the competitive side of him come out to play! Houston has had an amazing year, Grand Champion Female at the 2021 Shorthorn Junior Nationals, Grand Champion Angus Female at the 2021 Atlantic Nationals, 2021 North American Futurity, 2021 World Beef Expo, and lately showing the Supreme Female at the 2021 Hoosier Beef Expo! Mercedes is an adorable 13 year old who loves tic-toc and her Percentage Simmental Ivy! She is sweet, fun, funny, outgoing and has a natural talent to be able to connect with her show heifers. She is on the Sullivan Golden Arrows Dance Team and Tennis team. She has a very competitive side and works very hard at everything she is involved with at school and home. Mercedes has shown the Grand Champion Percentage Simmental Female at the 2021 American Royal, Reserve Grand Champion Female at the 2021 Maine Anjou Junior Nationals, Reserve Grand Champion Cow Calf at the 2021 Angus Junior Nationals, Supreme Female at the 2021Kentucky Beef Expo, Supreme Female at the 2020 Hoosier Beef Expo and Reserve Supreme Female at the 2021 Hoosier Beef Congress. The wins are fun but Houston and Mercedes recent personal wins at showmanship are amazing! We have watched both of them grow over the last year and a half in the show ring. Their levels of showmanship skills and confidence they represent are heart warming. We are big sticklers on showmanship and we have worked with and encouraged both Houston and Mercedes to work hard at showmanship. We have always said to them, “Anything worth doing is worth over doing”. Recently Mercedes won Intermediate Showman at the 2021 Indiana State Fair and the Junior Showmanship Title at the 2021 Hoosier Beef Congress. Houston recently won Reserve Intermediate
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