YOUNG BREEDERS
In the Showmanship ring the previous day, it TOP LEFT
was Scotland South’s Michael Yates, who took
Junior Show-
the Championship on his debut appearance.
man Elizabeth
“I judged here in 1994 and have seen a
Mercer with
great change since then”, commented Dan.
Graham Kirby
of Semex and
“The quality here today is second to none in
Ken Proctor.
the world and this group of winners could
compete anywhere”, he concluded. Michael
TOP RIGHT
had been consistent through his class and in
Chris Loc kyer,
the Championship finale, appearing totally
who won the
at ease with his calf at all times. “I don’t just
Mature Show-
look for the fundamentals, but I want to see
manship,
evidence that handlers have analysed their
pictured with
calf’s faults and are trying to present it to
Ken Proctor
and Adam
me to best effect”, judge Doner explained,
Worsdale of
commenting on his placings. In Reserve spot
Semex.
was Charlotte Berry from Lancashire, with
Lucy Jones of the West Midlands Club as the
MIDDLE
Honourable Mention.
RIGHT
Lucy Jones and
Showmanship the February
The nature of the event this year meant
calf class
there was only one ring, so the Holstein
winner, Sahara
classes alternated with the coloured breeds.
Damion Sara,
First up were the Juniors, led in by Christie
and Semex’s
Gordon Miller.
Baker of South Wales a week before his tenth
birthday. Dan described this as a great class ABOVE RIGHT
to start with, saying that the top five had
Rodger
been very close with little to choose between
Mather, Jess
them. Impressing him the most was Western
Hassell and
Club’s Elizabeth Mercer, who never gave up
the Oct/
Nov winner
and took the red rosette thanks to the speed
Knowlesmere
with which she set up her calf. Dan was also
Spirte Sep.
impressed by Derbyshire’s second placed Tom
Stubbs’ speed of set up, but said he needed
RIGHT
to challenge just a little harder to reach the
The Sheika
very top. Lancashire’s Natasha Kirby took
congratulates
third place, demonstrating her ability to get
Amy Miller
on winning
the best from her calf and ensuring her calf
the June/July
showed better head carriage than fourth
calf class with
placed Emily Barrett from Central Counties,
Smiddiehill
one of the youngest competitors.
Toystory
Dan called the Intermediate class “a
Ambrosia.
fantastic group of showmen with a top six
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