I am borrowing this story from John. I assure you it is true.

First some background. 4-H is open to kids at the age of 9. Most boys and girls are rather small. The kids show hogs, sheep, cattle and horses. The cattle are often market steers and they will weigh between 1100 and 1500 pounds.

Now to the story. A small boy was showing his steer at the fair. He is in the show ring. By reaching high while holding onto the halter’s lead rope he is able to keep his steer’s head up. That way the steer is shown to have good conformation. However, it is apparent that the boy is very angry.

Here is the rest of the story. The boy was very angry at his father. You see he only weighed 89 pounds. The law states that the child must ride in a car seat until the weight of 90 pounds is attained. While traveling to the fair the father made the son ride in a child’s car seat. He explained that he didn’t want a ticket for not making the son ride in the child’s car seat.

Now the son is handling a 1500 pound steer, and he is still angry. The judge knew why. He told the boy that if he looked over the top of the steer he could keep track of the judge. Proper show ring etiquette is the person showing their animal always keeps their eyes on the judge. Now folks that boy was never going to see over that steer. The boy said, “Sir when I grow I’ll be able to see over the steer.”

Just a taste of ranch humor.