The craziest thing you have seen at a cattle show

[gobigorgohome]

One year us 4-hers decided to play a sick joke on people going threw the barn. So we stuffed a pair of pants with hay and stuck it under my big old Murray grey cow (and no I’m not the one who ties balloons to their halters  ;D ) one of our group sat outside the barn (it was a pole barn) snapping fishing line that was attached to a leg of the pants. We also started playing the goodbye earl song over and over again. For the most part people where laughing at it. Well one woman walked threw and started screaming, and having a panic attack. the adults come flying in wondering what the heck is going on, start trying to calm the woman down, at this point my cow decides to stand up and reveal its just a pair of pants. Then this lady starts laughing hysterically...we never tried that one again...


Same cow, but at a diff. show we had a group of PETA members come swarming threw the show letting tons of animals lose. Dogs from the agility and obedience trials, ducks, rabbits, everything. I went flying back to the barn and see this woman waving her hands and shooing my untied grey cow (mind you this girl is massive) and screaming run free, be free at her. and here’s my cow looking at her like she was insane, at this point the woman’s pulled the rest of the halter off of her head and gets her turned around facing the outside. I run up and wrap my arms around my cow ( I was 11 at the time) horrified that if she got lose in a busy fairground someone would get hurt. Talk about nuts this woman grabs me by the arm trying to pry me off my own animal, at this point my cows had enough, tosses her head and sends the woman three across the isle. You would think she would have gotten the point but instead she starts  screaming at me for basically brainwashing her...nutso... thankfully a friend of mine put a belt around my cows neck till we could get my halter, and the cops could escort the crazies off the grounds. thankfully everything was caught but one rabbit that went missing.

wow that is wild. if that would have happened while i had the heifer i have now there would be 1. an angry girl 2. a pissed off fitter/breeder/boyfriend. i cant imagine someone letting my heifer loose. she would have shot off like a bottle rocket and boy oh boy my fitter would be MAD!

 

[Shady Lane]

One of my favourite stories ever wa at a pretty small town fair many years ago, there was not a lot of cattle at the show but we had a big string there.

I was showing a heifer that was pretty good, had won her class in Louisville, was an All American, etc etc...

Out in the champion female class with this heifer, I noticed a cow/calf pair that weren't real good, I assumed they likely were the only pair there and so made it into the champion drive.

I had to take a second look when I noticed that the kid showing the calf on this cow didn't have a show stick but instead was scratching away at this heifer calf with a GOLF CLUB!


(lol)

 

[outlawcattlecompany]

About 5 years ago, my FFA chapter had all of our calves tied to one side of a short set of tie out panels at San Antonio with a girl from another chapter's Brahman heifer tied to the other side (these are the "portable" tie outs with 2 panels and an alley in between..like what Houston has). Anyways, something scared that Brahman heifer and she started back up. She commenced to dragging that whole row of tie outs and ALL of our heifers (we had about 8 or 9 tied at the time) backwards. I guess I didn't realize a heifer could be that strong. Of course the owner of the brahman tripped out because she was a $10,000 heifer. It was a pretty bizarre scene. 

 

[Bradenh]

One year us 4-hers decided to play a sick joke on people going threw the barn. So we stuffed a pair of pants with hay and stuck it under my big old Murray grey cow (and no I’m not the one who ties balloons to their halters  ;D ) one of our group sat outside the barn (it was a pole barn) snapping fishing line that was attached to a leg of the pants. We also started playing the goodbye earl song over and over again. For the most part people where laughing at it. Well one woman walked threw and started screaming, and having a panic attack. the adults come flying in wondering what the heck is going on, start trying to calm the woman down, at this point my cow decides to stand up and reveal its just a pair of pants. Then this lady starts laughing hysterically...we never tried that one again...


Same cow, but at a diff. show we had a group of PETA members come swarming threw the show letting tons of animals lose. Dogs from the agility and obedience trials, ducks, rabbits, everything. I went flying back to the barn and see this woman waving her hands and shooing my untied grey cow (mind you this girl is massive) and screaming run free, be free at her. and here’s my cow looking at her like she was insane, at this point the woman’s pulled the rest of the halter off of her head and gets her turned around facing the outside. I run up and wrap my arms around my cow ( I was 11 at the time) horrified that if she got lose in a busy fairground someone would get hurt. Talk about nuts this woman grabs me by the arm trying to pry me off my own animal, at this point my cows had enough, tosses her head and sends the woman three across the isle. You would think she would have gotten the point but instead she starts  screaming at me for basically brainwashing her...nutso... thankfully a friend of mine put a belt around my cows neck till we could get my halter, and the cops could escort the crazies off the grounds. thankfully everything was caught but one rabbit that went missing.

I always wondered if peta ever did stuff like that. I wish I would have been there. In the caos you would have seen some hillbilly running around pounding on the peta people. What a great rreason to take out your frustrations on those folks lol. I can't believe nobody knocked any of those freaks out.
Thats is a great story. Thanks for sharing. I'm still giggling.

im glad they do not attempt this in texas. i would be that hillbilly probably

 

[JoeBnTN]

A number of years ago we were at our state Agribition in early March.  On Friday it started snowing and by the time we got up Saturday we had one of the worst snow/ice storms ever.  Snow had blown in the barns and cattle in tie outs looked like snow statutes until they shook the snow off.  Since the cattle were there (even though no one else could get there) we went ahead with our show and sale. 

The sale ring we used was an elevated ring and I brought our coming 2-year old bull into the ring.  Bruce Miller was the auctioneer and we were rolling along with some bids when the floor suddenly gave way and the bull fell through the floor - he was stuck and sticking about half way out of the floor.  While they were looking for something to lift him with, I was able to coax him on his side and get a leg back up to the floor.  Once that happened, he just pushed himself up and stood there.  We finished selling him - he ended up being the high selling bull that day - and I'm sure he got a few extra bids just because of his disposition and the way he never went crazy - he just took it in stride. 

From then on, whenever I saw Bruce he would always ask if I'd lost any more bulls in the sale ring.

 

[Cattle Guy]

It wasnt a show but at our county weigh-in a few wild, fresh from the ranch, never seen a person, steers busted through some gates and tore through the town. it took three hous to finally wrangle them back in. I would hate to have been that family who looked out in their yard and see a steer terrorize it.

 

[COWgirls]

Unruly hiefer got loose in the ring at county show.  She managed to get up in the auctioneer's booth which is located in the ring  The booth is unsteady as it is...not sure how the floor managed to hold her, nor how she go up the homemade steps to the booth.  That was crazy and actually scary for the other exhibitors in the ring.  Saddest part was that the family who's heifer it was didn't seem embarrassed, surprised, or anything.

 

[MYT Farms]

Sheep. I was close shearing a ewe of mine that was a few hay bales short of a full load of brains. Well, she just kept kicking at me every time I'd go to smooth the skin before I ran the clippers on her. Eventually, I got torked and smacked her clear up on the shoulder with my clippers still on. Next thing I knew, I had a sheep on top of me, my left hand was bleeding, my clippers were missing teeth, and the sheep stand was laying across my shins. I sweet talked that ewe the rest of the day, and she did really well that night. The judge's comment? "I wished you would have clipped her just a little tighter. Would have improved her handle enough to win." I just had to laugh.

 

[hannahbanana]

One year us 4-hers decided to play a sick joke on people going threw the barn. So we stuffed a pair of pants with hay and stuck it under my big old Murray grey cow (and no I’m not the one who ties balloons to their halters  ;D ) one of our group sat outside the barn (it was a pole barn) snapping fishing line that was attached to a leg of the pants. We also started playing the goodbye earl song over and over again. For the most part people where laughing at it. Well one woman walked threw and started screaming, and having a panic attack. the adults come flying in wondering what the heck is going on, start trying to calm the woman down, at this point my cow decides to stand up and reveal its just a pair of pants. Then this lady starts laughing hysterically...we never tried that one again...


Same cow, but at a diff. show we had a group of PETA members come swarming threw the show letting tons of animals lose. Dogs from the agility and obedience trials, ducks, rabbits, everything. I went flying back to the barn and see this woman waving her hands and shooing my untied grey cow (mind you this girl is massive) and screaming run free, be free at her. and here’s my cow looking at her like she was insane, at this point the woman’s pulled the rest of the halter off of her head and gets her turned around facing the outside. I run up and wrap my arms around my cow ( I was 11 at the time) horrified that if she got lose in a busy fairground someone would get hurt. Talk about nuts this woman grabs me by the arm trying to pry me off my own animal, at this point my cows had enough, tosses her head and sends the woman three across the isle. You would think she would have gotten the point but instead she starts  screaming at me for basically brainwashing her...nutso... thankfully a friend of mine put a belt around my cows neck till we could get my halter, and the cops could escort the crazies off the grounds. thankfully everything was caught but one rabbit that went missing.

I always wondered if peta ever did stuff like that. I wish I would have been there. In the caos you would have seen some hillbilly running around pounding on the peta people. What a great rreason to take out your frustrations on those folks lol. I can't believe nobody knocked any of those freaks out.
Thats is a great story. Thanks for sharing. I'm still giggling.

One year us 4-hers decided to play a sick joke on people going threw the barn. So we stuffed a pair of pants with hay and stuck it under my big old Murray grey cow (and no I’m not the one who ties balloons to their halters  ;D ) one of our group sat outside the barn (it was a pole barn) snapping fishing line that was attached to a leg of the pants. We also started playing the goodbye earl song over and over again. For the most part people where laughing at it. Well one woman walked threw and started screaming, and having a panic attack. the adults come flying in wondering what the heck is going on, start trying to calm the woman down, at this point my cow decides to stand up and reveal its just a pair of pants. Then this lady starts laughing hysterically...we never tried that one again...


Same cow, but at a diff. show we had a group of PETA members come swarming threw the show letting tons of animals lose. Dogs from the agility and obedience trials, ducks, rabbits, everything. I went flying back to the barn and see this woman waving her hands and shooing my untied grey cow (mind you this girl is massive) and screaming run free, be free at her. and here’s my cow looking at her like she was insane, at this point the woman’s pulled the rest of the halter off of her head and gets her turned around facing the outside. I run up and wrap my arms around my cow ( I was 11 at the time) horrified that if she got lose in a busy fairground someone would get hurt. Talk about nuts this woman grabs me by the arm trying to pry me off my own animal, at this point my cows had enough, tosses her head and sends the woman three across the isle. You would think she would have gotten the point but instead she starts  screaming at me for basically brainwashing her...nutso... thankfully a friend of mine put a belt around my cows neck till we could get my halter, and the cops could escort the crazies off the grounds. thankfully everything was caught but one rabbit that went missing.

I always wondered if peta ever did stuff like that. I wish I would have been there. In the caos you would have seen some hillbilly running around pounding on the peta people. What a great rreason to take out your frustrations on those folks lol. I can't believe nobody knocked any of those freaks out.
Thats is a great story. Thanks for sharing. I'm still giggling.

im glad they do not attempt this in texas. i would be that hillbilly probably

thats funny. and those people are wacked

 

[88AG]

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[AKTcattle]

Last year at a state sale a cow/calf pair got loose and were running around the town. Well we caught momma pacing around some guys new house.. The lawn was wrecked and cow poop was everywhere and gutters were smashed but we did catch her  ;D  So I was with the group running in pitch black neighborhoods searching for the calf. By now the police officers were involved... So me and a friend of the family and the officer had the calf "pinned" in a fenced back yard. Mr. Officer made one wrong move and the calf ran off, not blaming the cop considering he probably had never dealt with loose cattle running around town at least. Well, off that calf went running from house to house to house until she was smack dab in the middle of town running by the old church. We all hopped in the car and were probably going faster than we should have been..
Anyways, we had practically everyone out after this calf now. We alone had 7 people crammed in the car. After probably 3 or 4 hours the calf had gone across town and was out in the open country. Not wanting to chase it any further, we brought the truck and trailer with the cow in it out to the field where the calf was last seen. By morning the calf was safely returned and sold that day... It was an experience that I will never forget!!!

 

[CLMAngus]

I have two.

I haven't read them all and this might have been done but this real dressed up lady walked behind a show calf at the county fair.  The calf was a little loose and coughed just as she walked behind.  Needless to say she was far from happy and the owners weren't anywhere to be found.

And the other was my 2nd year showing 4-H steers when I was 10. The steer was one of those that was fine for me at home and other shows but must have been in a bad mood. He was swinging his head and I was holding tight. I don't remember it clearly but from video evidence he swung down then up quick and I went over his back and landed on the other side leaning against him.  The good thing is he didn't move but he did scare me and really everyone at the show. It is very funny in hindsight though.

 

[brent schnettgoecke]

Its been a  few  years  back and i was watching a 4-h show and the younger  kids were  showing their  bucket calves and there  was  two  twin brothers out their showing and  the  first  ones calf was stopping to  take a  crap , the  second  boy came  up to  twist its tail  and  didnt realize he was  crapping and  the calf  crapped in his  pants pocket

 

[simbreeder]

Maybe not the crazyiest thing but it was pretty comical.  When I was in high school, my sister who was a few years behind me, showed a pb white shorthorn steer.  He had come out of the cooler, happened to win our county fair. don't tell me how but he did it.  He was a very common steer and our county is lacking some serious competition.  Anyways he was dog broke and loaded with hair, so a family that shows feedlot holstein steers decided to buy him from the salebarn following the fair, beings as we wouldn't be seen with that steer at a jackpot show in this state.  But they sure would.  Long story short the first show they went to they got rolled, decided it wasn't because he was just a steer with hair, but because he was white and not black so they decided to dye a white haired, pink nose/eared calf.  low and behold they did show up the next weekend with a completely purple calf as they didn't know to dye him in stages.  And yes, he did show.

 

[fed_champions]

Maybe not the crazyiest thing but it was pretty comical.  When I was in high school, my sister who was a few years behind me, showed a pb white shorthorn steer.  He had come out of the cooler, happened to win our county fair. don't tell me how but he did it.  He was a very common steer and our county is lacking some serious competition.  Anyways he was dog broke and loaded with hair, so a family that shows feedlot holstein steers decided to buy him from the salebarn following the fair, beings as we wouldn't be seen with that steer at a jackpot show in this state.  But they sure would.  Long story short the first show they went to they got rolled, decided it wasn't because he was just a steer with hair, but because he was white and not black so they decided to dye a white haired, pink nose/eared calf.  low and behold they did show up the next weekend with a completely purple calf as they didn't know to dye him in stages.  And yes, he did show.

lmao  (clapping) <beer> <party> <rock>

 

[flacowman]

Mine was when a friend decided her steer needed to graze a little at our county fair so she tied him to her chair leg like a dog.  Well something spooked him and here they came, calf running crazy from the insane girl riding a lawn chair behind him.  Luckily he ran up between 2 trailers and stopped so we hemmed him up and tied him to a random trailer.  She had a very dark tan at the time and she was white as a sheet

 

[Professor Plum]

Couple of years ago at the Denver Hereford Show, a bull coughed just as one of the fieldmen was walking behind the lineup. The fieldman's sportcoat got covered with crap. You've never heard such a roar from the crowd.

About 20 years ago, I was judging a State Fair open breeding show in the southeast, and an exhibitor (adult, age-wise anyway)  shouted "YOU'RE A DUMB M****R F****R!" at me right there in the showring, when I pulled his big yearling heifer in second. Heard later she was Grand the year before as a calf, before she got fat, stale, coarse and crippled. I mean shouted, everyone in the arena heard it. Still makes me smile when I think about it.

 

[rasor club calves]

one time at a jackpot i was in a wash rack about 50 yards awayfrom the trailer and all at once I hear KA-BOOM! and a my sister screaming. it turns out it was a tire on the fan cart(13" with intertube) from the heat and being a little to aired up(dad)and it exploded. no one got hurt but me sister was about 2 feet from it so you got the point.

 

[simmyman67]

Last year at my district show in showmanship a HUGE Charolais bull got loose and plowed over the judge. There were about four guys chasing him trying to catch him, and a Brahman bull decided to join in the fun and get loose as well. The bulls were trying to breed the heifers in the ring, so you see about twenty kids with heifers running from the bulls and then behind the bulls were a bunch of guys trying to catch the bulls. That was the most exciting show I've ever been to!

 

[CarleyE]

Me and my friend were clipping a group of calves for a sale one year in California, and a bee flew down her shirt while we were clipping.And she ripped her shirt off and ran out in front of a group of families that came to preview calves before the sale. Classical