JSchroeder
Well-known member
It doesn't matter if they'd get around in a feed lot. We're talking about terminal steers, not feeders, they aren't going to a feed lot, they're done feeding. That's the entire point I'm making.
They moved well enough to get the point they are at while doing so in the environment they were raised in. Claiming you don't think they move well enough when an otherwise great calf is right in front of you doesn't mean the calf doesn't move well enough, it means what you think about the impact movement has on the calf is flawed.
I like seeing a steer that moves nicely as well. However, I differentiate between what I like to see and what should be stressed in a terminal steer show.
I can see a rational reason for every other trait we stress in the ring (other than hair) but movement? You have to start with that idealistic, change the world, "what about their mates" stuff to even start making that argument.
Breeding shows? Completely different story.
They moved well enough to get the point they are at while doing so in the environment they were raised in. Claiming you don't think they move well enough when an otherwise great calf is right in front of you doesn't mean the calf doesn't move well enough, it means what you think about the impact movement has on the calf is flawed.
I like seeing a steer that moves nicely as well. However, I differentiate between what I like to see and what should be stressed in a terminal steer show.
I can see a rational reason for every other trait we stress in the ring (other than hair) but movement? You have to start with that idealistic, change the world, "what about their mates" stuff to even start making that argument.
Breeding shows? Completely different story.