2023-2024 Market Lamb

[Youngfarmer2019]

Let us know how it goeth

 

[Show Sebright]

He got 7th in his class of 13. He is too green. I was informed I should stop exercising him till he get fatter because I’m just burning his muscle.

He was scared of the ground so he kept moving and they didn’t want to walk. True embarrassment during showmanship.

Judge said I was good for showmanship but I need to control my lamb. But I had him 9 days at that point so it’s not like we trained well.

Funny thing, as soon as we got home I walked him from the truck to his stall in hand no problems. Now we just need to do it in the ring.

 

[Mini Horses]

You know how it is first time! . But they have to have the exposure! We used to practice the horses at home by having several come together and walk them thru it...get used to distractions, other animals. Any around you can let the lamb practice with? It's different in a ring than at home, alone, for sure. You can do, newbie lamb doesn't understand yet.

it'll happen! You'll teach him

 

[SageHill]

I'd say pretty darned good - esp since you just got him!
Interesting feedback on the exercise, -- good to know

 

[Baymule]

Maybe he would like to go to Tractor Supply for training. He’d get lots of new sights and sounds, everyone would want to pet him! LOL I think you did great with him, only 9 days. You are the lamb trainer extraordinaire!

 

[Show Sebright]

You know how it is first time! . But they have to have the exposure! We used to practice the horses at home by having several come together and walk them thru it...get used to distractions, other animals. Any around you can let the lamb practice with? It's different in a ring than at home, alone, for sure. You can do, newbie lamb doesn't understand yet.

it'll happen! You'll teach him

Well the band kids are out again so I’ll walk him around them. When the campus gets noise again in a few weeks that will help. He is doing a meet and great at the beginning of next month.

 

[Show Sebright]

Maybe he would like to go to Tractor Supply for training. He’d get lots of new sights and sounds, everyone would want to pet him! LOL I think you did great with him, only 9 days. You are the lamb trainer extraordinaire!

Ha ha thanks! Yeh I try to throw him into crazy situations. He will be meeting kids coming back to school at the beginning of next month. And when the campus gets loud and crazy I can start taking him to stand in the middle of it all.

 

[Show Sebright]

He is very dumb. He has his his dock so much that it is inflamed and covered in scabs. He is being treated for that. And he has a sneezing thing from the trailer rides. That’s all better with a shot of penicillin. Y’all did you know that we can no longer buy antibiotics from the store without a script??? Thank goodness I knew someone who had it. Or I would have paid 500 to get him a 2cc shot.

He is putting up a fuss about waking in hand. But I make him do it anyway. And we set up every few feet.

 

[SageHill]

He is very dumb. He has his his dock so much that it is inflamed and covered in scabs. He is being treated for that. And he has a sneezing thing from the trailer rides. That’s all better with a shot of penicillin. Y’all did you know that we can no longer buy antibiotics from the store without a script??? Thank goodness I knew someone who had it. Or I would have paid 500 to get him a 2cc shot.

He is putting up a fuss about waking in hand. But I make him do it anyway. And we set up every few feet.

Ouch on the dock. Hope it heals quickly. Yeah - the rx stuff is pain now. Many have stocked up ahead of time.

 

[Mini Horses]

The rx issue has been talked about for a while -- you must not have believed us . It's a PITA for sure.

Yep, lot of us prepared ahead.