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VOL. 23 NO. 12 MARCH 2012
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
StaffEditor in Chief:
Laura Standley • Ext. [email protected]
Contributing Editor:Henry L. King
Advertising:Troy Robinett • Ext. 117
Rick Fritsche • Ext. [email protected]
Graphic Design & Production Myra Basham, Art Director • Ext. 108
Regional CorrespondentsLori Beeson • Nolensville, TennesseeBonnie Damrow • Roca, NebraskaPaige Evans • Kiowa, Colorado
Wanda Moore • Sulphur Bluff, TexasBodie Quary • Prague, Oklahoma
Office StaffSpecial Events:
Pam Galloway, Shows & Sales• 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: April 2012deadline is February 24th.
Pr in ted i n the USA
Departments:Officers & Directors..........................5Chairman Letter ................................6TLBT Update ................................18News On The Trail ........................22In The Pen ......................................36Memoriams ......................................39Affiliate News ................................40Herd Management ..........................44Movers & Shakers ..........................45Ad Index ........................................51Just For Grins ................................51Save the Date ..................................52
Feature Article:Longhorn Weekend ..................12-17
Articles:Calfhood Vaccinations................26-27
By Heather Smith Thomas
Fort Worth Steer Spotlight ........30-31By Henry King
Registration Opportunities ............33
Registration Matters ......................42By Rick Fritsche
Sales, Shows &Tours:
Premier Heifer Sale ........................14-15Fort Worth Stock Show ................16-17Nebraska Texas Longhorn Assoc. ......20Tri-State Longhorn Sale ......................36
About the Cover:Featured on this month’s cover, Concealed Weapon will make an explosive high powered impact on
the Longhorn breed. Concealed Weapon will give the trajectory required to hit the long range genetictarget. He has the future in his sight, the hammer cocked and he is ready to squeeze the trigger.
Mark Hubbell - (269) 838-3083 • [email protected] • www.hubbelllonghorns.comJimmy Jones - (334) 382-8187 • (334) 652-9599 • [email protected]
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DIVISION C ~ REGIONS 13-18DIVISION B ~ REGIONS 7-12
March 2012 5
At-Large DirectorNancy Dunn(334) 318-0887
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 - DirectorRoger Townsend
(931) [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
BRENT BOLEN2011-2012
* 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:Berard Lankford • (817) 341-2013
Executive Vice Chairman:Lana Hightower • (903) 963-7442
1st Vice Chairman:Dora Thompson • (318) 872-6329
2nd Vice Chairman:Larry Smith • (281) 935-2811
Secretary:Jim Rombeck • (620) 257-5247
Treasurer:Gary Bowdoin • (254) 640-0844
Director:Steven Zunker • (210) 827-3940
Director:Ray Beadle • (408) 834-0110
At-Large DirectorLana Hightower
(903) 963-7442 [email protected]
At-Large DirectorBrent Bolen
(602) [email protected]
Region 7 - DirectorDonnie Taylor(936) 414-1401
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 DirectorTodd Mcknight
(620) [email protected]
At-Large DirectorDavid Roberts(573) 406-9868
Region 13 - DirectorL.D. McIntyre
(308) 750-8384 or (308) [email protected]
Region 14 - DirectorJim Rombeck(620) 257-5247
Region 15 DirectorDale Hunt
(402) [email protected]
Region 16 - DirectorDoug Hunt
(435) [email protected]
Region 17 - DirectorTerry Fuhriman
(208) [email protected]
Region 18 - DirectorRay Beadle
(408) [email protected]
TLBAA Regions
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DIVISION A ~ REGIONS 1-6
TLBAA BREED ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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The TLBAA Board of Directors elected me to serve as Chairman on January 13, 2012. I con-
sider it a high honor to serve this great 47-year-old Association.
From the Articles of Incorporation of the TLBAA signed April 14, 1964:
“The purpose or purposes for which the corporation is formed are to operate exclusively for
scientific, educational, literary and charitable purposes, the principle purposes being to rec-
ognize Texas Longhorn cattle as a distinct breed in order to protect the unique heritage of the
Texas Longhorn and its link with the history of America; to promote better breed practices
to preserve its purity; to produce more public awareness of Texas
Longhorn cattle as a distinct breed; to recognize present breeders
and to encourage others to develop and maintain herds which will
be registered with the Association so as to preserve for posterity this mag-
nificent breed of cattle; to aid in the advancement of scientific education in the breeding of Texas
Longhorn cattle and to do other things as may be in the interest of Texas Longhorn cattle and none of
which shall be for profit.”
During 2012, your Board of Directors will strive to fulfill the purposes of the TLBAA as stated in the Articles of In-
corporation and will protect and preserve the Association by following the By-Laws. The Board will conduct its business
strictly according to the By-Laws, the Articles of Incorporation and Robert’s Rules of Order.
Articles IV and V of the By-laws state how the Board of Directors operate:
IV. Board of Directors
The business affairs of the Association shall be managed by its Board of Directors which shall exercise its power as fol-
lows:
• Directors shall manage all affairs of the Association subject to and consistent with the Certificate of Incorporation
Charter No. 203370, issued by the State of Texas on the 8th day of May 1964 and the By-laws duly adopted by the
membership.
V. Chairman of the Board
A. The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of the members; meetings of the Board of Directors; gener-
ally oversees the affairs of the Association and the performance of duties by other executive officers. He shall report to the
annual meeting of the members and make such recommendations of the Association as he may deem advisable.
The Board of Directors makes the decisions. The Chairman oversees the affairs.
Your TLBAA Board of Directors is a very dedicated group of people. They contribute many hours to the TLBAA. Most of
them travel long distances, at their own expense, to attend meetings. They do this because of their dedication to the Texas
Longhorn cattle and the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America.
We have several items we will work on this year – Office Manager, building a TLBAA office, lean beef, Miniature Long-
horns and many housekeeping items. You will be kept informed as progress is made. We ask for your input, patience and
support as we preserve, protect and grow the TLBAA in 2012.
God bless you, the TLBAA and the USA.
Bernard Lankford
From the Chairman of the Board
Darlene Aldridge, DVM • John Parmley 8405 FM 1361 • Somerville, TX 77879
979-272-3600 home • 281-541-1200 cell
www.starcreekranch.com • [email protected]
Proud Member of the TLBAA
Beadle Land & Cattle - Ray & Bonnie BeadleLos Gatos & Hollister, CA(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, FL 33955(941) 979-2419 or (443) 624-0792e-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]
PJ’s Cattle Company – Jim Swigert or Lance Swigert2130 CR 100, Caldwell, TX 77836Jim: (979) 224-2861 or Lance (979) 219-4902e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
MCA Ranch – Andrew & Carina Menzies26610 Woodpecker Trl • Spicewood, TX 78669(512) [email protected]
McLeod Ranch –Michael, Jackie, Mike & Makayla McLeod355 C.R. 303A, Edna, TX 77957(361) 782-0155
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]
Rio Vista Ranch - Elmer & Susan Rosenberger4818 Eck Lane, Austin, TX 78734(512) 266-3250 Cell: (512) 422-8336e-mail: [email protected]
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]
DALGOOD Longhorns - Malcolm & Connie Goodman(713) 782-8422 • Waller, TX e-mail: [email protected]
MCA Ranch – Andrew & Carina Menzies26610 Woodpecker Trl • Spicewood, TX 78669(512) [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]
Rocking I Longhorns - Nancy Ince & Tony Mangold30 FM 3351 N, Bergheim, TX 78004(830) 237-5024 • e-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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Members gathered for the TLBAA Awards Banquet held January 13, 2012 for a night filled with fun and fellowship. TLBAA members wereencouraged to submit nominations for their picks for the TLBAA awards. During the banquet, each recipient received their award from the person
that was responsible for their nominations and they each gave a brief explanation as to why they believed their nominee deserved the award.
TLBAA AWARDS BANQUET
Mel Raley Rising Star Award
Danny & Merrilou RussellMel Raley will always be remembered as a shining star for the
TLBAA because of his ability to share his vast knowledge of the Long-horn breed with new mem-bers. This special recognitionis awarded to those who havebeen a member for less thanfive years and through in-volvements and sustained en-thusiasm have made a positiveimpact on their peers and onthe Longhorn breed.
Steven Zunker presentedthe Mel Raley Rising StarAward to Danny & MerrilouRussell and in his nomina-tion letter stated, “Thisaward is for a TLBAA member that has had a positive impact ontheir peers and the Texas Longhorn breed through involvementand sustained enthusiasm. The Russells are that member. Theyparticipate in consigning and purchasing at Texas Longhorn salesas well as the Horn Showcase, World Show and affiliate shows.Danny and Merrilou Russell exhibit a true dedication to the TexasLonghorn breed.”
Dave Evans Breeder Of The Year
Darlene Aldridge, DVMDave Evans Breeder of the Year is named in honor of Dave Evans
who was an enthusiastic breeder of Texas Longhorns who served theTLBAA in many capac-ities. Before his un-timely death, Evanshad succeeded inbreeding a herd ofTexas Longhorns thatwere well recognized inthe breed. In his honor,this award is given toindividuals who havededicated themselves tothe betterment of theTexas Longhorns through their breeding program.
Bill & Suzanne Torkildsen had the honor of presenting theDave Evans Breeder of the Year Award to Darlene Aldridge and intheir letter to the nomination committee stated, “She has had topselling cattle in the sales the past year and is putting out verysought after genetics. She has gone home with truck loads of tro-phies from every competition she has entered.
We can say we feel she has been the most outstanding breederof 2011.”
Elmer Parker Lifetime Acheivement Award
Maurice LadnierElmer Parker was a livestock handler and technician at
the Wichita Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma for many yearsand he played an important part in the history of the Long-horn breed. In recognition for Parker’s diligent contributionof sharing his knowledge over a period of several years, andfor his concern for accuracy and sincerity in the breeding ofTexas Longhorns, this award honors those members, whohave been dedicated to the preservation and promotion ofthe Longhorn breed, qualities that Parker was known for.
Darlene Aldridge’s nomination letter had this to sayabout Maurice - “Maurice has raised Texas Longhorns longer than most of us can re-member and no one loves these cattle more than Maurice. Take a tour of his pasturesand you will be in awe of the beautiful herd of “long-horned” beauties that he has raisedover the years. You will not find a more gracious host and hostess than Maurice andAnn. Maurice will tell you stories of all the old timers in the breed while Ann is servingyou the best home cooked meal you can imagine. Maurice has a tremendous knowl-edge of Texas Longhorn cattle and pedigrees.”
Top Gun of TLBAA
Carole MuchmoreTop Gun Award is based on new active
memberships secured by an individual. TLBAA’s Pam Galloway announced the
2011 Top Gun of the TLBAA was CaroleMuchmore, who has been a member of theTLBAA since 2002. Her contributions to themembership of the TLBAA is greatly appre-ciated.
The TLBAA would like to recognize and thank the members of the 2011 Nomination Committee: Tammy Tiner, Dr. Bob Kropp and MarkHubbell for their time and committment for this project.
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Jack Phillips Award
Elmer RosenbergerThis award is named after former TLBAA President Jack Phillips
who was a quiet, yet forceful presence in the TLBAA. The award hon-ors individuals who have workedselflessly for the Longhorn andbreeders alike, without recogni-tion.
Elmer was presented withthe Jack Phillips Award fromRobert Richey, who nominatedhim for this award stating,“There is one person that hasworked in the new registry sys-tem who is synonymous withthe ideals of the Jack Phillipsaward. Elmer has worked for nearly 3 years as chairman of a smallcommittee that first recognized and realized that the TLBAA reg-istry was in danger with an obsolete program, practically no doc-umentation and lacking adequate backup. He spearheaded theeffort to find a current alternative and to oversee the transitionprocess from the old to the new. Largely through Elmer’s efforts,the TLBAA has a state of the art online registry system that is thebest in the industry that will serve the TLBAA members and stafffor years to come.”
Movers & Shaker Of The Year
Mike BowmanMovers & Shakers Award is presented to the member who has
registered and transferred the most numbers of animals throughoutthe year. The Movers &Shakers can be found everymonth in the Trails maga-zine
TLBAA’s RegistrationsClerk Rick Fritsche an-nounced that the Mover andShaker for 2011 was MikeBowman.
Carolyn Hunter Trails’
Supporter Of The Year
Doug & Sandy StottsTrails Supporter of the Year award was renamed this year to
honor the memory of Carolyn Hunterfor her creativity, influence and dedi-cation upon the Longhorn industry andfor her knowledge and photographyskills that enhanced the Trails maga-zine. The Carolyn Hunter Trails Sup-porter of the Year is given to themember whose advertising campaigncontributes to the overall quality of themagazine.
Doug & Sandy Stotts of StottsHideaway Ranch has graced the back cover of the Texas LonghornTrails magazine for the past year. Editor Laura Standley waspleased for the Stotts to receive this deserving award this year. TheTrails magazine appreciates all of their advertising supportersthrough this past year of severe drought and rising feed costs.
President’s Award
Laura StandleySince 1999, the Chairman of
the Board has been given the op-portunity to award an individual,who has been of great service tothe TLBAA, its Board and Chair-man and have done so withoutany special recognition for theirassistance. The 2011 Chairman ofthe Board Brent Bolen presentedthe President’s Award to LauraStandley. Bolen stated that he appreciated the hard work and ded-ication Laura provides the TLBAA day in and day out
Affiliate Princess Contest1st - Ark-La-Tex
Finalist - Miss Southeastern
Finalist - Miss Wyoming
Honorable Mention - Miss Australia
Honorable Mention - Miss South Texas2011 brought a new contest
to the TLBAA that encouragedactive TLBAA Affiliates tocompete with their best heifers.With their outstanding year-ling heifers that represented thebreed standards of the TexasLonghorns, 11 Affiliates en-tered their entries to be evalu-ated by an advisory committee.The Texas Longhorn Trailsmagazine featured all of thecontestants in an advertising campaign andthen featured the three remaining finalists forthe active affiliates to vote on. In the end ofthe contest, Miss Ark-La-Tex came out on top ofthe competition. The heifer belongs to Brent &Cindy Bolen of Lufkin, Texas. The two finaliststhat rounded out the placings were Miss South-eastern and Miss Wyoming. The TLBAAwould like to thank Louis Christa and DebLesyk for their outstanding work on this contest.
Brent & Cindy Bolen accept the awardwith Ark-La-Tex
Terry King acceptedthe award for MissSoutheastern.
Special Recognition: Henry KingThe TLBAA and Texas Longhorn Trailshonored Henry King for his countlesshours and dedication of service to theLonghorn breed and the magazine.With over 20 years of service, HenryKing was honored with a bronze withthe plaque that read, “In recognition ofyour invaluable contributions improv-ing the content and quality of theTrails magazine.”
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47 Lots SoldSale Average: $2100Volume Buyers: Suzanne
Torkildsen, Fayetteville, TX; Terry& Sherri Adcock, Lamesa, TX;
Hudson Longhorns, Floyds Knob,IN; Ronnie & Jackie Mullinax,Cypress, TX; James & Amy
Roesler, Krum, TX; Mike & KimMacLeod, Palo Pinto, TX; DaveHovingh, Allendale, MI; Rebecca
Golden, Decatur, TX
January 14, 2012
Fort Worth, tX
auctioneer: Joel lemley
Pedigrees: dale hunt
SALE MANAGEMENT: TLBAA
Highlights
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HIGH SELLING LOT: $7,500
SARA BANDITA BCB(2010 daughter of Bandera Chex &
Rutledge’s Sarasee)Consignor: Brent & Cindy Bolen,
Lufkin, TXBuyer: Hudson Longhorns, Floyds
Knobs, IN� � � � � � � � � �
OTHER HIGH SELLING LOTS: $7,000 – ECR GUDING VIXEN (2009daughter of Coach & Delta Vixen) Consigned byEl Coyote Ranch, Kingsville, TX. Purchased byRonnie & Jackie Mullinax, Cypress, TX.
$5,300 – VIVA LA DIVA BCB (2010 daugh-ter of Watson 167 & Ellie’s Diamond) Consignedby Brent & Cindy Bolen, Lufkin, TX. Purchased byDave Hovingh, Allendale, MI.
$5,000 – SUPER ROSLAND EOT 925(2009 daughter of TDJ Super Hero & EOTOutback Rosland 642) Consigned by Mike &Debbie Bowman, Benton, KS. Purchased by Terry& Sherri Adcock, Lamesa, TX.
$4,600 – TC WINNING JAMAKA (2008daughter of WS Jamakizm & Winning Star 63)Consigned by Tom Christopher, Coppell, TX.Purchased by Susan Torkildsen, Fayetteville, TX.
$3,700– XC TIPPY (2008 daughter of J.R.Spotlight & VV Sparkle of Thunder) Consigned byCrumpton-Cunningham Partnership, Hillsboro, TX.Purchased by Ray Beadle, Los Gatos, CA.
$3,250 – BL COYOTE WHITE 801 (2008daughter of JP Rio Grande & El Coyote Tari)Consigned by Mark Hubbell, Hastings, MI.Purchased by Mike & Kim MacLeod, Palo Pinto, TX.
Photos by Pam Galloway & Laura Standley
TLBAA Premier Heifer SaleTexas Longhorn heifers where a highlight of the Fort Worth Livestock
Show and Rodeo this year. With over 60 head available to a filled auc-tion arena, TLBAA members from across the United States bid on these
top females. This year’s sale featured three donation lots that included asemen lot and heifers. The Concealed Weapon semen lot donated byJones/Hubbell partnership was purchased by Suzanne Torkildsen. DeerCreek Longhorns donated DC Lazy Girl with the proceeds to be given to theBright Futures Scholarship Fund. The heifer sold for $2500 to Bill & AnnMitchell, Kim & Robert Richey and Mike & Kim MacLeod. Dick & Peg Lowedonated a heifer in Carolyn Hunter’s memory with the proceeeds to bedonated to the Bright Futures Scholarship Fund, RRR Miss Carolyn 102 waspurchased for $4250 with Bernard Lankford and Brent & Cindy Bolen tak-ing top bids for the heifer. It was a great sale with a good time had by all.
$3,250 – BL COYOTE WHITE 801 (2008daughter of JP Rio Grande & El Coyote Tari)Consigned by Mark Hubbell, Hastings, MI.Purchased by Mike & Kim MacLeod, Palo Pinto, TX.
$3,200 – LADY ESPERANZA SRC (2009daughter of Safari BL Chex & BHR Power StrokesLady) Consigned by Mike & Kim MacLeod, PaloPinto, TX. Purchased by James & Amy Roesler,Krum, TX.
$3,100 – HORSESHOE J JUBILANT (2009daughter of Hunts Mutual Respect & Horseshoe JFlawless) Consigned by Jimmy Jones, Greenville,AL. Purchased by Rebecca Golden, Decatur, TX.
$3,100 – XC RIO ROSE (2010 daughter ofJ.R. Spotlight & VV Sparkle of Thunder)Consigned by Crumption-CunninghamPartnership, Hillsboro, TX. Purchased by Bill & JoLe’AN, Humansville, MO.
TLBAA Board Member Brent Bolen, Lufkin, TX; TLBAA BoardMember Nancy Dunn, Eclectic, AL; TLBAA Board Member TerryKing, Westville, FL; Tom Christopher, Coppell, TX;Tammy King, Westville, FL
Terry & Sherri Adcock, Lamesa, TX
Ronnie Mullinax, Cypress, TX
TLBAA Premier Heifer Sale
Curtis & Ross Ohlendorf, Austin, TX
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Jason Carter & Shamra Brown, Magnolia, TX with BrentBolen
Mark Stuck; Carolyn Wissel, San Marcos, TX; RogerTownsend; Joe Wissel, San Marcos, TX
Felicita, Della & Felix Serna, Kingsville, TX
TLBAA’s Pam Galloway with Steve Gates, Sealy, TX
Barbara & LarryShepherd,Cameron, TX
Rebecca & Tom Barmett,Decatur, TX
Stacy Price & Mark Hubbell, Hastings, MI with Terry & SherriAdcock, Lamesa, TX
Tracy Krueger, Ferris, TX; Diane & Jesus Rivera, RedOak, TX
Greg & AmyFranks,Bridgeport, TX;Billy & AnnMitchell,Midland, TX
TLBAA Board Member Roger Townsend, Pulaski, TN;Chairman of the Board Bernard Lankford, Weatherford,TX; TLBAA Board Member Mark Stuck, Sumerduck, VA
Darlene Aldridge, DVM, Somerville, TX; Kim &Mike MacLeod, Palo Pinto, TX
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Dear TLBT Members,It’s that time of year to get all those entry forms filled out and turned in. There are many shows coming
up that are held by the affiliates of the TLBAA. I hope to see you at these upcoming shows and more.I would like to remind all of the graduating seniors to please turn
in their pictures for the senior slideshow that will be playedduring the 2012 TLBT World Show. Also, if you are a seniorand are participating in the Senior Heifer Sale,please start working on promoting your animal.Make sure you tell people about the heifer you areselling. Also, several of the scholarships available to seniors,have applications due in the near future. Please try to beaware of the deadlines.
During the Fort Worth Stock Show, some of the ShowCommittee members had an opportunity to visit the site forthe 2012 World Show in the Stockyards. They are busyworking out the details, but it sounds like it is going to be areally neat venue with plenty of historical charm. I canhardly wait to see the pens filled with Longhorn cattle. Ihope we have a great turn out this year!
See You on the Trail,
Sarah FaskeTLBT President
TLBT OFFICERSPOTLIGHT
TLBT Office:ParliamentarianAge: 17 years oldSchool: Home schooledNumber of Years in theTLBT: 4 years
When and how did you start raising and show-ing Texas Longhorns?I started showing Texas Longhorns about four years agowhen I was adopted from Bogota, Colombia. I camehome a day before the Glen Rose Show so we practicedthat day and went to the show the next morning. I’vebeen hooked ever since.
What are some important things you havelearned from showing and raising Longhorns? I have learned a lot of responsibilities such as feeding,vaccinating, clipping, bathing them and all of the thingsnecessary to get prepared for a show. It has taught meso much, and I think this will help me in my future.
What would you tell someone just getting start-ed in raising Texas Longhorns? I would tell that person about all the great opportunitiesthis breed has including scholarships, activities, and evenall the great people involved in the breed.
What is your favorite part of raising and show-ing Texas Longhorns?My favorite part of raising and showing Texas Longhornsis showmanship because it’s very fun and competitive. Inmy opinion showmanship is the highlight of the show,even if I do not place at all in my division.
Hannah Faske
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NEBRASKA TEXAS LONGHORNASSOCIATION 30TH ANNUAL SALE
Champion Senior Cow-Lot 46, Lazy J’s Light Duty,daughter of High Stakes and Double Tuff Lite Duty,consigned by Lazy J Longhorns, Greenleaf, KS. Buyer-Cleve Stolpe, Belden, NE. $750.
Champion Bull & Top Seller-Lot 44, RDR RedRoundup, son of Roundup’s Holdup and DL Amy,consigned by Colton Skalla, Blue Rapid, KS. Buyer-Shawn & Teresa Kroll, Hebron, NE. $1025.
Champion Heifer-Lot 32, Dragon Lady, daughter ofDragon Iron and Amazing Win, consigned by Adam& Sons, Hastings, NE. Buyer-Bruce Mowen, Clayton,IL - $875.
Champion Pen of 3 Heifers-Lot 25, these 3 heiferswere daughters of Jet Master Black Anders and An-ders Black; Jet Master Black Anders and Anders MWMaple Wish; and Jet Master Black Anders and An-ders N Daisy, consigned by Anders Longhorns, Craw-ford, NE. Buyer-Roger Michaelis, Pleasant Dale, NE.$350/head.
48 Catalog Consignments 2 Scratches, 1 P.O.
45 Lots Sold - Catalog Average$652.95
Total Head Sold - 111(this includes 40 head of non-catalog cattle)
O/A Averages - $429.81(this includes non-catalog cattle)
Volume Buyers-Pat Craven,Ashland, NE; Jade Schoneberg,
Sutton, NE
OctOber 29, 2011BEATRICE, NE
AUCTIONEER: BILL SAYRE,BROOKFIELD, MO
JUDGE: OREN O’DELL,OSAWATOMIE, KS
SALE COORDINATORS: RODGER & BONNIE DAMROW
Highlights
� � � � � � � � � �Again this year each champion was awarded $500. Again our sale and catalog wasonline at www.beatrice77.net. Thank you to Ward and Carolyn Casteel, Lovington, IL.for their raffle calf donation. Winners were: Heifer-Art Anders, Crawford, NE. $200-
Ethan Loos, Columbus, IL. $100-Art Anders, Crawford, NE. $50-Jeff Borgman, PleasantDale, NE. Many thanks to our judge, Oren O’Dell, auctioneer, Bill Sayre and all the con-signors, buyers, members, and friends for making this sale possible. Thank you for all
your generous donations towards the auctioned items and silent auction! � � � � � � � � � �
HIGH SELLING LOTS: $1,000 – 3 7LS MIKE SIDEKICK (daughterof Iron Mike ST and 7LS Max’s Sidekick) Con-signor: 7 Lazy S Ranch, Larry & MaryAnnLong, North Platte, NE. Buyer: Hayden Cown,Highmore, SD
$875 – RHR RED JET HOLDUP (son of RHRRed Roundup and Jet Stream C4) Consignor:Consignor: Colton Skalla, Blue Rapids, KS.Buyer: Del-Vic Farms, Snyder, NE
Gregg Sherwood read pedigrees, Bill & CJ Sayre.
Champion Junior Cow-Lot 40, 7LS WWatson,daughter of W Champ and Booth 11, consigned by 7Lazy S, Ranch, Larry & MaryAnn Long, North Platte,NE. Buyer-Tom & Linda Nading, Oswego, KS.
L.D. McIntyre,TLBAA director& wife, Debbie,w/daughters,
Joselin & Eliza-beth, Wolbach,
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Cleve & Tammy Stolpe, Belden, NE. newowners of the Champion Senior Cow.
Photos by Debbie McIntyre
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NEWS On the Trail...
WE WANT YOUR NEWS! If you or someone you know in theLonghorn world has something to share, please send it to [email protected]
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As Seen On 60 Minutes -Texas Big Game Hunting
The TLBAA office was contacted by the 60Minutes crew as they were looking for aLonghorn herd to film for a special segmenton Texas Big Game hunting. TLBAA membersDarin & Dawn Divinia stepped up to theplate, offering their time and cattle. To viewthe complete segment online, go tohttp://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7396862n&tag=contentMain;contentAux.
Friedrich’s Big GameHunting Experience
TLBAA member Rick Friedrich participat-ed in a big game hunting trip in Africa. Hespent seven hours tracking this great beast inthe wild with two professional hunters andthree trackers. The lion knew they were pur-suing him and led them on a chase that gotthem as close as 18 yards at one point. Rickhad a thrilling time on this hunt, and he hadthe lion mounted in Africa and shipped in.
Flushing, N.Y. – A piece of the American southwest comes north as the Wildlife ConservationSociety’s Queens Zoo welcomes a pair of majestic Texas Longhorn cattle.
The Queens Zoo recently added an 8-month-old, 150-pound male calf and his mother, a 7-year old, 800-poundcow. These animals were brought to the zoo, which is ded-icated to wildlife of North and South America, because theyare signature of the American southwest region.
“As a zoo of the Americas, it is particularly nice for us toexhibit a breed of cattle that have been developed andmade famous within the United States,” said Scott Silver,Director and Curator of the Queens Zoo. “Texas Longhornsadd diversity to our farm area where we showcase domes-tic breeds of animals that live in the Americas.”
The Texas Longhorns will share space with Scottishhighlanders, another breed of cattle.
Texas longhorns are a domestic breed of cattle knownfor their characteristic horns that can extend up to five feet, tip to tip. The breed developed orig-inally as a result of cross breeding between feral and domestic cattle. The Texas longhorn is ananimal that has long been known for its beauty, stature, and intelligence.
The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do sothrough science, global conservation, education and the management of the world’s largest sys-tem of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change atti-tudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS iscommitted to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo – Open every day of the year. Admission is$8 for adults, $6 for seniors 65 and older, $5 for kids 3-12, free for children under 3. Zoo hoursare 10am to 5pm weekdays, and 10am – 5:30pm weekends, April through October, and 10am –4:30pm daily, November through April. The Queens Zoo is located at 53-51 111th Street inFlushing Meadow’s Corona Park in Queens. For further information, call 718-271-1500 or visitwww.queenszoo.com.
The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens ZooWelcomes The Arrival of Texas Longhorn Cattle
Photo courtesy of Julie Larsen Maher
When The Stars AlignedSubmitted by Suzanne TorkildsenIt was Feb. 17th, 2011, about 5 pm when
Bill called saying he would be late cominghome that evening. It had been a usual win-ter day on the ranch putting out hay and feed-ing the cows and I thought I would just jumpon my horse and go for a ride and relax.
I had just gotten started when I noticedsomething strange. It was a heifer, Stars SweetIntentions, inside a steel hay ring. As Iapproached her I realized she was stuck andthen I realized she had a badly fractured leg. Icould not move the ring alone. I called Billand he was on his way. By this time it wasnearing dark. When he arrived we were ableto lift the ring off of her. She got up on her 3good feet and the leg was pretty much justdangling all directions. I called my local vet-erinarian and he pretty much said to shoother. (She was at the time number 1 on thehorn index for our heifers). Plan B, call
Darlene Aldridge.Darlene said totake her to A&Mand see if theycan help. Shesaid she had asimilar experi-ence with a bulland they wereable to salvage him.
So the next question washow the heck are we going toget her into the trailer? Besides it being dark,by this time she wasn’t even halter broke.Darlene said and I quote “ back the trailer upto her and see what she does.” OK, whateveryou say Darlene. So Bill and I proceeded tofind straps and ropes and headed back to thepasture with the trailer thinking this just was-n’t going to work and how were we going toget a 600 lb cow with an open compound
fracture in the trailer at 7pm by ourselves? We backed up to Intentions who was
just standing there in bewilderment andopened the door. She smelled the floorlooked up and up she stepped into the trailerand immediately lay down. We watched inpure amazement.
At that point we had called the clinic atTexas A&M and were on our way. We arrivedat 10 pm to be greeted by 3 DVM’s and a staffof probably 6 technicians. They x-rayed theleg and told us she had “mid-diaphyseal,
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Darlene Aldridge, DVM • John Parmley 8405 FM 1361 • Somerville, TX 77879 979-272-3600 home • 281-541-1200 cell
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Newborn calves gain temporary (passive)immunity from disease when they in-gest colostrum from the dam—sincethis “first milk” contains maternal an-tibodies. After a few weeks or monthsthis temporary protection begins towane, however, and calves must build
their own immunities. Vaccinating calves at the proper timecan help protect them until weaning age. Vaccinating themtoo soon, however, may not stimulate much immune re-sponse. If the calf still has maternal antibodies in his sys-tem, these tend to interfere with building his ownimmunities. The body sees no need to respond.
Dr. Mark Alley, Clinical Assistant Professor, North Car-olina State University College of Veterinary Medicine, saysthat since we don’t know how much maternal immunityeach calf gets, it will wane at different times for each ani-mal. “It’s also going to be different with each of the bacte-ria or viruses we are talking about. So vaccinerecommendations will be very dependent on what the po-tential issues are on each farm.” Each producer must plana strategy to fit his/her own situation.
“You don’t always know what the exposure is, for the cat-tle. In our part of the country, fenceline contact is an issue,and in the West many cattle are co-mingled on rangeland.There may also be animals coming in or out, or purchasedanimals coming into theherd. The history (of prob-lems) in that set of cattle isalso important to know.All of these things play arole in developing a pro-gram specific for eachfarm,” he says.
“One of the things thatresearchers have discov-ered is that there are a fewviruses—specifically IBR,BRSV and PI3—that maynot be blocked by mater-nal antibodies as much aswe earlier thought. As a re-sult, we may be able to vac-cinate calves at an early ageand still get an immune re-sponse. However, pathogens like BVD, Pasteurella,Mannheimia, etc. may actually be blocked by maternal an-tibodies. Therefore vaccinating with these antigens needsto be discussed with your veterinarian before using them inyoung calves,” says Alley. As long as the passive transfer isstill strong, the calf may not build his own immunity tothese in response to vaccination.
“These calves may not respond effectively. Due to thecost of trying to figure this out, and how much variabilitythere might be among calves, the issue of calfhood vaccina-tion is a big challenge—as to whether or not we should bevaccinating calves at branding time or any other time priorto weaning,” he says.
“Most of the time, I base this decision on the history ofthe farm. In our part of the country producers usually don’t
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“Vaccination at some pointduring the first 3 months oflife can be extremely benefi-cial and can actually reducethe stress at weaning time.”
do very many vaccinations prior to weaning. Often they won’tbe getting the cattle in from pasture before that. They aren’tgoing to be processing them for any other reason (since in theEast they don’t have to brand them),” explains Alley.
There are some vaccinesthat have been shown toprovide some immunity atan early age, and most ofthat research has been doneby the individual companiesthat make the vaccines.“Some vaccines will providesome immunity for thesecalves, even in the presenceof maternal antibodies. Theproblem is that if we vacci-nate a calf that has maternalantibodies present, andcome back later to pullblood to see if that calf re-sponded to the vaccination,if we only look at antibody
levels it may look like the calf did not develop an antibody re-sponse. But then when the immune protection starts to wane(at 4 to 6 months, depending on which pathogen we are talk-ing about), if we vaccinate that calf again, with a similar prod-uct, we get an immune response very similar to an animal thatreceived a booster,” he says. There is some recognition and re-sponse to the vaccine, even though it didn’t appear that the im-mune system responded, the first time.
“Right now we are trying to encourage people to do morevaccinating early—like they do in the West at the time of brand-ing. For our producers, we label this as the time to castrate thecalves, and give vaccinations at that time,” he says. Some pro-ducers may also be giving the cows some pre-breeding vaccina-tions, and this makes a good time to vaccinate the calves as well.If the producer is handling the cattle for some reason, this cre-ates an opportunity to do the calves.
“Vaccination at some point during the first 3 months of lifecan be extremely beneficial and can actually reduce the stressat weaning time. The calves will already be accustomed to goingthrough the facilities, and maybe we’ll get a better response tothe weaning-time vaccine,” says Alley. The earlier vaccinationcan set them up, and the weaning vaccination acts like abooster.
The primary goal is to reduce stress at weaning. “We knowthat the day of separation from the cow is one of the moststressful times in the calf’s life. If we can do some things to re-duce this, it will be helpful. I prefer to do fewer procedures onthe day of weaning,” he says.
Alley doesn’t see very much respiratory disease in calves pre-weaning, in his region. “Usually if we have any respiratory dis-ease before weaning, there’s a history of poor nutrition, orintroduction of new animals into those herds,” he says.
“Many producers don’t give the clostridial vaccines to calvesuntil they get to be at least 3 to 4 months of age, and then wetry to make sure that they get a booster at some point after that,as well. If a herd has a history of problems in young calves, ora history of tetanus (when banding calves), we recommendclostridial vaccines be given soon after birth,” explains Alley.
“We try to convince producers about the benefit of doingthese vaccinations while the calves are still on the cow. Thecalves are not as stressed, and build better immunity. If pro-ducers don’t do the early vaccinations, we recommend they vac-cinate the calves 2 to 4 weeks prior to the estimated date ofweaning. The calves should receive the viral and clostridial vac-cines at that point. This may or may not include pasteurella orpinkeye, depending on what the risk factors are for that herd orfarm. Then the calves get boosters at the day of weaning,” hesays.
“We have some producers who can’t separate the cows andcalves twice. In this situation they try to get the first dose ofvaccine into the calves on the day of weaning and then comeback with a booster afterward. It’s extremely farm dependenton how successful this particular system works,” says Alley. Itmay partly depend on howstressful their weaning pro-gram is—whether fence-line weaning or abruptseparation from the cow.Anything a person can doto reduce stress will behelpful.
“Nutritional factors arealso important. Do theydo a good job of nutritionat weaning? Can we getcalves to eat as much feedthe day after weaning asthey did the day beforeweaning? Is it a palatablediet? Is there enough bunkspace available for all thecalves? What is the ambi-ent temperature? In our area, one of the biggest stressors is ac-tually heat. The time of year the weaning is done can make abig difference. About 50% of our herds are fall calving and 50%are spring calving. Whenever we’re doing fall weaning, espe-cially on animals that are grazing fescue pastures, heat stresscan be a big issue—particularly if they don’t have shade or wateravailable.” This can be just as stressful as weaning calves in coldtemperatures in a blizzard.
Each producer must figure out the best vaccination programfor his/her own situation. “It would be nice if we just had acook-book recipe to follow, and a vaccination program thateveryone could use, but it doesn’t work that way. Some of thebasics are the same, but the timing, and which products to useare all going to be very much farm dependent,” explains Alley.
It pays to discuss these things with your veterinarian and tryto fine-tune it to your own situation. The veterinarian mayhave some suggestions as to which products, and when, mightwork best in your herd. “The veterinarian may also have someidea about the problems that are occurring within your area,that you may not be aware of. When I do producer meetings Itell them the goal is not just sticking the vaccine into the calf.The goal is to administer the vaccine and actually get an im-mune response. The focus should be on immunizing the calf.To achieve this, the whole system—animal and farm—needs tobe understood,” he says.
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“We try to convince producersabout the benefit of doingthese vaccinations while thecalves are still on the cow.”
“The goal is to administer thevaccine and actually get animmune response. The focusshould be on immunizing thecalf. To achieve this, thewhole system—animal andfarm—needs to be under-stood.”
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his is a story about two steers – youmight even say two-and-a-half steers –from the Lookeba, Oklahoma pastures ofLarry and Gala Johnston.JL Duramax was calved February 25,
2005 and he came to the Fort Worth Herdin September of 2006. The blue roan sonof Amigo Chex (by JMC Phenomenal)out of Confetti’s Queen was pretty youngwhen he moved to Fort Worth, and TrailBoss Kristin Jaworski was concernedabout putting him in The Herd. “We de-cided to grow Duramax a little bit,” shesaid.Lucky, whose registered name is Wide
Tom’s Red Mac, was calved in 2001 andalso came to The Herd in 2006. He is byWide Tom TLB by Bodacious TLB, and hisdam is Miss Red Mac 92-4.“Lucky came with another steer that
didn’t work out,” Jaworski said, “andwhat was so wonderful with Larry andGala, when the second steer didn’t work
out and I called them to pick him up andbring him back home, they were so gen-erous that they brought me Duramax as areplacement, even though he was veryyoung.”“I put him in the population and did-
n’t drive him for a long time. Now inhindsight, looking back I think he wouldhave been just fine. Duramax is like ablue roan with black spots; he is blackand white with perfectly straight horns –he has had the largest amount of horngrowth that I have ever seen! He is ab-solutely beautiful, and even though hecame here as a baby, he’s at the top of thepecking order – he’s right up there withthe guys that run this herd – he’s tough!”“Larry and Gala are wonderful peo-
ple; they became close friends of oursand we spent a lot of time together work-ing with that other steer.”“Lucky is a red and white steer; his
horns are a little bit up. He is easy to rec-
ognize and doesn’t get a lot of attention –that’s how easy-going he is. He goes withthe flow and never gives us an ounce oftrouble; he has fit in since day one. Wegot him in 2006 and I hope to keep hima long time. We’ve been able to use himfive years now; he is healthy and in greatshape.”Even though Duramax and Lucky
both came from the same place, theydon’t hang out together. Duramax wantsto boss everybody and Lucky is just easy-going. Neither of these steers needs anyspecial attention at all, and they are fedwith the general population.And although the two from Lookeba
don’t hang out together, Jaworski ob-served that they do exhibit a similar traitin regard to the round bale feeder: “Theyboth like to get in it! I don’t know whythat is, but both of those steers, everymorning, will put their front end – jumpup in the round bale feeder to eat.
By Henry King
he Fort Worth Herd was formed in 1999 to cele-brate the city’s 150th birthday. Fifteen steers, repre-senting the fifteen decades, paraded from SundanceSquare downtown, north on Main Street to theHistoric Stockyards District. The impact of theHerd was so spectacular that it has become a per-manent fixture of the Stockyards. Twice-daily cat-tle drives and related educational offerings havenow become a dynamic tourist attraction. TheHerd is a spectacular unit comprise of sixteen (an-other decade, another steer) unique individuals, eachunique in appearance and each a unique personality.This series of articles will spotlight the individual big-horned steers -- each so alike as a breed, yet each distinct as apersonality.
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They’venever gotten into a wreck, thankgoodness, but it is a little bit different andthey both do it.”
“I have no explanation for that,” shelaughed. Maybe it’s something in thewater at Lookeba.
“What I like about Duramax,” saidJawworski, “is that he was our replace-ment for a trade-in, and I think that ispretty neat of them as breeders to offer
that when the other steer didn’twork out. Mac, the other steer, wasa humongous white steer – thebiggest steer I’ve ever seen, body-wise. He came to the Herd and weworked him into the program andeverything went real well for abouttwo weeks.”
“After two weeks,” Jaworski said,“he decided he had his own agenda.He would jump the flower beds; hewould jump and run through the lawnof the Exchange Building; he wouldturn around and go back to the barbe-cue place; he would run through the
train tracks – he would do whatever hewanted to and could care less aboutbeing in the herd.”
“We tried a lot of different things withhim,” the Trail Boss said. “I thought Icould beat him to it and I would blockoff the exit that he took and drive himagain. He would stop in the middle ofthe street, look ahead, see that I had it
blocked, and take another route. He didit every single time! He was the smarteststeer I ever saw in my life. He gave us arun for our money.”
“What we learned about Mac is heis too gentle; he was too tame. He didn’tcare if he was separated from the Herdand he did not respond to our pressureat all. So, unfortunately, I had to callLarry and talk to him about it. He said it’snot a problem, they’ll come and get him,and as far as I know, they still have him.”
“But he was one of the cuts,” said Ja-worski, “and that’s where we learned theycan’t be very gentle – it just doesn’t work.He was a highly intelligent steer, and hetricked all of us. We never could get himto go down the street after two weeks. Helearned the routine and decided tochange the routine”
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open, comminuted fracture of the leftmetatarsals, and was displaced laterally.”
After a somewhat discouraging andsomewhat hopeful talk with the doctors/sur-geons we decided to have the surgery done ifthere was no infection apparent the followingMonday or Tuesday. On February 23, theydid the surgery and now the hardest part,waiting.
For over 3 months, and a lot of x-rays anda few cast changes the doctor told us shethought the bones were forming a non-unionand things didn’t look so good. There wastalk of stem cell work that may help, andsome other fancy very expensive surgeriesthey could TRY. The cost had already beenpretty much more than we had thought. Wecouldn’t see how we could afford more. Butman, we were having a hard time swallowingthat pill. We just couldn’t give up. She hadbeen laid up in that stall for over 3 monthsand not seen sunshine and now they tell usit’s not going to work. Even though we knewit was a possibility at the beginning we justdidn’t want to believe she wasn’t cominghome. I called Darlene with the news and sheask if I would mind her going to the hospitaland talking to the doctors and looking at thex-rays. She did just that, that very day.Darlene called me that afternoon and said“Suzanne, I am talking to you as a friend nota veterinarian, if she were mine I wouldn’tgive up. “ She ask me if she could take her toher house, barn, get her on a different dietwith some added mineral and keep trying.
Heck yeah, I said, we will try anything beforewe give up.
So around June 1st we loaded her up andoff we go to Star Creek Ranch, her birth place.Cast and all she loaded up like a pro, even try-ing to kick a few people on the way out. Atleast she still had a sense of humor.
We had strict instructions about howmuch space she should have to get aroundwhich we soon increased at least 2 fold. Shehad a nice place where she could see theother cows, sunshine and feel outside again.She could see grass even if she couldn’t eat it.With a good attitude and appetite she settledinto her new rehabilitation center just fine.We had a follow up visit in 3 weeks for a x-ray.
First follow up, June, there seemed to besome calcium building up around the bonesthat wasn’t there on previous x-rays…..thedoctor scratches her head not really under-standing.
Second follow up July hummm, lookinga lot better. Even more calcium moving inaround the bone junctions. They think it istime for a SPLINT…..still scratching her headat this point.
End of July, third follow up… WOW,looks like a union of the bones. X-ray looks95 percent improved. Keep splint on andrecheck in 3 weeks.
August 16th, 2011 x-ray showed a com-plete union of the bones. That was the hap-piest doctor I have seen in a long time. Shetook me back and we reviewed the x-raysfrom the beginning. It is nothing short of amiracle the healing that had taken place. And
then she told me the real news of the day, asif the healing were not enough, Intentions is7 months pregnant.
So we went back to Darlene’s rehab for aweek or so and it was time for us to take herback to her real home at Bull Creek Ranch. Iwas so nervous and so scared that somethingwould go wrong once we got her home. Butas the good Lord would have it we go homesafely and she settled in and things rockedalong just fine.
On the morning of October 19th I head-ed out to the barn to meet the farrier and lowand behold there was Intentions licking offher new heifer. I went over to count legs andheads (not sure what all those x-rays anddrugs were going to do) and found a perfect-ly normal, absolutely beautiful heifer calf.And most important Intentions was just fineand delivered it all by herself. Couldn’t con-trol the tears on that one.
We are so grateful to the surgeons at TexasA&M for the fabulous surgery they did on herleg. Without a doubt she would not be herenow without their expertise. However, thereal secret to the success of that healing wasthe knowledge, wisdom and willingness tohelp from Darlene Aldridge. We know with-out a shadow of a doubt we would not haveStars Sweet Intentions if she had not inter-vened on her behalf. (Here come those tearsagain). For those of you that may not knowDarlene Aldridge and John Parmley I hopeyou make a point of meeting them. You willnot find a nicer couple. They have some pret-ty nice cattle too.
-- continued from pg. 22
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Limited time SPECIAL REGISTRATION OPPORTUNITY�� February 1 through April 15, 2012 ��
The TLBAA recognizes that over the past year many breeders has been enduring unusual circumstances with the ongoing drought, limited
hay, high feed cost and the overall economy. In an effort to help breeders maintain the registrations of their herds we are offering a spe-
cial registration pricing opportunity. Beginning on February 1, 2012 through April 15, 2012:
�� Any age animal can be registered at the $15.00 per head rate.
�� Dual registrations at $7.50 per head rate.
(Any animal registered through another Texas Longhorn registry can be dual registered with the TLBAA at this rate)
If you have not signed up to get access to the TLBAA HORNS system you may do so by calling the TLBAA office at 817-625-6241.
Through the HORNS system you can register and transfer cattle quicker, saving you time and postage cost.
If the TLBAA does not have your current email address, please let us know that as well so that we may keep our records up to date and be
able to better communicate with the membership on important issues. This also allows us to have all of your correct information recorded
in the next Membership Directory. Remember that many cattle are sold through the internet and email now. If your current email address
is not shown in the Membership Roster you MAY be losing sales. Send us your email address NOW!
If you do not wish to do your registrations and transfers online through the HORNS system you can download forms from the TLBAA
website at www.tlbaa.org under registrations and forms.
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CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR
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1. TLBAA’s Pam Galloway with Cindy Dennis, Coupland, TX; 2. John Miller, FortWorth, TX; 3. Kenneth Devero, Tolar, TX with TLBAA’s Rick Fritsche; 4. Rodney Ma-haffey, Decatur, TX; 5. Nicole & Keith Burns, Queensland, Australia; 6. Arnold Rit-tenhouse, Graham, TX with TLBAA’s Rick Fritsche; 7. Ed Strate, Krum, TX; 8. BrentBolen, Lufkin, TX, TLBAA’s Troy Robinett, David Roberts, Canton, MO, Dick Lowe,Horton, MI; Fred Cahill, Strathroy, Ontario Canada.
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The top selling cow was Lot 10- SuperShadow consigned by Jerry & GretchenLotspeich, Crawford, NE and sold to K BarD Longhorns Whitelake, SD for $850. Wehad 12 head of cows sell for an average of$666.00.The top selling yearling heifer was Lot
20- Prairie Stalker consigned by Jerry &Gretchen Lotspeich, Crawford, NE andsold to Ronald Johnson, Corcoran, MNfor $2000. We had 9 yearling heifers sellfor an average of $780.The top selling cow/calf pair was Lot
14- Bailey's Wild Rose consigned by Jerry& Gretchen Lotspeich, Crawford, NE andsold to Cody Bruehner, Mandan, ND for$1125. We had 4 pairs sell for an averageof $894.The top selling yearling bull was Lot
28- Anders Possible Legend consigned byArt & Haley Anders, Crawford, NE andsold to Dennis Liggett, Morrill, NE for$600.The top sellling bull calves were Lots
51- Anchor D Hot Shot 1/09 and Lot 60-Anchor D Regency 141 both consigned byAnchor D Ranch, Dick Robbins, Belvidere,KS and both were sold to Gilbert Grooms,Oglala, SD each for $1200. We had 20bull calves sell for an average of $495.The top selling heifer calf was Lot 100-
Anchor D Regency 124 consigned by An-chor D Ranch, Dick Robbins, Belvidere,KS and sold to Wayne & Ellen Fox, Rawl-ins, WY for $950. We had 32 heifer calvessell for an average of $481.The weather was cold and crisp, but
there were buyers from several states atthe sale. We felt the sale was successfuland look forward to next year. We wouldlike to thank everyone for their businessand continued support of this sale.
Tri-StateLonghorn Sale
Submitted by Art & Haley Anders
November 20, 2011104 Lots Consigned
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TEXAS LONGHORN BREEDERS GULF COAST ASSOCIATION
Cattle Baron’s Premier Longhorn SaleMay 12th, 2012 • 1:00 PM
Hosted by the TLBGCA
Auctioneer: Joel Lemley Pedigree Reader: Dale HuntLive Internet Bidding will be via the (LMA) Livestock Marketing Association
Sale Catalog will be inserted with the April Trails magazine.Sale catalog will also be online at www.tlbgca.com.
The sale will be held at the Mid Tex Livestock Auction, 5105 Highway 90S, Navasota, TX 77868Phone: 936-825-3970 • Located on Hwy. 90S @ 3.75 miles east of Hwy. 6
Consignment cattle can be unloaded at Mid Tex Livestock Auction between 8:00 amand 5:00 pm on Friday, May 11th. There will be a social event with hors d’ oeuvres andcocktails at George & Peggy Wilhite’s ranch Friday afternoon starting at 6:30 pm. The
address is 11674 FM 1227, Navasota, TX 77868.
Viewing of sale consignments will be Saturday morning before the sale. There will be anoon time meal sold at the sale barn facility by a catering company. 100 lots to be sold,
starting with the heifer lots at 1:00 pm.
We would like to thank the following sale consignors:
Darlene Aldridge, D.V.M.John AllenSteve AzingerRandy BienekDon BordelonMike BowmanGary BowdoinBow CarpenterJason CarterLes Craft
Darin Divinia
El Coyote RanchRichard FilipGreg FranksRick FriedrichJoe Graddy
Bobby GutierrezJohn Helm
Frank HevrdejsDoreen Hickman
Matt HillMark HubbellBill Hudson
Mike KossSpeedy LaFondJoel LemleyLarry LoneroBob LoomisDick Lowe
Andy MartinezMike MacLeodRonnie MullinaxGlenn PhippsDanny RussellJoe Sedlacek
Stockton/BurtonDoug StottsLinda SpoonerTodd TaylorDonnie TaylorBill TorkildsenDora ThompsonJoe ValentineTy Wehring
George WilhiteMarion Woolie
For questions, please contact: Rick Friedrich (713) 305-0259 • [email protected]
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heritage of Texas Longhorn cattle. With this goal, they established the Texas
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Today, the purposes of the TLBAA remain the same. In addition, the Association has
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IN MEMORIAMRonda M. DickinsonSubmitted by Darol Dickinson
Ronda Dickinson ofEllicott, Coloradodeparted life on earthJanuary 20, 2012, justafter her 89th birth-day. She passed peace-fully in her home of57 years, surroundedby family, friends and
many loved ones. Her desire to live out herdays at the ranch was honored. Shedeclined rapidly after the diagnosis of aninoperable brain tumor.Ronda was born near Burleson, Texas toLester and Minnie Wilshire, the third of fivedaughters. Her husband Frank and twochildren moved to Colorado on September8, 1955 where she raised a family, workedas a ranch wife, a professional seamstress,4-H Instructor, El Paso County Horse Showsecretary and served great southern cookingfor family and drop-in friends.Husband of 64 years, Frank D. Dickinsonpreceded her in death. She is survived by ason Darol Dickinson and wife Linda M.Dickinson of Barnesville, Ohio, and daugh-ter Vicky Pylant and husband Joe Pylant ofRedmond, Washington. She has six grand-children: Kirk Dickinson (wife Linda"Teu"), Chad Dickinson (wife Stefanie),Joel Dickinson (wife Misty), Dela Lenz(husband Steve), Will Austin (wife Lisette),and Cary Westerbeck (wife Julie). She haseleven great grandchildren: BriceDickinson, Shane Dickinson, TristaDickinson, Marshall Dickinson, KaraDickinson, Bry Dickinson, Nicole Lenz,Austin Lenz, Zane Austin, Lana Westerbeck,and Leah Westerbeck.After the passing of her husband Frankon August 23, 2005, Ronda drove herself tochurch 25 miles on Sundays, and lived onthe home place until her last day. She tookcare of herself, did baby sitting with greatgrand kids and spent several hours each dayon her computer. Once she designed afancy decorated hand-made pillow andsent it to Oprah, of which she promptlyreceived a letter and phone call from Oprahin gratitude.After her husband's passing the ranch wasleased to Searle Ranches to run TexasLonghorn cattle. It was not unusual forSearle Ranch cowboys to stop in for a visitslightly before high noon and check on a
hot lunch, cookies or fresh pie. There wasalways food and sweets used for “bait” forall ages, at all times. Everyone was welcomein Ronda’s kitchen, Ronda was a member ofCircle Drive Baptist Church of ColoradoSprings for 56 years, where she was thelongest attending member.
Otto Charles Buenger Jr.Submitted by Dana Buenger
Mr. Otto "Sonny" Charles Buenger Jr., 94,passed away Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, inWaco. Graveside services were held at WaspCreek Ranch in Crawford, Texas. Otto was born in Yokum, Texas, Feb. 23,1917, to Otto Charles Buenger Sr. andMinnie Tucker Buenger. He was a longtimeresident of Hemphill, Texas. Sonny marriedLucy Graham on Sept. 25, 1937, inHouston. He worked as a welder for manyyears. He retired as a sales manager fromAirco, a welding supply manufacturer.Otto was preceded in death by his par-ents, Otto Charles and Minnie Buenger.He is survived by his wife of 74 years,Lucy Buenger of Hemphill; son, OttoCharles "Charlie" Buenger III and wife,Dana, of Crawford; daughter, Donna Westand husband, Ronnie of Houston; grand-sons, Otto Charles "Chad" Buenger IV andwife, Mandi, of Hewitt, Justin Buenger andwife, Lauren, of Waco, and Michael Prim ofCrawford; granddaughters, DeborahKowart and husband, Robert, of Austin,and Kaylyn Self and husband, James, ofHouston; great-grandsons, Weston Kowart,Otto Charles "Holdyn" Buenger V, AidenSelf and Layne Buenger; and great-grand-daughters, Reagan Kowart and HannahBuenger.
Kathy J. ElburnSubmitted by Chronicle Tribune, Peru, INKathy J. Elburn, 53, of Peru, passed awayat 2 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012.She was born in Kokomo to Vernon andMary (Copeland) Hunt. She married CurtisL. Elburn on April 19, 1979. Kathy wasemployed with Kroger in Peru. She was amember of the National Red BoneAssociation and enjoyed participating indog shows. Curtis and Kathy are longtimemembers of the TLBAA. Survivors along with her husband includeher parents, Vernon and Mary; her daugh-ters, Nicole (Michael) Rorvik of Peru, andAndi Elburn, also of Peru; four grandchil-
dren, Abby, Morgan, Wyatt and Colton.Also surviving is her brother, Matt (Kathy)Hunt of Rochester. Kathy was preceded in death by her par-ents and a sister, Karen Hunt. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan.16, 2012 at Flowers-Leedy Funeral Homewith Pastor Tom Robbins officiating. Burialfollowed at Ever-Rest Memorial Park in CassCounty. Memorials may be made to the KathyElburn Memorial Youth Coon HoundScholarship.
Harold J. LoehleinSubmitted by Mike MacLeod
Harold Loehlein passed away January 23,2012 at the age 84. He moved to Texas andlived at our ranch with his wife Joan intheir own "casita" for the last 5 years. Hebecame intrigued with the Longhorns andmarveled each time a baby was born. Hecouldn't wait to see it.He and his wife Joan became adicted tothe western way of life and converted their"eastern attire" to string ties and boots...hewill be buried in his favorite pair of bootsfrom Leddy's which Joan bought for himon his birthday a few years ago.Harry was a man of great character,attended our United States MilitaryAcademy and was a captain of the footballteam that was undefeated in the early1950's and president-elect of his seniorclass. He had a successful career as an engi-neer and sales manager at ReynoldsAluminum.He will be sadly missed for his dry senseof humor and class. He is survived by hiswife Joan, two daughters, Kim S. MacLeodand husband Michael of Palo Pinto, Tx andKaren Riebe and husband Scott of Denver,CO and a son, Keith and wife MyVan ofPhiladelphia, PA. He is also survived by 9grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.He loved to hand feed the Longhorns andhis favorites Harry's Summer Glow andSnowflake will also miss his gentle handfull of cubes.His smile and love of humanity will besorely missed by all.In lieu of flowers donations can be madeto the TLBAA Scholarship Foundation in hismemory - TLBAA, P.O. Box 4430, FortWorth, Texas 76164.
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Texas Longhorn Breeders of New Mexico Robert Smoot, President • (575) 365-2641 • [email protected] meant big changes for the New Mexico Affiliate. A new Board was elected to lead the TLBNM into the coming year. Elected
were President Robert Smoot, Vice President Andrew Dotson, Secretary/Treasurer MichelleStearns, Board Members Bethany Ritter Rosales, Diane Shoemaker, Jerry Stevens and WadeWilson. We are excited to be holding an educational Field Day in June (TBA), and pos-sibly two other shows this year, one being the New Mexico State Fair held in Albuquerqueeach September. Our membership is diverse and we strive to strengthen our amazinggroup who continue to impress us. If you are interested in joining the New MexicoAffiliate, the Texas Longhorn Breeders of New Mexico, check out our website atwww.tlbnm.org, or email [email protected]. TLBNM boasts many award winning breed-ers who are always willing to help each other out in a family friendly manner. Our annu-al membership is $20.00 and our youth membership is $5. We look forward to the com-ing year, the new calves, shows, and new friends 2012 has in store.
ARK-LA-TEX Jessica Wade, President • [email protected] Longhorn Breeders,Congratulations! During Longhorn weekend in Fort Worth the winner was announced for the
TLBAA Affiliate Princess Contest. And as some of you may already know, Miss Ark-La-Tex, owned byBrent and Cindy Bolen is the winner. This is exciting news! I want to send out a special thanks forall the members who took the time vote for these beautiful heifers.
Also, congratulations to Taylor Sowell, nephew of Donnie and Marilyn Taylor, who received a$500 certificate in the Fort Worth Stock Show calf scramble on 1/22/2012. This certificate will go tobuying a heifer to show for this year. He will also be participating in the Houston LivestockShow and Rodeo this month. Good Luck Taylor, we will be rooting for you!
Coming up this month is our Longhorn Show at the Southeast Texas State Fair inBeaumont, Texas. Check in is March 22, Shows are March 23rd and check-out is March 24th.Our Judges will be Carla Jo Payne for Pee Wee and Jr. Longhorn Show and Julie Pack for theOpen Longhorn Show. Hope to see you there!
Nebraska Texas Longhorn Association Delwin Smeal, President • (402) 568-2353The NTLA annual meeting was held at Holstein United Methodist Church in Holstein, NE, hosted by Carol Hoffman, Juniata, NE.
Thank you Carol for being our hostess. NTLA members met on Saturday January 14th, a nice sunny day for a hearty potluck dinnerbefore the meeting. The board of directors elected were: L.D. McIntyre, Wolbach, NE; Betty McCutchan, Nelson, NE; and Brett Wells,Beatrice, NE. Officers elected were: President-Delwin Smeal, Snyder, NE; Vice President-Larry Long, North Platte, NE; andSecretary/Treasurer-Bonnie Damrow, Roca, NE. Congratulations! Thank you to those that served their term on the board – Rod Lind,Elm Creek, NE. and Cully Sila, York, NE.
The Nebraska State Fair WQ longhorn show will be held in Grand Island, NE, latter part of August. This World Qualifying showincludes youth, open and free classes. More on this in the next issue.
It was decided to hold our annual Longhorn sale at the Beatrice 77 Livestock Auction in Beatrice, NE, on Saturday October 27, 2012.It’s about 30 miles north of the Kansas line. We will accept non-catalog Longhorn cattle again this year. We will again award $500 in pre-miums to each Champion – Senior Cow, Junior Cow, Heifer, Bull, and Pen of 3 heifers. This year, we will only accept heifers in our Penof 3 consignments and they will sell as 3 times the money. Again this year we will hold a silent auction in the café before the sale. Theraffle calf drawing will be held at the end of the catalog cattle. The sale catalog will again be on the sale barn website –www.Beatrice77.net. The sale will be shown live on the same website. Sale contacts: Delwin Smeal, President 402-568-2353, Larry Long,Vice President 308-532-2469, Rodger & Bonnie Damrow 402-423-5441.
NTLA memberships are due each year in January. Our membership dues have not changed since day one of our association. Duesare: Youth $5, Associate $10, Active $15, Lifetime $150. New members are always welcome. Please mail membership dues to BonnieDamrow, 11900 S 12th; Roca, NE 68430.
Pictured standing left to right: Andrew Dotson, Wade Wilson,Robert Smoot and Jerry Stevens. Sitting left to right: DianeShoemaker, Bethany Ritter Rosales and Michelle Stearns.
Taylor Sowellwith his
scramble calfduring the Fort
Worth StockShow.
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Prairie State Longhorn Association Deanna Sanders, President • [email protected] • (618) 780-5365The Prairie State Longhorn Association held a meeting at the Ponderosa Restaurant in Jacksonville, IL on January 29, 2012. Ethan
Loos reported on the Affiliate Princess contest, in which the entry did not make it into the top five. This experience in the first contestwill help with next year’s entry. The meeting was turned over to Deanna Sanders, the President for 2012. She proceeded with the elec-tion of other officers and board members with the following results: Vice President: Corky Helms, Belleville, IL; Secretary-Treasurer:Rosalie Brackebusch, Divernon, IL; New Board Members: George DeOrnellas, Jacksonville, IL and Scott Simmons, Medora, IL. AshleyLoos, Columbus, IL, Heather Hicks, Ramsey, IL, Kenny Sanders, Bingham, IL and Ethan Loos, Columbus, IL are remaining on the boardfrom the previous year.
Deanna plans to put out a newsletter every three months and hopes it could help with membership and fund raising events as well.Several events have been planned through the year. A Branding Day has been set for March 24, 2012 at Scott Simmon’s place in Medora,IL. David Roberts offered to bring his tilt table to the event. Charges will be $5 per animal, and PSLA members and non-members canbring their cattle. Next will be the June 2nd “Comparision Event” at the Brackebuschs, where everyone is invited to bring 2011 heifers.They will be divided into age classes and judged. Cost will be $20 each. Everyone is invited and bring a side dish. David Roberts is bring-ing Longhorn beef. September 1, 2012 is the date for the pasture tour that includes Ethan & Ashley Loos in Columbus, IL, David Robertsin Clayton, IL and Bruce & Robin Mowen of Clayton, IL. Scott Simmons volunteered his place for another satellite measuring with moredetails to be announced later.
Scott Simmons and Deanna discussed the Winchester Futurity of the North coming up June 22-23, 2012 in Logansport, IN. The TripleCrown event is new and joining forces with the Southeastern Futurity and the original Winchester Futurity. Membership dues of $20 peryear per family are payable now for the current year.
South Texas Longhorn Association Louis Christa, President • (210) 863-7003 • [email protected] all high-school seniors who are interested in applying for the annual STLA Youth Scholarship Program, complete application
information and forms for the 2012 scholarships will be available on the STLA web site. These educational scholarships are announcedand presented each year to qualifying high-school graduates and other candidates at the STLA Annual General Meeting usually held inlate May.
Congratulations to all the winners and participants of the STLA Winter Festival Show in Edna, TX in December. The STLA has twoLonghorn shows remaining in March and April 2012. These shows are TLBAA World Qualifying shows and are very popular events in theCentral Texas area bringing in good crowds to support the youngsters and for others to enjoy and learn more about Texas Longhorn cat-tle. Visit the STLA web site for deadlines and more information.
Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo in Austin, TX on March 16-18, 2012. Travis County Expo Center, Austin, TX (Show Chair: Louis Christa) Rockdale Three-Day Show to be held on April 20-22, 2012 at the Fair Park Arena, Rockdale, TX (Show Chair: Sandi Nordhausen). Be looking for upcoming details for STLA Spring 2012 Field Day to be announced soon.All breeders and Texas Longhorn lovers are welcome to join the STLA and we invite you to get involved with the oldest and most-
active affiliate of the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association. You can find out more about STLA and upcoming shows and events by visit-ing our web site at www.stla.org.
Texas Longhorn Breeders Gulf Coast Association Dr. Lou Shields, President • [email protected] offers our big congratulations to three of our members: Dr. Darlene Aldridge was named the Dave Evans Breeder of the Year
and Doug and Sandy Stotts were named the Carolyn Hunter Trails Advertisers of the Year at the Annual Meeting in Fort Worth. We areso very proud of their accomplishments and our friendships.
News from TLBGCA includes some exciting events coming up this Spring. Our first event will be the show and exhibits at the HoustonLivestock Show and Rodeo to be held March 2-5. We are offering premium money to winners and belt buckles for Reserve GrandChampions and Grand Champions. There will be a hospitality booth where we hope to showcase TLBGCA members' ranches, cattle,personalities, and interesting Longhorn pictures. Anyone interested in having some of their pictures included should forward images toCharlotte Hamilton at [email protected].
Next will be our Spring Show in Brenham at the Washington County Fairgrounds on April 13-15. This is always a super fun eventwith the best youngsters anywhere doing what they do best...showing off their gorgeous Longhorns. Sponsorships for classes are avail-able. Also, there will be calf donations of heifers to be given away to some lucky kids. Stephen Head will be organizing the calf dona-tions and would love to hear from you by mid-March. He can be reached at [email protected]. For information on the show,contact Susan Young at [email protected].
Our last event will be the Cattle Baron's sale at the Midtex Auction barn in Navasota on May 12. We estimate around 100 consignors,a donated heifer to raise money for scholarships, and a land line to improve phone bidding. This is a time when many of us gather forfood, fellowship, and a great showcase of some high quality cattle. For information contact Rick Friedrich at [email protected].
We sincerely invite all who would like to meet and play with some of the greatest folks around to join us for any or all of our events.Everyone is welcome!!
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The HORNS system continues to impress and delight thoseTLBAA members that brave the techno world of today and try it.With the addition of “Chute Side”, the smartphone applicationthat allows you to access HORNS from anywhere you have phonecoverage, HORNS is even more of a membership benefit to thebreeder. Telephone calls come into the office every day from mem-bers excited about the ease, convenience and quickness of use ofthe program.However, many of our breeders still have not signed up for this
free, easy and innovative breed maintenance program. Maybe it’san awareness issue, folks don’t know about it! Maybe it’s a physi-cal issue where the breeder doesn’t have a computer or internetaccess. My personal favorite reason for not signing up for the pro-gram is a “generational issue”, folks my generation who deal witha “fear factor” (not the TV show) when using or thinking aboutusing the computer. Trust me folks, you can’t blow this program upand if I can use it, you can use it! Just try!Access to HORNS is available to all active, lifetime, promotion-
al and junior members of the Association whose membership duesare paid up (in good standing)!Here’s how you start: simply call the office staff, (817) 625-
6241 and let us set up your initial password into the program. Thisonly takes a few minutes as we verify your contact information inyour profile, make any changes necessary and then ask you for yourpassword. Passwords must be at least 4 characters long, it can be
longer, can be letters or numbers or a combination of both, and iscase sensitive if letters are used. Once your password is set, all youhave to do is go to the TLBAA website and in the upper right sideof the opening page you will see “HORNS, click here!” It will askyou for your user name which is your TLBAA membership number,and then your password which you just set. That’s it, you’re inyour profile where you will be able to:• Register cattle• Transfer cattle• Research pedigrees (search the registry)• Manage your profile• Manage your herd inventory• Pay fees onlineOf course first time usage of the HORNS system can be a bit
scary, but don’t worry, staff is available 8-5 Monday through Fridayto answer most questions for you and prior to committing yourwork to the registry, correct work you submitted and later find thatyou entered something incorrectly. Once work is submitted to theregistry only staff can correct errors and omissions. If after hoursor on weekends, there is a wonderful group of volunteer memberslisted in HORNS that can be contacted by email or phone to assistwith questions or problems you may be encountering. It’s free,simple and easy! GET STARTED TODAY!
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High Plains Auction Set for May 19
Longhorn ranchers from several states are cooperating in a sale tobe held May 19 at Fort Collins, Colorado. The organizing commit-tee, headed by John Nelson of Wellington, CO, has responded tothe need for a regional Texas Longhorn sale that is affordable interms of both consignment fee and hauling cost. The High PlainsTexas Longhorn Sale is designed to satisfy both goals for breeders inWyoming, eastern Montana, western Nebraska and Kansas, Utahand Colorado. The venue is Centennial Livestock Auction, conve-niently located at Interstate 25 and Highway 14. A complimentarylunch will be served at 11:00 a.m. with sale starting at 12:30 p.m.on Saturday, May 19. Nelson observes that, “We all enjoy the blue ribbon sales events,
when we have the opportunity to attend, but there is a need for anaffordable auction within a reasonable day’s drive.” The HighPlains Sale will place a selection of pre-screened cows, pairs and afew herdsire prospects within easy driving distance of a great manyLonghorn owners for whom sales in distant states are not practical.The offering will consist of 80 registered Longhorns.Randy Witte of Peyton, CO, one of the sale organizers, comments
that the newly established sale will come at the perfect time of year“to enable breeders to add quality replacements to their herds.”The consignments include fancy, big horned cows as well as solidreplacement heifers, he notes, “so we expect to have buyers fromseveral states.”Information can be obtained at HighPlainsLonghornSale.com.
For catalog requests, contact John Nelson at 970-897-2444 or RandyWitte at 719-749-9071 or e-mail: [email protected].
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Spring Calving:1. Continue supplemental feeding as
recommended. During the last 30-60 daysof gestation, females require 1.8-2.0pounds of total protein daily from grassand supplemental feeds to insureadequate fetal development and first milkproduction. During the first 3-4 monthsof lactation, nutrient requirementsincrease substantially. Warm seasonpasture grasses are dormant until mid-April and provide most of the energyneeds, but limited protein, phosphorusand Vitamin A. Sufficient nutrients mustbe supplied to the lactating females in theform of protein and/or energysupplements as well as mineral andvitamin mixes to meet their nutrientrequirements. Feeding 3-4 pounds of a 40percent CP supplement, 4-6 pounds of a30 percent CP supplement or 6-8 poundsof a 20 percent CP supplement per headper day should be adequate to meet mostprotein and energy needs. Choice ofappropriate supplement (20 percent CP,30 percent CP or 40 percent CP) shouldbe based upon cheapest source of protein.Price per pound of protein may bedetermined by dividing the cost perpound of protein supplement by thepercentage of crude protein in thesupplement. A source of salt as well as agood commercial calcium:phosphorusmineral mix with added Vitamin A shouldbe available on a free choice basis. If your cows are thin in body condition
or pasture grass is limited due toovergrazing, then feeding a medium (8-10percent crude protein) hay free choiceplus 2-3 pounds of a 20 percent CPsupplement daily or approximately 15-20pounds of a high quality (15-17 percentcrude protein) hay per day will provide anexcellent source of energy and protein forthe females. If winter pasture is available,then the females should not needadditional energy or proteinsupplementation. 2. Continue to check first-calf heifers
(due to calve) and pregnant cows daily forpossibility of calving difficulties.Remember, assistance usually is notnecessary, but be prepared. The rate ofgain of a dead calf is not real high! 3. Many females, especially first-calf
heifers, do not produce sufficientcolostrum (first milk containing vital
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antibodies for the calf) and there is noway of knowing how much the calf hasnursed. Baby calf scours are typically theresult of inadequate consumption ofcolostrum during the early hours of acalf’s life. Clean calving areas and properattention to the newborn may reduceexposure to disease organisms and reduceincidence of scouring problems. Payattention to detail. 4. Semen evaluate bulls. A standard
breeding soundness exam should beconducted on all bulls prior to the start ofthe breeding season. 5. New bulls, if needed, should be
purchased now, well ahead of thebreeding season. Bulls should be allowedto acclimate to your ranch conditions. 6. Plan ahead to have sufficient
breeding bulls to service all females.Mature bulls in single sire pastures shouldbe able to service 30-50 females in a 60-90day breeding season. Young yearling bullscan be excellent breeders, but reduce thenumber of females per bull to 15-25 headand limit the breeding season to 60 days.Special attention to maintaining goodnutritional condition of the young bulls isneeded. Yearling bulls should only runwith other yearling bulls in multi-sirepastures. Older bulls will tend to establisha social dominance over young bulls,creating potential problems. 7. After calving and before breeding,
vaccinate all cows for leptospirosis.Consult your veterinarian about the needto also vaccinate for vibriosis andanaplasmosis.
Fall Calving:1. Continue supplemental feeding
program until good spring grass isavailable and calves are weaned.Lactating cows grazing dormant rangegrass require approximately 3-4 poundsof a 40 percent range cube or 6-8 poundsof a 20 percent range cube daily to meettheir protein requirement. If winterpasture is available, forage intake shouldbe sufficient to meet nutrientrequirements of lactating females. 2. Vaccinate all heifer calves between 4
and 10 months of age for brucellosis. 3. As weaning is approaching, consider
routine calf management while the calvesare still on their dams to reduce stressoften associated with weaning. Calvesshould be vaccinated with a 7-wayClostridial bacterin, vaccinated for IBR-P13-BVD and de-wormed. Bull calvesshould be castrated prior to weaning. 4. Consider limited creep feeding (16
percent crude protein) for calves nursingolder cows, first-calf heifers, or any calvesneeding additional nutrition. �
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Monthly Movers& shAkers
Sand Hills RanchH'N'B Longhorns
Terry KingHudson Longhorns
Scott HughesMeridian Longhorns
Tom A. SmithRon Skinner
Nancy C. DunnAaron Adkins
Claude or Carole D. LipscombMark HubbellB T Farms
Darrel and Cindy BlockerBlue Moon FarmAllen S. Brantley
Bruce and Carol CurtissBeeson Livestock Co.
Kathy KittlerKhaos Cattle Company
Triple R RanchDave HovinghScott Zirk
Ken & Charlotte BelerBud South
Jimmy L. JonesJoe Graddy
Randy and Camille BucknerRay & Donnah StavigRonnie and Stella Cruce
Stringer RanchesTom Mehlberg
Rocking 'O' RanchCap Rock Gap RanchDale Land and Cattle
Davis GreenCharles E. Spencer
Rex & Sherese GlendenningGary KudrnaConcho Ranch
Tom and Cay BillingsleyVida Nueva RanchDonnie Taylor
Terry and Sherri Adcock
James VillarrealKimble Cattle CompanyMike and Kim MacLeodRandy & Shannon SteeleTom & Mary Beth Peoples
Double R RanchEl Coyote RanchLazy Susan RanchShannon Larson
Kris Michalke PeterekTriple L Ranch
Kelly & Sharon HarrisT. Michael & Diana GrashaBrent & Cynthia Bolen
LNL LonghornsRick Friedrich
Rodney & Patti MahaffeyStar Creek RanchSteven Zunker
Crossed T's Cattle CompanyHelm Cattle CompanyVincent T. GirolamoBonnie Hyman
Frank Anderson, IIIHacienda PBT, LLCKip and Regina DoveGlenn E. PhippsRobert R. King
Russell E. FairchildDonald J. HaaseBilly Cook
Charles & Georgia Mc DonaldCircle RM Ranch
David & Linda MillsDavid StanleyDee J. Kelly
Diamond D RanchJoe or Carolyn Wissel
Linda JackMark & Laurie Witt
Mike & Alicia KarbowskiPlantana Polo FarmRon & Kevin AsbillRon & Sally BatesCloud 9 LonghornsJohn and Beth StrohLazy L Longhorns
Mike & Christy WilliamsStar K Ranch
Billy Thompson & Gary JenkinsB. M. & Wanda BuchananBo & Joe Ann WinkelBrent & Lana Voth
Circle Double C RanchCody M. HimmelreichDave & Althea Sullivan
David CapertonDavid & Lynda Bradley
Doug & Darnell MuenchowEddie and Sharon SettlemyerGreg and Brandi WilburnJames & Amy RoeslerJim and Luann BlayJim & Sarah StoneJohn T. & Betty Baker
Kenneth CookKurt TwiningKyle E. Tanner
Lindauer Longhorn CompanyMark and Kara Bradbury
Mike TaylorNoland Ranch
Patrick & Ilene CherryPrime Source TX Longhorns, LLCRobert & Cindy SchnurigerRobert & Patti Rickard
Roy W. AlbertSchumacher Cattle Company
Stephen and Peggy LeeStone Broke RanchTom ChristopherTommy FrantomTommy MulhollanTrigg & Traci MooreTriple R Ranch
W.C. & C.R. Mc CowenWes and Carol Chancey
William Buck
Bill and Judy MeridithThate Cattle CoHayden Cowan
Craig, Cel and Rietta IversenBig Valley Longhorns
Ray, Kale & Julie WilliamsWoodson School Ranch
Craig KipfEdward Jeffcoat
Oak Hill LonghornsSemkin LonghornsDarlene ParsonsJim & Betty Civis
Joel and Tamara KuntzWarren and Cathy DorathyMelvin & Rebecca RhodesAubrey & Marva Herring
Dave HodgesDavid & Kimberly Nikodym
David RobertsDean L. or Mary P. Horkey
Doug OakesJohn Payne
Mike & Debbie BowmanSteve, Bodie & Chad Quary
Joseph SedlacekWilliam Mc Cutchan
Billy & or Audrey DoolittleBrent L. KeenDoug Hunt
Haythorn Land & Cattle Co.Soanes Investments, LLC
Toby JohnsonTom & Linda Nading
Walker Ranching Enterprises, LLCDel Vic Farms
Kent & Sandy HarrellPetersen LonghornAlmendra Longhorns
Charley E. and Doris SnyderChetamba Creek Longhorns
Cully & Lita SilaDouble L Mesquite RanchFrank & Teresa Locatelli
Kurt KillgoreRobert and Jenny Smoot
W.R. Van Gundy
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TRANSPORTATION
WESTERN DECOR
AUCTIONEERS
CATTLE FOR SALE
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].
JBR LONGHORNS- frozen embryos, AI & ET,semen, elite females, miniatures, lean beef, freeadvice, call before you buy. Jim Rombeck (785)562-6665, Justin Rombeck (816) 536-1083.
ROUNDUP SEMEN FOR SALE- $100/straw.No minimum. Buyer pays shipping cost. ThorJackson (605) 759-6532.
FOR SALE 2-year-old registered Longhornsteer. He is a handsome specimen and has a52” spread. $500 - Cherry Ranch (830) 379-1876.
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
LONGHORN SEMEN- Bold Ruler, BoomerangC P, Coach, Diamond W Paycash, Emperor, JMSue, VJ Tommie, Watson 167 & more.www.oliverlonghorns.com. John Oliver (972)268-0083.
FOR SALE: MR. WILEY KNIGHT – Sire: CoachAnderson. Dam: Ms Esther Knight. (410) 586-2800 or (443) 532-5915. Ask for Everard orMichael Johnson.
REAL ESTATE
TRADE & BARTER
TRADE YOUR LONGHORNS – We’ll take yourbulls and steers in trade for cows, heifers, pairs,herd sires or semen from breeds’ top qualitybulls. Stonewall Valley Ranch, Fredericksburg,TX. Days (512) 454-0476 / Weekends (830)644-2380.
Classifieds
Bruce E. McCartyAuctioneer
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Joel LemleyAuctioneer
P.O. Box 471Blackwell, TX 79506
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TX. License 15204
THATE Cattle CompanyYour source for big-horned cattle in theNorth—utilizing the right bloodlines to
produce the horn.Fairmont, Minnesota(507) 235-3467
LONE WOLF RANCHDr. Lee and Linda Ragains
New Location: Sallisaw, OK(918) 774-9107 • (918) 855-4907
new web site: www.lonewolfranch.net
OLIVER LONGHORNSwww.oliverlonghorns.com
Cattle for sale“To God BeThe Glory”
[email protected](972) 268-0083
At SAND HILLS RANCH we enjoy working withNEW BREEDERS & offer QUALITY GOODHORNED STRAIGHT BUTLER & BLEND cattle,many to choose from & an attractive OWNERFINANCE PKG, Dora Thompson (318) 872-6329 [email protected] Mansfield, LAwww.sandhillsranch.com
Located near the Texas Line & Shreveport.
HAULING - Anywhere-AnytimeWe specialize in Longhorns.Dan Tisdale (940) 872-1811
Mobile: 940/841-2619
Specializing in mounted steer horns, cowskulls, horn furniture, hides
M.P. & K.D. HORN and LEATHER SHOP
408 E. Drew • Ft. Worth, TX 76110
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The March winds are blowing in great “deals”on Flying D Texas Longhorn Cattle!
There are over 200 head of high quality Texas Longhorns to choose from…including bulls, cows, steers andheifers…all at reasonable prices. Herd consultation
and delivery is available.Our springtime special will highlight beautiful trophy steers
available to become unforgetable front pasture trafficstoppers. They are loud colored, big horned “gentle
giants” just waiting for a forever new home!
For more information or to schedule a tour, please call:Dorie Damuth - Flying D Longhorn Ranch • Magnolia, TX
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MAdcock, Terry & Sherri ..................48Almendra Longhorns....................46Anderson, Frank Jr. and III ............9
Bar H Ranch....................................46Beadle Land & Cattle ................8, 46Billingsley Longhorns....................48Blue Mountain Longhorns ..........35Box Z Ranch................................8, 48Brett Ranch ......................................47Buckhorn Cattle Co. ..........8, 21, 47Bull Creek Longhorns ..................48Butler Breeders ..............................8-9
C.C. Land & Cattle Co. ................46C R Ranches ....................................47Cattle Baron’s Premier Sale..........37CedarView Ranch ..........................46Champion Genetics ......................43Clinard Longhorns ........................33
Dalgood Longhorns ........................9Deer Creek Longhorns ..........24, 48Diamond Q Longhorns ..............47Diamond S Longhorns ................46Dick’s Ranch Supply......................43Double LB Longhorns ..................48
Eagles Ridge Longhorns..................8El Coyote Ranch ........................1, 47End of Trail Ranch .................. 10-11ET Longhorns..................................46
4 Star Ranch ....................................47Flying Diamond Ranch ................46
Harrell Ranch ....................................8Helm Cattle Co. ............................47Hickman Longhorns ....................48Hudson Longhorns..........................2Hubbell, Mark ........................FC, 33Husky Branding Irons ..................43
J.T. Wehring Family Ranch ..........47Jack Mountain Ranch....................48Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. ................9Jones, Jimmy............................FC, 33
Kittler Land & Cattle Co. ........25, 46
Lazy A Ranch ................................IFCLazy L Longhorns ..........................21Lemley Longhorns ........................48Lightning Longhorns ....................47Little Ace Cattle Co...........................8Lone Wolf Ranch ....................42, 46Longhorn Designs..........................34Longhorn Sale Pen ........................34Loomis Longhorns ........................21
Marquess Arrow Ranch ..............IBCMBC Longhorns ............................25MCA Ranch....................................8-9McLeod Ranch ..................................8Midwest Longhorn Sale ..........10-11Miller, Tim ......................................46Moriah Farms ............................9, 47Mosser Longhorns ........................48
Northbrook Cattle Co...................47No-Bull ............................................43
P&C Cattle Pens ............................34Panther Creek Longhorns........3, 48Pearl Longhorn Ranch..................48PJ’s Cattle Company........................8
R&R Ranch ......................................46Red Peak Ranch..............................48Rio Vista Ranch ................................8Rocking F Ranch ............................35Rocking G Ranch..............................9Rocking I Longhorns ......................9Rocking P Longhorns ......................8Rosebud’s Flatrock Ranch ............48Royal Heritage Farm......................46Running Arrow Farm....................43
7 Bar Longhorns ............................47Safari B Ranch ................................47Sand Hills Ranch............................19Semkin Longhorns ........................47Sidewinder Cattle Co.......................9Smith, T.M. & Jean ........................47Split Rock Cedar Ranch ................23SS Longhorns..................................47Star Creek Ranch........................7, 24Stotts Hideaway Ranch..32, 48, BC
Three Amigos Ranch Sale & Social ..21TLBAA Foundation........................49TLBAA Membership......................38Triple R Ranch (MI) ......................46Triple R Ranch (TX)..........................9Triple T Longhorns ........................47T Spur Longhorns ..........................46
Underwood Longhorns................46
V&J Longhorns..................................9
Walker, Ron ....................................48Westfarms, Inc...................................8Wichita Fence..................................34World Show ..............................28-29
YO Ranch ........................................43
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MARCH 2012MAR 2-3 • Longhorns & Lace Benefit & Sale, Red River Sale Barn,
Marietta, OK. www.longhornsandlacesale.com Tessa Wheeler Millsap, Improving Genetics, (254) 315-6548,[email protected]; Molly Clubb, Hired Hand Software, (319) 269-8903, [email protected].
MAR 2-5 • Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Houston, TX. Entry deadline Dec 1 online. www.hlsr.com. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
MAR 9-11 • North Texas Longhorn Breeders Association 2012 Spring Show, Glen Rose, TX. Points only youth show-Friday night. Kevin or Laury Rooker (940) 748-1031 or [email protected]. Forms available to download at www.ntlba.org Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
MAR 16-17 • Star of Texas Fair & Rodeo, Austin, TX. Louis Christa (210) 863-7003 or [email protected]. Two Youth Shows.Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth
MAR 23-25 • Stillwater Shoot-Out, Stillwater, OK. Steve & Bodie Quary (405) 567-3093. (2 Youth Shows - Points Only-1 Show) Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
MAR 24 • Branding & Potluck (PSLA fundraiser) at Scott Simmons’ ranch, 10 a.m., $5 per person (all proceeds go to PSLA) Scott Simmons (618) 610-1921.
MAR 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 13-14 • 3 Amigos Sale & Social, Red River Sale Barn,
Marietta, OK. Sponsored by Buck Adams, Bob Loomis & Larry Stewart. www.lazyllonghorns or (432) 561-5879.
APR 13-15 • TLBGCA Spring Show, Washington CountyFairgrounds, Brenham, TX. Susan Young, (713) 294-6334 or email [email protected]. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
APR 14 • Longhorn Ranch Sale & Social, Noon-4 p.m., Yamhill, OR. Daniel Fey (503) 349-7866 or [email protected] catalog online at www.feylonghorns.com.
APR 20-22 • Rockdale Spring Show, Rockdale, TX. Sandi Nordhausen (512) 898-2401 or [email protected] or Patsy Davidson (518) 898-0321 or [email protected]. Three Youth Shows (One Points Only) Qualifying Haltered and Youth.
APR 27-28 • Midwest Longhorn Sale, Winfield, KS. Mike Bowman(316) 778-1717 or www.endoftrailranch.com.
MAY 2012MAY 4-5 • Red McCombs 32nd Anniversary Fiesta Texas Longhorn
Sale, Johnson City, TX. www.redmccombslonghorns.comAlan & Teresa Sparger - [email protected] or [email protected]. (210) 445-8798.
MAY 11-13 • Cattle Baron’s Premier Sale, TLBGCA, Mid-Tex Auction Barn, Navasota, TX. Rick Friedrich, Chair (713) 305-0259 or [email protected].
MAY 18-19 • Millennium Futurity, Glen Rose, TX. Bill Davidson (405) 258-7117 or [email protected].
MAY 19 • High Plains Texas Longhorn Sale, Centennial Livestock Auction, Fort Collins, CO. John Nelson, sale chairman (970) 897-244 or email [email protected]. Randy Witte (719) 749-9071 or Stan Searle (719) 481-3735.
MAY 26 • STLA Spring Field Day & Annual General Meeting, hostd by Bill & Suzanne Tokildsen, Bull Crek Ranch, near Fayetteville, TX. www.stla.org. Suzanne Perry (512) 263-5313 or [email protected].
JUNE 2012JUNE 2 • Fun Show & Potluck (PSLA fundraiser) at Rosalie
Brackenbush’s, Spring & Fall 2010 heifers (no bulls), 10 a.m. $20 per head (all proceeds go to PSLA). Rosalie Brackenbush (217) 691-5012.
JUNE 10-14 • TLBAA World Show & National Youth Show, Fort Worth Stockyards, Fort Worth, TX. Pam Galloway (817) 625-6241 or [email protected]. Qualifying Haltered, Free and Youth.
JUNE 22-23 • Winchester Futurity of the North, Logansport, IN. Scott Simmons (618) 729-2004 or Deanna Sanders (618) 780-5365. www.winchesterfuturitynorth.com
AUGUST 2012AUG 1-5 • Autobahn Super Stakes, Will Rogers Memorial Center,
Fort Worth, TX. Entry Deadline: July 16, 2012. Larry Barker (817) 988-6110 or [email protected].
AUG 4 • Hudson-Valentine Invitational Longhorn Sale, Will RogersMemorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. Lorinda Valentine (254)584-2218.
AUG 10-11 • Rocky Mountain Select Sale, Latigo Arena, Colorado Springs, CO. Stan Searle (719) 481-3735 or Gary Lake (719) 314-8294.
SEPTEMBER 2012SEPT 1 • Butler Breeder’s Invitational Sale, Lockhart Auction -
Hwy 183 S., Lockhart, TX. www.butlertexaslonghorns.comKaso Kety (985) 674-6492 or Michael McLeod (361) 771-5355.
SEPT 1 • PSLA Field Day, Details: TBA. Ethan Loos (218) 671-0420 or Dave Roberts (573) 406-9868.
SEPT 15 • 4th Annual Appalachian Trail Registered Texas Longhorn Consignment Sale, Mt. Airy Stockyard, Mt. Airy,NC. Carl R. Brantley, Wilkesboro, NC. (336) 667-5452 or [email protected].
SEPT 27-29 • East Texas 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.
OCTOBER 2012OCT 27 • Nebraska Texas Longhorn Assoc. 31st Annual Sale,
Beatrice 77 Livestock Auction, Beatrice, NE. Online at www.beatrice77.net. Delwin Smeal (402) 568-2353, Larry Long (308) 530-7272, Roger/Bonnie Damrow (402-423-5441, [email protected].
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