Posted on June 10, 2010 - by Russell

Selling in the High School Senior Select Heifer Sale

My name is Kevin Rubel.  I am a senior at Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park, Texas.  I will graduate on June 5, 2010 and will be attending Lincoln College of Technology to become a Certified Welder.

For the past three years, my grandparents Bob and Louann Rubel, my parents Brian and Karen Rubel and I have traveled over 84,000 miles and have exhibited in 80 shows.  For the 2007-2008 season, the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America presented me the Newcomer of the Year Award and I was the Teen division Hall of Fame Champion.  For the 2008-2009 season, I was awarded the Senior division Hall of Fame Champion.  During the 2009-2010 season I have accumulated over 15,000 points for exhibiting Texas Longhorn cattle.  I believe this is more than any other youth exhibitor has ever been able to accomplish.  I love to show Texas Longhorn cattle.  Texas Longhorns have been the center of our lives.

I have been selected by the TLBAA to be a part of the First Annual High School Senior Heifer Sale at the 2010 World Show.  This is the first year for the program, which allows a senior the opportunity to sell a heifer at the World Show to help with their college or technical school expenses.  The program requires the senior to market their animal along with a speech to be given at the World Show sale.

The heifer that I have chosen to sell is DRL Fear’s Classy Lassie.  She was born on April 22, 2009.

Lassie is the progeny of MBL Lib’s Fear This and SD Classy Girl.  Her sire, MBL Lib’s Fear This was the 2007-2008 Hall of Fame Champion.  Her dam, SD Classy Girl was purchased from Sand Dollar Ranch in 2006.  Both have many champions in their bloodlines.  Her full sister DRL Fear’s Classy Girl is currently competing in the Hall of Fame Championship for 2009-2010.

Lassie is an outstanding brown and white heifer.  She was OCV’d in January 2010.  Lassie has a great disposition, a very feminine face with small ears and good lateral horn growth.  She is structurally sound, with good legs and feet, strong level topline, and clean lines underneath.  Lassie comes from a great family of milk producers.  She is halter broke and can be shown for two more years in the TLBAA Youth program and for years to come in the open show.  Lassie will sell open, giving her new owner an opportunity to breed her to the bull of their choice.

DRL Fear’s Classy Lassie would be an asset to anyone’s herd, - a new beginner or an established breeder.  Come by and take a look.  She will be available in the Select Senior Marketing Sale on June 18, starting Friday at 3:00 P.M.    If you are not able to attend the sale in person but would like to bid, you may do so by phone by calling Mr. Brent Bolen during the sale at (602) 769-0900.  Pre-sale bidding is also available by mailing your bid to:  TLBAA, C/O Brent Bolen, P. O. Box 4430, Fort Worth, Texas  76164.  If you have any questions please feel free to call or email me, or my grandfather, Bob Rubel.  We will be happy to send additional information. 

Thank you for your consideration and for your participation in the First Annual Senior Heifer Sale.

Sincerely,

Kevin Rubel

Kevin Rubel

Cell:  512-233-9132, Email: coolone1992@yahoo.com

Bob Rubel

Cell:  817-929-5576, Email: diamondrlonghorns@iglide.net