Tsunami won all three categories in his age bracket in the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America’s annual Horn Showcase in Fort Worth. Not a bad feat considering Tsunami has never set a hoof inside Texas.
The 1,000-pound bull, owned by Heather and Mike Vincent of Snoqualmie, was a mere 23 months old in October when his horns took his division by storm. His horns measured 63 1/8 inches. The Vincents, owners of the Snoqualmie Cattle Company, trucked Tsunami to satellite measuring station in southwestern Oregon. The measurements were then sent into the Association in Texas.
Tsunami won the Tip-to-Tip, Total Horn and Composite Horn contests.
“The Horn Showcase is a competition among Longhorn breeders all over the world,” said Heather Vincent. “It is a really big deal for Tsunami to win.”
The Vincents, who have only been breeding and raising longhorns for the last decade, are relative newcomers compared to other ranchers.
“We would have been thrilled to win this after 40 years of raising longhorns,” said Heather. “We never figured we’d do it after just a decade in the business.”
This is the first time they’ve ever entered one of their cattle into the event...
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