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<blockquote data-quote="SPH" data-source="post: 1055416" data-attributes="member: 20580"><p>Lots of good advice in this thread. I do agree when someone mentioned a lot going on too soon. Just take it 1 step at a time and give him some company. Ease into each step and if he gets wound up then ease back and try again later. Best thing with show cattle is just spend time with them and do as much as you can before you take them to their first show. Leave a radio on in the barn, have a fan running, do anything you can to simulate some of the noises that goes on in the show barn. The last thing you want is an animal freaking out over the noise of fans, blowers, clippers, etc. so make sure he gets a good dose of work around those devices before you take him to his first show. When I showed as a youth we'd try to use the blower on them daily and made sure we washed and clipped them a few times before we started taking them to shows and it was amazing just how calm they usually were once you got them there because they were already used to all the sounds. Also helps because if a calf is stressed at a show he/she likely won't eat or drink as much and not look as full as they should on show day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SPH, post: 1055416, member: 20580"] Lots of good advice in this thread. I do agree when someone mentioned a lot going on too soon. Just take it 1 step at a time and give him some company. Ease into each step and if he gets wound up then ease back and try again later. Best thing with show cattle is just spend time with them and do as much as you can before you take them to their first show. Leave a radio on in the barn, have a fan running, do anything you can to simulate some of the noises that goes on in the show barn. The last thing you want is an animal freaking out over the noise of fans, blowers, clippers, etc. so make sure he gets a good dose of work around those devices before you take him to his first show. When I showed as a youth we'd try to use the blower on them daily and made sure we washed and clipped them a few times before we started taking them to shows and it was amazing just how calm they usually were once you got them there because they were already used to all the sounds. Also helps because if a calf is stressed at a show he/she likely won't eat or drink as much and not look as full as they should on show day. [/QUOTE]
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