HYB Weekend Rally Cumbria: Scots shine in several events

Outwith the competition aspect of the weekend, competitors were able to take part in practical workshops while also enhancing the knowledge and understanding of cattle breeding and management.

Winners of the A team clipping, Cameron McGregor and Kirsten Sloan

On the Friday, HYB members arrived at Shap Wells Hotel, for an ‘opening ceremony’ of games inspired by the Olympics, before partying the night away. A highlight of the Rally was seeing which club had been the most creative with their fancy dress.

On the Saturday, young breeders competed in the National Reasoned Stock Judging and Linear Assessment competitions at the home of Wormanby Holsteins, by kind permission of the Hodgson family.

Winners of B team Field-2-Foto, Scotland C

Another feature of the weekend was the ‘Field-2-Foto’ competition at Borderway Auction Mart on Sunday, whereby teams of five were assigned a calf which had been halter broken and was essentially clean.

Teams put their best clipper forward, whose score not only counts towards the team total, but also puts them in the running to win the National Clipping competition. Two members then wash the calf before the rest of the team participates in the final preparation, and one member participates in the showmanship portion of the competition. The team then collaborates to photograph the calf as a finale.

Leading Awards

Stock judging – Individual junior – 1, Gregor Brown, Scotland; 2, Kyle Scott, Scotland; 3, David Hamilton, Northern Ireland. Individual intermediate – 1, James Patton, Northern Ireland; 2, Harry Orr, Northern Ireland; 3, Alex Masson, Isle of Man. Individual senior – 1, Matthew McLean, Northern Ireland; 2, Rhys Jones, South Wales; 3, William McCormick, Northern Ireland. Team – 1, Northern Ireland; 2, South Wales; 3, Scotland

Reason giving – Individual junior – Scotland. Individual intermediate – Yorkshire. Individual senior –Derbyshire.

Overall best reasons – Scotland

Linear assessment – Individual junior – 1, Lowri Morris, Shropshire; 2, Izzy Lee, Yorkshire; 3, Owen Hughes, Derbyshire. Individual intermediate – 1, Iwan Thomas, South Wales; 2, Izzy Smith, Shropshire; 3, Sioned Morris, Staffordshire. Individual senior – 1, Nia Thomas, South Wales; 2, George Thomas East Midlands; 3, James Robinson, North East.

Teams – Junior – 1, Archie Lee and Izzy Lee, Yorkshire; 2, Isla Arrell and Lowri Morris, Shropshire; 3, Catherine Langton and Owen Hughes, Derbyshire. Intermediate – 1, Izzy Smith and Sioned Morris, Shropshire; 2, Isaac Davies and Iwan Thomas, South Wales; 3, Jack King and James Gregg, Cornwall.

Senior – 1, Iwan Owens and Nia Thomas, South Wales; 2, Levi Wrathall and Rosie Dennison, Lancashire; 3, George Thomas and William Moore, East Midlands.

Field-2-Foto

Clipping B and C Team – 1, Adam Smith and Fraser Sloan, Scotland C; 2, Thomas Feeney and David Awde Border and Lakeland B; 3, Rory Scott and Kyle Scott, Scotland B

Clipping A Team – 1, Cameron McGregor and Kirsten Sloan, Scotland; 2, Peter Cotton and Archie Lee, Staffordshire; 3, Iwan Thomas and Nia Thomas, South Wales

Washing B and C Team – 1, Dylan Davies and William Richards, South Wales B; 2, Will Horsley and Torie Wilson, Border and Lakeland B; 3, Phil Potts and Ruby Donald, Border and Lakeland C.

Washing A Team – 1, Mark Griffin and Will Moore, East Midlands; 2, Finlo Sloane and Andrew Cooil, Isle of Man; 3, Charlotte Moore and Holly Bickerton, Western.

Showmanship B and C Team – 1, Hattie Hassall, Scotland C; 2, Harry Orr, Northern Ireland B; 3, Grace Pye, Western B; 4, Calum Gray, Scotland B.

Showmanship A Team – 1, Emily Davis, Devon; 2, Will Jones, Republic of Ireland; 3, Jodie Nutsford, Western.

Photography B and C Team – 1, Staffordshire B; 2, Border and Lakeland B; 3, Western B

Photography A Team – 1, Republic of Ireland; 2, Shropshire; 3, Devon

Overall Team B and C Team – 1, Scotland C; 2, Scotland B; 3, South Wales B

Overall Team A Team – 1, Devon; 2, Republic of Ireland; 3, South Wales.