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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 404906" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>I understand what you are saying but . . . I can get to the end of a class and be totally and utterly exhausted. I will generally do most of the work myself as I am the lead stud groom for our stud and so I prepare, fit and parade almost all of the calves. But no matter what size animal it is a lot of the time I get out of the ring and I just feel like I want to go back to bed. And I'm always unbelievably grateful when one of my mates grabs the animal to take it back to the shed for me.</p><p></p><p>In regard to the original question about drugging cattle - I certainly know it happens here in Australia but I'm getting the idea that it is far more of an issue in America. While I respect, understand and agree with those who have said that kids just need to work more with their animals, it is just a fact of life that there are some animals which will never be calm no matter how much work is put into them. <strong>However</strong>, I do not believe the solution is to drug them. In this case I believe you have one of two choices: if the animal is difficult but you are competent enough to show her, then by all means show her. But if she is nutty and you will not be able to control her, then she should be left at home. I have come across some bl00dy crazy animals, and I have shown them all, not by drugging them but because I was able to handle them even though they were crazy all as get out. I have only been asked once by an owner to drug an animal - she was absolutely nuts but a brilliant heifer and he suggested drugging her. I refused and took her the way she was - extremely difficult to handle and show but she took out the champion heifer. </p><p></p><p>Now the other point I just want to comment on (and I cant remember who brought it up) is that some animals are completely calm at home and play up at a show. I completely agree and it has been my experience that those animals which are 'bombproof' at home will be the most difficult at the show, and those nutcases which you think you will have the worst time with completely settle down at the show. I think it comes down to the more fiery animals being able to cope better with the stress of being in a new environment, whereas the quiet animals get to the show and freak out because everything is different. And going off on a bit of a tangent here, I think the same goes for dark cutting steers - in contrast to the main belief that towy steers will cut dark it has been my experience that difficult steers often have no meat colour problems but quiet steers do - because towy steers are better able to cope with the stress. </p><p></p><p>I will get off my soap box now :lol:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 404906, member: 3195"] I understand what you are saying but . . . I can get to the end of a class and be totally and utterly exhausted. I will generally do most of the work myself as I am the lead stud groom for our stud and so I prepare, fit and parade almost all of the calves. But no matter what size animal it is a lot of the time I get out of the ring and I just feel like I want to go back to bed. And I'm always unbelievably grateful when one of my mates grabs the animal to take it back to the shed for me. In regard to the original question about drugging cattle - I certainly know it happens here in Australia but I'm getting the idea that it is far more of an issue in America. While I respect, understand and agree with those who have said that kids just need to work more with their animals, it is just a fact of life that there are some animals which will never be calm no matter how much work is put into them. [b]However[/b], I do not believe the solution is to drug them. In this case I believe you have one of two choices: if the animal is difficult but you are competent enough to show her, then by all means show her. But if she is nutty and you will not be able to control her, then she should be left at home. I have come across some bl00dy crazy animals, and I have shown them all, not by drugging them but because I was able to handle them even though they were crazy all as get out. I have only been asked once by an owner to drug an animal - she was absolutely nuts but a brilliant heifer and he suggested drugging her. I refused and took her the way she was - extremely difficult to handle and show but she took out the champion heifer. Now the other point I just want to comment on (and I cant remember who brought it up) is that some animals are completely calm at home and play up at a show. I completely agree and it has been my experience that those animals which are 'bombproof' at home will be the most difficult at the show, and those nutcases which you think you will have the worst time with completely settle down at the show. I think it comes down to the more fiery animals being able to cope better with the stress of being in a new environment, whereas the quiet animals get to the show and freak out because everything is different. And going off on a bit of a tangent here, I think the same goes for dark cutting steers - in contrast to the main belief that towy steers will cut dark it has been my experience that difficult steers often have no meat colour problems but quiet steers do - because towy steers are better able to cope with the stress. I will get off my soap box now :lol: [/QUOTE]
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