Got this topic idea from a friend's Facebook status. For those of you that have shown over the years do you like showing a cow/calf pair or is it something you don't like/want to do?
Growing up dad never liked it when my brother and I wanted to show a former heifer project as a cow/calf pair. Said cows belong in the pasture not the show ring but we usually were able to talk him into letting us once in awhile if we had a nice calf but the stipulation was we only got to show it at our state junior show in June and County Fair in early July and that was it because he wanted the cow out with the bull in case she did not settle on AI service. Thought they were a fun family project because you and a sibling could show the pair together in the ring, just had to make sure you put in the necessary time with the calf it wasn't a pain in the rear when you got to a show.
Growing up dad never liked it when my brother and I wanted to show a former heifer project as a cow/calf pair. Said cows belong in the pasture not the show ring but we usually were able to talk him into letting us once in awhile if we had a nice calf but the stipulation was we only got to show it at our state junior show in June and County Fair in early July and that was it because he wanted the cow out with the bull in case she did not settle on AI service. Thought they were a fun family project because you and a sibling could show the pair together in the ring, just had to make sure you put in the necessary time with the calf it wasn't a pain in the rear when you got to a show.