I met Amysflock at the Puyallup fair

[allenacres]

we finally hooked up at the NWHCA meeting after the show. I wasnt exactly sure what Amy looked like, but then I overheard her introducing herself to some other members so I knew I found her.

And what a great show it was. The first heifer out of my alpha cow won Grand Champion female.

This beautiful cow from Run A muck ranch won Grand Champion Cow/calf pair

These are most of the cattle from Hemlock Highlands.

This is a little bull calf named Vulcan, he is owned by Boise Creek Farm in Enumclaw

Tom Newton of Bitterroot farm in McCleary showing a heifer, in the background you can see Amy (amysflock) and her hubby Paul.

Toms herd sire Ulysses

And another nice bull owned by Hemlock Highlands, but I forgot the bulls name

making some adjustments. I believe this bull beat Toms bull but I lost track. So many classes.

And Run a Mucks herd sire (I think) RAM Cavin. There was nobody in his class.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Congratulations on the Grand Champion female!

It's been rather quite here today-now I know why-you guys were busy at the fair!

 

[wynedot55]

those are some goodlooking highland cows an bulls.i for 1 dont miss showing cattle.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Oh, showing them isn't bad; it's the waiting around to show and then to release time so you can go home that's the killer.

 

[wynedot55]

kitty i loved showing calves.i broke my 1st show heifer when i was 7.an she was about 7 months old.my dad said if i wanted to show bad enough i had to break my own calves to lead.over 11yrs i think i broke 6 calves to lead.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

I broke more than I care to remember and did everything but, clip and show. The boss had three kids who all showed-usually 3 head each-for years.

The surprise was the year I was handed the lead to a cow that had just reared on her hind legs minutes before. The kid showing her (another neighbor) had forgotten something. He also forgot to get her used to the show halter and when the chain came up on her chin she reared! Took 3 grown men to bring her back under control.

 

[wynedot55]

i had a reg holstein heifer that loved to mule kick anything that was behind her.an she would also take my head off if i wasnt watching her when i bent over in front of her.every show she went to we would motion for the judge to walk behind her out of kicking range.because she would try to kick any an everybody.an i could not break her from kicking.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

i had a reg holstein heifer that loved to mule kick anything that was behind her.an she would also take my head off if i wasnt watching her when i bent over in front of her.every show she went to we would motion for the judge to walk behind her out of kicking range.because she would try to kick any an everybody.an i could not break her from kicking.

Nose leader tied to the hind leg! They get themselves.

 

[wynedot55]

she was so fast at kicking. she would knock you out. fore you got the nose lead tied to her leg.

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Had one of those. Every two months she would start acting funny and I knew it was coming. I would do the nose leader on her and that would break her for another couple months. Then one time she decided to kick like the devil was after her/with the nose leader in. She ended up landing upside down-all 4 feet pointing straight up. I laughed so hard it hurt! That cured her!