Why show cattle?

Most people couldn't see the point in waking up at 4am to wash cattle in freezing cold water. Nor why I relish walking into a big shed filled with the aroma of beef cattle to clean up manure. And why on Earth do I spend hours clipping a cow to perfection when I barely visit the hair dresser myself? It isn’t for the ribbons at the end of the day and definitely not the praise of the judge. The answer is simple, for the love of it and the lifestyle. It is the drive the show gives you for the next one, to breed a better cow and come back next year.-Dust and All