North West Herd Competition

Earlier in the year Stephen Girvan from Northern Ireland judged the North West Shorthorn Herd Competition. Over the course of several days he travelled round our region (from beyond Dumfries to Weardale and down to South Cumbria), looking at whole herds and individual animals. And last night was the culmination when we held our annual dinner and prize giving. Fifty Shorthorn families converged on the Greyhound Inn in Shap, and after dinner were entertained by the Dairy Shorthorn president Graham Madeley, updating us on the Society and giving an insight into his childhood, and Stephen's reminicences of his tour of our region. He then presented the cups and certificates. He said he couldn't please everyone - so he pleased one person - himself.

NORTH WEST HERD COMPETITION 2011

JUDGE STEPHEN GIRVAN

  

CLASS 1 - BEST LARGE HERD

          1st    Winbrook Herd  - G A & D W Dent

          2nd   Strickley Herd  - W H & K M Robinson  

          3rd    Brafell Herd  - J Teasdale

          4th    Whitchester Herd -  C Hall

CLASS 2 - BEST SMALL HERD

          1st    Briscoll Herd  - I Coulthard

          2nd   Moorriggs Herd  - S Armstrong

          3rd    Screel Herd  - S Wilson

          4th    Oakthwaite Herd  - M Dobson

CLASS 3 - YOUNG STOCK (LARGE HERDS)

          1st    Whitchester Herd - C Hall

          2nd   Winbrook  - G A & D W Dent

          3rd    Strickley Herd - W H & K M Robinson

          4th    Brafell Herd  - J Teasdale

CLASS 4 - YOUNG STOCK (SMALL HERDS)

          1st    Screel Herd - S Wilson

          2nd   Newpark Herd  -  D Craig

          3rd    Moorriggs Herd  - S Armstrong

          4th    Tahuna Herd  - D Jackson

CLASS 5 - BEST HEIFER IN CALF

          1st    Winbrook Dewdrop 129th - G A & D W Dent

          2nd   Whitchester heifer - C Hall

          3rd    Strickley Athena 5th - W H & K M Robinson

          4th    Moorriggs Starbud 2nd - S Armstrong

CLASS 6 - BEST HEIFER IN MILK

          1st    Moorriggs Lady Barrington - S Armstrong

          2nd   Winbrook Dewdrop 128th - G A & D W Dent

          3rd    Nejay JD Anne - I Coulthard

          4th    Kirkbryde Goldie 2nd - M Robinson

CLASS 7 - BEST COW TO HAVE CALVED TWICE

          1st    Briscoll Graceful Lady 3rd - I Coulthard

          2nd   Strickley Starlet 94th - W H & K M Robinson

          3rd    Winbrook Royal Kathleen 19th - G A & D W Dent

          4th    Brafell Lady Laura 11th - J Teasdale

CLASS 8 - BEST PROGENY OF ONE BULL

          1st    Winbrook Diamond - W H & K M Robinson

          2nd   Winbrook Gilly - G A & D W Dent

          3rd    Marleycote Lucky Man - C Hall

          4th    Moorriggs Cosmic - S Armstrong

CLASS 9 - BEST BULL ON PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION

          1st    Breckney Gregory - S Wilson       

          2nd   Nejay Amazon - W H & K M Robinson

          3rd    Middlebankend Digger - N J & C Barker

          4th    Moorriggs Cosmic - S Armstrong

CLASS 9a - BEST BULL ON INSPECTION ONLY

          1st    Breckney Gregory - S Wilson

          2nd   Lisnamulligan Star - M J Dobson

          3rd    Marleycote Lucky Man - C Hall

          4th    Nejay Amazon - W H & K M Robinson

CLASS 10 - BEST COW ON PRODUCTION AND INSPECTION

          1st    Strickley Pansy - W H & K M Robinson

          2nd   Winbrook Vi 114th - G A & D W Dent

          3rd    Winbrook Peeress Rose - G A & D W Dent

          4th    Winbrook Digitalis 2nd - N J & C Barker

CLASS 10a - BEST COW ON INSPECTION ONLY

          1st    Winbrook Vi 114th - G A & D W Dent

          2nd   Winbrook Peeress Rose - G A & D W Dent

          3rd    Winbrook Digitalis  - N J & C Barker

          4th    Strickley Pansy - W H & K M Robinson