And I'm not trying to be mean. There are probably numerous Longhorn shows around the country and if you show at a breed sponsored show, horns are acceptable. But this poster indicated he was interested in a 4H project for the kids, maybe. I'll bet his 4H show will require the animal be dehorned. Horns are dangerous, even on gentle animals. And with all those kids running around, safety is very important. It's funny, though, we are currently using our second Longhorn bull as a gomer bull. We got him as a 4-month old calf about three years ago. We had the first LH about six years. Neither one of them has been as gentle as our Angus bulls and we don't try to make pets of our cattle.
> There are numerous Longhorn shows
> around the country. Contact the
> <A HREF="http://www.itla.com" TARGET="_blank">www.itla.com</A> and tlbaa.com to see
> when shows are in your area. Are
> also special chapter affiliates of
> each association. Longhorns are
> EASILY shown be even small
> children ages 8-10 and so forth
> (I've seen them do it)! Please
> don't "defame" a
> Longhorn by cutting its horns just
> to be able to show it (I'm not
> being nasty...

) ok? A longhorn
> halter trained and comfortable
> with people is a very docile
> animal in the show ring.
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