British Simmental Review 2018

JUDGE’S REPORT BY:
MICHAEL BARLOW
POPES RHONA - Female Champion & Supreme Champion and 1st place Heifer, born
on or between 01.01.16 and 31.03.16 at the English National Show, Great Yorkshire
SIMMENTAL REVIEW 2018
ROYAL SHOW REPORTS
ENGLISH
Show
NATIONAL
Great Yorkshire
JUDGE:
MICHAEL BARLOW
My sincere thanks to the Great
Yorkshire Show and the British
Simmental Cattle Society for
the invitation to judge the 2018 English
National Show. I would also like to thank
all the stockmen and stockwomen who put
forward a tremendous show of Simmental
cattle for me to judge.
The first junior heifer class was won by
Chestermann Empire Stella, a very smart
growthy heifer, who showed plenty of style.
This is a difficult class to get a heifer ready
for; very easy to overdo, to kill them with
kindness.
The second junior heifer class was won
by Heathbrow Girlie’s Ivy, a very impressive
heifer with plenty of ring presence; she
moved well and was an easy winner.
My next class was won by a super heifer,
Sterling FCUK Impuls, who I’m sure we will
see a lot more of. This heifer went on to be
my Reserve Female Champion.
The next class was the Senior Heifer class,
born from April onwards. This was a difficult
class to judge for me as it came down to
personal preference. The top three heifers
in this class were very diverse, and could
have been placed differently by another
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