Derbyshire June News

Derbyshire members have been busy again with their stock judging evenings 1st night was held by kind permission of D J Metcalf & Family Leasow Farm, Muggington.  A very good turn out on a lovely sunny night our master judge for the evening was Mr Eddie Griffiths.

Our 2nd stock judging was held at JM & CM Wainwright & Family at Dowlow Farm, Ashbourne Road, Buxton. Another great turn out with Master Judge being Mr Paul Fenton and Mr Andrew Spicer as Linear Judge for HYB members.

Overall Results were as follows

Open Men’s

1st        Ron Tomkinson   2nd    Harrison Mellor   3rd=            Eric Easom & Richard Hotchkiss Jnr.

Open Ladies

1st        Janet Tomkinson   2nd               Jen Hughes       3rd=    Five Ladies

HYB Senior

1st        Julie Mellor     2nd=     Dan Jackson & Sarah Bradbury

HYB Intermediate

1st        Bethany Rains                        2nd       Tom Bunting

HYB Junior

1st        Jack Hotchkiss            2nd       Joseph Hotchkiss        3rd        Chloe Shepherd

HYB Linear Senior

1st        Julie Mellor     2nd       Sarah Bradbury          3rd        Dan Jackson

HYB Linear Intermediate

1st        Peter Cotton   2nd       Lilli Fox

HYB Linear Junior

1st=       Danielle Hughes & Jasmin Hughes    3rd        Jack Hotchkiss

 

As I write this we are hosting Mr Michael Lawrence from Lancashire who has 3 busy days judging our herd competition with 2 new entries this year and the club is looking forward to our day trip to visit the Samlea and Stardale herd in Lancashire.  We are also running a trip to the Genus Bull stud in Ruthin and our social for November will be an evening with Mr Charles Hanson with Antiques.

This year our calf show will be held at Westhills Equestrian, Islington Lane, Winster, Derbyshire, DE4 2DD on Sunday 1st October. Please come along and support our young members on this very exciting journey to which calves will travel to the ABAB calf show at Malvern. Anyone interested in showing their calves please get in touch with Jess Mills HYB Co-Ordinator on 07772 088019.