Scott has had the opportunity to get back into one of his favorite hobbies this past year. He showed cattle in high school and college, taught a lab that required students to show at TAMU, judged cattle, and has helped his sister and other kids show at our county show. Last April, he decided he wanted to start showing in the major shows in the open division. So he bought a bred red and white registered Holstein heifer named Abry:
We started working with Abry and two other heifers about the middle of August breaking and training them to lead in a show ring. The black and white Holstein is named Sully and the most beautiful Brown Swiss heifer you ever did see named Jane (named after his owner's wife, long story on that one).
Scott went to Lubbock for the South Plains Fair in September and to Dallas for the State Fair of Texas in October. I didn't get to go to either show because of work but got to drive through traffic to the State Fair (no fun) the afternoon following the show and spend the night to help him load our on Sunday. He placed okay at both places with Jane, but as it turns out, our Holsteins are much to short to compete in the show ring. Oh well. The main thing is that Scott got to do something related to dairying that he actually finds fun and enjoys.
Then starting in November, we started helping a few kids in the community learn how to show some of our cattle for the county show. Journey Page showed a class 4 and a class 3 heifer, and Bailey Anderson and Calli Melton each showed a class 4 heifer. Journey placed 1st with his class 3 and 2nd with his class 4 so he made the championship round but not the sale. All in all, the kids enjoyed themselves and Scott got to spend a little time away from the dairy.
Sassy &Calli, Molly & Journey, Cali & Bailey
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