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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR ADVERTISING INFORMATION volume 3 issue 3
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ARTICLES Photographer Etiquette By Robyn Scherer-Carlson, M.Agr.
Creating a Safe Environment By Crystal Emsoff
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TOP ITEMS FOR JACKPOTS Top 8 list plus reader submitted items
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SHOW RESULTS San Antonio Stock Show, Oklahoma Youth Expo, Houston Livestock Show, Rodeo Austin
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About the Cover Congratulations to Daylan Schulz, who had the Grand Champion Market Goat, and to Cameron Crenwelge, who had the Grand Champion Market Lamb at the 2017 Houston Livestock Show, held in Houston, TX. Photos by: ShowChampions
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L etter From the Editor
TWO YEARS AND COUNTING When I sit down and reflect on The Show Wether, it is crazy for me to think that the last issue was the 12th issue that has been published, and that means we are officially starting the third year of this publication. The Show Wether has grown so much in two short years, and I feel like we are really starting to find our groove. We would not be where we are today without the support of all of the advertisers, subscribers and those who have been willing to put out the magazine at shows. It is hard to attend all the shows that are held around the country, and your help means more to me than I can ever express. As we move forward, we will be making a few improvements including more graphics, lists of tips that are reader inspired, and more in-depth articles. Our feature article this issue was suggested by a reader. We hope you continue to enjoy what we have to offer! Jackpot season is now in full swing, so I encourage you again to talk to your club director about our affiliate program. It is completely free to join, and your club can receive a multitude of benefits including banners, fundraiser support, free magazines for shows, being listed in every issue and end-of-the-year results. If you would like to learn more about this program, check out the info inside the front cover or visit www.theshowwether.com/affiliate. I greatly appreciate your support in spreading the word about this program! Sincerely,
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PHOTOGRAPHER ETIQUETTE
Story & photos/graphics by Robyn Scherer-Carlson, M.Agr.
As cell phone cameras have increased in the quality of the photos they take, so have the incidents with photographers. 6 - The Show Wether
Article
WHAT IS AND IS NOT APPROPRIATE AT THE SHOW? He sits behind the lens, watching every little movement of the wether and waiting until the animal is perfectly set up to snap the perfect backdrop photo. Just as he is about to take the photo, he is bumped from behind by an eager onlooker trying to take his own photo. Nearly every professional photographer has experienced this scenario at some time in his or her career. It can be very frustrating for photographers, as they are at the show to do a specific job. So when it comes to photographers and etiquette, what is and what is not approprate at the show? The Backdrop This is probably the place with the most contention when it comes to photographs. The official backdrop is ususally only for the photographer's use. Many photographers have an assistant who will help position the animal, make sure the ears are set and the exhibitor is standing correctly. This takes time and knowledge. Someone asking the photographer if he or she can step aside so they can "snap a quick photo" is very rude and unprofessional. One photographer said, "Asking a photographer to step aside at the backdrop would be like going into a restaurant and asking the cook to leave the stove and making your own meal using their facility. It is not something you would ever do at a restaurant, so please do not do it at the show."
Usually, photographers are not paid by the shows to take free photos for anyone who exhibits. Every photo they sell helps to cover their costs, which can be exponential, especially for longer shows that last for weeks. These backdrop photos are also important to the show itself. These photos are used for results and to print pictures for buyers. If you are at a large show and you are a division winner or you make the sale, it is very important to make sure that you get a backdrop
Watermarks are how photographers protect their images. Trying to alter that mark is unethical.
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photo taken. Show organizers find it very aggravating when an exhibitor's backdrop photo is missed. These photos are important for promoting the results of the show and for giving prints to buyers at the auction. Ring Shots Photos taken from the ring are often the favorites of exhibitors and photographers. They capture the intensity and emotion that happen during a show, and are images that make an impact. Official show photographers and local show staff are likely the only people who are allowed in the ring, and therefore they will have the best angles to get photos. With digital cameras becoming more
affordable for the average person and the improved quality of cellphone photos, more and more onlookers now have the ability to take their own photos. While this is perfectly fine, asking the photographer to move out of your way so you can get the photo you want is not acceptable, nor is complaining to everyone around you that the photographer is in the way. Another photographer stated, "I hear spectators and parents complain all the time that I am in their way. I wish they understood it is my job to get the best photos that I can, and that means sometimes I will be in their view." Spectators should do their best to take their photos in a way that does not detract from the show. This means kneeling down in the front, and not constantly moving around the ring.
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Watermarks These are the marks that photographers put on their photographs when they publish them online or on their website. Usually these marks are removed when photos are purchased. A watermark protects the photograph from people stealing it and claiming it as their own. Watermarks are a way for photographers to promote their images because they remain on the photograph and identify their work. However, sometimes people will crop the watermark out of a photo or use photoshop to remove the mark. This is very unethical, and is a sure way to upset a photographer when they find out. Please do not do this. When photographers post their images on their Facebook page, especially if
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the watermark is missing, it is common courtesy to share the image directly from their page so they receive credit for the photo. Downloading a photo from their Facebook page or from their website and then uploading without giving credit to the photographer is deceitful. Running a livestock show, at any level, takes a a multitude of people. Show photographers are just a piece of the puzzle. Even though you may think the images they sell are too expensive, remember you are not just paying for the photo, but for their experience and expertise. High quality photography equipment is very expensive, and the photos that are sold are how a photographer pays his or her bills. You would not steal from a restaurant, so do not steal from a photographer.
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CREATING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT
Story & photo by Crystal Emsoff
While their curious, playful nature is certainly endearing, it makes lambs and goats prone to accidents and injuries. Wethers tend to inspect objects with their mouths and feet, and often fail to think before they leap. Lambs and goats have been injured or even killed by seemingly benign objects. Almost like baby-proofing a house, we need to inspect our pen and barn facilities to minimize any potential hazards to our wethers. First, inspect your fences. If you build your pens to keep dogs out, they will keep your wethers in. Far too many sheep and goats each year are maimed or killed by dogs. Dogs can jump four feet or more and can dig under fences as well. A pen inside a well-fenced yard will create a double barrier. Fences should also be tall enough that wethers do not attempt to jump them. All too often, a wether will hang a leg up in the fence as he jumps over, breaking the leg. Many of these breaks are irreparable and the only humane option is euthanasia. Fences should be constructed of material that prevents the wether from
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sticking his head through the fence. A head can get stuck in everything from a pipe panel gate, to field fence, to a welded wire cattle panel. A stuck head puts a wether at risk of not just strangulation, but also heat exhaustion if he cannot get to water or shade, or even an attack by a dog on the outside of the fence. No-climb fence wire, cyclone fencing or panels designed specifically for sheep or goats are ideal. Another risk of wethers being able to reach through the fences is that they may be able to eat poisonous plants on the other side. Tomato plants and rhubarb leaves are just a couple of garden plants that are poisonous. Yew and many other ornamentals can be very toxic as well. Be cautious when letting your wethers out of their pen too that they do not have access to dangerous plants, pesticides or other toxic substances. Inspect your fences and barns carefully for any protruding wire, nails or screws that can catch and tear skin. We once had a $300 vet bill and dozens of stitches to repair a ewe that tore open her shoulder on an unprotected end of a wire panel. It was a painful, costly mistake. Even small wires can poke eyes or tear blankets and tubes. Next, consider your water source. Animals, particularly small wethers, are at risk of drowning if they jump into a water trough with a rounded bottom. Old bathtubs are especially dangerous as they are very slick and have rounded corners. Lambs or goats may be unable to get enough footing to get out. In
winter, keep an eye on electric trough heaters that there are no exposed wires and that animals cannot chew on cords, creating an electrocution hazard. On that same note, be extremely careful with any electricity in the barn. Make sure that all cords are out of reach of chewing, even if the wether were to stand on his hind legs. Heat lamps are probably the biggest hazard there is in most barns. More barn fires are caused by heat lamps than any other single source. The safest way to use heat lamps is to not use them at all. In even the coldest weather, weaned lambs or goats do not need supplemental heat. Instead, use blankets and tubes to provide added warmth to your animals. If you absolutely cannot avoid using a heat lamp, ensure that it is very well secured. Do not rely on the clamp alone to secure the lamp. Tie with wire or cord and tie the cord as well. There are heat lamps designed specifically for use with larger livestock that keep the bulb more protected and are much safer to use than those with exposed bulbs, but do not get lackadaisical. Any heat lamp can cause a fire should it fall or be knocked down. Look around for any additional hazards in your wether’s pen. Many goat owners like to give their goats wooded cable spools to climb on. Make sure to cover all the holes in the top. Goats have broken their legs getting caught in these holes as they jumped off the spool. Avoid using bungee cords to secure gates or feeders. More than one lamb has hooked itself like a fish when chewing on cords and pulling away, creating severe damage to their mouths. Make a habit of never leaving halters tied to the fence after letting your wether go. Wethers can become entangled in a halter, strangling themselves.
Finally, a special note on keeping feed secure. Inevitably, at some point, someone will forget to latch a gate. It happens even on the most experienced, disciplined of farms. Invariably the sheep or goats make their way to the feed and gorge themselves. If they do not die quickly of bloat, they will get acidosis, leading at the least to an upset stomach and scours. At the worst, severe lameness and even death can occur. Keep feed secured in a separate pen in your barn or closed shed. Put open sacks in a metal garbage can with a lid secured with a bungee cord. While some of these hazards may sound farfetched, each and every one has occurred, more than once. Take the time to careful inspect your wether’s pens for hazards and you will hopefully avoid the many pitfalls that can injure your wether.
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February 14-16, 2017
San Antonio Stock Show
San Antonio, TX
Market Lamb & Goat Shows
LAMB JUDGE: DR. KELLY BRUNS; GOAT JUDGE: BRANDON CALLIS PHOTOS BY: SHOWCHAMPIONS
G ra nd C h a m pi o n M a r k e t L a m b C ha m p i o n M e d i u mwo o l As pe n M a r ti n
Grand C ham p io n M ar ket G o at Cham p i o n Divi si o n IV Ashly n Tuc ker
R e se r ve C h a m pi o n M a r k e t L a m b R e s e r ve M e d i u mwo o l K o l to n N e u s e
R eser ve Cham p i o n M ar ket G o at Cham p i o n Divi si o n III Dako t a M ar t i n
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C ha m pi o n Fi n e wo o l Cro s s Stra n Stu l tz
C ham p io n Divi si o n I Sunny Cowley
R e se r ve Fi n e wo o l Cro s s Pa s ch G i bb s
R eser ve Divi si o n I J o sie Sm i t h
C h a m p i o n Fi n e wo o l M i k ay l a D avi d s o n
Cham p i o n Divi si o n II St ran St ult z The Show Wether - 17
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R e s e r ve Fi n e wo o l Cam e ro n Cre nwe l g e
R eser ve Divi si o n II Tr ui t t Tuc ker
C ha m p i o n S o u th d ow n R e g a n Sm i thw i ck
R eser ve D i vi si o n III Hudso n Frank li n
R e s e r ve S o u th d ow n Ca rs o n M i l l i ca n
R eser ve D i vi si o n IV R eagan Thur m an
Ok lahoma Youth Expo
March 15-16, 2017
Oklahoma City, OK
Market Lamb & Goat Shows
LAMB JUDGE: CLAY WEBER; GOAT JUDGE: CHAD COBURN PHOTOS BY: SHOWCHAMPIONS
G ra nd C h a m pi o n M a r k e t L a m b Lyd i a Stra k a
R ese r ve C ha mp i on M a r k e t L a m b K a m d e n U r ba n
Bro n ze M edalli o n M ar ket L am b K ately n B levins
Grand C ham p io n M ar ket G o at B ree Tay lo r
R eser ve Cham p i o n M a r ket G oat N ico le Lee The Show Wether - 19
March 15-17, 2017
Houston L ivestock Show
Houston, TX
Market Lamb Show JUDGE: KYLE SMITH
PHOTOS BY: SHOWCHAMPIONS
G ra nd C h a m pi o n M a r k e t L a m b C ha m p i o n M e d i u mwo o l Cam e ro n Cre nwe l g e
R eser ve C ham p io n M ar ket L amb R eser ve M ediumwo o l Hudso n Frank li n
C ha m pi o n Fi n e wo o l Cro s s M o rg a n H o l l i n g s wo r th
R eser ve Fi newo o l Cro ss St ran St ult z
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C h a m p i o n Fi n e wo o l S a r i ta Sh o r t
R eser ve Finewo o l Tres D avi dso n
C h a m p i o n D o r pe r Anth o ny M e r te n s
R eser ve D o r p er Co nner Wi lliam s
C ha m p i o n S o u th d ow n Ca rs o n M i l l i ca n
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March 15-17, 2017
Houston L ivestock Show
Houston, TX
Market Goat Show
JUDGE: BRYAN BERNHARD PHOTOS BY: SHOWCHAMPIONS
G ra nd C h a m pi o n M a r k e t G o at D ay l a n S ch u l z
R eser ve Cham p i o n M ar ket G o at D avi s Hut to
C h a m pi o n D i v i s i o n I H ayd e n S ch ro e d e r
R eser ve Divi si o n I Luke Tuc ker
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C h a m pi o n D i v i s i o n II Tu r n e r M atk i n
R eser ve Divi si o n II Tanner Sto kes
C ha m pi o n D i v i s i o n III D av i s H u tto
R eser ve D i vi si o n III Ky le Vanlenk am p
C ha m pi o n D i v i s i o n IV D ay l a n S ch u l z
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Rodeo Austin
March 19, 2017
Austin, TX
Market Lamb Show JUDGE: CHAD COBURN
PHOTOS BY: SHOW PHOTO BY KATINA
G ra nd C h a m pi o n M a r k e t L a m b C ha m p i o n M e d i u mwo o l As pe n M a r ti n
R eser ve C ham p io n M ar ket L amb R eser ve M ediumwo o l R eagan Ham li n
C ha m pi o n Fi n e wo o l Cro s s Tre s D avi d s o n
R eser ve Fi newo o l Cro ss S ar i t a Sho r t
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C ha m p i o n S o u th d ow n Ca rs o n M i l l i ca n
R eser ve S o ut hdown Hudso n Lee
C h a m p i o n Fi n e wo o l Stra n Stu l tz
R eser ve Finewo o l Caleb K o t t
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Rodeo Austin
March 19, 2017
Austin, TX
Market Goat Show JUDGE: KEVIN NEWSOM
PHOTOS BY: SHOW PHOTO BY KATINA
Grand C ha mp i on M a r k e t G o at Cha m p i on H e av y we i g ht H ayd e n S c h ro e d e r
R e s e r ve Cham p i o n M ar ket G o at R eser ve Heav y wei ght D avi s Hut to
Cham p i o n M edi umweig ht Luke Tuc ke r
R e se r ve M e d i u mwe i g ht Cod y S e l l s
C ham p io n L ight wei ght Pay to n William s
R eser ve L i ght weig ht R egan Sm i t hwick
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