Posted by jd
on 7/3/2008, 9:41 am, in reply to "To Clip or Not to Clip"
198.199.238.78
Rock the boat and clip them, but have your daughter involved. There is no reason to not have your animal presented to the best of your ability.
--Previous Message--
: So my nine year old daughter needed an easier
: animal to take to the little county Kansas
: fair and we agreed she could take pigs. (To
: our great disappointment)
:
: Having been to Aksarban and other top notch
: hog shows we realize that the big players
: are all clipping their hogs.
:
: I have the appropriate guard for the job,
: etc. but now the question become to clip or
: not to clip.
:
: Everyone I've talked to who has shown hogs
: here before says hardly a one comes to the
: fair clipped.
:
: Do we clip and start a trend or do we follow
: the good ole boys and not rock the boat?
: What will the judge expect? Will it improve
: her chances or will she look like she's
: trying too hard?
:
: I ask here since we are cattle ranchers and
: not on the pig circuit.
:
: If it were a steer show and no one came
: buffed and puffed I would still be inclined
: to grow hair and fancy up the animal as a
: matter of personal pride and the pleasure of
: making a stinky animal smell like it just
: came from the beauty salon.
:
: I need the thoughts of the wisest on this
: board and thank you in advance.
:
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