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Longhorn Sighting
Have some pride in your ride
This pic from Texas Air Doctors was shared on the Best of Trails Texas Longhorn Association's Facebook page. If you really want to make your Longhorn stand out, take them to the cow wash. They're sure to be the envy of the herd.
Have you captured a Longhorn moment that should be shared? Send us your favorite unique Longhorn photos! We would love to share some of them here in the ITLA's E-Drover.
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Best of the Trails - Affiliate Update
Spring Sale
Mi Tierra Ranch donated a heifer with all the proceeds going to the Mo-Kan/BOTT/Dr. Joe Graham Scholarship.
This year we did something a little different. Starting Friday night, we accepted donations for the scholarship fund. In addition to the heifer, there were 3 skulls donated, a "politically correct" sign and a cow bank with placemats.
BOTT also sells the front cover picture on the catalog. Whoever buys the cover also gets an inside ad space. This spring, for the fall sale catalog, the front cover went to Joe Sedlacek as the high bidder. The proceeds of this go to the Scholarship, also. Total money raised from the donations was $5970. |
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Kasi Dick and Reba Colin-Mo-Kan/BOTT Scholarship Winners.
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We are so appreciative to everyone that participated in raising money and in donating items. We had 4 applicants for the scholarship this year, Reba Colin from Appleton City, MO; Darian Bruch from Emporia, KS; Tarah Moore from Hico, TX; and Kasi Dick from Claremore, OK. They each were awarded Scholarships. We are pretty excited to be able to award more than one this year. On 63 catalog lots there were 33 different buyers going to 7 different states. Numerous buyers were involved in the commercial and roper sale. Thank you to all the buyers and consigners. See you September 10, 2016!
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Great Lakes TLA - Affiliate Update
We had a great meeting at the home of Tom Smith on May 7th. We had great food, beautiful weather and wonderful company.
I would like to remind everyone we have t-shirts for sale. Thank-you, Jami Baker for working so hard on them. They look great.
We discussed several things including being a sponsor for the upcoming Winchester Futurity of the North. If our members could try to make this event and show support, that would be GREAT! We are also checking into the possibility of having a Longhorn sale a little closer to home.
A survey was sent out by our neighbors in Wisconsin and there are some pretty good ideas out there. If you have any ideas or concerns please bring them to the August meeting or contact either Johnny Hicks, Brett Eckert or myself (Missy Hicks), or Joshua Shaw. As always you can stay up to date on the Great Lakes Texas Longhorn Association through our face book page.
Our next meeting will be at the home of Jim Lehrbass on August 6th.
God Bless
Missy Hicks, Treasurer, GLTLA
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Editor's note: Congratulations to ITLA members Darwyn and Renee Klarenbeek, who have had several news articles published, promoting their Iowa Texas Longhorns.
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Hooked on Longhorns
by Ty Rushing
ROCK RAPIDS-Darwyn Klarenbeek said people either stop and park or perform a double take when they drive by his ranch southwest of Rock Rapids.
Not only does he not blame them, he's OK with it; after all, it's not every day a person sees a herd of Texas Longhorns in Iowa.
Darwyn and his wife, Renee, have owned their acreage for years, but it didn't become the DK Longhorn Ranch until about eight years ago when the couple gave up horse breeding.
"We had probably like 14 horses and neither one us had time to ride," Renee said. "We just got sick of the raising the horses and selling them - and the horse market just kind of fell in the toilet - and we got rid of all the horses."
With the horses gone from their front pasture along Fir Avenue, Darwyn told Renee he wanted "something cool" to fill it.
The cool thing he was looking for became Longhorns after the couple spotted another type of horned cattle, watusi, at a sale barn in Jackson, MN, that piqued their interest.
"We just kind of got on the Internet and started doing some research on who breeds them and stuff like that - there's not very many breeders up here," Renee said.
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Darwyn & Renee Klarenbeek. Photo: HiredHand software.
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While researching, the Klarenbeeks found the Dickinson Cattle Co. of Ohio, a large operation that maintains a herd of more than 1,100 varieties of horned cattle. They purchased five Longhorns - three bred cows, a calf and a bull - from the Ohio ranch to get started.
"So our small herd grew really fast by the next year," Renee said.
"Out of the one cow that we bought, we got four of her daughters," Darwyn said.
Nowadays, the Klarenbeeks maintain 20-25 Longhorns at the ranch and they name each one.
They keep the best breed stock around for a while and travel to sale barns, all south of Iowa, to sell off cattle they do not view as up to their standard.
Although they consider raising Longhorns as more of a hobby than a true business - they run a tow shop and truck repair center in nearby Alvord full-time - the Klarenbeeks have developed a niche market for themselves with the horned cattle's meat.
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The 2016 Longhorn World Championship Sale
at the Longhorn Extravaganza
Cox Convention Center - Oklahoma City, OK
October 14, 2016
Join us on Friday of the Longhorn Extravaganza as the TLMA hosts the 2016 Longhorn World Championship Sale.
We would like to personally invite you to consign your finest cattle, to what is sure to be an outstanding sale.
Some fantastic consignments have already come in, and some more have been promised. Don't miss your opportunity to be involved in another outstanding Longhorn World Championship Sale.
We thank you for your help and continued support to unite our great industry.
For More Information:
Texas Longhorn Marketing Alliance | 512-734-3501
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A unique ranch capitalizes on Longhorn cattle meat, horns and showmanship
Ricky Cody, Reporter, r_cody@kdlt.com
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Photo by Josh Harrell
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ROCK RAPIDS, I.A. -The Longhorn cattle to the south, is what the bison is to us up north - an iconic creature, which leaves people doing a double take. But a farm in northwest Iowa is challenging that, by raising these creatures of the south right here in the northern great plains. Darwyn Klarenbeek says drivers pass his Rock Rapids, Iowa ranch twisting their necks to get a peek at his Longhorn cattle. What started as a hobby has grown into a lucrative business more fitting for a Texas ranch. "I've been always into farming. I've always had cattle on this farm," said Klarenbeek. He and his wife, Renee, have lived on this farm for years. They bred horses, raised other cattle and did some farming on the side. "I used to raise beef cattle," said Klarenbeek, "it was either Charolaise or Angus, and then I thought I want to try something different." That difference came in 2009 when the couple purchased five beastly, Texas Longhorn cattle: three bred cows, a calf and a bull. "My goal was just to have a couple, but as you can tell, it's very addictive." DK Longhorn Ranch isn't the first of its kind in Iowa, but it's certainly the largest. Nowadays, the Klarenbeeks raise 25 Longhorn cattle for show, and for profit. It's their rarity that makes them so popular. "When the calves are born, you don't know what to expect for a calf because it could be any color." It's a classic wild, Wild West icon. The Longhorns and empty skull that would set the scene of any Texas ranch movie. Today, it's a business. Each skull can sell for upwards of $300, even $500, but it's their meat, that's one-of-a-kind. "It's very lean, it's high in protein and low in cholesterol and there's no fat in it," said Klarenbeek.
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About 100 Texas Longhorns will tramp down the streets of Yuba City and Marysville today.
But it's not a disaster or an emergency. Nor is it a sign of the end of days.
It's the beginning of the Marysville Stampede, an annual event entering its 83rd year as a fixture in the community.
But before the rodeo, the roping and the Sodbusters dinner and dance, there's the cattle drive, a sort of kick-off to three days of Western-themed events.
The cattle drive starts between Geweke Ford and Beeler Tractor in Yuba City. It will cross the Fifth Street bridge into Marysville, proceed down D Street and end up at Riverfront Park and the Cotton Rosser Pavilion.
"In the days before trucks and trains, this is how cattle were moved," said Reno Rosser, with Flying U Rodeo. "We want people to stay on the sidewalks, bring your cameras and enjoy the cattle drive."
About 30 to 40 people, mounted on horses, will keep the cattle on track and on target, Rosser said.
At the end of the cattle drive, there will be a free local team roping event at Cotton Rosser Pavilion.
Today is the opener for the weekend and the main event: The Marysville Stampede, a professional-level rode competition.
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Chewing the Cud
Grandma and Grandpa were sitting in their porch rockers watching the beautiful sunset and reminiscing about "the good old days".
Grandma turned to Grandpa and said, "Honey, do you remember when we first started dating and you used to just casually reach over and take my hand?"
Grandpa looked over at her, smiled and sweetly took her aged hand in his. With a wry little smile, Grandma pressed a little farther, "Honey, do you remember how after we were engaged, you'd sometimes just lean over and kiss me on the cheek?" Grandpa leaned slowly toward Grandma and gave her a lingering kiss on her wrinkled cheek. Growing bolder still, Grandma said, "Honey, do you remember how, after we were first married, you'd kind of nibble on my ear?" Grandpa slowly got up from his rocker and headed into the house. Alarmed, Grandma said, "Honey, wait, where are you going?"
"Just a minute," Grandpa replied, "I gotta go get my teeth!" |
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For the Love of Longhorns,
Kevin Trigueiro
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