Minitonas 4H Prepares for Show & Sale at Grooming Day

Submitted by:
Angela Mullin |

The Minitonas 4H members were busy on Saturday getting prepared for the Annual Swan Valley 4H Beef Show & Sale.

The sale is on May 27, 2017 at the Swan Valley Agricultural grounds.


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Members were busy this weekend learning how to bath, blow off, brush, and shave to get their animals ready to show off to the judges. Martina & Robyn Tibble lead the kids through the steps to getting an animal ready to show.

Members all had the opportunity to learn the techniques, hands on!

The weather was perfect for us & the facility’s at Swan Hills Ranch are perfect!

The kids started the afternoon by bathing a steer, then blowing him off!




Next we loaded 3 chutes with members animals and proceeded to shave them, the chutes stayed busy with different animals getting clipped.




The kids had worked up an appetite so we broke for a hotdog & drink before finishing the day with a leg “glueing ” demo! Everyone left with some great information and tools help make this years show animals some of the best ever.

Pictured above: (From back left to right) Savana Hilmer, Tyan Metcalf, Lilei Nichiporuk, Colton Hilmer, Liam Dodd, DAX Mullin, Egan Finley, Tommy Stehr, Taylor Finley, Parker Tibble, Laredo Martin, Robyn Tibble, Martina Tibble

Minitonas 4H Beef Club would like to invite everyone to the Annual Swan Valley 4H Beef Show & Sale on May 27th at the Ag grounds! No admission, starts at 10am. Kinsmen Booth will be open for lunch, come on down and watch the Future Farmers in action!