[Jacob-list] 4H & showing with horns

[Paul and Kate Survis]

When my daughter showed the Jacobs in 4 H we had to assure the sheep chairman that the sheep would be exceptionally well behaved....hence the reason we did not bring them this year, we certainly didin't want to do anything to set us back. The Chairman told us that if there was any problem with the sheep she would have to send Emma home. I can totally understand that they wouldn't want a loose horned sheep running around, and we made every effort to leave a good impression of the breed.  As far as I could tell we did, and we were welcome to bring the sheep back this year, but as I mentioned in a previous post she didn't spend the time to get them as tame this year, and we opted not to take them.  I think that if you have a heart to heart with your sheep chairman, you may find they are willing to bend the rules if you promise not to disrupt their show!!! I was not able to ship my Jacob whethers on the truck with the other market lambs last week because of their horns, so there was a little bit of a setback for me due to the differences of the sheep. I will have to haul them 60 miles to auction in my own truck, and take what I get, rather than the coop price which was rather good in this shabby year. 
Kate Barrett
Ruby Peak Jacobs
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Black, Tiar and Jason <theblacks at interisland.net>
    To: Jacob List <jacob-list at jacobsheep.com>
    Date: Saturday, August 25, 2001 3:56 PM
    Subject: [Jacob-list] 4H & showing with horns
    
    
    When the children showed their Jacobs did they have to be dehorned? Our extension office has told us that there are to be no horns on ANY animal to be shown in 4H so we had given up on the idea of my daughter showing the jacobs at all - other then open class someday maybe....Anyway I was wondering if it was a rule that we just have here or if it is 'universal'. They say it has something to do with insurance reasons so maybe different counties have different insurance????  Let me know what your rules are and maybe i can talk to them again. Thanks
    Tiar Black
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