4H on Parade

Well it was another successful 4-H on Parade for the Mountain View 4-H Dairy Club. For those of you who do not know what 4H on Parade is, let me explain. 4-H on Parade is one big 4H show for all the clubs inside the Calgary Region, hosted by the Calgary Stampede. It is not mandatory to attend. There are many different 4-H clubs, like beef, horse, sheep, pigs, dogs and life skills. It is the largest 4-H event in all of Canada and in my eyes a great opportunity to meet new people and get a feel for different agriculture sectors. Our club is the only dairy club that attended; it doubles also as our Achievement day. This year I had a great 4-H on Parade with getting overall Reserve senior judge in the Multi judging competition. Multi judging is based on 6 classes that consist of dairy, sheep, horse, beef steers, beef heifers and a consumer decision making class. You must place the classes of 4 in the right order starting with the top animal and so forth, you must also explain the reasoning for your decision to a judge who gives you a mark out of 50 and your placing are out of 50 as well.  I also was Grand champion senior showman from our club.  Showmanship is based on how you handle your calf in the ring, how well it walks, how the calf and I are turned out. Conformation Classes are based on how the animal looks, kind of a Beauty pageant for people. Out of the 3 animals I brought I received a first place ribbon, a second place ribbon and my project calf was placed seventh out of 19 calves. I can not wait for it next year and now I know what calves are coming to Summer Synergy!