I didn’t mind the first text that called me “Controversial”. \u00a0 But the 2nd one from a different # made me go WTH?! \u00a0I have yet to make time to see where the 602 area code is, and I don’t know the person (unnamed texts bother me) but it made me think. \u00a0How am I the most “controversial person” in the goat industry? \u00a0And by the way, both texts were very positive.<\/p>\n
1–My kids have never “tested out” of any show, anywhere. \u00a0And we’ve had numerous species tested at numerous shows for many years. \u00a0(OYE, Tulsa, KC & Phoenix).<\/p>\n
P.S.–Neither of my kids have ever shown at Denver. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Both for academic reasons. \u00a0The first one graduated from Fairview and took a very rigorous class load. \u00a0The current one doesn’t like academics which makes it hard to miss school. \u00a0Both kids will be successful in life, just down different roads.<\/p>\n
2–I have never had to hire a lawyer to defend my kids at any show. \u00a0(I have had to pay a lawyer before, but not for this kind of crap.)<\/p>\n
3–I have lost “friends” that wanted to play the dirty pool game. \u00a0And I have had strenuous times with current friends that wanted to push too hard. \u00a0I get it, I just don’t agree.<\/p>\n
4–Have I ever had input on judges at shows? \u00a0Sometimes, I think that I was asked just to give me a sense that I had a say. \u00a0And sometimes I actually had input. \u00a0And Yes, I \u00a0have spent way more time fighting to keep crooked ones out than I have ever spent trying to get the “right” judge. \u00a0I have seen the camp fire where these “deals” are done, I just chose to walk away. ( I have to give credit to the “camp fire” quote to Fred Slater; circa 2008.)<\/p>\n
5–I have NOT done everything right in life or in this game, but very few others have been perfect either. \u00a0Yes, I have been associated with things that weren’t right in the stock show game. \u00a0And that has galvanized Tammy and I as to how we approach a lot of this stuff with our own kids and those around us.<\/p>\n
6–Me hitting publish on this post, or any other, does not hurt me. \u00a0Nor will it. \u00a0Will there be retaliation against Duke in the show ring? \u00a0I doubt it. \u00a0But, maybe. \u00a0But if so, it just proves me right. \u00a0My thoughts–it shouldn’t happen. \u00a0It won’t happen. \u00a0Are there people that would like to catch me in a dark alley? \u00a0Oh yeah! \u00a0But I relish the thought.<\/strong> (this would be an inherited trait)<\/p>\n How am I controversial? \u00a0I am NOT. \u00a0Opinionated–YES. \u00a0If you don’t like my opinion, then you would be wrong. \u00a0And, it gets worse when I’m not at a keyboard. \u00a0Controversial–NO! \u00a0I am not. \u00a0Confrontational–whenever needed and by all means. \u00a0The term you should use is Determined. \u00a0That’s it. \u00a0That’s all. \u00a0Well, some think that the term a-hole might also apply?!<\/p>\n There are a lot of things about this industry that are built on a house of cards. \u00a0Basically, this industry is a hobby to 99% of the people involved. \u00a0It would only take one wrong thing to bring this all down. \u00a0And all of you political\/crooked jacks need to keep that in mind.<\/p>\n And 98.9% or better of the entire industry is EXACTLY what I want my kids to learn–the success, the failures, the communication, the marketing, the work ethics, the genetics, all of the above. \u00a0It is real life and I love it! \u00a0I love the kids, the animals (not the does, but all the rest), the friends, the competition, the learning, the work, the trials, the tribulations, the travels, the gambles, the sure things, the WTH was I thinking when I bought that one, \u00a0the months of worrying if that buck kid was the right one, the getting out bid and getting the winning bid (even when you are wondering WHY you got it bought so CHEAP?!) and hitting a wicked good restaurant with good friends while chasing good stock.<\/p>\n Sometimes, I worry about who is driving the bus, even if they have a CDL. \u00a0But, I am not worried about this deal. \u00a0There are a few that stink up the whole place. \u00a0But, for the rest, I am all in. \u00a0And that, my friends, is not controversial. \u00a0I just happen to be right! \u00a0Again!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Oh, I almost forgot. \u00a0 Have a good one and a better tomorrow! \u00a0I’m going to.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I didn’t mind the first text that called me “Controversial”. \u00a0 But the 2nd one from a different # made me go WTH?! \u00a0I have yet to make time to see where the 602 area code is, and I don’t know the person (unnamed texts bother me) but it made […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1528"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1528"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1530,"href":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1528\/revisions\/1530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kellnlivestock.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}