Dairy Shows 2022

UK Dairy Expo | 11th & 12th March 2022 | Judge: Mrs Jane Arrell

Champion: Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8

Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Golden Drop 41

Maiden Heifer (born in 2021) 1st Cotonhall Dynamic Tulip - s: Cotonhall Dynamic RD Kite & Son 2nd Moorriggs Sparkle 28 – s: Winbrook Brutus Phil Armstrong 3rd Churchroyd Lady Rose 48 – s: Churchroyd Pharaoh IRG Collins & Partners 4th Irthingelt Vi 15 – s: Bushmills Jazz Thomas Moscrop

In-calf Heifer (born in 2020) 1st Cotonhall Dynamic Empress – s: Cotonhall Dynamic RD Kite & Son 2nd Churchroyd Nicola 32 – s: Llandovery Vipor IRG Collins & Partners 3rd Moorriggs Wildeyes 21 – s: Winbrook Claridge Phil Armstrong

Junior Championship Champion: Cotonhall Dynamic Empress – RD Kite & Son Reserve Champion: Cotonhall Dynamic Tulip – RD Kite & Son Hon Mention: Churchroyd Nicola 32 – RD Kite & Son Special Awards – Premier Sire of the Junior Show: Cotonhall Dynamic – RD Kite & Son 2 Year Old (28/02/19 – 01/03/20) 1st Churchroyd Golden Drop 41 – s: Churchroyd Koala IRG Collins & Partners 2nd Cotonhall Jupiter Nellie – s: Cotonhall Jupiter RD Kite & Son

Maiden Heifer I started this maiden heifer class with a heifer that has fantastic style and dairy strength, it was this that gave her the advantage over the tremendous well balanced heifer in second, it was this extra balance that placed my second over my third. A great class to start the Shorthorn classes. In Calf Heifer Topping this class is a heifer I really admired with great balance, depth of rib and cleanliness of bone, its the depth of rib and the cleanness of bone that gives her the advantage over my second placed heifer. A heifer that oozes style and dairy quality and its this that places over the powerful heifer in third place. Junior Championship Today I am going to give my Junior Champion to this fantastic in calf heifer, for me she has that extra depth of rib cleanness of bone and scale and strength that places her over the winning calf in Reserve place.

3 Year Old (28/02/18 – 01/03/19) 1st Shaunlea Geri 18 – s: Marleycote Royal Flush S Dixon & G Holliday 2nd Cotonhall Felix Sienna – s: Oxton Felix RD Kite & Son 3rd Cotonhall Joyland Alicia – s: Cotonhall Joyland RD Kite & Son 4th Marleycote Olive 27 – s: Shaunlea Gangster GG Baynes & Son 5th Moorriggs Wildeyes 15 – s: Blackwood Park Butternut Phil Armstrong

4 Year Old (28/02/17 – 01/03/18) 1st Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8 – s: Cotonhall Ambrose JM & J Fisher & Daughters

Senior Cow (born prior to 01/03/17) 1st Churchroyd Heather 111 – s: Ladino Park Talent IRG Collins & Partners

Best Udder of Show: Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8 JM & J Fisher & Daughters Champion: Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8 JM & J Fisher & Daughters Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Golden Drop 41 IRG Collins & Partners Hon Mention: Shaunlea Geri 18 S Dixon & G Holliday

Also taking nothing away from my Honorable Mention my second placed in calf heifer that I feel also has a great future over the coming summer show season. I would like to thank all the exhibitors of the Junior show for the great quality and presentation of their stock today. Heifer in Milk Placing 1st over 2nd for her extra chest width which runs all the way through to the width of rear udder, also her superior teat quality over the second heifer, a young very dairy heifer just needing a little more time to develop. 3 Year Old Class What a tremendous class of Dairy Shorthorns, a real credit to the breed and breeders. For me the top two are two great young cows in Any Breed. I went with the first cow just because she had so much power and scale to her, so much front end and width through the rump. Just the extra strength and scale of this cow placed her over the second placed junior cow today. This young second calver in second place has a tremendous rear udder and the snugness of fore udder attachment places her my third cow today. The third placed cow was extremely fresh but tracking on an excellent set of feet and legs, her overall dairyness placed her above the heifer in third. The 4 top cows just had that advantage in the fore udder attachment over the milky cow in 5th. 4 Year Old Class Only one forward in this class but what a lovely example of the breed. A lovely wedge of a cow with so much style and dairy strength, the fore udder blends beautifully into the body and she typifies what we look for in any dairy cow today. Senior Cow A real tremendous third calver, not a numerically strong lass, but high in quality with a lovely boned cow with great fore udder standing at the top today, we should always give these great senior cows the credit they deserve. Championship This 4 Year old cow has everything. Dairy character, breed character. She is just such a wedge of a cow with tremendous width all the way through, I love the balance of this cow. For Reserve I went with my In Milk Heifer who has a great future ahead, the quality of the teats gave her advantage above my Honorable Mention 3 Year Old Cow today, a cow I have great admiration for. I would like to thank UK Dairy Expo for the opportunity to judge these tremendous classes of Dairy Shorthorns over the past two days. I would also like to give credit to the exhibitors and breeders for the quality of stock put in front of me and the way they have been presented. Thank you. Jane Arrell

Otley Show | 21st May 2022 | Judge: Mr D Jackson

Maiden heifer 1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 74 - s: Mapleton Vly J Zumba IRG Collins & Partners 2nd Bilbro Beilsa Butterbur - s: Oxton Bielsa M Jackson 3rd Kidstone Lady Laura AE Wilkes Heifer in calf 1st Bilbro Vain Lucy 4 - s: Bushmills Jazz Martin Jackson 2nd Bilbro Bevs Heather 9 - s: Bushmills Jazz Martin Jackson

Heifer in milk 1st Bilbro Empress 2 - s: Breckney Golden Wizard B Blenkharn 2nd Churchroyd Golden Drop 41 - s: Churchroyd Koala IRG Collins & Partners

Dry Cow 1st Churchroyd Gwen 18 - s: Lemon Grove Belagio IRG Collins & Partners Dry Cow 2nd Kidstones Wild Queen - s: Kidstones Foggy AE Wilkes 3rd Bilbro Tulip 2 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card M Jackson

Cow in milk 1st Churchroyd Nicola 20 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins & Partners

Pairs 1st IRG Collins & Partners 2nd AE Wilkes 3rd M Jackson

Champion: Churchroyd Nicola 20 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins & Partners Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Gwen 18 - s: Lemon Grove Belagio IRG Collins & Partners Honourable Mention: Bilbro Empress 2 - s: Breckney Golden Wizard M Bilbro

The 2022 show season kicked off in style at the popular and very busy 211th Otley Show in North Yorkshire. The Dairy Shorthorn entry matches the other dairy breeds for numbers with cattle from 4 herds. The biggest class was the Maiden Heifer, a stylish very correct red, sired by the USA bull Mapletin Vly J Zumba, a win for the Churchroyd herd.

In the Heifers In Milk and Calf class top honours went to the Bilbro herd, In the Cows In Milk and calf class Churchroyd produced 2 very correct animals to win both. As Champion I picked the Churchroyd in milk cow, just my type very correct and full of breed character, she was in her second lactation due to calve her 3rd calf in September. Reserve Champion honours went to the light roan in calf cow from the same home. A superb example of the breeds wearing qualities as she was a 6th calver. Honourable mention went to Martin Jackson with a very fresh new calved heifer, sired by the Breckney Bull. The Champion and Reserve represented our breed in the interbreed pairs class being placed a very credible second behind a pair of the top notch in milk Holsteins. An interesting observation was the amount of spectators around our judging ring, possibly the most I have ever witnessed and hopefully a growing trend.

Staffordshire County Show | 1st & 2nd June 2022 | Judge: Rob Boote

Champion: Cotonhall Landmine Princess Anne Reserve Champion: Cotonhall Joyland Alicia

Heifer born on or after 1st January 2021 1st Cotonhall Illuminate Barrington Duchess - s: Amber Illuminate RD Kite & Son 2nd Spitewinter Wildeyes Teresa 9 - s: Amber Corona J & J Hollingworth & Sons 3rd Cotonhall Merryman Duchess Ann - s: Wreay Merryman RD Kite & Sons 4th Rowanmoor Pure Lunar - s: Churchroyd Pure Class P Jepson 5th Burbrook Pure Class Meg 2 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class RW Harper & Partners 6th Cotonhall Reiver Joy - s: Marleycote Reiver RD Kite & Son Heifer born on or after 1st January 2021 (a) 1st Rowanmoor Lilac Lilly - s: Breckney Graham P Jepson 2nd Weaverdale Sharon Rose 24 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham 3rd Weaverdale Duchess Ann - s: Churchroyd Pure Class GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham 4th Cotonhall Life Nellie - s: Kayl Country Life RD Kite & Son 5th Rantonall Joy 156 - s: Rantonall Real Joy D Winnington 6th Weaverdale Rosepetal - s: Churchroyd Pure Class GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham

Heifer in calf 1st Cotonhall Dynamic Empress - s: Cotonhall Dynamic RD Kite & Son 2nd Rantonall Fairy 48 - s: Mancetter Millicents Victory L Leese / J French 3rd Cotonhall Blitz Joyce - s: Cotonhall Blitz GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham

Cow in calf 1st Rantonall Waterloo Rose 54 - s: Rantonall Lord Levington D Winnington 2nd Attwoods Tabia - s: Rodway Reuben F Mannerings Heifer in milk 1st Attwoods Tabia 9 - s: Blackwood Park Butternut F Mannerings 2nd Burbrook Shay Meg - s: Cor-Bloo Ricochet RW Harper 3rd Cotonhall Montagna Moonlight - s: Riverleigh Alston Montagna RD Kite & Son Junior Cow in milk, having calves twice. 1st Cotonhall Joyland Alicia - s: Cotonhall Joyland RD Kite & Son 2nd Rantonall Gwynne 64 - s: Rantonall James D Winnington 3rd Attwoods Tabia 6 - s: Kilsally Redford J Bennett Senior Cow in milk, having calves 4 times or more 1st Cotonhall Landmine Princess Anne - s: Panaroma Lanemine RD Kite & Son 2nd Burbrook Jinnys Meg - s: Llandovery Jinnys Empire RW Harper 3rd Drisgol Belladonna 349 - s: Drisgol Mabels Master RW Harper

Group of three animals 1st RD Kite & Son 2nd RW Harper 3rd D Winnington 4th GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham Group of two females 1st RW Harper 2nd GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham 3rd RD Kite & Son 4th J French

Champion: Cotonhall Landmine Princess Anne - s: Panorama Landmine RD Kite & Son Reserve Champion: Cotonhall Joyland Alicia - s: Cotonhall Joyland RD Kite & Son

Firstly, a big thank you to all the exhibitors who presented their cattle in excellent condition, they are a credit to our breed.

First class of the day was the Maiden class which produced a packed ring of heifers, so the class was split in two so everyone could parade their calves comfortably. Class 1 - First was a very modern, deep ribbed heifer who was very balanced throughout and showed great potential in the udder. Second another well grown heifer also showing great potential but without the show ability of my first placed heifer. The heifer in third was quite a lot younger than the first two but showed excellent body and top line for its age. Class 1A - Again, lots of quality on show, but I immediately picked out my winner; a white heifer showing incredible ring presence and class and very correct throughout. Above a slightly stronger heifer with lots of dairy strength and body capacity and the same can be said of my third heifer just lacking the show ability of the second. All three heifers looked very promising for the future. Overall, two great classes and I am sure the white heifer will win again in the coming year. Heifer in calf - I led off with a modern, tall heifer with great length, springing nicely to calve who was an easy winner. Above the second, not long in calf but again showing correctness in the udder, just showing herself off in the ring better than my third heifer who also had a lot of strength throughout. Cow in calf - Just two in the ring but first was a lovely cow with great shape in the body with a good dry udder and fantastic legs and feet above a taller, stronger, older cow with great depth obviously working very well at home but just lacking the class of my first. Heifer in milk - Three different types in the ring led by a lovely well-balanced heifer with great attachment, teat placement and strength of topline above a strong, well fleshed heifer who obviously milks well but was lacking the freshness against my first. Heifer in third was a younger type with an excellent dairy body and show ability but lacking in udder quality and teat placement. Junior cow - First was a beautifully skinned cow showing excellent udder capacity and correctness with modern type throughout. Another nice correct cow in second but lacking the extreme dairyness of the first cow. In third, a hard-working, tall cow, just lacking the udder quality and type against two very good junior cows. Senior cow - Three great cows to judge leading with a tall, strong cow with great dairyness throughout who was very fresh in the udder above another tall, strong bodied cow, again with a well lasting, correct udder, just lacking the class of the first above a very well-balanced smaller cow who was just up against two big, strong, excellent senior cows.

Champion - My champion decision was very close, but the capacity and freshness of the senior cow just prevailed above an excellent junior cow. Rob Boote

Royal Cornwall Show | 9th, 10th & 11th June 2022 | Judge: Mr I Collins

Class – Heifer Born on or after 1 April 2021 1st Cargenwen Crumple 12 – s: Ballytrain Bullseye Mr JT Rowe 2nd Cargenwen Little Jane 112 – s: Oxton Clarity Mr JT Rowe 3rd Cargenwen Little Jane 111 – s: Oxton Clarity Mr JT Rowe Class – Cow, any age in milk or dry 1st Cargenwen Little Jane 95 – s: Nixs Lido Mr JT Rowe 2nd Cargenwen Fillpail 44 – s: Winhall William Mr JT Rowe

Unfortunately, TB restrictions accounted for reduced numbers across the whole dairy section, the shorthorns being no exception. The maiden heifer class being led off by the smallest eye catching calf with the most class and presence, giving her the advantage over the second for her overall dairyness. Then second over third for the hardness over the topline and the way she handled her rear legs above the deep ribbed calf in third. The milk cow class and also being where my champion and reserve came from, was led off by the youthful roan senior cow who just had the advantage over the younger white cow in second just for the quality in the front teats. My thanks go to the show itself for the opportunity and definitely to the stewards for their hospitality, time and welcome.

Many thanks Ian Collins

The Royal Cheshire Show | 21st - 22nd June 2022 | Judge: Mr Arthur Whittle

Judge Arthur Whittle with Champion Drisgol Belladonna 349 Owned by Richard Harper Page Jepson with Rowanmoor Lilac Lilly

Calves born in 2022 1st Cotonhall Charleston Dewdrop – s: Oxton Charleston J Crow 2nd Strickley Goldie 298 – s: Winbrook Brutus J Crow

Intermediate Calf 1st Rowanmoor Lilac Lilly – s: Breckney Graham Paige Jepson 2nd Burbrook Pure Class Meg – s: Churchroyd Pure Class RW Harper & Partners 3rd Cotonhall Jedi Tulip – s: Glencliffe JP Jedi Paige Jepson 4th Earlsgift Merrymaid 17 – s: Earlsgift Big Star E Crank 5th Earlsgift Fiona 6 – s: Earlsgift Big Star E Crank 6th Burbrook Rose – s: Breckney Graham RW Harper & Partners 7th Earlsgift Tiny 35 – s: Dunham Blaze E Crank 8th Rantonall Joy 156 – s: Rantonall Real Joy J French Senior Cow 1st Rantonall Joy 155 – s: Mancetter Millicents Victory J French 2nd Greatwood Strawberry Dairymaid – s: Mancetter Millicents Victory J French 3rd Greatwood Ada 3 – s: Hooton Fair Resolve J French

Richard Harper with Grand Daughter Hattie Thomasson In Calf Heifer 1st Rantonall Fairy 48 – s: Mancetter Millicents Victory J French

Heifer In Milk 1st Earlsgift Nellie 7 – s: Twells Anticipation E Crank 2nd Burbrook Ricochet Pamela – s: Cor Bloo Ricochet RW Harper & Partners

Junior Cow in Milk 1st Earlsgift Countess 8 – s: Drisgol Mortimore E Crank Intermediate Cow in Milk 1st Earlsgift Jessie 7 – s: Drisgol Mortimore E Crank Senior Cow 1st Drisgol Belladonna 349 – s: Drisgol Mabel RW Harper & Partners 2nd Earlsgift Tiny 31 – s: Broadlane King Louis – E Crank 3rd Burbrook Lily Pamela – s: Tiger Lily Ladd P Red RW Harper & Partners

Pairs by same sire 1st E Crank 2nd J French 3rd J French Group of Three 1st E Crank 2nd J French

Champion: Drisgol Belladonna 349 – s: Drisgol Mabel RW Harper & Partners

Reserve:

Earlsgift Nellie 7 – s: Twells Anticipation E Crank Honourable Mention & calf champion: Rowanmoor Lilac Lilly – s: Breckney Graham Paige Jepson

Bob Crank with Harley Petrie

It was a pleasure to be asked to judge at this year’s Royal Cheshire County Show and my thanks go to Livestock Committee for their longstanding support of the Shorthorn classes.

The first class was Junior Calf with two forward, both good on conformation, first place carried on teat placement and depth of body. The Intermediate Calf class was numerically the strongest class of the day. First place had great dairy presence as she entered the ring and was difficult to fault; second over third was particularly well grown with excellent dairy characteristics; third over fourth showed maturity and depth of body; fourth and fifth were the first of the younger calves in this class and were difficult to split with fourth being slightly more dairy; sixth over seventh was generally more dairy in her structure. The Senior Calf class with three more traditional dairy heifers, first place was excellent on teat placement and good on her feet; second over third marginally more dairy being finer over the shoulder however, very difficult to split. In the Heifer in Milk class first place went to a very sweet freshly calved little heifer by Strickley Starman fine over the shoulder correct in the topline with udder attachment and teat placement that put her above second place, this heifer would go on to be Reserve Breed Champion; second place went to a well-grown January calving heifer by Cor-bloo Ricochet with excellent topline and good feet.

The Senior Cow class had three entries with first place, and eventual Breed Champion, going to a fourth calver by Drisgoll Mabels Master very fine over the shoulders with an excellent topline, well attached udder and, in my opinion, a very balanced cow; second and third were both well put together dairy cows, second place carried on her udder quality and teat placement. First place in the Pair by the same Sire went to two very well matched, large framed cows by Drisgol Mortimore; second place went to a pair by Rantonall Real Joy, the uniformity of this pair placed them above third place a pair of senior calves by Mancetter Millicents Victory. The group of three went to a well-balanced group of cows, always going to be higher placed than a group of three calves.

Finally, thank you to the exhibitors for supporting the classes and to the stewards for making everything run smoothly. Arthur Whittle

Graham Bell leading Champion Drisgol Belladonna 349