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<blockquote data-quote="DLD" data-source="post: 1026651" data-attributes="member: 19707"><p>You need to clip your steers head to make him appear fresher. Long hair on a steers head makes for an older, staler appearance. I understand about clipping Hereford breeding stocks heads like Chris H. described, as they're trying to achieve a broodier look on the females, and a more masculine look for the bulls - they try to make their heads look longer and more massive, and show off their maturity. You want to do just the opposite with your steer - you can leave a <em>little</em> hair (just enough to shape into a point, blended tight and smooth from the sides) on top of his poll, but draw an imaginary line straight down from the top of his poll to just in front of his ears, then from the ears down to the corners of his mouth - everything inside this line (except for the eyelashes) needs to clipped short, against the grain. Make a pass going forward (against the grain) under his neck and chin, then clip the rest of the cheek and jaw downward, with the grain - makes it easier to blend back into the neck, and leaves no clear line between the neck and the jaw. This helps the neck appear longer and smoother.</p><p></p><p>Around here (at least) we see a few people that won't clip a steers head until they're ready for their final show, because they believe once they clip the head, the calf might start shedding it's hair all over. I don't buy into that theory, but it could explain why you might occasionally see a picture of a steer that won something (like at an early jackpot) that doesn't appear to have his head clipped short. Be aware though, that many judges will discriminate against a steer that doesn't have his head clipped, no matter what time of year or at what level. So it really just boils down to how competitive you want to be...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DLD, post: 1026651, member: 19707"] You need to clip your steers head to make him appear fresher. Long hair on a steers head makes for an older, staler appearance. I understand about clipping Hereford breeding stocks heads like Chris H. described, as they're trying to achieve a broodier look on the females, and a more masculine look for the bulls - they try to make their heads look longer and more massive, and show off their maturity. You want to do just the opposite with your steer - you can leave a [i]little[/i] hair (just enough to shape into a point, blended tight and smooth from the sides) on top of his poll, but draw an imaginary line straight down from the top of his poll to just in front of his ears, then from the ears down to the corners of his mouth - everything inside this line (except for the eyelashes) needs to clipped short, against the grain. Make a pass going forward (against the grain) under his neck and chin, then clip the rest of the cheek and jaw downward, with the grain - makes it easier to blend back into the neck, and leaves no clear line between the neck and the jaw. This helps the neck appear longer and smoother. Around here (at least) we see a few people that won't clip a steers head until they're ready for their final show, because they believe once they clip the head, the calf might start shedding it's hair all over. I don't buy into that theory, but it could explain why you might occasionally see a picture of a steer that won something (like at an early jackpot) that doesn't appear to have his head clipped short. Be aware though, that many judges will discriminate against a steer that doesn't have his head clipped, no matter what time of year or at what level. So it really just boils down to how competitive you want to be... [/QUOTE]
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