April 18, Crown Hill 4-H Club members took a mix of steers and heifers to Saskatoon Livestock Sales for their annual trim days.
The animals were pretty dirty from being in the muddy pens and it was a lot of work washing them to get them clean. After we finished washing them we combed them out and dried them with blowers and put them back in their pens for the night.
Assistant leader Glen Sutherland did a showmanship clinic, and all members got hands-on experience to help improve our skills in the show ring.
The next day we were there at 9 a.m. to water and feed our animals, then we combed and blew them out to get them ready for the day as it is important to have a clean animal for trimming and grooming. We were fortunate to have Barrett Elliot from St. Brieux come to show us how to clip and fit our animals to get them ready for show day. He did a clipping demonstration. We were then divided into groups of two or three and sent to practise our skills with Barrett helping. He showed us proper techniques and gave us some tips.
We had a pizza lunch break and then continued clipping and the day ended with a fitting demo.
Our members have a wide range of skills, but everybody learned something new. It was a busy couple of days but it was also a lot of fun and we learned so much!
