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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 562599" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>The riding steers used in the Stockyards "Cattle Drives" have the long twisty horns. The long horned males and females are still very much in demand for people that want pasture ornaments as well as those breeders that want to "moderate" other horn styles in their breeding.</p><p></p><p>It is also true, in current trends, for breeders to seek BULLS with the straight out lateral horns. The $$ issue, especially with the TLBAA affectionados, is to produce animals with GREAT "Tip To Tip" measurements.</p><p></p><p>For the rest of the world, lol, the more colorful patterns in the Longhorns and the more unusual shapped horns (except those that point down or a lot forward), the more in demand they are.</p><p></p><p>Everyone has their own preference in horns.</p><p></p><p>There are straight out, goal post, lateral with a little curve, "Texas Twist", and numerous combinations of horn styles. You want a Longhorn with horns that DO NOT look like a Jersey, Buffalo, or Hereford...lol.</p><p></p><p>We personally like horns with good lateral length that ALSO curve at the ends. We also have several good females that have "real good" coyote impalers...lol. The "lateral horns" are not very useful, IMO, for getting predators.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 562599, member: 9"] The riding steers used in the Stockyards "Cattle Drives" have the long twisty horns. The long horned males and females are still very much in demand for people that want pasture ornaments as well as those breeders that want to "moderate" other horn styles in their breeding. It is also true, in current trends, for breeders to seek BULLS with the straight out lateral horns. The $$ issue, especially with the TLBAA affectionados, is to produce animals with GREAT "Tip To Tip" measurements. For the rest of the world, lol, the more colorful patterns in the Longhorns and the more unusual shapped horns (except those that point down or a lot forward), the more in demand they are. Everyone has their own preference in horns. There are straight out, goal post, lateral with a little curve, "Texas Twist", and numerous combinations of horn styles. You want a Longhorn with horns that DO NOT look like a Jersey, Buffalo, or Hereford...lol. We personally like horns with good lateral length that ALSO curve at the ends. We also have several good females that have "real good" coyote impalers...lol. The "lateral horns" are not very useful, IMO, for getting predators. [/QUOTE]
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