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JMO Show Animals

JMO- Just My Opinion on Show Animals- I just can't make sense of people spending mass amounts of money to have the perfect show animal. I completely understand a farm family, raising them and showing them. However, rarely does it happen that way anymore. In regards to cattle, today it is all about going to the right person and buying the nicest looking show steer (or horse, sheep, hog) and paying large amounts of money for it, somewhere in the 5 to 10 thousand dollar range. It really turns into how much money a person is willing to pay. Obviously if you buy the perfect animal you are probably going to place well at shows.  The amount of time and money that goes into the animal is another story. They bathe them and put them into coolers on a daily basis so that their hair will grow and they will look fuller. They bathe and clip them meticulously all summer and show season long. Ok, there is something really wrong with this to me. I just don’t get it. This animal is taken to shows around the state and out of state to walk a few circles in an arena, then get s a ribbon. I don’t see how this can be fun. In comparison to horses, you spend around the same amount of money and use that horse for years. You can ride it in numerous events, show it, compete, rodeo,  ride for fun, trail ride, etc. They are a pet and there is so much gratification in training a horse. I know there are horse show people that will spend large sums of money so that their kid will win everywhere they enter too. Where is the sense of accomplishment. Where is the satisfaction of working hard at something and then achieving it? What are they teaching their kids? Money is everything??



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