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<blockquote data-quote="chippie" data-source="post: 771510" data-attributes="member: 5644"><p>Our fair went to slick sheered steers last year. Our fair is at the end of September, a very hot and humid time of year here.</p><p></p><p>At first there were protests (mostly by the Ag teachers) that it would knock out a lot of kids from showing because a slick sheer type steer costs more money that getting a haired steer of equal quality. Other protests were that a kid would not work with a slick sheer animal like he or she would with a haired animal.</p><p></p><p>Anyhoo, the show went well. The kids still had to work with the steers just as much as if they had hair to keep the skin and hair healthy. There were not a bunch of trim chutes taking up space and the stress level of getting ready for the show was greatly reduced.</p><p>The best thing was that it was easier to keep the cattle cool. They weren't panting and drooling from the heat like when it was a hair show.</p><p></p><p>There were no comments from the public about the "poor cows are <em>so</em> hot!" It is always a worry whether or not Animal Rights Activists should decide to show up and cause a fuss over nothing.</p><p></p><p>What was amusing was that some of the people who protested the change the loudest have refrigerated rooms - walk in coolers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chippie, post: 771510, member: 5644"] Our fair went to slick sheered steers last year. Our fair is at the end of September, a very hot and humid time of year here. At first there were protests (mostly by the Ag teachers) that it would knock out a lot of kids from showing because a slick sheer type steer costs more money that getting a haired steer of equal quality. Other protests were that a kid would not work with a slick sheer animal like he or she would with a haired animal. Anyhoo, the show went well. The kids still had to work with the steers just as much as if they had hair to keep the skin and hair healthy. There were not a bunch of trim chutes taking up space and the stress level of getting ready for the show was greatly reduced. The best thing was that it was easier to keep the cattle cool. They weren't panting and drooling from the heat like when it was a hair show. There were no comments from the public about the "poor cows are [i]so[/i] hot!" It is always a worry whether or not Animal Rights Activists should decide to show up and cause a fuss over nothing. What was amusing was that some of the people who protested the change the loudest have refrigerated rooms - walk in coolers. [/QUOTE]
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