The Kleberg- Kennedy Junior Livestock Show has rounded up some winners and brought quite the crowd for the past two weeks.
For some, they may only see the final product of months of work put in by contestants, but some champions spilled the inside scoop of what it takes to earn a title.
“Within the first month or so its all about training her, teaching her how to walk, getting her head up…” Senior Queen and Swine Grand Champion Cambell Radford said.
Radford worked since the summer with her dad to train her pig Skylar for the livestock show. She said doing well in the competition took more than just taking care of the animal; it took building a bond.
“Really just working with her and bonding with them so in the long run they’re able to show with you and be able to walk good in that ring,” Radford said.
Some contestants like Junior Queen Amara Reyna, who also showed her pig, said that forming a bond starts with something as simple as picking a name tailored to the animal.
“My pigs name is Floppy. The reason why I named her Floppy is because you can see her ears go down and when she walks they go up and down,” Reyna said.