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To put it mildly, fair tired is an all kind of different tired!

Posted on August 30, 2024 by horseshoeangusranch

The week of Aug 19^th – Aug 25^th was a fun filled week at the fair, it is known around here “The Best Week of Summer,” or by adults as the Longest Week of Summer or depending on how hot it is, the Worst Week of Summer. Anna started college classes Monday, and Ady decided to not go to the Benton Franklin Fair. We felt like we were short a few steers and kids all week. We only took 4 open heifers since last year they decided to make us clean out our beds, we used to take a whole bunch of open cattle. So it was a pretty light week for us really. Monday Kaine, Jaxsen, Toni and I hauled the steers in, Kade and Kicker took Kade’s pickup to B&W to have a gooseneck hitch put in, then Kicker brought Kade over to the fair. Ben and Kicker did all the chores all week, except the horse chores on two days when Toni and I drove home to dr Copper.

Tuesday was Market, Kaine and Kade were showing FFA this year, so they were first, they did a great job. Kade was grand champion in Market and Kaine was Reserve champion. Jaxsen, Julian and Natalie were showing 4H. Natalie and Julian both made it back to the champion round, Jaxsen was 3^rd in his class which had 2 phenomenal steers in it. The funny thing is last fall we had some friends ask us to buy them steers for their kids. We bought some super top-notch steers and Toni said- we are going to regret buying these steers. The Market championship round had 3 of the steers that we bought last fall. They are that good. And one of them beat Jaxsen. Natalie was grand champion 4H. That afternoon the kids went on rides and Toni and I went home to dr Copper and do the horse chores. We got back in time to go to the rodeo and eat dinner.

Wednesday was Fitting and Showing, the kids all did great again. Kaine was Grand Champion FFA in Fitting and Showing and Kade was Reserve champion. It was super cool because during that round the Judge said she kept waiting on one of the boys to make a mistake and they didn’t. She finally chose Kaine due to personal preference because they were both showing that good and their steers were that good. Let me tell you, we were beyond ecstatic to have the boys go back-to-back Grand Reserve/Grand Reserve in reverse. We did get asked if there were more than 2 FFA showmen and yes there were. Natalie, Julian and Jaxsen all made it back to the championship round, and Natalie was grand champion. The kids all did great showing. Jaxsen’s steer, Gunz, that we raised took such good care of Jax. Some of the steers on both days were a bit much, getting loose, running the ring and steady eddie Gunzy and Jax just stood there and did their thing. Super solid. Wednesday football practice started, so Kaine and Max went to football practice when they got done showing. We walked around the fair for a while, got a massage in the massage chair, got a bundt cake sample, shoes polished. Then did chores and went to the rodeo and dinner. We had heard rumors the big boys were wandering the fair with girls, but no first hand knowledge on that. Toni and Leslie also went to Craig Morgan and said it was an awesome concert.

On Thursday the kids went around and learned how to show all the animals for the round robin. Aram and Emmett “managed” the round robin kids. Kaine tried to fire Aram but since he didn’t hire Aram, he couldn’t fire him. Aram and Emmett are really good at managing people and it was hysterical to overhear Aram trying to boss Kaine around to get him motivated. They did a great job. Toni and I went back to do chores right after lunch so we made it back in time for the round robin. All of the beef kids did great, none of them won, and we could not hear the announcer at all from our side of the ring, it was kind like we were the red headed step child (isn’t that the saying??) Our kids all did well though, I am proud of all 4 of them. Then we went to the rodeo and had dinner.

Friday was the sale, Kade, Natalie and Kaine were at the sale of champions at the beginning. Thank you Musser Bros Trucks and Auto, Watts Construction and Wheatland Bank for buying their steers. Then we waited around until last, had lunch, etc. Finally, it was Jaxsen and Julian turn. Ray Poland Construction bought Julians and Les Schwab about Jaxsens. Thak you to all our buyers. Kaine, Max, Keegan and Andrew went to practice on Friday. We went to the rodeo and dinner. Let me tell you, by Friday we were tired. Also, as kind of a fun thing there was a really cool hat booth that had set-up at the fair that had blanks, meaning you get to pick how the hat is shaped. Kade, Kaine, Julian, and Lane all wanted a semi-custom hat and it was really a fun process. Toni bought a pre-formed hat. Super fun to all have new straw hats. Jax got a ball-cap and a sweatshirt because he didn’t pack one. The weather was very moderate this year and it was rainy and windy by Friday.

Saturday was livestock judging, and Toni and Leslie have a good time getting the steer class together and placing them. Toni probably more so than Leslie. It is one of her favorite things. Judging cattle, what is more fun? The kids all did pretty good, Aram was reserve champion in FFA and the FFA team with our kids was 1^st. Natalie, Julian and Jaxsen all placed well in 4H. Kaine was at football so did not judge. Manny reserved tables for the rodeo on Saturday night, so we had great seats and Ben, Kicker, Anna, McCall, Marlo and Lane all came. We had a great time. Saturday night is really the only night we get to relax and enjoy the fair like normal people. Other than eating. We eat fried food all week at the fair. Funnel Cake, Elephant Ears, the big Fry square, etc. Lots of crap food.

Sunday morning we got up and cleaned out the beds, packed up our stuff and came home. We all took a nap when we got home, then did chores and cleaned out the camper. To put it mildly, fair tired is an all kind of different tired!

We had a great time at the fair. Got to see good friends, help people, see people, and just let the kids enjoy their last week of summer.

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BF Sale is Today

Posted on August 25, 2023 by horseshoeangusranch

If anyone that wants to support the kids, they are selling their steers at BF Fair today, CBJLS on Sept 9, and Othello on Sept 16. OR if someone wants to support local kids but doesn’t want to buy an animal you can donate to the North Franklin Livestock Booster- they are all set up and ready to support kids at the fair this year. Checks go to NFLB c/o Christine Jenks, 2543 Rangeview Rd, Othello, WA 99344. Or you can call Toni, Christine Jenks, Kameron Jenks or Erica Corrales to get more info, or email us here at KT Ranch, ktranch@gmail.com.

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A great Teddy Roosevelt quote- “Nothing in this world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.”

Posted on September 1, 2021 by horseshoeangusranch

We had a great week last week. We normally haul into Benton Franklin Fair in the morning, but this year it was a little different and everyone had times. So we did not leave until the afternoon. Toni was able to get some work done in the morning. Anna and Kaine washed their steers in the morning. We have a had a few sick calves, I got the ones that were still out in and doctored them before we left. We hit the road and met up with the cousins for our short trip down to the BF Fair, we let uncle Joe take the lead as he had the longer trailer so needed to find the right path. There were lots of people, but the cattle all came off the trailer great. This was Monica’s first show, she has only been halter broke 3 weeks and she was scared but solid. We got the cattle settled in, steers weighed in and had tacos with the 4H group. The campers were still parked way out, so lots of walking.

Tuesday was market, Anna was showing FFA, and she showed first. Her and Cupid were Reserve Champion in market. This is Anna’s first year showing FFA and she did great. The coolest part is that Cupid is a calf she raised out of her cow, so a bred and owned calf. It is always awesome to win, but to win with a calf you raised out of your own cow is even cooler. Jaxsen and Kaine were in the light weight class, Jaxsen won his class and got to come back, Kaine was third. Jaxsen has been showing Dagger all summer but had never won a market class with him before so he was stoked. He promised Dagger a churo if he did well. Why Jaxsen would think his steer would want a churo is anyone’s guess. Kade and Ady also won their classes and got to come back. Ady was Reserve Champion 4H. All of the kids did a great job.

Wednesday was showmanship and then open cattle. FFA was first again, Anna was Grand Champion and got to go to the round robin. My boy Kelten was Reserve Champion Senior. Kaine made it back to the championship round in Intermediate, Kade’s steer, Clark, did not like the pigs and was next to them. So he did not do great in showmanship and was middle of the class. Two members of our 4H group were Grand and Reserve in Showmanship for intermediate, Kassandra and Adrian. Jaxsen, Natalie and another member of our 4H group, Emmet, all made it back to the championship round in Jrs. Natalie was grand and Emmet Reserve, all of the kids showed great. As Jaxsen left the show ring, he commented on how great the 4-H club had done overall and how excited he was to be part of it. This is a really great comment coming from a kid that we had to drag to the showring at the beginning of the year. His showing and attitude have improved 100% this year. Ady and Julian also did a great job, their steers just were not working with them.

Then we had PeeWees and the kids all showed their heifers. We also had some good friends bring their kids in to show as well, so we had a full pee wee class. We had a quick lunch break and then open cattle. Kasen’s heifer, Peanut Butter, was grand champion Hereford heifer. Anna’s heifer, Belle Star (or 6 like we all call her) was Grand Champion Angus heifer and overall heifer. Kade’s heifer Vixen was Grand Champion AOB heifer. Jay’s bull, who Toni wants to steal, was Grand Champion Hereford bull and Supreme Champion Bull. Toni told Joe he looked bad and that Joe should just give the bull to her. We convinced her that Joe will probably just let her borrow him so she can stop trying to convince him his favorite bull isn’t any good. It wasn’t working anyway. (I have not gotten to the Open cattle pics yet, I am currently half way through the peewees).

Thursday we let the kids sleep in and the parents fed the steers, heifers and bulls. Then everyone came out and washed after breakfast. Then the kids went on rides, and Anna and Natalie went and learned how to show the other animals to get ready for the round robin. Thursday night was the round robin. Kaine was standing there in boots, and the horse department needed a person to stand in, so he got nominated. But, little did he know he was going to have to go around and show each animal with the horse people. So he got a participation ribbon. Delanie Shattuck, another Connell FFA member, won the FFA division, we were all happy for her. Natalie and Anna were exceptional. They didn’t win but we couldn’t have been prouder of them if we tried. Per their tradition, Anna and Toni went and got dinner after round robin. On round robin right we eat chicken sandwiches because we usually have someone we are helping/cheering for, which neither of those two like very well. After the round robin, the kids all tried to go on rides with their bracelets one last time but the lines were so long that after waiting 40 minutes they didn’t get to go on any rides. They did however, play lots and lots of laser tag because the set up was super cool. Kaine and Kade say that they are the best. Probably in their own minds they are.

Friday was the sale, the champions sell first, so in our group Anna and Ady. Burns Family Estates and Corwin Ford bought their steers, thank you to both. Then the pigs sell on one side and the sheep, steers and goats on the other, in that order. All of the kids’ steers sold great, it was a great sale with tremendous support from our wonderful community. Watts Construction bought Kade’s steer for the third year in a row, Mr. Watts says Kade raises tasty animals. We also found out this year that the Watts are related to some of our friends, it was a small world moment. Our good friends at Farmers Electric bought Kaines, Rhodes Heating and Air bought Jaxsens, Ray Poland and Sons bought Julians and Koncrete Construction bought Natalie’s. Thank you to all of the buyers and a big thank you to the community that came out and supported all of these kids. It was wonderful to be part of such a successful event. Even though numbers were down in animals, numbers were very high in price.

Saturday was another dead day. The kids played games, Anna’s friend Kassidy came down and her, Kassidy and Edie hung out. Traci sold Anna’s ride bracelet, since Anna did not want to go on rides, and let all of the other kids go on one more ride with it. The guys came down that night and we all went to the rodeo. Per the norm, we saw great friends, met some interesting people, and had a great time at the rodeo. Afterwards, the kids and I went to bed, and everyone else stayed up until about 3 to load steers. It is always entertaining to load steers when everyone is lacking sleep. The steers loaded great and it was bittersweet to see them go.

Sunday, we got up at 6, packed up stuff, and went home and took a nap. We got back up in the afternoon and started working again. Even though Ben and Kicker were doing our chores, we needed to do a walk through on all of the horses, get pictures of specific ones, do our chores, and figure out how much we can get done in the one week we are home before the next two back-to-back fairs. BF Fair is a marathon fair and is so exhausting and hard on a person’s feet that it makes it hard to be enthusiastic about the next two. A great Teddy Roosevelt quote- “Nothing in this world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty.” But I don’t think he was talking about our feet!