Does anyone know where I can get a cow, not a bull, shoulder form for a holstein cow that has no horns (she has a cone head). The only thing I have come close to is a paper form carried by Jonas. I have never mounted anything on a paper form before and am a little frightened by the thought. The nose to eye is just over 11 inches. Any help would be greatly appriciated!
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but i was flipping through the Van Dykes catalog and as i was going i was keeping an eye out for something you could use. Keep in mind these are just desperate ideas because i am guessing you don't want to cast a holstein's head so here goes. The steer head on page 52 of the 03/04 catalog has an eye measurement of 11 3/4 you would have to modify it a good bit though. (yes, i know you said not any bull forms, but a steer is neither bull nor cow). And also on page 73 the banteng form looks like it might even work for you. The first banteng is 10 5/8 but the second is 12 and it looks a little more like a holstein cow if you trim the brisket and horn cap. I have heard of people using water buffalo, and there is one of them on that page too. If it is an old holstein the brisket flap on the second banteng might come in handy. Well I hope i didn't show my ignorance too much, i was just tossing out ideas. :-) Good luck
This is a pretty cool looking cow. She is a light tan with a golden foretop. This cow died of old age- she was 12 years old and had a big dewlap on her chest. I'm thinking a banteng form might work. I checked out all the forms you pointed out. I wish she would have had horns. It would make my job looking for a form much easier! Thank you for all your help!