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ALTAMONT—Looking around
the track laden with wood shavings, all four pigs havg big dreams.
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Each pig race, at the Altamont
fair lasts only a few seconds and
ends with a reward for the pigs....
Oreos to eat, Jerry Morris, the
trainer and showman of six years,
always prepares the crowd before
the pigs arrive. He picks four
cheerleaders and each one chooses
Ms favprite one After therace, the
winner is handed a
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blue ribbon to wear
•—proudly to the next
events.
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r Without any
permanent names,
each pig is called
something new in
every race He has _ _ _ _ _ _
about 16 different
names a day. This
year, a few examples, Morns has
used George W Bush Hog, Soggy
Bacon, and Schwarzenegger.
"I don't play favorites," he said.
"The hungriest one is always the
winner." ,
Morns travels across the country displaying his trained companions Though his six pigs are
relatively young„at three months,
they have minds of then* own and
are fully trained.
Tigs are, by far, the smartest
farm animals in the world, and
the cleanest," he said. Morns has
quite an affinity for these annuals.
Beyondfrainingthenvhe sleeps in '
the front cabin of the trailer that
houses their stalls as, he travels
from, state to state, and when
parked at each of the fairs. They
never leave his sight and he keeps
them safe.
_ They are my family," he says.
Whether in Tampa, p a or in
San Antonio, Texas or in the village of Altamont/ this team of
racers is always on the road and
is a show-stopper in every town.
They work for the largest pigracing outfit in the United States,
" "You never know who or what
the kids have been touching,"
Morris said.
Though Morris started six years
ago, the company he works forhas
been travelingfromtown to town
since 1985. After being introduced
to the festivals and new animal
friends, he wouldn't trade it for
"They are my family."
Robinson Racing Pigs.
The company is certified and
licensed to take care of its pigs,
said Morris. But being certified
means they have to follow certain
rules to keep their own animals
safe. No one is allowed to touch the
pigs And, after about 10 minutes
or so the animals are ready to go
inside, out
of the sun. With such
sensitive! skin, these pigs can't
be out too long or theyowdl get
burned, he said. Robinson's also
doesn't want the germs from the
other farm animals interfering
with the pigs.
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his six pigs. "The hungriest winner
gets the Oreo, the loser gets the
crumbs. That's just a fact of lite")
Morris is used to crowds of over'
2,500' filling the
, FlaTSMs year, the
families fill the
wooden benches
'at the fair with
over 150 people
and the number
________ can get even bigger
later in the day and
the week It often
peaks on the last show because
the attendance ofthe fair is larger,
especially on the weekend. This
year, Morris has three shows
every day from early afternoon
to 5:30 in the evening.
Morris's expenence at the Altamont Fair is quite a difference
from the bigger venuesfAU the
coordinators, maintenance workers, office help, and vendors really
take care of us," he said. "Bigger
events just treat you like another
number. There's really a community feeling out here *
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