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<blockquote data-quote="Ryan" data-source="post: 562547" data-attributes="member: 615"><p>*Disclaimer: I raise Texas Longhorns. By no means am I a horn expert, but here's my thoughts on the topic:</p><p></p><p>He's a Texas Longhorn. There way too many shapes to the horns of Longhorns to count. Some bloodlines are known for having more twist in their horns, right now the trend is for straight out, lateral horns. There was a bull, Ranger's Ranch Hand, that was/is known for having daughters that end up with a lot of twist in their horns. Breeding for a certain for a certain horn shape, especially one as intricate as the one in the picture, is tough. But I would imagine with enough time and effort you could get a horn shape to be predominant in your herd. That shape, however, is almost solely found in steers. There are few cows that have similar shapes, but as far bulls go, it is less prevalent. I would imagine due to usually having heavier horns. There is a bull called Super Bowl, that i would imagine if he'd have been cut would have had horns similar to that steer.</p><p></p><p>Ryan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryan, post: 562547, member: 615"] *Disclaimer: I raise Texas Longhorns. By no means am I a horn expert, but here's my thoughts on the topic: He's a Texas Longhorn. There way too many shapes to the horns of Longhorns to count. Some bloodlines are known for having more twist in their horns, right now the trend is for straight out, lateral horns. There was a bull, Ranger's Ranch Hand, that was/is known for having daughters that end up with a lot of twist in their horns. Breeding for a certain for a certain horn shape, especially one as intricate as the one in the picture, is tough. But I would imagine with enough time and effort you could get a horn shape to be predominant in your herd. That shape, however, is almost solely found in steers. There are few cows that have similar shapes, but as far bulls go, it is less prevalent. I would imagine due to usually having heavier horns. There is a bull called Super Bowl, that i would imagine if he'd have been cut would have had horns similar to that steer. Ryan [/QUOTE]
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