i have a show and a breeding project.
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Hello!
It depends on what you want to show - Dairy or Beef.
Clothes - Dairy - Show whites and Beef - White top and black pants. If you are going to show in the Open show in beef, wear dark blue jeans and a nice top that matches the blue pants you are wearing. Open show for dairy, you still have to show in whites!!
I do really well at showing Charolais cattle (beef cows) in 4-H and Open shows.
It is a little tricky. Once you work hard at it then you will do well.
BEEF SHOWING -
When you are about to go into the ring...brush her - comb her hair forward and brush her shoulders with a rice-root brush with a downward angle to make her shoulders look smooth. Once brushed, use a leather halter (if she/he is quiet enough) and make sure she looks good and just add some final bloom and you are ready to show your calf.
Once you are walking out to the ring, look for the judge and keep your eye on the judge at all times. Have your heifer's head a little higher than her natural position. Also have your showstick about 40 cm. from the ground. When your calf is stubborn, pull on the lead shank. Don't hit her but you can use your showstick in front of her face to slow her down a little.
When he stops you, stop your calf about 2 feet from the one ahead of the other calf. Set your calf up quickly. The leg closest to you ahead about a foot. Don't make her all streched as she will look really unbalanced and really funny looking and don't scrunch her as she looks funny too. Just make her look natural a little. Put the front feet together but not too close, place them side by side and as together as her shoulder blades are. Place her topline down a little to make her topline straight and desireable, use it with your showstick. When the judge comes to see you, be really nice and happy. When he/she said, "hi how are you", you should say, "very good thanks" just be really nice. When the judge comes around on your right side, move your calf's farthest leg ahead than the one closest to you. Also move back so the judge can see the full view of the calf.
Once you are placed, make sure your calf is square and have the leg closest to the judge back just a little bit.
DAIRY - Clip your calf's topline that day to make it look straight.
Put your pointy finger around the ring of the show leather halter.
Once you are about to go into the showring, again look for the judge quickly, walk backwards slowly and elegently. Have your heifer's head up a little. Have your thumb and your pointing finger and your middle finger around a piece of skin on her jawling bone where the neck attaches to the head. Walk and keep an eye on her and judge all the time you are in there. When you stop there, stop your calf where your front feet together and the back legs are perfect (remember the leg closest to you comes ahead). Put down her topline with your middle finger and your thumb until she looks straight. Hold her head up high but not too high.
Do the same as the beef but just walk slowly and you don't use a showstick so use your feet to place the front feet.
Good luck in the 4-H shows and if you are good enough you might go to the Nationals and will do well there!
Happy showing!!
~Meaghan~
well if u are showing a dairy heifer you need to learn to show it with her utter showing...it depends if she had a baby or not bc thats how u determine on what leg toput back... well just walk facing the cow with ehr head up and look at the judge.
Alot of times you can arrive at the show and ask a few people there, what do you do? When are points taken away? Many libraries have books on how to show cows. You may try there.
You didn't mention what breed/type of cow you are showing. People showing dairy cows wear white and those showing beef breeds can wear any color. You should appear neat. There's a lot of grooming involved to make your cow look it's best. How you show depends on the type of cow you are showing. The ring stewart will tell you what direction to go and will tell you when and where to line up. Never talk to the judge unless he/she asks you a question. Direct questions to the ring stewart. Keep your eye on the judge and your cow. I suggest finding someone that shows your type of cow and ask them to help you prepare your cow and show you what to do. Visiting other shows will help also. You can also contact your breed's association. They often have information about showing. Good luck and most importantly, have fun.
First off seen as you said cow, I'm going to assume its a Dairy Cow, because beef are shown different.
Its really hard to explain, but with dairy keep her head up, keep her front feet square and her inside foot forward, heifer cow its the inside back (I'm not pos. but i think that's right)
Beef is different and you typically would use a beef stick to get its back strait.
I would ask around, talk to some other 4hers, breeders or even google it.
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