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Lodoen Cattle Company
1421 104th St NW
Westhope, ND 58793
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This is your first time on the tanbark. I hope you win.
I hope you win for your sake, not mine.
Because winning is nice.
It’s a good feeling
Like the whole world is yours.
But, it passes, this feeling
And what lasts is what you’ve learned
And what you learn about is life.
That’s what most competition is all about; life.
The whole thing is played out in three laps around the ring.
The happiness of life.
The miseries.
The joys.
The heartbreaks.
There’s no telling what’ll turn up.
There’s no telling whether you’ll be DAL, class winner or Grand Champion
You might have fitted a champion or the last place animal.
There’s just no telling, even when we think we have a good one.
Too much depends on chance.
On how one judge sees the line-up on one day.
Sis, I’m not just talking about the showring.
I’m talking about life.
It’s life that the game is all about.
Life is a serious game; Dead serious.
But that’s what you do with serious things; you do your best.
Fit every calf like you are headed for the colored
tanbark of Madison, give life your best every day.
Winning is fun, sure.
But winning is not the point.
Wanting to win is the point.
Not giving up is the point.
Never be satisfied with what you’ve done is the point.
Never letting anyone down, calf or man, is the point.
Play to win. Now handle that halter like you have it on a Champion.
Brother Talks to His Sister The First Time She Shows A Calf
We are extremely proud of the
way Ben and Rylee have used
their show experiences to help us
better our operation by paying
attention to what genetics are
out there and what would work
in our program. We are very
Blessed that the two of them are
excited about the
future of L83/Lodoen Cattle