Mac Kerns' son bought a small flock of Barbados sheep to use in training his stock dog.  Barbados sheep are brown, and a bit smaller than regular sheep.

Mac reported that the family also ended up with a Longhorn heifer that had failed to breed back after her first calf.  They decided that they'd butcher her for the family's beef.

The heifer had great, long horns, and knew how to use them.  She was put into the corral with the flock of Barbados sheep.  Some hay was thrown into the corral.  The heifer and sheep all came to the hay.  The heifer asserted her authority by shaking her horns at the sheep.  The sheep all fled, except for the buck.  He backed up.  The heifer shook her head threateningly again.  The buck backed up some more.  The heifer shook her head in a warning way, plainly telling the buck that she was boss, the hay was hers, and that he was to get out of there.

The buck lunged forward, and struck the heifer in the middle of her forehead with a resounding blow.  The surprised heifer turned and fled—with the buck right at her heels.  He was just like a relentless dog in his pursuit of the terrified heifer as they went 'round and 'round the corral.

When he'd taught the heifer her lesson, he and the rest of the sheep returned to the hay.  From that time on, whenever hay was thrown into the corral, the sheep came and ate while the nervous heifer waited on the other side of the corral until they'd finished.  Only when the sheep were done and had left the hay would the heifer venture to come forward and eat.