CTLA Report June 2015

Canadian Texas Longhorn Association

 

As calving concludes and breeding commences, what was a beautiful spring has become a very dry beginning to the summer in western Canada. Rain and showers are beginning to moisten the land; however, they have been spotty. Pastureland is starting to rebound in areas. The hay crop looks dismal at this point. The cattle complex has been strong, which has been reflected in sales. 

Plan on visiting Canada to view great Texas Longhorns this summer!

 

 

The CTLA is eagerly anticipating our National Texas Longhorn Show held in conjunction with Westerner Days in Red Deer, Alberta, July 16-19, 2015. Members are encouraged to get their entries in and come out with your guns blazing to make this event a huge success. This show will include the second chapter of the Triple Crown Futurity for yearling heifers. Heifers accumulate points at three shows in western Canada competing for the triple crown championship. The first show was held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on April 18 and the final show will be in Ponoka, Alberta, Sept 25-26 in conjunction with the Horn Showcase and Select Sale.

 

For our American friends, if you are planning on visiting Canada this summer, make sure your trip includes Red Deer, Alberta in mid July to take in the show.  You will be able to see some of the finest genetics the north has to offer.  You can get in touch with me or any of our members and we can make arrangements to get your boots on the ground at some of our breeders' pastures for cattle viewing.

 

For more information on what is happening please check the CTLA website at ctlalonghorns.com.

 

Clinton Bezan

The Gibson County Fairgrounds in Princeton Indiana was host for the 2015 MTLA Qualifying Show. Volunteers from the Midwest Texas Longhorn Association began arriving on Thursday to build a Show Arena and runways suitable for a Longhorn show. Registered Texas Longhorns delighted the public assembled to see America's Original Cattle Breed.

Gary Bruch came up from Kansas to judge the event. He kept remarking how impressed he was with the quality of animals shown. During a long day in the heat he judged the Youth Show, Showmanship, haltered and non-haltered animals.

Buckles, plaques and ribbons were awarded to cattle owners for their efforts. Under the watchful eye of Show Chair Dave Hackney all the various parts of the show came off without a hitch. Connie Cohen ran the Silent Auction and Doug Martin held a 50/50 to help cover the costs. Darla Rohr was Show Manager and kept all the official Records and Laurie Green made sure everyone got their awards. Mike Tomey was great as the Arena Manager, whose responsibility was to line up the cattle and protect the judge. Meanwhile, Mike Willinger kept the cattle moving to and from the arena smoothly. Mikala Haag and Missy Hackney even created a Longhorn Logo in the center of the arena.

Missy also welcomed all the ranches, arranged for cold water and answered questions. Judi Paloncy kept track of the last minute additions and deletions. As usually happens at MTLA events, all the members pitched in to help whenever they were needed. It's that spirit that makes MTLA one of the most active and fun affiliates of the ITLA.   

See MTLA Show Winners in article below...click below for just a small taste of the sights around the show!

 

                                                                                    ANIMAL                               OWNER                                            EXHIBITOR

Youth Haltered

Champion Junior Heifer                                              HL Foxy Clover                      Hudson Longhorns                          Brittani Webb

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer                                Meadow Green Greta             Gail Beach                                     Brittany Burns

 

Champion Senior Heifer                                             Misty 13/23                             Tomey Farms                                     

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer                               -------

 

Grand Champion All Age Female                           HL Foxy Clover                      Hudson Longhorns                             Brittani Webb

Reserve Grand Champion All Age Female            Misty 13/23                             Tomey Farms                                     

 

Champion Junior Bull                                                 HHF Judge Baron                   Double H Farms                                  Mikala Hagg

Reserve Champion Junior Bull                                   DWM Overland                      Dillon Siefert                                      Dave Moore

 

Champion Intermediate Bull                                      HL Bull Dawg                                    Hudson Longhorns                 Kylar Mason

Reserve Champion Intermediate Bull                         ------

 

Grand Champion All Age Bull                                HL Bull Dawg                                    Hudson Longhorns                      Kylar Mason

Reserve Grand Champion All Age Bull                 HHF Judge Baron                   Double H Farms                                  Mikala Hagg

 

Champion Junior Steer                                                AA Sky Time                          Doug Martin                                Jensen Green

Reserve Champion Junior Steer                                  ------

 

Champion Senior Steer                                               ------

Reserve Champion Senior Steer                                 ------

 

Grand Champion All Age Steer                              AA Sky Time                          Doug Martin                                       Jensen Green

Reserve Grand Champion All Age Steer               

 

 

Haltered                                                                     ANIMAL                               OWNER                                            EXHIBITOR

Champion Junior Heifer                                              HL Foxy Clover                      Hudson Longhorns                          Missy Hackney

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer                                HHF Not Dot Van Horne       Double H Farms                                  Dave Hackney

 

Champion Senior Heifer                                             Misty 13/23                             Tomey Farms                             Courtney Tomey

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer                               Sunny Day                              Tomey Farms                                      Matt Tomey

 

Champion Junior Cow                                                Juma June                                Tomey Farms                           Courtney Tomey

Reserve Champion Junior Cow                                  ------

 

Champion Senior Cow                                                -----

Reserve Champion Senior Cow                                  -----

 

Grand Champion All Age Female                           Misty 13/23                             Tomey Farms                                      Courtney Tomey

Reserve Grand Champion All Age Female            HL Foxy Clover                      Hudson Longhorns                             Missy Hackney

 

Champion Junior Bull                                                 HHF Judge Baron                   Double H Farms                                  Missy Hackney

Reserve Champion Junior Bull                                   -----

 

Champion Intermediate Bull                                      Riverforks Fifty Cents                        Terry & Tammy King                            Dave Hackney

Reserve Champion Intermediate Bull                         HL Bull Dawg                                    Hudson Longhorns                                   

 

Champion Senior Bull                                     Fixer's Independence             Oak Lawn Farm                                  Judi Paloncy

Reserve Champion Senior Bull                                   HHF Chisum                           Double H Farms                                  Missy Hackney

 

Grand Champion All Age Bull                                Fixer's Independence             Oak Lawn Farm                                  Judi Paloncy

Reserve Grand Champion All Age Bull                 HHF Chisum                           Double H Farms                                  Missy Hackney

 

Champion Junior Steer                                                AA Skytime                            Doug Martin                                       Doug Martin

Reserve Champion Junior Steer                                  --------

 

Champion Senior Steer                                               AA Clever Oliver                    Meadow Green Ranch                           Gail Beach

Reserve Champion Senior Steer                                 -------

 

Grand Champion All Age Steer                              AA Clever Oliver                    Meadow Green Ranch                               Gail Beach

Reserve Grand Champion All Age Steer                AA Skytime                            Doug Martin                                       Doug Martin

 

Get of Sire      Champion                                            HHF Red Baron                     Double H Farms

Reserve Champion                              Fixer's Independence             Oak Lawn Farm

 

 

                                                                                    ANIMAL                               OWNER

Non-Haltered

Champion Junior Heifer                                              HL Baron's Mist                     Hudson Longhorns

Reserve Champion Junior Heifer                                AA Cowboy's Candy             Arch Acres

 

Champion Senior Heifer                                             Ruby Stone                             Tomey Farms

Reserve Champion Senior Heifer                               HL Firefly's Glory                  Hudson Longhorns

 

Champion Junior Cow                                                Playgirl PC354                        Hudson Longhorns

Reserve Champion Junior Cow                                  Iron Maiden                            Tomey Farms

 

Champion Senior Cow                                                AA Iron Bayou                       Arch Acres

Reserve Champion Senior Cow                                  FL Rio Maxine                        Hudson Longhorns

 

Grand Champion All Age Female                           Playgirl PC354                        Hudson Longhorns

Reserve Grand Champion All Age Female            Iron Maiden                            Tomey Farms

 

Champion Junior Steer                                                AA Halftime Clever Trigger   Doug Martin

Reserve Champion Junior Steer                                  HHF Rios Candy Man            Double H Farms

 

Champion Senior Steer                                               -----

Reserve Champion Senior Steer                                 -----

 

Grand Champion All Age Steer                              AA Halftime Clever Trigger   Doug Martin

Reserve Grand Champion All Age Steer                HHF Rios Candy Man            Double H Farms

The 2015 Isabel, South Dakota celebration will be very unique and all about cowboys, Indians, wagon trains and cattle drives.

The cattle will consist of real pure blood Texas Longhorns provided by some of the forty-two known Texas Longhorn breeders in South Dakota. No correnette (common cows) included. A trophy steer judging will take place at the Friday Night ranch rodeo, followed by the Ranch Rodeo dance.

A three day, (approximately 30 mile), ride from the Orville LaPlante Ranch near Eagle Butte, South Dakota to the Larry Mayer Ranch near Isabel, South Dakota will be held July 29th, 30th and 31st of this year. The wagon train is scheduled to come into the Isabel area in time to kick off the annual Isabel celebration activities on Friday evening. 

The third and final day will take us through more ranching and farming area, through downtown Isabel, South Dakota and will camp at the Mayer Family Longhorn Ranch where we will gather under the big top for sloppy joes and Ranch Rodeo. 

 

There will be a pair of unique handmade (in Oregon) halters for the best team and for best outrider/drover's horse.   There will be more drawings for memorabilia including a very unique one of a kind laser engraved with a wagon train scene Henry Golden Boy rifle to one lucky teamster.  There will also be a very unique one of a kind laser engraved with a cattle drive scene Henry Golden Boy rifle to one lucky outrider/drover.  

 

Now about the young Texas Long Trophy Steer Project. He has been named UNIQUE and for many reasons. He has been approved for registration papers by both the Texas Longhorn Breed Association and the International Texas Longhorn Association as both organizations require a hot iron or acid brand for their holding brand and personal I.D. number. He will be carrying a very unique E-I (Eagle Butte - Isabel) freeze brand on his left side spot and 2015 as his personal I.D. number freeze branded on his right side spot. He will be packing a very unique one of a kind hide. He has a Who's Who pedigree for the breed, some of his linage dating back to the original 1928 U.S. herd. He should mature at around 1800 pounds, which would make him usable as a riding or driving steer, a nice pasture ornament or even a unique pet. 

At the Ranch Rodeo, Unique will first be rollover auctioned off, followed by a final sale, all proceeds will be divided evenly between all the different celebration events, (Alumni Association, Dakota Daughter's Steak Dinner, Saturday BBQ Luncheon, Isabel Rodeo Association, Wagon train and etc.)

Anyone wishing to come early please do so, as all steers will be paint branded and trailed daily and penned nightly, with cattle arriving from 7/25 through 7/31/2015.

HATLA is having our next meeting on July 11 at Sexing Technologies in Navasota, TX. Sexing Technologies will be providing a discussion about AI, ET/IVF and giving us a tour of their facility. This should be a great opportunity to learn more about the various alternative breeding opportunities that are locally available.

Sexing Technologies is a leader in the cattle genetics industry and will also be showing us various research projects they are conducting on beef and dairy cattle. Collecting and interpreting genetic data has allowed those industries to predict, with a great deal of accuracy, the characteristics that breeding a particular bull with a particular cow will produce in the calf. Only a few Texas Longhorn breeders keep data on birth weight, weaning weight, and yearling weight. Most of us collect horn measurements but stop at that. This tour and discussion will hopefully entice our breeders to be more diligent in our record keeping and assist us in becoming more scientific and deliberate in our breeding strategies.

We expect a good turnout and I will submit a follow up report after our meeting. Please let anyone interested in attending, whether they are a HATLA member or not, contact me for more information.

With the overwhelming popularity of last year's Longhorn Extravaganza, the ITLA & TLMA are once again working together to offer joint sponsorships for the Longhorn Extravaganza.

Support the efforts to bring industry breeders together. And, save thousands of dollars on great marketing packages.

* Centerfold in Texas Longhorn Journal (equiv. to six pages) any month except Herd Sire edition, or four page ranch feature in Texas Longhorn Journal (reg. $3,500)

* Full page color ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 12 months (reg. $12,000)

* Full page color ad on E-Drover for 12 months (reg. $2,400)

* Featured ranch article on E-Drover (reg. $300)

* Full page ad in ITLA Show Program (reg. $100)

* Full page ad in LWC Program (reg. $300)

* Giant hanging ceiling banner (5' x 20' high) in Cox Convention Center

* 3' x 8' wall banner prominently displayed

* Reserved table and tickets for eight (8) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $400)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $20,000

* Full page color ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 12 months (reg. $12,000)

* Full page color ad on E-Drover for 12 months (reg. $2,400)

* Half page ad in LWC Program (reg. $200)

* Half page ad in ITLA Show Program (reg. $75)

* Giant hanging ceiling banner (5' x 20' high) in Cox Convention Center

* 3' x 8' wall banner prominently displayed

* Reserved table and tickets for eight (8) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $400)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $15,000

* Half page color ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 12 months (reg. $8,400)

* Half page color ad on E-Drover for 12 months (reg. $1,500)

* Half page ad in ITLA Show Program (reg. $75)

* Half page ad in LWC Program (reg. $200)

* Giant hanging ceiling banner (5' x 20' high) in Cox Convention Center

* 3' x 8' wall banner prominently displayed

* Reserved table and tickets for eight (8) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $400)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $11,000

* 1/3 page color ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 12 months (reg. $6,600)

* Half page color ad on E-Drover for 6 months (reg. $750)

* 3' x 8' wall banner prominently displayed

* Reserved seats and tickets for four (4) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $200)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $7500

* 1/3 page ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 6 months (reg.$3,300)

* Color banner on E-Drover for 6 months (reg. $450)

* 3' x 8' wall banner prominently displayed

* Reserved seats and tickets for four (4)) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $200)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $4,000

* 1/3 page color ad in Texas Longhorn Journal for 2 months (reg. $1,100)

* Color banner ad on E-Drover for 3 months (reg. $225)

* Half page ad in ITLA Show Program (reg. $75)

* Sponsors announced as class enters ring

* Reserved seats and tickets for two (2) for the All-Industry Awards Banquet (reg. $100)

* Table for ranch exhibit

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

* Total value over $1,500

* Recognition in ITLA Show Program

* Recognition in E-Drover and Texas Longhorn Journal show results

* Sponsor announced as class enters ring

* Recognition on special Journal sponsor page

 

A blind man enters a bar and find his way to a barstool.  After ordering a drink, and sitting there for a while, the blind guy yells to the bartender, "Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?" 

 

The bar immediately becomes absolutely quiet.  In a husky, deep voice,the woman next to him says, "Before you tell that joke, you should know something. The bartender is blonde, the bouncer is blonde and I'm a 6' tall, 200 pound blonde with a black belt in karate. What's more, the fella sitting next to me is blonde and he's a weightlifter. The woman to your right is a blonde, and she's a pro wrestler. Think about it seriously, mister. You still wanna tell that blonde joke?" 

 

The blind guy says, "Nah, not if I'm gonna have to explain it five times." 

 

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