South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association Herd Competition Results 2022 | Judge: R Crank

Class 1 - Herd 1st Brimclose 2nd Horethorne 3rd Cargenwen 4th Lyndale D & S Slade K and P Moorse J Rowe M Chilcott

Class 2 - Cow Family 1st Brimclose Magic D & S Slade 2nd Horethorne Lyndsay K and P Moorse 3rd Tobarn Samanta N & R Osborne 4th Cargenwen Solo J Rowe Class 3 - Senior Cow 1st Brimclose Judy 12 D & S Slade 2nd Marleycote Patricia 20 N & R Osborne 3rd Cargenwen Little Jane 95 J Rowe 4th Lyndale Hurricane Heather M Chilcott Class 4 - Junior Cow 1st Horethorne Elsie K and P Moorse 2nd Tobarn Blizzard Samanta N & R Osborne 3rd Sharptor Ronson Strawberry 21 AC & DC Walters 4th Brimclose Elsie 10 D & S Slade Class 5 - Calved Heifer 1st Horethorne Hannah K and P Moorse 2nd Sharptor Snowwhite AC & DC Walters 3rd Hale Tiny 5 R & F Collins 4th Tobarn Jazz Samanta 2 N & R Osborne Class 6 - Bull Progeny 1st Treeton Pingerley

D & S Slade 2nd Hale Victory R & F Collins 3rd Kundes Golden Logic Adventure M Chilcott 4th Rodway Ronson AC & DC Walters Class 7 - Incalf Heifer 1st Brimclose Maud 27 D & S Slade 2nd Lyndale Dainty Demi M Chilcott 3rd Hale Rose 63 R & F Collins 4th Horethorne Rose K and P Moorse Class 8 - Maiden Heifer Over 12 Months 1st Lyndale Dainty Clarissa M Chilcott 2nd Horethorne Sonnschein K and P Moorse 3rd Tobarn Bullseye Patricia N & R Osborne 4th Hale Filkins 125 R & F Collins Class 9 - Heifer Calf 6 - 12 Months 1st Cargenwen Crumple 12 J Rowe 2nd Tobarn Bullseye Patricia 2 N & R Osborne 3rd Lyndale Justine M Chilcott 4th Hale Duchess 54 R & F Collins Class 10 - Heifer Calf Under 6 Months 1st Sharptor Rosebud 10 AC & DC Walters 2nd Tobarn Fever Betty Pimms N & R Osborne 3rd Sharptor Bullseye Snowwhite 2 AC & DC Walters 4th Lyndale Dainty Crystal M Chilcott Class 11 - Dairy Shorthorn Bull Over 12 Months 1st Hale Peerless R & F Collins 2nd Brimclose Jaguar D & S Slade 3rd Brimclose Diamond D & S Slade

My partner, Emma and I, travelled down late afternoon on Monday 19th September to commence judging the next day. Once we arrived at the hotel we were kindly picked up shortly after by Michaela and her husband Richard. Where we were taken on an enjoyable tour of the local area of Glastonbury, and Wells, before enjoying a lovely Italian meal. We would like to thank them both for their time and warm welcome to the region. Tuesday morning we began the first day of judging. We travelled to visit Kevin and Pam Moorse, The Horethorne Herd. Kevin greeted us and firstly showed us his dry cows, as well as a few recently calved cows. We then went on a short walk to find the milking herd, where I was very impressed by the quality of the herd, they were very uniform, dairy and milky throughout. Moving on to look at a field of maiden heifers who looked very promising for the future. We headed back to the yard to look at the young calves, and for some lunch kindly provided by Kevin’s wife Pam. Whilst at the Moorse’s, we also viewed Henry Rawlings entry who are certainly well looked after by Kevin whose knowledge and enthusiasm was really impressive. We would like to thank Kevin and Pam for their hospitality. That afternoon we headed to Honiton to view the Hale herd of Roy and Fred Collins. Although I feel we arrived 10 minutes too early, as we were able to help unload a trailer of hay before we saw the cows. We started by walking around the milking herd, where it was easy to see the passion both Roy and Fred have for breeding cows.

Hales Peerless

Whilst viewing the milking herd, we also saw the stock bull, Hale Peerless, his daughters look exciting for the future. It was then a short drive down the road in Fred’s truck where we saw the young stock, dry cows, as well as a promising group of in calf heifers. We would like to thank you both for your time.

That evening we headed for St Austell ready for the next day. On Wednesday morning we went to John Rowe’s, where we enjoyed light refreshments on arrival, as well as a chat with John and his mother, before heading outside to view the cows. This herd was very uniform and the longevity of the herd was impressive. As well as John’s knowledge of each cow. It was then a short walk uphill to the young stock, where the views were picturesque. We headed back to the yard to see the calves before going out for lunch with John. Lunch was very enjoyable and we would like to thank John and his mother for their very generous hospitality. We then set of for the Sharptor herd of Courtney Walters at which we saw the small but impressive herd of shorthorns. The entire herd showed dairy qualities and style throughout. We headed back to the yard to view the young stock who are a credit to the family. Whilst enjoying some light refreshments with Mr and Mrs Walters, we were impressed with the success their granddaughters wins at local shows.

After an enjoyable stay in Bude it was only a short drive to our first farm of the day. We were warmly greeted by Amy Osborne, it was a delight to see such enthusiasm and passion for the breed. We viewed the individual entries for the classes before been given a tour of the herd. It was then onto view the young stock, which was hard not to be impressed by as they certainly look very promising for the future. We departed Cornwall and headed for Somerset to the Brimclose herd of David & Sarah Slade. Before viewing the herd Sarah had prepared a welcomed lunch, with our hunger now at bay, our tour of the herd began. I was extremely impressed with the facilities that have recently been built. I was struck by the dairyness and quality of the udders that the herd showcased as well as being good on their legs and feet and very youthful. The herd is in safe hands with the young stock coming through as they are also looking impressive. Thanks must be given to the Slade family for their hospitality. We began the final day with a tour around Brymore Academies school farm. We were made to feel very welcome by the students and we were impressed by their enthusiasm for British Agriculture despite them not coming from farming backgrounds. Upon viewing the herd I could see that the facilities were exceptional and were kept immaculate by the students, a real credit to them.

It was then just a short drive to Martin Chilcott’s Lyndale herd, where we were greeted by Martin’s sister before commencing our tour of the herd. Martin’s knowledge of the herd was second to none, it was a pleasure to see an abundance of roan cows in one field. I was particularly impressed by the dairyness of the herd. We then viewed the in calf heifers and young stock of which both groups were very stylish. We returned for a bite of lunch, kindly provided by Martin’s sister. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with them both. We can’t thank them enough for their hospitality and the block of cheese! It was then up the M5 for home, we arrived home on the Friday evening having thoroughly enjoyed every minute of our tour of the region. It was a pleasure to meet the members and would like to thank them all for their hospitality, warm welcome and their time. It was a pleasure to have been asked to judge this year’s herd competition.

Lyndale Dainty Clarissa

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association Farm Visit 19th June 2022

On Sunday 19th June the South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association visited the family home of Margaret Burroughs, daughter of the late Mr Gilbert Withers.

Mr Withers has been an avid supporter of the Shorthorn breed. Gilbert took over his family Gateshayes Herd at the young age of 14 and almost immediately won the Bradfield cup for the best herd average for any breed in the county. Gateshayes cattle were always impeccably bred and correct and Gilbert himself was a great show man with many show accolades/ Championships to his name. Gilbert had an amazing memory of cattle and could remember pedigrees and features of particular cattle many years afterwards. His daughter Margaret carried on the family tradition with her cattle skills by winning YFC Stock judging both nationally and Internationally. She went on to marry Mr Raymond Burroughs and started their own shorthorn herd with the prefix Whimple. Even after Gilbert Withers death his legacy continues with a fund being made available to help further the breed, this has been used more recently to help with promoting the breed at events such as The South West Dairy Event. Also helping to fund opportunities for young people to further their knowledge of the Dairy Shorthorn breed.

The club were welcomed into Gateshayes Farm, Nr Exeter now farmed by Margaret Burroughs’ family. Her daughter Helen Bowker and her husband Lester gave us a comprehensive tour of their extensive dairy unit and toured their farm on a tractor and trailer.

Not only do they have the dairy side of the business they also have many acres of apple trees which are used for cider production. Alongside this they also grow Christmas trees which are sold in their successful Christmas shop with the added help of their resident reindeers! The club would like to thank the family for welcoming the members onto their farm and for giving a very interesting tour of the farm. Also thanks must go to the family for their continued support of the Shorthorn Breed.

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association Herd Calf Show at Okehampton 2022 | by Brenda Wear

The 2022 Southern Counties Calf Show and Young Handlers competitions was held at Okehampton Show on a very hot August day. It was pleasing to see 7 entries forward in the 6-12 month class which is where I found my Champion calf from the Whittle family - Adsborough Ruby and also from this class I found my Reserve Champion from the Chilcott/ Walton team - Lyndale Dainty Julietta. All the young handlers were impressive, especially in the heat. It was good to see several herds/families represented including Brymore School. The Clubs glass goblet for the best handler went to Josh Walton with Izzy Collins closely behind. Thank you to all who ventured out on a very hot day. Brenda Wear