Region 13/14 - Director
Kevin Rooker (817) krooker61@gmail.com692-7843Region9-Director
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Phase-Ins: Division B: Elections take place in 2022
Future Phase-Ins:
Sandi Nordhausen (512) sandi.nordhausen@gmail.com750-1350Region11-Director
Stephen Head (979) headshorns@hotmail.com549-5270Region12-Director
At-Large Director
Matt McGuire - (405) semkinlonghorns@mindspring.com742-4351MarkHubbell–(269)838-3083hubbelllonghorns@aol.comDr.DavidHillis–(512)789-6659doublehelix@att.netFelixSerna–(361)294-5331fserna@elcoyote.comJohnT.Baker–(512)515-6730jtb2@earthlink.net
Future
Mike Lucas (661) mike@lucasranch.net805-3074
Mike McLeod (361) 771-5355
Division B: Elections take place in 2022
TLBAA Regions
kristopherjohnson1995@gmail.com751-8867Region17/18-Director
Parliamentarian: David Wars • (936) 404-2116
Justin Georges (402) justin.georges@yahoo.com580-0209Region15Director
Division now has a total of 4
Directors
15
Keith Du Bose (979) kwdubose@gmail.com277-2161At-LargeDirector
Kris Johnson (307)
17/18
A now has a total
C
Dr. Julie Pack (254) julie@lazyjpranch.com592-9140Region10-Director
3 Directors Regions 1/2 combined has one oneone3/4representativecombinedhasrepresentative5/6combinedhasrepresentative
Ross Ohlendorf (512) rockingolonghorns@gmail.com791-7118Region7-Director
Canada, New Zealand, Australia 1817 16 13 14 15 6 3 1 2 45 9 12 8 7 10 11 WEST NORTH EAST SOUTHCENTRALSOUTHEASTAlaskaHawaii
Chairman of the Board: Keith Du Bose • (979) 277-2161
Secretary: Stephen Head • (979) 549-5270
Division of
TLBAAADVISORYEDUCATIONAL/RESEARCHCOMMITTEE
dledwards.texaslonghorncattle@gmail.com557-0364Region16-Director
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David Wars (936) w5longhorns@yahoo.com404-2116Region8-Director
Regions 13/14 combined has one representative has one representative has one representative combined has one representative
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DIVISION A ~ REGIONS 1-6 DIVISION B ~ REGIONS 7-12 DIVISION C ~ REGIONS 13-18 Region 1/2 - Director Deb Lesyk (306) halters.buckets@yahoo.com867-9427Region3/4-Director Johnny Hicks (269) hicksamericanbulldogs@yahoo.com721-3473Region5/6-Director Dora Thompson (318) echoofambush@aol.com872-6329 Charles Schreiner III* Walter1964-1967G.Riedel, Jr.* J.T.J.G.1967-1969Phillips,Jr.*1969-1971WalterB.Scott*1971-1973JamesWarren1973-1975J.W.Isaacs*1975-1977“Happy”Shahan*1977-1978JohnR.Ball*1979-1980 Bill Dr.1981-1982Anthony*L.V.Baker1982-1984 Dr. W.D. “Bill” RiemerRichard1984-1986ClarkD.Carlson1986-1988JohnT.Baker1988-1990Calhoun,Jr.1990-1992 Glen W. ShermanTim1992-1995LewisMiller*1995-1998Boyles1998-2003BobMoore*2003-2005JoelLemley2006-2007BenGravett*2007 Dr. Fritz StevenMaurice2007-2009Moeller*Ladnier2009-2010RobertRichey2010ScottZunker2010-2011BrentBolen2011-2012BernardLankford2012-2013ToddMcKnight2013-2016TomMatott2016-2019
David Edwards (918)
Treasurer: Kevin Rooker • (817) 692-7843
Vice Chairman: Johnny Hicks • (269) 721-3473
4 | September 2022 TEXAS LONGHORN TRAILS SEPTEMBER 2022 Vol. 34 • No. 6 2 Board of Directors 6 Editor’s Note 39 New Members 42 News On The Trail 42 Affiliate News 44 Breeders Guide 47 Index/Just For Grins 48 Calendar COVER STORIES DEPARTMENTS The Texas Longhorn Trails (ISSN-10988432, USPS 016469) is published monthly by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America, 221 W. Exchange, Ste. 210, Fort Worth, TX 76164. Periodi cal Postage Paid at Fort Worth, TX. Subscription rates: $105 per year; foreign per year $180. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Texas Longhorn Trails, 221 W. Exchange, Ste. 210, Fort Worth, TX 76164. Phone (817) 625-6241. Fax (817) 625-1388. Advertisers and advertising agencies assume liability for all content of advertisements printed and also assume responsibility for any claims arising from such advertisements made against the publisher. Publisher reserves exclusive rights to accept or reject advertising or editorial material submitted for publication in the Texas Longhorn Trails magazine. Articles and photos from this pub lication may be reprinted only with permission of the publisher. About the Cover: The C2W Partnership is excited to offer revolutionary new genetics that are going to make an impact on the industry. WT Kid Rock is a bull coming on the scene at the top. Measuring 101.75” TTT on 8/2/22, he is the youngest bull to make 100”. Read more about his story on pg. 28. BR Jungle Jim is another impressive young bull who is well on his way to 100” TTT. Proudly owned by Circle Double C Ranch - Chris Clark, www.circledoublecranch.com; 6CR Longhorns - Tim Clark, www.6crlonghorns.com; or Whitlock Longhorns - Dean Whitlock, www.whitlocklonghorns. com. For more information about these outstanding sires contact Justin Rombeck (816) 536-1083 or justinthelonghornman@gmail.com FEATURES 14 Come Join Us At The 2022 TLBAA Horn Showcase All you need to know including schedule, Bull Alley semen ordering info and more! 18 4 Marketing Mistakes: How Not To Make Them (Or Change If You Already Have) 24 The Time Is Right For A Longhorn Beef Program With recent events in the beef industry, its a good time to develop a Longhorn beef program. Submitted by Mike Crawford. 32 Calling For Nominations For the TLBAA Special Awards 31 5th Annual Rodger Damrow Colorful Calf Contest Don’t miss this great opportunity to showcase you 2022 colorful calves! 12 Two Simultaneous Elections This Year: Division B and At-Large Director Nomination Procedures TLBAA Horn Showcase Bull Alley Special Foldout with bulls and semen pricing. 36 Low-Stress Stockmanship The innovative approach to handling stock by Bud Williams is still being taught today. By Heather Smith Thomas. 10 TLBAA Announces New Staff Members
(817) 625-6241 • (817) 625-1388 (FAX) P.O. Box 4430 • Fort Worth, TX 76164 trails@tlbaa.org • www.tlbaa.org
A little dramatic, I know. But unless you’ve been fortunate enough to have a mild summer with plenty of rain, then you understand the sen timent. Many regions have suffered drought conditions and excessive temperatures this summer. It stresses everything and has led many to be forced to drastically reduce the head count in their pastures or look ner vously at the bank book as the winter hay budget is already being spent.
There is an increase in the number of processors welcoming Long horns in their facilities. We will look more at processing next month in our beef issue, but there is good input on the beef side of the business in this month on pg. 24. When it comes to making your Longhorns pay for themselves, selling beef has been the answer for many producers.
Until next month,
Michelle Abbott • Ext. michelle@tlbaa.org105
While it is too late to do anything differently for the conditions just experienced, those that wish to stay in this game and make a business of it (or at least have the cattle pay for themselves) can prepare for extreme change by building a market base for their cattle, and planning ahead.
Editor-in-Chief: Myra Basham Ext. 104 • trailseditor@tlbaa.orgmyra@tlbaa.org
Pam Robison • Ext. 106 pam@tlbaa.org
Printed in the U.S.A.
Marketing Coordinator: Mason Runyon • Ext. 108 mason@tlbaa.org
Blessings, Myra Basham
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Myra Editor-in-ChiefBasham
Coming up quickly after that is Texas Longhorn Weekend in Fort Worth, Texas. The annual TLBAA Membership Meeting, seating of new board members and election of officers, the Eddie Wood Cowtown Clas sic Sale, and the Longhorns shows at the Fort Worth Stock Show make January 13-17, 2023 a weekend you do not want to miss! Stay tuned for more details in E-Trails and on the web site, www.tlbaa.org.
NovemberDEADLINE:2022Issue:September28thFacilities/Equipment
Advertising:
Myra Basham • (817) 625-6241 x 104 myra@tlbaa.org
The 2023 year will be ushered in by Cattlemen’s Congress in Okla homa December 29 - January 1. This is a special opportunity for Texas Longhorn Cattle to show in a venue highlighting many breeds of cattle. There are not many venues that will have a multi-breed Champion Drive that includes Longhorns.
O FALL, WHERE ART THOU?
Office Assistant/Receptionist
Accounting
Registrations/Office Manager
Special Events
Registrations/AdministrativeAssistant
The industry as a whole has actually held strong through it all. Long horn sales have done well, membership in the association is growing, and events are still drawing people and entries in. The next big event for the TLBAA is the Horn Showcase and there is lots of good information on it starting on pg. 14. We hope you will join us in Wichita Falls, TX, for what promises to big an impressive gathering of Texas Longhorn cattle and the great people who own them. Don’t miss the special fold out previewing the bulls coming to Bull Alley. Bring your semen tank as many are offer ing special pricing only during the TLBAA Horn Showcase. They are even more impressive in person!
EDITOR’S NOTES
Rick Fritsche • Ext. 101 rick@tlbaa.org
Megan Smith • Ext. megan@tlbaa.org102
Jayme Guinn • Ext. jayme@tlbaa.org100
Graphic Design & Production: Emma Moorman • Ext. 103 emma@tlbaa.org
Don’t avoid reading marketing articles because you think you’re pro gram is too small or you can’t afford to market. There are actually a lot of low cost and free options that can increase interest in your Longhorns. Sometimes you have to step outside the box of what you think everyone else is doing. Success can come from many different directions, there is not one path to it.
Johnny & Missy Hicks 1518 E. Britol Rd. • Dowling, MI 49050 (269) 721-3473 www.michiganmafialonghorns.com/Hickshicksamericanbulldogs@yahoo.com
Christa Cattle Co. Jason & Louis Christa 2577 FM 1107 • Stockdale, TX 78160 www.christacattleco.comchristacattleco@msn.com (210) 232-1818
Falls Creek Longhorns
Butler Texas Longhorns
Beadle Land & Cattle Ray & Bonnie Beadle Los Gatos & Hollister, CA 95032 (408) 834-0110 raybeadle@comcast.net
Frank Anderson Jr. and III 828 S. Rosemary Dr. • Bryan, TX 77802 (979) 846-8020 • (713) 502-5224 edie.wakefield@gmail.com
Ben & Phyllis Termin Weatherford, TX (817) 374-2635 luvmylonghorns@gmail.com
C4 BillLonghorns&Molly Crozier 208 CR 4145 • Woodville, TX 75979 (409) 200-9720 www.c4longhorns.com
Buster & Thalia Butler Jennings, OK 936-577-6129 www.butlertxlonghorns.combuster@butlertxlonghorns.com
Bo Baker & Kellsey Gallagher Mount Airy, MD 21771 (301) 806-6493
Dalgood MalcolmLonghorns&ConnieGoodman 6260 Inwood Dr. • Houston, TX 77057 (713) 782-8422 www.dalgoodlonghorns.comdalgood@comcast.net
Hicks Texas Longhorns
Stan & Sandi Tidwell 2330 W. FM 875 • Midlothian, TX 76065 (972) 989-8939 www.fallscreeklonghorns.com
BPT Longhorns
Bennett Longhorn Cattle Co. Michael Bennett 2159 Country Club RD • Lucas, TX 75002 (214) 385-6789 bennett@lucasfence.com
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Brennan & Michele Potts P Longhorns Box 579 • Emory, TX 75440 (903) 473-2430 Cell: (903)
elmer@riovistaranch.com422-8336www.riovistaranch.com Spring
2749 FM 555 • Gilmer,
(337)
Michael,
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John
Farms Bradley
www.rockingplonghorns.com348-5400bpotts1@verizon.net
www.springcreekfarmstx.combh1028726@gmail.com337-366-2060 Triple R Ranch Robert & Kim Richey 21000 Dry Creek Rd. • San Angelo, TX 76901 (325) www.butlertexaslonghorns.comr3ranch@aol.com942-1198 Wynfaul Acres James & Helen Cloakey 408 County Road 2200. • Cleveland, TX 77327 (713) www.WynFaulAcres.comhgbedford@hotmail.com677-1473 Butler Breeder’s Futurity (936) www.butlerbreedersfuturity.combutlerfuturity@yahoo.com689-1914 Butler Longhorn Museum (281) info@butlerlonghornmuseum.com332-1393www.butlerlonghornmuseum.com YOUR RANCH COULD BE HERE If you would like to be listed as a Butler breeder on these pages, please email myra@tlbaa.org for more information.
Kaso, Lisa & Jake Kety Ace Cattle Co. Box 386 Folsom, LA 70437 (985)
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Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. & Jane Thate W. Margaret St. Fairmont, MN 56031 (507) 235-3467
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McLeod Ranch Jackie, Mike & Makayla McLeod CR 3031 Edna, TX 77957 (361) 782-0155
Elmer
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Rio Vista Ranch & Susan Rosenberger Fall Creek Estates Dr Spicewood, TX 78669 Cell: (512) Creek & Heather Wachsmuth TX 75645 241-6882,
TLBAA Announces New Staff Members
You may have heard some new voices and names when you’ve called or emailed in to the TLBAA office. Please meet our newest associates Jayme Guinn and Michelle Abbott below, who have filled the existing roles of Office Assistant and Accountant. Please take a moment to read about them below and welcome them to our association staff.
OFFICE ASSISTANT/RECEPTIONIST
My name is Michelle, and I am the new bookkeeper. Originally a corporate travel agent; I went back to school, changed careers, and became a bookkeeper. My interest in finance started in bank ing, moved to bookkeeping in the manufacturing and on to TLBAA. Born is Illinois, I have lived in a couple of other states prior to mak ing Texas my home. As an avid animal lover and a preference for all things outdoors, working at TLBAA has given me a new and dif ferent appreciation for all the work that goes into taking care of the animals, as well as the land. And although I’ve been at TLBAA only a short time, already I have learned quite a bit about cattle. I look forward to learning much more and working with everyone.
ACCOUNTANT
10 | September 2022 TEXAS LONGHORN TRAILS AssociAtion news
Howdy! My name is Jayme Guinn and I take care of Member ships/Office Administration here at TLBAA. I was born and raised in Fort Worth and have a great love for the city. When I am not at work, I am busy being a mom to 2 beautiful little girls who are 4 and 7 years old. I took on this position not knowing much about cattle but have quickly gained knowledge and understanding from my wonderful coworkers. One of my favorite things about this position is getting to know the members and seeing how much pride they take in their Longhorns. I look forward to gaining even more knowledge about these beautiful animals and continuing to help our members in any way I can!
12| September 2022 TEXAS LONGHORN TRAILS
Division B TLBAA members, watch for your nomination form in the mail. For a complete set of TLBAA By-Laws, including all sections regarding the election of Directors, visit www.tlbaa.org/tlbaa/o cial-handbook/
TLBAA will be seeking nominations soon for all Division B directors, to represent Regions 7-12. Nomination forms will be mailed 90 days prior to the TLBAA Annual Membership Meeting in Fort Worth, TX, January 13, 2023.
There will be a separate election for two At-Large positions covering all Regions. It will be held concurrent with the Division B election and will have a separate nomination form and ballot mailed out to all voting members of the TLBAA.
Please Note: To be placed on the voting ballot, an active TLBAA member in good standing must receive 5 nominations from active TLBAA members in good standing. If you are interested in becoming a director, please make sure your membership is active and your account is current.
1. Nomination Ballots will be mailed out to Division B Members Friday, October 14, 2022.
2. Nomination Ballots must be returned to the CPA postmarked no later than Monday, November 13, 2022.
3. In order for an individual to be placed on the final ballot, they must receive at least 5 nominations from Active or Lifetime members of the TLBAA.
The rules below apply to both Division B and the At-Large positions. All eligible voting memberships will receive nomination ballots for the two At-Large Director seats. Division B voting members will also receive a separate nomination ballot for their regional director seats.
TWO SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS THIS YEAR: Division B and At-Large Director Nominations Procedures
Starting with this election, Division B will have a total of 6 Directors. The Division B At-Large positions are eliminated.
6. Newly elected Directors will be announced January 13, 2022 at the General Membership Meeting during Longhorn Weekend in Fort Worth, TX.
5. Final ballots must be returned to the CPA postmarked no later than Friday, December 30, 2022.
Don’t Forget, This year continues the phase-in of the reduced board.
Division B Highlighted in Color. At-Large encompasses ALL Divisions
The nominees receiving the most valid votes shall be elected. All newly elected Directors shall be installed at the Board of Directors meeting prior to the general membership meeting. A tie vote will be broken by the Chairman of the Board drawing one of the names by lot.”
4. The final ballots will be mailed out Monday, November 27, 2022.
The TLBAA By-Laws, Section 2-D, Membership, state: “At least ninety (90) days prior to the annual Member-ship Meeting, the TLBAA o ce shall mail to the Active and Lifetime members a request for nomination of in-dividual or individuals for Director in the member’s rep-resentational region. Such member nominations shall be received in the Association’s o ce no later than sixty (60) days prior to the Annual Meeting. In order that any member nominee be eligible to be placed on the election ballot, he must receive write-in nominations from five (5) members who are Active or Lifetime members. Should there be no members nominated by the membership for a particular region, or should a nominee decline to have his name placed on the election ballot, the Board of Directors will appoint an Active or Lifetime member in good standing domiciled within the division to fill the vacant position at the same meeting as the election of TLBAA o cers.
MEMBERSHIP
No less than forty-five (45) days prior to the annual meeting of the membership, the TLBAA O ce or designated CPA firm shall mail o cial printed ballots to each qualified Active and Lifetime Member in good standing of that region and division. This ballot shall contain the names of the candidates, if any, who were properly nominated by members. All written ballots must be returned by U.S. mail to the CPA with a postmark not less than twenty-one days prior to the Annual Meeting in order to be validated and counted. All ballots received will be validated and counted by an independent CPA firm or other organization experienced in voting tabulation as designated by the Executive Committee.
26| May 2019 TEXAS LONGHORN TRAILS For more information or to sponsor contact: TLBAAsalesandevents@tlbaa.orgOffice•817-625-6241 *Trails Magazine Sponsor Benefits To Be Redeemed September 2022 – August 2023 •• Full page color ad in TX Trails for 12 months • 12 e-blasts of monthly ads • Online Directory Web ad for 12 months • Button Ad on Website for 12 months • Breeder’s Guide ad in Trails Magazine for 12 months • Sponsor ad on Website for 12 months • Full page ad in HSC Program • Bronze Sponsorship in Program • Two 3’ x 5’ wall banners displayed • 8 banquet tickets with reserved seating & 8 Drink Tickets • Table for Ranch/Vendor Space • Reserved Seating for 4 at Sales • Recognition in event promotion online & print ★ LADY BUTLER ★ $5,500 • Full page color ad in TX Trails for 7 months • 7 e-blasts of monthly ads • Full page ad in HSC Program • Bronze Sponsorship in Program • One 3’ x 5’ wall banner displayed • 4 banquet tickets with reserved seating & 4 Drink Tickets • Table for Ranch/Vendor Space • Reserved Seating for Four at Sales • Recognition in event promotion online &print•Full page color ad in TX Trails for 12 months • 12 e-blasts of monthly ads • Breeder’s Guide ad in Trails Magazine for 12 months • Full page ad in HSC Program • Bronze Sponsorship in Program • Two 3’ x 5’ wall banners displayed • 8 banquet tickets with reserved seating & 8 Drink Tickets • Table for Ranch/Vendor Space • Reserved Seating for 4 at Sales • Recognition in event promotion online & print ★ DELTA DIAMOND ★ $10,000 ★ ANITA ★ $3,000 • Half page color ad in Texas Longhorn Trails for 5 months • 5 e-blasts of monthly ads • Full page ad in HSC Program • Bronze Sponsorship in Program • One 3’ x 5’wall banner displayed • 4 banquet tickets with reserved seating • Table for Ranch/Vendor Space • Reserved Seating for Four at Sales • Recognition in event promotion online & print ★ MEASLES 2489 ★ $1,800 • Button ad on Website for 12 months • Half page ad in HSC Catalog • Bronze Sponsorship in Program • One 3’ x 5’ wall banner displayed • Two custom e-blasts • Two banquet tickets • Recognition in event promotion online & Print ★ YO SAMSON JOSEFINA 706 ★ $1,000 • 1 Half Page Ad in Trails • Full page ad in HSC Program • Bronze Sponsorship in Program • Two custom e-blasts • Two banquet tickets • Recognition in event promotion online & Print BRONZE CLASS SPONSOR $300 • Recognition in HSC Program • Recognition in Trails Magazine HSC Results • Sponsor announced as class enters the ring • Recognition on special HSC sponsor page ★ TWIST 21 ★ $12,500
SUPERIOR
The Bred & Owned Heifer Sale is an excellent op portunity for our breeders to find those exceptional heifers to highlight their breeding program. We are offering 32 of the finest young heifers with their breeding career ahead of them. The Select Sale brings proven producers and more young heifers from some of the top breeding pro grams in the industry. There are 64 lots available with several pens of heifers to choose from. Bring your trailer or fire up the computer - Start picking yours now via the online catalog or Hired HandLive.com for online bidding. Raise your hand until the ones you want are yours! Offerings to fit any program.
Cattle judged individually in class divisions by a set of five judges against breed standards. It is a look at the complete animal – conformation, color and horn. Scores are ranked in each class to determine winner.
AWARDS
14 | September 2022 TEXAS LONGHORN TRAILS TLBAA Horn SHowcASe
Those animals winning both their Futurity and Measuring classes will take home a coveted award recognizing those who excel overall.
A futurity win is a cattleman’s validation that their breeding program is producing what the industry desires. Even spectators take away a lot of insight as to what needs adjusting in the herd to produce marketable Longhorns. They are fun to enter and educational to watch...come check it out!
CATTLE SALES
October 13-15, 2022 • J.S. Bridwell Ag Center • Wichita Falls, TX
MEASURING
The first TLBAA Horn Showcase took place at the Will Rogers Memorial Complex in Fort Worth, TX in 2000. It originated as a way to have verified horn measurements on record. It has grown into so much more. Come see it!
The first and only event offering official horn measurement records for Texas Longhorn cattle. Tip-To-Tip, Total Horn, Twisty and Composite measurements will be taken based on the choice of the entrants.
Come Join Us At The 2022 TLBAA HORN SHOWCASE
Back this year by popular demand will the Awards Banquet scheduled for Friday, October 14, at 7:00 pm following the Bred & Owned Heifer Sale. to the banquet great food, fellowship cheer on the Measuring Contest, Futurity, Superior Bull & Cow. TLBAA
8:00 a.m. – Measuring Begins
7:00 pm – Awards Banquet – Ray Clymer Meeting room in the MultiPurpose Center
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13TH
Come
2:00 p.m. – Champion Genetics Doug Walker
6:00 p.m. – Bull Alley
10:00 a.m. – Hired Hand Q & A 12:30 a.m. – NeogenJakeTroutt
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An awesome opportunity to see industry leading bulls in person and purchase semen at special event pricing. If you can’t be in Wichita Falls you can still purchase semen online and have it shipped.
You may go ahead and make plans on purchasing semen straws from the bulls represented in the special section. Pay now and make your arrangements to pick up the semen at Horn Showcase or have it delivered to you. Please contact Phil Norwood at 713-294-0139 or phillip.norwood@yahoo.com.
All animals must be checked in by 9 p.m. Special arrangements contact Tessa Wheeler, 254-315-6548 Phil Norwood 713-294-0139
and
Awards, and Ultimate
award winners from the
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15TH
Come Falls,
5:00 p.m. – Bull Alley Reception
to Wichita
3:30 p.m. – Paragon Cattle Services Amanda Sears
Come take a seat and hold on to your hat as we dim the lights, start the music and bring in each bull to stand in the spotlight as you hear more about his genetics and production record and dream of adding some new genetics to your herd...but WAIT! All you have to do to take the genetics home with you is bring a semen tank or order semen for delivery at the event. This is window shopping at its best!
BULL ALLEY SEMEN SALES ARE NOW OPEN!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16TH
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Watch your email or check the
Please do not load out cattle until sale is complete
9 a.m.-9 p.m. – Cattle Check-in
BULL ALLEY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14TH
All Cattle Must Be Removed by Noon
website or Facebook pages for information on securing your banquet ticket. BANQUETt Banquet Tickets Now available for $50 each. Call the TLBAA o ce to get today!yours
5:00 pm – Bred & Owned Heifer Sale
to enjoy
TX and VOTE for Ultimate Bull and Ultimate Cow!
9:00 am – Futurity
VISIT WWW.TLBAA.ORG FOR A LINK TO THE ONLINE SALE CATALOG
your
10:00 am – Horn Showcase Sale
9:00 a.m. – H.O.R.N.S. Navigation TLBAA Staff
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12TH
4:00 pm – Pre-Sale Reception
Note: There will be additional bulls available at the event.
2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H DOB: 9/8/18 • A.I. #993 KDK Valiant x TS Lorie Darlin KDK/TL Longhorns Partnership EVENT PRICE Conventional $100/straw KDK WILDFIRE DOB: 6/6/17 • A.I. #990 Drag Iron x RRR Miss Red Rose 105 Rex & Sherese Glendenning EVENT PRICE Sexed Conventional$250/straw$175/straw GF BUCK WINN
Bull Alley Pre-Sales are Now Open!
Make plans to purchase semen from the bulls represented in this special foldout. Pay now and make arrangements to pick up semen at the Horn Showcase or have it delivered to you. Contact Phil Norwood at 713.294.0139 or phillip.norwood@yahoo.com to place your orders. *Additional bulls may be present at Bull Alley Bull Alley – Thursday, October 13 – Reception at 5:00 pm followed by Bull Alley JS Bridwell Ag Center * Wichita Falls, TX
2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY DOB: 4/30/17 • A.I. #944 JH Rurally Screwed x TTT Jammin’ Torkildsen/Stegemoller/LoomisJenny EVENT PRICE Sexed $225/straw DOB: 6/10/12 • A.I. #964 Juma x Win High Damato/ Leighton Partnership EVENT PRICE Sexed Conventional$100/straw$50/straw DOB: 4/25/10 • A.I. #965 Juma x Pompous Gwen Damato EVENT PRICE Sexed Conventional$200/straw$100/straw BR CRACKER JACK BASHFUL 1/2 MR. HAPPY DOB: 7/30/16 • A.I. #934 Drag Iron x Helm Lauras Light Mocha Circle A Longhorns EVENT PRICE Sexed Conventional$150/straw$50/straw BR MR. RIGHT DOB: 8/14/16 • A.I. #907 PCC Front Runner x WF Dumpling David & Kim Nikodym EVENT PRICE Sexed Conventional$175/straw$85/straw PCC RUN AWAY GRAY DOB: 8/12/18 • A.I. #979 JH Rural Safari Son x JH Thirty Kay JD & Lyz White EVENT PRICE Conventional $150/straw JH RURAL BLACKOUT
2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY H 2022 TLBAA BULL ALLEY DOB: 4/6/16 • A.I. #926 Cowboy Tuff Chex x RM Miss Kitty Bluegrass Longhorns EVENT PRICE Conventional $200/strawDOB: 4/6/16 • A.I. #902 JH Rurally Screwed x Night Safari BL833 Freeman/Hesse/Jarnagin Partnership EVENT PRICE Conventional $225/straw DOB: 1/7/17 • A.I. #985 Big Red HR x HR White Shield Warlock HR (Harrell/Picker)Partnership EVENT PRICE Sexed Conventional$250/straw$200/straw TUFF COWBOY DCJH RURAL SAFARI SON WARLOCK HR DOB: 1/20/20 • A.I. #1001 Wheels Up x Two Stepping Cowgirl Justin & Ronda Sabio EVENT ConventionalPRICE$75/straw DUNN STEP’N UP DOB: 4/30/17 • A.I. #942 Cowboy Tuff Chex x M.C. Rozalyn Stahl/Loomis/Jones/King Partnership EVENT PRICE Sexed Conventional$300/straw$200/straw M.C. HANGIN’ TUFF DOB: 4/5/10 • A.I. #767 Cowboy Chex x Smoky Roan Dunmire/Bourbon Partnership EVENT PRICE Sexed Conventional$100/straw$25/straw CV COWBOY CASANOVA
Circle Double C Ranch – Chris & Christina Clark
Hickory Creek – Missy Nowell
Diamond L Ranch – Lisa Baker
Buxton Longhorns – Tom & Amy Buxton
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BRONZE CLASS SPONSORSHIP
Bentwood Ranch – Richard & Jeanne Filip
Jameson’s Flowers – Wichita Falls, TX
R3 Hilltop Ranch – Phil Norwood
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CR Ranches – Alex Dees
Circle Double C – Chris & Christina Clark Grand Champion Female
Bull Creek Longhorns – Suzanne & Bill Torkildsen
TS Adcock Longhorns – Terry & Sherri Adcock
Hagler Ranch – Keith & Marcia Hagler
Commanders Place Longhorns – Kim & Nik Nikodym
Lucas Ranch – Mike & Dr. Catt Lucas
3J Longhorns – Jeramie James
CATERING SPONSORS
America’s Icon Longhorns – Dr. John Abel
Circle A Longhorns – Bryan & Karen Allen
Lonesome Pines Ranch – John & Christy Randolph
Sandhills Ranch – Dora Thompson
F3 Longhorns – Keaton Foster
Lewis Oilers
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6CR Longhorns – Tim & Nikole Clark
Cantera Cattle Co. – Byran Hines
Diamond B Cattle – Bernardus & Yudalis Brugman
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Bad Boy Josh, LLC
R3 Hilltop Ranch – Phil Norwood
Glendenning Farms – Rex & Sherese Glendenning
Pace Cattle Co – Scott Pace
Talley Longhorns – John & Christine Talley
Circle Double J Ranch – Dave & Patti Pace
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ANITA Longhorns – JD & Liz White
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Harrell Ranch – Kent & Sandy Harrell
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McCarroll Ranch Co., LLC – Matt McCarroll
Siller Longhorns – Mac & Andrea Siller
KDK Longhorns/TL Longhorns – Kent Mayes & Janet Harman / Larry & Toni Stegemoller
Diamond G Longhorns – Gwen Damato
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Whether you are contemplating your first purchase or already needing to reduce numbers, there are a myriad of ways with little to no investment that you can help ensure you have a market for your cattle when you need to sell. Keep in mind that your local sale barn will not be a profitable option as Longhorn prices are generally low in a market dominated by commercial cattle. That leaves private treaty sales (from your pasture) and registered Longhorn auctions that allow consignments as your two options.
For both options, the first basic key is to let people know what you have available. There are two aspects to this introductory mar keting: locally and within the longhorn industry.
EDUCATE THE LOCALS. Depending on where you live, people around you may not even know you exist, let alone have Longhorn cattle for sale. The general public is often unaware that Longhorn cattle are anything beyond a novelty. Talk to people wherever you go when they ask about what you do or mention the Long horns. Extoll the benefits of the beef, the calving ease and easy maintenance and the docility of the breed. Take advantage of free public bulletin boards at feed stores, sale barns or local markets to put your ranch contact and the fact that you have Longhorn for sale out in the public’s eye. Having good signs by the road if you have frontage is good, but not everyone is going to drive by. Volunteer to speak to local groups about the feasibility of Longhorns as a business, especially if you are selling beef products as well. There are a myriad of ways to get the word out in your community and drum up interest in the breed without investing in anything more than a printer, paper and some ink. And never turn down an op portunity to talk whether it is to one person at a grocery store or a local FFA or 4-H group wanting to learn more. You may even discover there are others raising them in your part of the country as well.
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INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE LONGHORN INDUSTRY. Your breed association offers several ways you can get your ranch name out there so other breeders be come familiar with you. In Trails Magazine you can do a free “Meet the Members” profile if you’ve been a member for less than 4 years. It’s a free introduction by you to our membership. If you’ve been in the association for years but not participated in many events lately, you should do some things to bring your name back to the forefront. Participate in affordable options like Colorful Calf contest entries or sub mitting photos (free) or News on the Trail submissions (free). Anything that puts your name in front of other Longhorn breeders helps when you decide to consign to a sale. Repeated exposure in any form helps in marketing. You can step it up a bit and run a breeders guide ad or online directory listing, or even a small ad in Trails periodically to help establish that you are serious about participating in the industry. You can use your association to get exposure without breaking the bank. Even buying expensive genetics doesn’t help if people don’t know you’re out there.
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1st MISTAKE DO NOTHING!
Relaxing and enjoying your Longhorns as they graze in the pasture is one of the highlights of ownership. The view is even more enjoyable when you get to watch those calves running around, enjoying life. Then you wake up one morning and real ize that the five head you started with are now 25 and there’s more on the way! If you hadn’t already thought about your goals for your Longhorns, now you must. Suddenly you realize no one even knows you have Longhorns for sale.
Don’t overlook simple, cheap or free mehods to let others know you have Longhorns for sale. Craigslist, bulletin boards and simply letting people know they can come to your place and experience a Longhorn up closeall count as marketing and take only a little effort and time.
POSITION MATTERS. Don’t just think about the head and horns. The ideal stance is a side body view with the head turned towards the camera. The near hind leg back slightly to show off ud ders or scrotum and front legs slightly staggered so it doesn’t present as one big front leg, a head on shot can make the body look tiny as can one from a front shoulder angle. Exaggerating one feature can make the rest of the animal look disproportionate.
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AIM FOR THE MIDDLE. If your camera angle is off you will be misrepresenting the size of the animal. Shoot from above and peo ple will think you have a miniature, shoot from a low angle and the cow will appear giant in the frame. If the camera angle hits the middle of the cow you get an accurate depiction of size without any weird perspective distorting features.
If you run your cattle in high grass and don’t have a lot with shorter grass to put them in for photos, then consider mowing a patch specifically to be able to photography animals to be ad vertised for sale. People buying cattle want to see legs, udders and scrotums. While your tall lush grass shows they are well cared for, being able to see an animal’s structure from the ground up is important. Trees can also be an issue. Woods in the background can work well if the trees are full and green, but if you can see a lot of the limbs distinctly, be aware that horns can get lost in them.
RESOLUTION MATTERS. If you are posting photos or sending for print in a catalog or ad, please send the photo in the highest resolution/size possible to avoid fuzzy bitmapped images that were not adequate for the size they were being used or the media they are presented in.
PEDIGREE DOES NOT COMPENSATE FOR BAD PHOTOS. Keep in mind that new breeders build ing their herd may not understand how stacked a pedigree is. So if they are looking at an un flattering photo of an animal, or if the photo makes the animal look like it is in bad condition, a potential buyer may lose interest. This is true whether you are printing flyers and hanging them on a community board or posting on social media. Always present your animals in the best way possible.
MARKETINGTOEFFORTINVESTINGPHOTOSGOODAREWORTHYOURTIMEANDIN.ITISEQUALLYWORTHHIRINGSOMEONESHOOTYOURHERDFORALLYOURPURPOSES.
If your idea of taking good photos is catching the “golden hour” when your cows are posing against a clear skyline and you’re using the latest, greatest phone or camera...and you just are not going to be that person...there are still improvements you can make and mistakes you can avoid fairly easily and with out a major time commitment.
THE MORE THE BETTER. Digital photos mean you can take as many as you want without it costing you more. Snap away. You simply delete the bad ones. It is a good idea to get photos of both sides of an animal. Discerning buyers may ask to see photos from both sides and maybe even several angles to decide whether or not they are interested in seeing the animal in person. You can use the best side for a flyer or to post and then say more photos available.
Don’t let nature ruin your photo. Plan around weather when possible. If the forecast is say ing rain or snow in the near future, get out there and get the photos you need now. Cow people understand when cattle or muddy or hairy, but if you can get them in dry areas without being caked in mud they present better.
CLEAN UP. If the lot or pasture you’re using has old wire, metal, trash piles or other items that will clutter the background and you cannot move to another pasture or lot then move the ani mal to the cleanest background possible. If anything has to be in the background make sure it is something that would not pose a danger to the Longhorn. For example if the animal is standing with their legs near or in old fence wire, either move the wire or move the animal.
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Cute and funny shots can drive up traffic to your social media or web page, but when you want to sell your animals good photogra phy is one of the essentials. Someone interested in a breeding ani mals want to see the entire body, all the horns and standing nicely in a clean area. No matter how good (or bad) you are with a camera or phone there are steps you can take to make your photos present your animals well.
GET CLOSER. Blowing photos up when you’ve taken a shot from far away will usually result in a very blurry image in the end. Moder ate cropping is ok, but if the cow is a speck way out in front of you, get closer. The less zoom factor on a cell phone the better the clarity, especially for a sale catalog or printed material.
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The Ranch House Marketing survey shows 77% or respondents use Facebook most frequently over all other social platforms, up from last year.
– continued on pg. 22
DO IT YOURSELF. If you are willing to learn new things, howev er, there are a ton of free tutorials and step-by-step written tutorials on the internet to teach you everything from setting up a free basic website to utilizing popular social media platforms like Facbook, In stagram, Tik Tok and others. There are also tutorials from basic com puter skills to how to utilize social media ads and SEO. The sky’s the limit if you choose to navigate the web on your own.
If you are totally unfamiliar with anything internet related, I would highly suggest letting a professional get you started, and if you’re set against learning anything new, it is well worth paying someone to manage it all for you.
RIDE ON SOMEONE ELSE’S WAVE. While having your own stand-alone website is probably ideal, there are avenues to get your ranch and cattle online without having your own website or social account. Check with breed or state livestock associations to see if they have online direc tories available. Even if there is a small cost associated, it is worth making it easier to be found. Check with your local Extension agent, feed store and even sale barns to see if they are aware of online sources specifically for livestock producers in your region or state. Even if all they offer is some sort of basic classified ads online, it still increases your exposure.
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PROTECT YOURSELF. If you don’t want people interfering in your personal life by accessing information through a website or social media, have a phone number or email specifically to list as your con tact on the internet. If you want them to know waht region of the state or country you are in, a city and state is sufficient to let them know generally where you are located. They can reach out for an exact address if they want to come to view your cattle.
The TLBAA offers a chance for you to get social media exposure without all the drama that can come with it at times. Our e-blasts automatically post to the TLBAA social media pages. It allows people to access the actual e-blast from our Facebook and Instagram feeds while keep ing you off of the platforms you don’t choose to participate in. If you are ok with setting up your own social media pages, always remember that you have control of what shows and can delete unwanted comments or turn off commenting altogether and encourage people to message you privately..
Facebook Rules
3rd MISTAKE
WELL-ROUNDED IS ALWAYS BEST. Why is it worth all the effort and, perhaps in the minds of some, the risk? Because according to the 2021 Marketing Survey done by Ranch House De signs, livestock marketing specialists, 86% of their respondents look at a business’ website prior to making a purchase and 75% look at a business’ Facebook presence prior to making a purchase. Ranch House goes further to say “when asked where respondents go to research a new opera tion, 36% said they check Google first, and 30% said they ask a friend. Again, this proves that digital media is the new word of mouth.”
That being said, don’t make the mistake of stopping your local efforts or your print advertis ing. Those who have the most consistent flow of potential buyers normally have a healthy mix of local efforts, national ads and social and or web presence. Why national ads? While everyone enjoys bringing new breeders into the fold in their area of the country, national exposure in a breed publication shows your serious and can lead to sales with breeders looking for new stock as well as introducing you to the industry so they will know who you are if you decide to consign to a reg istered Texas Longhorn auction. With the increasing number of cattle being bought online and shipped and some people not being able to travel to auctions, letting your cattle and you name be out there an a national level will give more confidence to buyers as well as causing your name to pop into people’s mind when they start thinking about buying. Just make sure to mention your social pages in print ads and post your print ads on your social media and website.
Repeat after me. “If I can’t be found with an internet search I’m losing sales.” Those afraid of putting anything online or on social media can rest assured there are ways to have a presence on the worldwide web without putting all your personal info out there. You can even avoid social media and still be effective, your reach just may be a bit smaller.
Speaking of offering good animals, do not consign animals that will cast doubt on the quality of your breeding program. Cows that won’t breed, females with bad udders, and any negative issues that can be inherited or dangerous need to go to the local sale barn (where you will take a loss) or be processed for beef (potential positive cash flow)
2. CONSIGNING TO A SALE . While there is a lot to consider when placing one of your Longhorns in a registered sale, it is much better to plan ahead on what sales you may consign to and which animals may be best suited for consignment. If the sale will be in the early spring, go ahead and take photos of all potential prospects so you have good, slick photos with green grass. It’s good to have those photos on hand even if you don’t choose to consign some of them.
3. CULLING. Letting your herd numbers get out of control leads to horrible marketing deci sions. A registered Texas Longhorn auction is not a place to take a large group of Longhorns that are mediocre. A sale should represent the top end of your program and encourage people to seek you out private treaty. The only other quick options, if you do not want to process a lot of beef, is to either lose your shirt at the local sale barn or throw a desperate plea to move cattle on social media. While both may put quick money in your pocket, it does not put the quality of your program in the best light. Determine the number of head that you can afford to run based on available forage and the feed cost your willing to pay. Then, plan for how you will maintain that number. Promote the best animals you’re willing to part with on social media, your website or in print. Often your draw people in with the best and they choose to buy some of your more marginal Longhorns due to their budget or end goals with the animals. Your goal as a breeder should be to maintain a herd with the best of the best that you can raise. Culling not only keeps your quality higher, it makes all your marketing dollars to draw in customers more likely to draw in customers.Rarelydopeople come into the Longhorn industry with a goal of making a quick buck. The most common reasons people choose to own Longhorns is for nostalgia, to preserve the breed, falling in love with their personalities, horns, or color (most likely all three) or simply realizing that they are great producers, both of offspring and for lean beef programs. The best way to be able to stay in the Longhorn business is to treat it like one. No matter what level you’re at plan for your future to be able to continue raising the animals you love. This includes a health and nutrition plan, considering forage and feed availability and costs, stocking rates and how you plan to let the world know you have some of the most incredible, unique breeds of cattle ever forged by nature. You have to do more than put them in the pasture to get people to come buy them. Any effort made will certainly help your bottom line more than sitting and wishing.
1. SPONSORING EVENTS. The best day to start your sponsorship of an event, whether it is a sale, futurity or show, is the first week the sponsorship packages are announced. Many events start publicly thanking their sponsors as soon as the first one is committed. Some benefits may not be available to you if you wait too long to sign up and, if you’re going to invest the money, you want your name/ ranch name out in the public eye as much as possible.
Randomly doing things such as breeding whenever to what ever bull, culling, entering sales and shows is fine if you have money to burn and no intentions of trying to at least break even raising and selling Longhorns. If, however, you want to get the most out of the dollars you spend, planning ahead is essential. There are three areas in which procrastination can really hurt the value of participation:
Study the sale. See what types of animals tend to do well there and choose a candidate accord ingly. Plan their breeding if not already bred, or think ahead about when you can re-expose them and what bull if they will have a calf soon. If you wait until last minute, you could wind up pulling your female because she is not bred in a timely manner. Another caveat to consigning early, especially if it is a good offering, is that it may be promoted in early social media and print advertising to draw in more participants, and eventually potential buyers.
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A significant challenge for Texas Longhorn beef produc ers is finding beef processors with available openings for Longhorn cattle. Beef that is processed for resale must be done in a state or federally in spected facility. The problem is finding beef processors with inspected facilities that accept the breed. Many processing facilities do not accept Long horns, limit the acceptable horn length, or don’t have in side harvest facilities.
There is a new USDA in spected facility that not only takes Longhorns but welcomes them. It was built by TLBAA members Mike Crawford and Pam Watkins and opened in late 2021. Mike and Pam began their Longhorn beef program about 14 years ago and found a willing market for lean beef but struggled to find inspected processing facili ties that welcomed Longhorns. The few facilities that accepted them weren’t designed to handle Longhorns. And while the facilities took them, they weren’t well versed in handling Longhorns or the nuances of cut ting the leaner beef. After many frustrating years with processors, there were two options; give up the Long horn beef business or build a processing plant. The solution seemed clear. Build a plant that could handle Longhorns to process their cattle for beef and wel come other Longhorn breeders with beef their pro grams. Their approach is a marked change from most processing facilities. The facilities handle all breeds of cattle but have specific features that accommodate long-horned cattle. Designed for fast and easy delivery of cattle, the drop off is drive through. No backing up and the animals that are delivered the afternoon prior are yarded together in pens to reduce stress.
“When we started Local Cuts, we had a straightfor
Packaging and labeling is important, and a good processor will help you through the process. Photo courtesy of Local Cuts.
Longhorn Beef
The Time is Right For A Longhorn Beef Program
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prices rose for consumers and profits continued to roll in for these major processors. This has driven more and more consumer interest in buying meat from local producers. This trend continues to grow as meat prices in retail stores move higher and higher by the day and selections are more limited. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture the local food, direct-toconsumers movement has steadily grown in the last decade. Consumers are more educated on the benefits of very lean beef and are prime prospects for Longhorn beef.
One solid answer is a beef program. Longhorns make very good beef. It is lean, nu tritious, and delicious and a perfect option for consumers who care about quality, taste and nutrition. After the civil war, Longhorns were a sig nificant source of beef for the country. So much so that the Longhorn breed was pushed very close to extinction. But as times changed, the beef industry moved away from Longhorns in favor of other breeds that have since become the staple of feed lots and the mainstream meat supply. As the beef industry has evolved, about 85% of beef pro duction has been consolidated into the hands of four major companies. The big four processors in the U.S. are Cargill, based in Minnesota, Tyson Foods, based in Arkansas and the largest exporter of U.S. beef, JBS, based in Brazil and the world’s biggest meatpacker and National Beef Packing Co, which is controlled by an other Brazilian beef producer, Marfrig. While it may be an efficient way to work for these massive processing companies, the benefits are highly weighted in their favor and not that of ranchers, smaller producers or consumers. In fact, the only way to get into these fa cilities is through supply chain that they control.
Three major events shone a spotlight on many of the risks and realities of having the meat supply in the hands of so few companies. A fire in a Tyson plant re sulted in shutdown of the facility for four months, the COVID-19 pandemic caused these big plants across the country to close to address the spread of the virus among the plant workers and the JBS ransomware at tack caused a shutdown of the company’s entire op eration. Each event caused a ripple in the meat sup ply chain but hurt ranchers and consumers most. The markets for ranchers’ cattle ground to a halt, while
These days more and more Longhorn breeders are joining the ranks of Longhorn beef producers. The TL BAA Beef Producers Program is gaining momentum and driving consumer interest in the quality, flavor, and benefits of lean Longhorn beef. This is good news for Longhorn breeders that have long been faced with the question, “What can I do with bull calves that are not herd sire prospects and adult cows that need to be culled from the herd and still make money with them?”
ward goal in mind – to make things easy for our cus tomers. Frankly, as Longhorn ranchers ourselves, we’d become tired of the poor customer service and lack of options from processors. And we’d had enough of the mentality that we should take it or leave it,” said Mike Crawford. “We wanted to make it a little easier by sharing what we have learned along the way. The number one thing is that Long horn beef is delicious.” He does not subscribe to a commonly heard belief that it is tough and only good for ground beef. The prime cuts like bacon-wrapped filets and rib-eyes are big sellers along with cutlets and roasts. They offer Longhorn beef producers more opportunity to profit in the beef busi ness with a variety of cuts like Delmonico (chuck-eye steaks), stir fry beef strips, tri-tip, osso buco and special ty beef sausage items. Another product that is popular with customers who are focused on nutritional value are primal ground beef, a blend of 80% lean Longhorn ground beef and 20% liver, kidney and heart. Consid ered a super food by many, it is a good seller.
Other key elements for success are packaging and labeling. “When we started our beef program the pack aging was very basic. When opening Local Cuts we committed to high-end retail packaging that pres ents the beef as a premium product attracting more
Nutrition savvy consumers love Longhorn beef and adding specialty products to your line-up can add dollars to your bottom line.
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customers and more revenue,” Crawford added. The USDA requires approval for claims like grass-fed, Certi fied Longhorn Beef, hormone and antibiotic free and others. Local Cuts has become proficient in submit ting labels for consideration and approval for use on customer packages making the process less daunting and time consuming for customers. They help customers who want simple labels to those that want to create custom printed labels that will allow them to build and grow their beef brand identity. Longhorn breeders know the value of the Longhorn skull. They make very impressive art for homes, offices, res taurants and other locations. Local Cuts makes pickup arrangements with those customers who want to keep theirLocalskulls.Cuts Meat Company, located in Zephyr, Texas, just south of Brownwood has processed beef for many Longhorn breeders in their first year of operation. The company processes many cattle breeds but is most happy to see Longhorn producers. After 25 years as Longhorn breeders, Mike and Pam love to talk Long horns and it is not uncommon for Longhorn breeders to share a few stories and updates when they run into each while dropping off cattle or picking up their pack aged meat.
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The TLBAA Eddie Wood Cowtown Classic (EWCC) assumes no responsibility or liability for any guarantee made by the consignor. All guarantees are strictly between the consignor (seller) and the buyer. EWCC or the Will Rogers Complex is not responsible for the health or safety of any animal consigned to the sale. This includes loss of life, loss by theft or other perils. All consignors must comply with all the rules and regulations. The undersigned hereby agrees to conditions of the sale and agree that all guarantees are between seller and buyer.
r Pens of 2 or 3 heifers (18 -24 months of age) may be offered for a consignment fee of $350 for the first animal, $250 for second animal, and $150 for the third animal. All are subject to 7% commission. Limited availability. Please fill out a separate form for each animal.
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Owner of Animal/Consignor’s Signature Date MAIL CONSIGNMENT FORM, ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE, COMPLETED TRANSFER FORM, CONSIGNMENT FEE AND EMAIL PICTURE TO PAM @ TLBAA.ORG TO BE CONSIDERED. ENTRY DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 15, 2022. Pam Robison, TLBAA Sales & Events - 817-625-6241 - pam@tlbaa.org Phil Norwood, Sale Chairman - 713-294-0139 - philip.norwood@yahoo.com
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Consignment Deadline October 15, 2022 Name of TLBAA Member: _____________________________________________________ Membership # _______________ Name of Animal: ____________________________________________________________________ TLBAA # _______________ Email _________________________________________Heifer _____ Pair _____ OCV VACCINATED Yes _____ No _____ Consignment fees due at time of consignment $350 per head + 7% commission All consignments at date of sale: Minimum age 18 mos. /Maximum age 10 yrs. YES I WANT TO ADVERTISE! r FULL PAGE $400 r HALF PAGE $250 r EXPANDED LOT $100 (send 4 reference photos) PAYMENT INFORMATION Credit Card: r Visa r Master Card r Discover or r Check Attached Name on Card:______________________________________________________________ CID#(3-digit code on back) Card Number _______________________________________________________________ Exp. Date ______________________ PICTURE OF ANIMAL Email to pam@tlbaa.org REQUIREMENTS 1. Payment in full 2. Completed consignment form 3. Original TLBAA certificate or dual reg istration certificate ***Reminder - All animals must be branded to be TLBAA Registered.*** 4. Completed transfer application 5. Digital photo sent to salesandevents@tlbaa.org
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The undersigned further agrees to indemnify and hold harmless EWCC, sale employees, the Will Rogers Complex, and duly authorized representatives from any and all claims, demands, causes of action or liabilities of any nature which may arise from or are in any way related to The TLBAA Eddie Wood Cowtown Clas sic. The undersigned agrees that if the buyer is unable to accept delivery because of Interstate health requirements, the consignor, not EWCC or its management, shall be responsible for refund or
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(This form must be signed and returned in order to complete your consignment.)
Afterback.about a year, Bill started trying to contact the person who he had made the deal with on the young bull. The person would not answer or return Bill’s calls. Bill fig ured he’d never see the bull again.
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he day that William (Bill) Timcheck stopped at Middlecreek Farms 10 years ago to visit with Brian and Mary Stahl about their Longhorn cattle was the beginning of a great friendship.
Bill was a man whose life was truly lived. He was a patriotic man who was proud of his military ser vice, first as infantry in Vietnam and later in the Airborne Reserves during the Gulf Wars.
In late November or early De cember 2021, Bill answered a call from a man going through a di vorce that needed to sell 3 to 5 Longhorn cows and a bull that week. Bill agreed to go look at them. In a scene straight out of a
Graphic by Marianne Albanese
While many Longhorn breeders dream of one day owning a bronze-winning Texas Longhorn, not many achieve breeding a potential record breaking Longhorn bull. Bill Timcheck did just that, and if fate had not stepped in, the world may have never known the bull existed.
Bill owned Killer Soup, a excep tional cow with good breeding that he really wanted bred to a good bull. The Stahls allowed him to bring her over for a pasture breed ing to their herd sire, M.C. Mr. Big Stuff. That was in 2017.
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In his later years Bill suffered from poor health, but that did not stop him from pursuing his pas sion - owning Texas Longhorn cattle. He had accumulated a small herd and often stopped by the Stahls to talk Longhorns.
In 2018 a bull calf hit the ground and was dubbed WT Mr. Big Kill. Bill asked the Stahls to come evalu ate the bull at about 9 months of age. At that point, according to Mary, the bull had good backwards horn direction and big bases, but his measurement was not that out standing.Since the bull was out of their herd sire, they told Bill they could not use him at that time. Bill’s herd was small and he couldn’t keep two bulls, so he decided to make a deal with another breeder with the contingency that they would trade bulls later and he would get WT Mr. Big Kill
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At this point Bill’s health had deteriorated further and he was unable to leave his truck while the Stahls put the bull in the chute and put a tape on WT Mr. Big Kill’s horns. Brian re-measured several times and Mary knew it must be big.
Brian walked over to Bill’s pick up and asked him if he had taken his heart medication that day. Bill assured him he had and asked why. That is when Brian let him know his bull just measured 96.75” TTT.
Bill’s eyes got wide and his jaw dropped open. He teared up and couldn’t even speak. Since his health was deteriorating quickly he asked the Stahls to partner with him on the bull so they could help promote him.
the movies, that bull turned out to be WT Mr. Big Kill.
With Brian Stahl’s busy work schedule it took a bit to be able to travel down to see the bull and evaluate him.
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WT KID ROCK WT Mr. Big Kill)
Photo by Justin Rombeck
Bill suspected that the horn growth was remarkable on the bull at this point and requested the Stahls to come measure him as soon as they could. He had always wanted to raise something special with his brand on it.
Sire: M.C. Mr. Big StuffDam: Killer Soup
101.75” TTT
On a happier note, five days before Bill passed he got the news that WT Mr. Big Kill measured 100.0625” TTT. He left this world knowing that the bull he bred was going to make a mark on the Long hornLosingindustry.Bill was very hard on the Stahls, dear friend that he was. In a last act of generosity and love, Bill left the dam of WT Mr. Big Kill to the Stahls’ daughter, Tyler. Mary said Bill often said he re ally wished he’d discovered Long horns earlier in life. He was pas
sionate about the cattle and he loved the lifestyle. Mary affection ately recalled how he would always
Mr. Big Kill as he starts his pub lic life with a new name and new owners.The Stahls and the Tim check family are excited and grateful for the purchase of the bull and to see where the new owners are going to take this remarkable sire that almost went unknown.
Bill’s legacy will carry on in WT
WT KID ROCK Born 6/14/18 (formerly WT Mr. Big Kill)
Bill sadly knew his days could be cut short by his health issues at any time and he really wanted to make it to the Horn Showcase for the bull to make his debut and be officially measured. It was his dream to win a bronze. Unfortunately that was not going to happen. On May 20, 2022 Bill passed away.
have on his cowboy boots (he had 15 pairs) and hat to come out and visit them. That bull ignited a new spark in Bill that the Stahls believe kept him going for as long as he did before his final decline.
As shown on the front cov er of this issue of Trails Mag azine, the C2W Partnership consisting of Circle Double C Ranch (Chris & Christina Clark), Whitlock Family Inter ests, LP (Dean Whitlock) and 6CR Longhorns, LLC (Tim & Nikole Clark) have purchased WT Mr. Big Kill and are debuting him under the name WT Kid Rock. We’re excited for the story of Bill and his remarkable bull to be shared and to see what the future holds.
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• Members can enter more than one animal, but each entry must have a TLBAA registration number or, if too young to be branded, the TLBAA registration numbers of both sire and dam. Contest will be open until December 31st, 2022. Winners will be decided by an independent judge not involved in the Winnerscontest. will be announced during the Longhorn weekend in January. winning entry will be featured on the front cover of TRAILS. (If pos sible, think vertical when snapping the photo) The additional finalists as elsewhere in the magazine.
Here’s how the contest will work:
Entries must be e-mailed or mailed (postmarked) to the TLBAA office by December 31st. Get involved, check your 2022 calves and pick your entries for this annualCalfcontest.Contest2021 Winner For questions or concerns, email Tina DuBose (tinadubose10@gmail.com), Deb Lesyk (halters.buckets@yahoo.com), or Myra Basham (myra@tlbaa.org). Let’s see if we can have entries from every state and country that has TLBAA members. Make it fun and encourage other members to send entries.
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• A colorful photo of an active TLBAA member’s most colorful calf born in 2022, will be submitted to the TLBAA office. The picture must be high quality. Preferred format is digital file from a camera, saved and sent at maximum file size. If using a cell phone, please do not use zoom. Get close to the calf. If sending a print to be scanned it must be at least 8 x 10 inches and printed out as a photo (Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, Office Stores).
• A $20 entry fee made payable to the TLBAA is to be included with the photo.
2005 – Ronnie Cruce 2006 – Albert G. “Pete” Boyce, Jr. 2007 – Trigg & Traci Moore 2008 – Steve & Bodie Quary 2009 – Steven Zunker 2010 – Donnie Taylor 2011 – Elmer Rosenberger
1993 – Dan. O. Coates
2021 – The Bass Family, Felix, Della & Felicia Serna
1987 – J.G. “Jack” Phillips
Past Recipients of the Elmer Parker Award
1997 – Noah & Melba Oliver
2012 – Kim & Robert Richey
2017 – John & Christy Randolph
Calling for Nominations for the TLBAA Special Awards
Lifetime Devotion to the Texas Longhorn Breed and Its Breeders
2001 – Charley & Doris Snyder
Past recipients of the Jack Phillips Award
1994 – John & Silvia Gams
2020– Donnie Taylor
Jan McDaniel
2013 – Dale Hunt & Sherrill Caddel
1991 – Eddie Wood
1992 – F.M. “Blackie” Graves
Jack Phillips Award
2009 – Michael McLeod
The Parker Brown color designation on Longhorn registrations was named after Elmer Parker – the dark brown, almost black color, with lighter dorsal stripe, was one of his favorite colors.
Elmer Parker Lifetime Award
1988 – Dave Evans
1990 – Charles Schreiner III
1994 – Leonard Stiles
The TLBAA special year end awards will be presented during the annual meeting held during Texas Longhorn Weekend in January 2022. All TLBAA active members are encouraged to nominate fellow breeders for these spe cial honors. Nominees will each be verified as active TLBAA members in good standing. Nominations must be in a written format and will include why/how the individual nominated fulfills the criteria of the award. An individual can only be nominated for one award each year. All nominees received and verified will be listed in the November TRAILS, and you the members, will be selecting the overall award winners. Deadline for nomination submissions is September 15, 2021, 5 pm CST. Nominations should be emailed to awards@tlbaa.org. If unable to email, you may fax or mail to the TLBAA office. Think about who you know that deserves to be recognized for a year end award. Remember the deadline for nominations for these awards is September 15, 2021, 5 pm CST. For further informa tion or additional questions please contact Tina L. DuBose, Affiliate Chairperson. Continue reading for criteria and past winners of these prestigious awards.
This award is named after former TLBAA President Jack Phillips who was a quiet, yet forceful presence in the TLBAA. It is hoped that Affiliate Presidents will encourage their members to nominate individuals who have ful filled this criteria but all members of the TLBAA are encouraged to makes nominations.
1996 – Walter B. Scott
1998 – Linda Moore/ Harvey Rasmussen 1999 – Owen McGill 2000 – Charlene Semkin 2001 – Dan W. Coates 2002 – Bob Moore 2003 – Tim Miller 2004 – T.M. Smith 2005 – H.C. Carter 2006 – Sherman Boyles 2007 – Harvey Rassmussen 2008 – Dr. Bob Kropp
2016 – Joe Sedlacek
1995 – Kenneth Archer
2014 – Geoff Dawson, Tina Stewart & Charlene Musgrove
2003 – Ray Moore
2018– Keith & Tina Dubose
1998 – R.L. Slater
1999 – Glen Lewis
The Elmer Parker Lifetime Award honors those members, who have been dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the Longhorn breed, qualities that Parker was known for.
This award is named after Elmer Parker, who was a longtime employee and manager of the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge Longhorn herd. Parker joined the staff at the Refuge in 1946, learning from the previous Longhorn managers: Earl Drummond, Heck Schrader and Joe Bill Lee. In 1968, he took over the responsibilities of the Long horns at the Refuge and continued until his retirement in 1981. Thus, the continuity of Longhorn expertise at the Refuge continued for more than half a century.
The Jack Phillips Award honors individuals who have worked selflessly for the Texas Longhorn and breeders alike, without recognition.
2019– Neil Glasgow
2002 – David Hartshorn
2015 – Rodger & Bonnie Damrow
1995 – Johnnie Hoffman
1997 – Col. Fraser West
2010 – Joe & Lorinda Valentine 2011 – Maurice Ladnier 2012 – Dr. Joyce Kimble 2013 – Kaso Kety 2015 – John Allen 2016 – Wes Watson 2017 – Darol Dickinson 2018 – Dr. Gene & Lana Hightower 2019 – Dr. Darlene Aldridge D.V.M 2020 – Dora Thompson 2021 – Richard Filip
2004 – Morgan Cook, Jr.
1989 – J.W. Isaacs
2000 – Dorie Damuth
1996 – Maudeen Marks & Eileen Day
Past Recipients of the Dave Evans Award
2005 – Johnnie Robinson
Evans served on the Board of Directors of both the TLBAA and the Mountain & Plains Texas Longhorn Associa tion. He also served terms as TLBAA Vice-President. He was a founding partner and host of the Colorado National Texas Longhorn Sale, a record-breaking event when it started in 1981, which continued to be one of the industry’s major events for many years.
This award is named after Mel Raley, who will always be remembered as a shining star for the TLBAA because of his ability to share his vast knowledge of the Longhorn breed with new members.
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2018 – Austin & Taylor Rohr
2012 – El Coyote Ranch
2001 – Ben Gravett
1995 – W.O. & Patti Marquess
2002 – Zech Dameron, III
1997 – John T. Baker
1998 – Shady W Ranch
The Dave Evans Breeder of the Year Award
2011 – Danny & Merrilou Russell
2010 – Jay & Suzanne Faske
The Dave Evans Breeder of the Year Award is given to individuals who have dedicated themselves to the bet terment of Texas Longhorn cattle through their breeding program.
2005 – Rebecca Rhodes
2004 – Danny & Carole Phillips
1987 – Glen W. Lewis
1999 – Barry & Jeanne Carter Gray
2007 – Bruce & Susan Easterly
2003 – Glen & Larry Smith
2016 – James & Paula Wilkins
1988 – Dave Evans
From the start, Evans realized the necessity of using the best bulls available in the breed in order to develop a top herd. His goal was to breed for consistent size as well as correctness and outstanding horns. He purchased Texas Ranger Jr. in 1980, and then Dixie Rebel and Major Investment. In 1986, Evans acquired CT Spoty Ruler, the bull he considered to be the best he’d ever owned.
2004 – Mike Bowman
2015 – Brett & Darcy De Lapp
2020 – Ross & Curtis Ohlendorf
1999 – Bob Coffee
2013 – Bob Loomis
2009 – Jimmy Jones
2002 – Bob Loomis
2019– Bill & Suzanne Torkildsen
This award is named after native Texan, Dave Evans, who entered the Texas Longhorn industry in 1977, estab lishing the Yellow Pine Ranch at Cuchara, CO. He and his wife, Billicarole, quickly became enthusiastic about the breed and additional ranches were purchased to supplement the original ranch.
1985 – Ray Moore
1993 – Johnnie Hoffman
2021 – Kent & Sandy Harrell
1991 – Dr. Joseph Graham
2018 – John & Brenda Oliver
2017 – Richard Filip
1989 – Jerry & Martha Gillespie
2007 – Doug Hunt
1982 – Babs & Chico Wright
2016 – Nancy Dunn
1994 – Wayne Rumley, Wes & Carrie Hill
2000 – Gary “Cowboy” & Kendra Kelley
2008 – Randy Briscoe
2010 – Brent & Cindy Bolen
2001 – Joel & Shirley Lemley
1983 – Jack Montgomery
2019 – Dale Metz & DeCarlo Noble 2020 – Wes & Suzanne Smith 2021 – Dean Whitlock
1996 – El Coyote Ranch
Mel Raley Rising Star
1990 – Bob & Linda Moore
2006 – John & Brenda Oliver
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2006 – Robert and Kim Richey
2011 – Darlene Aldridge, DVM
1984 – Red McCombs
The Mel Raley Rising Star Award is a special recognition awarded to those who have been an active member of the TLBAA for less than five years and through involvement and sustained enthu siasm have made a positive impact on their peers and on the Longhorn breed.
2008 – Kaso Kety
2003 – John & Diann Chase
2000 – John & Christy Randolph
2013 – Kyle & Whitney Mayden
1986 – Al Micallef
Before his untimely death, Evans had succeeded in breeding a herd of Texas Longhorns that were well recog nized in the breed. It is therefore a significant honor to be a recipient of this award, named in honor of this dedi cated Longhorn breeder.
2017 – John & Lauren Clark
Past Recipients of the Mel Raley Rising Star Award
2009 – Matt Westmoreland
1992 – Dr. L.V. Baker
2012 – Greg Franks
The recipients of these awards will be honored as part of the Texas Longhorn Weekend in Fort Worth, Texas. Contact TLBAA at 817-625-6241 for more information.
How and why does the nominee fulfill the described criteria of the award? (Please limit comments to 450 words)
Use Additional Paper if Needed – If multiple nominations are received for an individual, the comments will be combined into one set of criteria. Please submit photo(s) of nominee with this nomination. Return completed form to awards@tlbaa.org. If you are unable to email, you may fax or mail to the TLBAA office. P.O. Box 4430, Fort Worth, Texas 76164 817.625.6241 • 817.625.1388 Fax
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TLBAA Year-End Awards Nomination Form
THE DEADLINE TO RECEIVE NOMINATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 15, 2022, 5 p.m. CST.
Your Name: _________________________________________________________TLBAA Number________________
TLBAA is now accepting nominations to four important annual awards. Each award encompasses different characteristics, values and contributions to the Texas Longhorn industry. Nominations must describe in detail how the nominee fulfills the criteria of the award. Name-only nominations will not be accepted. Nominees must be active TLBAA members in good standing.
Nominee’s Name: ___________________________________________________TLBAA Number________________
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“I think there is a misconception about what low stress livestock handling really is. People tend to think it is all very slow and quiet—which it is—but it’s also very efficient.” It’s actually the fastest way to get things done without harming the cattle, and it’s safer and less risky for the people and the cattle.
Bud died in 2012 but his family continues to put on
Bud was born in 1932 on a farm in southern Oregon, where his family had work horses, dairy and beef cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry and raised grain and hay. He met his future wife (Eunice) at a country square dance and they were married in 1952.
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Williams making a video presentation.
When Bud and Eunice moved back to the U.S., Dawn continued working for Vee Tee Feeders. “Then I ended up moving to Texas and became the livestock manager on the ranch they were living on. I spent 10 years at that ranch and then moved to Sulfur Springs to another opera tion that I managed for a lady from West Texas. I am currently leasing that ranch and another ranch just southwest of Fort Worth and I do consulting and teaching as well,” she“Iexplains.feelthat I need to share what I was blessed to be able to learn. Not many people have the kind of access to Bud that we did, at Vee Tee Feed ers and after. Now that he’s gone, several of us are very committed to preserving his legacy and his knowledge to the best of our ability and recollection. It’s a very important message for ranchers, hobby farmers, and anyone who handles livestock,” Dawn says.
“We worked at first on cattle and sheep ranches in northern California,” she recalls. “When we went on our first job at a big ranch in the mountains, Bud was horrified at the way they handled the stock. He told me there was no way that he was going to work stock that way!” Eunice said. He started figuring better ways to do
“Theit. main things that enabled him to perfect his method of handling livestock were his great powers of observation and pure stubbornness,” she said. He was able to rotationally graze pastures without fences, taking any type of livestock (including weaned calves) onto unfenced ranges, and teaching them to stay as a herd.“After our daughters grew up and left home, Bud and I started traveling more, taking jobs that were dif ficult and interesting. We had excellent results work ing beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats, elk, fallow deer, reindeer, bison, and hogs. We gathered reindeer above the Arctic Circle in Alaska and wild cattle in Mexico and the Aleutian Islands and our way of handling cows resulted in remarkable increases in production in dairy herds,” she said. In 1989, after urging from many of the people he had helped, Bud began teaching his stock manship methods to more people.
schools and clinics to teach people his methods, and their students continue to spread the word and do schools. Many of the folks who attend these presenta tions are inspired to teach others.
STOCKMANSHIP CLINICS– She and Whit Hibbard (a Montana rancher who was also a student of Bud Wil
Dawn Hnatow was one of his students. She grew up in Alberta on a mixed cattle and grain operation. “I was working at Vee Tee Feeders in Lloydminster, and this is when we first met Bud because he came to work there. I spent about 10 years working with him there, learning about his way of handling livestock and I saw how much better it was for the livestock and for the people,” she says.
StockmanshipLow-Stress
Every now and then someone comes along with ideas or observations that change the way people do things. Bud Williams was that kind of person, and his unique methods of handling livestock are becoming known and adapted by a growing number of folks in the cattle indus try. Bud’s way of doing things is not only easier on the animals and the people handling them—and safer--but also saves/makes mon ey for the producer because reduc ing stress on these animals helps decrease illness and injury and im proves health and production.
Eunice & Bud Williams giving a presentation.
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“All of us, as ranchers, if we have horses, we train
them first, before we go out and expect to do a job with them, and the same with a stock dog. But not many people actually consider working with their livestock to prepare them for what we need them to do. This is what was so revolutionary about what Bud did,” she says.
As pressure is applied to move the animals, some of it must be released when they move, either by you stepping back, or by the fact that they moved ahead. Constant pressure with no let-up, or excessive pres sure, is what panics animals. “There is always a correct position, and this spot moves as the animal moves. The angle you move—in relation to the animal—de termines if you will maintain proper position. The speed you move is important, but not as important as the angle,” Eunice said.
This was the missing piece, and makes so much sense when you think about it, but no one had really done it, prior to Bud. Most people who handled cattle did it more with a “cowboy” mentality, pitting them selves against the animal, rather than realizing that the cow is an individual (like a horse) with a personality and can be influenced a lot by how you handle her.
“This is something that Whit and I have talked about because he comes from a 5th generation ranching fam ily—and they are still ranching and doing a very good job of it. We’ve talked about the notion that somehow low stress stockmanship threatens our ranching and cowboy culture and history. I don’t think that’s true.
The customary way is to try to make the animal do what you want, but Bud’s way is to let the animal do what you want. Rather than blaming the animal for going the wrong way, we must ask ourselves what we did to cause the animal to react that
You put the pressure on cattle coming from the side at an angle rather than from behind. “You take an angle that makes the cow realize that if she doesn’t move up you will bump ing into her, and she will hurry to get past you,” said Eunice Wil liams.“The only thing that makes stockmanship difficult is that our instincts are wrong for the prop er way to handle cattle.” We have to keep reminding ourselves to be patient and not try to force cattle to do something, but this doesn’t mean no “Budpressure.put more pressure on cattle than just about anybody, but he applied pressure in the right place. That makes all the difference. He expected cattle to move right out; he didn’t baby them. But if you are in the wrong place, this is very counterproductive and the cattle don’t trust you,” she said.
Bud’s method of working livestock consists of learning to “read” what the animal is telling you, and changing your position so she wants to go where you want her to go. It is important that the animals do not consider you a threat. If you want cattle to move away from you, the worst place you can be is right behind them. That’s their blind spot; they want to turn around and keep an eye on you.
Those horsemen broke trail for this entire movement. “There’s a lot of similarity between that way of thinking and the way Bud taught. With cattle you are dealing with multiple animals rather than training a horse, but the concept is the same,” Dawn says. Many people still don’t understand, however, that cattle are just as train able as horses and a person needs to use some of those same methods to get the proper response from cattle.
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liams) recently did a one-day clinic together in Alberta. “We tried to lay out the basic concepts and techniques that Bud developed over the years, and explain to the participants how and why we want to handle cattle this way. It’s such a big paradigm shift when you switch from making animals do things rather than letting them do something (working with them instead of against them). This whole revolution came first in the horse industry with Tom Dorrance and Ray Hunt.”
Theway.traditional method of driving livestock is to chase the animals from where they were, to where the people want them to go, but using fear and force to move animals is very stressful to them. Bud explained that proper position on your part (and noth ing more) is enough pressure to allow you to move livestock to any place they are physically able to go. If you are in the proper position, the animals will want to move in the desired direction, but excessive pressure will cause them to panic.
Trust and confidence are a huge aspect. “If you tru ly believe that the cattle are doing exactly what you are telling them to do (and you are projecting that feeling to them and in the right place) it will work. If you are in the wrong spot, however, you are telling them the
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wrong thing--like wanting someone to turn right but you are telling them to go left, and then getting mad at them for going to the left. If they are not doing what you want them to do, you need to change your mes sage!” It’s your fault, not the cow.
Williams showing his techniques on a herd of reindeer.
“There are some really good stock handlers who are doing great things with their animals, and this opens people’s eyes when they can see this for themselves. I came from a very conventional background but I got to see Bud handle cattle every day and it didn’t take long to figure out that this guy is not just really lucky; he was doing things that were quite remarkable. He had a very different way of thinking and different way of doing things, and it should be the benchmark for how things are done with livestock,” she says.
clinics, but usually by the end of it they are willing to say there is some merit to it. In our classroom context we have some videos that show the difference, and show what’s possible, and that it doesn’t have to be a struggle every time you do something with your stock,” she says.
“That’s not a good way to handle cattle, however, if you are shipping that day! You don’t want all that shrink, running them around. When you can show people on paper what that costs, and also think about the quality of life for the animals and for the people who care for them, it’s exponentially better doing it the low-stress way.”
“Anyone who knew Bud will tell you that he was a contrarian thinker. He was extremely observant and had a photographic memory. He could recount, in great detail, everything he ever saw. He was also very persis tent. He was totally focused and constantly challeng ing the status quo—not just in the livestock world but in everything. If you told Bud that something couldn’t be done, he would find a way to do it. That was just his nature. He was just a very different person in how he viewed things and how he felt things should be done. We are lucky to have people like him come along. I am sure the animals are grateful!”
“We have met folks who were somewhat resistant, at
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Some people may feel that way, but good cowboys want a good job done,” Dawn says. The older cowboys with a lot of experience have often learned patience and how to handle cattle in ways that work better, whereas many of the younger ones still want to whoop and holler and show off their rodeo skills.
This is a quiet revolution that needs to happen. The cattle industry is under a lot of pressure now from ani mal rights groups, environmentalists, and people who want to do away with animal agriculture. “Anything we can do to mitigate the negative image that those folks are trying to portray of us, is a good thing. Sadly, we do have some things to answer for in the cattle indus try. I think if we can step up and try to correct those problems ourselves, we will have a better image. I don’t relish the idea of movie stars and celebrities directing policy on how livestock should be handled! Those are the people with the voice and the money and the power (and a lot of influence) but they are not the people who know how to fix it,” she explains.
Whitney Walczyk Aberdeen, WA
Shelly Lilljedahl Jonesboro, TX Radiance Ranch Midlothian, TX
Troup, TX
Allison Kraft Helena, MT
Rick And Linda Strickland Bryson, TX
Smith Arena Broken Bow, OK
1x Ranch
Red Tiner
Welcome Our New Members!
Birmingham, AL
Trinity Oaks Ranch Wills Point, TX
Trenton, TX
Austin Lee Tislow Chandler, OK
Lesa Lafferty Indiahoma, OK
Midway, TX
Oak View Ranch Poolville, TX
Shelly Amelo Duncan, OK
John Eberle
Windy Top Farms, Llc. Stockton, MO
Egon Jozef Mongel Nitrianska Streda, Slovakia
Tony Wells Weatherford, TX
MeMber News
Raymond & Sara Weaver Apple Creek, OH
Samuel Bailes Maryville, TN
Porter, OK
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E.t. Pettit Bells, TX
Big Tex Ranch, Llc Missouri City, TX Chase Sligh Moody, TX
Fones Ranch
Michael Ann Vaughn Era, TX
Lnl Ranch, Llc Plains, MT
Ohana Ranch
Connie J Zielinski Casper, WY
Bryson Hill Goldendale, WA
Dakan Ranch Ii Llc Sedalia, CO
4j Ranch Cleveland, TX
Lazy E Longhorns Richland, WA Lorne Buss Tigerton, WI
Jason Sequeira Petaluma, CA
Brian Nolt Manheim, PA
Waco, TX
Jamie & Jeb Balderson Council, ID
The Foster Field Company, LLC - Bobine Hurricane, UT Price Ranch Wytheville, VA
Dan E Batchelor
Gene Simmons Springhill, LA
Johnny Routon Olney, TX
We’re happy to welcome the following new members to our association. These promotional, active & lifetime members joined between August 1 & August 31, 2022 If you live near one of these new breeders, be sure to reach out introduce yourself!
Erin & Kyle Eaton Ellensburg, WA
Timothy And Irma Shinn Ada, OK
Bt Longhorns Jonestown, PA
Kd Cluiss
Nick John Enid, OK
Snuff Ridge Ranch Cleveland, TX
Zephyr, TX
Rogers Ranch Neosho, MO
Evergreen Ranch Pryor, OK
Kelli Teixeira
Austin & Rebekah Lovelis Nashville, AR
Taran Metcalf Amarillo, TX
Hutch Abode Farms Centerton, AR
Eddie Sowers Stanford, KY
Triple B Ranch Of Gilmer Llc Gilmer, TX
Jj Ranch Graham, TX
Kelsey & Gracie Ledgerwood Bristow, OK
Mike & Amanda Mazock
Ohana Ranch *see Number 87511* Troup, TX
J & J Longhorns Mcdonough, GA
Zachary Rackers
Layton Karr Montreal, MO
Naomi Wattenbarger Wayne, OK Dayton Hess Benton, PA
Torie & Michael Sayre Pawnee, OK
Casey Wieland York, SC B & K Ranch Norris, SD Rachel Millard Columbia, TN
Cori Gilroy Boerne, TX
Bill And Kimberly Avery Springtown, TX
Tony Duran Hillsboro, TX Honeycutt Farms Houston, TX
Poteet, TX
Cole Emberton Hallsville, TX
Van, TX
Dane & Jan Bruchhaus Sulphur, LA
Kent Evers La Salle, CO
Whiskey Possum Ranch Decatur, TX
Plano, TX
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E. The name of a registered animal may be changed prior to the registration of progeny. Written permission from the original owner of the animal along with the specified feed must be submitted to the TLBAA office. The names of animals, which have registered progeny are not eligible for change.
F. No TLBAA registered name may be exactly duplicated. In the event of exact duplicate names, the private herd number will be automatically added after the name. In the rare event of exact duplicate name and private herd number, the application will be sent back for the name to be changed.
C. Symbols other than standard letters, ampersand, apostrophe, slash, dash, or numbers are not acceptable as part of the name.
A. The name of the animal being registered should not exceed twenty-four (24) letters. The numeral portion of the names must be included in this limit of 24 letters.
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B. Masculine names should be given to bulls; feminine names to females.
D. The TLBAA recommends that members not use established prefixes or suffixes.
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I know a few shows up north have kick-stated our season this past month and here in Texas and Oklahoma, the month of September brings us full-swing into show season with State Fairs and affiliate shows. I am looking forward to seeing ya’ll at these upcoming shows – it’s gonna be a GREAT year!
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Back to school means back to shows! Who’s ready? I sure am!
Remember, with the start of show season and these continued HOT days, to keep both you and your cattle hydrated!
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8.) What have you learned while you have been showing Longhorns that has helped you grow as a person? I learned from showing longhorns that resilience, responsibility, and hard work is key. It may get hard working with your projects at times, but keep on going and all of it pays off.
9.) What is the best part about being a TLBT? The best part of being in the TLBT is the opportunity to be in an organization that builds you up to be the best person you can be.
7.) What has been your biggest influence while showing Longhorns?
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10.) What is your favorite quote? “You can’t have a million dollar dream on a minimum wage work ethic.” - Frank Felcman
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4.) Where did you earn your first reward? What type of award? I won my first showmanship award at the Holiday Extravaganza in December 2020
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6.) Do you enjoy showing Longhorns? Why? I love showing longhorn
12.) What advice would you give a newcomer to TLBT? It may be hard when you start, but trust me, if you just keep working, it will get easier.
3.) What is your favorite Longhorn color and pattern? Grullia and brindle of
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1.) Why did you join TLBT? I joined the TLBT because when I first saw longhorn cattle, I immediately fell in love with the breed and I wanted to be a part of it.
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The first person that became my mentor in showing Texas longhorns was Gabby Curtis. I purchased one of my first steers from her and she has given me tons of amazing advice along the way.
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5.) What is your funniest TLBT moment? My funniest TLBT moment was probably when I was in the show ring at the State Fair of Texas and my steer stepped on my foot while I was walking. I dramatically fell and everyone was worried that I got hurt. But I just got back up again and it ended up just being really funny.
cattle because of the atmosphere and the people I show with. I also love the memories I’ve made along the way, and the person it’s made me become.
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13.) What would you like your future career to be? Stock Contractor, Breeder
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2.) What is your favorite Longhorn show and why? My favorite Longhorn show has to be either The Source Syndicate show, or the TLBAA World Show. I love the competition and involvement.
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A maximum of TWO Speeches or Seminar worksheets may be turned in each month for points. Both must be submitted to the TLBAA office within 30 days of the presentation. Worksheets for both may be found on the TLBAA website, under events and acquiring points.
Senior Director
Waxahachie, TX
Red Oak, TX
Did you know that Dr. Julie Pack is well traveled? She has judged cattle in 10 different states as well as visited 4 continents and 12 different countries. Also, she has a Bachelor in Animal Science, a Masters in Reproductive Physiology and Biology, a Masters in Public Health, and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
14.) If you could make a rule for a day and everyone had to follow it, What would it be? Be kind to everyone even though they might not be kind to you.
TLBT OFFICER SPOTLIGHT: SHERIDAN VAN BLARCOM
11.) What is your favorite ice cream flavor? Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Interest has been strong, with active pre-bidding for the 4th Annual TOP HAND sale. Our report will be included after the sale, in the October edition of Trails
The GPTLA membership continues to welcome new member producers. We would LOVE to have you join us! $250 lifetime membership dues or $25.00 annual. Many thanks to EVERYONE who makes all of this happen!!
Fall is in the air!
Call us any time! Scot O’Bryan, Vice President, GPTLA (605) 344-2263 or Gordon Howie, President, GPTLA (605) 381-3998 We are always happy to help!
TLBAA’s Newest Junior Member
TEXAS LONGHORN ASSOCIATILONGHORNON GORDON GKHOWIE@YAHOO.COMPRESIDENTHOWIE
“News on the Trail” is a celebration of life and industry accomplishments for TLBAA members and their families. You do not have to make national news or be given a national award. You merely have to reach a milestone or in some way represent the Longhorn breed in your community, state or via media coverage.
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Plans for a Horn Showcase Satellite Measurement event and GPTLA meeting are under way. The Satellite Measurement is set for October 8th at 10:00 am, followed by lunch. It will take place at the Gordon & Connie Howie Ranch just east of Rapid City, SD.
Date will soon be set for the Black Hills Longhorn Sale at the Black Hills Stock Show. This is one of the largest Stock Shows in the nation, scheduled from Jan. 27th through Feb. 5th, 2023. The Black Hills Longhorn Sale is a virtual sale, providing a winter-time opportunity to sell Longhorns “at the ranch” without dealing with the weather issues our region can present at that time of year. If you are interested in participating in this sale, contact Gordon Howie 605-381-3998 for information.
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The newest member of Christa Cattle Co. recieved their membership in the mail this month. Baby Ava Grace is TLBAA’s newest Junior member and we can’t wait to see what she does next! Thanks so much to her parents Jason and Rebecca Christa for sharing the photo with us.
That’s a good thing, and a bad thing in our region. It’s good because those who are fortunate enough to still have some pasture can keep their cows on it for awhile before the snow begins to blow. It’s a bad thing, because sooner or later we will all have to start feeding expensive hay. We all continue to pray for more rain, grass and hay. In the meantime, we cinch up our belts and deal with it!
The Longhorn market continues to be good and growing in our region. More new breeders and GPTLA members continue to get on board. It’s a lot of work, but we don’t mind… it is truly a labor of love!
(Top) Wow KCC (Right) Celebrating Wow KCC’s victory at a TLBAA World Show
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Dr. Adena Joyce Pederson Kimble, age 94 of Karnes City, Texas passed away peacefully in her home on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. She was born to Emil Pederson and Dr. Lottie Lee Kemp Pederson on November 27, 1927, in Texon, Texas.Dr. Joyce married Dr. C.W. Kimble and had four wonderful children. Throughout her life she had many accomplishments. First and foremost, she was a loving mother and grandmother. Dr. Joyce attended Mark Twain Jr. High and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. She then attended Trinity University and Texas Chiropractic College all of which was in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Joyce entered chiropractic college at the age of seventeen. When she graduated, laws had to be changed just to allow her to practice.
She and her husband, Dr. C.W. Kimble moved to Karnes City in the early 1950s and opened their first Chiropractic Practice. The community accepted them with open arms, and before they knew it their lives began to flourish. There have been three generations of women chiropractors in her family and more than thirteen members of the family are chiropractors. Dr. Joyce and her husband were deeply involved with many community projects.
Dr. Joyce traveled the world with her family teaching the Science of Chiropractic, successful business building and management, and Women’s Empowerment seminars. Dr. Joyce was a Parker College of Chiropractic team seminar teacher for over thirty years. She was a pioneer for women within the Chiropractic profession and encouraged countless women to achieve their goals. Dr. Joyce was awarded numerous accolades throughout her career as a Chiropractor and Team Teacher.
A graveside service was held Friday, July 15, 2022 at the Karnes City Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers and plants, please make a donation to the Dr. Joyce Kimble Memorial Fund, Karnes City Fire Dept at 103 E. Calvert, Karnes City, Tx, 78118, The Karnes Humane Organization at P.O. Box 128, Kenedy, Tx, 78119, or the Karnes City Education foundation- Aviation (memo: memorial fund) P.O. Box 178, Karnes City, Tx 78118.
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November 27, 1927 - July 13, 2022
Her passion in the 1980s became Texas Longhorn Cattle. She, along with her children as partners, began building the herd and very soon realized they had something special. In 1993, Dr. Joyce’s most special longhorn was born. She fell in love with him instantly, naming him “Wow”. “Wow” and the family would go on to win multiple state, national and world competitions. In 2011, Dr. Joyce was presented with the Elmer Parker award by the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of ThroughoutAmerica.herlife,
Our family and community will deeply miss her, but we are all blessed to have known and loved her. Her legacy will live on forever.Sheis preceded in death by her parents, husband, and sister.
Dr. Adena Joyce Pederson Kimble
Dr. Joyce enjoyed watching her family grow and prosper. She attended countless football games, basketball games, track meets and school programs, etc. She was extremely proud to be a Karnes City Badger mom and grandma. For our family and much of the community she was a pillar of strength, smart as a whip, gave the absolute best advice, and was always the epitome of grace, beauty, and a Lady.
Dr. Joyce is survived by her children, Dona Jane Yanta (Clarence), Dr. Janis Kimble O’Brien (Sean), Dr. Patrick Kimble, Dr. Scott Kimble (Mackie); grandchildren, T.K. Miller (Becky), Dona Beth Miller (Kevin Ables), Adena Amber Guthrie (Cody), Zachary Miller, Timothy Yanta, Shannon O’Brien, McKenna Kimble Crawford (Gage), Thomas Yanta and numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.
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46 | September 2022 TEXAS LONGHORN TRAILS WEST TEXAS ALBERTACANADA SOUTH TEXAS BEAVERAuctioneersClassifiedsCREEKLONGHORNSEst. 1995. Con formation, color, disposition, pedigree and HORNS. Reasonable prices. Carole Muchmore, Ponca City, OK. 580 765-9961 (calls only) or email cmuchmor@ poncacity.net. www.beavercreeklonghorns.com LONE WOLF RANCH Dr. Lee and Linda Ragains 918-855-0704 • Sallisaw, Tradewww.lonewolfranch.netOK&BarterTRADEYOURLONGHORNS – We’ll take your bulls and steers in trade for cows, heifers, pairs, herd sires or semen from breed’s top quality bulls. Stonewall Valley Ranch, Fredericksburg, TX. Days 512-454-0476 / Weekends 830-644-2380. THATE Cattle Company Your source for big-horned cattle in the North— utilizing the right bloodlines to produce the horn. Fairmont, 507-235-3467Minnesota BUTLER YOUR SOURCE FOR BIG-HORNED BUTLER CATTLE. Advertising options everyone can afford! Breeders Guide Ads: $365 for one year (That’s just $1 a day!) Classified Ads: $15/month - Standard text $25/month - Boxed Email myra@tlbaa.org to get your listing added! TENNESSEEUTAH Classified Ads: $15/month - Standard text $25/month - Boxed Cattle For Sale McIntyre www.mcintyreranches.comRanches308-750-8384 WEST TEXAS
Star Creek Ranch 45
Butler Longhorn Museum 9
Beadle Land & Cattle 8, 44
Dickinson Cattle Co BC
Lucky Mountain Ranch
Freeman Ranch 5
Spring Creek Farms 9
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TLBAA Special Awards 32-34
Rolling Hills Ranch Longhorns 44 Roper’s Ranch 46
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Jack Mountain Ranch 46
DCT Cattle 5
Falls Creek Longhorns 8
Helm Cattle Co 45
Lemonade Ranch 45
Little Ace Cattle Co. 9
TLBAA Colorful Calf Contest 31
Walkers U7- 46 WB Longhorns 45 Westhaven Longhorns 44 Whitlock Longhorns. FC Wynfaul Acres 9
Triple S Bar Ranch 45 TS Adcock Longhorns 46
Doug Hunt Longhorns 46
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Butler Breeder’s Futurity 9
BPT Longhorns 8
Caballo Bravo Longhorns 44
Circle Double C Ranch. FC Cold Copper Cattle Co. 11, 30
J&M Ranch 45
Champion Genetics. 38
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Cedar View Ranch 44
DCCI Equipment 38
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Anderson, Frank Jr. and III 8 Arch Acres 44
Ironwood Ranch 45
Hidden Springs Ranch 39
Ross Ranch Horns 45
Northbrook Cattle Company NS Horns
Stonewall Valley Ranch 46
Bull Creek Longhorns 3
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Sand Hills Ranch 44
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Big Valley Longhorns 44
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Rio Vista Ranch 9
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Sutton Timber & Cattle 44
Bentwood Ranch 46
TLBAA Beef Producers 25
Rockin Hil Longhorns 44 Rocking P Longhorns 9
TTT Longhorn Tape Measure 46 — W —
Flying D Ranch 45
Diamond Q Longhorns 45
Triple R Ranch (TX) 9
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Eddie Wood Cowtown Classic Sale 26, 27
J.M.R. Cattle Co. 45
Butler Breeders 8, 9.
Safari B Ranch 45
Rafter M Ranch 45
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Flying Diamond Ranch 44
Thate Cattle Co 9, 46 TL Longhorns IFC Thurmond Longhorns 46
Christa Cattle Co. 8
Send your photo with caption to: Texas Longhorn Trails, Attn. Myra, • P.O. Box 4430 • Fort Worth, Texas 44160 or myra@tlbaa.org (Email entries should include address.) Photo may be used in a future issue due to number of responses
Hicks Texas Longhorns 8
Lucas Ranch
Cote Cattle Company 44
Guttman, Ralph 46
GVR Longhorns 45
KDK Longhorns. IFC
Jane’s Land & Cattle Co. 9
SS Longhorns 45
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Lodge Creek Longhorns 44
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Crazy Cattle Co 45
Rocky Mountain Longhorns 44 Rolling D Ranch 44
A & S Land & Cattle 45
El Coyote Ranch 1
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Dalgood Longhorns 8
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Elm Springs Acres 46
F & F Ranch 44
Stahl/Timcheck Partnership 28-29 Struthoff Ranch 46
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River’s Bend Ranch 44
FHR Longhorns 45
Baker, Bo 8
Hickman Longhorns 45 Horns. 38
McCarty, Bruce McLeod
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Bennett Longhorn Cattle Co. 8
Lone Wolf Ranch 45, 46
J Square Ranch 5
Running Arrow Farm LLC 42
Singing Coyote Ranch 46 6CR Longhorns. FC Spidle Ranch 46
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Diamond C Ranch 45
Raising Hale Ranch 46
Beaver Creek Longhorns 46
Leonard New River Ranch 7
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SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 1 • Fred Bryant Memorial Sale & Futurity, Springfield, MO. Contact Johnny Hicks 269-998-8027 or www. heartlandsalesandfuturities.com
SEPTEMBER 29-30 • Hudson-Valentine Fort Worth Stockyards Longhorn Auction, River Ranch Stockyards. Lorinda Valentine (270) 996-2046 or panthercreekranch@att.net
NOVEMBER 2022
SEPTEMBER 29 - OCTOBER 1 • Tulsa State Fair, Ford Truck Arena 1, Tulsa Fairgrounds, Tulsa, OK. Entry Deadline: August 26, 2022.. Contact Walker Hance walker32flu@yahoo.com, (918) 808-6268 or David Edwards dledwards. texaslonghorncattle@gmail.com, (918) 557-0364. Qualifying Haltered, Youth & Trophy Steers.
NOVEMBER 5 • Peach State Showout, Statesboro, GA. Contact Cole Meeks 912-601-5283 or visit www.rollinghillsranchlonghorns.com
• Jan 16th - Fort Worth Stock Show Open Longhorn Show
OCTOBER 8 • Thiessen/McIntyre Annual Texas Longhorn Production Sale, El Dorado, KS. 2 p.m. Scott Farber, crossfirelonghorns@gmail.com, 316-706-9400 or LD McIntyre, tejas@mcintyreranches.com, 308-750-8384
FEBRUARY 2023
March 24 - 26 • OTLA Spring Shoot-Out, Payne County Expo Center, Stillwater. TX. Entry Deadline: March 6, 2023. Contact Walker Hance walker32flu@yahoo.com, (918) 808-6268 or David Edwards dledwards. texaslonghorncattle@gmail.com, (918) 557-0364. Qualifying Haltered, NonHaltered, Youth, Youth Points Only & Trophy Steers.
SEPTEMBER 30 - OCTOBER 2 • East Texas State Fair, Tyler, TX. Enter online at etstatefair.com. Contact John & Brenda Oliver 972-268-0083, joliver210@ yahoo.com or Lana Hightower 903-681-1093 or glcattleco@aol.com. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered, Youth & Trophy Steers.
MAY 5-6 • Red McCombs Fiesta Sale, Johnson City, TX. Contact Teresa Sparger at Teresa_redmccombslonghorns@yahoo.com or (210) 392 5133.
• Jan 15th - Fort Worth Stock Show Youth Longhorn Show
OCTOBER 28-30 • Ark-La-Tex Fall Show, George Henderson Expo Center, Lufkin, TX. Entry deadline: Oct. 17, 2022. Contact Tina DuBose at arklatex. tina10@gmail.com or (979) 277-2656. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered, Youth, Trophy Steers and Youth Points Only.
NOVEMBER 11-13 • State Fair of Louisiana, Shreveport, LA. Contact Tina DuBose arklatex.tina10@gmail.com or (979) 277-2656. Qualifying halterd, NonHaltered, Youth, Trophy Steers and Youth Points Only.
• Jan 14th - Eddie Wood Cowtown Classic Sale
March 24 • YMBL South Texas State Fair Longhorn Show, Ford Arena, Beaumont, TX. Tina DuBose (979) 277-2656 or arklatex.tina10@gmail.com. Qualifying Haltered, Youth & Trophy Steers.
MAY 5-7 • Trail of Turquoise Longhorn Show, Location to be determined. Kyla Lovejoy (940) 600-7033 or kyla_gail@yahoo.com. Qualifying Haltered, Trophy Steers, Youth, Youth Miniatures, Points Only, & Miniatures.
OCTOBER 8-9 • TLBAA Horn Showcase Satellite Measurings, Various locations. visit www.tlbaa.org for updated list.
Qualifying Halterd, Youth, Youth Miniatures, Youth Points Onlyand Miniatures
NOVEMBER 18-20 • OTLA Fall Show, Sycamore Springs Arena, Locust Grove, OK. Contact Walker Hance walker32flu@yahoo.com, (918) 808-6268 or David Edwards dledwards.texaslonghorncattle@gmail.com, (918) 557-0364. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered Youth & Trophy Steers.
FEBRUARY 17-19 • San Angelo Stock Show, San Angelo, TX. Amanda Danley (432) 894-1430 or adanley@seminoleisd.net. Qualifying Haltered, Youth, Youth Points Only, Miniatures, & Trophy Steers.
MAY 2023
SAVE THE DATE TEXAS LONGHORNComing Events
DECEMBER 29 - JANUARY 1 • Cattlemen’s Congress, Oklahoma City Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, OK. Entries due Nov. 18th. For more information: www.cattlemenscongress.com. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered, Youth & Trophy Steers.
APRIL 2023
DECEMBER 2022
NOVEMBER 18-20 • Kaufman Police Association Longhorn Show, Henderson County Fairgrounds, Athens, TX. Entry Deadline Oct. 30th Joel Norris, (972) 533-4945 or joelnorris83.jn@gmail.com. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered, Youth, Trophy Steers & Miniatures.
FEBRUARY 11 • Matagorda County Fair, Bay City, TX. Stephen Head (979) 5495270 or headshorns@hotmail.com. Qualifying Youth.
NOVEMBER 4-6 • Jim Curry Classic, South Plains Fairgrounds, Lubbock. TX. Entry Deadline: October 22, 2022. Contact Jeremy Robertson (806) 548-8248 or jimcurryclassic@gmail.com. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered, Youth, Youth Points Only, Youth Miniatures & Trophy Steers.
OCTOBER 21-23 • STLA Llano Fall Frenzy, John L. Kuykendall Event Center & Arena, Llano, TX. Jill Rosales (512) 743-8026 or registration@stla.org.
JANUARY 20-21 • National Western Texas Longhorn Show, Denver, CO. Lana PEarson (719) 740-0741 or lana14338@gmail.com. Qualifying Haltered, NonHaltered, Youth, Miniatures & Trophy Steers.
April 21-23 • Great Western Trail Days, Goree Expo Center, Coleman, TX. Ashlee Miller (325) 669-2292, slickrockdesigns@gmail.com or Catherine Morris (325) 829-9219 or morriscatran@taylortel.net. Qualifying Haltered, Youth, Youth Points Only & Trophy Steers.
APRIL 22 • 45th B&C Spring Sale, Kirksville, MO. Sale auctioneers: Shawn & Bill Sayre. Contact: Shawn 660-734-8782.
APRIL 29 • TLBNM Rawhide Days, Tucumcari, NM. Contact James Johnson 575-799-8110 or MJJ1971@ME.com. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered, Youth, Miniatures & Trophy Steers.
MAY 26-27 • Border State Breeder Spotlight Sale, El Dorado, KS. Contact Scott Farber, crossfirelonghorns@gmail.com or 316-706-9400
OCTOBER 29-November 2 • Mid-American Stock Show, Grand Island Livestock Complex, Grand Island, NE. Justin Georges (402) 580-0209 or (530) 228-3567, justin.georges@yahoo.com. www.midamericanstockshow.com. Qualifying Haltered, Non-Haltered, Youth, and Trophy Steers.
JUNE 2023
OCTOBER 13-15 • TLBAA Horn Showcase, J.S. Bridwell Ag Center, Wichita Falls, TX. Contact Pam Robison (827) 625-6241 x 106 or pam@tlbaa.org.
SEPTEMBER 2023
MAY 12-14 • TLBGCA Spring Show, Miracle Farms, Brenham, TX. Stephen Head (979) 549-5270 or headshorns@hotmail.com. Qualifying Haltered, Trophy Steers, Youth, Youth Miniatures, & Miniatures.
OCTOBER 11-12 • State Fair of Texas Longhorn Show, Dallas, TX. For entry forms, visit www.BigTex.org. Contact Pam Robison (827) 625-6241 pam@ tlbaa.org or Kevin Rooker (817) 692-7843 Krooker61@gmail.com. Qualifying Haltered, Youth & Trophy Steers.
APRIL 8-9 • Hudson-Valentine Bluegrass Sale, in conjunction Bluegrass Futurity, Lexington, KY. Contact Elizabeth Hudson ehudson18@gmail.com or 502-379-1049. April 15 • ETLA Spring Show, Navarro County Expo, Corsicana, TX. Deborah Burkham (214) 616-2549 or dburk5@hotmail.com. Qualifying Haltered, NonHaltered, Youth & Trophy Steers.
• Jan. 13 - TLBAA Membership Meeting, TLBAA Board Meeting, TLBAA Special Awards Reception
OCTOBER 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
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OCTOBER 14-15 • LLano Longhorn Roundup Futurity & Show, John L. Kuykendall Event Center & Arena, Llano, TX. Bubba Bollier (325) 2476249; Troy Unger (512) 658-3316; Merrilou Russell (361) 781-4221; Sandi Nordhausen (512) 750-1350. www.llanolonghornroundup.com
March 10-12 • NTLBA Spring Show, Hopkins County Civic Center, Sulphur Springs, TX. John Oliver (972) 268-0083 or joliver210@yahoo.com & Brenda Oliver (972) 268-0031 or boliver84@yahoo.com, Qualifying Haltered, NonHaltered, Youth, Youth Points Only, Trophy Steers & Miniatures.
March 31 - April 1 • Texoma Spring Classic, Tulsa Stockyards, Tulsa, OK. Contact Mike Beck 817-905-7994 or Dale Hunt 402-214-4851
January 13-16 • Texas Longhorn Weekend, Fort Worth, TX. Pam Robison (817) 625-6241 x 106 or pam@tlbaa.org
JANUARY 2023
MARCH 2023
OCTOBER6-9 • Texas Twist Ranch Online Auction, Held on Hired Hand Live. Roger & Jackie Garlitz (214) 435-3620. El Dorado, KS. 4 p.m. Scott Farber, crossfirelonghorns@gmail.com,
JUNE 23 • The Futurity of the West Dundee, OR. Scott Picker (503) 572-5656, Scott@aspencreeklandscaping.com
JUNE 24 • Oregon Trail Sale Dundee, OR. Scott Picker (503) 572-5656, Scott@ aspencreeklandscaping.com
