Curious Bleu at the NH Highland Games
posted on
September 19, 2022
Jim Leahy from Dorcester, MA pipes for Curious Bleu, a 10-year-old Scottish Highland steer, at the 47th NH Highland Games and Festival (NHSCOT) in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
posted on
September 19, 2022
Jim Leahy from Dorcester, MA pipes for Curious Bleu, a 10-year-old Scottish Highland steer, at the 47th NH Highland Games and Festival (NHSCOT) in Lincoln, New Hampshire.
I entered Sam and Bingo, my Black Angus–Normande cross steers, in the official log scoot class. In this class, teams of steers drag a loaded sled through an obstacle course. Sam and Bingo did everything I asked. The trouble is, I hadn't asked often enough at home.
Seven times Owen ran off. Seven times I walked him back. Somewhere around number five, I nearly gave up
Topper wasn't being mean. He was being pushed, and nobody likes getting pushed around: not people, not dogs, and certainly not bovines. Push on a steer, and his instinct is to push back. When a steer pushes back, the steer wins—every time.