The British Simmental Review 2022

Cornwall Simmental Club
Report by Barrie Wynter, Chairman
2022 started with the spectre of Covid still affecting the Club’s
social calendar. Cornwall Club activities resumed in April,
following meeting requests at the 2021 AGM for a show
craft day. Steve and Gill Gummow kindly offered to host at Higher
Killiworgie and welcomed twenty-three members and friends to a
detailed demonstration by Barnaby Bridgman, covering the entire
process from halter breaking to washing, the use of cattle coat
products and the art of ring craft. Our life member Roger Pascoe also
shared his knowledge and observations.
Early May saw members attend the Society’s Worcester Sale, with
seventeen out of twenty one bulls selling to average just under
£4,000, including Killiworgie Lieutenant at 4,000gns. May also saw
the Bosahan herd’s reduction sale with Kivells at Exeter Livestock
Market. The forty-one head on offer sold to a top price of 7,000gns
for Bosahan Jade Magic Baby with her October polled bull calf
breaking the market record. The sale generated a lot of interest with
lots finding homes in Wales, Cheshire, and Derbyshire besides the
South-West.
Many thanks to everyone who helped with setting up and taking
down the hospitality marquee at the Royal Cornwall Show which
made a welcome return in June. A special acknowledgement to
Charlie and Jenny Harris, who together with Focus Farm Vets,
ensured visitors were well fed and watered. Please see the report and
pictures from the County’s premier show within the show section.
July heralds the start of the one day show season. Seven herds
successfully produced their Simmental cattle at five shows with
unprecedented inter-breed results.
Cornwall Simmental Club members enjoyed a stellar week of awards
at Cornwall’s one day shows during July, following a successful
Royal Cornwall Show in June. Starting in the east of the county
at Liskeard on Saturday 9 th , Ant Hart triumphed in the continental
breed two-year-old heifer class with Treverbyn Lily and Treverbyn
Morwenna stood second in the yearling heifer class to the eventual
section champion, judged by James Neale. On the same day, the
Buckland family enjoyed Supreme Champion success in the west at
the Praze Fair Show with Wellatree Limoges, selected over the dairy
choice and tapped forward by Brian Coombes a local breeder of
pedigree Ayrshires.
Stithians quickly followed on Monday 11 th July where Killiworgie’s
in-calf two-year-old heifer Elderflower’s Kiwi stood champion
Simmental, with Angwelha Jacky and calf at foot in reserve; selected
by Barrie Wynter. Kiwi went on to secure Champion Beef Interbreed
and took the reserve spot in the supreme. Kiwi, joined by Treverbyn
Lily and Wellatree Limoncello, were awarded the team of three,
taking home the Archie Opie Memorial Trophy and completing a hat
trick of interbreed team wins for the Simmental breed in consecutive
years at the show.
At Camborne Show on Saturday 16 th July, Killiworgie Elderflower’s
Kiwi continued her purple patch taking Simmental Champion under
Adrian Curry, with the yearling Wellatree Maddi standing Reserve.
Kiwi went on to head the Beef Interbreed Championship and
Supreme Championship of the cattle section. Wellatree Limoncello
and Wellatree Limoges won the interbreed Avon Trophy for the best
pair of uncalved heifers. The Buckland’s Wellatree entries also gained
the most points in the show trophy. Kiwi, Limoncello and Limoges
joined by Killiworgie Elderflower’s Lily and Wellatree Maddi made up
the Simmental team of five. The Simmentals, in front of the judge and
Devon Cattle Society Chairman David Martin, landed the prestigious
Harry Cock Challenge Trophy after standing in the reserve spot on
more than one occasion in previous years.
Club President Penny Lally presenting club class winners rosettes for Pairs to Steve
Gummow with Killiworgie Elderflowers Kiwi, and Daniel Gummow with Killiworgie
Hemaras Kandice.
The Camborne Show winning team of five.
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