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<blockquote data-quote="Warren Allison" data-source="post: 1650568" data-attributes="member: 40587"><p>You are absolutely correct. I have had a lot of them through the years. I have found them to be, as a whole, no more flighty or aggressive than any other cattle. Even had a bull one time, that you could ride! The thing about them is, their horns. Basic physics applying to the mechanical advantage of a lever applies. I have had some that figured this out, and could use their horns to lift the heaviest corral panels you can buy, and walk under them. They can take down any kind of wire fence, if they choose, using those horns like a crow bar. They are very atheletic, and can jump like a deer...stand flat footed and clear a 5' 6" fence without touching the top wire or boards. I had a client that raised cutting horses, that bought some buffalo to train them with. In the early 80's . when the Texas oil industry collapsed,, you could buy drill pipe and sucker rods for next to nothing. He bought several truck loads of this, and built corrals and working pens out of it, 6'6" to 7' high. These held the bison well, and later on in the late 80's when he got Longhorn cattle, these facilities were ideal. Never had one tear out of., or jump over, any of these fences. They are also extremely fast! Booger Barter used to put a LH steer in his famous truck ropings. He'd wrap the horns in glitter and ribbons, and if you caught that "prize steer" in a certain time, then you got a $10k bonus. I went to several Booger Barter ropings, and I never saw a heading horse that could catch one in the time allowed! Like others have said, if you let them take their time, they can maneuver their horns through your chutes and head gates. But, if you push them.. get them mad or nervous or scared, they will just take off with your chute or head gate on their horns, hauling ass across the pasture! Great thing is, LH do not get sick much, and aren't bothered by insects as much, so you don't have to work them a lot. Hell, since they have created black-every-kind-of-cow-there-is...even black Charolais, I am told.... they might create a polled Longhorn!! If they did, probably none of you would have anything else!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Warren Allison, post: 1650568, member: 40587"] You are absolutely correct. I have had a lot of them through the years. I have found them to be, as a whole, no more flighty or aggressive than any other cattle. Even had a bull one time, that you could ride! The thing about them is, their horns. Basic physics applying to the mechanical advantage of a lever applies. I have had some that figured this out, and could use their horns to lift the heaviest corral panels you can buy, and walk under them. They can take down any kind of wire fence, if they choose, using those horns like a crow bar. They are very atheletic, and can jump like a deer...stand flat footed and clear a 5' 6" fence without touching the top wire or boards. I had a client that raised cutting horses, that bought some buffalo to train them with. In the early 80's . when the Texas oil industry collapsed,, you could buy drill pipe and sucker rods for next to nothing. He bought several truck loads of this, and built corrals and working pens out of it, 6'6" to 7' high. These held the bison well, and later on in the late 80's when he got Longhorn cattle, these facilities were ideal. Never had one tear out of., or jump over, any of these fences. They are also extremely fast! Booger Barter used to put a LH steer in his famous truck ropings. He'd wrap the horns in glitter and ribbons, and if you caught that "prize steer" in a certain time, then you got a $10k bonus. I went to several Booger Barter ropings, and I never saw a heading horse that could catch one in the time allowed! Like others have said, if you let them take their time, they can maneuver their horns through your chutes and head gates. But, if you push them.. get them mad or nervous or scared, they will just take off with your chute or head gate on their horns, hauling ass across the pasture! Great thing is, LH do not get sick much, and aren't bothered by insects as much, so you don't have to work them a lot. Hell, since they have created black-every-kind-of-cow-there-is...even black Charolais, I am told.... they might create a polled Longhorn!! If they did, probably none of you would have anything else! [/QUOTE]
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