Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Oct 9. 1976
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Keys to success in the show ring
MADISON. Wis. - Some people have a lot going for them in
one thing or another, but what they lack is the determination
to keep going after a succession of failures, says John
Rinehart, a successful breeder and exhibitor of registered
Holsteins. Consequently those individuals do not reach the
level of recognition and achievement that someone else
might have grasped.
Rinehart, who makes his home just south of the Penn
sylvania border m Carroll County, Md., offered his
philosophy of showing during a pause in his schedule at the
World Dairy Exposition which took place here last week. In
his fourth year at the internationally acclaimed show which
is held here annually at the Dane County Exposition Center,
Rinehart has had much success in the show ring. But he
hasn’t forgotten about the failures, and that’s part of the
formula to success, the 32-year old dairyman indicated.
A 1966 graduate of the University of Maryland, with a
degree in dairy science, Rinehart remarked that the first
step towards success is the establishment of a goal. Reaching
the goal and overcoming obstacles requires tremendous
determination, and an enthusiastic drive. “You can have an
awful lot of knowledge,” the young dairyman continued, “but
you must apply it - you can’t sit still and expect things to
happen, you have to make them happen. And you must learn
not to be too disappointed with failures - try to turn losses into
success.”
It is also important to remember, says Rinehart, that the
idea of winning can be over emphasized. A showman should
realize that his cow wouldn’t necessarily have to stand first
at every show. “Just do your best,” added his wife, the
former Sharon Lippy of littlestown, Pa., who has won a
number of ribbons in the 4-H circuit. “Attitude has an awful
lot to do with it,” Rinehart said.
Rinehart and his wife are consciencious fitters and
showmen. As it became time to prepare one of their cows for
an upcoming class, both went about their tasks with
dedication and enthusiasm. Noticeably a bit nervous,
Rinehart’s large hands were almost trying to go to work
without him. A dairy fanner - as opposed to a mere owner of
dairy cattle - his hands offered a testimony all their own.
By DIETER KRIEG
The Dane County Exposition grounds, home of the World Dairy Expo, Madison, Wis.
An accomplished showman tells of:
“Tying everything together,” Rinehart concluded, “is a Not to be forgotten in the Rineharts’ formula towards
sincere trust in God and to realize, appreciate and un- successful showing is good help back home, and confidence
derstand where some of these things come from.” His wife on the part of the employer that the work will be done well
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Farming .. .
It’s Nurtured
the Good Earth
of Our America
Let's remember the part farming
has played and still does in the
development of the United
States. It has provided us with
the essentials to achieve what
we have today. By providing
food for our millions . . . natural
fibers for our clothing . . . jobs
for many of our people. Let's
practice conservation to
preserve this land that has given
us life.
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YOUR LOCAL COUNTY OFFICE.