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Show & Sale Results Breeders Directory Stud Ram Showcase Podcast Upcoming Events Featured Content Of The Year” Winners Advertise Social Media Novel Designs Contact Select Page Your online source for the show lamb industry. Podcast Episode 1.12 Out Now CLICK HERE TO VIEW SALE SITE CLICK HERE TO RSVP FOR THE GOLF OUTING! The Championdrive.com Podcast Submit your suggestions and questions for the podcast here! Find our podcast on championdrive.com or on any of these platforms! Spotify | Amazon Music | Pandora Stud Ram Showcase Headliners Diamond C Making fall borns or just want a sweet deal to get ready for the summer? The Diamond C Livestock and Diamond C Genetics Click to Claim Semen Sale is live now through May13th! If you need help identifying which buck best fits your program and needs, we’d love to visit with you! View More Information Impact Hampshires View More Information Blue Bloods The Blue Bloods Live Sale is back for year two in Miles, TX. Make plans to attend this event to find your next champion! View More Information Branded Show Gear Time for a little Spring Cleaning Inventory Sale – Shop our inventory of jackets at a great price – Limited availability and sizes, first come first serve as this is what’s leftover from our winter inventory! Pricing includes your logo embroidered on the left chest. No setup fee if we already have your logo on file. View More Information Showman Spotlight Alette Neier We caught up with Ms.Alette Neier, exhibitor of the Reserve Grand Champion Prospect Lamb at the 2024 Spring American Royal. Learn a little more about Alette below! Tell us a little about your champion: His name is Pip! He is from Deno Livestock! His mom is Flower and she was Champion Commercial Ewe at Louisville in 2020! What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned while showing animals? I’ve learned that hard work and dedication will always pay off at some point! Do you have any special tricks for getting stubborn animals to cooperate? If I have a stubborn lamb we work it around the farm in many different locations. We also, have my little sister and our dog out with us when working in the yard so the lambs get used to noise and commotion. What’s your favorite memory involving your animals? My favorite memory showing lambs is when my lamb MAC was Reserve Champion Whiteface Cross at Aksarben. I was in the Parade of Champions before the Grand Drive, we got to go into the arena in the beds of trucks. That was a super cool experience and MAC was one of my favorite sheep! How do you prepare your animals both physically and mentally for the shows? It takes a lot of time in the barn and around our farm. Colin Deno tells us how important proper hand walking is, so we walk them all over our farm and set them up in different locations. When setting them up in the yard we stand with them for awhile so they know how to stand in a show ring. What’s the most challenging aspect of showing livestock, and how do you overcome it? When you first bring your lambs home and getting them broke. I spend lots of time in the barn, even sitting in the pens with them doing my school work. We work with them often and it takes lots of practice and time! Who inspired you to become the showman you are today? Colin Deno, Bridget Weller, my parents and my older sister, Ariah! Do you name your animals? If so, what’s the most interesting name you have given? Yes! I’ve had a set of animals named Pancake, Syrup, and Jemima If your lamb had its own pump-up song, what would it be? I don’t really have a pump-up song, but we always have some type of music playing in the barn when we work animals! What’s the most unexpected blooper you’ve experienced during a show? Last year, during showmanship at Aksarben a steer got lose in the cattle ring. It knocked down the gate right next to me and Mr. Wilson. Mr. Wilson didn’t even flinch and we went on to be Champion Junior Showman. It for sure freaked me out having a steer coming right towards me. Breeder Spotlight Salinas Show Lambs We caught up with the breeder of the Reserve Grand Champion Markett Lamb at the 2024 Oklahoma Youth Expo. We invite you to read our candid interview with Salinas Show Lambs and please continue to check back often for our next edition of Breeder Spotlight.” What’s the pedigree of your champion? Follow the Money x Next Level Do you have a favorite animal on the farm? If so who is it and why? Collette, she is a 9 year old part downer. The grandma sheep we all love. What’s the most interesting thing you’ve learned about raising animals? Just when you think you’ve seen it all, you learn a new lesson. Have you ever had to deal with an unexpected challenge while caring for your flock? How did you handle it? Unfortunately yes. When caring for livestock, and multiple species, there are always going to be challenges. We work through these times as a family, thankful for friends and a good vet. How many years have you been raising sheep? Almost 30, time flies when you’re having fun! What’s been your best marketing tactic? We really don’t have one. We have been blessed by some really good people who have believed in our sheep. For that we are truly grateful Educating Excellence Ryan Burns Where are you the teacher? Dover High School​ How many kids do you teach? I teach about 50 students. Favorite thing about being a teacher? My favorite thing about being a teacher is trying to make a difference in students’ lives and positively influencing a student. Hardest thing you have had to accept in the last 10 years? The ever-changing advancements in technology have been challenging, along with trying to stay up-to-date on the newest ways to communicate and keep records. Everything we do is online, and we have lost touch with some of our traditions with technology. Also, I often feel like I am competing with a student’s cell phone or social media, and this also presents a unique set of challenges. Favorite part of your community? The best part of living and teaching in my community is that it is very small, which creates a family-like atmosphere. Most everyone is on the same page, and we all want to help kids succeed. Small communities tend to pour in love and support for their schools, which is why I like being a part of the Dover and Kingfisher communities. Biggest accomplishment? I would say my biggest accomplishment is continuing in the teaching profession for nearly 25 years while also raising 3 sons. Education has changed a lot since I began teaching, and I am proud to be one who still loves to teach. I have also enjoyed raising my sons in this program and coaching them in their FFA events. Favorite time of the year and why? My favorite time of the year is spring, when many FFA activities are going on. It is spring livestock show season, followed by CDE season, where I watch kids work very hard and experience some success. I have always called this the Christmas time of FFA” because we may be on the road 5 out of the seven days of the week throughout March and April. The Ultimate Barn Playlist The Ultimate Barn Playlist Brought to you by Championdrive Click here to Listen The Daily Do you follow Championdrive on Instagram and Facebook? Want to see your photo featured as THE DAILY photo? Submit your picture and if your photo is selected to be featured, you’ll receive some Championdrive.com Gear! Ring shots, candid shots, action shots, backdrop bloopers – submit them often! 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