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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1686233" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>I was a NYS beef junior advisor for about 25 years. I started a 3 day event for juniors about 28 years ago. It is the largest junior show/event around. Hubby & I put on showmanship/fitting clinics each year. The most important beef show is SHOWMANSHIP. It doesn't make any difference how much $$ Daddy can spend on a winning animal. Showmanship is judging the work the kids put into the animal. I sponsor a family with 3 juniors in 4-H. They have been coming here for 4 years now. They don't just come and work with their projects. They have learned how to draw meds, give shots, deworm, ear notch for BVD-PI testing, tattoo. They have learned how to take a spread sheet on my cows and match the cows to bulls. They have been here for calving. They are like little sponges. That is what showing is about.</p><p>This is bragging about "ME" - what I have done - but just want everyone to know - SHOWING is a good thing. These kids would not have learned all these things if they didn't have interest in showing animals. Teaches kids responsibility, commitment, goals, disappointments, pride.</p><p>Yes, people take things too far - win - win - win by any cost. I do win - I like to win - it makes me money by reputation - but, not if you have to cheat to achieve that goal. And trust me, people KNOW who's cheating and what animals are "legit". People also know what farms stick top animals in kids hands and what farms sponsor kids that have the kids do their own work.</p><p>With all the shut downs last year, our kids worked & worked with their sponsored animals. We got tired of all the cancellations, so my nephew & myself & two other parents put on 3 shows ourselves. We would show up with the trailer. The kids would unload & set up. Phil was ring person, I was running the show. People noticed. Several came to me and said "you haven't been over to see how the kids are doing. You haven't told them when to feed - when to get their animals fit for the ring - nothing." I said, No - not by responsibility" So, yes, people know what goes on. Who cheats and who doesn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1686233, member: 968"] I was a NYS beef junior advisor for about 25 years. I started a 3 day event for juniors about 28 years ago. It is the largest junior show/event around. Hubby & I put on showmanship/fitting clinics each year. The most important beef show is SHOWMANSHIP. It doesn't make any difference how much $$ Daddy can spend on a winning animal. Showmanship is judging the work the kids put into the animal. I sponsor a family with 3 juniors in 4-H. They have been coming here for 4 years now. They don't just come and work with their projects. They have learned how to draw meds, give shots, deworm, ear notch for BVD-PI testing, tattoo. They have learned how to take a spread sheet on my cows and match the cows to bulls. They have been here for calving. They are like little sponges. That is what showing is about. This is bragging about "ME" - what I have done - but just want everyone to know - SHOWING is a good thing. These kids would not have learned all these things if they didn't have interest in showing animals. Teaches kids responsibility, commitment, goals, disappointments, pride. Yes, people take things too far - win - win - win by any cost. I do win - I like to win - it makes me money by reputation - but, not if you have to cheat to achieve that goal. And trust me, people KNOW who's cheating and what animals are "legit". People also know what farms stick top animals in kids hands and what farms sponsor kids that have the kids do their own work. With all the shut downs last year, our kids worked & worked with their sponsored animals. We got tired of all the cancellations, so my nephew & myself & two other parents put on 3 shows ourselves. We would show up with the trailer. The kids would unload & set up. Phil was ring person, I was running the show. People noticed. Several came to me and said "you haven't been over to see how the kids are doing. You haven't told them when to feed - when to get their animals fit for the ring - nothing." I said, No - not by responsibility" So, yes, people know what goes on. Who cheats and who doesn't. [/QUOTE]
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