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Texas Longhorn Trails(817) 625-6241• (817) 625-1388 (FAX)P.O. Box 4430 • Fort Worth, TX 76164
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Regional CorrespondentsLori Beeson • Nolensville, TennesseeBonnie Damrow • Roca, NebraskaPaige Evans • Kiowa, Colorado
Deb Lesyk • Outlook, Saskatchewan, CanadaWanda Moore • Sulphur Bluff, TexasBodie Quary • Prague, Oklahoma
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The Texas Longhorn Trails (ISSN-10988432, USPS 016469)is published monthly by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association ofAmerica, 2315 N. Main, Ste. 402, Fort Worth, TX 76164. PeriodicalPostage Paid at Fort Worth, TX. Subscription rates: $60 per year; for-eign per year $75. Postmaster: Send address changes to: TexasLonghorn Trails, 2315 N. Main, Ste. 402, Fort Worth, TX 76164.Phone (817) 625-6241. Fax (817) 625-1388.
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Shows & Sales:Canadian National LH Show ..................32Fey Longhorn Sale & Social ....................372013 Autobahnanza............................40-42Winchester Futurity of the North......44-45Trail of Tears Futurity ..............................60
Departments:Officers & Directors..............................6Moment In TLBAA History ..................10CEO Letter ..........................................28Memoriams..........................................30TLBT Update ......................................43TLBAA Board Spotlight..................48, 49Affiliate News ................................54-55News On The Trail ..............................57Herd Management ..............................62Breeder Spotlight ................................68In The Pen ..........................................68Movers & Shakers ........................70-71Save the Date ......................................72Ad Index ............................................75Just For Grins ....................................75
Feature Article:Past President W.D. “Bill” ClarkBy Henry King ..................................34-36
Articles:A Closer Look At The Magnificent 7- Measles 2849By Craig Perez ..................................16-17
50th Anniversary Logo Contest Winner 33Events UpdateBy Scotty O’Bryan ..................................38
Fort Worth Herd Steer UpdateBy Henry King ..................................46-47
Texas Longhorn Trails Staff Additions ..49
Pregnancy Check With A Blood TestBy Heather Smith Thomas ..................50-51
Texas Longhorn Trails Survey Results ..53
Sunrise Ranch Showmanship CampBy Robert Schnuriger ..............................56
Clostridial Diseases In CattleBy Heather Smith Thomas ..................58-59
TLBAA Affiliate Update........................61
Nebraska TLBT ....................................68
About the Cover:Fall is in the air. Photo submitted by Brian and Misty Reich of Dallas, Texas.
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DIVISION C ~ REGIONS 13-18DIVISION B ~ REGIONS 7-12At-Large DirectorMark Hubbell(269) 838-3083
At-Large DirectorKen Morris(704) 361-6035
Region 1 - DirectorJeff Jespersen(780) 966-3320
Region 2 - DirectorNelson Hearn(484) 638-0228
Region 3 - DirectorTom Smith
(616) [email protected]
Region 4 - DirectorScott Hughes(828) 287-4257
Region 5 - DirectorNancy Dunn(334) 318-0887
Region 6 - DirectorKathy Kittler(501) 690-0771
CHARLES SCHREINER III*1964-1967
WALTER G. RIEDEL, JR.*1967-1969
J.G. PHILLIPS, JR.*1969-1971
WALTER B. SCOTT*1971-1973
JAMES WARREN*1973-1975
J.W. ISAACS*1975-1977
J.T. “HAPPY” SHAHAN*1977-1978
JOHN R. BALL1979-1980
BILL ANTHONY*1981-1982
DR. L.V. BAKER1982-1984
DR. W.D. “BILL” CLARK1984-1986
RICHARD D. CARLSON1986-1988
JOHN T. BAKER1988-1990
RIEMER CALHOUN, JR.1990-1992
GLEN W. LEWIS1992-1995
TIM MILLER*1995-1998
SHERMAN BOYLES1998-2003
BOB MOORE*2003-2005
JOEL LEMLEY2006-2007
BEN GRAVETT2007
DR. FRITZ MOELLER2007-2009
MAURICE LADNIER2009-2010
ROBERT RICHEY2010
STEVEN ZUNKER2010-2011
BRENT BOLEN2011-2012
BERNARD LANKFORD2012-2013
Chairman: Dr. Bob KroppOklahoma State University
Dr. Harlan RitchieMichigan State University
Dr. Bill AbleNorthwestern Oklahoma University
Marshall RubleIowa State University
Dr. Charles McPeakeUniversity of Georgia
Dr. Scott SchaakeKansas State University
Dr. Randall Grooms - TAESTexas A&M University
Chairman of the Board:Todd McKnight • (620) 704-3493
Executive Vice Chairman:Jim Rombeck • (620) 257-5247
1st Vice Chairman:David Roberts • (573) 406-9869
2nd Vice Chairman:L.D. McIntyre • (308) 750-8384
Secretary:Robert Richey • (325) 942-1198
Treasurer:John Parmley • (281) 541-1201
Director:Tom Smith • (616) 293-0977
Director:Bernard Lankford • (817) 341-2013
At-Large DirectorLana Hightower
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At-Large DirectorJohn Parmley(281) 541-1201
Region 7 - DirectorDonnie Taylor(936) 414-1401
Region 8 - DirectorBernard Lankford
(817) [email protected]
Region 9 - DirectorRobert Richey(325) [email protected]
Region 10 - DirectorGary Bowdoin(254) 640-0844
Region 11 - DirectorLarry Smith(281) 935-2811
Region 12 - DirectorSteven Zunker(210) 827-3940
At-Large DirectorTodd McKnight
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At-Large DirectorDavid Roberts(573) 406-9868
Region 13 - DirectorL.D. McIntyre
(308) 750-8384 or (308) [email protected]
Region 14 - DirectorJim Rombeck(620) 257-5247
Region 15 DirectorCraig Perez(979) 906-0043
Region 16 - DirectorDoug Hunt
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Region 17 - DirectorTerry Fuhriman
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Region 18 - DirectorRay Beadle
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SAND HILLS RANCH (Dora Thompson) Mansfield, LA [email protected] www.sandhillsranch.comSPECIALIZING IN QUALITY HEIFERS AND HERD SIRE PROSPECTS FOR SALE AT ALL TIMES!
M Arrow Red Melva’s Heifer at 3 monthsRip Saw x a good RED RANGER daughter
ZD Kelly Victoria’s Heifer at 1 monthRip Saw x a good ZD Kelly daughter
RC Jade’s Bull Calf - Herd Sire ProspectRip Saw x a good Grand Slam daughter
SH FOREVER CRYSTAL AT 11 MONTHSRip Saw Heifer out of a good 585 River Rock daughter
NATURALLY WE PUT SOME OF OUR BEST COWS WITHRIP SAW, AND NOW THE RESULTS...
THIS IS SH HOT RIP SHY AT 22 MO. CONSIGNED TO THE HORN SHOWCASE SALE!A Rip Saw daughter out of SH Fiesty Echo.
RIP SAW - SITTIN BULL X JIG SAW dob 2/30/200881-1/2” TTT on 4/29/13
SH Hot Rip Shy, SH Rock Crystal Candy and BN T Swift - all coming two yr. olds.
RIP SAW IS 81-1/2” TTT + and owned in partnership with Donnie & Marilyn Taylor
NATURALLY WE PUT SOME OF OUR BEST COWS WITHRIP SAW, AND NOW THE RESULTS...
RIP SAW IS 81-1/2” TTT + and owned in partnership with Donnie & Marilyn Taylor
Beadle Land & Cattle - Ray & Bonnie BeadleLos Gatos & Hollister, CA(408) 834-0110 • (408) 656-6266e-mail: [email protected]
Box Z Ranch - Steven Zunker & Louis Christa1506 Harwood Road, Luling, TX 78648Ranch mobile (210) 827-3940www.boxzranch.com
Buckhorn Cattle Company - Buck & Sharon Adams110 N. Broad, Guthrie, OK 73044www.buckhorncattle.com(405) 260-1942 • (405) 282-9800
Kaso, Lisa & Jake Kety - Little Ace Cattle CompanyP.O. Box 386, Folsom, LA 70437(985) 796-3918e-mail: [email protected]
PJ’s Cattle Company – Jim Swigert or Lance Swigert2130 CR 100, Caldwell, TX 77836Jim: (979) 224-2861 or Lance (979) 219-4902e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]
MCA Ranch – Andrew & Carina Menzies2518 Fitzhugh Road, Dripping Springs, TX 78620(512) [email protected]
McLeod Ranch –Michael, Jackie, Mike & Makayla McLeod355 C.R. 303A, Edna, TX 77957(361) 782-0155
Brennan & Michele Potts - Rocking P LonghornsP.O. Box 579, Emory, TX 75440(903) 473-2430 Cell: (903) 348-5400www.rockingplonghorns.com • e-mail: [email protected]
Rio Vista Ranch - Elmer & Susan Rosenberger4818 Eck Lane, Austin, TX 78734(512) 266-3250 Cell: (512) 422-8336e-mail: [email protected]
Westfarms Inc. - Dale, Lynette, Leslie & MattWestmoreland13529 Hwy 450, Franklinton, LA 70438(985) 839-5713 Cell: (985) 515-3172e-mail: [email protected]
This space is available foryour ranch listing!
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DALGOOD Longhorns - Malcolm & Connie Goodman(713) 782-8422 • Waller, TX e-mail: [email protected]
Eagles Ridge Longhorns - Paul & Judi Sellers3245 Sugarloaf Key Rd, U21A, Punta Gorda, FL 33955(941) 979-2419 or (443) 624-0792e-mail: [email protected]
Kent & Sandy Harrell15 W 6th St Ste 2510, Tulsa, OK 74119(918) 299-6402 • (918) 733-4008www.harrellranch.com • e-mail: [email protected]
MCA Ranch – Andrew & Carina Menzies2518 Fitzhugh Road, Dripping Springs, TX 78620(512) [email protected]
Moriah Farms - Bernard LankfordWeatherford, TX(817) 341-4677 • (817) 319-9198 cellwww.moriahfarmslonghorns.com
Rocking G Ranch - Mrs. Ramie Griffin5005 Callais Road • Beaumont, TX 77713(409) 892-2662 • Fax (409) 838-6926Cell (409) 790-6565e-mail: [email protected]
Rockin I Longhorns - Nancy Ince & Tony Mangold30 FM 3351 N, Bergheim, TX 78004(830) 237-5024 • e-mail: [email protected]
Sidewinder Cattle Company - Ed Shehee, Jr.1007 Airport Blvd • Pensacola, FL 32504(850) 572-6595www.sidewindercattleco.com
Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. - John & Jane Thate418 W. Margaret St. • Fairmont, MN 56031(507) 235-3467
Triple R Ranch - Robert & Kim Richey21000 Dry Creek Road • San Angelo, TX 76901(325) 942-1198 • e-mail: [email protected]
This space is available foryour ranch listing!
a boost with Butler genetics!
A Moment in TLBAA History
Planning your first trip to Fort Worthfor the 1993 Texas Longhorn Exposition?Don’t miss the “Texas Gold” monument —the bronze that lends its name to theannual Texas Gold Heifer Futurity. Thismagnificent work of art is the focal point ofthe two-acre TLBAA property at the cornerof North Main and Stockyards Boulevard.A gift of artist and rancher T.D. Kelsey, andhis wife, Sidni, to the Texas LonghornBreeders Association of America, “TexasGold” is one of the largest cast bronzestatues in the world.Seven Texas Longhorn Steers and an
outrider stretch across a base that measures29 feet by 13.8 feet.
Though roughly one-third larger thanlifesize, each figure remains anatomicallycorrect and true to scale. Eleven feet tall, thebronze weighs seven tons.The cattle represent the seven “families”
of Texas Longhorns: Wichita MountainsWildlife Refuge (WR), Yates, Phillips,Marks, Butler, Wright, and Peeler. Eachsteer has a heart, just as the cattlethemselves did.Thirty-five studies 1/9 life-size, and
seven 1/3 life-size studies, served as modelsfor the monument. It took Kelsey fourmonths to build just the armature for the10-foot study, which required 20 hours forthe patina process alone. The study took up
over a ton of clay to sculpt.For the final work, Kelsey built a track
on which the armature could be moved outof the building, affording him the ability tostand back from a distance of two to threeblocks to view the work in progress. Thework took 18,000 pounds of clay to create.Because of its size and complexity, thebronze was cast in 900 pieces in Loveland,CO, and later welded together. Followingthree months of sculpting and another sixmonths to mold and cast, the “Texas Gold”was dedicated on December 8, 1984. It wasdeclared Terry Kelsey Day in TarrantCounty, and Kelsey was made an honorarycitizen of the State of Texas.Joining Terry and Sidni in the unveiling
ceremonies that day were Texas LonghornBreeders TLBAA President Dr. Bill Clark;Cliff Teinert, the “Cowboy Prayer” and DanW. Coates. They were joined by country-and-western star Larry Gaitlin, Fort WorthMayor Bob Bolen, Tarrant County JudgeMike Moncrief (now a Texas state Senator)and other civic and business leaders fromFort Worth. The ceremony included aparade that featured turn-of-the-centurycalliope, the horse- and Longhorn drawnvehicle, a marching band, rodeo clowns,gunfighters, representatives from severalethnic organizations which helped shapeFort Worth’s early history and a marchingband from nearby North Side High School.
We are often asked about the magnificent “Texas Gold” statue that resides on TLBAA property at the corner ofNorth Main and Stockyards Boulevard. Take a step back with us and discover how it all came to be.
Texas Gold Has ArrivedExcerpted from January 1985 Trails Magazine
“Texas Gold,” the nation’s largest cast bronze, was seton its foundation at the future home of the TLBAA Wednes-day, Dec.5, 1984. It was offically unveiled at ceremoniesSaturday, Dec. 8.Texas Longhorn Breeder and sculptor of the bronze, T.
D. Kelsey of Kiowa, Colo., was relaxed “and glad the mon-ument was finally at its permanent home after five years ofwork. Standing 11 feet tall, 13 feet wide and weighing seventons, Texas Gold is seven Longhorns and a mounted cow-boy struggling to keep the cattle in line.It shows the Longhorn of the cattle drive, cattle that
lived on only what they found while being driven up thetrail. Each of the seven Longhorns carries the brand of oneof the seven founding family ranches of the Texas Longhornbreed. “Texas Gold” freshly installed on the TLBAA property.
“Texas Gold” A Memorial to the Texas LonghornReprinted from June 1993 Trails Magazine
Kelsey at work in his studio.
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Growing up, I can remember my motherwould come home and the first thing she would sayis, “homework”! No doubt this would have lastingimpact in my life, as doing my homework wouldpay off in many ways. Some would say to a fault.However, in the Longhorn business doing home-
work has paid big dividends. Not just for me, but for gen-erations of breeders throughout time. If ever there was a cow thatprospered from someone doing their home-work it was MEASLES 2849. Her story beginswhere virtually all modern day RegisteredTexas Longhorns began.
Life on the “Wichita Wildlife Refuge” inOklahoma was a good one. The first homeof Registered Texas Longhorns would be thebirthplace of one of the most famous cowsthis industry has ever known. A phrase easilysaid by many to describe well known andwell promoted Longhorns. In some caseswhat makes a cow famous is the pedigree.Measles 2849 has a pedigree that no onewould know. She is straight WR (one of theoriginal 7 families). Cows can be famous forhaving the longest horns. At 55 3/8” tip totip she did rank in the top five, but the in-dustry was still moving fast in the horn de-partment at the time and fifth wouldn’t lastlong. Certainly owners can be credited for atremendous amount of fame. Most peoplecan say they recognize the name Measles2849, but few could name more than one of her owners. Whatmakes Measles 2849 famous is her amazing production record. Didshe create the longest horned cattle, the biggest, or the best showwinning Longhorns? Perhaps her influence was felt in those are-nas, but that isn’t what makes her famous. She had 23 registeredcalves comprised of ten bulls and thirteen cows. A solid productionrecord, but it is the quantity and quality of her production that cre-ates the legacy of Measles 2849.
Measles’ Super Ranger (Texas Ranger JP x Measles 2849) DOB:4/4/1979 still holds the record for the most progeny ever sired, witha current running total of 1152 progeny, the last being registered in2011. Some of the most prolific bulls today are still only half wayto the record. Measles’ Super Ranger (aka: MSR) is still outmatchedby his siblings for the spotlight. His full sister Ranger’s Measles
(Texas Ranger JP x Measles 2849) DOB:3/31/1975 would create several legendaryprogeny such as Bail Jumper (541 progeny),Emperor (809 progeny), and Impressive(655 progeny). Of the 31 Ranger’s Measlesprogeny many would create lasting influ-ence leading directly back to Measles 2849.Growing in popularity and harder to findeach year, corkscrew horned genetics havebecome a focus of concern that RegisteredLonghorn breeders have started rallying toprotect. Many of the beautiful corkscrewcows that we see today are 15 years old or
more. Many of them can be directly traced back to Measles 2849.Dale Hunt once told me that if you wanted to create corkscrewhorns the best way to start is with Measles 2849. I studied his pro-gram with enthusiasm. All the proof to back up his words was graz-ing in his pasture. One of my favorite cows that Dale Hunt ownedat the time was SR Starlight (Dixie Creole x MS Bar M Superight)DOB: 10/13/1996. Measles 2849 appears twice in her pedigree,once through Ranger’s Measles and the other through Measles’Super Ranger. Today owned by Mountain Creek Longhorns, SRStarlight is still in production and on display for visitors to see.
In a time when WR genetics had great popularity and corkscrewhorns were worth waiting for, it was Measles 2849 that producedbulls to serve the industry. Through her sons Texas Measles (TexasRanger JP x Measles 2849) DOB: 3/31/1974 and Mr. Measles (TexasRanger JP x Measles 2849) DOB: 5/9/1978, corkscrew horns became
Mr. Measles
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Sire: WR 2161Dam: WR 2495DOB: 3/1/1971 ~
DIED AROUND 1987
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MEASUREMENT: 55 3/8” TIP TO TIPBREEDER: WICHITA MTS.
WILDLIFE REFUGELAST OWNER: BAR FLYING M CATTLE
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prolific and nearly common at the ranches that used them. TheKing Ranch would use Texas Measles so well that he would rivalRanger’s Ranch Hand and Superior as a prominent corkscrew pro-ducer. L.V. Baker used Mr. Measles with such success that his prog-eny can be still found in the Baker pasture today.
“The Magnificent Seven” article talks about Measles 2849 sell-ing for $17,000, the highest price ever paid at public auction. Thestory is better than that! Jack Montgomery, Manny Moore, Mr. Mc-
Casland, and Johnnie Hoffman were all in attendance to buy her.Any one of them would have gladly paid $20,000 for lot #6. Theyhad clearly done their homework, because Mr. McCasland, MannyMoore, and Jack Montgomery created a part-nership to buy her no matter what it took. For-tunately for them, Johnnie Hoffman broughthis wife to the sale that day. As history wouldshow us, Johnnie would still come out a winnerwhen he added Emperor to his herd and changethe Longhorn industry forever!
Emperor (Overwhelmer x Ranger’s Measles)DOB: 4/22/1988 is known today as one of thegreatest historic bulls in the breed. The questionthat you may have started asking yourself as youthink about “The Magnificent Seven”, is why didn’t they cross thesegenetics to create the next line of super cows? Asking those thatknew these cows, bred these cows, bought these cows, and sold
these cows it is still unclear what that answer is. Every once in awhile fate plays a role in history instead of good homework. Suchis the case for Ken Johnson when he purchased a cow named Jose-fina’s Favorite (Priority Prince 282 x Y O Samson Josefina 706). Hemay not have known he was buying an own daughter from one of“The Magnificent Seven,”but what he would do next would reallybe an incredible twist of fate. Josefina’s Favorite would be bred toEmperor to produce a cow named Empressefina (Emperor x Jose-fina’s Favorite) DOB: 6/7/2003. Today, Empressefina lives at BrazosBend Ranch owned by Cliff & Bonnie Thomson. They purchasedher as a young heifer from Ken Johnson. Ken hadn’t planned on
selling her, but the Thomson’s had done theirhomework and knew they wanted this Emperordaughter in their herd and paid $10,000 for thisyoung heifer. That was the most Ken had ever re-ceived private treaty. Even though Ken Johnson nolonger raises Registered Texas Longhorns, he still hasremorse over selling her. As for the folks over at Bra-zos Bend Ranch, they count Empressefina as one oftheir best cows.
The Wichita Refuge had the only Longhorn saleeach year. Darol Dickinson would go and tour the herd to choosethe top 10 cows and top 4 bulls. He wouldn’t buy them, instead hewaited for the sale to start and he would buy any progeny that came
directly from those Longhorns. At that time ElmerParker ran the refuge. Known more for the color“Parker Brown” than his distaste for Longhorns,Elmer Parker was culling white out of the herd.Homework in hand, Darol Dickinson purchasedthe longest horned heifer in the sale for $170. Justa plain white heifer with red ears and jaw, she wasout of one of the best cows at the refuge at the time.Over the years, Darol would purchase virtually everydaughter out of WR 2495, but none would evercompare to Measles 2849. But wait, there’s more…While Jack Montgomery is shown as the last regis-tered owner, H.C. Carter and Red McCombs wouldspend several years buying part ownership until justprior to the Montgomery Dispersal in 1985. Shemay have started out as a $170 heifer, but she wouldfinish off as a near half million dollar legend oftwist and production. Just goes to show, it pays todo your homework!
Ranger’s Measles
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Take a look the Horn Showcase SaleCatalog in this issue. You’re sure to findsome genetics that would help move yourprogram forward.
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This event would not be possible without thegenerous support of the constributors listed
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AMERICAN LIVESTOCK MAGAZINE
Who said that summertime was aslow time in the Longhorn business?Around here things are really buzzing,and our breeders seem to be busierthan ever. We just wrapped up one ofthe most successful World Showevents for the Texas Longhorn Breed-ers Association of America in a longtime. More exhibitors, more vendorsmore cattle and an awesome displayof free steers in one arena all at thesame time. Great work World ShowCommittee! We have also been gearing up for the Horn Showcase in Oc-tober, and the breeders are calling to get cattle in the event, wanting to ad-vertise and help sponsor the BIG EVENT! This year’s Horn Showcasepromises to be the best ever and thanks to the great work of the Horn Show-case Committee, this will be an event to top all Horn Showcase events ever,I mean ever. If you are not entering, sponsoring or just coming to watch,you are missing out.
While all this is going on, we are busy helping the 50th AnniversaryCommittee plan out the big celebration in May to honor our 50 years in ex-istence and again, this is one happening you will not want to miss! In ad-dition, if you want to have a sneak peak at our new office and museumspace that should be near completion, you will certainly want to come byand “stick your hands in the wet cement”.
Whew, and we are just getting started. I hope you have noticed somevery exciting changes in the Trails. Not only the look, but the design as well.More color, easier to read articles you have asked for, and for those adver-tising, a better way to reach those buyers out there and enhance placementin the magazine. We have a couple of new advertising executives selling ad-vertising in the Trails department and looking for more. If you’re interestedin a commission job, call us, we can help!
Not finished yet, and we are still going. We just completed the budgetprocess, and all the financials are in good shape. We are looking forward toa very prosperous year, and we are certainly on our way.
The cattle business is good, and some of us out there have gotten a lit-tle rain this summer. The grass is greener and growing, and the office is ingood shape with prospects for a bright future for the Texas Longhorn Breed-ers Association of America.
Mike Coston, President / CEO
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IN MEMORIAMWalter Beakley Scott
Walter Beakley Scott passed away peace-fully at home in Goliad on July 9, 2013after battling cancer. He was born on Oct.14, 1931, in Charlotte, Atascosa County, TXto the late Walter and Josie Scott. He grad-uated as Valedictorian from Charlotte HighSchool and attended Baylor University onscholarship where he received a doublemajor in Geology and Spanish with minorsin History and Radio. Walter married MaryElizabeth Vaughan on July 6, 1960 andsubsequently moved to Goliad where theyhave spent the better part of the past 53years living on their ranch, the Copa deVino. He practiced geology in Corpus Christiand Goliad for a period of time, but is bet-ter known for his love of Texas Longhorncattle and Texas history. Walter became aCharter Member in 1965 as one of the orig-inal founders of the Texas LonghornBreeders Association of America (TLBAA).He was a two-time Past President for theTLBAA and was recognized in many circlesas one of the country’s foremost subject
matter experts onthe history andgenetics of theTexas Longhornbreed. In addi-tion to havingseveral papersp u b l i s h e dincluding “TheTexas Longhorn’sRole in Today’s Beef Industry”, Walter andthe Copa de Vino Ranch were featured ascover stories for several cattle industry peri-odicals and most notably the very first frontand back cover page story for “TheSmithsonian” and “Texas Highways”. He served as a guest professor at the 1975International Stockmen’s School sponsoredby the Agriservices Foundation. He waselected as a Director in the Texas andSouthwestern Cattle Raisers Association(TSCRA) in 1977 and was elevated toHonorary Director in 2002. In 1999, hewas a member of the committee for thecommemoration of 250 years of ranchingin Goliad County. Walter was known for
entertaining folks with his guitar andthe singing of old country and west-ern music and Mexican ballads as hewas fluent in reading, writing andspeaking the Spanish language.Walter was also a director of the
Goliad County Chamber ofCommerce, a member of theAmerican Association of PetroleumGeologists, a Mason, and member of
the Sons of the Republic of Texas. He is survived by his loving wife MaryElizabeth; children, Michael and Lee Scottof Houston; Richard and Vicky Scott ofAllen; Eric and Carol Scott of Goliad;Anthony Scott of Tomball; Stephanie andTed Rodriguez of San Antonio; and grand-children, Morgan; Stephen; Hillary; Tyler;John; Warren; Daniel; Audrey; Conner;Brady; Maddie; Brandon; and Marshall. In addition to his parents, he is precededin death by brothers Gary Scott and RandallScott and one grandchild, Andrew CarlisleScott.
T.M. 'Smitty' SmithT. M. “Smitty” Smith, 83, diedSaturday, July 20, 2013 in FortWorth.Smitty was born July 29, 1929,on a ranch in Swenson toCharlie and Opal Smith. He wasa graduate of Aspermont HighSchool and earned a businessdegree from Draughons JuniorCollege.In 1948, Smitty moved to Fort Worth towork for General Dynamics and competein rodeos. After serving his country in theU.S. Army, he returned to Fort Worth in1952 and he and Earnest McHood formedthe M Bar S Ranch Rodeo Company, whichexpanded into all phases of rodeo competi-tion and production.Smitty continued to compete in ropingand steer wrestling events until he retired in
1978 at the age of 48.He was inducted intothe Texas RodeoCowboy Hall of Famein Belton in 2004.After selling therodeo company, heb e g a n r a i s i n gReg i s te red TexasLonghorn cattle andin 1988 had the
Grand Champion at the first WorldShow in Fort Worth. He served as presi-dent of the North Texas LonghornBreeders Association and was a memberof the Texas Longhorn BreedersAssociation of America, the CowboyGathering Association and other groups.He retired from General Dynamics in1990 after more than 41 years.Smitty was also an avid pilot and a mem-
ber of the Civil Air Patrol.Survivors include his wife of 18 years,Jean Smith of Boyd; three sons, CharlesHuston and wife Janet of Fort Worth, TerryHuston and wife Susan of Fort Worth, DonBrown and wife Shannon of Sonora; sisterDoris Dillard and husband Elmer Dillard ofBuffalo Gap; six grandchildren: EricHuston, Jessica Corley, Cristen Martin,Jordan Huston, Collin Brown, and CarlyBrown; and seven great-grandchildren.Smitty was preceded in death by his firstwife of 22 years, Patsy Smith, his parents,his sister Camilla “Lady” Pittcock ofAspermont, and brother W.L.”Dub” Smithof Aspermont.Memorials may be made to the FirstBaptist Church of Boyd, 140 N. FM 730,P.O. Box 336 Boyd, TX 76023 or the TexasLonghorn Breeders Association of America,P. O Box 4430, Fort Worth, TX 76164.
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The day was hot and humid at RedDeer, Alberta as breeders gathered at West-erner Days for the Canadian NationalLonghorn Show, July 20th. There were 50entries from 7 breeders that were presentednon-haltered, to the judge, Justin Rombeckfrom Home, Kansas. On the night prior tothe show Mr. Rombeck presented a hornmeasurement clinic and his session "Long-horn 101" looking at favorable characteris-tics to maintain in our herds. As a satellitehorn measuring event will be held for thefirst time in Ponoka, Alberta in October,breeders were anxious to learn and topractice horn measuring.
The exhibitors would like to thankMark and Tina Stewart for doing agreat job sharing the barn boss duties.Also a huge thank you to all our spon-sors and banner sponsors as the GrandChampions each received $750 cash,banner and belt buckle and the Re-serve Grand Champions, $375 cash,banner and trophy jacket. Newbreeder, Gus Joyes from Athabasca, Al-berta got the showmanship classesrestarted this year and is workingto encourage the breeders to get theirkids and grand kids involved in show-ing. Long time TLBAA members Lenand Doris Boyd from Stony Plain, Al-berta were able to attend the showand be part of the after show cele-bration. The exhibitors said farewellto the beautiful trophy steer "Blade"who has been sold, and will be re-tired from competition, he hasserved well as a public relationssteer for the show in Red Deer. Itwas a great weekend, and planshave already started for planningthe 2014 National Show.
CANADIANNATIONALLONGHORNSHOW
Results of the Canadian National Show:Grand Champion Female: SC Casanova Breeze-Cliff and Melloddee Begg-Sun Creek Ranches-Buck Lake, Alberta
Reserve Grand Champion Female: RR Tang Tang- Mark and Tina Stewart-MSW Farms-Ponoka, AlbertaGrand Champion Bull: SC Bounty-Cliff and Melloddee Begg-Sun Creek Ranches-Buck Lake, Alberta
Reserve Champion Bull: Stony 13-Deb Lesyk and Dwight Overlid-Double D Arena-Outlook, SaskatchewanGrand Champion Steer: Blade- Mark and Tina Stewart-MSW Farms-Ponoka, Alberta
Reserve Champion Steer: Grand Action-Jeff Jespersen-Meridian Longhorns-Stony Plain, Alberta
left to right: Long time TLBAA member Lenard Boyd, StonyPlain, Alberta and new breeder (first show) Gus Joyes,Athabasca, Alberta
Grand Champion Steer-Blade,Mark & Tina Stewart
Grand Champion Female- SC Casanova Breeze, Cliff Begg,Buck Lake, Alberta
Reserve Grand Champion Bull-Stony 13 to DebLesyk & Dwight Overlid, Harry Folkert of Lacombe,
Alberta presents the award.
Horn measuring demonstration
Submitted by Deb Lesyk/ Photos by Charlene Musgrove
Gordon Musgrove presenting banner toTina Stewart and children Jennilee, Ericand Owen
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Announcing the TLBAA 50th Anniversary Logo Contest Winner
Lonnie Shan, Thorndale, TX, was voted the winner bythe TLBAA members out of 17 logo submissions. Con-
gratulations to Lonnie and we appreciate all the awesomeideas which were submitted. Watch for your October
Trails which will feature a story about the winning artist.
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1964 at the instigation of Charlie Schreiner III of the YO Ranch,most of the founders were still active participants in the registryand its activities. Meetings, conventions and auctions were asmuch social functions as they were business gatherings, and mostof the members enthusiastically attended.“I was so glad I joined the association when I did,” said Clark,
“because most of the old-timers were alive and kicking. The onlypast president I didn’t know was Walter Riedel. I knew JackPhillips and Walter Scott and James Warren and J.W. Isaacs andHappy Shahan, John Ball, Bill Anthony, L.V. Baker, Richard Carl-son, John T. Baker, Riemer Calhoun – I knew all those guys andthought a lot of all of them, actually. I think Jim Warren was the
president at the time I first started. I was just glad to be associatedwith them over the years.”Dr. Clark bought his first Texas Longhorns from Walter Scott,
Goliad, Texas. “I had a good time visiting with him, buying somecattle from him and learning from him about Longhorns. Walterhad a lot of Peeler cattle – that’s an old line, and I wanted thatbloodline.”Graves Peeler, Christine, Texas, recorded the wineglass (Copa
de Vino) brand in 1943 in Atascosa County. A Texas lawman andlongtime TSCRA Inspector (1920-1930), Peeler left the Texas andSouthwestern Cattle Raisers Association to manage the NashRanch in 1930. He worked there 14 years, turning a bankruptranch into a profitable operation, and then moved to his ownranch in McMullen County in 1944. During all those years, hehad been instrumental in locating Longhorn cattle for theWildlife Refuge and the Texas State Herd; his selections also had
Past-President W. D. “Bill” Clark
Walter Scott and Dr. Bill Clark branding the first Longhorns Clark purchased from Scott, 1973.
B R E E D E R P R O F I L E By Henry King
When Dr. Bill Clark acted on his interest inTexas Longhorn cattle, the TLBAA in the 1970swas a relatively young organization. Organized in
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impact on the Jack Phillips, Cap Yates, King Ranch and YO Ranchherds in addition to his own. In 1970, at the age of 84, he im-pulsively decided to sell his cattle to Walter Scott and JackPhillips. Scott later bought out Phillips and also wound up withthe famous wineglass brand.“What I liked about the Longhorn
business,” observed Dr. Clark, “was thepeople who were in it – I’ve always lovedthose people, and they were just kind ofa family, actually. That’s why I’m havingsuch a hard time realizing that WalterScott passed away. As a matter of fact, Ihad planned to go see him this summer.I wish now that I had gone earlier.”
Early YearsAlthough the young Bill Clark grew
up on the farm where he was born nearGuthrie, Oklahoma, his work and edu-cation led him far from agricultural pur-suits.“I grew up on a farm there in
Guthrie during the war years (WorldWar II); then right at the end of the waryears we moved to town. My dad was apostman and he finally became Super-intendent of Mails there in Guthrie. Igot married and moved away in about1953-1954.” Bill married Shirley Reid while both
were still in high school. Upon gradua-tion, he went to work as a roughneck onoilfield drilling rigs owned by Kerr-McGee Oil Company, movingto various locations in West Texas and New Mexico as one wellwould be completed and another would start. The young couplefollowed the rigs in West Texas for two years, and then returnedto Oklahoma, where Bill began his college education at CentralOklahoma State University at Edmond, Oklahoma.“Our first boy was born while I was in the oilfields in Brown-
field, Texas in 1955; our other boy wasn’t born until 1960, and Iwas just about out of college by that time.”“When I was going to school at Central State, we lived in
Oklahoma City. For the first two years I was in college, I rough-necked – I would go to work at eleven at night, working themorning tower. Then after that, the oilfield kind of shut down, soI went to work for an oilfield supply company in Oklahoma Cityfor another couple of years while I was going to school. So I waskind of attached to the oil business all that time. Even though Iwasn’t roughnecking, I was working in the oilfield supply there.We would deliver rotary hoses and that kind of thing to the rigs,but I never went back to work on a rig.”Clark earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Education at
Central Oklahoma State University in 1962. He got his M.A. inMathematics in 1964 at the University of Texas at Austin, fol-lowed by his Ph.D. in Mathematics in 1968, also at the Univer-sity of Texas. “All my life I have been pretty good at mathematics – in high
school and in college, too, so I thought I’ll just go ahead and see
what I can do with it. I would continue my education until Iwould get to my limit, and I finally got my Ph.D. there at theUniversity of Texas. That was the epitome at the time, and I waslucky to get it.”
University YearsAfter getting his doctorate, Clark
went to work for Stephen F. Austin StateUniversity in Nacogdoches, Texas,where he is a full professor and graduatecoordinator in the Department of Math-ematics and Statistics. As the SFASUwebsite states, “Mathematics is perhapsthe most intellectually challenging andpractical major you can choose. Somemajor in math for the enjoyment andbeauty of the subject. Others major inmath for its practicality and applicabil-ity to the sciences, engineering, finance,and even the social sciences. Mathemat-ics develops rigorous analytical thinkingskills that are prized in all fields ofhuman endeavor.”Dr. Clark maintains a busy five-day
schedule at the University.“I teach classes all day Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 8 to 4; the rest of thedays I do all my other work. As graduatecoordinator, I have to take care of all thegraduate students with the graduate as-sistant that we have, so that takes a gooddeal of my time during the week.”Over the years, Dr. Clark has earned
a number of academic awards, including his selection as Distin-guished Professor, “…and then about six years ago,” he said, “Iwas selected as the Outstanding Math Teacher for all the Univer-sities in the state of Texas.”In spite of his busy schedule, Dr. Clark has found the time,
along with Sandra Luna McCune, Ph.D., to co-author six booksrelated to mathematics, one of which, “Practice Makes PerfectCalculus,” has sold over a million copies.“It’s mostly an academic market, and most of the markets are
not that huge. We wrote some books for kids in high school, thenwe wrote some for kids in middle school and some for the kidsin the university, both graduate and under-graduate. It kind ofstretches the whole spectrum of mathematics, from grade schoolall the way up to the university.”
Somber YearsDr. Clark served as TLBAA President 1984-1986.
“I was pretty active for about five years after I was president,”he said, “then I got diagnosed with a rare malady that attackedthe bones in my spine and it caused my vertebrae to begin tocompress. Over the next four or five years, into the 90’s, all ofthem compressed and I lost about four inches in height. I wasunable to walk for a period of time, and that kind of nixed myworking with the cattle.”
Clark, sales manager of the 1983 NagadochesLonghorn Sale.
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“The spinal condition was treated with medication thatblocked the cells that were creating the problem. And after allthose vertebrae compressed, there wasn’t any surgery that neededto be done, because there wasn’t anything broken – they werejust compressed. They solidified at that stage, and since about2000, I haven’t had any problem whatsoever. I wasn’t able towalk or even get out of bed for a longtime, and it was very, very painful.”
“It took me a while to get over that,and I had to walk with a cane for a longtime. Back in the year 2000 I finally wasback to sort of normal – I could walk anddo everything I wanted to do except Icould hardly work any cattle. My son tookcare of what I had until they all kind ofdied off of natural attrition, but somesteers now is all I have.”
“I’ve got three young steers right now,and I got them from Dr. L.V. Baker, ElkCity, Oklahoma, about two years ago. Ican’t really keep a breeding herd anymore, but I still want some of those cattlearound me. My son keeps them on hisplace, and I go feed them cubes and spoilthem. They’re pasture ornaments and tooyoung to be trophy steers, but Dr. Bakerhas some good bloodlines and they’ve got pretty good horns onthem already.”
“I have two boys – Doug, the oldest one, lives here in Nacog-doches and the other one, Darryl, lives in Pueblo West, Colorado.I’ve got two grandchildren in Georgia and three great-grandchil-dren in Georgia and one in Maryland, so they are a long waysfrom home for me.”
Although his health and mobility were restored, his life wasdealt another devastating blow with the death of his wife, Shirley.They had been married 54 years when she died in 2008 follow-ing a short but courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s) dis-ease.
Shirley was a Realtor for 32 years and loved selling houses.She was selected several times as the favorite Realtor in Nacog-doches, not only by her peers but also by a vote of local citizens.She loved to be involved in all facets of life in Nacogdoches by at-tending police academy classes, city commission meetings, help-ing groups organize and volunteering.
“My wife died about five years ago,” Clark said, “and I tellyou that changes your perspective on everything. I didn’t want todo anything for a while. But lately I’ve been getting back, goingto some of the meetings at Ark-La-Tex, and I went to Austin theother day when they had the celebration for the Longhorn; I wentdown for that.”
“My wife was very active in the TLBAA – she loved the Long-horns and she loved the people. I think she loved the peoplemore than she did the Longhorns!”
“She just loved to be with them and developed many, manyfriends over the years, all over the United States. That’s what Ithink is great about it – you get to meet people from all walks oflife from all over the United States and into Canada.”
Longhorn Years“When I first started, the office was in San Antonio, then, I
think, about the time Bill Anthony was president, they movedthe office to Fort Worth. There was a lot of controversy at that
time about moving the office; a lot ofSouth Texas people didn’t want itmoved. But anyhow, the Board decidedto move it to Fort Worth. It is a prettycentral place, actually, to get into and outof. If you’ve got a board meeting orsomething there, flying in and out of, itis a little bit cheaper than going in andout of San Antonio.”
“I haven’t spent much time in FortWorth since I was president. I was presi-dent when we moved T.D. Kelsey’s Long-horn statue in. We talked about buildingour office there in the stockyards when Iwas president, but we ran into someproblems. It would sure be nice if theyget the building there.”
“I thought the bronze that Terry didwas a major accomplishment. It was re-ally fun to talk to Terry about that. I
asked him ‘what if we have to move it?’ and he said ‘Ah, that’s noproblem… I’ll just cut it right in two and move it right where weneed it.’ You know, that thing is huge. It was fun to watch it comein – we had a good time.”
“One other thing I thought was good was when we made theFoundation. It is separate from the association as a non-profit;that has survived to this day and I am glad of it. I believe thatwas started during Dr. Baker’s term, and it came to fruition ei-ther just before or just after I be-came president. I was hisvice-president at the time, and wetalked a lot about it.”
“I really hated when the WichitaWildlife Refuge quit keepingrecords on the Longhorns. I reallyhated for that to happen. That was abad decision – it really was. I wentand bought a copy of their micro-film of all their records when theydid that. I still have it – I didn’twant that to be lost.”
“I don’t really know many peo-ple in the association anymore be-cause I haven’t been attendinganything. I’m going to correct that– kind of get back in gear, just goingand looking; meeting people andtalking to them. But I still have alove for the Longhorn and I am alife member of the association.”
B R E E D E R P R O F I L E
Then TLBAA President Bill Clark and wifeShirley at the unveiling of the Texas Goldstatue. Shirley was very active in the TLBAA.
Clark was chosen as the2012 Alumni AssociationDistinguished Professorat Stephen F. AustinState University.
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Average Top 5 lots: $2,320Sale Average: $1,280
A total of 30 lots of cattle and 2semen lots were sold.
JUNE 8, 2013FEY RANCH, YAMHILL, OR
HOSTED BY DANIEL & ANGELINA FEY
Highlights OTHER HIGH SELLING COWS: $2,000 – D/O LACEY 41 - Consigned byWarren & Cathy Dorathy, Sanger, CA. Purchasedby Nick Noyes, Fruitland, ID.
$2,000 – ECR CACTUS COLADA -Consigned by Daniel & Angelina Fey, Yamhill,OR. Purchased by Rod & Kelley Olsen, Roosevelt,UT.
$1,850 – FL SNOWFLAKE - Consigned byDaniel & Angelina Fey, Yamhill, OR . Purchasedby Tom & Molly St. Hilaire, Yamhill, OR.
About 100 people from Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Texas andBritish Columbia attended the 2013 Longhorn Ranch Sale and Social on June 8th at the Fey Ranchin Yamhill, Oregon.
A sincere thank you to all consignors, sale attendees and buyers for their support. Next RanchSale and Social will be on June 7th, 2014.
OTHER BUYERS WERE:Riley & Chrystal Brown, Neola, UT
Travis Watson, Hillsboro, OR
Daniel & Angelina Fey, Yamhill, OR
Jay Fivecoat, Timber, OR
Alexandra Dees, Harper, OR
Van Dorathy, Plains, MT
Mark & Renee Scott, Burns, OR
Justin Risenmay, Redmond, OR
Peter Rosenast, Corvallis, OR
Mike & Heather Vincent, Snoqualmie, WA
Dan Orton, American Fork, UT
Greg Franks, Bridgeport, TX
Bob Larson, Tillamook, OR
O O O O O O O O HIGH SELLING COW:
$3,750 ST. MACEY GUN
(2009 daughter of Gun Smoke x St. Lillian)Consignor: Tom & Molly St. Hilaire,
Yamhill, OR Buyer: Warren & Cathy Dorathy,
Sanger, CAO O O O O O O O
O O O O O O O O HIGH SELLING BULL:
$2,000 GRAN TORINO
(2011 son of Fey’s Rio Casino x FLSnowflake)
Consignor: Daniel & Angelina Fey,Yamhill, OR
Buyer: Rod & Kelley Olsen,Roosevelt, UT
O O O O O O O O Friday night dinner hosted at the Fey residence.
2013 LONGHORN RANCH SALE & SOCIAL, YAMHILL - OREGON(Sale report and pictures submitted by Daniel Fey)
Sale Hosts:Angelina &Daniel Fey Ranch tour
Sale cattle under the barn
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The 2013 TLBAA Horn Showcase is taking off and will be here soon!Inserted in this month’s issue of your award winning Trailsmagazine is thesale catalog for this magnificent event. There are 91 lots of quality, and theword quality packs with a punch. Your sale chair Dawn Divinia certainlydeserves a pat on the back for her efforts to put together a sale you won’twant to miss on Saturday, October 12th. At a glance, I’ve counted overtwenty 70” plus females, with several in the mid to high six-
ties. There are also 17 heifers that are full of promise with genetics and color to boot. This year’s TLBAA Horn Showcase will be the “Don’t Miss” event on your calendar.
At this event, you will be able to view in person the top animals of the industry. You’ll beable to browse through a large collection of twisty horn cows, miniatures, the 2nd AnnualBull Alley and connect with breeders from all over the country. Then bring your note tak-ing pads!! There will be seminars for all breeders large and small to attend. There is nothinggreater, or more healthy for the industry, than breeders from all around gathering together tocelebrate this magnificent breed. I know I am excited to see everyone participating and hav-ing a good time.Aside from working on the 13th Annual TLBAA Horn Showcase event, we have been
doing the ground work for the 27th Annual TLBAA World Show to be held next summer. Thereare some changes coming to the event. In June, the TLBAA and Autobahn held their events inneighboring arenas at the Will Rogers Facility. After the events concluded, both organizationswent separately to re-book the venues for the next year. The TLBAA’s arena (the John Justin)was already booked next year by a much larger horse event. What was offered was the firstweek in August or a weekend in mid-May. According to our handbook, the World Show is tobe held in Fort Worth. So we began the home work of facilities in the Fort Worth area that werewell ventilated and watered, as well as providing adequate wash racks for the show animals.The decision as far as location needed to be decided on before the show circuit began, as ac-cording to the TLBAA handbook. After doing the research, it was decided the TLBAA wouldtake the August dates available. The 2014 TLBAA World Show will be held August 6-9th. Of course, as with anything, change brings obstacles to work out things that have always been
the same. But change also brings many opportunities. This will provide an opportunity for alonger show season this year, allowing the affiliate shows to extend into June and allow-ing chances for the younger classes of calves to qualify for World! This positive also bringsa chance for families who are crunched for time and finances to be able to participate bothin World Show and the Autobahn. Despite change, World Show will still be World Show forthose who attend. This event has going on with 27 years of memories and traditions that standstronger than a date change, and I am excited to experience another great year of this eventwith you as we work together to embrace the changes.In closing, I’ll share this little story with you. My dad and a man by the name of Harlan
Walker once made the trek from South Dakota to Texas to attend one of Eddie Wood’s sales.Eddie raised Catahoula dogs, and at this sale he happened to have some puppies available. Onepup, the two guys thought needed to come back to South Dakota. To avoid a puppy mess in thetruck, they closed off the front compartment in the trailer and put her in there to ride home withthe cows. Their next gas stop they looked to check on her. She had gotten in the back and due toher instincts had the cows bluffed so bad they all were packed in the back corner of the trailer leaving this 9week old pup all the room in the stock trailer for the ride. Lesson learned? If you want to lead the pack (or herd),you can not stay in your safety compartment for comfort. You’ve got to step into the rest of the trailer, takecharge and be heard. It’s not an easy task to be a leader, but it won’t be accomplished hanging out where you feelsafe.
Until next time,
events updateBY SCOTTY O’BRYAN
ON THE SCENE!(Top to bottom): John Marshall,
TLBAA CEO Mike Coston & BubbaBollier; Kyle Mayden, Carla Payne
& Denise Webster; Betty Baker,Scotty O’Bryan, Glen Smith
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The 2013 Autobahnanza was held June 12-16, 2013 at WillRogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. The Autobahnanzahad 250 participants and 469 entries. John Chase, owner of
the Autobahn Motorcar Group, and his wife Diann committed$350,000 in scholarships for the Show. Wednesday was arrival and check in day for the show. After un-
loading cattle, tack and feed at their assigned stalls, the exhibitorstook care of weighing their entries and the check in process. By thetime Rodney and Patti Mahaffey had 100 pizzas delivered for theparty, everyone was ready to take a break and enjoy the cool air ofthe Watt Arena. Although weary from a full day of activity, the ex-hibitors were full of excitement anticipating the events on tap forthe Autobahnanza. Thursday was dedicated to participation in the Extemporaneous
Essay Contest, Short Course Quiz, Livestock Judging Contest, judg-ing of the Art Contest and the Relay Race. Although the exhibitors wrote their essays, answered the quiz
questions and judged the four classes of Texas Longhorns on Thurs-day, the results for these three extra events would not be announceduntil the Awards presentation on Saturday.Lee Tisdale, Bowie, TX, judged the entries from 125 exhibitors in
the Art contest. Although the Best in Show would be announced atthe Saturday’s Awards presentation, first, second and third place ineach of the four age divisions were awarded ribbons. Judge Tisdalewas amazed at the number of pieces entered and the creativitydemonstrated by the young artists. After several hours of consider-ation, Tisdale selected the following first place division winners: Jun-ior division, Jackson Grace; Intermediate division, John Moran; Teendivision, Julia Tomkies; Senior division, Emily Rodriguez. The new event at this year’s Autobahnanza was the Relay Race.
Participants were assigned to one of 38 teams of five and the top tenteams with the fastest time won $2,000 in scholarship money. Therewere 4 different stations in the race. After a team member had a goon the mechanical bull (the time on the mechanical bull was de-ducted from the teams total time with a full 8 second ride receivinga two second bonus), the time started as the next participant hurriedto the goat milking station. After getting enough milk in the con-tainer to pour out, the next member straddled the pony hop andhopped their way to the final two team members waiting to run thethree legged sack race to the finish line. Needless to say, everyone inattendance was encouraging the teams and the kids had a fun andexciting time. There was a tie for 1st place. The two teams with thefastest time of 25.53 seconds were team 23 (Cheyenne Nikodym,Joseph Faske, Emilea Lopez, Wesley Meadows, Lindsey Parrish) andteam 33 (Nathan Guzman, Hannah Twardowski, Kellen McCauley,Jose Jimenez, Kris Johnson). Since there was a tie for tenth place 11teams were awarded $2,000 allowing 55 kids to put $400 in theirscholarship account. Friday morning began with Pee Wee showmanship. Shane Bed-
well, Fort Collins, CO, had the pleasure of working with the 25youngsters and declared all to be first place winners in Pee Weeshowmanship. After the Pee Wee winners left the ring, Bedwell facedthe unenviable task of choosing his 8 class winners and selectinghis Ultimate Showman for each division. Judge Bedwell was im-pressed with the skill of the showmen in all of the divisions and wasvery complimentary during his comments. Although difficult, Bed-well selected the following for his class winners and his 4 division
2013CHAMPIONS
Grand Champion BullSanddollar Boomstick, exhibitor Jordan Culpepper
Grand Champion FemaleSDR Sunrise Superstitious, exhibitor Barclay Brunson
Grand Champion SteerDDM Joker’s Wild, exhibitor Julia Faske
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Ultimate Showman: Junior division, Sara Jennings (Ultimate Show-man) and Shyanne McClendon; Intermediate division, MiriamFaske and Justin Crumpton (Ultimate Showman); Teen division,Reagan Ruddock and John Nelson (Ultimate Showman); Senior di-vision Caitlin Gilliam and Julia Faske (Ultimate Showman).Once the exhibitors completed showmanship, they faced the
challenge of giving their speech before a panel of judges. The topicfor the speech was either Courage or Forgiveness. The judges se-lected for the honor of evaluating the young orators were RichardCarlson, St. Marys, KS, Stephanie Bradley Fryer, Floydada,TX, RonHadley, Houston, TX, Roberta Meyer, Fort Worth, TX, Christy Ran-dolph, Smithville,TX and Matthew Wilson, Los Angeles, CA. Thespeech participants had to wait until Saturday’s Awards presenta-tion to learn the winners in each division.Friday’s activities continued into the evening with a Banquet for
all of the exhibitors hosted by the Autobahn Youth ScholarshipTour. The Roundup Inn was the banquet location and Coburn’sCatering prepared chicken fried steak for the nearly 600 attendees.The occasion was festive and several special awards were presented.First to be recognized was Samuel Faske. Samuel was presented aplaque commemorating the dedication of the 2013 Autobahnanzain his honor. Samuel was in attendance and able to accept theplaque after sustaining life threatening injuries in a car accident.Those in attendance rose to their feet with thunderous applause rec-ognizing Samuel’s courageous struggle. The Carolyn Hunter Memorial Scholarship was presented to
Allyn Ryan. Carolyn’s husband Dan Hunter and her son Joe PatClayton traveled to Fort Worth to present the $5,000 scholarship toAllyn. Laura Harding came with her parents Ken Harding andTammy Tiner and presented the two $2,500 Laura Harding Perse-verance Scholarships Award to Tracey Weldon and Sarah Faske. Inaddition a new scholarship was announced, the $1,000 ChampionScholarship funded by the raffle of semen donated by John T andBetty Baker, John and Diann Chase, and James and Ryan Culpepper.The recipient of the inaugural Champion Scholarship was MollyCook. The steer show was first up on Saturday morning. Judge Shane
Bedwell was eager to evaluate the cattle assembled at the show and122 head of steers in 15 classes was a great way to start. Bedwell se-lected the Senior Champion Steer, DDM Joker’s Wild, exhibitor JuliaFaske, as his Grand Champion Steer followed closely by the JuniorChampion Steer JTW Excellante7, exhibitor Alexzandria Rivera, forhis Reserve Grand Champion Steer.Following the Steer show the winners of the Speech Contest,
Livestock Judging Contest, Extemporaneous Essay Contest, ShortCourse Quiz, Art Contest Best in Show and All Around Exhibitorwere announced. The winners of the $2,200 scholarship and firstplace in the Speech contest were Junior division, Shyanne McClen-don; Intermediate division, Reese Ryan; Teen division, Josh Vinsonand Senior division, Caleb Phillips. Russell Fairchild judged theLivestock Judging competition. Taking home the Livestock Judgingfirst place buckle from the 198 competitors were Junior division,Hayden Hughes; Intermediate division, Sydney Davidson; Teen di-vision, Ellie Bolen and Senior division, Rachel Remmele. ShannaWeaver judged the 165 extemporaneous essays and deemed the fol-lowing to be first place: Junior division, Sara Jennings; Intermediatedivision, John Moran; Teen division, Julia Tomkies and Senior di-
AUTOBAHNANZA
All Around Exhibitor Winners: Junior: Shyanne McClendon; Senior:Dakota Roy; Teen: Reagan Ruddock; Intermediate: Justin Crumpton
Judge: Shane Bedwell, Ft.Collins, CO
Dalli Anders, Crawford, NE
Senior Livestock Judging Winners: Kris Johnson, Big Horn, WY;Rachel Remmele, Paradise, TX; Dakota Roy, Corpus Christi, TX
Art Contest-BestIn Show - JuliaTomkies, LeagueCity, TX
Champion Scholar-ship Winner-Molly
Cook, Paradise, TX
Herdsman Award - TudKrier, Winnsboro, TX
vision, Dakota Roy. The Short Course Quiz attracted 188 partici-pants and taking home first place were: Junior division, Sara Jen-nings; Intermediate division, Justin Crumpton; Teen division,Michaela Willms and Senior division, Wesley Meadows. Lee Tisdaleselected the art work by Julia Tomkies as her Best in Show. The AllAround award was the last to be presented and the winners of thebuckle and $2,500 scholarship were: Junior, Shyanne McClendon;Intermediate, Justin Crumpton; Teen, Reagan Ruddock and Senior,Dakota Roy.
After the announcement of the winners in the extra activities itwas time for Judge Shane Bedwell to tackle the job of finding aGrand and Reserve Grand Champion Bull from the 79 entries fill-ing 8 classes. Bedwell liked the quality of the bulls led before himand continually commented on their sound structure and correct-ness. The Champion Drive was very close but Judge Bedwell usedSanddollar Boomstick, exhibitor Jordan Culpepper for GrandChampion Bull and HD Spitfire, exhibitor Keely Dennis for ReserveGrand Champion Bull.
Sunday came early for the exhibitors. It had been a long weekbut female show day was not the time to ease up. With 268 entriesfilling 28 classes, the female show was the highlight of the Auto-bahnanza and every exhibitor worth their salt wanted the covetedGrand Champion Bell. Judge Bedwell was placed in the center ofthe ring when Superintendent Chris Schaper called for the first class.The make ready steward Robert Strickland opened the gate and themoment all of the exhibitors and audience members had been wait-ing for was at hand, the 2013 Autobahnanza Female Show. After 28classes and 3 division championships, it came down to the GrandChampion Female drive. In contention for Grand Champion werethe Junior Champion, CS Abigail, exhibitor Wyatt Schaper, Inter-mediate Champion CL Athena, exhibitor Jordan Culpepper andSenior Champion, SDR Sunrise Superstitious, exhibitor BarclayBrunson. Before making his Grand and Reserve Grand selection,Judge Bedwell praised John and Diann Chase for their foresight ininstituting the Autobahn Youth Tour and their tremendous gen-erosity. Additionally, he was especially impressed by the exhibitorsand the extreme high quality of the cattle. After 469 head in 52classes his final decision was to select the Senior Champion SDRSunrise Superstitious for Grand and the Junior Champion CS Abi-gail for Reserve Grand.
Earlier in the day, the Herdsman Award was given to Tud Krierand the raffle winners were drawn. Todd Williams won the WWLonghorn Chute donated by Morgan Livestock Equipment, JamieMaxwell had his ticket drawn for Grill/Smoker handcrafted by RatliffIronworks and Rodney Mahaffey was the lucky winner of the Cham-pion Bull semen donated by the Bakers, Chases and Culpeppers.The last bit of business before saying adios to the exhibitors was no-tifying those that were awarded the donated calves. Alief FFA re-ceived calves from Michell Dale, David and Kathy Adams and CindyDennis. Jacob Elkins learned he got a calf from Guthrie Creek Cat-tle and Crystal Avalos got a steer calf from Oren and Dianna O’Dell.
The Autobahnanza would not have been a success without thecooperation of the exhibitors and the hard work of the many vol-unteers helping at every turn. A special thank you to the Texas Long-horn Breeders Association of America, their staff worked extremelyhard ensuring that Texas Longhorn youth would have the opportu-nity to attend and enjoy both the Autobahnanza and The TLBT Na-tional Youth Show. Please visit AutobahnYouthTour.com forcomplete results, weights, and videos of the show and judges inter-views. Finally, if you would like to learn more about the opportu-nities available through the Autobahn Youth Scholarship Tourcontact General Manager Larry Barker cell(817) 988-6110 [email protected].
Gabriella Faske,Somerville, TX
Laura Harding Pre-severance Scholar-ship Award - SarahFaske, Somerville, TX,Tracey Weldon, Fer-ris, TX with LauraHarding, College Sta-tion, TX
Kasey Clark, Santa Fe, NM with her Re-serve Junior Champion Steer, LSC Roughy
Carolyn HunterScholarship - AllynRyan, Danbury, TXwith Dan Hunter
and Jo Pat Clayton
Samuel Faske receiv-ing the award com-memorating thededication of the2013 Autobahnanzain his honor.
Ultimate Showman Winner: Jr: Sara Jennings, Angleton, TX; Int:Justin Crumpton, Midlothian, TX; Teen: John Nelson, Chickasha, OK;Sr: Julia Faske, Somerville, TX
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September 2013
Dear TLBT Members,I am happy to report that the beginning of this show year has already
offered us many blessings! This miracle rain was much anticipated, andI hope that everyone got their share of it.
Recently, I got to spend three days with the new officers and directorsat our annual Leadership Camp, which is held at the legendary YORanch, one of the longest running longhorn ranches. Aside from manyfun activities such as swimming, hiking, and touring the exotic animals,we held meetings where we discussed the upcoming year and sharedideas to benefit our association as we move forward. Right away, I wasshocked at the intelligence, creativity, and dedication of the new officersand directors. Their insightful ideas and determined work ethicprovided us with great results, and I honestly believe that with this newteam, nothing can stop us!
We had several things we went over such as fundraising, supporterrecognition, and new guidelines that I am eager to share with y’all atthe next membership meeting at Texas State Fair. We later held apoll to decide which charity we would support, and the winnerwas Variety, The Children’s Charity of Texas, which reaches outworldwide to children with special needs. They are a great program witha huge goal, and I look forward to the TLBT being an asset to theirfuture. To benefit our service project this year, we will host a fun, newgame, “Cow Patty Bingo” at major shows. It is a simple bingo game,where people buy squares that will be marked in an arena or stall,release a cow in there, and then wait! Whichever square receives the firstcow patty wins! Some of you may have seen this in the past, but thistime it’s for charity.
There are many upcoming shows, and I look forward to seeing all ofyou there to kick off the 2013-2014 Show Season. Until then, I hopethat everyone stays safe and has fun!Sincerely,
Tarah Moore, TLBT President
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TLBT Office: Int. Director Age: 10 years oldSchool: Angleton ChristianSchoolNumber of Years in theTLBT: 1
What are the benefits in beinga TLBT Officer or Director? You get to help the TLBT in your
own special way.
Why do you enjoy showing Texas Longhorns?It's fun and you get to work with animals and have tobe very responsible.
Do you see the TLBT helping you with your futurecareer? Yes, I do.
What have you learned over the past year throughthe TLBT? It is a lot of work but when you get it doneit all pays off.
What would be your advice to a newcomer?Try to have fun, and good luck on your adventure.
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110000 MM22 RRiioo DDeelliillaahh 77//1133//1122 TToomm MMaattootttt 11
102 EL Blazing Glory 9/5/12 Ethan Loos 2
103 Delta Lucky Diva 9/12/12 Hoosier Longhorns 3
101 WS Uras 8/23/12 Tom Smith 4
CCllaassss 22
220011AA DDiixxiiee JJaanngglleerr 44//66//1122 MMiikkee TToommeeyy 11
204 WS Lookin Hot 5/1/12 Tom Smith 2
202 Iron Maiden 141/2 4/14/12 Mike Tomey 3
207 Hubbella Rioanna Van Horne 5/22/12 Mark Hubbell 4
210 BP Indigo Thunder 5/28/12 Larry Gribbons 5
205 RRR Miss Donna 219 5/2/12 Triple R Ranch 6
212 5D Spidermax 6/16/12 Dan Huntington 7
208 BP Miss Pretty 5/24/12 Larry Gribbons 8
206 5D Rangers Class Act 5/19/12 Dan Huntington 9
213 Bloody Mary RL 6/25/12 David Roberts 10
209 Hubbells Rio Reata Rose 5/25/12 Mark Hubbell 11
203 5D Redman's Legacy 4/29/12 Dan Huntington 12
201 Riverforks Refined 4/2/12 Terry King 13
211 SS Ima Iron Sow 5/30/12 Scott Simmons 14
211A Victory's Cactus Lady 6/4/12 David Hackney 15
CCllaassss 33
330033 WWSS CChhiilllleedd OOuutt 22//2200//1122 TToomm SSmmiitthh 11
302 200 Percent 2/12/12 Nancy Dunn 2
305 5D Crème 3/30/12 Craft Ranch 3
304 BP Imprint Susie 3/21/12 Larry Griibbons 4
301 Riverforks RFD 1/26/12 Terry King 5
CCllaassss 44
440011 HHLL PPrreettttyy WWoommaann 1100//22//1111 HHoooossiieerr LLoonngghhoorrnnss 11
403 WS Wish A Wish 11/3/11 Tom Smith 2
402 Riverfork Shootin Fancy 10/22/11 Terry King 3
CCllaassss 55
550044 WWSS SSttyylliinn 77//1133//1111 TToomm SSmmiitthh 11
508 BP Oreo 9/28/11 Larry Gribbons 2
501 Showtime Mona Lisa 7/1/11 Hoosier Longhorns 3
505 Hubbells Super Cerole 8/15/11 Mark Hubbell 4
506 Awesome Izzy 9/10/11 Hoosier Longhorns 5
502 BP Maxine 7/2/11 Larry Gribbons 6
507 Antic 9/22/11 Mike and Jamie Tomey 7
503 RRR Miss Lucky Jaye 147 7/3/11 Triple R Ranch 8
CCllaassss 66
Kathy Elburn Hight Point Memorial Award was awardedto Mike Tomey with Curtis Elburn and Mark Hubbell
presenting.
Judges: Rick FriedrichTy Wehring • Justin RombeckBob Larson • Alexandra Dees
660066 Pacific Lady Max 55//77//1111 HHoooossiieerr LLoonngghhoorrnnss 11
604A Hubbells Rio Pacific II 5/3/11 Mark Hubbell 2
604 Hubbells Rio Sage 5/3/11 Mark Hubbell 3
601 WS Shine Down 4/1/11 Tom Smith 4
607 Double The Symbol SS 6/4/11 Scott Simmons 5
609 Sirius RL 6/19/11 David Roberts 6
603 BP Super Choice Playgirl 4/16/11 Larry Gribbons 7
608 Tributary RL 6/19/11 David Roberts 8
602 RRR Miss Little Dot 103 4/14/11 Triple R ranch 9
605 2JB Cocaine Lady 5/5/11 Jon Berrien 10
CCllaassss 77
770066 DDHH TTaarrii CChheexx 99//99//1100 HHoooossiieerr LLoonngghhoorrnnss 11
704 Horseshoe J Justifiable 11/15/10 Jimmy Jones 2
701 RRR Miss Julia 084 9/1/10 Triple R Ranch 3
705 RRR Athena 12/25/10 Tom Smith 4
CCllaassss 88
880055 Hubbells M2 Rifleman 55//2222//1122 MMaarrkk HHuubbbbeellll 11
802 BP Bo Diddley 3/19/12 Larry Gribbons 2
806 Hubbells 20 Guage 5/22/12 Mark Hubbell 3
807 Heavy Dose 5/25/12 Bruce Mowen 4
801 EL Diamond Fury 3/7/12 Ethan Loos 5
803 WS Apollo 4/25/12 Tom Smith 6
809 DS Lucky Wallstreet 7/1/12 Hoosier Longhorns 7
808 Kiowa's Luck 7/1/12 Hoosier Longhorns 8
804 BP Super Slick Roundup 5/14/12 Larry Gribbons 9
CCllaassss 99
990033 WS Rio Jordan 22//33//1122 CCrraaiigg BBiiddnneerr 11
901 Quick Draw 9/15/12 David Roberts/Nancy Dunn 2
902 DH Fox 11/16/12 Tom Smith 3
CCllaassss 1100
11000055 LLiimmpp BBiissccuutttt 44//1155//1111 CCuurrttiiss EEllbbuurrnn 11
1003 Diego JR 12/22/10 Roger Arnesen 2
1006 Drag Zone 5/5/11 James Haltom 3
1007 BP Casper 7/5/11 Larry Gribbons 4
Cow Patty Bingo Winner: Peg Lowe, Scott Simmonspresenting.
Class 1 Winner: Tom Matott
Class 2 Winner: Mike Tomey
Class 3 & 5 Winner: Tom Smith
Class 4, 6 & 7 Winner: Hoosier Longhorns
Class 8 Winner: Mark Hubbell
Class 9 Winner: Craig Bidner
Class 10 Winner: Curtis Elburn
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By Henry King
The Fort Worth Herd was formed in 1999to celebrate the city’s 150th birthday. Fif-teen steers, representing the fifteendecades, paraded from Sundance Squaredowntown, north on Main Street to theHistoric Stockyards District. The impact ofthe Herd was so spectacular that it has be-come a permanent fixture of the Stock-yards. Twice-daily cattle drives and relatededucational offerings are now dynamictourist attractions. The cattle-drive Herdis a spectacular unit comprised of sixteen(another decade, another steer) uniqueindividuals, each unique in appearanceand each a unique personality. Steers inthe ‘special events’ unit are not used in thecattle drives, but instead are used for ed-ucational and promotional purposes. Like any living organism, the Herd is sub-ject to change. Retirements and replace-ments mean that the composition of theunit is altered with the passage of time.This article spotlights some recent person-nel changes in what is arguably one of themost dynamic tourist attractions in thenation.Kristin Jaworski has managed The Herdsince 2002. Her Bachelor’s degree in Mar-keting and Master’s degree in Manage-ment make her a perfect fit for the job asTrail Boss of the Fort Worth Herd. In ad-dition to day-to-day management, she hasexpanded aspects of The Herd to includeeducational programs and media rela-tions, but the daily cattle drives at 11:30and 4:00 o’clock is the most importantand the most publicly visible. Her affec-tion for the individual animals in hercharge becomes obvious when she talksabout them.
oel and James arrived without papers, solittle is officially known of their blood-lines. They came to the Herd following
the retirement of the renowned veteran, San-cho. Sancho, donated by El Coyote Ranch, was
the last remaining steer of the original groupthat made that first walk to the Stockyards onJune 12, 1999. By retirement time in 2012,he had made nearly 9,000 twice-daily cattledrives with the Herd, and his departure wasan emotional event for Kristin and her crew.“The next day after Sancho retired,” said
Kristin, “we received a phone call from awonderful lady out of Mansfield, Missouri.Her name was Janet Olmstead; she haddownsized her herd, and she was no longergoing to raise Longhorns, but it was reallyimportant that they go to a good home.”“She told me she had the perfect replace-
ment steer to continue Sancho’s legacy in theFort Worth Herd program. His name wasJames.”“James was born in 2007. She told me all
about James and how she felt this steerwould be a good fit for the program and shethought it would be really nice if James couldjoin the Fort Worth Herd program.”“Well, Missouri is a long ways for us to go
to replace Sancho, so I got together with theteam to decide if it would be worth the trip,and the drovers decided, ‘yes, this was meantto be. The very next day after Sancho retiredwe got the phone call about James and we’vegot to go get him.’”“When we got to Missouri to pick up
James, Mrs. Janet Olmstead said, “While youare here, you should probably look at hisbrother, Joel. They’ve been together a longtime; they don’t look anything alike, they’re
the same age and they came from the samepasture.” And so when we got there andlooked at both her Longhorn steers, we de-cided they brought two different things to theherd. They were different colors – Joel is agrulla color, kind of a mousey color, a large-bodied steer. James is a black and white steer,has a black head and white body and a dif-ferent horn pattern. James measures 66inches tip to tip, and Joel is at 64. They werevery unique, so we loaded them both in thetrailer and moved them to Texas.”“All the steers go through a training period
to make their debut down Exchange Avenue,but these two were so natural, they didn’tgive us any trouble at all. You wouldn’t haveknown they were the new steers. They actedlike they had been here for years, and they’vebeen that way ever since. We did not evenhave to acclimate them into the Herd – theyjust fit right in perfectly. Both are calm andgentle – real sweet steers, very nice.”Kristin was told that Janet named Joel after
Joel Salatin, who is the author of severalbooks regarding grass-fed beef and pasturedchickens; James is named after James Herriot,the pen name of a British veterinary surgeonand writer, best known for All CreaturesGreat and Small, a title used in some editionsand in BBC film and television adaptations.Both of her steers were named after authors,and she says she misses them greatly.“Janet keeps up with them on our Face-
book page,” said Kristin. “We always post pic-tures of them and she says it makes her feelgood to know that people from all over theworld are getting a chance to see them godown Exchange Avenue every day.”
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exas Red is our youngest steer in the Fort Worth Herd,” saidJaworski. “He was acquired for a different purpose – he wasgoing to be our steer for the educational program…to teach
kids the difference between a young calf and a mature steer so theycould really compare and see the difference between a young animaland the older, trophy-size steers. What we wanted to do is find asponsor – somebody who would donate a young Texas Longhornsteer to the Herd for the education program and add a whole dif-ferent element to the cattle drives.”
“So that is when we found Texas Red 554. He was born 2-12 of2012. He was originally from Ethan Loos, Columbus, Illinois andhe was donated to us by Johnston Legal Group, Haltom City, TX.One of their wishes in supporting the Herd – they are on our Friendsof the Fort Worth Herd board – is that they always wanted to havetheir very own Texas Longhorn in the Fort Worth Herd. So this is awin-win for us.”
“Texas Red was an unbranded steer,” explained Jaworski, “so ba-sically this allows Johnston Legal Group to brand Texas Red withtheir holding brand and the Fort Worth Herd brand, bring him fromIllinois and let him join the Fort Worth Herd.”
“We expected a sweet, young yearling calf,” Kristin laughed, “butwhat we got was a rambunctious ball of energy that didn’t want tobe isolated, but wanted to be with the herd immediately. He jumpedthe fence the first day – that was his way of telling us that he wantedto be in with the herd, which we were fine with. And he has been inthere ever since.”
Texas Red’s sire is WS Jamakizim and his dam is Cherry Coke 61by Hunts Command Respect. “He is beautiful and his conformationis great,” said Kristin.
“We received Texas Red in October 2012. He had just beenweaned, he had just been castrated, and he was young – he was re-ally young, and he was so small compared to the other steers. Hebuddied up with Frosty – Frosty is his best friend and they go downthe street together, side by side every single day. If you see Frosty,
you’ll see Texas Red.”“The best story about Texas Red
is that we will push him down thestreet with the rest of the herd, but youcouldn’t see him so you couldn’t find him.He is so little, he’d get in the middle of theherd and you couldn’t find him, so we hadto put a bell around his neck so wecould hear him instead. So TexasRed wears his own littlebell.”
“He still wearsthe bell, but he isnot as little as heused to be – he isgrowing signifi-cantly. The hornmeasurement wetook on Texas Redwas 33.5 inches, andhe continues togrow. He is theyoungest steer to ever join the Herd family. It is most important thateverybody remembers – don’t let him fool you – he thinks he’s a bigboy. And as he grows up, we are going to have to look for anothercalf to replace him; we just haven’t reached that point yet. But that’sthe plan.”
“We are still using him in the education class—he has been therefor every one of them.”
When the steers first come into the Herd, they are put in quar-antine to make sure they are healthy, but that didn’t work for TexasRed. He didn’t want to be by himself.
“When we first got him,” observed Jaworski, “he had just beentaken off his mother, so he was a little nervous, but he met his new
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nother unregistered steer is Norman,” said Kristin. “He is alsoa little guy. He’s not part of the cattle drive – he’s just part ofthe Fort Worth Herd education program. Norman was ac-quired by Stockyards Stables Petting Zoo in 2012. They still
had it indoors when he was brought into the Petting Zoo, so he wasjust a bottle baby. I became very attached to that little baby, who wasstalled right next to our horses in the barn.”
“When he was growing up and being bottle fed, he made friendswith my staff and with a number of animals in the Petting Zoo – thegoats, the sheep, the pigs – pretty much everything in the PettingZoo was his best friend. So Norman was loved on more than anyother Longhorn in the Stockyards that we knew of. But Norman was
growing up, so as he became a yearling bull calf, the Stockyards Sta-bles Petting Zoo was ready to take him to the sale barn. Well, Icouldn’t let that happen, so that’s when I decided to have Nor-man join the Fort Worth Herd. So Norman continues to makefriends here at the Fort Worth Herd program. He shares his penwith Rojo, which is the Herd’s largest steer. Together they are kindof a unique combination – the smallest steer we own and thelargest steer we own in the same pen.”
“During our Cow Camp demonstrations, every Saturday andSunday at 1:30, our free, open-to-the-public education programs,Norman is quite a show-stopper because he is available for peopleto feed and to pet; to touch his horns and rub his neck and touch hisbody and get a real close experience with a Longhorn. The rest of thesteers in the Herd are not available for that, so he kind of throws thedynamics of the Herd off. He is our pet and all that bottle feedingand attention paid off in a different way. He’ll never go down thestreet; he is just for our education program and Cow Camp.”
“Rojo is a steer the Fort Worth Herd purchased for specialevents. He was born 4-27-2003, and his registered name is FrisiaRojo. His sire is TP Punjab and the dam is Bubba Bab, bred by Stanand Jimmie Jernigan, Cross Plains, Texas. Because the Herd is avail-able to travel to conventions and special events all across Texas, some-times it is awful difficult to split apart the Fort Worth Herd, continuethe cattle drive and travel. Rojo is now our Special Events steer, whichsimplifies our operation, because he will just load up in the trailerand go anywhere we want him to go for our special events.”
“So Norman and Rojo live together, but they don’t do cattledrives – they do other gigs.”
“Rojo is the largest steer we have – his horn span is 86 inchesand he is our first official show steer…and is available for hire. Wedo not ride him – that is a question that typically comes up. We arenot in that business. We try to keep everything authentic, so eventhough he is a halter steer, we do not ride him. The halter is just onto get him from point A to point B.”
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TLBAA B OARD O F D I R E C T O R B I O G RA PH I E S
Craig PerezBirth Place: Burbank, CAResidence: Comanche, OKOccupation: RancherBusiness/Volunteer Experience: Corporate Management, Management Reconstruction,Retail Management, Service ManagementOrganizations: TLBAA (Lifetime member), ITLA (Lifetime member)Ranch Location: Multiple lease properties (approx. 350 acres) centered in & aroundthe Duncan, OK areaHow Long Raising Longhorns: 10 yearsMember of TLBAA: 6/5/04Elected to the Board: 2012Reason For Serving on Board of Directors: Be a voice of the average Registered Texas Longhorn breeder. Add simplicity,efficiency, and enthusiasm to the BOD and the policy, procedures, and guidelines that it implements. Raise the level ofexcitement for the Registered Texas Longhorn breed.Remarks: Working every day to help build a stronger association to further the breed and every aspect of our industry.
Please send an acknowledgement to:Name ________________________________________Address ______________________________________City ____________________ State _____ Zip _______My Name _____________________________________Address ______________________________________City ____________________ State _____ Zip _______
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Please mail form and donation to the Texas Longhorn Breeders of AmericaFoundation, P.O. Box 4430, Ft. Worth, TX 76164.
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Ken MorrisBirth Date and Place: December 19, 1972, Monroe, North CarolinaResidence: Monroe, NCOccupation: President of a small family trucking businessFamily: Jessica, 2 Daughters: Emily-13 and Kendall-8Ranch Location: Monroe, NCHow Long Raising Longhorns: 13 yearsMember of TLBAA: Since 2000Elected to the Board: January 2013Reason For Serving on Board of Directors: I am a lifetime member of the TLBAA and dedicated to the longhorn breed. Ibelieve with some cooperation within the industry we can work together to find new ways to promote one of the mostversatile and unique breeds of cattle in the world, our Texas Longhorns. As breeders, no matter how large or small, weshould have a place to market, show, and educate people about our cattle. I look forward to working with EVERYONE toaccomplish these goals.
Ashley Loos grewup on a farm outside ofLiberty, Illinois raising &showing Dorset sheep.After college, Ashleybegan working in a fastpaced corporate office asa Collections Managerthen moved to an Ac-
counts Receivable Manager. In January 2004,Ashley met her farm boy, Ethan & fell for boththe farm boy and Texas Longhorn cattle.Ethan began raising Texas Longhorns in Janu-ary 1999. Ethan and Ashley were married Oc-tober 8, 2005. In September 2009, Ashley leftthe corporate office & took on the roll of Of-fice Manager at an advertising agency. In thatposition, she took care of the day to day needsas well as working closely with the sales staff,clients and media on all advertising needs,
which included TV, radio, print, e-blast, webdesign & mobile media. Late March 2012,Ashley left the advertising agency to be a stayat home wife and take care of the Longhorncattle. Ethan and Ashley raise about 20 head of
Texas Longhorns on the lush green grasses inColumbus, Illinois. Their cattle consist of sev-eral top genetics such as Hunts Command Re-spect, JP Rio Grande, WS Jamakizm & CowboyChex. They also own partnership in BanderaChex, who is proving to produce outstandingcalves. Ashley has now joined the TLBAA Trails
staff as an Account Executive. Ashley is excitedto start her next chapter and is looking forwardto getting to know the Longhorn breeders bet-ter as well as take care of all their advertisingneeds. Contact her at (217) 653-8403 or [email protected].
Phil Norwood,and family, have beenraising TLBAA registeredTexas Longhorns since2005. Phil has 15 yearsexperience in retail man-agement with NeimanMarcus, Lowe's and Trac-tor Supply, as well as 5
years advertising sales with YellowBook USAin Houston, TX. Phil can be reached at713.294.0139 or [email protected].
Anna Hendrywasborn and raised in Col-lege Station, TX, whereshe lived out her pas-sions as a country girl atheart barrel racing,hunting and countrydancing on the week-ends, and with a bound-
less enthusiasm for love, life, and creativedesign. She was the daughter of two proud Ag-gies, until she ventured off to become ahorned frog and pursue an Advertising andPublic Relations degree at Texas ChristianUniversity in Fort Worth, TX.After graduating in 2011, Anna received an
offer to become the Marketing Director ofThe Crossroads Church in Fort Worth. Shehad an incredible experience working withPastor Sean Reed and his staff, and learnedmore about her ability to exceed her own ex-pectations of her creativity in advertising andmarketing. During her time there, she led so-cial media and advertising campaigns, tookon advertising and web design, and plannedand marketed events. Anna witnessed the re-ality of how great post-grad life can be whenchallenged and the opportunity to see successthat comes from hard work, which for her wasgrowth in the church and lives changed.Outside of her position at The Crossroads
Church, she continued to stretch her passion
for graphic design through her freelance de-sign business. She helped multiple companiesand individuals expand and enhance theirbrand, image and products.Anna is thankful for the wonderful year
she had at The Crossroads Church, and is cer-tain it prepared her for taking on the positionas Graphic Artist/Multimedia Designer withthe TLBAA. She looks forward to her newchapter designing for TLBAA’s exceptionalbreeders and being a part of the TLBAA team!!
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they might tell the client they are not 100% sure on a certaincow--and to ensure accuracy they could recommend taking ablood sample on that one,” she says.
She has clients in Wyoming, Oklahoma and South Dakota.“They all have various reasons for wanting to use the bloodtest,” says Madden.
One of her customers is Buttons York, who has a ranch nearPiedmont, Wyoming and raises registered and commercialAngus. “Right now we have 400 cows and sell about 70 regis-tered Angus bulls every spring,” says York.
“We’ve been sending bred heifers to Kazakhstan (originallypart of Russia) the past 3 years. They need those heifers in Au-gust. We calve in March and April and this rushes us to makesure they are pregnant,” explains York.
“We AI the heifers and 10 days later turn in our cleanupbull. We check them as soon as possible for pregnancy. The vetcan’t always be 100% sure—with palpation—at that short time.That’s how we started using the blood test.” It can detect preg-nancy at 28 days, which is earlier than ultrasound or palpa-tion.
York also likes the convenience of testing for BVD and
ver the years, several pregnancy tests have been de-veloped using hormone measurements in blood andmilk. The one most commonly used today is a
blood test developed by Dr. Garth Sasser at University ofIdaho. In his research he discovered a protein produced by theplacenta of ruminant animals, detectable in their blood. Hefounded a company called BioTracking; his blood test calledBioPRYN (Pregnant Ruminant Yes/No) for cattle, sheep, goats,and other ruminants became commercially available in 2002.There are now 25 labs around the world that handle the bloodsamples.
One of those is run by Tanya Madden (Eagle Talon Enter-prises) in Laramie, Wyoming. She recently attended a meetingof bovine practitioners and was pleased that many of them did-n’t consider her to be in competition with them for pregnancytesting, but rather as another option for some of their clients. “My lab can also do BVD and Johnes tests from the blood sam-ples if a customer wants these. Some of the older vets appre-ciate the blood test option. One of them told me that eventhough they like clients to think their accuracy is perfect, theymay get tired after 50 head and their accuracy goes down. But
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Johnes. “This is a big deal for us, as seedstock breeders. Thisyear we had our replacement heifers on leased pasture becauseof the drought—possibly exposing them to other cattle. So asa safety measure we tested all our replacement heifers,” shesays.York and her youngest daughter, Odessa (an Animal Sci-
ence major at Laramie) took the blood samples themselves.“There are advantages in being able to do this yourself, at yourown convenience. It’s often hard to get a vet out here to pregcheck in the fall. We are down to one vet and he is really busythis time of year,” says York.It was also handy to check their commercial heifers early in
pregnancy. “With the drought we were short on grass andwanted to get the open ones gone as soon as possible. We wereable to ship our open heifers in a hurry,” she says.Results come back quickly. “Within 24 hours of when she
receives the samples, Tanya e-mails us with the results,” saysYork. Samples don’t have to be refrigerated—the vials can bebanded together and cushioned with bubble-wrap in any kindof package.Another client is Boreen Hay and Cattle Company, in the
Bighorn Basin area of Wyoming. Kate Boreen has used theblood test for 2 years. “I had never tail bled a cow before.There was a video on Tanya’s website (www.eagletalonent.com)showing how to do this. The first year, my husband was in thehospital for 5 days after a serious accident, so another womanand I preg-tested all our cows, using this new method!”“It worked great. The supplies were easy to get. I’d priced
it and felt the cost was comparable to palpation. On a smallherd it’s probably cheaper than palpation, without a ranch callfee from the vet,” she says.“When we started doing the cows this year, we did them in
small batches at our convenience, without having to schedulethe veterinarian,” Boreen explains.Mark DeBoo of Diamond D Angus near Valier, Montana
has also used the blood test for 2 years. “We calve in May andJune and don’t start breeding until August 10. At our annualbull sale November 8 we sell some bred females, and use blood
tests to make sure they are pregnant before they are sold,” saysDeBoo.“This is more accurate than palpation if the cow hasn’t
been bred very long, and cheaper than ultrasound, and we cantake the samples ourselves. The blood test is also less invasive,with less stress on the cow and no risk to the fetus,” he says. The blood test is 99% accurate in detecting open cows. It’s ac-curate as early as 28 days post breeding and 73 days after calv-ing. If a cow is checked too soon after calving there may stillbe some hormone in her bloodstream from the earlier preg-nancy and you might get a false positive.Jack Holden (Holden Herefords, Valier, Montana) has been
using blood tests for 4 years. “We run 400 cows. About 250 areregistered and the rest are commercial cows, mainly used as re-cipients,” he says. “Often we use the blood test on our recipi-ent cows, after we put embryos in. It’s nice to know early on ifthey are pregnant, for putting embryos back into any that aren’tpregnant,” he says.“We’ve used the blood test on some of our registered cows,
too, if some might be short bred or we happen to be workingthem early. There are times we need to know, as soon as pos-sible, and this is cheaper and more convenient than ultra-sound,” he says.“Even the good vets have to take more time with ultra-
sound, to find a 35 day pregnancy. The blood test is simpler,and less invasive,” Holden says.“The blood test is inexpensive (about $2.50 per cow), and
the lab is very good about getting results back to us quickly.From when I put the samples in the mail until I get the resultsis usually about 3 days,” he says. This is the biggest disadvantage to the blood test, for peo-
ple who need to know immediately. If you have to make a de-cision to keep or cull a cow when she goes through thechute—to determine whether to give her vaccinations or justsort her off to be shipped—the blood test is not as useful. “Butif you will be keeping her around for awhile before selling her,the blood test will work,” says Holden.
photo courtesy of Kim Parker, Bearley A Ranch
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Kelsey himself drove a six-horse-up mulehitch owned by Longhorn breeder WattMatthews of Albany, TX. Ray Moore, nowTLBAA Vice-President, drove Sidni to themonument in a wagon pulled by a team ofeight Texas Longhorn Steers. He later usedthe steers to pull the tarp off to unveil the‘Texas Gold’.
“Fort Worth is the perfect place for‘Texas Gold’,” Kelsey said at theceremonies. “The city’s Old West heritageand its history as the leading livestock areain Texas make it ideal for a monument tothe values that made Texas and the Westgreat. We hope that ‘Texas Gold’ helpscontinue the revitalization of theStockyards as an active livestock industrycenter and as a major entertainment andtourist attraction.”
The area surrounding the monumentwas landscaped in July, 1989, by Pat O’Neal of Fort Worth in memory of her latehusband, Phil O’Neal, an oilman and arancher, was owner of Oley BeerDistributing, which Pat still runs. “Iconsider ‘Texas Gold’ one of the mostoutstanding pieces in Fort Worth,” saysMrs. O’Neal, “and felt that somelandscaping could enhance the statue.” Ather own cost, Mrs. O’Neal developed asouthwestern landscape with grass, rocksand cactus, added a sprinkler system, lightsand a low brick wall with seats. She alsomaintains the area.
Nine years following the dedication ofthe’Texas Gold’, an estimated one millionvisitors a year have viewed the bronze, andthe Fort Worth Convention & TouristBureau receives an average of two calls aday concerning the statue. Kelsey’s wordshave come true.
So when you’re in Fort Worth, stop tosee ‘Texas Gold” – a magnificent memorialto the breed and the men who built thecattle industry – to those who nurtured theLonghorns’ heritage when it had all butvanished – and a source of pride for everyTexas Longhorn Breeder.
A Moment in TLBAA History (continued from p.10)
Raised in ranch country near Boze-man, MT, artist Terry Kelsey and his wife,Sidni, have always had a deep interest inWestern history. In particular, they werefascinated with accounts of Longhorn cat-tle being driven into their Gallatin Valleyin the 1800’s.
When they were married, they regis-tered their brand the same day their mar-riage license was recorded, thus taking thefirst step toward theirgoal of operating a cat-tle ranch together.
Their first ranchwas in Colorado,where Kelsey was sta-tioned as a pilot forUnited Airlines. (At age20, he was theyoungest pilot everhired by United).There the Kelseys ob-tained a Texas Long-horn cow and a steer.
During these years,Kelsey, who had alwayshad a talent for draw-ing and painting,began sculpting someTerra Cotta pieces.Eventually he movedto casting his pieces inbronze. His theme wasalways what he lovedbest, the Old West.
After a move toNorth Dakota, theKelseys returned to Colorado and began aTexas Longhorn herd in earnest. Their en-thusiasm for the breed led to Terry be-coming a TLBAA director, and the coupleworked to help form the Mountains &Plains affiliate.
Much of their T Lazy S herd was builtaround Jack Phillips’ Texas Ranger JP,which they used for the two years before“Tex” died on their ranch. The Kelseys
were Premier Exhibitors at the ColoradoState Fair for three consecutive years andtied in 1982. They often had the GrandChampion Steer at Denver.
Kelsey’s dream was to immortalize theTexas Longhorn in bronze. He resignedfrom the airlines, and accepted a com-mission from the Professional RodeoCowboys Association to execute threebronzes to be displayed in their head-
qurters at Colorado Springs, but the TexasLonghorn bronze was always in the backof his mind. In 1984, that dream becamea reality, and ‘Texas Gold’ was placed onTLBAA’s land in Fort Worth.
Last year, the Kelseys returned home toMontana where they can continue theirwork to memorialize the men, cattle andhorses of the Old West. They still main-tain a string of Trophy Steers and any pur-chases made are calves out of the oldcattle they had raised. In fact they thinkthey may have one of the longest hornedsteers alive. His horns measure 7 1/2 feettip to tip.
“We will never let go of those magnif-icent animals,” says Sidni. “They’ll alwaysbe a part of our life.”
Terry & Sidni Kelsey at the unveiling.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
“Texas Gold” today, gracing the TLBAA property itwas orginally installed on, which will soon be sharedby the TLBAA offices and museum.
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Our New Mexico State Fair, World Qualifying Show, will soon be here. The date is Saturday,September 14th, 2013; show time 10:00 am at the New Mexico Fair Grounds inAlbuquerque. Hope you have all signed up to show animals. We invite all in our area to join usfor this this show and support our New Mexico Longhorn Club. For information email or call KristiWilson at [email protected] (575) 354 1210 or show chair Bill Van Gundy at (575) 8293624 or [email protected]. Hope to see you all at this fun event.
TEXAS LONGHORN
BREEDERS OF NEW
MEXICO
Jerry Stevens, President(575) 649-0987
54 Texas Longhorn Trails
MORE STLA SCHOLARSHIPSIn May STLA partnered with Central Life Sciences to present two $1000 scholarships. Sarah Faske and McKenna
Kimble, well deserving seniors, received those scholarships.FALL FIELD DAY
Save the date! STLA is joining with El Coyote Ranch for the 2013 Fall Field Day onOctober 5. Members Felix and Della Serna will also be hosting an offi-cial Horn Measurement Site for the 2013 TLBAA Horn Showcase, somembers are encouraged to bring their favorite animal entries formeasurement. We always look forward to the El Coyote Ranch tours;watch for more news on this event.
WORLD SHOW WINNERSSTLA is proud of all the
members who showed at theWorld Show in June. It is a hard trip
and a long week. We salute you for shar-ing your animals with everyone. The entireWorld Show was dedicated to our ownSamuel Faske who continues to recover from
a bad auto accident. STLA members did havesome success at the show:
Free Division –Mature FemalesBHR Sweet Rose- Grand Champion (John Marshall) • DDM Sombra’s First Lady- Reserve Grand Champion (Doug and Darnell
Muenchow ) • TC Regarding Benjamin- Grand Champion Steer (exhibited by Cooper Taylor) • Dixie Finale- Grand Champion TrophySteer ( El Coyote Ranch) • Miriam Faske- Intermediate Hall of Fame.
Hall of Fame, Free Division Females - #1–RVR Letty Rose-Box Z Longhorns • #5–Bonita Leigh-Vida Nueva Ranch#9–Mason’s Grand Miss-John MarshallHall of Fame, Free Mature Females - # 1–BHR Sweet Rose-John Marshall • #2–DDM Sombra’s First Lady-Doug and Darnell
Muenchow • #5–All of Red-John Marshall • # 7–CR Unstopabull Chex Appeal, Cactus Rose Longhorns
SOUTH TEXAS
LONGHORN
ASSOCIATION
Danny Russell,President
(361) [email protected]
Sarah Faske received the CentralLife Sciences scholarship.
Doug Muenchow andSteven Zunker pre-sented the Central LifeSciences scholarshipto McKenna Kimble.
AFFILIATES… Send Us Your News! Is your Longhorn Affiliate celebrating a big event, hosting a show,a sale or just having a monthly meeting? If so, spread the news to the entire TLBAA by submitting your information to the
Trails each month. Don’t forget to send photos, if you have them. Simply email your information to the Trails, LauraStandley at [email protected] or call her at (817) 625-6241. We want to hear from you to help spread the news about your
local Texas Longhorn activities.
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Hope everyone has enjoyed the summer break and now getting back into the routine of school.Fall is a busy time for our Affiliate. We have our Annual Membership meeting and World
Qualifying Shows at the Louisiana State Fair in Shreveport and Annual Fall Show in Lufkin, Texas.We also have our Christmas Party. These events give our membership an opportunity to fellow-ship, participate and network on a local level.
Our Annual Membership Meeting will be hosted by Donnie and Marilyn Taylor onSeptember 21st at their 4T Longhorn Ranch in Huntington, Texas. We welcome you to come joinus for our meeting and covered dish lunch.We have also been busy getting ready for our Fall Shows. We want everyone to join us in
Lufkin on October 25th through the 27th at the George Henderson Expo Center for our AnnualTLBAA World Qualifying Show. Friday night we will have a Points Only Show for both Youth and Open.
Saturday will be our Open Show and ending the day with the Boppa Calf Donation giveaway, supper, plusfun and games for all ages. Sunday will close out the weekend with the Youth Show. This show has alwaysproven well worth coming to.
The Louisiana State Fair World Qualifying Show will be held November 9th & 10th, with check-in the day before. The food and atmos-phere is wonderful. Come join us in the Bayou State and get your animals qualified for World!For information about any of our shows and other events go to www.arklatexlonghorns.com or check us out on Facebook.
ARK-LA-TEX
LONGHORN BREEDERS
ASSOCIATION
Tina DuBose,Vice-President
Our annual sale is around the corner. This will be the NTLA’s 32nd annual sale.Mark October 26th on your calendar to attend our sale in Beatrice, NE. If youare interested in consigning catalog or non-catalog cattle please contact BonnieDamrow at (402)423-5441. L.D. McIntyre and family have graciously donateda heifer for our raffle this year. This is a nice heifer named MCR Double Bizi byVanizm, out of Bizi for Miles by Unlimited Miles by Mile Marker. Be sure to con-tact any of the NTLA members for a raffle ticket. Our Association will hold ourannual silent auction…so be sure to bring any donations you’d like. The salecatalog will be online at www.beatrice77.net, Click on “The Auctioneer” and
then “Select an Auction.” Our sale will also be online at www.beatrice77.net starting at 10:00 a.m. We hope you’ll be able to attendbut if not we hope you’ll contact us with a bid for the longhorns of your choice. Sale contacts on sale day-Bonnie Damrow(402)580-3673 or Larry Long (308)530-7272. On Saturday June 29th, several kids from our youth association (Nebraska Texas Longhorn Breeders of Tomorrow) met at the
Rodeo Arena in Wolbach, NE. Steve Snell from Guide Rock presented tips on halter breaking and showing a Longhorn. TheDamrows brought a heifer for the kids to practice on. Afterwards we enjoyed pizza and cool drinks provided by L.D. McIntyreand family. Thank you to the McIntyre’s for making arrangements and providing lunch. The adults and the kids had a short meet-ing following. It was an enjoyable day that we hope will become an annual event. Our annual meeting will be held on the last Saturday in January in Grand Island, NE.
NEBRASKA TEXAS
LONGHORN ASSOCIATION
Rodger Damrow, President(402) 423-5441
Affiliate & Show Chairman Reminders1. A completed application form should be sent to the office prior to your show. You can do this by email.
All forms are in the Show Procedures Handbook that can be found under the show tab on our website.2. All show programs/results, must have the animals TLBAA number. Animals sent in with pending will not
be entered into the show program.Also, I can help you build a show program through HORNS that will have all of the animal information and
you will not have to type it all in.3. Your show results hardcopy and $5.00 qualifying fee per animal/per division should be in the office within
14 days of your show. We will be unable to accept results that come in extremely late, or without the qualifyingfees. You can also scan the official results, with the judge’s signature, and email them to me. All show formsand results should be sent to Scotty O’Bryan at the TLBAA office, or emailed to [email protected]
Submitted by Robert SchnurigerOn June 22, 2013, Sunrise Ranch opened its gates for the
17th Annual Sunrise Showmanship Camp hosted by John T.& Betty Baker. Twenty-nine eager campers participated in aweek packed full of educational and social activities. John Tand Betty Baker of Sunrise Ranch started the camp to assist stu-dents from ages 9 to 17 develop superior showmanship skillsfor cattle of all breeds. Robert and Cindy Schnuriger, TexasLonghorn breeders and former agriculture educators and ad-ministrators have assisted with the camp for the past four years.Beth Lonero, Katie Boyd, Wyatt Harris and Jace Bolen servedas the camp counselors.During the course of the week the campers had an opportunity
to hear numerous motivational speakers who addressed this year'stheme, “The Missing Piece." The campers were also instructed on theproper techniques used in selection, feeding, caring, training, halterbreaking and exhibiting cattle in the show ring. A variety of dailyrecreational and educational activities were scheduled and eachevening was concluded with reflection and a barn dance to enhancethe social and dancing skills of each camper.The first day of camp begins with each camper getting to know
their animal by using TNT (Touch & Talk) to calm boththe animal and themselves. It is also the first time thatthe cattle had a halter on them. By the end of the firstday, many of the campers had their calf calm and severaleven were able to lead. On the second day of camp, thecalves started to work well for the campers. After gettingthe animal calm and easily walking, the show stick wasintroduced. From there, the lesson of show ring pres-ence and etiquette is demonstrated followed by thecampers perfecting their style. Each camper improvedtheir public speaking skills by critiquing their peers aftereach showmanship session providing the opportunity togain self-confidence, self-esteem, and the ability to speakextemporaneously. Thursday morning is highlighted with the campers and calves taking a twomile nature walk through the hills and woods on Sunrise Ranch.This year’s camp featured several accomplished guest speakers. Peyton Gilbert, former State
FFA President, Daylon Koster, a junior member of the A&M Corp of Cadets, and former handlerof Reveille VIII (A&M Mascot) as well as former State Vice-President of the Texas FFA, Ree Fra-ley, Officer at Union State Bank, and Christian Schroeder, graduate of Texas A&M University andfamily member of S&S Cattle of Taylor, Texas. Christian was a member of the Blinn College andTexas A&M Livestock Judging Teams. On Friday, Mr. Schroeder worked with the campers toidentify areas where they might improve and served as the show-manship judge. The campers were divided into three showmanship classes and
awards sponsored by Robert and Cindy Schnuriger and Anchor TRanch were presented at graduation. Reese Ryan was Junior GrandChampion and Sara Jennings, Junior Reserve Champion. The Inter-mediate Grand Champion honors went to Josh Vinson and ShelbyRooker was awarded the Reserve Champion honors. The SeniorGrand Champion was awarded to Barclay Brunson with Jimmie Geetaking the Reserve Champion honors.On Saturday, June 29th, Mr. Rooker delivered the graduation ad-
dress. Scotty O’Bryan was on hand to receive a Certificate of Ap-preciation for TLBAA and Larry Barker was also awarded acertificate for Autobahn Scholarship Tour and Mr. & Mrs. JohnChase. Sutton Warner and Ellie Bolen were named Mr. and Ms. Sun-rise for 2013. Reese Ryan and Luke Bogar received the high-est honor…2013 Red Rope Award.
Mr. Sunrise, Sutton
Warner from Boerne,TX
and Ms. Sunrise, Ellie
Bolen from Lufkin, TX
with counselors Katy
Boyd & Beth Lonero
SUNRISE RANCH SHOWMANSHIP CAMP
Junior counselors:Jace Bolen & KatyBoyd; Senior coun-selors: Beth Lonero& Wyatt Harris
Sunrise Camp Group 2013
Scotty O’Bryan and Larry Barker
were recognized during the camp
Showmanship judge Christian Schroeder evaluates the camp participants
56 Texas Longhorn Trails
In the 1948 movie,“Red River,” JohnWayne dreamed aloudabout his farm and thecattle he would raise.He would haveenough beef to feedthe entire country,making people strong.
The film showed the famous cattle drives, withTexas longhorns pounding dirt.
Today’s longhorn rancher may not havethe thousands of head of cattle movie goerssaw in the old flicks. But they do work hard –and strive to work smarter.
Zach Moffitt, 31, is one of them.Moffitt; his wife, Wendy, 34; and their chil-
dren, Mary Grace, 7, and Levi, 4, live inAsheboro and lease a 140-acre farm in ruralRandolph County. They have 45 heads of Texaslonghorn cattle.
There aren’t many longhorn growersaround. There are less than 25 in the state. It’sso unusual to see a longhorn herd, that whentravelers are driving down the road, some stopand capture photos of their bovine facesadorned with the signature horns, often sevenor more feet in length.
The Moffitts don’t seem to mind. Zachlikes giving tours and talking bull. Oh, he talkscow, calf and heifer, too.
As owners of Rolling M Longhorns, theMoffitts are a typical new generation of farmer,one combining old techniques with moderntechnology to spur production and income.
Zach’s primary focus is on breeding, notdinner meat.
“The longhorn industry recognizes thatmore horn means more value, but that doesn’tmake a good cow. We put a large influence onthe horn length and look at the sire (father)and dame (mother) to raise a strong, healthyanimal. We look at the confirmation, meaningthat the body is solid, sturdy. We look to see ifthe back is straight and that the cows havegood udder quality for nursing calves. We wantcattle with sturdy legs. I look for these differenttraits when I purchase cattle and when I raisethem,” he says.
When the cows, calves and bulls are oldenough, he sells them, usually to other breed-ers. Eventually, as the cattle age out, they windup as a lean, red meat with little cholesteroland little fat on someone’s dinner plate.
Zach’s grandparents had a small hobbyfarm in Liberty when he was a little boy. Heliked going to visit. He recalls riding the tractorwith his grandfather and that the place wasvery peaceful. When he got older, farming
classmates got him involved in Future Farmersof America, but back then, he didn’t have hisheart in farming. He went off to the Universityof North Carolina at Greensboro to pursue adegree in sports and coaching, but he didn’t fitin that environment, either. Something wasmissing.
You may say it was fresh country air.Along the way, Zach and Wendy married.
She, too, came from a rural background. So itwas only natural that when the opportunityavailed itself, the young couple would getinvolved in raising some type of livestock – intheir case it ended up being Longhorns.
Zach and Wendy have given each of theirchildren their own cow.
“We’re using the cows as a tool to instill asense of responsibility for our children,” Zachsays. “They have to earn their cattle. Everythingthey earn goes into an investment account forcollege or future big expenditures they mayneed. When you sell a cow at the sale, you haveto pay a commission. So they pay Wendy andme a commission for us to sell their cows. Theygive their tithe to the church from what theymake off the sale of a cow and we separate outother expenses. The rest goes to the investmentfund.”
Daughter Mary Grace has become a littlebusiness woman in her own right. She likesworking around the cows and enjoys touchingthem.
“They feel soft like my blanket,” she says.Even though son Levi isn’t yet big and
strong enough to help around on the farm, hejoins his sister in helping their parents withfeeding, driving the skid steer around and
watching, learning.It’s called on-the-job training. No, Zach
didn’t get formal education at a university forfarming. Instead, he rolled up his sleeves andlearned from mentors and friends, like veteri-narian Brent Scarlett; fellow farmer MickeyBowman, owner of Rockin’ B Farm in Staley;and Adam Ross, the former agricultural exten-sion agent for Randolph County.
He’s learned about artificial inseminationand why it is healthier for bulls and yieldsmore calves. He’s learned about mob grazing,where you plan where the cattle will eat andwhat they’ll consume to improve the land.He’s gotten up close with all of his animals,checking their ears, eyes, noses and mouths –on a daily basis – to ensure his investment ishealthy.
Wendy has learned about the business endof the farm, writing invoices and paying bills.She helps with preparing shots for Zach to givehis herd and maintains his notes on each ofthe livestock.
Neither spend all their time on the farm.During the day, she home schools Mary Graceand Levi and handles the computer operationsfor Carolina Farmer’s Insurance. Zach is also afirefighter at the North Chatham FireDepartment.
Will their children eventually go into farm-ing full time?
“We’re not pushing it,” Zach says. “Wewant them to do it, and Levi, even at his age, isgetting a grasp on it.”
To schedule an appointment to visit thefarm, contact Zach Moffitt at (336) 736-6340.Wear boots and bring a camera.
NEWS On the Trail...Texas Longhorns: Ranching Family Combines Old Techniques with
Modern TechnologyBy Greta Lint, [email protected] (reprinted with permission from Asheboro, NC Courier-Tribune.)
Photo by Paul Church/ TheCourier-Tribune
Submitted by El Coyote Ranch The Texas FFA officer team stopped by El Coyote Ranch as a part of their South Texas business and Industry Tour
on July 30, 2103. (l-r): Kaci Major, Burleson; Hannah Ford, Peaster; Shelby Eckhardt, 1st Vice President,Seguin; Bryce Winfrey, Seminole; Ryon Cox, President, Mt. Pleasant; Quest Newberry, George West; Sawyer
Osborn, Friona; Whitney Green, Stephenville; Heidi Ritter, Huffman; Rhett Wilson, Barbers Hill
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Several important clostridial diseasesaffect cattle. These include blackleg, red-water, malignant edema and several typesof Clostridium perfringens. Most stock-men vaccinate against these diseases,using a 7-way or 8-way clostridial vaccine.“This is probably the most widely usedvaccine. If people do not vaccinateagainst these diseases, eventually they willlose cattle,” says John Campbell, Head ofthe Department of Large Animal ClinicalSciences, Western College of VeterinaryMedicine (Saskatchewan).
“Blackleg is probably the most preva-lent; the bacterial spores are present every-where. There are certain geographiclocations where redwater is also very com-mon,” he says. In regions with liverflukes, stockmen may have to vaccinatetwice a year. The flukes damage the liverand allow infection to gain entrance tothese tissues.
“Blackleg and malignant edema arevery similar and we see these quite oftenunless cattle are vaccinated. We see C.novyi (which causes Black disease) fromtime to time in unvaccinated animals.Tetanus is also a clostridial disease, andwe see it in cattle occasionally,” he says.Most 7 and 8-way Clostridial vaccines donot include tetanus, so if you want to pro-tect cattle against this one you need to usea vaccine that includes it.
“We’ve seen outbreaks of tetanuswhen people are banding bull calves atweaning time or when they are cominginto a feedlot. We don’t see this so muchin baby calves, but more in the largercalves. For these big calves, many peopleuse banders. All clostridial organismsthrive in an anaerobic environment(without oxygen). The clamp against thetesticles provides a perfect place for thebacteria to grow. We’ve seen producers dothis and get away without using tetanusvaccine year after year, and all of a suddenone year they have a large number ofbanded cattle develop tetanus a few weekslater,” he says.
“All of the clostridial diseases arecaused by very hardy spore-forming bac-teria that live in the environment. Theyare everywhere—in the soil and feces—so
cattle are always exposed to them.Clostridial diseases tend to occur mostoften in young cattle,” says Campbell.The older animal may have been exposedearlier in life (with low levels of bacteria)and developed some resistance.
Dr. Steve Hendrick, Western Collegeof Veterinary Medicine (University ofSaskatchewan) says clostridial diseases areenvironmental diseases, and not conta-gious in the usual sense, so they are dif-ferent from what most producers areaccustomed to dealing with. “We areused to contagious diseases where one an-imal gets sick and can pass the disease di-rectly to another. This is not the case withclostridial diseases. They are caused byspores that live happily in the environ-ment for many years. The spores are re-sistant to heat, cold and any other harshenvironmental conditions. We alwaysjoke that these diseases are very happy,even living in the cold weather of thenorthern plains,” he says.
“It all comes down to whether or notthe environment on your farm or ranchhas been contaminated in the past. Thespores can last a long time and cause dis-ease many years later. When we get wetconditions we see more cases,” says Hen-drick.
“The dormant spores are brought upto the ground surface with the moisture.Then if we get some dry weather, thespores end up on the ground surface.They float on top of the water in a pud-dle, for instance, and as the puddle driesup, they will concentrate on the surface.As cattle graze in low areas, or drink fromshrinking puddles, they may pick upspores,” he explains.
“With these diseases you usually don’t
Clostridial
They are everywhere—in thesoil and feces—so cattle arealways exposed to them. Thespores can last a long timeand cause disease manyyears later.
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Diseases in Cattlesee sick animals. You generally go out tothe pasture and find one or two animalsdead,” he says. It’s difficult to find themin time to treat them.
“The clinical signs you might see, ifthe animal is still alive, include swellingin a muscle (such as we find in blackleg),but if there is no wound with it, may bedifficult to notice. The animal ingestedthe spores, which eventually end up inthe muscles. It’s usually a very fast-grow-ing calf (one of your best animals) that’saffected. If the muscles don’t get enoughoxygen, the spores proliferate in the mus-cle. The animals may bump one anotheror there’s some bruising in the tissue thatcreates the ideal conditions for spores togrow,” says Hendrick.
Blackleg has been a serious problemin livestock (especially young, growinganimals) for a long time. One of the firstcattle vaccines created was for this disease.“The vaccines seem to be very effective,”says Campbell. “They’ve been in use formany years and have dramatically cutdown the incidence of these diseases. Istill see some cases, on farms where peo-ple have tried to save money and didn’tvaccinate. The disaster that can happen—especially with blackleg—can be tremen-dous. A few years ago, one farmer losthalf his calf crop to blackleg, dying at pas-ture,” says Campbell.
With clostridial diseases it’s usually avery swift course of illness and suddendeath. “It sometimes goes undiagnosedbecause they die so fast. Many of the oneswe looked at that died from blackleg hadinfection around the lining of the heart aswell as muscle lesions,” he explains.
“This can be a devastating disease. It’sa very inexpensive vaccine, so it reallypays to vaccinate. One challenge todayfor people who are calving on pasturelater in the year is that they have to roundup the calves at some point to vaccinateand make sure they get their firstclostridial vaccine. In the more tradi-tional setting, where ranchers calve inFebruary/March or April, they gather andvaccinate the cattle before they are turnedout to summer pasture. It is more chal-lenging for people who calve later, out on
summer pasture, if they want to vaccinatethose calves at 1 or 2 months of age,” hesays.
There is no perfect season for calving.Each season has advantages and disad-vantages. One disadvantage to calvingout on pasture is that you may not see thecattle as often and might not know whenone becomes ill—or might not find outyou have a problem until several animalsare dead.
Clostridium perfringens includes sev-eral different types, some of which affectcalves at an early age, or older fast-grow-
ing calves. “This one is tougher to diag-nose because there are many clostridialorganisms living in the gut and undernormal conditions they don’t cause dis-ease. Clostridium perfringens can alsoproliferate after death, so it can be diffi-cult to determine whether this was the or-ganism that caused the illness and death,”Campbell says.
“Clostridium perfringens type B andC can cause enteritis in calves and diar-rhea in calves less than a month of age.Type A may cause toxic gut infections incalves up to 3 months of age. Some ofthese calves may die very quickly and thisdisease may be harder to diagnose thansome of the other clostridia. All of thesebacteria release highly lethal toxins, and
C. perfringens results in very severe intes-tinal damage,” he says. The calves may gointo shock and die quickly.
If a herd has problems with Clostrid-ium perfringens in baby calves, the cowscan be vaccinated ahead of calving, tomake sure the calves get some protectionvia antibodies in the colostrum. It is alsoeffective to vaccinate young calves; mater-nal antibodies don’t seem to interfere asmuch (as they do with other types of dis-eases) with the calf’s ability to startmounting his own immune responsefrom Clostridial vaccinations. Some vet-
erinarians recommend vaccinating cowsahead of calving if the herd has a prob-lem in very young calves, or vaccinatingthe calves after birth if the disease tendsto occur in older calves.
There’s no reason to not vaccinateagainst clostridial diseases because sooneror later a producer who doesn’t vaccinatewill lose cattle. The vaccines are very ef-fective, compared to other types of vac-cines.
“It is an irritating vaccine, however, soyou want to give it under the skin on theneck and not into the muscle,” he says.Some individual animals react more ad-versely than others, developing a knot orswelling at the site.
By Heather Smith Thomas
Most 7 and 8-way Clostridial vaccinesdo not include tetanus, so if you want toprotect cattle against this one you needto use a vaccine that includes it.
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Class 1 Winner: Sarcee Little MaidenRifle: Bruce OlliveSponsor: Ron & Barbara Marquess
Class 4 Winner: Sarcee Mystic BeautyRifle: Bruce OlliveSponsor: Rex MosserSponsor: Wes and Wesley Watson
TRAIL OF TEARS FUTURITYSubmitted by Indian Territory TLA
Well ITTLA’s “Sooner Cattle Stampede” Sale and “Trail of Tears” futurity are nowhistory. We were fortunate to have some new people join in to make it an over-allreally fun happening.
Class 2 Winner: GD Jilted JulieRifle: Gary Don TaylorSponsor: Larry & Paula Reck
Class 3 Winner: FR GemRifle: Larry and Paula ReckSponsor: Paul & Patti GilbrethSponsor: Jim and Mary Pruett
Class 6 WinnerRifle: Larry and Paula ReckSponsor: Kevin Kelly/ Frontier Feed
Class 10 Winner: HCR Hot StufRifle: Larry and Paula ReckSponsor: Wesley Watson
Class 5 Winner: CS Tan SuzieRifle: Jim and Mary PruettSponsor: Bill Cole and Monty Moyer
Class 7 Winner: LWR ShereeRifle: Lee and Linda RagainsSponsor: Doris SnyderSponsor: Larry Johnston
Class 8 Winner: Watson 865Rifle: Wes WatsonSponsor: David Harcrow
Class 9 Winner: Watson 857Rifle: Wes WatsonSponsor: Gary Don Taylor
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the ITTLA Longhorn Salescheduled for September 7, 2013 has been cancelled.
If you have any questions, please contact Bob Weaver [email protected] or at (405) 659-9222.
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Alberta Texas LonghornAssociation
Ron WalkerBox 58, Redcliff, AB T0J 2P0
H)403-548-6684 • C)403-528-0200www.albertatexaslonghorn.com
Arkansas Texas LonghornAssociation
Doug Erwin- 190 HWY 321 North,Austin, AR 72007H)[email protected]
Ark-La-Tex Texas LonghornAssociation
Jessica Wade P.O. Box 7759 • Tyler, TX 75711
Australia Texas LonghornAssociationJohn Bastardi, Pres.
769 Bezzants Road, Deepwater NSW2371, Australia(02)6734 5320
Geoff Dawson, Secretary74 Kruse Rd., Emerald Hill NSW 2380
PH)02 6743 1603 [email protected]
www.texaslonghornsaustralia.com
Bluegrass Texas LonghornAssociation
Disbanded
California Association ofTexas Longhorns
Randy Copus2654 Atkinson Rd., Lodi, CA 95240PH)[email protected]
Dixie Texas LonghornAssociation
Linda Rogers- 294 Bryant Rd.,Brooklyn, MS 39425-9508
East Texas LonghornAssociation
Connie Ollive- 6505 FM 1002 S, Big Sandy, TX 75755
PH)903-590-6220 • C)[email protected]
Texas Longhorn Breeders ofthe Guf Coast AssociationRick Friedrich- PO Box 750067,
Houston, TX 77275PH)713-305-0259
Heart of Texas LonghornAssociation
Russell Hooks- PO Box 37, Jonesboro, TX 76538PH)409-381-0616
Idaho Texas LonghornProducers Association
Dan Erskine- 24788 Boise River RDParma, ID 83660
Mountains & Plains TexasLonghorn Association
Kenny Richardson2108 E. 24th ST, Greeley, CO 80631
PH)970-352-3054www.mptla.org
Nebraska Texas LonghornAssociationRodger Damrow
1900 S. 12th St., Roca, NE 68430Sec.-Bonnie Damrow
[email protected])402-423-5441
North Texas LonghornBreeders Association
Kevin Rooker7191 FM 920, Poolville, TX 76487H)940-748-1031 • C)817-692-7843
Northern Rockies LonghornAssociation
Ben Myren- 512 Williams Lake Rd,Colville, WA 99114
C)509-685-9458 • H)[email protected]
Northwest LonghornAssociation
Sheryl Johnson- 12037 S. Fox Rd,Molalla, OR 97038
H)[email protected] Kuntz 541-848-7357
www.nwlonghornassociation.com
Oklahoma Texas LonghornAssociationDenise Webster
2477 County Road 5455, Hominy, OK 74035PH)918-358-5802
Prairie State LonghornAssociationScott Simmons
34716 Sanders Rd. • Medora, IL 62063C)618-610-1921
South Texas LonghornAssociation
Danny Russell- 11288 FM 822,Edna, TX 77957
H)361-781-4269 • C)[email protected]
Southeastern Texas LonghornAssociation
Jim Gladden- 11345 Turkey Roost Rd.,Tallahassee, FL 32317
PH)850-877-9713www.southeasternlonghorns.comgladdenpr@embarqmail.com
Tennessee Valley Associationof Longhorn Breeders
Roger Townsend- 2106 Beech Hill Rd.,Pulaski, TN 38478PH)931-309-9480
Texas Longhorn Breeders ofNew Mexico Association
Jerry Stevens, Pres.- 355 Heavenly Ln.,Anthony, NM 88201PH)575-649-0987
Kristi Wilson, Sec.- H)[email protected]
West Texas LonghornAssociationDennis Urbantke-
8567 N. US HWY 67, San Angelo, TX 76905PH)325-655-3500
Wyoming Longhorn BreedersAssociation
Art Anders- PO Box 455, Crawford, NE 69339PH)308-665-2457
2013 TLBAA AFFILIATE LISTING
Please contact Scotty O’Bryan in the TLBAA office with anycorrections or updates for these Affiliate listings.
[email protected] • 817-625-6241
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Spring Calving:1. Continue fly and tick controlprograms. Anaplasmosis problems cancontinue until frost, so observe cowherd closely for animals losing bodycondition and appearing anemic.Commercial supplements containing150 grams of chloretracycline per 50pounds of salt are available.Continuous feeding of the tetracyclinemedication during the fly season shouldprovide adequate protection against thedisease.2. As grass matures, realize that theprotein value decreases. The feeding oftwo-to-three pounds of a high proteinsupplement (30-40 percent crudeprotein content) will stimulate thedigestion of the mature forage;therefore, the cattle will consume moreforage and will maintain their bodycondition as winter approaches.3. Start thinking about weaning calves.
TLBAA Breed Advisory Committee’s
September - Herd Management GuideIf you are involved in a performanceprogram, at weaning the calves shouldbe weighed, weaning weights adjustedto a 205-day equivalent and weaningratios calculated. 4. Look closely at your cow herd. Anydefects, such as poor udders, etc.,should be recorded for culling purposesat weaning time.
Fall Calving:1. Prepare for the start of calvingseason. Separate cow herd intomanagement groups for the calvingseason (first-calf heifers, second-calfcows, mature cows and open heifers).Watch body condition of the groupsclosely. Young females entering theirfirst calving season require specialnutritional assistance to insure theymaintain a reasonable body conditionafter calving, produce adequate levelsof milk for their offspring and rebreedfor the coming year.
2. Watch first-calf heifers closely forpotential calving difficulty.3. Weigh all yearling heifers and bulls,adjusting the weights to a 365-dayequivalent and calculate yearling ratios.Utilize the performance calculations asan aid in selection of your replacementheifers, if performance and growth areimportant selection criteria according toyour herd objectives.4. Before breeding, all replacementheifers should be vaccinated withintramuscular IBR/BVD (modified livevirus), seven-way Clostridial bacterinbooster, five-way Leptospirosis,Vibriosis and dewormed with anacceptable internal parasite product.5. Conduct breeding soundness examsand fertility checks on all bulls prior tothe breeding season. �
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Longhorns saw a big prescene in the Fall 2013 editionof American Livestock magazine. The edition featured anarticle by TLBAA member Kathy Kittler entitled“Considering Longhorns…Let’s start with Steers” discussingthe many benefits of owning Texas Longhorn steers.
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Fall 2013 Edition of American Livestock MagazineFeatures Texas Longhorns
continued from p.57
ypically, I look for people to adopt the older steers. Ourretirement program is working really well; the folks are real-ly appreciative and willing to give them a good home andturn them out to pasture for the rest of their life.”“Bevo was the last steer to retire – he went all the way to
White Settlement, maybe ten miles. He’s got a pasture, he’s got acreek, he’s got a waterfall. He’s got it made! I pass by him frequent-ly on the way home and I check on him – he’s living the good life.”
“Harold and Linda Johnson adopted Bevo and they just phonedto tell me he was doing great and they are very proud to be his
adoptive familyafter retirement.He keeps tohimself in thep a s t u r e ,which is howhe was dur-ing his tenureat the Herdprogram.”
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Kyle & Whitney Mayden are fromHarleton, TX. They have been Longhornbreeders since 2011. 1. How did you get started in the TexasLonghorn business?
Whitney and I got into Longhorns just acouple years ago, so we are still very new tothe breed. We had just bought our place inHarleton, Texas and Whitney and I were hav-ing a discussion about cattle, I wanted tostart running some again and she simplystated, "if we are getting into cows, we aregoing to buy Texas Longhorns!" I am so gladwe did. We instantly fell in love with thisbreed and it is an understatement to say ourfamily is passionate about not only our cattle,but this industry and this breed as well. Welove that our girls get so excited to checkcows and look for new calves in the fields andI love the fact that my wife has become quitea pedigree reader. We are both very excitedwith the direction our program is headed. 2. What are a few highlights of your pro-gram.
The true highlights in our program arewatching the joy our girls get in chasingcalves, but it is also so much more. It showsthem a true meaning of responsibility to tenda herd, build a program, be personally re-sponsible for the well being of the animalsthat you love and to care for them as well asbe a steward of the land. Knowing the life les-sons and values they gather through all thisis probably the highlight of our day, everyday.3. Where is your Texas Longhorn pro-gram headed?
When you first get into this breed it takessome time to get your footing and see whatdirection you want your program headed. Wehave found our footing and know now wherewe want to take our program. We are reallyenjoying buying fewer, higher quality animalsand have used artificial insemination as wellas invest in some really high quality youngbulls with proven, predictable bloodlines thatwe feel will move our program in the right di-rection. Our goal is to leave a lasting andpositive mark on this breed, and we feel con-fident we will do just that.
KYLE &WHITNEYMAYDEN
NEBRASKATEXAS
LONGHORN BREEDERS ofTOMORROW
Hi my name is Caden, and I likeshowing cattle. I’m 10 years old. I wentto Wolbach, NE, on Saturday, June 29,2013. Steve Snell from Guide Rock helpedus with our cattle. He showed us how tolead our cattle, scratch their stomach andstance position with a show stick. I haveeight cattle that I’m showing this year. Mygrandpa, aunt, grandma and Steve helpedme show cattle. Thank you, GrandpaRodger for bringing the heifer for us topractice with.
This clinic was for kids and adults thatwanted to learn more about halter break-ing and showing Longhorns. There wereabout 10 kids at the clinic. After practic-ing with the cattle we had pizza and pop,thank you L.D. McIntyre! Then we had ashort meeting, which was the first meet-ing. We discussed how to make motions,and we voted on the Nebraska state fairprizes.
We all enjoyed the clinic, and we’dlike to do this next year. We’re lookingforward to showing this year.
Caden Wieczorek, N.T.L.B.T. President
Nebraska Texas Longhorn Breeders of Tomorrow kidsattended the Halter Breaking Clinic
1. Carol Bernard & Ron Cormier, Cank-ton, LA; 2. Ken Devero, Tolar, TX withTLBAA’s Scotty O’Bryan; 3.Blanche &Bill Ford, Cisco, TX; 4. TLBAA’s ScottyO’Bryan with Beth Tanner, Stephenville,TX; 5. Scotty with Carla Payne, Slidell,TX.
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MEMBERSHIP MATTERS By Rick Fritsche
SIGN UP FOR HORNS TODAY!The HORNS system continues to impress and delight those
TLBAA members that brave the techno world of today and try it.With the addition of “Chute Side”, the iphone ap that allows you toaccess HORNS from anywhere you have phone coverage, HORNSis even more of a membership benefit to the breeder. Telephonecalls come into the office every day from members excited aboutthe ease, convenience and quickness of use of the program.However, many of our breeders still have not signed up for
this free, easy and innovative breed maintenance program. Maybeit’s is an awareness issue, folks don’t know about it! Maybe it’s aphysical issue where the breeder doesn’t have a computer or in-ternet access. My personal favorite reason for not signing up forthe program is a “generational issue”, folks my generation whodeal with a “fear factor” (not the TV show) when using or think-ing about using the computer. Trust me folks, you can’t blow thisprogram up and if I can use it, you can use it! Just try!Access to HORNS is available to all active, lifetime, promo-
tional and junior members of the Association whose member-ship dues are paid up, (in good standing)!Here’s how you start: simply call the office staff, (817) 625-
6241 and let us set up your initial password into the program.This only takes a few minutes as we verify your contact informa-tion in your profile, make any changes necessary and then askyou for your password. Passwords must be at least 4 characterslong, it can be longer, can be letters or numbers or a combina-tion of both, and is upper and lower case sensitive if letters areused. Once your password is set all you have to do is go to theTLBAA website and in the upper right side of the opening pageyou will see “HORNS, click here!” It will ask you for your username which is your TLBAA membership number, and then yourpassword which you just set. That’s it, you’re in your profile whereyou will be able to:
• Register cattle• Transfer cattle• Research pedigrees (search the registry)• Manage your profile• Manage your herd inventory• Pay fees online
Of course first time usage of the HORNS system can be a bitscary, but don’t worry, staff is available 8-5 Monday through Fri-day to answer most questions for you and prior to committingyour work to the registry, correct work you submitted and laterfind that you entered something incorrectly. Once work is sub-mitted to the registry only staff can correct errors and omissions.If after hours or on weekends, there is a wonderful group of vol-unteer members listed in HORNS that can be contacted by emailor phone to assist with questions or problems you may be en-countering. Its free, simple and easy! GET STARTED TODAY!
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MONTHLY MOVERS & SHAKERSWestfarms, Inc.
Oldenburg Farm, LLCHoosier Longhorns
Khaos Cattle CompanyBeeson Livestock Co.Leonard or Doris BoydShawn & Cathy NortonDora ThompsonBilly R. Walker
One Tree Ranching Co. LTDKathy KittlerTim Miller
Hudson LonghornsKarly Mims
William G. HillDouble D ArenaDan HuntingtonKasar & Lisa KetyAllen S. BrantleyBrynmore Farm LlcJohn LeonardMarie Galloway
Panther Creek RanchRick Bogle
Royal Heritage FarmMark HubbellDon Constable
Holland Farms, Inc.Kacy Mims
Underwood LonghornsBenjamin C. GravettGuthrie NielsenJim Steffler
Mark, Darryl, Keith ChristensonRolling M LonghornsScott SimmonsTom A. Smith
Coolamon Grazing Co.Paul Corlett
Ronald ArnsbergerShawn M. Pequignot
Terry RobertsNancy C. Dunn
Ross and Teresa SuberSidewinder Cattle Co. LLC
Bernard YonkmanCharles KelloggDave Hovingh
David L. 0r Robert W. HarcrowEd and Becky DingledineGeorge and Laureen GenninHarry & Maryanne FolkertsHearn & Hearn Partnership
Jack ShierJames & Robyn Dyal
Jay Wachter & Susan WillardJim and Patty Gladden
Joe GraddyLen BloombergLester Hess, Jr.
Mary Grace Moffitt
Mitchell LonghornsNEL-TAM LonghornsPhilip A Church
Ray & Donnah StavigRobert Fenza
Ron & Donna GarisonSun Creek RanchesThomas A. RadosevichThomas L. FindleyTom MehlbergTriple R RanchWard J. Casteel
William N. De Vane, Jr.Dickinson Cattle Co., Inc.
Ken Craven
Homestead FarmCharles Schreiner IVStar Creek Ranch
Ron & Barbara MarquessIM Rockin I, LLC
Steve and Rene' AzingerDoug and Sandy Stotts
Kurt TwiningRocking 'O' RanchMichael McLeod
Jonell Westerberg & Norman(Roger) Ridgway
JM and Cathie SmithJohn Oliver
Ohlendorf Land and Cattle Co., LLCTerry and Sherri AdcockLa Pistola Cattle CoTrigg & Traci MooreBernard Lankford
Katy Ranch Crossing Cattle Co.Mikeal Beck
Hickman Longhorns IncLoyd Gibbs
John & Ursula AllenStark EnterpriseJaye Wells
David & Kathy M. AdamsFreddy OlivoKyler Tucker
PJ's Cattle CompanyBarbara Franklin SchmidtCharlotte & Ron HamiltonCody M. HimmelreichJoel K & Shirley Lemley
J.T. WehringRhonda Harris
Vincent T. GirolamoJason Carter
Daniel L HarabisDiamond D Ranch
John and /or Judy CoatsJohn Miller
Kyle & Whitney Mayden
Rocking E Bar W RanchSteven Zunker
Suzanne & William H. Torkildsen, M.D.Stephen and Peggy Lee
Annie Morgan & Steve BellCharles Riddle
Dave and Lori OverdorfDavid and Linda Mills
Gary & Margie HuddlestonJohn Marshall
Mike Crawford & Pam WatkinsRoger & Jacqueline Garlitz
Alan Sparger, IIIRed McCombs Ranches of Texas
James & Amy RoeslerJim and Jean MurrayRobert A Rowland IIIRon & Kevin Asbill
Ron & or Laurie J. LucasSylvia JohnsonCharlie Neill
Circle Double C RanchKip & Kelly StansellTriple R Ranch
James H. Sexton, Jr.Bo & Jo Ann WinkelBrent & Cynthia Bolen
Carla PayneCopper Creek Ranch
David and Colette VarnerDonald J. HaaseEl Coyote Ranch
Gary & Linda GalaydaGeorge and Cindy Dennis
John R. RandolphLonnie ShanMatt Hill
Sheryl L. HallMax & Monte Sue Ball
Mike TaylorRandy & Karen ReynoldsRichard & Sharon Parr
5 G FarmBilly Sheridan
Bruce and Connie OlliveChase VasutChris White
Danny & Lori MynarcikDezarah Bliss
Don Bordelon & VictoreaLuminary
Dreamcatcher RanchDreamweaver RanchDr. Juan M. Gonzalez
Eddie and Sharon SettlemyerJames & Pia Eyman
Jim DornJohn C. WellsJoseph P. Stilwell
Kelly & Sharon HarrisKris Michalke Peterek
LNL LonghornsMichael PerryStanley TidwellSteve Day
Tud Rosin KrierAnn Kothmann
Dave & Althea SullivanDavid M. HillisDon Blansitt
Elias F. Hal Meyer, Jr.Hacienda PBT, LLCJason ChristaJoe Munsch
Pat & Stan IvicicACR LonghornsAllan Finch
Armstrong Ranch @ Wolf HollowBen Liska
Breck & Alaina HudsonBuffalo Gap Longhorns, LLCCactus Rose LonghornsCloud 9 Longhorns
Cordera Longhorn RanchCraft Ranch
Crossed T's Cattle CompanyDavid NixD D Stiles
Debbie MaceyDeer Creek LonghornsDon & Rhonda Poe
Dr. Gene and Lana HightowerElizabeth BolenGary Kudrna
Helm Cattle CompanyJerusalem Ridge Ranch
Joe TuckerJohn & Rebecca McCammon
JP RanchKelvin & Brenda AdamsKevin and Laureen RookerLarry & Meloney Ferguson
Lazy JP RanchLee and Linda BlackwellLimb Cattle CompanyMark and Kara Bradbury
Mark and Keighley JacobsonRafter D Ranch
Richard James FilipRick & Tracey Friedrich
Sandra K. Livingston & JimBownds PartnershipSandra K. NordhausenTommy MulhollanTop Shelf Longhorns
Warren and Deborah BirgeW.C. & C.R. Mc CowenWes and Carol ChanceyWilliam F. CaldwellDonnie Taylor
Division A Division A (cont.) Division B (cont.) Division B (cont.)
Division B
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Kent & Sandy HarrellMike & Debbie BowmanBig Valley Longhorns
Doug HuntLawrence Morgan Longhorns
Bob & Pam LoomisJim Freeman, Jr.
Dean & Belinda FrankeTom and Molly St. Hilaire
Robert A. or Julie A.G. BalzanJ5 Longhorns
L.D. and Debbie McIntyreDale Hunt
Barbara J. FillmoreHeaven on EarthSafari B Ranch
Boyd & Judy BambroughFifty Tall Ranch
Buckhorn Cattle CompanyVan Dorathy
Lucinda K. ChristianTwo Heart Bar Ranch
Mike LuttRobert & Lisa Van Liew
Toby JohnsonArt Anders
Richard & Linda Spooner
Calvin & Linda AnthonyKent and Christine Bladen
R-B FarmWarren and Cathy Dorathy
Dylan PfizenmaierJBR Longhorns, LLCWilson Longhorns
Dave HodgesJoseph SedlacekBill and Jo Le'AN
Charles and Mechell GriffinJ Bar J Longhorns, LLC
David RobertsFlying N Ranch
Elsie A. Rose and/or John A. RoseThomas P Herzog
Daniel & Angelina FeyGuy or Vicki Packer
Oren & Dianna O'DellRandy and Marsha Witte
Craig, Cel and Rietta IversenBilly & Audrey Doolittle
Dan ErskineDanielle Erskine
Gene and Delma MurphyJordan Ranch
Kathy and Denny Lux
Division C (cont.)
Registrations and Transfers from June 1, 2013 to July 31, 2013
Division CLee Decker
LeEtta Constant & MikeLaughlin
Luebbering Farms, LLCMarc SacreNick Noyes
Robert and Jenny SmootAlexandra DeesDon Anderson
James and Mary ClarkJB Ranch
Kevin ConlanLisa Fazio
Melissa McClainPetersen Longhorn
Randy and Jamie BriscoeRay Beadle
Ron & Jan GentrySemkin Longhorns
Vel and Warren MillerBar 46 Ranch
Ben and Ilse MyrenBonnie & Rodger DamrowBranham Cattle Company
Chance WulfDarwyn & Renee KlarenbeekDouble L Mesquite Ranch
Dustin & Candice BrewerFairlea Longhorn Ranch, LLC
Fossil Creek LonghornsJames Wesley Ray
Jerry & Martha StevensJohn MurphyKasi Dick
Mary Ann, and or Ron NoldeMcGill RanchMelissa ReeseM W Ranch
Orton Cattle Co.Pace Cattle Company
Parrish FarmsRC Larson LonghornsRoderick Atwood
Ron & Sandra ShockleySherie Weatherby
Steve, Bodie & Chad QuaryStraight Arrow Cattle Co.
Sunset Ridge RanchTerry Jim Hedgpeth
Travis & Angela ColvinWayne & Pamela Irey
Wild Horse Creek RanchWulfco Ranch
Division C (cont.) Division C (cont.)
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SEPTEMBER 2013SEPT 1 • Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, CO. Lana Pearson (719) 740-
0741. Qualifying Haltered, Free & YouthSEPT 6-7 • Gold Country Show, Amados Co. Fairgrounds, Plymouth,
CA. Show Chair: Christine DeMaria (530) 796-3402. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
SEPT 7 • Winchester Futurity, George Henderson 2nd Expo Center, Lufkin, TX. Donnie Taylor (936) 414-1401.
SEPT 9-10 • Spokane Interstate Fair, Spokane, WA.Sheryl Johnson (503) 349-4985 or [email protected]. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
SEPT 14 • Hill Country Heritage Sale, River Ranch, Fredericksburg, TX. (325) 668-3552 or (713) 305-0259.
SEPT 14 • New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM. Show Chair: Bill Van [email protected] or (575) 829-3624. Show Secretary and Youth Show Contact: Kristi Wilson (575) 354-1210 or [email protected]. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
SEPT 21 • 2nd Annual Operation First Response Fund Raiser, Cook-Out & Auction, Pay It Forward Ranch, Bealeton, VA. Lee Sherbeyn (540) 270-8585 or [email protected]
SEPT 26-28 • Tulsa State Fair, Tulsa, OK. Steve & Bodie Quary (405) 673-0393 or [email protected]. Deadline: Aug. 26, 2013. For entries: www.tulsastatefair.com. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
SEPT 26-28 • East Texas State Fair, Tyler, TX. Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower (903) 963-7442 or [email protected]. Entry forms & info at www.etstatefair.com. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
SEPT 27 • Central Washington Fair, Yakima, WA. Shannon Kearney (509) 684-2963 or [email protected] Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
SEPT 28 • B&C Show Me Longhorn Sale, Brookfield Livestock Auctions, Inc., Bus. Hwy. 36, Brookfield, MO. Sayre Auction & Sale Management, Bill Sayre (660) 258-2973 or (660) 734-0827 or Shawn (660) 734-8782.
OCTOBER 2013OCT 4 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, SS Backwards Longhorns, Medora, IL. Scott &
Dara [email protected] or (618) 729-2004OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Turnersburg, NC. Carl Brantley (336) 667-5452
or [email protected] OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, CR Ranches, Harper, OR. Alexandra Dees &
Eric Youngberg (541) 358-8787 or [email protected] OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Westville, FL. Terry & Tammy King
[email protected] or (850) 956-4154 OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Nel-Tam Longhorns, Richland, PA. Nelson &
Tammy Hearn [email protected] or (484) 638-0228 OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, El Coyote Ranch, Kingsville, TX. Felix Serna
[email protected] or Della Serna or [email protected]. (361) 522-0807 or (361) 296-4275
OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Stotts Hideaway Ranch, Midway, TX. Doug & Sandy Stotts (713) 598-2220
OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Lazy J Longhorns, Greenleaf, KS. Joe & Stephanie Sedlacek (785) 747-2204 or [email protected]
OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Red McCombs Ranch, Red & Charline McCombs, Johnson City, TX. Alan & Teresa Sparger (210) 445-8798 or [email protected]
OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Hudson Longhorns, Bill & Elizabeth Hudson, Corydon, IN. Mike Willinger (502) 379-1049 or [email protected]
OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Widespread Ranch, Lowell, MI. Tom Smith (616) 293-0977 or [email protected]
OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Deer Creek Longhorns, Frank & Michelle Hevrdejs, Brenham, TX. Bruce Hazelwood (979) 277-8016 or [email protected]
OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Hunt Longhorns, Saint George, UT.Doug & Dianne Hunt (435) 275-2112 or [email protected]
OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Killdeer, ND. Chad Smith (701) 590-9073 or [email protected]
OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Ponoka, Alberta. Jeff Jespersen (780) 966-3320 or [email protected]
OCT 5 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Caballo Bravo Longhorns, Sanger, CA. Warren & Cathy Dorathy (630) 240-5829 or [email protected]
OCT 5 • 5th Annual Appalachian Trail Registered Texas Longhorn Sale, Turnersburg Livestock Market, Turnersburg, NC. Carl Brantley, Wilkesboro, NC [email protected] or (336) 667-5452.
OCT 6 • H.S. Sat. Measuring, Loomis Longhorns, Marietta, OK.Bob & Pam Loomis (580) 276-7498 or [email protected]
OCT 9 • Fort Worth Herd, Fort Worth, TX - Come see us measure the herd to kick off the Horn Showcase weekend in the Stockyards!
OCT 9-13 • TLBAA Horn Showcase, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. Scotty O’Bryan (817) 625-6241 or [email protected]
OCT 12 • TLBAA Horn Showcase Sale, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth, TX. Scotty O’Bryan (817) 625-6241 or [email protected]
OCT 18 • NILE Stock Show, Billings, MT. Toby Johnson (307) 674-4691 or (307) 751-1315. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth
OCT 18 • Longhorn Celebration Weekend - Educational Seminar, Waco Stockyards, Waco, TX. Russell Hooks (409) 381-0616 or [email protected] or Tessa Millsap (254) 315-6548 or [email protected].
OCT 18-20 • State Fair of Texas, Dallas, TX. Trigg & Traci Moore (817) 832-8742 or (254) 396-5592 or [email protected]. Entry forms: www.bigtex.com Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth
OCT 19 • Texas Gold Heifer Futurity & Texas Longhorn Round-Up Sale, Waco Stockyards, Waco, TX. Russell Hooks (409) 381-0616 or [email protected] or Tessa Millsap (254) 315-6548 or [email protected].
OCT 26 • Marquess Arrow Production Sale, Ben Wheeler, TX. Ron & [email protected] or (903) 833-5810 Ranch or (903) 570-5199 Ron. www.maranch.com.
OCT 25-27 • Ark-La-Tex Fall Show, George Henderson 2nd Expo Center, Lufkin, TX. Donnie Taylor (936) 414-1401 or Bobbye DuBose (409) 384-8120. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth
NOVEMBER 2013NOV 9-10 • Louisiana State Fair, Shreveport, LA. Tina DuBose (979)
277-2656. www.statefairoflouisiana.com. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
NOV 16 • Texas Longhorn Fall Production, Consignment & Ranch Horse Sale, Crossroads Centre, Oyen, Alberta. Contact Ron Walker (403) 548-6684 or [email protected].
NOV 22-24 • Kaufman Police Association 3rd Annual Longhorn Show, S&S Arena, Terrell, TX. Joel Norris (972) 533-4945 or (972) 932-3094. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth
NOV 24 • Tri-State Longhorn Sale, Crawford, NE. Art or Haley Anders (308) 665-2457.
JANUARY 2014JAN 18 • Premier Texas Longhorn Sale, Fort Worth, TX. Scotty O’Bryan
(817) 625-6241 or [email protected]. www.tlbaa.orgJAN 20-21 • Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, Fort Worth, TX. Scotty
O’Bryan (817) 625-6241 or [email protected]. www.tlbaa.org. Qualifying Haltered & Youth
JAN 24-25 • National Western Stock Show, Denver, CO. Lana Pierson (719) 740-0741. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth
FEBRUARY 2014FEB 27-MARCH 1 • San Angelo Stock Show & Rodeo, San Angelo, TX;
Dennis Urbantke (325) 655-3500 or [email protected]. For entries: www.sanangelorodeo.com. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
MARCH 2014MARCH 6-9 • Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Houston, TX. Scotty
O’Bryan (817) 625-6241 or [email protected]. www.tlbaa.org. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
MARCH 21-23 • Stillwater Shootout, Stillwater, OK. Steve & Bodie Quary (405) 673-0393 or [email protected]. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
APRIL 2014APR 4-5 • Hudson-Valentine Spring Invitational Texas Longhorn Sale,
WKU Ag Expo Center, Bowling Green, KY. Lorinda Valentine (270) 393-2012.
APR 11-13 • TLBGCA Spring Show, Washington Co. Fairgrounds, Brenham, TX; Susan Young [email protected] or (713) 294-6334. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
APR 25-26 • Midwest Longhorn Sale, Winfield, KS. Mike Bowman (316) 778-1717 or www.endoftrailranch.com.
MAY 2014MAY 2-3 • Red McCombs Fiesta Sale and Premier Heifer Sale, Johnson City,
TX. www.redmccombslonghorn.com. Alan & Teresa Sparger, [email protected], [email protected], (210) 445-8798.
MAY 9-11 • TLBAA 50th AniversaryCelebration Weekend, Fort Worth, Texas
MAY 16-17 • Millennium Futurity, Glen Rose, TX; Bill Davidson (405) 258-7117 or [email protected]. www.mlfuturity.com.
AUGUST 2014AUG 6-9 • TLBAA World Show, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth,
TX. Scotty O’Bryan (817) 625-6241 or [email protected]. www.tlbaa.org. Qualifying Haltered, Free & Youth.
Save The Date! TEXAS LONGHORNComing Events
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Bob Woodard 903.521.7904
Brenda Barton 903.567.4044 (Office)
Craig Barton 903.920.3223
• Semen Collection & Processing• CSS Available Facility
• Storage • Shipping • Supplies• AI • Embryo Collections
• AI Training SchoolsAt our facilities
or on-farm collecting18035 FM 17 • Canton, TX 75103
Toll Free 1.866.604.4044Fax 903.567.6587
www.championgenetics.com
Mountain Home, Texas
1-800-YO [email protected]
Proud member of the TLBAA and TLMA
Gold N RuleSittin Bull
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WESTERN DECORAUCTIONEERS
CATTLE FOR SALE
ELITE TEXAS LONGHORNS FOR SALE- Dale Hunt - www.rockinhlonghorns.com - (402) 214-4851.
JBR LONGHORNS- frozen embryos, AI & ET,semen, elite females, miniatures, lean beef, freeadvice, call before you buy. Jim Rombeck (785)562-6665, Justin Rombeck (816) 536-1083.
BEAVER CREEK LONGHORNS- Check ournew Web site with "Super Sales" and herd-reduction prices. Tazman (Gunman) genetics.Carole Muchmore, Ponca City, OK (580) 765-9961, www.beavercreeklonghorns.com
REAL ESTATE
SEMEN FOR SALE
WF POKER SEMEN – $75/Straw. No mini-mum. See his calves and order semen atwww.crazycattlecompany.com or call (717)577-3347.
LONGHORN SEMEN – Boomerang C P, BoldRuler, Emperor, VJ Tommie, GF Gman,Tabasco, Watson 167, Diamond W Paycash,JM Sue & more. John Oliver (972) 268-0083 orwww.oliverlonghorns.com
TRADE & BARTER
TRADE YOUR LONGHORNS – We’ll take yourbulls and steers in trade for cows, heifers,pairs, herd sires or semen from breeds’ topquality bulls. Stonewall Valley Ranch,Fredericksburg, TX. Days (512) 454-0476 /Weekends (830) 644-2380.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME VANIZM OR JUBALJANGLER HEIFERS? – Save your cash for hay.How about trading bulls or steers for theminstead of cash? Call (785) 447-9132 McIntyreRanches - www.mcintyreranches.com.
TRANSPORTATION
CLASSIFIEDS
Bruce E. McCartyAuctioneer
Weatherford, TX(817) 991-9979
Joel LemleyAuctioneer
P.O. Box 471Blackwell, TX 79506
325-668-3552www.lemleyauctionservices.com
TX. License 15204
THATE Cattle CompanyYour source for big-horned cattle in theNorth—utilizing the right bloodlines to
produce the horn.Fairmont, Minnesota(507) 235-3467
LONE WOLF RANCHDr. Lee and Linda Ragains
New Location: Sallisaw, OK(918) 774-9107 • (918) 855-4907
new web site: www.lonewolfranch.net
OLIVER LONGHORNSwww.oliverlonghorns.com
Cattle for sale“To God BeThe Glory”
[email protected](972) 268-0083
DORA THOMPSON just registered 38 QUALITYHEIFERS and 17 HERD SIRE prospects BREDFOR HORN. We specialize in Hunts CommandRespect and McGill Ranch genetics and offeryoung stock at reasonable prices. We have aFarlap Chex son on a herd of straight Butlers.Sand Hills Ranch is 20 mi. off the TX line inNorthwest Louisiana below Shreveport. A largeherd (approx. 175 mama cows) promises youplenty of variety. [email protected] • Tel (318) 872-6329
Specializing in mounted steer horns, cowskulls, horn furniture, hides
M.P. & K.D. HORN and LEATHER SHOP408 E. Drew • Ft. Worth, TX 76110817-927-8061 • Fax: 817-927-7970
E-mail: [email protected] site: www.hornandleather.com
Classified ads are $15.00 for 25 words. Boxads are $25.00 per inch. Deadline is the 25thof the second month preceding publication.
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LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATIONTed Roush (713) 299-7990 Cell
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HOME & RANCH REALITY
TRIGG MOOREOwner/Broker
Cell: (254) 396-5592Ofc: (254) 965-5500Fax: (254) 965-5532
936 S. Hwy 281Stephenville, TX 76401
Email: [email protected]
For information, visitwww.tlbaa.org
or read the Trails Magazine!
The welcome mat is out for ourLonghorn friends (old, new andsoon to be) with GOOD Deals as
our herd reduction programscontinue…
Excellent bulls, cows, heifers and steers forsale at reasonable prices. Top bloodlines,
gentle, loud colors & big horns!
To schedule a ranch tour or just to "talk Longhorns", call:
Dorie Damuth • Flying D Longhorn RanchMagnolia, Texas • 281-356-8167
Adcock, Terry & Sherri........................23, 67Adkins, Aron & Clay ..........................11, 18Almendra Longhorns................................65
Bar H Ranch ........................................23, 65Bar L Cattle Co. ..........................................67Beadle Land & Cattle............................8, 65Bear Boot Ranch ........................................67Bentwood Ranch........................................21Billingsley Longhorns ........................31, 67Blue Mountain Longhorns......................63Blue Ridge Ranch ........................................5Box Z Ranch ..........................................8, 67Brett Ranch..................................................66Broken Arrow Ranch ................................33Broken W Ranch........................................66BT Farms......................................................66Buckhorn Cattle Co. ............................8, 66Bull Creek Longhorns........................29, 66Butler Breeders ..........................................8-9
CedarView Ranch................................21, 65Champion Genetics..................................73
Dalgood Longhorns ....................................9DCCI Equipment ......................................73Deer Creek Longhorns ............................67Diamond Q Longhorns ..........................66Dick’s Ranch Supply..................................73Double LB Longhorns..............................67
Eagles Ridge Longhorns..............................9El Coyote Ranch ..........................................1End of Trail Ranch..............................15, 65
First Financial Bank....................................71Flying Diamond Ranch............................65
G6 Longhorns ............................................65Green, Davis................................................66
Haltom Hollar Ranch ..............................65Harrell Ranch ................................................9Helm Cattle Co. ........................................65Hickman Longhorns ................................66Horseshoe J Longhorns............................18Hubell Longhorns ....................................18Hudson Longhorns ....................................3Hudson-Valentine Spring Inv. Sale ........13
J.T. Wehring Family Ranch ......................66Jack Mountain Ranch................................67Jameson’s Texas Longhorn ......................33Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. ............................9JBR Longhorns ..........................................BCJohnston Longhorns ................................66
Khaos Cattle Company ........................11, 18King, Terry & Tammy............................18, 65Kittler Land & Cattle Co. ............................65
Lemley Longhorns ....................................67Lightning Longhorns ................................65Little Ace Cattle Co.......................................8Loomis, Bob & Pam ..........................18, 19Lone Wolf Ranch ......................................66Longhorn Designs ....................................63Longhorn Sale Pen....................................63
Marquess Arrow Ranch ..................66, IBCMCA Ranch................................................8-9McLeod Ranch..............................................8Meridian Longhorns ................................23Miller, Tim ..................................................65Moriah Farms ........................................9, 65
Nebraska TX LH Assoc. Sale....................69Northbrook Cattle Co. ............................66
P&C Cattle Pens ........................................63Panther Creek Longhorns ..................2, 65Pearl Longhorn Ranch..............................67PJ’s Cattle Company....................................8
Reg. TX Longhorn Lean Beef ..................62Rio Vista Ranch ............................................8River Ranch..................................................21Rockin AF Ranch ........................................31Rockin I Longhorns ......................9, 25, 67Rocking G Ranch..........................................9Rocking P Longhorns..................................8Rocky Mountain Longhorns ..................65Rolling D Ranch ........................................65Running Arrow Farm................................73
Safari B Ranch ............................................66Sand Hills Ranch ..................................7, 65Schumacher Cattle ....................................38Semkin Longhorns....................................66Sidewinder Cattle Co. ................................9Singing Coyote Ranch ..............................67Smith, T.M. & Jean ....................................65SS Longhorns..............................................65Stotts Hideaway Ranch......................23, 67
Tallgrass Cattle Company ........................14Texas S Longhorns ....................................66TLBA Foundation ......................................48TLBAA 50th Anniversary ........................IFCTLBAA Horn Showcase..20, 22, 24, 26-27TLBAA Membership..................................76TLBAA Special Events................................39Trinity Creeks Ranch ................................29Triple R Ranch (MI) ..................................65Triple R Ranch (TX) ....................................9Triple T Longhorns ............................35, 66
Underwood Longhorns ..........................65
Walker, Ron ................................................67Westfarms, Inc...............................................8White Pine Ranch ................................11,18Wichita Fence..............................................63Wild Horse Creek Ranch..........................66
YO Ranch ....................................................73
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In 1964, a small group of concerned cattlemen banded together to preserve the uniqueheritage of Texas Longhorn cattle. With this goal, they established the Texas
Longhorn Breeders Association of America (TLBAA) to maintain the breed registry and to promote the mag-nificent breed to as many persons as possible.
Today, the purposes of the TLBAA remain the same. In addition, the Association hasexpanded its membership services as the number of Texas Longhorn enthusiasts
has increased to an all-time high.
THE GREATEST BREED OF CATTLE IN THE WORLD AND THE BEST GROUP OF PEOPLE ANYWHERE!
Join Us! We’re Growing Fast!
The Advantages of Membership Include:� State of the art Registration Department to maintain four
decades of herd registry.� Active, dedicated officers and directors.� Dedicated and knowledgeable staff.� Network of national and international affiliates.� Active youth organization – the Texas Longhorn Breeders of
Tomorrow (TLBT).� Youth Show Circuit and Youth Hall of Fame.� Strong World Qualifying Show Circuit and a World Exposition.� Hall of Fame.� Canadian show circuit for breeders in the North.� Weekly Internet newsletter, E-Trails.� Breed Advisory Committee of dedicated animal scientists.� Horn Showcase for official horn measurements.� Active Foundation Board to preserve the history of our
association and the Longhorn breed.� Yearly subscription to Texas Longhorn Trails monthy
magazine.
� Educational Web site.� Sales Management Division with cattle sales available to
the membership.� Riding steer group – another unique use for the Texas
Longhorn.� Educational breed seminars.� Group field days.� Futurities.� Commercial breeding programs.� A.I. Certified Sires.� Dam of Merit program.� Member of state and national cattle organizations.� Exclusive computer software program to keep your herd
updated.� Advertising campaigns in world circulated publications.� Mail-in voting for regional directors.
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