The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1925-07-09
!, cont;nued from last week.

tocn @. Having animals trained
lra and lead properly is one OF
70 pose est important things in show
the mOs sooss In training an animal
ring sas nee the regular show halter
to leaa u;mal can get used to being
sso' .ne in this way. A show W. halter alter
hsndlsuh hove one strap over the nose
Should ,ntber over the neck, with a
and having a foot and half OF
strap ~ the end that is passed thru
e ss ING 70 on the left side and snapped
the rln ae on the right. This makes
into w, vn come on the left side which
the lear nroper side of the animal on
IS tle r. walk. Whenever the animal
wnlcn ~ = does not walk beside you as
s1 y as it should, strike it lightly on
fsss % legs with a whip which you
the III, in the left hand. 1t is best to
ok ok rather fast as it gives the AMI
m ma better carriage.
! GOOD pose for the animal is to
= she fore foot on the side toward
. nav Judge advanced about three inches
'ne a The rear foot on the same side
aa am hack about four inches. The ami
Sc. can be posed by stopping it sud-
n a.ah as it starts to take a step with
a w. hind foot toward the judge. In
~. -. chow ring the animal should be
. .1 with its head uphill if possible
Tha animal should not stand still too
lono as it is liable to tire and go
. Sawn in the back. A heifer should
stsnd with her hind feet fairly wide
snart to show her udder.
a week or low backed animal
should be posed with one front foot
vol hack and one hind foot well for
ward The head should be held low
and the nose should be held toward
tho chest. Some animals will not show
weak back if they are kept walking
with their heads low.
An animal with sloping rump
should be posed standing squarely
on it's front feet with its hind six
or eight inches farther back than
normal. The head should also be held
Is high as the strength Of the back
shoulders, a hollow behind shoulders.
will permit. Such faults as open
and lack of crest in bull may be
covered partly by adjusting the
height of the animals head. The best
results are generally obtained by
holding the head extremely high. An
animal with deficient heart girth
should be posed with the front to-
ward the Judge about four inches
back instead of forward. 1t may not
be advisable to give such an animal
a very heavy fill.
Preparing the Horns: If the calf S
horns are, not the desired shape a
horn trainer may be used to shape
them. The preparation of the horns
for show consists in cutting them
down and giving them a polish. Rasp
the end of the horn off until blood
is reached, then repoint the horns
and take as much off the outside
shell as is necessary to obtain a de-
sirable shape and size, being care
full not to get into the sensitive por-
ton and draw blood. The horns
should next be gone over with fine
file to remove the rough surface.
Then it should be further smoothed
with piece of emery paper. Then
the day before showing the horns
should be carefully scraped with a
piece of glass or sharp edged steel
50 they will polish well. Polish should
be thoroly rubbed into the surface of
the horns with the hands and the
shine put on with a strip of cloth
or chamois pulled rapidly back and
forth.
Filling for the Show: The filling
for the show begins the day before
when the animal is given a small
amount of grain, a large quantity of
nay with little salt sprinkled over
It to increase the the amount con-
sumed, and a small amount of wat
er. The next morning which is the
morning of the show, the animal is
heavily fed on bran mash and beets.