Signing up to show farm animals at the Hartford Fair leads to a predictable schedule of events: The condensed list is to feed and water the calves and pigs kept in two different barns, bathe them and try to keep them clean, groom them and hope that after months of training, they behave in the show ring.
And then there are the unpredictable events, such as downpours that turn the fairgrounds into a series of mud puddles.
