Sunday, October 13, 2013

October 12 at the WAF - Youth Prospective


Well another big day for the youth competitors. Spending the morning working with the heifers and prepping them for the judging competitions. Three classes of heifers were judged and everyone presented oral reasons. Each team from the different countries shared their way of clipping the heifers. We learned a lot from the British team and Sean and Chad told how we slick shear the heifers and how to grow hair. Another trick that not many knew about was dying cattle hair.

A quick trip to the second-hand store got us ready for our "shit kit" supper. This involved all the teams to dress as wild as possible and share a county themed song. The Canadian team fared well as we won the competition. A highlight for us was the Kiwi teams' haka, a native dance for New Zealand. The organizers also put on a great demonstration of how to prepare bulls for a show. Animal handling (showmanship) takes place tomorrow.


Posted by Melissa McRae 
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