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<blockquote data-quote="Running Arrow Bill" data-source="post: 421127" data-attributes="member: 9"><p>Hi! Welcome to the board!</p><p></p><p>Yes, there are different "thrusts" from breeders of longhorns. The historic, traditional longhorn that roamed Texas and areas of the USA several hundred years ago were "lean, mean, and wild."</p><p></p><p>HOWEVER, in recent times, they have been bred to have better bodies, mild temperaments, etc., etc.</p><p></p><p>IMO, the "Show" Longhorns are not always the representative look of the Texas Longhorn: they have more of a "beef" look at the sacrifice of their namesake "horn" which do not seem tobe the focus of the show people...and those judges. Do not be misled by the "look" of the show cattle: go to various websites of Longhorn breeders. One excellent source of many breeders websites and samples of their stock is: <a href="http://www.longhornsalepen.com" target="_blank">http://www.longhornsalepen.com</a> which is located in South Kansas. Breeders from all over the country have listings there.</p><p></p><p>Anyway there are many LH breeders that are breeding for a "balance" of traits: excellent horn + quality body.</p><p></p><p>On a final note, check out Running Arrow Farm's website (see signature line this post). We are striving for a balance of body, horn, color, and other stuff. </p><p></p><p>As I have already noted, the "Shows" are <u>not</u> representative of the characterictic look of the Texas Longhorn in pasture condition and environment, as is typical of most livestock shows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Running Arrow Bill, post: 421127, member: 9"] Hi! Welcome to the board! Yes, there are different "thrusts" from breeders of longhorns. The historic, traditional longhorn that roamed Texas and areas of the USA several hundred years ago were "lean, mean, and wild." HOWEVER, in recent times, they have been bred to have better bodies, mild temperaments, etc., etc. IMO, the "Show" Longhorns are not always the representative look of the Texas Longhorn: they have more of a "beef" look at the sacrifice of their namesake "horn" which do not seem tobe the focus of the show people...and those judges. Do not be misled by the "look" of the show cattle: go to various websites of Longhorn breeders. One excellent source of many breeders websites and samples of their stock is: [url=http://www.longhornsalepen.com]http://www.longhornsalepen.com[/url] which is located in South Kansas. Breeders from all over the country have listings there. Anyway there are many LH breeders that are breeding for a "balance" of traits: excellent horn + quality body. On a final note, check out Running Arrow Farm's website (see signature line this post). We are striving for a balance of body, horn, color, and other stuff. As I have already noted, the "Shows" are [u]not[/u] representative of the characterictic look of the Texas Longhorn in pasture condition and environment, as is typical of most livestock shows. [/QUOTE]
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