Uniontown Cattle Sale

The Block and Bridle Club works several cattle sales per year. This particular sale occurred at the stockyard in Uniontown, AL and was a replacement heifer sale. The Block and Bridle members herded the cattle from their pens, through a series of gates, into the sale ring where they were auctioned off, and then into pens on the other side of the ring where they awaited the trailers that would carry them to their new homes.


After the sale was over, everyone was hot, tired, and covered in dirt, grease, and manure, but satisfied that the job had been well done.

Ag O-Night

The College of Agriculture's Organization Night is an opportunity for all of the College of Ag clubs (including the Block and Bridle Club) to provide information to potential new members. It also allows new students a chance to see all the organizations related to agriculture as well as a chance to meet the officers and members of these clubs.

It is also an opportunity for college of ag students to interact with each other and with the faculty.

The Horseman's Club

Sigma Alpha

The Pre-Vet Club

The Poultry Sciences Club

The Horticulture Club

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE)

The Agronomy Club

The Committee of 19

The Meat Science Club

Lamb and Goat Show

The Lamb and Goat show is an annual livestock show for 4-H participants. It is hosted by the Block and Bridle Club and is a great opportunity for the 4-H kids to show the lambs and goats that they have been training. It took place at the Stanley P. Wilson Beef Teaching Unit which worked out well even in the midst of a downpour from Tropical Storm Fay. Some people went to great extremes in order to stay dry in the midst of the heavy rain.

The first step involves a health check and weigh in. The health check was provided by Dr. Misty Edmondson. The scales for the weigh in were also provided for us.

Once through the health check, the next step is to bathe and groom the animal so that it looks its best in the ring.

The actual show began with classes in showmanship, then continued with classes based on characteristics of the animal. The sheep portion of the show was first. All of the animals were judged by Mr. Bob Britton who graciously flew all the way from California for the show.

The conclusion of the sheep portion brought many great photo opportunities with participants proud to show off the ribbons that they had won.

We had a brief break between the sheep show and the goat show.

Then it was time for the goats.

The end of the goat portion also brought about many more photo opportunities.