Help! Going to my very first show

[Aggie Chick]

I'm planning on taking my heifer to our very first show next week, but I'm not sure exactly what all I need to have for the show.

I've talked to my Ag teacher, but, although she knows everything there is to know about pigs, her knowledge of cattle is pretty limited

So, any help is DEFINITELY appreciated, and the more specific, the better.

 

[ffamom]

We need a little more info. Is it a short or long hair?
Basic supplies:
show stick
water hose
shampoo
brush
comb
show halter
feed
hay
water bucket
feed pan
fan if available
hair care products if you have them
number holder
We use a neck tie if they are staying over night
An additional rope halter. You never know when one might break or need to be cut.


I'm other can add to my list
Good luck!

 

[6M Ranch]

Not sure what you'll need, but here's a partial list of what we take. Fan cage w/fans, blocking chute, blower, clippers, show stick, brushes, combs, halters, night ropes, whatever adhesives, oils, shampoos, paints, etc., hose, ext. cords, buckets, feed pans, fitting mat. These are the big items I can think of off the top of my head. Our tack box is full of stuff. You will learn as you go to shows what you do and don't need. Other things like coolers, chairs, snacks, etc.

 

[Cowboy 2.0]

She has a red brangus if I remember correctly. Soap, scrub brush, short water hose, can of pink oil, rag, feed, feed pans, rope halter, bucket for water.

 

[AAOK]

Take all those items mentioned above, plus a big jug of Sprite. Your heifer most likely won't want to drink the water at the show, but a liter or two of Sprite added to your water bucket will help.

This week, get her washed and blown dry real good, and get her clipped all the way ready for show, not just roughed clipped. It's also a good idea to bone up her legs and get them clipped show ready. If you can't get these things done, by all means have her head clipped before you go.

Before you head out, wash her real good, spray on some Kleen Sheen, and brush it in real good. Your heifer will enjoy traveling wet, and you won't have to fight the lines at the wash rack.

Remember, Show Day, rinse with water only (NO SOAP). Brush in Kleen Sheen and blow dry. The shampoo will dull her hair.

Have Fun!!!!

 

[L Weir]

Don't forget wheelbarrel for manure,fork, shovel, rake to clean out stall( if bedding is tanbark). Necktie for extra security in case ypu animal slips its halter. We also take a water filter along. Most of the shows we go to have city clorine and the cattle will not drink the water.

 

[Cowboy 2.0]

Take all those items mentioned above, plus a big jug of Sprite. Your heifer most likely won't want to drink the water at the show, but a liter or two of Sprite added to your water bucket will help.

This week, get her washed and blown dry real good, and get her clipped all the way ready for show, not just roughed clipped. It's also a good idea to bone up her legs and get them clipped show ready. If you can't get these things done, by all means have her head clipped before you go.

Before you head out, wash her real good, spray on some Kleen Sheen, and brush it in real good. Your heifer will enjoy traveling wet, and you won't have to fight the lines at the wash rack.

Remember, Show Day, rinse with water only (NO SOAP). Brush in Kleen Sheen and blow dry. The shampoo will dull her hair.

Have Fun!!!!

Gonna be kinda hard to bone the legs on a red brangus.

 

[Tod Dague]

Don't know what all you will need, but good luck.

 

[TxSimbrahShower]

Are you the only one taking a heifer or is there a group of you going?

short haired animal basics

feed & feed pan
water bucket
soap & scrub brush
show stick
number clip or harness (if don't have one, a safety pin)
comb
show sheen or final bloom
show halter
rope halter
neck tie (just in case)
a little hay (if you want to mess with bringing it)
water hose (someone may let you borrow one already hooked up, if we are one of the 1st at the wash rack, ours usually stays hooked up until ready to load up and leave)

If she's isn't kept under a fan all the time at home, don't mess with hauling one to a show. Waste of time.

what show are you going to?

 

[Aggie Chick]

Thank you all so much!

I don't think a fan will be necessary, since she's already put up with the Texas heat all summer without one...

I'm showing at two different shows next weekend, a show Saturday in Deer Park and another on Sunday in LaPorte

 

[ffamom]

The fan is for you. The mister (sp) really help. Be careful in regard to the heat. One of our ag kids ended up at the hospital with heat exhaustion at the North Texas Fair.....and this show began at 6:00 PM.

 

[Miss Daisy]

I find the chystal light powder to work well when calves wont drink. It hasnt been mentioned here yet but if you are traveling far i would bring basic vet supples. Cream antibiotics and little things that you keep around the barn for basic wounds. I also use fly spray because they can get very bothersome for the calf and myself as well. It keeps their attention on you while in the ring. Probios is good too in case they go off feed (longer shows usually). Rags, and lots of them. Bucket brush to scrub hooves. I find it beneficial to get my steers hooked on the apple/molasses horses treats. I give them to him throughout the show as a reminder to him. They keep him quiet in the blocing chute and he can smell them in my pocket in the showring so he follows well and pays attention better. Sorry i rambled but wanted to share tricks i have picked up.

 

[Aggie Chick]

Thanks for sharing....I haven't ever given her those treats, but I do the exact same thing with range cubes...she loves them!

 

[6M Ranch]

The fans are for the cattle. Regardless of how much heat they've endured at home, it gets hot and very humid in a showbarn. Plus the cattle are forced to stay in one spot in close proximity to each other for long periods of time. Ammonia is also a problem. Moving the air helps.

 

[Miss Daisy]

Thanks for sharing....I haven't ever given her those treats, but I do the exact same thing with range cubes...she loves them!

well, whatever works! lol 8)

 

[TxSimbrahShower]

The fans are for the cattle. Regardless of how much heat they've endured at home, it gets hot and very humid in a showbarn. Plus the cattle are forced to stay in one spot in close proximity to each other for long periods of time. Ammonia is also a problem. Moving the air helps.

Both these shows are little weekend TCCA shows. On Sat. there is a total of 4 shows, on Sunday there are 3, with a showmanship show down south, these shows that she is going to, may be over before noon. There was a show a couple of weeks ago that didn't have but either 38 or 48 total heifer's at it. It started like at 9:30 or 10:00 and was completely over by 11:30.

Take an ice chest with bottle water and powerade or gatorade for you.