Is it True

[Puzzled]

Is it true that the further forward the cowlick/hair swirl is on the back of a bovine:
the more tender the meat will be, there will more butterfat in the milk and more marbling in the meat ?

 

[Faster horses]

Is it true that the further forward the cowlick/hair swirl is on the back of a bovine:
the more tender the meat will be, there will more butterfat in the milk and more marbling in the meat ?

I have never heard that, and I've heard a lot.
Have you tested it? Do you believe it to be true?

I will add this, on horses and cows (I've checked more horses swirls than cows, but I have checked some cows) the more
in the center, between both eyes, the calmer the horse or cow is. The lower the swirl, the calmer. The higher the swirl the more excitable. If there are 2 swirls, the horse tends to be more complicated. Then there is the long swirl, but i can't recall what that signifies.

I did a search and found this interesting:
https://sidelinesmagazine.com/sidelines-feature/the-secrets-of-whorls-in-horses/
and this:
https://www.horseillustrated.com/horse-news-2015-05-what-your-horses-whorl-says-about-him/

So, when I was first learning about this, a friend that worked at Rock Creek Cattle, went through 70 head of horses seeing how the theory of swirls matched the individual horse. He said out of 70 horses, only 1 was different than the swirls showed.

 

[Puzzled]

First time I have heard that about cattle. Someone sent me a short clip from a Acres USA podcast.
Will take a look at my cows later today.

I'll check the horse to.
Sounds like it proved pretty accurate for horses.

I will check out those links you sent this evening.

 

[Puzzled]

That is interesting. Looked at my horse with a flashlight tonight, his appears to be pretty centered between his eyes.

The cows are pretty fuzzy this time of year, so couldn't say for sure where their swirls are. Two looked like
they are up on the withers and one of the others looked like she might have two. one well forward and one center of her back.
Be easier to tell when they shed. Her yearling calf's is well forward. So he should be edible.

It was interesting that Temple Grandin has studied this. The world needs more people like her.

 

[Puzzled]

The trainer referred to my Arab as a lazy Arab. I do remember him spooking pretty bad once. He swung to the right
about 180 degrees and landed about 20 feet from where he started. So he is probably right handed.

 

[Faster horses]

That is interesting. Looked at my horse with a flashlight tonight, his appears to be pretty centered between his eyes.9

The cows are pretty fuzzy this time of year, so couldn't say for sure where their swirls are. Two looked like
they are up on the withers and one of the others looked like she might have two. one well forward and one center of her back.
Be easier to tell when they shed. Her yearling calf's is well forward. So he should be edible.

It was interesting that Temple Grandin has studied this. The world needs more people like her.

I have never looked at the swirls on their back, I meant to look at the forehead on a cow, same as on a horse. When we ran cows through a chute at one time, I made a priority of looking at the swirls. The more 'frisky' () they were the higher the cowlick was on their head.

 

[Puzzled]

In the daylight the horses swirl appears to be about level with the top of his eyes. Hmmm
When the opportunity presents itself I will take a closer look at the bovines.

 

[Faster horses]

In the daylight the horses swirl appears to be about level with the top of his eyes. Hmmm
When the opportunity presents itself I will take a closer look at the bovines.

Between the eyes is best. Level with the top might show a little excitability. But there are exceptions to everything, as you know.

 

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He had a noticeable tendency to take flight when the trainer started him. I have spent a lot of time getting his reaction to be less severe.
Basically I strived to get him to understand, it is okay to be scared, but you don't have to run. I got the trainer to understand
what I was working at teaching him when I took him up for a refresher. So many horses get scolded, and are
made to go in circles, basically as punishment for spooking. I prefer my horse be aware of his surroundings, and bring things to my attention, and not be worrying about what I'm going to do to him if he gets scared.

If a little kid is scared of a dark room, a person shouldn't shove them in there and close the door. I figured the same for my horse.