Introductory
Low-Stress Livestock Handling
with Whit Hibbard
August 23rd - 26th, 2024
This clinic is a two-day (plus an arrival + departure day) classroom introduction to "low-stress livestock handling" (LSLH) which is a particular form of stockmanship developed and popularized by Bud Williams. The clinic is an information-packed PowerPoint and video-based presentation that answers three basic questions: What is low-stress livestock handling? Why is it important? and How do we do it?
To that end, topics covered in the class sessions include its origins, a comparison of conventional versus low-stress handling, benefits, foundations (i.e., mindset, attitude, reading, working with and preparing animals, principles and techniques), and practical applications (i.e., driving, corral work, crowd pens, chute work, scale loading, and loading out).
The objective is to give attendees enough of an understanding of LSLH that they can go home to their respective outfits and successfully apply it.
Itinerary
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3-4 pm: Arrival + settle in
5-6 pm: Introductions
6:30 pm: Dinner
7:30 pm: Review schedule + plan for next day
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7:00-7:45 am: Breakfast
8:00-12:00 am: Classroom Instruction
12:15 pm : Lunch
1:30-4:30 pm: Classroom Instruction
6:00 pm: Dinner
7:00 pm: Evening gathering
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7:00-7:45 am: Breakfast
8:00-12:00 am: Classroom Instruction
12:15 pm : Lunch
1:30-4:30 Classroom Instruction
6:00 pm: Dinner
7:00 pm: Evening gathering
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7:00-8:00 am: Pack up and leave lodging
8:15-9:00 am: Breakfast
9:00-10:00 am: Final thoughts/gathering
10:00 am: Departure
Itinerary is subject to change.
Meet Your Facilitator
Whit Hibbard
Whit Hibbard is a fourth generation Montana cattle rancher, former national park mounted ranger, publisher/ editor of Stockmanship Journal (www.stockmanshipjournal.com), and writes on stockmanship for Drovers and On Pasture. He began his study and practice of low-stress livestock handling in 2005, and has been teaching clinics and consulting on bovine and bison operations from Mexico to Canada since 2012.
Retreat Pricing $620
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