If you’ve ever spent time around livestock shows, you know it only takes one moment of chaos to turn a calm day into a full-on escape situation. That’s likely what happened in Oklahoma City this week, when a loose bovine sparked a commotion near Reno Avenue, close to Hurricane Harbor.
But before we get into the wrangling, we need to clear up the first detail that immediately got under the skin of anyone with cattle experience: It wasn’t a cow.
Despite reporting by KOCO 5 News and other stations, the animal shown in the now-viral footage appears to be a bull calf, not a cow, and he’s clearly not unhandled. He’s halter broke, he’s wearing a halter, and he’s dragging a lead rope, which is the biggest clue of all…