BEEF SHOWMANSHIP

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BEEF SHOWMANSHIP
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CARDINAL SINS

• Being late to class
• Lack of appropriate dress
• Dirty animal
• Turning toward yourself to reset
• Lack of eye contact
• Animal not halter broken
• Having animal not setup
• Sawing your animal in half with the show stick

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EQUIPMENT

• Show stick
• Scotch comb
• Show halter

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ENTRY INTO SHOWRING

• Establish eye contact
• Enter in nice slow pace
• Cattle are always led in a circle away from the
  showman
• Stay in line
• Allow space on the move and setting up
• Follow ring stewards instructions

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SPEED

• Patience, speed or lack of can destroy
  showmanship chances
• Nice deliberate pace
• Use the show stick in front the head to slow a
  calf that is too fast.
• Stay in line
• Allow space

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CONTROL

• Completely halter broken
• Animal must respond quickly to the halter and the
  show stick
• Be quick but calm in setting the end closest to
  judge first
• Be smooth in transition from show stick to halter
• Maintain a cool temperament regardless of the
  problem

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SPACING

• Allow adequate space from outside walls and other
  cattle.
• Judge should have room to circle your calf.
• Anticipate on the move to allow for enough space

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SETTING

• Steers should be set squarely on all 4 corners of
  the calf.
• Heifers will be allowed to set the rear leg next
  to Judge slightly back
• Allow the stop to set the front feet.
• Use show stick around heel to move rear foot
  forward and between toes to move backward.
• Resetting may spell trouble in the Judges eyes.
  Set them and leave them!

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PULLING TO RESET

• From a side by side setup
• Lead the calf forward, clearing other cattle,
  turn to the right or away from yourself.
• Go back through the hole you established and
  again turn away from yourself
• Pull back in same hole, stay in line
• Allow front to set itself using show stick to set
  rear feet

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General Showmanship Questions

• What breed is your calf?
• What is the name of your calf?
• What is the birth date of your calf?
• What is the tattoo of your calf?
• What is the sire/dam of your calf?
• What and how much do you feed your calf?
• How old is your calf?

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More questions

• What kind of hay do you feed your calf?
• What are your calves EPDs?
• What would you change about your calfs
  appearance?
• What is the best view of your calf (front, side
  or rear)?
• What is your daily routine of care for your calf?
• Did you raise of buy your calf?

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Breed Questions

• Where is your breeds official headquarters
  located?
• Where did your breed originate?
• What is the best advantage of your breed of
  cattle?
• What is the official publication for your breed
  called?

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Beef Showmanship Questions

• Is your calf a Continental, British or Zebu
  breed?
• What did you clip your calf with?
• Why did you clip your calf with those particular
  blades or shearing machine?
• How long ago did you clip your calf?
• What will be the dressing of your calf?
• What will be the quality grade of your calf?

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Beef Showmanship Questions

• What will be your calfs yield grade?
• How large is the ribeye area on your steer?
• Do you vaccinate for brucellosis? Why or why
  not?
• How much water does your calf drink a day?
• What kind of hay do you feed your calf?
• How much hay do you feed your calf each day?

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Beef Showmanship Questions

• What is the percent protein of your hay?
• What is the percent protein of the ration you are
  feeding?
• Why are ethics important in the showring?
• What has been the most valuable thing that you
  have learned through your cattle project?

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Beef Showmanship Questions

• What has your involvement in the beef cattle
  project meant to you?
• What is the ideal slaughter weight for your
  steer? For any steer?
• What has been the most enjoyable part of your
  beef project and why?
• What has been the least enjoyable part of your
  beef project and why?

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Beef Showmanship Questions

• If money was not an issue, what would you do to
  improve the cattle industry?
• As a spokesman for the livestock industry, why
  should a child show cattle?
• Who has made the biggest impact on you in your
  showing career and why?
• Would you allow a professional fitter to
  fit/clip/groom your calf? Why or why not?

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What is a split-tooth comb?

• A scotch comb with every other tooth removed for
  thick hair.
• A curry comb with every other tooth removed for
  thick hair.
• A small scotch comb for very fine hair.
• A large curry comb used to style fine hair.

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More Breed Questions...

• Do you allow anything other than purebred cattle
  in your breed?
• When did your breed first come to the United
  States?

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