Grand Champion of the youth show, Sun Vale Shottle Dancer VG85, steps to the front.
Renee Anderson backed up her IDW 2015 form with Grand Champion for the second successive year. This time it was a Shottle daughter she was on the halter of.
Details – left to right – judge: Dan Carroll. Guy at extreme right: Bill Morgan.
Winners – l-R
Sun Vale Shottle DANCER
Grand Champion
Exhibitor: Renee Anderson
Sire: Picston Shottle
Hill View Park Arizona MAIDAS
Reserve Grand
Exhibitor: Zoe Hayes
Sire: Hillview Park Arizona
Southern Star Bowtie VANILLA BEAN
Honourable Mention
Exhibitor: Claire Martin
Sire: Bush River Belles Bowtie
The youth show, which kicked off International Dairy Week 2017, included the most animals of all the shows to come – peaking at more than 60-head in some classes.
Reserve Senior Champion (Senior Leader) and Honourable Mention Grand Champion of the Youth Show
Hill View Park Arizona MAIDAS
Exhibitor: Zoe Hayes
Sire: Hillview Park Arizona
Under judge Dan Carroll Australia’s future dairy industry appeared a lot stronger than most of 2016 had suggested in the wake of appalling milk prices. And in a tight finish, it was a Holstein from the camp that also won last year that prevailed.
Honourable Mention Senior Champion (Senior Leader)
Southern Star Bowtie VANILLA BEAN
Exhibitor: Claire Martin
Sire: Bush River Belles Bowtie
Sun vale Shottle Dancer, led and exhibited by Renee Anderson, gave the 16-year-old Victorian back-to-back glory after she won the Senior Champion (Senior Leader) and pushed on for Grand.
She commented at the end: “There’s been a lot of work go into it and I’m pumped,” Renee said. “It was worth missing the Christmas break for, that’s for sure.”
Pictured from left to right is: Andre Nel (Ridley), Ella Young, Jed Young and Georgia Sieben.
Reserve Grand went to young competitor on the rise, Georgia Sieben. Georgia was on the halter of Brindabella Woody Kay. Sired by Pine-Shelter Clay Wood, Kay won the Senior Champion (Junior Leader) to quality to compete for Grand.
Brindabella Woody KAY
Senior Champion (Junior Leader)
Reserve Grand Champion
Exhibitor: Georgia Sieben
Sire: Pine‐Shelter Clay Wood
The Junior Champion (Junior Leader) was Avonlea Sanchez Alana-Imp led by Ashleigh Van Leeuwen. Reserve was Carisma Dreamy Paradise 1-ET, exhibited by Zali Deenen.
