Having been admired by many who have seen her, we were delighted to take our British blue x Limousin x heifer to Chelford this month where she was placed crossbred heifer champion and reserve overall champion under judge Louise Todd. By Bluegrass Clyclone, she is out of a Blue x Limousin cow that was bought as a calf at Chelford and had a great show career with us on the south east circuit. In the sale she attracted great interest and was finally knocked down at the day’s highest price of £2850 to Shifnal, Shropshire-based Christine Williams and Paul Tippetts, who plan to show her this summer before retaining her in their commercial herd.

Having made the long trip up to Borderway Mart, Carlisle with our first homebred bull Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal, a son of the great Wilodge Ulex out of Wilodge Uptown Girl, we were delighted to stand first in a very tough intermediate class. The next day we were more than happy to sell Dizzy for 10,000gns to commercial and pedigree breeders Messrs Teasdale, Co Durham. We would like to wish the Teasdale family the very best with Dizzy and look forward to seeing calves on the ground by him. Click here to view pre-sale video footage of Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal >>>   Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal

We took two pedigree heifers and a commercial show potential steer calf to this month’s official Society Sale at Chelford and are pleased to report all three animals sold incredibly well. The highlight of the sale for us was selling our seven month old Limousin x British Blue x steer calf for £1600. By Burnbank Arnie he sold to W Smith, Leek, who will be showing him on the summer circuit this year. Of the heifers, our first sale was Bedgebury Davina, a March 2008, tall black and white heifer by Bringlee Volkawagon out of the herd’s first pedigree purchased Ridge Dean Auntie. She sold for 2250gns to J and S Wood, Livestock Exporters, Redditch. Our next was the May 2009 born heifer Bedgebury Echo. By Empire D’Ochain, she is out of Wold Newton Tabasco and sold for 1500gns to R Leedham, Desford. We would like to wish all three purchasers the very best with their animals. Bedgebury Davina Bedgebury Echo

This was our last show of the season and it’s safe to say we went out on a high as Wilodge cover Girl took the overall British Blue championship under judge Mike Dickens, Milton Keynes. Cover Girl took the female championship and then went on to take the breed championship. Our other entry at the show Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal stood second in his class and then went on to take the reserve male championship.

Wilodge Cover Girl Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal

• 1st and breed champion with Wilodge Cilla
• 1st and reserve breed champion with Wilodge Uptown Girl
• 1st Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal
• 2nd Bedgebury Davina
• 2nd Wilodge cover Girl
• 1st breed pairs class (Wilodge Cover Girl and Wilodge Cilla)

Wilodge Cilla Wilodge Uptown Girl

This year’s Royal Show was the highlight of my showing career to date. Under judge Rhys Jenkins, we won the two year old heifer class with Wilodge Cover Girl, daughter of Wilodge Ulex out of Wilodge Uptown. She then went on to take the female championship and reserve overall champion behind Danny Wyllie’s bull Ballygrange Alex.

In the same heifer class, Cover Girl’s full sister Wilodge Cilla stood fourth. 

Wilodge Cover Girl

• 2nd Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal (dizzy was the second youngest bull in this class) and reserve junior male breed champion
• 3rd Wilodge Cilla
• 3rd Wilodge Uptown Girl
• 1st breed pairs with Wilodge Cover Girl and Wilodge Cilla
• Interbreed Beef Quartet (Wilodge Cover Girl and Wilodge Cilla joined up with Danny Wyllie’s bull Ballygrange Alex and John Mawer’s cow Immediate ET DeMehonge

Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal Interbreed Beef Quartet Wilodge Cilla Wilodge Uptown Girl

• 1st, female champion, breed champion and reserve interbreed female champion with Wilodge cover Girl
• 1st and male breed champion with Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal
• Reserve interbreed champion Groups with Wilodge Cover Girl, Wilodge Cilla and Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal

• 1st, breed champion and interbreed champion with Wilodge Cilla
• 2nd with Wilodge Cover Girl
• 1st with Bedgebury Dizzy Rascal 

• Unfortunately this was the only show of the 2008 summer season as I unfortunately broke my leg the week before the Heathfield Show.
• 1st and reserve breed champion with Ridge Dean Auntie with Bedgebury Davina at foot
• 2nd with Ridge Dean Bodacia in the yearling heifer class