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<blockquote data-quote="Ryan" data-source="post: 609780" data-attributes="member: 615"><p>I agree 100%. However, I think there is very very very very very very very very very little incidence of other breeds being crossed in or "infused" into the breed for the show. I would venture a guess that if an animal was found to be not pure longhorn, it would be a "horned" animal that has been crossed to increase the horn growth. I have been very active in the show scene of the Texas Longhorn industry for the past 20 years. I am not naive, I <u>know</u> there are animals out there that have been shown that are not 100% Longhorn. Someone <em>fudged</em> a bit. It happens. However, I do not feel that it happens on a regular basis. I have seen many of the programs that raise top-tier longhorns for the show ring first-hand. The VAST majority are honest, hardworking, determined breeders who strive for only the top quality. There are breeders have been raising show animals for as much as 30+ years. The people that do/would cross are the ones who do not want to take the time to acquire the animals of the necessary quality to compete. OR purchase animals of lesser quality, realize they what they've done, and instead of breeding better animals each year, or purchasing better animals they crossbreed to take the shortcut. I equate it to steroids in baseball, the majority of player who have tested positive for steroids have been minor leaguers who need that extra "<em>umph</em>" to get from AA to AAA or from AAA to the Majors.</p><p></p><p>I think crossbreeding/infusing other breeds is <strong><em>EXTREMELY</em></strong> minimal (might have 1 animal on the show circuit ever 4 - 6 years that is not 100% longhorn). And to blindly accuse others, without being active/involved in the show circuit, AND to have ZERO proof to back up that claim is highly inappropriate, and just not smart. Just seeing some animals, or pictures of some animals, or hearing about some animals, that have been on the Highest plane of nutrition with the Best breeding in the breed for theirs specific goals, and then calling the crossbred is a direct insult to the that animal, its owner, its owner's program and more importantly its owner's integrity. By calling an animal crossbred, especially with no proof besides what you "think" the animal should look like, is straight-up calling that person a liar. Many people take their cattle very serious, and their reputation even more serious. To call breeders out with no proof is wrong.</p><p></p><p>Ryan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryan, post: 609780, member: 615"] I agree 100%. However, I think there is very very very very very very very very very little incidence of other breeds being crossed in or "infused" into the breed for the show. I would venture a guess that if an animal was found to be not pure longhorn, it would be a "horned" animal that has been crossed to increase the horn growth. I have been very active in the show scene of the Texas Longhorn industry for the past 20 years. I am not naive, I [u]know[/u] there are animals out there that have been shown that are not 100% Longhorn. Someone [i]fudged[/i] a bit. It happens. However, I do not feel that it happens on a regular basis. I have seen many of the programs that raise top-tier longhorns for the show ring first-hand. The VAST majority are honest, hardworking, determined breeders who strive for only the top quality. There are breeders have been raising show animals for as much as 30+ years. The people that do/would cross are the ones who do not want to take the time to acquire the animals of the necessary quality to compete. OR purchase animals of lesser quality, realize they what they've done, and instead of breeding better animals each year, or purchasing better animals they crossbreed to take the shortcut. I equate it to steroids in baseball, the majority of player who have tested positive for steroids have been minor leaguers who need that extra "[i]umph[/i]" to get from AA to AAA or from AAA to the Majors. I think crossbreeding/infusing other breeds is [b][i]EXTREMELY[/i][/b] minimal (might have 1 animal on the show circuit ever 4 - 6 years that is not 100% longhorn). And to blindly accuse others, without being active/involved in the show circuit, AND to have ZERO proof to back up that claim is highly inappropriate, and just not smart. Just seeing some animals, or pictures of some animals, or hearing about some animals, that have been on the Highest plane of nutrition with the Best breeding in the breed for theirs specific goals, and then calling the crossbred is a direct insult to the that animal, its owner, its owner's program and more importantly its owner's integrity. By calling an animal crossbred, especially with no proof besides what you "think" the animal should look like, is straight-up calling that person a liar. Many people take their cattle very serious, and their reputation even more serious. To call breeders out with no proof is wrong. Ryan [/QUOTE]
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