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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 1999-08-18, Page 7Love of dairy makes judging a great job ...a dairy show judge By Scott Hilgendorff Expositor Editor With hand gestures, he signals a circle of calves and owners to move - forward, stop and move -again as he carefully scrutinizes the livestock. "Mainly it's a love of dairy cattle." said -Jeff Sayles of Paris of why he judges calf .shows. He was judging the 4-H dairy show held Friday at the Seaforth Agricultural Society's facilities. • He• has been judging for about three years now but was raised in the dairy industry. growing up involved with 4-1-1. He has even won a few first -place ribbons himself before moving on to• judging. • "You -start in 4-H and Yearn M the meetings." he said about how he has gained enough experience to judge a good dairy calf. From there. it's off to judging schools where students learn the finer points about how to judge properly and the specifics about the many different dairy breeds. After three judging schools. one a year. if a person has scored above the average score, he or she can be placed on the judges list and he called on communities all•ovcr to judge shows. "It kind of comes natural." he said of his . ability to find the hest.calf of the hunch. - And he's also judging the owners. watching for their control of the calf. how they stand and hold their halters. Locally. he judged nine classes ' with three categories involving "showmanship." or how the entrant handles him or herself. The remaining classes were focussed on• the calves with Sayles watching for such things as how straight the calves "top lines" are or how well the animals stand and that they have a large rib span..a characteristic of a good dairy calf. Sayles. who continues to dairy farm. enjoys the judging sideline, not just for his love of the industry but for the strength it builds in public speaking and the fact he gets to travel to different communities and meet with different people. 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