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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 6446"><p>> I just feel that quality is up to</p><p>> the breeder.What one sees as</p><p>> quality another won't each person</p><p>> has his/her own opinion about</p><p>> conformation.thats why we have</p><p>> breed standards.As for killer</p><p>> horns I personaly can tell of one</p><p>> time I was training a horse ( I</p><p>> was a trainer for 30 yrs.)I saw my</p><p>> neighboors Longhorn steer out.This</p><p>> animal had HUGE horns.I knew he</p><p>> was gentle,but had never had a</p><p>> reason to go near him. He was out</p><p>> on the road and cars were stopped,</p><p>> people didn't want to go arround</p><p>> him because of hitting his horns.I</p><p>> stopped what I was doing and</p><p>> walked up to him..I swallowed and</p><p>> told him lets just see how gentle</p><p>> you are,I threw a rope arround his</p><p>> horns said ok big boy lets go</p><p>> home. That critter just led better</p><p>> than some horses I know.They are</p><p>> good natured animals.I hope the</p><p>> cattlemen who breed these animals</p><p>> hold to the ideals set by the</p><p>> standards keep breeding for gentle</p><p>> animals we all can continue to</p><p>> admire</p><p></p><p>I agree that there is no perfect breed and that crossbreeding is a good idea. I do have to disagree about the disposition of longhorns. I grew near the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma where they helped save the breed. (being from Oklahoma, I love to remind my Texas buddies that their beloved Longhorn had to be saved in Oklahoma)Every year there were fools killed who wanted to pet the cute cows. One reason they survived in the "Old West" was their ornery disposition, not being doscile. I am curious to know if their improved immune systems have remained with all the "improved breeding" that is being done. If so, how much does this get watered down in a crossbreeding program?</p><p></p><p> <a href="mailto:GEscoe@msn.com">GEscoe@msn.com</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 6446"] > I just feel that quality is up to > the breeder.What one sees as > quality another won't each person > has his/her own opinion about > conformation.thats why we have > breed standards.As for killer > horns I personaly can tell of one > time I was training a horse ( I > was a trainer for 30 yrs.)I saw my > neighboors Longhorn steer out.This > animal had HUGE horns.I knew he > was gentle,but had never had a > reason to go near him. He was out > on the road and cars were stopped, > people didn't want to go arround > him because of hitting his horns.I > stopped what I was doing and > walked up to him..I swallowed and > told him lets just see how gentle > you are,I threw a rope arround his > horns said ok big boy lets go > home. That critter just led better > than some horses I know.They are > good natured animals.I hope the > cattlemen who breed these animals > hold to the ideals set by the > standards keep breeding for gentle > animals we all can continue to > admire I agree that there is no perfect breed and that crossbreeding is a good idea. I do have to disagree about the disposition of longhorns. I grew near the Wichita Mountains in Oklahoma where they helped save the breed. (being from Oklahoma, I love to remind my Texas buddies that their beloved Longhorn had to be saved in Oklahoma)Every year there were fools killed who wanted to pet the cute cows. One reason they survived in the "Old West" was their ornery disposition, not being doscile. I am curious to know if their improved immune systems have remained with all the "improved breeding" that is being done. If so, how much does this get watered down in a crossbreeding program? [email=GEscoe@msn.com]GEscoe@msn.com[/email] [/QUOTE]
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