head ewe flock; most of the cattle workwas done horseback. I grew up with cattleand horses on a fairly large family farm.”“I was in 4-H; showed all the way
through high school – a little bit of pure-breds, but mostly market cattle. I tried todo as much livestock judging as I could inhigh school and in college.”Marshall graduated from Iowa State
University in 1978 and has been em-ployed by that renowned institution for32 years, where he manages the purebredcow herd as well as the cross-bred herd.His official title is Ag Research Station Su-perintendent. The Beef Teaching farm usescattle for many teaching activities andmerchandises seedstock, embryos andsemen from the purebred herd. Their ac-tivities not only showcase the cattle, butalso the Iowa State University undergrad-uate students.It is interesting to note that one of
their purebred Angus herds includes cowsthat descend from the first Angus cow reg-istered to Iowa State University in 1896.The Simmental herd is upgraded from theoriginal 16 purebred cows purchased in1984.Cattle from the purebred and cross-
bred herds are utilized in the teaching ofclasses such as Animal Science, Beef CattleManagement, Livestock Judging, Repro-ductive Physiology, Embryo Transfer, BeefCattle Systems Management, and Mer-chandising. The beef teaching unit alsosupplies cattle for a number of outreachactivities for 4-H, FFA, Block and Bridle,Ultrasound training and certification, AItraining and certification and the Iowa
Cattlemen’s Scholarship Extravaganza.A Beef Seedstock Merchandising class
gives students the opportunity to take partin every aspect of a production sale; stu-dents are in charge of design and prepa-ration of the sale catalog, facilities setup,cattle preparation and sale day proce-dures. Every sale assembles the bestheifers, bred heifers and cows the farmhas to offer; there is also a yearly privatetreaty bull sale.“It is an interesting job,” Marshall
says. Because of budget cuts, he has nofull-time employees, but he has twelvestudents who work for him part-time.“My cell phone battery is about dead bythree o’clock every afternoon,” he said.As if his demanding schedule at the
University were not enough, Marshall alsodevotes considerable time to a variety ofother cattle-related activities, includingjudging at anything from county fairs tostate fairs. In addition to his several toursof duty at the TLBAA World Show, he hasjudged the Fort Worth Stock Show, theHouston Stock Show, the Kansas CityRoyal, the National Western in Denver,the Tulsa State Fair and State Fairs in Mis-souri, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota andIowa.And he hasn’t forgotten how to ex-
hibit a steer. He has participated in theGovernor’s Annual Steer Show, which hasbeen a part of the Iowa State Fair fornearly three decades. After the steers areshown, they are then sold at auction.Celebrities from government, media,business and academia compete as ex-hibitors in the event, which raises moneyfor Des Moines, Iowa City and Sioux CityRonald McDonald Houses. The housesprovide a “home away from home” forfamilies of seriously ill children beingtreated at area hospitals. The charity eventis sponsored by the Iowa Beef IndustryCouncil and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Associ-ation.Marshall has served as President of the
Iowa Simmental Association and the IowaBeef Breeds Association and on the boardof the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. Heis currently on the board of the Iowa Cat-
tlemen Foundation. He is on the boardthat governs the Iowa Beef Expo in Febru-ary, where they sell about eleven breeds ofcattle during the week of Expo. Sales lastyear totaled right at $2 million – “A prettybig event,” he said.He helps at a number of other auc-
tions, and maintains a Web site (rublecat-tleservices.com) where people can listtheir cattle, genetics or whatever they havefor sale. “We try to put buyer and seller to-gether,” he said.Marshall has been married to Patricia
since 1979, and they are the parents oftwo sons, Jeremie and Sam. Both boysshowed Texas Longhorn cattle nationallywhile in high school. Sam showed forDale and Bev Sorem, Nevada, Iowa, andJeremie for Howard and Jan Sears, Leon,Iowa.“They traveled together, competing
against each other,” said their proud dad.“They showed all over the United States,and they were very successful in youthand open shows. Both were scholarshipaward winners, and at the World Show,Sam was National Champion Showmantwo years as a senior. They graduated fromIowa State University with Animal Sciencedegrees. Jeremie now works for the Amer-ican Simmental Association as a fieldman; his territory is from the MississippiRiver east. Sam has a few cows of his ownand lives in Southern Iowa; he works foran Iowa State Research farm that hasabout 450 purebred Angus cows.”Between his job in the Beef Teaching
Unit, his “free time” efforts with a varietyof cattle groups, serving as judge at presti-gious cattle venues, assisting at livestockauctions, maintaining a cattle marketingWebsite, handling the sales of his birth-weight estimator for calves, and tendingto his own cattle, Marshall Ruble is onebusy cattleman.
Meet the JudgeMarshall Ruble, 2011 World Show Judge
By Henry King
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MIDWEST LONGHORN SALESubmitted by Mike BowmanI would like to thank everyone who participated in the 2011 Midwest Longhorn Sale this year. We had
a tremendous sale this year and had 126 registered buyers representing 21 states this year. The sale waslive on the internet on www.cattleusa.com and there were several cattle purchased on the internet again thisyear. We started off the 2011 Midwest Longhorn Sale by selling a donation lot for the TLBT Bright FuturesScholarship fund. The heifer calf was donated by El Coyote Ranch, and she sold several times and the totaldonations totaled $10,400.00! The average's posted below do not include the donation lot or any PO's orscratches. I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend at this Longhorn event.
Catalogue Cattle----109 LotsTop 10 Lots brought from $10,000 to
$21,000 averaging $14,500!96 Registered Cows sold and averaged
$3,500 each!
Volume Buyer: Frank & Michelle Hevrdejs,Dr. Joseph & Cynthia Graham, Bill &
Judy Meridith, Mike & Kim MacLeod andJoe & Lorinda Valentine
April 22-23, 2011WINFIELD, KS
AUCTIONEER: JOEL LEMLEY
SALE HOSTS: MIKE AND DEBBIEBOWMAN
SALE MANAGEMENT:LEMLEY AUCTION SERVICES
Highlights
Photos by Laura Standley
2ND HIGH SELLINGCOW/CALF PAIR
$16,000- RRR MISS BECCA 307 &HEIFER CALF AT SIDE. A 74" T2T Impact'sRear Admiral daughter consigned by Roger &Connie Greer. Buyer: Joe & Lorinda Valentine.
3RD HIGH SELLINGCOW/CALF PAIR
$14,000-CK DIXIE NICOLE & BULL CALF ATSIDE. A 77 3/8" T2T CK River's Flush daugh-ter consigned by Mike & Debbie Bowman.Buyer: Frank & Michelle Hevrdejs.
2ND HIGH SELLINGBRED COW/HEIFER
$16,000-WORK IT BCB. A 62" T2T 2008Working Man Chex daughter consigned byBrent & Cindy Bolen. Buyer: Frank & MichelleHevrdejs.
3RD HIGH SELLINGBRED COW/HEIFER
$11,250-PC MISS DIXIE CLASSIC. A 68"T2T 2006 PC Dixie's Legend daughter con-signed by Helm Cattle Co. Buyer: RedMcCombs.
2ND HIGH SELLINGHEIFER PAIR
$12,000-RP DANCING FOR GOLD & HEIFERCALF AT SIDE. A 62 3/4" T2T Boomerang CP granddaughter consigned by Mike & DebbieBowman. Buyer: Bill & Judy Meridith.
3RD HIGH SELLINGHEIFER PAIR
$5,800-WS RISING STAR & BULL CALF ATSIDE. A 58 1/2" T2T Tejas Star daughter con-signed by Tom Smith. Buyer: Rick Friedrich.
2ND HIGH SELLINGBRED HEIFER
$3,750-SHEZA BUZZ. A Buzz Saw daugh-ter consigned by Tommy Peterson. Buyer: Bill &Judy Meridith.
3RD/4TH HIGH SELLINGBRED HEIFER
$3,500-AUZZIE'S GRAND DELIGHT. AnAuzzie EOT 31/5 daughter consigned byWarren & Cathy Dorathy. Buyer: Quentin andVera Soames.
$3,500-DONOVAN'S GRANDE EOT 921.A Donovan EOT 468 daughter consigned byMike & Debbie Bowman. Buyer: Brent & CindyBolen.
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HIGH SELLING COW/CALF PAIR:21,000
EOT OUTBACK GLORIA & HEIFERCALF AT SIDE
A 78 1/4" T2T Boomerang C P daughterconsigned by Mike & Debbie Bowman
Buyer: Mike & Kim MacLeod
HIGH SELLING BRED COW:$17,000 WS MIDNIGHT
A 67 1/2" T2T Jamoca daughter con-signed by Tom Smith
Buyer: Allen/Filip Partnership
HIGH SELLING HEIFER PAIR:$14,000
SDR FANTOMS CINNAMON &HEIFER CALF AT SIDE
An over 50" T2T Fantom Chex daughterconsigned by Dave Hovingh Buyer: Bill & Judy Meridith
HIGH SELLING BRED HEIFER:$13,750
LC MARTHA WHITEA 62 1/2" T2T LC Bladen daughter
consigned by Bill & Jo Le'AN Buyer: Alexandra Dees
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Mike Bowman, Benton, KS; Joseph Graham,Joplin, MO
Kim & Mike MacLeod, Palo Pinto, TX
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Red McCombs, Johnson City, TX
Ursula & John Allen, Harper, TX
Jeanne & Richard Filip, Fayetteville, TX
Frank & Michelle Hevrdejs, Brenham, TX
Joe & Lorinda Valentine, Marlin, TX
Rick Friedrich, Houston, TXDon Schouten, Latham, KS; TLBAA's TroyRobinett
Dave Hovingh, Allendale, MI; Mike Bowman,Benton, KS; TLBAA Chairman of the Board BrentBolen, Lufkin, TX
Gary Lake, Calhan, CO; Roger Greer,Iredell, TX
Rebecca Rhodes, Russellville, MO; BillDavidson, Chandler, OK
Evelyn Rasmussen, Houston, TX;Sharon Adams, Guthrie, OK
Bill & Judy Meridith, Wellington, KSAlexandra Dees, Harper, OR; Jo & Bill Le'AN,Humansville, MO; Debbie Bowman, Benton, KS
Dusty Leonard, Marysville, KS; TLBAA Board MemberJim Rombeck, Home, KS; Ethan Loos, Columbus, IL
TLBAA Board Member Richard &Linda Spooner, Stonewall, OK
Brent Bolen, Lufkin, TX; KathyKittler, Carlisle, AR
Tommy Peterson, Buffalo, MO; MikeMcClanahan, Lees Summit, MO
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Open to All Longhorn Breeders
LOCATION: The Palace Room2525 Rodeo PlazaFort Worth, TX 76164
TIME: 8:00am-5:00pm
8:00 am Registration
9:00 am Welcome / Brent Bolen (Donuts and coffee provided)Master of Ceremonies / Dr. Bob Kropp
9:30 am The Marketplace: What is the buying public demanding from Longhorn Breeders (Buyers Panel)Moderator: Joel LemleyPanelists: John Oliver Buck Adams
Rick Friedrich Justin Rombeck Roger Greer Tom Billingsley Mike MacLeod Kent Harrell
11:00 am Hired Hands WebsiteMolly Clubb
12:00 pm Lunch (provided)Exhibits/if you would like to exhibit your ranch please contact Kim Barfield at [email protected] or 817-625-6241
1:00 pm Friends of the Fort Worth HerdKristin Jaworski
2:00 pm Producing Texas Longhorns for the Marketplace(Breeder Panel)Moderator: Dr. Bob KroppPanelists: Ron Marquess Alan Sparger
Carla Payne Felix SernaDarol Dickinson (DVD)Joe Valentine Jimmy JonesDick Lowe Bob Loomis Mark Hubbell Charlene Semkin
LOCATION: Cooper’s Bar-B-Que301 Stockyards Boulevard Fort Worth, TX 76164-8206
TIME: 8:00am-6:00pm
8:00 am Welcome / Brent Bolen (Coffee & Donuts)Master of Ceremonies / Dr. Bob Kropp
9:00 am Speaker: Julie PackTopic: Judging Characteristics of Texas Longhorns
10:00 am Speaker: H D Britton, Texas Southwest Cattle Raisers AssociationTopic: Branding/Theft Prevention
11:00 am Speaker: Dr. Steven Wikse, Professor and BeefCattle Extension Veterinarian (Retired)Topic: Herd Health Nutrition
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Speaker: Max Dow, DVM, Texas Animal Health CommissionTopic: Trichomoniasis Testing/Requirements for Cattle Changing Ownership
2:00 pm Speaker: Donnie TaylorTopic: Horn Measuring
3:00 pm Speaker: Dr. Steven Wikse, Professor and BeefCattle Extension Veterinarian (Retired)Topic: Herd Health Management
4:00 pm Speaker: Dustin T. Dean, Sexing TechnologiesTopic: Sexing Semen
5:00 pm Speaker: Elmer Rosenberger/Robert Richey/Jim BulgerTopic: H.O.R.N.S.
Schedule of EventsSchedule of Events
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Sponsors Sponsors
Name of TLBAA Member: __________________________________ TLBAA# ______________
Name of Animal: __________________________________________ TLBAA# ______________
_____ Heifer _____ Cow _____ Pair (No Bulls Accepted) OCV Vaccinated Yes ___ No ___
Picture of Animal _______ DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: AUGUST 1, 2011
Consignment Fees ($325 per head with 5% commission): _____________
ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS: Must have completed transfer application, original TLBAA certificate,completed consignment form and quality photo in TLBAA office by August 1st.
Consignment fees will not be refunded on animals pulled from the sale.
BREEDING INFORMATION
Cow Exposed To ________________________________ From __________ To____________
Cow Exposed To ________________________________ From __________ To____________
Calf at Side Information: Sex ________________ Date Calved____________
Sired by______________________________________________
COMMENTS
________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
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WAIVER/CONSENT FORM(This form must be signed and returned in order to complete your consignment)
The Horn Showcase Sale (HSS) assumes no responsibility for any guarantee made by the consignor. All guaranteesare strictly between the consignor (seller) and the buyer. HSS is not responsible for the health or safety of any animal con-signed to the sale. This includes loss of life, loss by theft or other perils. All consignors must comply with the rules and regula-tions. The undersigned hereby agrees to conditions of the sale and agrees that all guarantees are between seller and buyer.
The undersigned further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless HSS, sale employees and duly authorized representativesfrom any and all claims, demands, causes of action or liabilities of any nature which may arise from or in any way relate to theHorn Showcase Sale. The undersigned agrees that if the buyer is unable to accept delivery because of Interstate health require-ments, the consignor, not HSS or its management, shall be responsible for refund or adjustment.
_______________________________________________ ____________________________Owner of Animal/Consignor’s Signature Date
THIS FORM MUST BE ATTACHED TO ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE WITH COMPLETED TRANSFER FORM.
MANAGED BY THE TEXAS LONGHORN BREEDERS ASSOCIAT ION OF AMERICA SALES MANAGEMENT D IV IS IONP.O. B ox 4 4 3 0 • Fo r t Wo r t h , TX 7 6 1 6 4 • ( 8 1 7 ) 6 2 5 - 6 2 4 1
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October 15, 2011Fort Worth, TX
Sponsored by the Texas LonghornBreeders Association of America
Bull’s Name
Bull’s Name
October 13-16, 2011 • Fort Worth, TXA self-funding event by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America
All exhibitors must be members of the Texas Longhorn BreedersAssociation of America. Allanimals must be registered with
the TLBAA. A copy of the animal’s registrationcertificate and entry fee of $100 for each category entered mustaccompany entry form for each
animal. A photograph must be includedwith each entry to be entered.
A photograph can bee-mailed to [email protected]
DIVISIONS totaL HorN, tIP to tIP & CoMPoSIte HorNBull & Female Divisions
Division I: oct. 31, 2010 - Nov. 1, 2009
Division II: oct. 31, 2009 - Nov. 1, 2008
Division III: oct. 31, 2008 - Nov. 1, 2007
Division IV: oct. 31, 2007 - Nov. 1, 2006
Division V: oct. 31, 2006 - Nov. 1, 2004
Division VI: oct. 31, 2004 - Nov. 1, 2001
Division VII: Nov. 30, 2001 & before
Division VIII Born 2005 & before
Steer Division
Category:
FOR MORE INFORMATION:TEXAS LONGHORN BREEDERSASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
P.O. Box 4430 • Fort Worth, TX 76164
Kim Barfield – 817/625-6241Co-Chair: Brent Bolen
936/639-6590Co-Chair: Dawn Divinia
972/890-8891
� ENTRY DEADLINE:SEPT. 8, 2011 IN OFFICE
� NO LATE ENTRIES
� NO SUBSTITUTIONS
� SCRATCHES WILLNOT BE REFUNDED
� HEALTH PAPERS(No Exceptions)
� NO TRICH TEST ONEXHIBITION BULLS
Exhibitor’s Name__________________________________________________
Exhibitor’s TLBAA# _____________ Animal’s TLBAA # _________________
Animal’s Name __________________________________________________
Date of Birth ________ Division as specified above _____________________
$100 PER CATEGORY ENTRYCATEGORIES: TOTAL HORN TIP –TO–TIP COMPOSITE HORNEligibility for composite horn category requires entry in tip-to-tip and total horn categories$50 BRED & OWNED DIVISION
FORM OF PAYMENT: CASH CHECK CREDIT CARDCredit Card # ___________________________
VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVER Exp. Date _________ CID # _______
SATELLITE LOCATION__________________________________________
ENTRY FORM
For consignment & sponsorship check out www.tlbaa.org
BRED & OWNED DIVISIONFor a $50 entry fee, if you are the breeder and owner of an entry, you may enter this additional category.
One winner per age class.
CAN’T MAKE IT TO FORT WORTH??You can still be a 2011 HornShowcase Winner!! TLBAA is
offering satellite measuring acrossthe nation. Check out
www.tlbaa.org or contact theTLBAA today for more info.
October 13-16, 2011 • Fort Worth, TXA self-funding event by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America
INTRODUCTIONThe annual Horn Showcase has been established by the Texas Longhorn Breeders
Association of America (TLBAA).
The Horn Showcase is the vehicle whereby quality TLBAA registered Texas Longhorn
cattle from throughout the world come together for the prestige of appearing in the
Horn Showcase.
The Horn Showcase is expected to bring together the very best TLBAA Texas
Longhorn cattle in the established divisions to showcase the breed for cattlemen and
potential cattlemen from all walks of life.
The animal divisions and the Rules and Regulations governing the TLBAA Horn
Showcase were formulated by the TLBAA Rules and Regulations Committee trusting
that breeder integrity will allow for simplicity in the rules.
GENERAL INFORMATIONSponsor: The TLBAA will sponsor and manage the affairs of the Horn Showcase.
When Held: The Horn Showcase is to be held annually. The Horn Showcase will be
held in conjunction with any other event that the TLBAA Board of Directors establish.
The TLBAA Board of Directors shall establish and publish the date of the Horn
Showcase.
Where Held: The Horn Showcase will be held in Fort Worth, Texas (upon the
discretion of the Horn Showcase Committee and the Board of Directors) which is in
the central part of the United States in an area served by interstate highways,
convenient air traffic, plentiful lodging nearby, adequate media, and non-restrictive
animal health regulations.
The show site facilities should accommodate the expanding number of entries in the
Horn Showcase. The facility should be well ventilated and watered.
To facilitate TLBAA members a great distance from Fort Worth, TX, the TLBAA may
establish additional locations for the purpose of measuring horns for the annual Horn
Showcase. All measurement results and entry fees from these additional Horn
Showcase measurement locations must be received by TLBAA on or before entry
deadline. Horn Showcase chairmen or designated TLBAA representative must be
present to verify and record official measurements.
Cattle Eligible To Compete: TLBAA Registered Texas Longhorn cattle meeting the
age criteria and other conditions for a respective division are eligible. Any animal with
a pending registration at the time the entry application is submitted shall be allowed
to show only upon presentation of a photocopy, facsimile, or original TLBAA
registration certificate by or on the day of the show. The original owner of the clonalfamily (cell line), including partnerships or legal entities, is entitled to exhibitonly one entry of that clonal family (cell line), including the donor registeredLonghorn. Any other owners of members of said clonal family (cell line) mayexhibit only one member of that clonal family (cell line). The offspring of cloneswill have no restrictions or limits.
Title Reserved for Winners: The winners of each class within the approved divisions
will be declared “TLBAA Horn Showcase Champion Texas Longhorn.”
SHOW REQUIREMENTSMembership Requirements: Owners of cattle must be members in good
standing with TLBAA to participate as exhibitors in the Horn Showcase.
Proof of Registration: Show management must inspect the registration
certificate or photocopy thereof for each animal entered in a show. All
animals will be subject to positive identification at arrival and throughout the
show.
Show List: Show management must publish a show list (catalog) of entries
including each animal by class, entry number, name, TLBAA registration
number, date-of-birth, and owner. The show list is to be made available to
all exhibitors at a show.
Alteration of Physical Features: Alteration of an animal’s horns by
cosmetic and/or surgical changes are deemed unethical and will be
grounds for disqualification. Some examples are, but not limited to, the
weighting of horns and sanding and polishing of horns. Violations of these
rules will be grounds for removal from competition by Horn Showcase
management and forfeiture of all fees.
Production Requirement: Any female 36 months of age or older must
have had at least one registered TLBAA calf, be nursing a calf at side
or be confirmed pregnant by palpation, ultrasound or BioPRYN blood
test conducted 60 days past breeding and be so noted on a health
certificate signed by a veterinarian and furnished to the show office.
Method of Showing: Entries will be shown in one, two or all threecategories: Tip-To-Tip, Total Horn & Composite Horn. Eligibility forComposite Horn category requires entry in Tip-To-Tip and Total Horncategories.Unmanageable Animals: All show entries are expected to be
manageable. Should an animal become unmanageable, the show
management shall have the right and responsibility to remove such animal
from competition, and all entry and stalling fees shall be forfeited.
Measuring Method: Tip-To-Tip – the distance between the outside tipsof the horns will be measured. Total Horn – the distance from the tipof one horn down along the back side of that horn across the back ofthe poll and up the backside of the other horn to the tip. CompositeHorn – consist of the sum total of three horn measurements: 1) Tip-to-Tip measurement, 2) Total Horn measurement and 3) Base of Hornmeasurement, measured as the circumference of the base of bothhorns. The Horn Showcase arena personnel will perform all of the sorting
/movement of cattle to and from the arena. No owner/handler/groomer will
be allowed into any area where cattle are being sorted or holding for entry
or exiting the arena unless individual specific permission is granted by the
Horn Showcase arena personnel.
To ensure the safety of the animals and personnel during horn
measurement, when deemed necessary by Horn Showcase arena
personnel, an immobilizer may be used to facilitate the safety of cattle and
arena personnel. NO EXCEPTIONS.
MOSSY HORN- $4,500� 4 full page or 12 - 1/3 color ads within the sponsorship pages in the Trails magazine beginning September 2011
� A full page ad in Showcase program� 3 hanging banners at the Showcase� Ranch exhibit space at the Showcase� Special recognition at all events� Special HS logo to run on all ads if desired� Name listed on all HS literature: Trails, press eleases, etc.
LEAD STEER - $3,000� 2 Full page or 6 – 1/3 color ads within the sponsorship pages in the Trails magazine beginning September 2011
� 100 Overruns of one of the full-page ads to use as a marketing resource
� A 1/2 page ad in Showcase program� 2 hanging banners at the Showcase� Special recognition at all events� Special HS logo to run on all ads if desired� Name listed on all HS literature: Trails, press releases, etc.
TEXAS TWISTER - $1,000� A 1/3 pg color ad within the sponsorship pages inthe Trails magazine beginning September 2011
� A 1/3 page ad in the Showcase Program� A Hanging Banner at Showcase� Special recognition at all events� Name listed on all HS literature: Trails, press releases, etc.
BRUSH POPPER - $500� A 1/6 page color ad page in the Trails magazinebeginning September 2011
� A 1/4 page ad in the Showcase Program� Space for a banner� Special recognition at all events
RAWHIDER - $250� A Sale Pen color ad within sponsorship pages in the Trails magazine beginning September 2011
� A business card size ad in the Showcase Program� Special recognition at all events
DRAG RIDER - $75� A breeders guide ad size ad in the Showcase Program� Special recognition at all events
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
YES! I WANT TO SPONSOR THE 2011 TLBAA HORN SHOWCASE!NAME: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________TLBAA# ____________________________
ADDRESS: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
CITY ____________________________________________________________STATE __________ZIP __________________PHONE ________________________________________
SPONSORSHIP LEVEL: � MOSSY HORN $4,500 � LEAD STEER $3,000 � TEXAS TWISTER $1,000 � BRUSH POPPER $500 � RAWHIDER $250 � DRAG RIDER $75
FORM OF PAYMENT: � CASH � CHECK � CREDIT CARD# ____________________________________________________________________________
CARD TYPE: VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVER EXP. DATE:_______________ CID# ____________
NAME ON CARD: ______________________________________________________________________________
Mail or Fax Form to:Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of AmericaP.O. Box 4430 • Fort Worth, TX 76164Fax: (817) 625-1388Phone: (817) 625-6241
For more information on these packages,contact Kim Barfield at (817) 625-6241.
October 1, 2011CONTACT:Chad [email protected](701) 590-9073HOST:Gordon Howie Ranch, Rapid City, SD
October 8, 2011CONTACT:Alexandra Dees(541) 358-8787HOST:CR Longhorns, Harper, OR
October 8, 2011CONTACT:Mark [email protected](540) 272-2564(540) 752-6831HOST:Nel-Tam Longhorns, Richland, PA
SATELLITE MEASURINGS
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WITH BACK-SWEPT HORNS, A LARGE FRAME AND HEAVY BASE
* In with some of my best heifers like these *
SAND HILLS RANCH (Dora Thompson)
Mansfield, LA 318-872-6329
www.sandhillsranch.com
Thanks Mr. McGill !!!
MEET BULL WHIP… AT 27 MONTHS & 64-1/2” TTTDOB 1/30/2009 Top Cal iber x Crock (HCR x Wok)
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Wednesday, June 8, 20118:00 am-4:00 pm Move In8:00 am................Vendor Move In4:00 pm ..............TLBT Officer and Directors Meeting6:00 pm ..............Annual Barn Party
Thursday, June 9, 20118:30 am. ..............Cattle to Make Ready8:45 am................TLBT Ring Procedure Meeting9:00 am................Opening Ceremonies and Youth Affiliate March9:00 am................Vendors open9:15 am................Pee Wee Showmanship9:30 am................National Youth Show- John Justin Arena9:30 am................Quiz Bowl Open
(Through Conclusion of Sr. Showmanship)9:30 am................Prize Shop
(Open until 30 minutes after the conclusion of Sr. Showmanship)
Friday, June 10, 20118:00 am -11:00 am..Gold Merit8:30 am................Free Cattle Must Have Numbers in Place9:00 am................Vendors Open9:00 am-1:00 pm..Prize Shop9:00 am................Free Cattle Division—John Justin Arena11:00 am-12:00 pm..Livestock Judging—John Justin Arena1:00 pm-3:00 pm TLBT General Membership Meeting3:00 pm ..............Select Sr. Marketing Sale4:00 pm ..............Flag Presentation and Breeder Memorial
Trophy Steer Show—John Justin Arena7:00 pm ..............Awards Banquet
Saturday, June 11, 20118:30 am................Haltered Division Make Ready9:00 am................Vendors Open9:00 am................Haltered Division—John Justin ArenaOne hour after the completion of the haltered show:
Board Meeting—Coburn Room
NO Cattle will be released before the end of the Haltered Division Show
Sunday, June 12, 2011All Cattle must be off of the premises by 12:00 pm
The TLBAA is proud toannounce that we willkick off the World Showthis year with a parade.
June 7th we will start our1.5 mile procession
through the streets of theHistorical Stockyards. Wewill prepare at the 2 acreproperty owned by the
Foundation at 11:00 am.
Triple R Ranch
Gulf Coast TexasLonghorn AssociationEast Texas Longhorn
Association
Texas S LonghornsLone Wolf Ranch
Jay & Suzanne FaskeDanny & Merrilou RussellDr. Lee & Linda Ragains
Larry & Glen Smith
SponsorsThurmond Longhorns
West Texas Longhorn Asssociation
South Texas Longhorn AssociationCavenders
2 - Full page color ads within the Trailsmagazine3 months of consecutive on-line business card ad on
TLBAA Web site1 year on-line Breeders Guide on TLBAA Web siteFull page ad in World Show program book1 banner1 booth exhibit space4 banquet tickets2 parking passes
Full page color ad within the Trailsmagazine1/4 page color ad within the Trailsmagazine3 months of consecutive on-line business card ad on
TLBAA Web site1 year on-line Breeders Guide on TLBAA Web site1/2 page ad in World Show program book1 banner4 banquet tickets1 parking pass
1/2 page color ad within the Trailsmagazine1/6 page color ad within the Trailsmagazine1 month of consecutive on-line business card ad on
TLBAA Web site1 year on-line Breeders Guide on TLBAA Web site1/2 page ad in World Show program bookSpace for banner in arena4 banquet tickets1 parking pass
1/6 page color ad within the Trailsmagazine2 months of consecutive on-line business card ad on
TLBAA Web site1 year on-line Breeders Guide on TLBAA Web site1/6 page ad in World Show program bookSpace for banner in arena2 banquet tickets1 parking pass
1/6 page color ad within the Trailsmagazine1/6 page ad in World Show program bookSpace for banner in arena2 banquet tickets1 parking pass
1/6 page ad in World Show program bookSpace for banner in arena2 banquet tickets1 parking pass
Breeders guide size ad in World Show program bookSpace for banner in arena1 banquet ticket
Breeders guide size ad in World Show program bookSpace for banner in arena
Full page color ad within the TrailsmagazineFull page ad in World Show program bookSpace for banner in arena1 booth exhibit space4 banquet tickets1 parking pass
Full page color ad within the Trailsmagazine3 months of consecutive on-line business card ad on
TLBAA Web siteFull page ad in World Show program bookSpace for banner in arena1 booth exhibit space4 banquet tickets2 parking passes
SponSorShip packageS
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Nebraska Texas Longhorn Association Delwin Smeal, President • (402) 568-2353The Nebraska State Fair world qualifying Longhorn show will be held in Grand Island, NE. on Sunday Aug 28th at 9:00 a.m. Our cat-
tle and show will be indoors in the “Red Barn” this year. This year there will be a non-world qualifying class for yearling bulls. Entries aredue on Friday Aug 5th online at www.statefair.org or postmarked no later than Aug 5th. Contact-Delwin & Vicki Smeal at 402-568-2353.
The N.T.L.A. 30th Annual Longhorn Sale will be held Saturday October 29, 2011 at 10:00 am at the Beatrice Livestock Auction, Beatrice,NE. We will accept non-catalog Longhorn cattle again this year. We will again award $500. in premiums to each Champion-Senior Cow,Junior Cow, Heifer, Bull, and Pen of 3 heifers. This year we will only accept heifers in our Pen of 3 consigments, and they will sell as 3times the money. The Pen of 3 heifers are heifer calves born in 2011. Sale consignments received by July 1 are eligible for free advertising.We’re accepting sale consignments now through September 1st. Send consignments to Bonnie Damrow, 11900 S. 12th St., Roca, NE 68430;email to [email protected].
The consignment form and sale catalog is on the sale barn website-www.Beatrice77.net. The sale will be shown live on the same web-site. Sale contacts: Delwin Smeal, President 402-568-2353, Larry Long, Vice President 308-532-2469, Rodger & Bonnie Damrow 402-423-5441.
N.T.L.A. memberships are due each year in January. Dues are: Youth $5, Associate $10, Active $15/member, Lifetime membership$150. New members are always welcome. Please mail membership dues to Bonnie Damrow, 11900 S 12th St.; Roca, NE 68430.
Texas Longhorns Australia John Bastardi, President • Ph 02 - 6734 5320At the moment our Association is gearing up towards what will be our second annual sale. It is being held at Gunnedah in New South
Wales Australia on the 12th June 2011.In Australia that weekend is the Queens Birthday long weekend and our Association hold sit that weekend because it allows our mem-
bers to travel the long distances that many have to travel to get here. Last year our members Gordon & Desley Davidson travelled nearly1,200 kilometres to come to the dinner, meeting and sale.
Our numbers for the sale are slightly lower this year with approximately 40 head available for sale. We have some very good qualitypurebred USA registered females for sale as well as some terrific USA registered bulls from a quality 9 year old bull by Superman down to a9 month old calf with Cowboyman breeding.
Our Association presently has 57 members and already we have a total of over 40 members and family coming to our Saturday nightdinner.
Longhorns have been in Australia for over 20 years and the Texas Longhorns Australia Inc members are working to be the leaders inpromoting this magic breed of cattle in Australia.
A special feature of our sale this year will be the Trophy Steer Competition. We are very excited about this feature as it will enable thevisitors to the sale an opportunity to see some great trophy steers. Many people wouldn’t have seen steers with the wide spans that TexasLonghorns can exhibit.
All in all it promises to be a great get-together mid June 2011.
ARK LA TEX Dave Overdorf, President • (936) 637-9277Each spring the ARK LA TEX Affiliate of the TLBAA ask fellow longhorn ranchers for a peek of their cat-
tle operation. This year, after inviting the TLBGCA affiliate members to join us, we headed down the trailto the El Coyote Ranch outside of Kingsville, TX. We were welcomed with great hospitality! Friday nightFelix Serna met us at the famous restaurant in Baffin Bay (East of Riviera, Texas), called King's Inn. It hasbeen there since 1945. We dined on the specialties of the house; sliced avocado salad, onion rings, shrimp,oysters and catfish. In case you haven’t figured us out yet, we look for good food wherever we go!
When we arrived at El Coyote Ranch Saturday morning, we were greeted by Felix, his daughter and righthand gal, Della and several cowhands eager to make sure that we were starting the day off right. They hada large flatbed trailer with benches and refreshments ready for our tour. Felix even had caps and visors thekeep the sun out of our eyes. It was a beautiful day to look at cattle, the wind was mild and the sun wasshining. We spent the entire morning looking at their Longhorn program that has been in operation formore years than I have been on this earth. We looked at color, udders, conformation, horn length, we stud-ied pedigrees, and we asked a lot of questions. Felix and Della sure know their stuff!
After a grand lunch spread of beans, beef fajita meat, jalapeno pepper potatoes and delicious desserts,we were educated by Dr. Glen Wilkinson and Dr. Bob Kropp on the protocols of heat detection and syn-chronization of heifers and cows. Synchronizing estrus is a way to condense the breeding cycle into a tightertimeframe for artificial insemination and natural breeding. Even if we don’t artificially inseminate our owncattle, we will know what our vets and techs are doing and why.
TLBAA Director Donnie Taylor and Felix then showed us how to measure horns. We got to see firsthand how the folks at El Coyote Ranch work their cattle. There has been a lot of thought put into theirholding pens, alleyway and working chute. The cows were brought in and tightened up, then measured.Smooth and easy!
The rest of the afternoon was spent visiting and touring a little more of the ranch, including the beau-tiful horse barn and the trophy rooms filled to the rim with buckles, ribbons and photographs.
Thank you Felix and Della and all of the cowboys at El Coyote Ranch for all you do for the breed andbreeders alike!
Now is a good time to start making plans to attend the 2011 Texas Longhorn Breeders Seminar, July 29-30 in Fort Worth. There will be abunch of good information for all of us. From marketing our cattle to looking out for their health needs. So don’t miss out!
Until next time, help your neighbor!
Chisholm Trail Longhorn Beef Provides More Accurate NutritionInformation on the Package for Healthier Dietary Planning
Texas-based beef co-op ChisholmTrail Longhorn Beef offers food loverslean, delicious red-meat selections thatare healthier than ordinary beef, pork,lamb and most cuts of chicken. As partof its initiative to help families developimproved diets through leaner, healthiermeat choices, nutrition labels forChisholm Trail products can now befound on all its meat packaging for fam-ilies to use when meal-planning. Thenutrition facts, based on Covance testresults, list the number of calories,grams of fat, grams of protein andomega acids in each serving, based on a2,000-calorie diet.
“Most people, myself included,struggle with determining the true nutri-ent contents of many cuts of meat andpoultry found in stores,” said MikeCrawford, Chisholm Trail LonghornBeef partner. “More and more busy fam-ilies want nutrition information theycan quickly and easily understand, andat Chisholm Trail we feel it necessary toprovide nutrition labels that will helpour customers make better, more-informed decisions about what they’reeating.”
The labels, which satisfy a rule by theU.S. Department of Agriculture requir-ing nutrition labels on more than 40 ofthe most popular cuts of meat and poul-try, provide single-serving, dietary guide-lines for Chisholm Trail rib eye, sirloin,ground beef and cutlet products. At only141 calories per 3-ounce serving, 4grams of fat and 49 milligrams of cho-lesterol, a lean, pasture-raised Longhornsteak and other Longhorn beef productsserve as healthy alternatives to chicken,turkey, lamb and venison with less fat,cholesterol and calories.
The natural Texas Longhorn diet pro-vides a great-tasting source of nutrientslike protein, iron, vitamins B6 and B12,and omega-3, omega-6 and omega-9fatty acids that contribute to a healthierheart and stronger immune system.Because of their natural, grass-fed dietand free-roaming activity, ChisholmTrail’s pasture-raised Longhorns give
customers a leaner, healthier red meatselection, compared to ordinary beeffrom factory farms.
“With Chisholm Trail LonghornBeef, you will get a more flavorful redmeat selection that fits right into yourhealthy diet,” said Crawford. “The key toa healthy lifestyle begins with healthyfood, but it is all too common for peo-ple to have trouble finding healthy redmeat products that taste great, too.Chisholm Trail Longhorn Beef allowspeople to enjoy their juicy hamburgersand warm chili guilt-free and withoutsacrificing great taste.”
Chisholm Trail Longhorn Beef isserved at Dallas’ Opa!
Grill, Austin’s Chez Zee and TheUniversity of Texas’ Executive Chef, andCafé on the Green, and the club restau-rant at the Four Seasons Resort and Clubin Las Colinas. Those who would like tocook Chisholm Trail Longhorn beefthemselves can buy the products atAnn’s Health Food Market, Herb Martand Natural Health Shop. Additionally,Texas Daily Harvest now offers deliveryof products to locations and communi-ties across North Texas through anonline outlet.
To learn more about Chisholm TrailLonghorn Beef and the nutritional val-ues associated with healthy beef, or forrecipes, visit www.eathealthybeef.org.
NEWS On the Trail...
Press Release by Businesswire
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Longhorn Steer BecomesSurvival Symbol
We drove across a scorched hilltop, andpulled the SUV to the side of the road.Charred pastures and hills stretched end-lessly to the horizon. Blackened and dis-figured sticks that once were trees coveredPalo Pinto Mountain to our north. Thiswas the second day I was exploring theback roads with my fellow photographerand friend, Susan Ferguson. We were
documenting the extensive damage caused by the wild-fires in Texas. Soon we drove around a bend in the road and came on an
intriguing sight. Standing forlornly in a destroyed pasture that resembled a scenefrom a science fiction movie, stood a Red Angus bull and a Texas Longhorn steer. Wetook pictures, while our minds pondered how they could possibly have survived.
Several days passed and I couldn't get them off my mind, so I decided to locatethe owner. The Kimberlin Ranch is southeast of Graham, on the north side of PK. Ithas been in John Kimberlin's family since 1941. His description of chaos and lossfrom the fire is typical of thousands of other ranchers and farmers across Texas.
When I asked about the steer, a fascinating story unfolded.Billowing clouds of hot smoke filled the sky and a towering wall of flames closed
in. A herd of twenty four Red Angus cows with calves, and a bull, paced franticallyalong a fence line while ranch hands raced to open all gates into adjoining rangeland.Into this herd, they released a mighty Texas Longhorn steer named George.Immediately, as if he had a plan, George began a trek through various open gates anddisappeared into dense, brush covered pasture, with the herd following.
"We did all we could to help them," said Mr. Kimberlin. "But I feared the worst."When the fire passed, the men went from pasture to pasture, accessing damage
and dreading what they might find. Finally, the herd was spotted. They stared in reliefand amazement. Huddled together in a large tank, with hot ash and scorched earthstill smoldering at the edges, stood the survivors. George did have a plan!
Photo and story submitted by Marsha McDonald [email protected]
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Artist Workshop Inspired byTexas Longhorns at Mosser
Longhorn RanchThe Mosser Longhorn Ranch of
Midway, Texas had the pleasure of host-ing an annual art workshop, "PaintingHorses and Cows from Life", given by
western artist, Karen Bonnie, fromColorado. Karen paints westerns andspecializes in equine and bovine sub-jects. She chose the Mosser Ranch tohold one day of the workshop paintingtheir cows because of the quality of theircattle and the pristine setting, and foundthe Mossers to be extremely welcomingand supportive. There were five studentsattending the workshop, one of whichwas a talented high school junior from anearby high school and was chosen byhis art teacher to receive a "scholarship"to the workshop.
"The day the class spent at theMosser Longhorn Ranch turned out tobe an amazing, fun and fascinating ses-sion. It was a privilege to have access tothese beautiful, award winning ani-mals," Karen stated.
TLBAA Member’s ArtworkHonored with Judge’s
AwardLee Tisdale, TLBAA member and artist
from Bowie, TX, recently submitted herartwork to the 43rd Annual Art Show spon-sored by the North Central Texas CollegeVisual Arts Department in Gainesville, TX.Over 150 entries from several states werereceived.
The theme for this year’s show was“Once Upon a Dream”. The criteria wasan outstanding artistic vision and a cre-ative expression of that vision with excep-tional enhanced expertise skill in the cho-sen medium.
Lee used oils, her medium of choice,in her “Once Upon a Dream…Twinkle,Twinkle Little Star”. A little girl is wrappedup in dancing with Ginger Rogers andFred Astaire dancing in a muted back-ground behind a screen of stars.
A reception and award ceremony was held on April 15 at the Visual Arts Center.Lee was pleased and honored with the Special Judge’s Award. She received a certifi-cate as well as a monetary award.
The judge was Dr. Gleny Beach, an Associate Professor and Director of Art in theArt, Communication and Theatre Department at Southeastern Oklahoma StateUniversity.
“Once Upon A Dream…Twinkle, TwinkleLittle Star”
Member Autobiography Continues inFillet of Horn II
TLBAA member Darol Dickinson has expanded hisautobiography in his newest book, “Fillet of Horn II”,which is available as an eBook at all major eBookretailers. A few names have been changed to protectthe innocent and content includes buying and sell-ing registered Texas Longhorn cattle by the semi loadand by the pound. The negotiations go fromCanada to Texas to Poland and back. There aregood and bad people in every chapter, honest onesand crooks. Four chapters document efforts to
recover or collect proceeds on stolen cattle. Chaptersrecord events where deals were made with Red McCombs, Col. Oliver
North, Johnny Cash, Andre the Giant, Lynn Anderson, Blackie Graves, Sam Partlow,Dr. Ben K Green, Robert Mitchum, and Congressman Joel Hefley. The content jumpsfrom cattle to championship Quarter Horses, African Watusi, Dutch BueLingo then tothe Western Art world and back to the comfortable Texas Longhorn pastures.
Fillet of Horn , the original hard back, is partially contained in this eBook formatplus several new chapters have been added. Fillet of Horn II is over 100 pages morethan the original book. The most popular chapters are revised and remain in Fillet ofHorn II.
"If you are a speed-reader, this isn't the book for you. You can't fly through it likea bull shot from a circus canon and still catch the nutrition as it goes by. Take it slow-ly. Treat Fillet of Horn II like a wonderful homemade mincemeat pie. Take small bites,chew slowly, and savor the flavor of real horn. Don't gulp! Make it last a month or so.Once you own the text, just sit back and enjoy from a safe distance!!"– DarolDickinson.
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unusual for me to lower the inside heel to where we can get thehocks to come in and kind of square things up so the legs are as per-pendicular as we can get them.”
“A lot of times, trimming is strictly for looks. Once the ownergets used to the hoof being trimmed, if it gets a little bit long, theydon’t think it looks good and they’ve got to do something. I go toplaces and they’re all worried about one, and to me it’s just border-line in needing it, but it’s their cattle and their decision. I’ll oftentalk somebody out of it if they really don’t need it –“save yourmoney, the cattle are good, the feet are fine” – that little bit of extrahoof is not going to hurt anybody.”
“A lot of times, in younger cattle, you’re trying to get legssquared up while they’re young so they develop better legs as theygrow; just like putting braces on kid’s teeth, or a leg brace on a kidthat had a bad leg. Get that straightened up when they’re youngwhile their legs are still changing, they respond well and later on,the leg is developed more square, so you end up with a better look-ing animal when they mature. If you let it go until it’s pretty bad,then try to pull it back later, they don’t move very well once they getolder. Like older people don’t do as well with braces on their teethas a kid does.”
“If you get them level early as their tendons and legs and bonesset as they mature, that gets things started on a pretty square line.Correcting things when they’re young does a lot more good thantrying to bail something out. I see it on the big market steers – 1100-1300 pound steers – not Longhorn show steers, but just plain mar-ket steers. They’ll have one that somebody let go until his legs arein pretty bad shape then hope for a miracle two weeks before theirbig show. They should have been trimmed a couple of more times,because they had poor legs to begin with.”
“Then, of course, we feed a lot and extra feed produces extragrowth and that stimulates things a little bit better. Show cattle,Longhorns or any other breed, they’re not running around in bigpastures; they’re usually in small lots or stalls or too little room.They’re standing on shavings or sand and they simply don’t wearthem off. They can’t, so they end up accumulating foot and keep-ing it as opposed to one that’s out running around in a big pastureand pretty well maintains itself.”
Cliff built his own tilt-table trimming machine, which he usedsuccessfully until about four years ago. The animal is walked ontoa platform and into a head gate; the wall along one side is actuallya tilt-table, and once the animal is secured with the head gate andbellyband straps securely against the wall, it is tilted so the animalis laid on its side. Cliff secures the feet with ropes and uses an elec-tric grinder to trim the hooves. The process usually takes about fif-teen minutes.
“I have a different table now,” said Cliff. “It is very similar, butI used hydraulics on it and made several improvements. It doesn’tlook quite so cobbled-up, I guess. I’ve got a picture of it with a 93”steer down at the Fort Worth Stockyards. That’s the biggest thingI’ve ever trimmed, but I also had a 92” steer a year or two later.Seven feet, nine inches – that’s a lot of horn. He was 13 years oldat the time. I’ve trimmed several in the 80’s, but he was the biggestone.”
“As far as I know, there’s nobody in the country that’s set up toget that big of horns in; if there is, I don’t know who they are. I’venever broke a horn yet. I had one that knocked a chip out of the tipof her horn, but she was a goofy, wild cow; after we got throughwith her, she put her owner out of the lot. She fell down andknocked a chip out of it. She was sure enough one fireball!”
You can hear the pride in Cliff McGee’s voice when he talksabout a relatively recent development associated with his hoof trim-ming service. When he goes to the Faske family’s Vida Nueva Ranchat Somerville, Texas, he now observes the trimming skills of SamuelFaske and coaches the 17-year-old as he learns the trade.
“He has been working on their cattle when I’m at their house,”Cliff explains. “When I go to their place, I’m just a coach, so we’regoing to wind up with Samuel getting into the Longhorn part of itpretty serious before long. I was kind of tickled; they took a few cat-tle to the ITLA International Show and they had a super young cowand she won the whole thing. I saw one of the officials there and Isaid, “John, do you know who trimmed that cow?” Well he kind ofgrinned and pointed at me and I said, “No! Samuel Faske trimmedthat cow!” I wanted to make sure everybody around there heardme.”
“So I was coaching and he was trimming. He has probablytrimmed 80 or 100 there at their house in the last year or so withme coaching and him trimming. I can’t turn him loose at a showyet with somebody else’s cattle; we are going to have to be carefulhow we do that. But he’s a good kid…a GOOD kid and a superfamily. He’s taking it real serious; they’ve got him a table and they’retrying to do some remodeling on it to see if it will work out so hecan work it at home. He won’t be on the road for a good while, buthe’ll be doing theirs. People will want to bringing stuff to him athome, and he will kind of expand from there.”
“None of my boys are interested in it,” he said, “so that’s notgoing to happen, and my son-in-law’s got back trouble.” But CliffMcGee has no plans to give up on hoof trimming; he and his wife,Sharon, regard the World Show as a sort of working vacation. Afterthe day’s trimming is complete, they enjoy sitting in the stands tosee how well their customers’ cattle place. They have made manyfriends among Longhorn owners, and this is a great time to catchup with those friends.
bottle of Show Sheen or Laser Sheen in myshow box, and regular old Sullivan Sham-poo. I have shown a plethora of whiteheifers over the years, and the best thing Ihave found to get a white calf white is Mrs.Stewarts Bluing from David’s Grocery Store.I keep it in a little spritzer spray bottle. Isoap an animal up and spritz some Mrs.Stewarts on them; I soap them up again, letthem set for a couple of minutes and that’sabout as white as I’ve ever been able to geta cow.”
“I do take my blow drier with me be-cause it just makes my life easier and getsthem clean faster. I generally bring my clip-pers with me for touch-up jobs. I alwayshave a bottle of waterless shampoo with
me and some clean rags, because it doesn’tmatter how clean you get them before theshow, they’re going to find something dirtyto rub up on or lay in.”
“I’ve found that since everybody in theworld has the same show halter, the easiestway for me to make sure I’ve got mine is togo to Wal-Mart to the little dog-tag ma-chine, and all of my halters have “Lazy JPRanch Julie Pack” written on them. Thatway when they all get thrown down, I cansay that one’s mine.”
“My theory on showmanship is ‘show-manship starts at home.’ I like to see kidsthat know what they are doing and are con-fident in what they are doing. Showman-ship is not only how well you can exhibit
your animal physically, but how well youknow your animal, how well you know thebreed you represent. I like basic knowledgequestions. But as far as actual showing goes,what’s important is how well you knowyour animal’s strengths and weaknessesand how best to accentuate those strengthsand weaknesses. When I set my cattle upside-by-side, I like to have them fairlysquare. In profile or head-to-tail, I like tohave the back legs offset just a little bit soyou can see the udder or the testicular de-velopment. It’s important to keep your eyeon the judge; to not crowd the other ex-hibitors – and just as important, have fun.If you’re not having fun, you should prob-ably find something else to do.”
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B&C Show Me Sale CorrectionsIn the May 2011 Texas Longhorn Trails magazine,
some of the results of the B&C Show Me Sale resultswere reported incorrectly. The high selling bull (Lot19) owned by Bill & Jo Le'AN was sold to Johnny
Hicks for $2100. In the cutline for Vernon and Corinne Bancroft's
photo, they are located in Paton, Iowa.We apologize for the errors.
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Promotional Memberships! Several years ago your board of directorsvoted to create a new membership category: Promotional! The basic idea wasfor a TLBAA breeder to “sponsor” a non-member, first time Longhorn buyerwhen they purchased a registered Longhorn from them. This applied to onlyadult, non-member first time Longhorn buyers and not “juniors”, and a per-son could only receive one “promotional” membership. All regular member-ship benefits would apply such as receiving Trails Magazine and memberpricing for shows and registrations. It was assumed that the benefits of the“free” membership would be:
1)Increase interest in the Longhorn breed.2)Increase interest in TLBAA.3)Increase membership dollars and totals as the promotional member
would have to renew when the promotional membership expired.It was also anticipated that the sponsoring breeder would take the new
breeder under their wing and offer them their Longhorn knowledge, experi-ence and expertise, involving them in all Longhorn and TLBAA related activi-ties.
You can sponsor a promotional member and still register or transfer a reg-istered Longhorn to them using HORNS. The only difference is you have tocall or email the TLBAA staff first with the new promotional member’s name,address, telephone and/or email information and the staff member will assignthem a member number for you to use! Simple!
Don’t forget to use those Pesky Prefixes in registration numbers if mailingin registrations and transfers!
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By Rick Fritsche
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William Alvin "Bill" DereyWilliam A. "Bill" Derey, 88, of
Blackstone, VA, passed away suddenly athis home, Saturday evening, May 7, 2011.A former cowboy and competitive bull
rider, he spent his later years as a cattleman,and was the first to bring Texas Longhornsto this area. At the age of nine, he got hisfirst job riding fences on the King Ranch inTexas. From that time on, he nurtured adream to breed and raise his own herd of Texas Longhorns, whichhe saw to fruition, with widely sought WD Longhorns ranging fromthe Southeast to California. Bill was a member of the TexasLonghorn Breeders Association of America.Known for empathy and expertise with all creatures great and
small, he was respected and revered for his skills and knowledge.The quintessential gentleman and cattleman, his love for hisLonghorns was surpassed only by his love for and devotion to hisbeloved wife.He is preceded in death by his son, Robert Wayne Lawson, Jr.Bill is survived by his wife of 28 years, Betty W. Derey; his daugh-
ter, Margaret Gail Lawson; three grandchildren, Lisa LawsonMorgan, Bobby Lawson, and Jessica McEver; four great grandchil-dren, and honorary "daughter", Aurelia Covington Boyce, as well asfriends, far and near, too many to name, but all loved.Funeral services were held at Joseph McMillian Funeral Home.Burial followed in Lakeview Cemetery. Registry and condolences -www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com.
IN MEMORIAM I N B O XAs the editor, I receive various interesting photos along with explanations eitherthrough the mail or e-mail. I would like to begin to share some of them with youinside the Trails magazine each month. If you have an interesting tid-bit or photothat may not be suitable for “Just for Grins”, please send them to me. You may
end up in the next issue of the Trails!
On a recent springmorning the ranchforeman(wife) and Iwere going to visit theWilaby pasture towean a bull calf. Wearrived at the gate andwith a bag of cubes on my shoulder I headed for the corral. Within a fewminutes of pouring the cubes into the troughs I could see in the distancethe hooves and horns heading my way. I was busy setting the gates andwatched as most of the mommas came in for their morning treat. I coaxedthe bull calf I came for into the load out chute and a couple of minuteslater had truck and trailer lined up and our cargo loaded. It was thenthat I notice several yards away Unshootable, the momma in the picture,laying her chin on her heifer calf as it to say "not today cowboy". I droveas close as I thought possible and took this image from inside the truck asI was making my way towards the gate. Soon the morning will come andUnshootable will have to say good-bye to her charge as well, but thismorning she definitely told me and her calf "who's your momma".
“Who’s YourMomma?”
Submitted by Jimmy JohnsonLazy J Ranch
The Affiliate Princess contesthas been developed to involveevery TLBAA member who cur-rently owns a registered heiferborn in 2010.So often its been said that
"shows are too far to travel to","too expensive to attend", "toomuch work"....No more excuses....There is no reason why every
active member can't be part ofthe upcoming Affiliate PrincessCompetition.What's needed....– a TLBAA registered 2010 heifer
– a TLBAA current member-ship in good standing, and
– a current membership withan active TLBAA affiliate.
Don't have one of those?
Check the TLBAA website andany of those three requirementscan be obtained by getting in-volved with the TLBAA. For the affiliates....this is "an
opportune time to shine"...pro-mote your affiliate and the greatcattle that are being raised bymembers belonging to your or-ganization.How does the entry get se-
lected? That's up to each affiliateand the more innovative the se-lection process, the more it needsto be shared in the TRAILS, soothers can read about it in the af-filiate news section.The deadline for en-
tries is September 1,2011, the photo require-ments and the official entryform will be sent to each active
affiliate chairperson in the up-coming weeks.Start looking...there's cash to
be won, and bragging rights asthe first TLBAA Affiliate Princess.Have fun, involve as many
members as possible, find thebest heifer to represent your af-filiate.For questions or further infor-
mation, contact Louis Christa [email protected]
Everyone Can Participate in the Affiliate Princess Challenge
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1. Melissa Wisely, Waxahachie, TX; 2. Ken-neth Devero, Tolar, TX; 3. Stacy Martinez,TLBAA’s Amber LeBlanc with Andy Mar-tinez, Grandview, TX; 4. TLBAA’s DanaCoomer with Darold Meyer, Whitewright,TX; 5. TLBAA’s Kim Barfield with Lana High-tower, Van, TX; 6. Steven Zunker, Luling, TXwith TLBAA’s Amber LeBlanc; 7. TLBAA’sMyra Basham with Bernard Lankford,Weatherford, TX; 8. Robert Richey, San An-gelo, TX with Gary Bowdoin, Crawford, TX.
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Occasionally a calf develops infectionin which bacteria or their toxins get into thebloodstream and travel throughout thebody, creating a condition called sep-ticemia. Some types of toxin-forming bac-teria cause very rapid death. The calf goesinto shock when internal organs are dam-aged and start shutting down. In some in-stances the infection may localize, creatinginternal abscesses, or may settle in thejoints—causing a painful arthritis (“jointill”).
“Endotoxemia caused by clostridialbacterial (such as C. perfringens) is not atrue septicemia,” says Dr. James England,University of Idaho Caine Center. “In thisinstance it’s just the toxins of the bacteriagetting into the blood. Septicemia can be acommon sequel to many types of scours,however, such as infections with E. coli orSalmonella. The Salmonellas are highlypathogenic and invasive, and tend to gosepticemic more than some other types ofscours,” says England
A septic infection may originate via thenavel stump in a newborn calf, or from in-gested pathogens via the digestive tract, orvia the lungs (pneumonia that progressesinto septicemia). Calves with adequatepassive transfer of immunity (antibodiesfrom the dam’s colostrum) are less likely todevelop septicemia than calves who don’tingest adequate colostrum in a timely man-ner. Clean calving areas (to reduce inci-dence of navel infections and the numberof pathogens ingested by the newborn calf)and nutrition of the dam are ways to helpprevent incidence of septicemia. If cowshave adequate protein and trace mineralsthey create much better colostrum thancows that are nutritionally deficient.
Dr. Robert J. Callan, Professor andHead of Livestock Medicine and Surgery atColorado State University, says the numberone risk factor for septicemia in calves iscomplete or partial failure of passive trans-fer. The calf does not get adequate anti-body protection from colostrum. “Onething I always stress to producers and vet-erinary students is importance of recogniz-ing calves that are at higher risk forneonatal diseases. High-risk calves have ahigher incidence of neonatal problems in-cluding respiratory disease, scours and sep-ticemia because they may not be able toabsorb antibodies appropriately or suffi-
ciently. Even though they may get enoughcolostrum or you gave them enough, theymay not absorb antibodies as well as theyshould,” he says.
“High risk calves include twins, calvesdelivered by C-section or with any dystocia,calves born to cows that are sick, or mal-nourished. The number one thing to dowith a high-risk calf is feed him one to twopints of colostrum immediately afterbirth,” says Callan. Don’t wait for him totry to get up and nurse; just feed himcolostrum by nursing bottle—or by tube ifhe is unable to suck.
“The reason for only giving one to twopints is that it will get him started. It’s notenough for obtaining the full amount ofantibodies or energy needed, since the av-erage-size beef calf needs about two quartsof colostrum in the first 12 hours of life.But it will give him the energy to get up and
try to nurse. If you feed more than twopints he may not be hungry anymore andmay not try to nurse the dam for severalmore hours. He won’t get up to go findmom, and won’t bond as well, and she maynot mother him as well,” Callan explains.The pint or two will jump-start his desire toget up and find more, and give him the en-ergy to try.
“It’s rare to see septicemia in calvesthat get good passive transfer. Even navelinfections occur less frequently in calvesthat have adequate immunity. However, it’simportant to remember that if a calf is bornin a dirty enough environment he could geta navel infection and possible septicemiain spite of good passive transfer,” saysCallan.
There are three primary ways bacteriagain access to the body and pose a risk forsepticemia. “We’ve always focused on navelinfections, but just as important is entranceof bacteria via the GI tract and lungs,” he
says. A calf with pneumonia, for instance,may develop septicemia. Any scours, viralor bacterial, can result in damage to the in-testinal lining that may allow bacteria likeE. coli or Salmonella to invade the tissues—or allow for absorption of bacterial toxins.Callan suspects that the majority of calfsepticemia cases in his hospital originate inthe GI tract.
Importance of Colostrum“Cells that absorb antibodies from the
colostrum, in the GI tract are called M cells.They take in the antibodies right after birthin a process called pinocytosis,” saysCallan. This aids the movement of anti-bodies through the wall of the intestine andinto the circulatory and lymph systems.
“Pinocytosis is a process where the Mcell in the intestinal lining sends out armsor lips and grabs/ingests material within
the GI tract. It internalizes that material,which is then passed through the cell andon into the bloodstream. Anything that’sin the GI tract soon after birth can bemoved straight into the bloodstream,” heexplains. If the calf ingests pathogens in hisearly attempts to find the udder—nuzzlingthe cow’s dirty legs or flanks—thesepathogens can go right through into hisbloodstream as well. It’s always a race be-tween pathogens and antibodies until theintestinal lining “closes” and these largemolecules and bacteria can no longer slipthrough.
“If bacteria are ingested first, this iswhat the calf is taking into his bloodstream.If colostrum intake is delayed, it’s just thatmuch longer that the body is vulnerable,and behind in the race to control bacteria,”he explains. Ingestion of colostrum stimu-lates the “window” to start closing. If youcan get colostrum into a calf quickly, thishelps close the window and prevent
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Septicemia in CalvesBy Heather Smith Thomas
Look at mucus membranes on the gums and the sclera around the eyes for signs of theinflammatory process.
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pathogens from getting through the intes-tinal lining. It also provides antibodies inthe blood that can bind to and help destroyany bacteria or toxins that do get absorbed.
Years ago people thought a calf had 24hours to absorb maternal antibodies, butstudies showed that right after birth the rateof pinocytosis decreases. A calf has maxi-mum antibody absorption if he nurseswithin the first 15 to 30 minutes. Absorp-tion rate is still excellent if he nurses withinthe first hour. By 4 hours of age, however,the average calf has lost about 75 percentof his ability to absorb antibodies.
Also, once he starts to nurse, gut “clo-sure” is hastened. This is nature’s way ofmaking sure nothing else slips through. Ithelps if the cow is clean, rather than havingflanks, udder and teats covered with mudor manure. If cows must be confined forcalving (rather than out on clean, grassypasture) it pays to have dry, clean beddingto help keep udders and flanks clean. Oth-erwise the calf will ingest high numbers ofpathogens in his attempts to find the teatsand nurse.
“Another thing many people don’t re-alize is that quality (antibody concentra-tion) of colostrum goes down fairly rapidlyafter a calf is born. The colostrum youmight milk from the cow 4 hours after birthis not as rich as what you might milkwithin the first hour. This is why it’s veryimportant to identify high-risk calves andmake sure you get colostrum into them assoon as you can, definitely within the firsthour,” says Callan.
Signs of SepticemiaThe septic calf is usually dull, off feed,
and may become weak and lethargic. “Thecalf may or may not have a fever. Temper-ature may be high, normal, or low. Oftenhydration status is good, however, com-pared with a calf that has scours,” he says.
England points out that fever does notnecessarily mean a calf is septic. A local in-fection can trigger release of inflammatoryproducts that elevate body temperature.Later, if the calf starts going into shock, histemperature drops and his extremities be-come cold because his circulatory system isfailing.
Callan says, “When a sick calf comes toour clinic our first question is whether thiscalf is sick because he has scours or is sep-tic, or both? A calf with scours will haveprofuse diarrhea and will be dehydrated;his mouth will feel dry, eyes appear sunken,and if you pinch the skin along the neck itstays tented for a moment rather than sink-ing right back into place. By contrast, aweak calf that’s not nursing but is not de-
hydrated, is very likely septic,” he says. Thatcalf hasn’t lost much body fluid, but isweak and staggering because of the sep-ticemia or toxemia attacking his wholebody. If this continues, he‘ll go into shockand die because his internal organs areshutting down.
“To tell if a calf is septic, look at mucusmembranes and the sclera around the eye.Mucous membranes on the gums will bedark or red, instead of pink like a normalcalf. Blood vessels under the surface maybe getting bigger and standing out. This ispart of the inflammatory process. Bloodvessels of the sclera around the eye areprominent and dilated, making the eyelook bloodshot,” says Callan.
TreatmentEngland says septicemia is very hard to
treat. “Often by the time you realize the calfis sick, it’s too late. The whole body isunder attack and stress. When you find aseptic calf you are usually way behind theeight ball,” says England.
“Often when we see septicemia, it’s be-cause a bacterial infection is not respond-ing (not susceptible) to the antibiotic beingused for treatment of scours, pneumonia,navel infection, etc. Bacteria have gainedentrance to the bloodstream, often in spiteof antibiotics we were using for somethingelse. We need to do an antibiotic sensitiv-ity test, to make sure we can treat withsomething that will work, or change to adifferent antibiotic that will work betterthan what we’re using,” explains England.
“We have lots of over-the-counter an-tibiotics that may be applied inappropri-ately (without first having a properdiagnosis) or may not work against thatspecific pathogen. One of the problems isthat even if we collect samples to identifywhich bacteria it might be, we can’t wait forresults. We must start with some type ofbroad-spectrum antibiotic until we get theresults—and do sensitivity tests to makesure we ultimately choose the right antibi-otic, even if we have to change from the onewe started with. Correct diagnosis and cor-rect selection of antibiotic is crucial,” saysEngland. Otherwise you might be treatingthe calf for quite awhile and he’s still goingdownhill—and you may lose him.
“Sometimes ranchers use 2 antibioticstogether that work against each other, orchoose the wrong one for that particular in-fection. You certainly have to give the calfsomething to start treatment. I also knowthat in many cases the rancher doesn’t callthe veterinarian. This is part of thedilemma in treating septicemia—the diffi-culty in having correct diagnosis and
proper antibiotic,” says England.There are a number of antibiotics that
may be effective. “What you choose boilsdown to personal experience and prefer-ence, and recommendation from a veteri-narian,” says Callan. “Some of theantibiotics that might be tried include oxy-tetracycline, Naxcel or Excenel. Some peo-ple report success using Nuflor or evenDraxxon, but we don’t have much infor-mation yet in determining whether thoseare good drugs for treating septicemia. Themost common drug we use here in our pa-tients for treatment is Naxcel,” he says.
“Generally you’d use an injectabledrug because oral drugs may not be ab-sorbed well in a septic calf. The gut mayeven be shut down,” explains Callan. “Insome cases you may need a higher dosethan labeled—an extra-label dose.” There-fore you need to be working with your vet-erinarian on a case-by case basis, becauseall these antibiotics (except oxytetracycline)are prescription drugs that can only be usedon the order of a veterinarian, and he/she isthe one who has diagnosed and prescribedtreatment for that particular calf—choosingan appropriate antibiotic and appropriatedosage for your animal.
“Calves that are seriously ill will bene-fit from low doses of Banamine, to reduceinflammation. The dose should be lowerthan what’s recommended on the label,and here again you should work with yourveterinarian on dosage. If you give a lowdose, it’s less likely to cause kidney damageor GI ulcers,” says Callan.
Calves that are in shock will need IVfluids as part of treatment. “The antibioticsand Banamine will also help, and we haveto get some energy into the calf, if he’s notnursing. We need to get a little milk intohim—unless the gut is completely shutdown. It’s a hard line to know when andhow much milk to feed. Usually the bestcourse is to give small volumes of milk fre-quently. You don’t want to give more thanthe compromised GI tract can handle. Ifyou distend the stomach too much, themilk won’t move through and you createmore problems,” he says.
He recommends a daily amount ofmilk that comprises 10 percent of the calf’sbody weight, and dividing this into multi-ple feedings—as many feedings throughthe day as you can. “If you can get six feed-ings into the 24 hour period, give 1/6 ofthat daily ration each feeding. If you canget 8 feedings per day, that’s even better—dividing it into 8 portions. If you can onlygive 2 feedings, this will be a lot harder onthe calf.”
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The undersigned further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the TLBAA, sale employees, the auctionvenue, and duly authorized representatives from any and all claims, demands, causes of action or liabilities of anynature which may arise from or in any way relate to the sale. The undersigned agrees that if the buyer is unableto accept delivery because of Interstate health requirements, the consignor, not the TLBAA or its management,shall be responsible for refund or adjustment.
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Larry and Charlotte GribbinsKasar & Lisa Kety
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Edmund and Louise BakerThree ‘T’ RanchTriple R Ranch
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Dan Huntington
Dave & Carol SwardKevin Rutkowski
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Michael Mc LeodJoe Cunningham
John & Ursula AllenBill & Anita WapplerJohn G. Phillips, IIIGeorge W. WilhiteGwen Damato
Taylor Cattle CompanyLazy J Ranch
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Stacy and Andy MartinezSteven ZunkerThe 3E Ranch
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Gary & MargieHuddleston
James & Amy RoeslerLazy L LonghornsRocking O RanchTuffy Williams
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Craig & Joyce HesterDaniel L HarabisEdward PayneGlenn E PhippsJames EvansK3 Ranch
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Richard E. CarrollSheila FriesStar K Ranch
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Ron & Jo JonesSafari B Ranch
Bonnie & Rodger DamrowElsie A. RoseMonte Moyer
Richard & Adrienne ColeSemkin LonghornsJordan Ranch
David & Kimberly NikodymJeffrey WheelerMelissa Reese
Mike & Debbie BowmanRay, Kale & Julie Williams
Bill & Susan WardleChris BandleyOrton Cattle Co.Terry Hatfield
Bill and Judy MeridithBobby W. Davis
Buckhorn Cattle CompanyChetamba Creek LonghornsDarrell & Arlene Larsen
Jim & Betty CivisMcGill Ranch
Michael & Laura LarischPleasant PinesR-B Farm
RC Larson LonghornsRichard & Linda Spooner
Steve WilliamsJBR Longhorns, LLC
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Spring Calving:1. If not done previously, vaccinate all new calvesfor blackleg and malignant edema with a 2-wayClostridial bacterin (4-way or 7-way Clostridial isfine, also), leptospirosis with lepto pomona.Consult your local veterinarian for other diseasesthat may be a problem in your area. Manyproducers also consider intranasal IBR/P13,modified live Pasteurella hemolytica and/orBRSV.2. Vaccinate all heifers that are four to 10 monthsof age for brucellosis.3. If a high percentage of cows return to heat after30-40 days of breeding, re-check bulls forfertility. Change bulls, if necessary, and re-evaluate your nutritional program if cows are notincreasing in body condition as green grasscomes on.4. Prepare to cut native grass for hay prior to July1. After harvesting for hay, do not mow or grazeagain until after frost.
Fall Calving: 1. Wean calves and select animals to be retained through yearling time.Breeders collecting weaning weight information should weigh all calvesand adjust all weights to a 205 day of age equivalent. Within sex group,calculate a weaning weight ratio to be used as a selection criteria. Identifyall calves by sire group to determine which sires are producing thesuperior calves.2. Pregnancy check all females as well as check for unsoundness andudder problems for culling purposes.3. Vaccinate all heifer calves between four and 10 months of age forBrucellosis.4. If not done previously, all weaned calves should be vaccinated with a7-way Clostridial bacterin, vaccinated for IBR-P13-BVD and dewormed.Cull bull calves should be castrated prior to weaning. �
Spring Calving:1. Remove bulls after 90-day breeding season (July 20 equals an April 30date of birth) 2. Water is extremely important as temperature starts to rise. Make routinechecks of the water supply. 3. Continue fly and tick control programs. 4. As grass matures, realize that the protein value decreases. The feedingof two-to-three pounds of a high protein supplement (30-40 percent crudeprotein content) will stimulate the digestion of the mature forage;therefore, the cattle will consume more forage and will maintain theirbody condition as winter approaches. 5. If additional summer grazing or hay is needed, fertilize improved grasspastures with 50 pounds of actual nitrogen per acre.
Fall Calving:If not previously completed: 1. Wean calves and select animals to be retained through yearling time.Breeders collecting weaning weight information should weigh all calvesand adjust all weights to a 205 day of age equivalent. Within sex group,calculate a weaning weight ratio to be used as a selection criteria. Identifyall calves by sire group to determine which sires are producing thesuperior calves. 2. Pregnancy check all females as well as check for unsoundness andudder problems for culling purposes. Consider culling females that arenot bred, old or poor producers.
3.Vaccinate all heifer calves between four and 10 months of age forbrucellosis. 4. All weaned calves should be vaccinated with a 7-way Clostridialbacterin, vaccinated for IBR-PI3-BVD and dewormed. Cull bull calvesshould be castrated prior to weaning. 5. Replacement heifers should definitely be vaccinated for blackleg,malignant edema, IBR, leptospirosis and brucellosis. �
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JONES RANCH – Home of Gunman genetics.4-Sale: progeny of the great Gunman bull and his sons, Grand Slam & Hocus Pocus. We are now featuring cattle sired by J R Premium and K CJust Respect by Hunt's Demand Respect. (719)539-2771. Web: http://gunman1234.tripod.com.E-mail: [email protected].
BEAVER CREEK LONGHORNS- Check ournew Web site with "Super Sales" and herd-reduction prices. Tazman (Gunman) genetics.Carole Muchmore, Ponca City, OK (580) 765-9961, www.beavercreeklonghorns.com
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The Flying D Annual Summer Sale will highlightexcellent young bulls we have for sale. They range in age from
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Adcock, Terry & Sherri ..................56Almendra Longhorns....................54Anderson, Frank Jr. and III ............9Anchor D Ranch ............................51
Bar H Ranch....................................54Beadle Land & Cattle ................8, 54Beargrass Ranch..............................55Best At West Sale ......................48-49Billingsley Longhorns....................56Blooming Grove Farm..................55Bolen, Brent & Cindy .................. 29Bond Ranch ....................................54Box Z Ranch................................8, 56Brett Ranch ......................................55Briscoe Longhorns ........................55Buckhorn Cattle Company ....8, 55Bull Creek Longhorns ..................56Butler Breeders ..............................8-9
C.C. Land & Cattle Co. ................54C R Ranches ....................................55Carpenter, Bo & Sylvia ..................56CedarView Ranch ..........................54Champion Genetics ......................53Concho Ranch ..................................9
Dalgood Longhorns ........................9Deer Creek Longhorns ..........14, 56Diamond Q Longhorns ..............54Diamond S Longhorns ................54Dick’s Ranch Supply......................53Double LB Longhorns ..................56
Eagles Ridge Longhorns..................8El Coyote Ranch ........................1, 56End of Trail Ranch .......... 11, 29, 54
4 T Longhorns ................................564 Star Ranch ....................................54Falls Creek Longhorns ....................8
Gold Star Longhorns ....................42Gross, Ray ........................................51
Harrell Ranch ....................................8Heart of America Sale....................15Heart of Virginia Sale ....................21Helm Cattle Co. ............................55Hickman Longhorns ....................56Hodges, Dave..................................53Hudson Longhorns..........................3Husky Branding Irons ..................50
J.T. Wehring Family Ranch ..........55Jack Mountain Ranch....................56Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. ................9Junction Hill....................................55
Kittler Land and Cattle Co. ..........54
Le’AN, Bill & Jo ..............................41Lemley Longhorns ........................56
Linda Weber Realty........................53Little Ace Cattle Co...........................8Lone Wolf Ranch ....................43, 54Longhorn Designs..........................43Longhorn Sale Pen ........................43Loomis Longhorns ..........................9
Marquess Arrow Ranch ..............IBCMBC Longhorns ............................42Meadowwood ................................43Miller, Tim ......................................54Morgan Livestock............................51Moriah Farms ............................9, 55Mosser Longhorns ................IFC, 56
Northbrook Cattle Co...................55No-Bull ............................................53
Panther Creek Longhorns........2, 56Pearl Longhorn Ranch..................56
R&R Ranch ......................................54Rafter H Longhorns..........................8Red Peak Ranch..............................56Rio Vista Ranch..........................8, 56Rocking F Ranch ............................45Rocking G Ranch..............................9Rocking P Longhorns ......................8Rocky Mountain Sale ....................10Royal Heritage Farm......................54
7 Bar Longhorns ............................55Safari B Ranch ................................54Sand Hills Ranch............................34Semkin Longhorns ........................55Shamrock Land & Cattle LLC ......8Sidewinder Cattle Co.......................9Smith, T.M. & Jean ........................55Split Rock Cedar Ranch ..........12-13SS Longhorns..................................55Star Creek Ranch ..............................7Stotts Hideaway Ranch ........56, BCStruthoff Ranch........................29, 56
Tallgrass Cattle Co. ....................6, 54Three Amigos Sale..........................21Trinity Creeks Ranch......................56Triple R Ranch (MI) ......................54Triple R Ranch (TX)..........................9Triple T Longhorns ........................55T Spur Longhorns ..........................54
Underwood Longhorns................54
V&J Longhorns..................................9Vida Nueva Ranch ........................56
Walker, Ron ....................................56West Coast TX Longhorn Sale ....34Westfarms, Inc...................................8Wichita Fence..................................43Winchester Futurity........................19
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JUNE 2011JUN 3-4 • Millennium Futurity, Glen Rose, TX. Bill Davidson (405)
258-7117 or [email protected]. www.mlfuturity.comJUN 8-12 • TLBAA World Show & National Youth Show, Will Rogers
Complex, Fort Worth, TX. Entry deadlline May 9. Pam Galloway (817) 625-6241 or [email protected]. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
JUN 11 • Indian Territory Texas Longhorn Association 14th AnnualSale of WAAKA LAPISH FOLOHA, (Sale starts @ noon) Red River Livestock Sale Facility (located between Marietta and Ardmore, OK, exit #24 off I-35), Bob Weaver (405) 659-9222 or (405) 348-2156 or fax (405) 348-5015 or [email protected].
JUN 18 • TLBGCA Annual Meeting and Field Day, Stotts Hideaway Ranch, Midway, TX, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Hosted by Doug and Sandy Stotts. Lou Shields at [email protected]
JUN 25 • West Coast Texas Longhorn Sale, Lone Star Arena, Aurora, OR. Daniel Fey [email protected] or (503) 349-7866 or Sheryl Johnson (503) 349-4985. www.westcoasttexaslonghornsale.com
JUN 25 • Heart of Virginia Consignment Sale, Blackstone, VA.(804) 561-5779 or (804) 937-5779 cell or (804) 241-9728. willisbendlonghorns.com
JULY 2011JUL 10-16 • Sunrise Ranch Showmanship Camp, Sunrise Ranch,
Liberty Hill, TX. Betty Baker (512) 515-6730.JUL 22-25 • California State Fair, Sacramento, CA. Pete Boyce
(209) 239-4014 or (209) 479-2899. Deadline June 17, 2011. Qualifying Haltered and Free.
AUGUST 2011AUG 3-7 • Autobahn Super Stakes Youth Show, Will Rogers Memorial
Center, Fort Worth, TX. Larry Barker (817) 988-6110 or [email protected].
AUG 6 • TLBAA Best at West Membership Sale, West, TX. TLBAA (817) 625-6241 www.tlbaa.org.
AUG 6 • Deschutes County Fair Texas Longhorn Show, Redmond, OR. Deadline-7/9/11. Tami Kuntz (541) 848-7358 or (541) 848-7357 or [email protected]. Qualifying Haltered(bulls) and Free.
AUG 13 • Rocky Mountain Select Sale, Latigo Arena, Colorado Springs, CO. (Pre-Sale Party 6:00 pm, Fri. Aug. 12)(Sale starts @ 11 am, Aug. 13). Stan Searle (719) 481-3735 or Gary Lake (719) 314-8294.
AUG 19 • Wyoming State Fair and Longhorn Show, Douglas, WY. Art Anders (308) 665-2457 H, (308) 430-4009 CQualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
AUG 28 • Nebraska State Fair Longhorn World Qualifying Show, Grand Island, NE. Delwin & Vicki Smeal (402) 568-2353. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
SEPTEMBER 2011SEPT 3 • Butler Breeder’s Invitational Sale, Lockhart, TX. Kaso
Kety (985) 674-6492 or Michael McLeod (361) 771-5355.SEPT 3-24 • The Kansas 150th Anniversary Cattle Drive, Caldwell,
KS. Michael Clover (620) 532-3455 or [email protected].
SEPT 9-10 • Winchester Futurity, George Henderson 2nd Expo Center, Lufkin, TX. Donnie Taylor (936) 414-1401 or Bruce Ollive (936) 674-5180.
SEPT 10 • The Appalacian Trail Registered Texas Longhorn Consignment Sale, Mt. Airy Stockyard, Mt. Airy, NC. Carl R. Brantley, Wilkesboro, NC. (336) 667-5452 or pyledriver [email protected].
SEPT 11 • NWLA Spokane Interstate Fair, Spokane, WA.Sheryl Johnson and Bob Larson. (503) 349-4985 or (503) 829-9459. Deadline: August 31, 2011. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
SEPT 17 • Hunts Command Respect Production Sale, Marietta, OK. Randy Briscoe (405) 375-3090 or (405) 368-6766 cell or Jim Curry (817) 319-5556.
SEPT 21-22 • New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM. Lynn Starritt, TLBNM Sec./Treas., (915) 252-4118 cell or (915) 886-7063 fax. www.tlbnm.com Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
SEPT 24 • B&C Show Me Fall Longhorn Sale, Brookfield LivestockAuction, Inc., Bus. Hwy. 36, Brookfield, MO. Sayre Auction & Sale Management, Bill Sayre (660) 258-2973 or cell (660) 734-0827 or Shawn (660) 734-8782.
SEPT 29-OCT 1 • East Texs State Fair, Tyler, TX. Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower (903) 963-7442 or [email protected]. Entry form and info at www.etstatefair.com. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
SEPT 29-OCT 1 • Tulsa State Fair, Tulsa, OK. Steve & Bodie Quary (405) 567-3093. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
OCTOBER 2011OCT 7-9 • CATL Far West Qualifying Show and Official TLBAA Horn
Showcase Satellite Measuring Site, Kings County Fairgrounds, Hanford, CA. Entry Deadline Sept. 24, 2011. Gail Moore (559) 779-1455 cell, (559) 583-8115 office. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
OCT 7-9 • Heart of Texas Fair, Heart O’ Texas Fairgrounds, Waco, TX.Online entries only at www.hotfair.com. Deadline-9/16/11. SueBowdoin (254) 486-2581. Qualifying Haltered and Youth.
OCT 13-16 • TLBAA Longhorn Weekend & Horn Showcase, Fort Worth, TX. Kim Barfield (817) 625-6241 or [email protected] or Pam Galloway [email protected].
OCT 15 • Horn Showcase Sale, Fort Worth, TX. Kim Barfield (817) 625-6241 or [email protected] or Pam Galloway [email protected]. Consignment deadline: Aug. 1, 2011,www.tlbaa.org.
OCT 28-30 • ARK-LA-TEX Fall Show, George Henderson ExpoCenter, Lufkin, TX. Donnie Taylor (936) 414-1401 orBobbye DuBose (409) 384-8120. Qualifying Haltered, Freeand Youth.
OCT 29 • Deer Creek Longhorns Fall 123 Sale, Brenham, TX. Bruce Hazelwood, Farm Mgr. (979) 277-8016 or Frank Hevrdejs (713) 341-5706. www.dclonghorns.com
OCT 29 • Nebraska Texas Longhorn Assoc. Annual Sale, Beatrice Livestock Auction, Beatrice, NE. Roger or Bonnie Damrow(402) 423-5441 or [email protected]. Delwin Smeal (402) 568-2353 or Larry Long (308) 530-7272.www.beatrice77.net.
NOVEMBER 2011NOV 5 • Marquess Arrow Production Sale, Ben Wheeler, TX. Ron
& Barbara Marquess (903) 833-5810 or (903) 570-5199.NOV 20 • Tri-State Longhorn Sale,Crawford Livestock Market,
Crawford, NE. Art & Hayley Anders (308) 665-2457 H, Art cell (308) 430-4009; Hayley Cell (308) 430-4008.
FEBRUARY 2012FEB 18-19 • Sierra County Longhorn Show, Truth or Consequences,
NM. Lynn Starritt, TLBNM Sec./Treas., (915) 252-4118 cell or (915) 886-7063 fax. www.tlbnm.com Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
MARCH 2012MAR 31 • B&C Show Me Fall Longhorn Sale, Brookfield Livestock
Auction, Inc., Bus. Hwy. 36, Brookfield, MO. Sayre Auction & Sale Management, Bill Sayre (660) 258-2973 or cell (660) 734-0827 or Shawn (660) 734-8782.
APRIL 2012APR 13-15 • TLBGCA Spring Show, Washington County
Fairgrounds, Brenham, TX. Dean Freeman (832) 401-9490or Doak Parker (281) 761-5215. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
APR 27-28 • Midwest Longhorn Sale, Winfield, KS. Mike Bowman(316) 778-1717 or www.endoftrailranch.com
Let us know about your upcoming events!
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