British Simmental Review 2018

JUDGE’S REPORT BY:
JOHN DYKES
BLACKFORD GALAXY 15 - Best Bull, Breeder of Best Bull, Overall Champion &
1st place Bull, born on or before 31.12.15 at the Royal Highland Show
SIMMENTAL REVIEW 2018
ROYAL SHOW REPORTS
Royal
Show
HIGHLAND
JUDGE:
JOHN DYKES
I
was greatly honoured to be invited by
the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society
and the Simmental Society to judge the
classes at the Royal Highland Show. To be
invited by one’s peers to place their entries
at such a prestigious event is a great vote
of confidence to any livestock breeder.
At the time of writing this report, our
herd is in the process of being prepared
for dispersal, but this in no way reduces
my enthusiasm for the breed or confidence
in a very exciting and progressive future
for Simmentals and their breeders. After
thirty-one years of involvement with this
breed at all levels, placing the cattle at the
Highland Show is indeed the icing on the
cake.
As a breeder of commercial cattle for
over fifty years, I have always been very
conscious of the qualities that lead to ease
of management and profitability. I hope
that my placings of the many quality cattle
paraded before me went some way to bear
this out.
As always at the ‘Highland’, the eleven
classes led off with the youngest female
class, yearling heifers. There were
nine heifers forward with the eventual
first place going to Frank Gwynne’s
Chestermann Empire Stella. A very stylish
young heifer who moved really well and
has the potential to grow into a very
impressive cow. Second was the Green’s
Corskie Inita and third was Richard
McCulloch’s Overhill House India.
The next age class was well supported
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