Posted by showsteer_cowgirl on 7/4/2008, 6:32 pm, in reply to "To Clip or Not to Clip"
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We have been showing pigs at county level for about 7 years now, and are really good friends with Rick Fogle, Isla Grande Farms here in Ohio. We tend to clip hogs for fair using a guard. Hair on pigs tends to make them look older. A lot also depends on how coarse the hair is. If you do decide to clip, I would definitely use a nice light oil on the skin afterwards to keep it from getting too dry. Hope this helps 
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: 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)
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: 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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