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Welcome to Junior Livestock PRO the premier place for youth showman, breeders, and organizations to come together in the livestock industry.  Here at Junior Livestock PRO we have set out to provide resources for youth showman to learn and apply to their projects.  We hope you will take a look around and see our jackpot registration and calendar pages, but stay tuned over the next few months because there is much more to come!

Learning to Show Guide for Beginner Swine Exhibitors

First time pig project owners have a serious task ahead - training your hog to show! It's no easy task but it is doable and thousands of new project owners do it every year. You'll need to be able to get your pig to the wash rack, the show ring and finally around the arena with style.If you're just starting out with your first project we'd like to help with a few key basic pointers that start at home.

  • Let your animal get used to you. Spend time to build trust with your animal while you are feeding and cleaning so it become ok with you touching and handling it.
  • Work your pig 2-3 times per week. It's going to take a few lessons for you and your pig...when was the last time you learned a difficult skill on the first try? Plan to start working your pig a few times a week starting with 10 minutes and upping your practice time each week until you get to 45 min.
  • Use a wooden cane to start. Today there are lots of fancy, shiny and sparkly "canes" but you'll find playing around with friends - those things hurt!! And they will leave marks on your pig. Start with a wooden cane while practicing, save the fancy one for the show ring.

Ok, so you are out there and you've got a cane. Now what?Your pig is running all over the place or at a dead stop! Here are the basic goals to keep you on track...

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Practice Schedule for Beginner Swine Exhibitors

Most market classes are fairly short, but don't forget you might have to come back in for champions...and then a full round of showmanship too. And yes, usually all in one day.  It adds up - so print out this weekly practice guide and get moving!

You've got to get in shape and so does your project, here is a quick schedule for how much you should be working with your project and some Do's and Don'ts to keep you on target.  If you expect your animal to walk around in a hot ring with you for 30 minutes or more you'll need to prepare them.

Don't forget to:

  • Feed and water your project before practice.
  • Have the right tools handy for practice (cane, boards, brushes)
  • Practice with friends! You're not going to be in the show ring alone so get some friends out to practice too!

Week 1 - 2 days - 15 min each day
Do: Start simple with just walking around; you'll need to be able to walk your pig at a slow steady pace. Use your cane and begin to teach your hog to turn.
Don't: Knee your pig or use the cane on anywhere but the jowl.

Week 2  - 2 days - 15 min each day
Do: Work on turning your pig and pay attention to your slow and steady pace while you go in half circles 10-20 ft. away from the judge.
Don't: Rest your hand on your pig's back.

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Post on Tack Trader for FREE!

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Junior Livestock PRO is excited to announce our new classifieds, Tack Trader! Use Tack Trader to find, sell or trade show tack, farm tools and equipment, jewelry and more!

Post on Tack Trader FREE! Log in as a Junior Livestock PRO member to access your Tack Trader account and post your old tack now. Post by category from Pets and Jobs to Show Tack. Search by state or key word.

We'll need your posts to get started, so get going before you forget to put it online.