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Heritage Longhorn Show Exhibitors Shine at the 2008 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

On March 16, TLBGCA and TLBAA members traveled to the 2008 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for one of the largest Longhorn shows of the season at the Reliant Center. With some of the highest quality Texas Longhorns competing in the show ring, Youth Show Judge Jim Williams, Boling, TX, and Open Show Judge Dr. Bill Able, Miami, OK, had their work cut out for them. Many exhibitors enjoyed the chance to be a part of the TLBGCA’s Heritage Longhorn Show and their Longhorns were in top condition.

Riders in the 2008 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Grand Entry.

On Friday, March 14, many Revelry Party attendees enjoyed the chance to ride in the Grand Entry for the Rodeo. TLBAA member and Houston Livestock Show Representative Dorie Damuth, Magnolia, TX, along with other officers of the TLBGCA, spearheaded the organization of the show. TLBGCA President Larry Smith, Spring, TX, and Treasurer/Secretary Benny Hruzek, Houston, TX, rode Longhorn steers in the Grand Entry.

TLBGCA President Larry Smith, Spring, TX, and Treasurer/Secretary Benny Hruzek, Houston, TX, were on the big screens during the Rodeo Grand Entry.

On display in the Breed Barn during the Houston Livestock show was NASA Longhorn Project Steer, Trident. This was an excellent opportunity for Livestock Show attendees to be exposed to the Texas Longhorn breed. In the Steer Alley, next to the TLBGCA booth, were many examples of Longhorn steers with their swooping horns and massive structures. Many visitors stopped to snap photos and marvel at them.

Senior and Grand Champion Trophy Steer Buckshot (769), owned by Burton Roberts, Austin, TX.

On display in the Steer Alley was University of Texas mascot Bevo, otherwise known as Sunrise Studley, and owned by TLBAA members John T. and Betty Baker, Liberty Hill, TX. Bevo, along with the other steers, competed in the Non-Haltered Trophy Steer Show in the main arena Sunday evening after the Open Show.

Dr. W. Lou Shields, Houston, TX, Dorie Damuth, Magnolia, TX; Glenn Smith, Spring, TX; Joyce Hruzek, Houston, TX; Larry Smith, Spring, TX; Ginger Gibson, Houston, TX.

Show Highlights:

Haltered Show Judge: Dr. Bill Able

Junior Champion Haltered Female: SD ANCHOR'S AWAY, Anchor T Ranch, Austin, TX Reserve Junior Champion Haltered Female OL MARKETTE, Cyndi Rod, El Campo, TX Senior Champion Haltered Female SANDDOLLAR SWEETNESS, John & Diann Chase, Fort Worth, TX Reserve Senior Champion Haltered Female SD REDEMPTION'S ANGEL, John & Diann Chase, Fort Worth, TX Grand Champion Haltered Female SANDDOLLAR SWEETNESS, John & Diann Chase, Fort Worth, TX Reserve Grand Champion Haltered Female SD REDEMPTION'S ANGEL, John & Diann Chase, Fort Worth, TX Grand Champion Haltered Mature Female PSALM 4:8, Assad Texas Longhorns, Houston, TX Reserve Grand Champion Haltered Mature Female CP MISS LIBBY 893/5, John & Diann Chase, Fort Worth, TX Junior Champion Bull SDR SUNRISE SUPERMAN, Dale Land and Cattle, Dickinson, TX Reserve Junior Champion Bull HL PREDATOR 71, Carol and James Gentz Jr., Winnie, TX Senior Champion Bull HD TACAMO, George and Cindy Dennis, Coupland, TX Reserve Senior Champion Bull SANDDOLLAR DIE HARD, John & Diann Chase, Fort Worth, TX Grand Champion Bull HD TACAMO, George and Cindy Dennis, Coupland, TX Reserve Grand Champion Bull SDR SUNRISE SUPERMAN, Dale Land and Cattle, Dickinson, TX

Youth Show Judge: Jim Williams

Junior Champion Female SD ANCHOR'S AWAY, Anchor T Ranch, Austin, TX Reserve Junior Champion Female TL MISS B HAVEN, Braden Tanner, Stephenville, TX Senior Champion Female SD REDEMPTION'S ANGEL, John & Diann Chase, Fort Worth, TX Reserve Senior Champion Female SIZZLES QUEENIE TWO FD, Dorie Damuth, Magnolia, TX Grand Champion Female SD REDEMPTION'S ANGEL, John & Diann Chase, Fort Worth, TX Reserve Grand Champion Female SD ANCHOR'S AWAY, Anchor T Ranch, Austin, TX Grand Champion Bull HOT SHOT JSC, NASA Longhorn Project, League City, TX Reserve Grand Champion Bull DRL REBEL SON OF SOMBRAH, Robert and Louann Rubel, Burleson, TX Grand Champion Steer OL FRECKLES, Amy White, League City, TX Reserve Grand Champion Steer OL TURBO'S TINKLE, Shelby Rod, El Campo, TX

Trophy Steer Show Judge: Dr. Bill Able

Junior Champion Trophy Steer JR BOOMER, JR Ranch, Aquilla, TX Reserve Junior Champion Trophy Steer TANNERS NEW FRIEND, Garret Tanner, Stephenville, TX Senior Champion Trophy Steer BUCKSHOT (769), Burton Roberts, Austin, TX Reserve Senior Champion Trophy Steer SUNRISE STUDLEY, Sunrise Ranch Services, Liberty Hill, TX Grand Champion Trophy Steer BUCKSHOT (769), Burton Roberts, Austin, TX Reserve Grand Champion Trophy Steer SUNRISE STUDLEY, Sunrise Ranch Services, Liberty Hill, TX

Full show results from the TLBGCA Heritage Longhorn Show are available on the E-Trails Show Results page and will be published in the May Trails. See the Web Gallery for more photos from the 2008 Heritage Livestock Show.

The Online Trails Magazine and You

As the Trails magazine strives to produce the highest quality Texas Longhorn publication in the world, we are excited to offer the TLBAA membership this online version. But if no one uses it what good is it? Feel free to use this guide to better acquaint yourself with the next step in the history of the Texas Longhorn.

Welcome to the Online Trails!

When you click on the link from the TLBAA Web site to view the online edition this page will load. Lets take some time and get to know the features of the online Trails.

When you first load the online version, you may be prompted with a yellow bar across the top of the Web page asking you to allow pop-ups from the server. To enjoy all the features of the online version you are encouraged to allow pop-ups. To do so, right-click the yellow bar and click “Always allow pop-ups from this site”. After clicking that, allow the page to reload and the online Trails is ready to go.

You may click the Banner below and the online Trails will pop-up in a new window and you can use this guide to explore the Trails online!

INSIDE SECTIONS – if you click here a list of the stories and sections of the magazine will drop down and you may click on any of them to view those pages.

ZOOM – click on the plus or minus signs to zoom in or out of the current page. After a short loading period, the page you are currently looking at should appear larger or smaller.

THUMBNAIL VIEW – click this button to view the entire magazine in smaller pages that will allow you to click on a section of the magazine that you wish to view.

PAGE NUMBER – this box displays the current number of the magazine that you are on. To move forward in the magazine simply click the first arrow pointing to the right and the pages will flip just like the published version does.

E-MAIL TO A FRIEND – click this button if you would like to share the online Trails with a friend. Feel free to email anyone you’d like to introduce Longhorns to.

PRINT – click this button to print the currently displayed pages.

ARCHIVE – click this button to open the Trails archives and read past issues.

HELP – click here to view the online help in using the interactive features of the online Trails.

SEARCH PAST EDITIONS – click here to search all past online Trails editions. At the present time, the Archives begin with the March 2008 issue.

Print a copy of this guide for future reference and view the online Trails today!

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2008 World Show Gold Merit Donated Heifers

We need four heifers for Gold Merit – if you would like to donate a heifer call or email Allison Chipman at (817) 625-6241 or Allison@tlbaa.org.

A special thanks to the TLBAA member listed below for donating heifers to the TLBT Gold Merit competition.

• Dana and Charlie Buenger – Wasp Creek Ranch

• David and Kathy Adams – Shoot ‘N Star Ranch

• Donnie and Marilyn Taylor – 4 T Longhorns

• Robert and Bobbie Church – Pecan Hill Ranch

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Fort Worth Herd Hits National TV

The Fort Worth Longhorn herd got some great exposure on national television this past weekend. MSNBC’s Weekend Today Show featured spring getaways across the United States on Saturday, April 5. Fort Worth, home of the TLBAA, was one of the chosen destinations and a segment showed the Fort Worth Herd taking its daily drive down the brick streets of the Stockyards.

That afternoon, the Herd was shown during the NASCAR Countdown on ESPN2, the prelude to the O’Reilly 300 from Texas Motor Speedway.

 

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Stone Broke Owners Open Store, “With a Texas Twist”

By Carolyn Hunter

TLBAA members Larry and Barbara Shepherd, owners of Stone Broke Ranch, in Cameron, TX, like to stay busy. In addition to raising quality Texas Longhorns for many years, Barbara has maintained an online store www.withatexastwist.com for several years, and you’ve seen her booth at the World Show.

Barbara and Larry Shepherd in front of their store in Calvert, TX.

“The store was Larry’s surprise gift to me,” says Barbara.

The Shepherds recently purchased an old building in downtown Calvert, a small town in Central Texas, and spent several months restoring, decorating and stocking it. Larry did most of the carpenter work and remodeling, while Barbara started in on giving the building a Texas flair. Texas flags and signs, along with Larry’s Texas A&M flag, catch the attention of travelers on Highway 6 heading to Bryan-College Station.

“The store was Larry’s surprise gift to me,” says Barbara. “I’m familiar with retail, but only online. It’s been fun to get this physical store ready, and I’m enjoying meeting all the townspeople and travelers who stop in.”

The store features many unique decorative items to give your home that Texas Twist.

The Calvert store features several of the lines found on the Web site, plus a whole lot more. Inside you’ll find unique western furniture, lots of decorative items, lamps, tableware, children’s items, candles, and handmade soaps from a local craftsman. There’s even a huge Texas Flag that Barbara painted on one wall.

Although their store is open for business now, Larry and Barbara are planning a Grand Opening for the last weekend of April.

The Shepherds’ With a Texas Twist is part of the restoration of this small historic town’s Main Street. It joins several antique stores, a bakery, and hometown café. An ultra-gourmet chocolate company is expected to open soon as well as several other businesses and art studios.

Lamps, art work abound in With a Texas Twist.

Although their store is open for business now, Larry and Barbara are planning a Grand Opening for the last weekend of April. If you’re in the area, you’re invited to stop by for refreshments, a look-see at the historic building with some of the original fixtures and see some unique items for your home or as gifts.

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Mark Your Calendars for the West Coast Registered Texas Longhorn Sale!

Save the date – June 21, 2008, Aurora, OR, West Coast Registered Texas Longhorn Sale sponsored by the Northwest Longhorn Association, a TLBAA affiliate. This sale is shaping up to be an exciting and fun time for all Longhorn enthusiasts to enjoy.

To request an entry packet or sale program, contact either Sheryl Johnson at (503) 349-4985, J5longhorns@yahoo.com or Daniel Fey at (503) 349-7866, Dfey@willakenzie.com.

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Alan Rogers Longhorn Museum and Longhorn Horn Collection Sold!

By Cole Dowden

“I have the satisfaction of knowing that what I spent a lifetime doing is available to interested parties on a worldwide scale," Rogers said.

For over 36 years, Alan Rogers, Kansas City, MO, has been amassing a marvelous collection of Longhorn horns and horn furniture. He recently announced that his Longhorn horn collection has been sold to a private collector in Fort Worth, TX. The horn collection that Rogers spent over 36 years collecting, took 9 and ½ hours to load into the moving truck. He commented that the collection “had grown to such massive proportions” that he could no longer house it.

A set of horns from the Alan Rogers Horn Collection. These horns hung in the office of Cassidy Southwestern Commission Co. from 1924-1972.

Rogers said in an email to the Trails, that he has kept a few choice pieces from the collection and will continue to collect horns, but not on the scale that he has before. Rogers also said that he will be updating and keeping his Web site dedicated to Longhorn horn mounts and horned furniture – www.longhornmuseum.com.

Alan Rogers has been collecting horns for the past 36 years and has a Web site dedicated to his Longhorn Museum and horn collecting.

“I have the satisfaction of knowing that what I spent a lifetime doing is available to interested parties on a worldwide scale – something I could never have accomplished without the Internet, ” Rogers said.

The collector who purchased the horns has stated that he will be loaning pieces to Fort Worth area museums.

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TLBAA Member Health News

Bob Thompson, husband of TLBAA member Dora Thompson, Mansfield, LA, is in the hospital and not doing well. Please keep him and Dora in your thoughts and prayers.

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Show Announcements

September 17-18, 2008 – New Mexico State Fair Longhorn Show, 2 day World Qualifying Show, Albuquerque, NM, Jim Johnson - Show Chairman (505) 268-6040, Lynn Starritt - Show Secretary (915) 252-4118 cell, (575) 882-3818 fax

February 14-15, 2009 – Sierra County Longhorn Show, 2 day World Qualifying Show, Truth or Consequences, NM, Jim Johnson - Show Chairman (505) 268-6040, Lynn Starritt - Show Secretary (915) 252-4118 cell, (575) 882-3818 fax

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Alan Clemmensen Estate Sale Postponed

The Herd Dispersal Sale for the late Alan Clemmensen, set for May 10, 2008, has been postponed until further notice.

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TLBGCA Annual Meeting Announced

On June 14, 2008, The Texas Longhorn Breeders Gulf Coast Association will hold its annual meeting at the ranch of TLBGCA member George and Peggy Wilhite, Navasota, TX. All breeders are welcome to attend and enjoy the ranch tours and a complimentary barbeque dinner provided by the TLBGCA. Contact TLBGCA President Larry Smith at (281) 935-2811 for more information.

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Weekly Hay Report from the Texas Department of Agriculture

Compared to last week: Hay prices are holding steady. Trade activity and movement remains moderate. Demand is moderate. Dairy quality hay supplies continue to dwindle. Although, Coastal Bermuda hay remains plentiful with a lot of carry over into new crop. Some areas are still extremely dry, with no relief in sight. As for those areas who have received some rain, some are still doing well as far as moisture levels, while others have been experiencing warm weather and windy conditions, which is drying out the soil. First cutting is still one to four weeks off, depending on the area. Some producers continue to fertilize and spray. With the increasing costs of fuel and fertilizer, producers do not want to go out on a limb and quote any new crop prices yet, but rather are waiting to see how much fertilizing and baling costs are going to set them back. Supplemental feeding continues.

The State of Texas Department of Agriculture has the Hay and Grazing Hotline set up for buyers and sellers. The number is 1-877-429-1998. The Web site for TDA is www.agr.state.tx.us. For a hay report from a state other than Texas, click here.

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