Jonathan Shively
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Audrey is the girl in pink. Last night (6-26-23) at the county fair. She is in mini 4H, will be in regular 4H next year. Used to be if you caught a pig the next year a farmer would give you a pig and you showed it, sold it and the money was your seed money for the following year. Participation dwindled with people not having facilities for pigs. So it changed and if you catch a pig, show a pig the next year in the pig scramble class you will get a $25.00 check. Audrey told me she was going to ride a pig like her cousin Ashleigh did. Ashleigh's situation was a year ago in the show ring a pig took off running and ran between Ash's legs and picked her up and ran with her 1/2 the way across the show ring (show pigs are 220 pounds and up!). Ash did well and rode it like her pony and laughed the whole time. Pig scramble pigs are feeder pigs and in the 20-30 pound range. Audrey is in pink.
When I figure out how to attach the movie, will place it here.
EDITED::: No movie. But do have a couple of pictures and will add more as they are received
Audrey is in pink tee shirt. Looks like she is balling her fists but she has Crisco slathered on her hands. Back when I was her age, they lined the kids up to a 55 gallon barrel of used oil and you had to dunk your arms past your elbows. Then they dunked the backend of the pig up to the front legs! She didn't like the feeling of the lard/oil feel and knew that she was to run and fall down so she could get dirt on her hands before trying to catch the pig. The arena is cut in half and the fire department did a wonderful job of making this end very muddy! When they release the kids, Audrey will turn to the right and run the width of the arena and then the length of that half of the arena and back towards us the half width. She played soccer and softball this summer on leagues and runs like a deer. That pig ran across the one deep mud hole and Audrey just glided over the top!
She basically ran that pig down and wore it out. She sat on it and it just gave up. They have to keep control of the pig until an adult takes possession and returns it to the center pen. This lady running to get Audrey's pig we actually bought gilts from her and her husband that started Tess' herd of pigs for her 4H years.
When I figure out how to attach the movie, will place it here.
EDITED::: No movie. But do have a couple of pictures and will add more as they are received
Audrey is in pink tee shirt. Looks like she is balling her fists but she has Crisco slathered on her hands. Back when I was her age, they lined the kids up to a 55 gallon barrel of used oil and you had to dunk your arms past your elbows. Then they dunked the backend of the pig up to the front legs! She didn't like the feeling of the lard/oil feel and knew that she was to run and fall down so she could get dirt on her hands before trying to catch the pig. The arena is cut in half and the fire department did a wonderful job of making this end very muddy! When they release the kids, Audrey will turn to the right and run the width of the arena and then the length of that half of the arena and back towards us the half width. She played soccer and softball this summer on leagues and runs like a deer. That pig ran across the one deep mud hole and Audrey just glided over the top!
She basically ran that pig down and wore it out. She sat on it and it just gave up. They have to keep control of the pig until an adult takes possession and returns it to the center pen. This lady running to get Audrey's pig we actually bought gilts from her and her husband that started Tess' herd of pigs for her 4H years.
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