814-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12, 2000 “Emma” stands quietly during her appointment in a PrPH9r3tlftnS •• • makeshift salon at the fair. Melissa Bashore, 12, of North — ** em Lebanon, sets her heifer’s top line with a hair dryer, brush nd clear holdir int. To achieve shiny show ring hooves Kendra Lehman, 17, Mechanicsburg, leans into her task. Lehman has been showing,swine, sheep, and goats, but this year marks her first time showing cattle. Although each fair is unique, one element is essential to every fair: careful preparation. Here are a few candid shots from the recent Lebanon Fair. - And, of course, last-minute lead line practice. Chelsea Horst, 11, from Newmanstown, has been working with “Cyrenne” all summer. New surroundings, however, may make even the most docile animal a little more difficult than usual. Photos by Michelle Ranch 5 *, £ , 1 *% ■> On a muggy August day, a lengthy rinsing benefits both animal and handler. Valerie Blauch, 10, in the fifth grade in the Fredericksburg school district, cools off “Jasmine." y V l* Shawn Hernley demonstrates to Andy Atkins, both ol Lebanon, the fine art of fitting calves for the show ring.
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