2013 OPEN DAY - SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER!!

Just to confirm our open day this year is on sunday 6th October.

Just a week on Sunday , hoping for a day like last years - blue skies and glorious sunshine!

Please don't mix up the diary dates from last year where the open day was October the 14th.

Royal Berkshire - day 1

Judging started early this morning with a prompt 830am start

First up was the bull class where our young bull Apollo took first place and Conker 3rd with 2 south Devons taking 2nd and 4th

Conker watching proceedings!

The bull line up

3rd for Conker

1st place for Apollo!

 

Then the Cow class where a beef shorthorn took 1st, our cow Gracie got 2nd red poll 3rd and our other cow Sadie got fourth  - no pictures unfortunately as we were all in the ring!

The heifer class was of an excellent standard, the judge commented that all of the entries were very good and it was a very close decision but a Lincoln red took 1st, beef shorthorn 2nd, south devon 3rd and Angela got 4th

Angela

Heifer class

Heifer class - 1st and 2nd place animals went onto to get Champion and reserve.

 

The Lincoln red went on to take the championship with beef shorthorn in reserve , for the junior championship the south devon heifers took it and our young bull Apollo got the reserve junior championship.



 

Tiring work showing - for cattle and handlers!

the junior champion - a south devon and Apollo in reserve

 



Royal Berkshire show

Off to Newbury this weekend for the royal Berkshire show.

A new show for us - fingers crossed for dry weather for the last show of the year! 

Succesful day at Frome show today

We had an early 6am start today for Frome show and thankfully the rain had cleared and it came out a nice day, although the livestock entrance was a bit clarty and vehicles were bogged down early this morning and made such a mess that tractors were needed to pull many wagons out for people tonight!

Frome is the only show in the UK at the moment that has specific Lowline class's so it was nice to be showing against Lowlines instead of umpteen other breeds! also our judge today judges all over the world and has Judged Lowlines many times - in fact just recently returned from judging them in Wyoming so he knows the breed which is always a bonus.

So we started with the young handler class and Logan showed his calf very well but actually all the entrants did a superb job and it was very close between all competitors. Logan took 6th.

Then on with the Lowline class's - first was the cow & calf class, Gracie took first place and Sadie 3rd place. - no pictures as I was in the ring!

In the Calf class Chiperoo got 2nd place and Crusher 3rd place

In the heifer class we got 3rd with Angela and also got a 2nd place with a heifer we sold earlier this year but showed for the new owner who had other commitments today.

In the Junior bull class we got 1st with Apollo, 2nd with Beau and 3rd with Chiperoo

Apollo

Conker took first in the senior bull class

Apollo and Angela also took first place in the pairs class.

We were then over the moon to be awarded the championship with Gracie!

The line up for the championship - what a line of lowlines!

Gracie the champion!

So we came home with 13 rosettes!

Dorset show - day 2

A wet start this morning but thankfully the sun broke through.lots of hanging around waiting for classs but eventually the Young handlers class's got underway and Logan won first place and Charlotte got 4th place.

Then it was the native breed group class's which we had been told to enter despite native being a subjective description. Lowlines a certainly indigenous to the uk being Angus derived but people may argue for and against us being a native breed. The judge wasnt in favour of the smaller breeds putting lowlines and dexters at the bottom end and the larger Charolais, Aberdeen Angus, Herefords and south Devons taking the higher places which we expected.

tiring work showing....catching a quick nap on the way home !

 

We got home to find 24 quail chicks hatched in our first attempt at incubating eggs for Logan's new quail venture! 

A Good day at dorset show!

An early start paid off for Day 1 of dorset show which was very  succesful for us today. Plus the rain stayed away and we have had blue skies and sunshine all day.

First up was the bull class and our stock bull Conker took first place, Apollo -20mth  got third and Beau -12 mth got 5th. With Herefords taking the other spots......I'm photographer normally but was showing Conker so no pics unfortunately

Then the cow and calf class with Gracie getting 2nd to a longhorn with a Hereford in 3rd

 

In the heifer class Angela got 2nd to a nice Galloway and Sadie got 3rd place

 

Then the pairs with Apollo and Angela getting second to a nice pair of Herefords

 

We were then very pleased as Conker went on to win the overall championship with the belted Galloway reserve.

 

 

Nice cup of tea now and then another early start in the morning for day 2. 

Pictures to follow.....

Dorset show this weekend

Shampoo and blow dry day for the cattle today in preparation for dorset show tomorrow and Sunday.

Hoping the rain that's forecast moves away!