Boltonmanor herd last September.
Handling Boltonmanor Saloon Ann 15, this is the best result for Anna who stood honourable mention in the showmanship at UK Dairy Expo 2014 and was reserve champion at the All Breeds All Britain 2011. Anna is manager of Semex’s mating programme Promate.
“The champion and reserve handlers were exceptional,” added Jessica, “They could go far in any ring across the world.” Standing reserve was Scotland South’s intermediate class winner Alison Hunter. Alison led her own heifer Letterkenny Explode Laurie, who stood champion calf at the Scottish qualifier. In 2012 Alison finished fifth having qualified as the champion handler at the Scottish Calf Show. Taking honourable mention was Stephanie
Whittaker leading her honourable mention calf
Firstlook Aftershock Ricki. Coming through as second place in the mature class this 25 year old is the Europe, Middle East and Africa Dairy Brand Manager for ABS. No stranger to success at the calf show, Stephanie has finished honourable
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TOP LEFT Lynholme Cute Wishes stood second in the youngest class.
TOP RIGHT The preliminary line up in the first class of calves.
ABOVE LEFT Richard Bostock receiving his award from Dick Stapleton.
ABOVE RIGHT The youngest handler competing was nine year old Sinead O’Neill from Shropshire.
BELOW LEFT Overall champion calf Riverdane SVS Atlee.
mention three times and reserve twice. Together with boyfriend James Doherty she has 10 Holsteins under the Firstlook prefix.
In the junior class 13 year-old Robert Morley from Border and Lakeland stood top of the line. Last year he was part of the team and wore the bristles out of the brush sweeping the stand clean all weekend and his efforts didn’t go unnoticed with the team winning tidy lines. Robert was lucky to be able to compete having suffered from food poisoning all of the week leading up to the show.
Although competing for the first time in the ring at the calf show Robert’s calm attitude and better arm carriage gave him the advantage over Harvey Swale from Lancashire in second and Harriet Edge from Western in third.
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