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Fluffy Cows

Posted on November 19, 2021November 19, 2021

In case you missed it online, fluffy cows was (is) a thing on the internet. Pampered, primped, and highly groomed show cattle’s photos have gone viral, often comparing them to teddy bears. They’re not, of course, they’re just groomed cattle like Westminster has groomed dogs. It’s for competition and show.

Ask a kid who has shown livestock in 4H or FFA, and they’ll tell you all about it. Baths, special shampoos, blow drying, clipping the hair, and styling products are part of the process for showing animals at fair.

Vernon did a bit of 4H as a kid. I was always more into scouting, so my kids did one year of 4H only and it wasn’t in livestock. Well, Jaxon got interested… then Daniel decided he’d take some of his registered females to a sale in Cheyenne.

Today I helped Tess wash and dry two calves. This was all new to me!

First, a bath.

Followed by a rinse and rub to squeegee the water out.

Then a blow dry. You do it much like a stylist blows your hair, going against the natural way it lays so it stands up “fluffy”.

We didn’t do more than that, final primping will be done before the show. Keeping them clean beforehand just makes it less of a chore at the show, plus it’s a training exercise.

It’s always hard to take good photos of black cows… but, trust me, she’s definitely clean and fluffy!

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2 thoughts on “Fluffy Cows”

  1. Joan Wood says:
    November 20, 2021 at 12:26 PM

    A lot goes in to showing animals in the fair.

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  2. Jean Steingrebe says:
    November 20, 2021 at 10:35 AM

    Thanks for sharing

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Since 2008, I’ve kept this photographic journal of life on a Wyoming ranch.  I share ranch work, my family, crafts and DIY, my English Shepherd, Bravo, and a love for this land.  Enjoy this red dirt country!

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