A leather halter dangles from one of her hands, a show stick held loosely in the other, and a harness on her back. She’s ready for the show to begin. She waits anxiously for her class to be called, while the others scramble around to get the calves ready,like a pit crew working on their car at a pit stop, changing tires and filling the car with fuel. In their button ups and boots, some trim the calf’s legs with clippers, and others hold cans of adhesive. Each fitter intensely focused on their task at hand, determined to do their best and beat the
A leather halter dangles from one of her hands, a show stick held loosely in the other, and a harness on her back. She’s ready for the show to begin. She waits anxiously for her class to be called, while the others scramble around to get the calves ready,like a pit crew working on their car at a pit stop, changing tires and filling the car with fuel. In their button ups and boots, some trim the calf’s legs with clippers, and others hold cans of adhesive. Each fitter intensely focused on their task at hand, determined to do their best and beat the