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Rylonn Elliot of the Boundary “C” 4-H Club won Grand Champion Showman at the Provincial Winter Fair in Barrier last month. His brother Alec took Reserve Showman (second place). His mother, Shauna Blaine, says it involves a lot of work to come out on top. “You have to pick the right steer as a calf, feed it properly, know how to clip it to make it look good in the ring and finally you have to invest time training it to stand properly. “You have to train them or they kick at you,” explained Rylonn. “You use a stick to scratch their back to start with and, if you’ve done enough homework, they will walk right into their stand.” Rylonn was only three years old when he took his first heifer calf to the Rock Creek fair; he’s now 10 and a Grade 5 student at West Boundary Elementary and this year he took his 1,274 pound Maine X to the Rock Creek fair the week before the PWF. In Rock Creek he won Grand Champion 4-H steer and Reserve Grand Champion steer overall; in With the help of a steer named “Stew” Rylonn Elliot took Grand Champion Showman at the 74th annual Provincial WinPHOTO: SHAUNA BLAINE Barrier at the PWF he took ter Fair held in Barrier this year. Grand Champion Showman and 4th in weight class. Rylonn say he recommends 4-H the cows and he likes working with years and then got lots of practice. Not bad for his first year in 4-H them.” Although he obviously takes 4-H to his friends. When asked what his beef. Rylonn said he spent hours very seriously, when you consider favourite part is he replied with a “He’s really into it,” says his watching his older brothers and sis- he named his steer “Stew”, there is a winning grin, “The great big dance mother. “He really likes it. He loves ters handle their own steers over the lighter side to it as well. at the end of the year.”
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