> Yes they can be. We raise Texas
> Longhorns. Not into the roping
> activities, but from what others
> tell me, they prefer Longhorn
> steers or bulls with horns little
> past their ears. Depending on the
> Longhorn's lineage, horns can
> appear this long anywhere between
> about 4 to 8 months of age for
> animals anywhere between about 300
> and 500 lbs.
> Longhorns can be very active, will
> jump around a lot if spooked or
> challenged and are extremely
> agile. On the flip side, if your
> treat them nicely, talk to them,
> mingle with them, and hand-feed
> them cubes, they are as gentle and
> peaceful as lambs. They're very
> easy to herd, sort, etc., and one
> person can cut one out for moving
> to another pen, etc., by calling
> their name and hand-feeding them
> cubes.
> Don't know much about corriente's,
> but understand they are a touch
> wild and wooly critters...may be
> wrong. . corriente's make a better roping steer then do onghorns because corriente's will last longer than longhorns and grow slower so they will be around longer also.
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