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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 272635" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>As long as you buy/have mild-mannered Longhorns, and spend time around them, walking through them, you shouldn't have much trouble with "horns." <u>Each Longhorn has their own unique personality.</u> Once you get to know each one, you know how to be around and work them. Even LH bulls are easy to be around...providing you get one with a good disposition (otherwise a bad A$$ LH bull should always be put in your freezer...usually have a hint by the time they are weaned as to their potential temperament). Spending time with and around one's LH's is best way to keep them "people friendly"...but you must start off with mild-mannered ones (that have not spent their life on the open range...lol).</p><p></p><p>A caveat: Just be sure you do not get between a Mama LH and her unweaned calf... Or, between a bull and "his" females when the females are in heat. On the other hand, some "good" LH mamas that are people socialized and trusting will let you be near them and their calf...just keep your eyes, ears, and common (cattle) sense in the forefront!</p><p></p><p>Our Longhorns (98% of them) are very "safe" to be around and some are so people trusting that you can actually poke them on their butt to get them to move out of way or down the alley. The 2% of the others are rather protective of their young...but the calves don't appear to inherit mom's protective nature...</p><p></p><p>Bottomline: Know your individual animals, respect their space and other quirks, and the two of you will get along fine... ;-)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 272635, member: 9"] As long as you buy/have mild-mannered Longhorns, and spend time around them, walking through them, you shouldn't have much trouble with "horns." [u]Each Longhorn has their own unique personality.[/u] Once you get to know each one, you know how to be around and work them. Even LH bulls are easy to be around...providing you get one with a good disposition (otherwise a bad A$$ LH bull should always be put in your freezer...usually have a hint by the time they are weaned as to their potential temperament). Spending time with and around one's LH's is best way to keep them "people friendly"...but you must start off with mild-mannered ones (that have not spent their life on the open range...lol). A caveat: Just be sure you do not get between a Mama LH and her unweaned calf... Or, between a bull and "his" females when the females are in heat. On the other hand, some "good" LH mamas that are people socialized and trusting will let you be near them and their calf...just keep your eyes, ears, and common (cattle) sense in the forefront! Our Longhorns (98% of them) are very "safe" to be around and some are so people trusting that you can actually poke them on their butt to get them to move out of way or down the alley. The 2% of the others are rather protective of their young...but the calves don't appear to inherit mom's protective nature... Bottomline: Know your individual animals, respect their space and other quirks, and the two of you will get along fine... ;-) [/QUOTE]
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