The Rural Voice, 2001-09, Page 45, running it is pretty hard to get them
to stop. If one cows whose number
was not called half -way crosses the
arena, the team will not get a time.
George Holm of Elmwood -area
lends cattle to competitions both
locally and the Western Fair. For the
Western Fair, Holm and another man
are supplying 150 head of cattle.
Fifteen cattle go into the ring at a
time and one group of cattle is used
for every five teams.
The sport has difficulty finding
farmers that will lend cows for
competitions. It is for this reason
that Holm's cattle go to 10 different
competitions over a summer. Holm
is paid for lending his cattle to the
fair and all the transportation fees are
paid for.
Holm believes farmers think
the cattle will lose too much
weight after a day of running.
According to Holm the cattle have
been weighed before and after a
competition and they haven't lost
much weight.
Holm has eight years of team
penning experience under his belt.
Working with horses and cattle is
something he loves. He owns a horse
stable and has spent many days
rounding up cattle in the pasture.
Every year in the spring. Holm takes
a trip down to cowboy country,
U.S.A. in Colorado and rides with a
cattle drive for about a week.
Holm also keeps cattle at the
community pasture in Bruce, where
he 'puts 20 cattle for the summer.
The community pasture stretches
over 1,000 acres and at the end of the
summer he rides to find his cattle and
rounds them up.
Like Holm, Gowing has put the
skills from the team penning ring to
use with cattle in the field. The
Gowings, who own grazing pasture
near Paisley, have picked out sick
cows from the herd on horseback and
brought them to a different area of
the corral at the front of the field.
The only equipment for team
penning is a horse that is quick on its
feet. The horse has to be able to cut
from side to side, dip and dodge all
on a fast pace.
For a year Gowing penned with a
family horse but in order to be at the
top of competition she needed a
better horse. The search led into the
western provinces, where Gowing
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