The winter show and sale season has definitely been a memorable one so far. First stop was a trip up north to Borderway Agri Expo for the Aberdeen Angus Winter National Show, where we brought out three Angus girls.
‘Gretnahouse Evas Honey Z499’
First up was Gretnahouse Evas Honey Z499 who is no stranger to the show circuit after having a succesful summer show season, she continnued her success at the Winter National Show at Carlisle, winning her class and becoming reserve female champion and yearling female champion, this heifer who is sired by Rodmead Primero she was purchased from the Gretnahouse dispersal back in October. She is now off the bus and having a well earned break.
‘Foxhill Princess Carina Z178’
Next up was our homebred heifer Foxhill Princess Carina Z178 out of Blelack Princess Carina X125 who herself was no stranger to the winning limelight! Sired by Weeton Evolution R447, this August 2023 born heifer was placed first in the heifer calf class born between 1st August 2023 to 31st December 2023, she then went on to be reserve junior female champion behind Gretnahouse Evas Honey Z499
‘Foxhill Princess Caroline A265’
Not wanting to be left behind was Foxhill Princess Caroline A265 who is sired by the well known bull Kilmaluag Eriskay, her dam Blelack Princess Caroline T867 knows how to produce them, having done so with her other daughter Foxhill Princess Caroline Y167 who was in the show team this summer. She won her class and she was junior female champion and reserve junior champion. This cow knows how to breed females for fun, this heifer only being Jan 2024 born!
It’s a triple win for Foxhill at Agrifest South West
After the long journey home and a rest for the cattle (and the handlers!) it was time for a show closer to Foxhill HQ, Agrifest South West with a different team this time. After being shown at Borderway Agri Expo ‘The Mistress’ came with us to Agrifest having won her class and then being placed supreme champion primestock champion, this May 2023 born heifer has been shown throughout the year at the summer shows winning her class at the Royal Welsh, she is destined for LiveScot and The Welsh Winter Fair.
‘Foxhillfarm Victorious’
It was first time out with the new established Foxhillfarm Charolais herd, having purchased some Charolais females last year from the Gretnahouse dispersal, ‘Foxhillfarm Victorious’ is our first homebred heifer calf who is April 24 born and sired by the well know Lochend Knighthawk who sold for 28,000gns and her dam is Gretnahouse Masweety. Victorious took to the limelight and was first in her class she then won champion continental calf before she went on to be crowned supreme pedigree calf champion.
‘Foxhill Princess Caroline A265 (ET)’
In the native pedigree calf classes ‘Foxhill Princess Caroline A265 (ET)’, this January born heifer sired by Kilmaluag Eriskay and out of Blelack Princess Caroline T867, won her class, she stood overall champion native calf & reserve pedigree overall calf champion to our Charolais heifer.
Charolais heifer ‘Foxhillfarm Victorious’ supreme pedigree calf champion & ‘Foxhill Princess Caroline A265 (ET)’ as reserve pedigree supreme calf champion
Next up a trip to Welshpool Charolais Bull Sale
Over the bridge next to Welshpool Charolais Sale to sell the bull ‘Gretnahouse Ulric’. This March 2023 born a son of Lochend Knighthawk was placed first in his class and then became overall champion and selling for 9000gns.
Then back up the road again to Stirling for Stars Of The Future…..
Heading to Stars Of The Future with the Charolais & Angus Heifers, following on from her first outing at Agrifest, ‘Foxhillfarm Victorious’ under judge David Connolly she won her class and stood Reserve Female Junior Champion.
‘Foxhill Princess Caroline A265 (ET)’ at Stars of The Future’
The Angus heifers did well in their breed classes. ‘Foxhill Princess Caroline A265 (ET) winning first in her class and then being placed junior female champion and then overall junior champion. In the senior classes Foxhill Princess Carina Z178 was first in her class also and went on to be senior champion and overall senior champion and to finish the day well in the native interbreed judged by Sarah Wareham. Out of some strong competition at this year’s show ‘Foxhill Princess Carina Z178’ was senior native interbreed champion and native junior interbreed champion was Foxhill Princess Caroline A265 (ET).
Thank you to everyone who helped at this marathon of shows and sales next stop LiveScot & back to the Welsh Winter Fair before a well earned break.
