Taking the overall championship today at Balmoral Show under judge Dennis Rogers was the French bred Gladiateur from John Elliot. This 2011-born Vermieill son is out of Victoire, he was purchased privately last year from breeder Patrick Malacan. John who runs 65 pure cows has only been beaten in the Salers championship once since classes […]
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Judge George McCall travelled from Co Armagh, Northern Ireland, to see a wonderful line up of Salers cattle at the 155th great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate. The sun shone brightly on proceedings and certainly shone down on Carolyn Fox who bred both the show champion Manor Lane Firework and the reserve. While reserve overall champion
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Harri Pritchard headed north from Wales to judge the Salers classes at the Royal Highland Show. Following a morning of judging he placed the show champion to French import Gulliver from the Crockett family, Hawick, Roxburghshire. This bull born February 2011, Sired by Uno out of Colette was bred by Gaec Du Cibial, France. The
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Peter Donger travelled from Northamptonshire to place the Salers cattle at the recent Balmoral Show, selecting as his Supreme Champion an outstanding young bull from the Drumlegagh herd of John Elliott and family, Newtownstewart. Drumlegagh Felix was hailed an exceptional example of the breed by the judge, and went on to be placed second reserve in
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Jock Watson judged the Salers classes at the Nottingham County Show. This was the first time Salers had their own classes having previously shown in Any Other Continental Breed. A super display of cattle was put forward with great success in the Interbreed Classes for Carolyn Fox, winning Junior Pairs and Reserve Champion in Junior Pure
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Salers exhibited at the Driffield Show (Wed 18th July 2012) by Angus and Kerry Gowthorpe, and by Carolyn Fox achieved considerable success in the largest and most demanding classes of the show. Despite having as many entries forward as did the Charolais and Simmental breeds, the Salers competed in the Any Other Pure Beef Breeds classes.
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Despite the show being cancelled after the first day due to the weather, the cattle show classes did take place, albeit in rather wet, muddy judging rings! The interbreed championships took place without a public audience on the second day of the show. Salers had 43 entries for this show, the third largest entry of
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An excellent line up of Salers cattle was to be found in the exhibitors hall at the Balmoral Show, Rob Livesey stepped in to judge the Salers after Jock Watson had to stand down due to ill health, we wish Jock well. Alongside the top quality offering in the pedigree rings, a Salers cross heifer won the Northern Irish
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Unfortunately no show classes at this years Royal Welsh Show. Breeders in Wales need to plan ahead so we can try get the classes re-instated in 2012. Despite no showing classes the Salers stand had many visitors from far and wide. Richard Tudor supplied some good Salers X cows with Salers X Simmental calves at
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New society member JT Mitchell & Sons from Norfolk had a fantastic show with a young bull bred by Peter Donger from Northants. Seawell Franko, DOB 11/1/2010, Sire Viconte, took Junior Bull, Junior Champion, Male Champion and overall Show Champion. Pairs (Jock Watson Trophy) – S & R Hallos Groups (I’Ansons Trophy) – S & R Hallos Polled (Arthur Beevers
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