Highlights from the NEK Holstein Show
- Dana Ayer
- Aug 25, 2016
- 2 min read
Northeast Kingdom Holstein Show at Barton Fairgrounds was a whirlwind of a day, we trailered in with our heifers on Saturday morning and left Saturday night with a group of successful heifers and smiling 4-Hers that were sure to sleep well that night!
Udderly Crazy/Fairmont 2016 String NEK Holstein Show
While we were at the fair, we had the pleasant surprise of seeing a pair of steers we sold last year! They won best pair and best trained in their division, congrats Caleb!!
Caleb with his young pair of oxen “Rock” and “Stone”
Udderly Crazy 4-H had both the Jr. Champion Showman and Senior Champion Showman!
Caroline Kirby with “Abiline” and her big sister, Maggie, after winning Jr. Champion Showman. Maggie is a past winner of this award as well!
Isabel Hall with “Lust” after winning Sr. Champion Showman.
Other showmanship highlights were Maggie Kirby placing 3rd in her class as well as Christin and Charlie Haynes both placing in the top five of their showmanship classes.
Conformation class highlights:
Spring Calf: Fairmont Solomon Abiline-ET – 1st, Fairmont Doorman Anneli-ET – 2nd, Fairmont Doorman Lilymay-ET – 3rd
Winter Calf: Fairmont Brokaw Addie-ET – 2nd, MS Putnam-Farm Rval Jana-ET – 5th
Fall Calf: Fairmont Sid Lakota-ET – 1st
Summer Yearling: Fairmont O Kaliber Lust-ET – 1st
Spring Yearling: Fairmont Absolute Abbi – 2nd
Line-up for Junior Champion of the Junior Show
Abiline was the Junior Champion of the Junior Show, Anneli was the Reserve Junior Champion and Lakota was Honorable Mention of the Junior Show.
Jr. Champion and Reserve Jr. Champion of the Junior Show!
Abiline was Reserve Junior Champion of the Open show and Anneli Honorable Mention.
Other Class Highlights:
Produce of Dam: Abiline and Anneli out of VT-Pond-View Gold April-ET EX-92- 2nd, Lakota and Lust out of VT-Pond-View Atwood Lady-ET EX-90 – 3rd
Junior Best Three: Abiline, Anelli and Lakota – 1st
Thank you to all of our awesome showman who did a wonderful job getting these heifers ready for this show!
Maggie Kirby
Isabel Hall
Justin Thurber
Caroline Kirby
Charlie Haynes
Christin Haynes
Taggart Schrader
We’re off to Champlain Valley Fair on August 31st for the Vermont Holstein Show which will take place September 4th. We hope to see you there!
it sounds like a great day at the barton fairgrounds. congratulations to the team on the successful heifers and the showmanship awards. it's always rewarding to see animals you've sold, like caleb's steers, doing so well in their new homes. the detailed class results really show the depth of your herd. thanks for sharing the highlights. AI Image Editor
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