Jock Heazelwood’s entry in the sheep section at 2017 Royal Launceston Show marked six generations of sheep breeding for the Whitemore family.
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Sharon and Jock Heazlewood entered Border Leicesters from the Roselands stud, winning champion and reserve ram for the breed and placing third in the interbreed category, Mrs Heazelwood said.
“We just missed out on second [in interbreed] by one point, which is most unusual,” Mrs Heazelwood said.
“The winner was a stand out, but two and three were close. Borders very rarely place this high; it’s usually poll dorset, white suffolk, suffolk,” she said.
Sheep judge Paul Routley from Almondvale at Urana, New South Wales, said the Heazlewood’s rams had good bodies, heads and posture.
“They are three very good representations of the breed,” Mr Routley said.
Although the Heazelwoods were the only Border Leicester breeders represented at Royal Launceston Show, it is the interbreed placing that means the most.
“It’s irrelevant what you get in the normal classes; it’s the interbreed when you’re up against the other breeds when you know how well you can go,” Mrs Heazelwood said.
Roselands stud was founded in 1913 and has been breeding sheep for more than 100 years at Whitemore.
“The family has been showing sheep since we first started breeding. Jock is the sixth generation of stud sheep breeding and showing at Roselands,” Mrs Heazelwood said.
This is the first show of the season for the Heazlewoods, who will also show at Longford and Hobart.
Royal Launceston Show also proved fruitful Platinum Angus Stud at Mount Direction.
Darryl Heazelwood showed the grand champion angus female and her calf and was thrilled with the results.
“I’m very happy with her results. It’s a great promotion to be able to win,” Mr Heazlewood said.
“She has done fairly well at shows before. She was at Hobart as a heifer and won supreme exhibit on her first go round. We’ve done really well,” he said.
Mr Heazlewood, son Tom and daughter Olivia will next show at Scottsdale.
Coleshill Farms at Riana continued its winning streak from Burnie Show in Launceston’s dairy section last week.
The stud’s six-year-old mature cow GP Serina won her senior class and supreme all breeds after also winning at Burnie Show.
Fitter Ryan Barker said the stud also picked up a win and junior champion ribbon in the 18-month-old class for Gazza Noelene; a win for the yearling heifer Gazza Jodie and reserve junior champion; and champion jersey bull for Hannibal.
“Burnie was the first of three shows [for us] and we’ve been placing well,” Mr Barker said.
“We’ve been expecting how we placed. We’ll be at Ulverstone Show next,” he said.
Exhibitors were down for this year’s Launceston event, with sheep entrant Steven French, of Whitemore, blaming the clash with the school holidays.
“The quality of the sheep is very good, but the numbers are extremely concerning. I think the sheep section of the show is in terminal demise,” Mr French said.
“Even three or four years ago this shed would have been full, but people are just not exhibiting as they were,” he said.
Holding the Launceston show during the school holidays meant school entrants, such as Bridgewater or Yolla, were not exhibiting.
“A lot of the exhibitors are from schools and they are not going to get the kids to come along during their holidays,” Mr French said.
“A lot of people work and can’t come during the week. Ever since Launceston has clashed with the school holidays it has had a huge impact of the sheep section, and I expect it has on the cattle as well,” he said.
2017 Royal Launceston Show results
Sheep
White Suffolk
- Champion ram: C Cresswell
- Reserve champion ram, champion ewe and reserve champion ewe: FH Badcock and son
Ryeland
- Champion ram and reserve champion ewe: NL and DR Wade
- Reserve champion ram and champion ewe: SE and SM French
Romney
- Champion ram and reserve champion ram: A Hogarth
Poll Dorset
- Champion ram and reserve champion ram: FH Badcock and son
- Champion ewe and reserve champion ewe: NL and DR Wade
- RA Hughes supreme exhibit: FH Badcock and son
Border Leicester
- Champion ram and reserve champion ram: S Heazelwood
Southdown
- Champion ram and champion ewe: FH Badcock and son
- Reserve champion ram and reserve champion ewe: A Hogarth
Suffolk
- Champion ram, reserve champion ram, champion ewe and reserve champion ewe: B Stokes
Hampshire Down
- Champion ram, champion ewe and reserve champion ewe: E Eddington and R Viney
Interbreed
- Champion of champions group: B Stokes
- Champion of champions ewe: B Stokes
- Champion of champions ram: FH Badcock and son
Dorper
- Champion ram: J and J Lyall
- Champion ewe: J Ainscow
Dairy Cattle
Jerseys
- Champion bull, junior heifer, group of three juniors, senior heifer in milk and progeny class: Coleshill Farms
- Senior cow in milk, female with best udder: Valerie Gardam
Holstein Friesans
- Heifer, junior heifer and best group of three females: Jaxon Gillam
- Pair of yearling heifers: Thomas Arnold
- Junior heifer: Jaxon Fever Dawn
Guernsey
- Bull, group of three juniors and junior heifer in milk: Triple J Genetics
- Junior heifer and senior cow in milk: Mikayla Smith
- Pair of yearling heifers, junior heifer dry, junior heifer and progeny class: Valerie Gardam
- Junior heifer, senior cow in milk and best group of three females: Josh Smith
- Female with best udder: Giggles Grove Guernseys
Illawarra
- Junior heifer: Josh Smith
Interbreed
- Champion dairy bull and dairy heifer 30 months and under: Triple J Genetics
- Dairy heifer 18 months and under: Jaxon Gillam
- Progeny group and senior champion dairy cow: Coleshill Farms
- Pair of dairy cows and dairy cow with best udder: Giggles Grove Guernseys.
Horses
Leading Rein
- Smartest on parade, rider boy and show hunter pony gelding: Carter Rybarczyk - Kerrebee Park Mr Jones
Show Hunter Hacks
- Smartest on parade: Bellini – A Griffiths
- Novice small hack and show hunter large hack (over 16.2hh): Heartwood Rendezvous – M Sweeney
- Show hunter small hack (over 15.2hh not exceeding 16hh): Irresistible – L Kirkhope/L Lord
- Childs hunter small hack (rider 17 years and under) and Owner rider show hunter hack: Buddahs Best Mate - M Payne
- Ladies hunter hack and reserve champion: Heartwood Titanium – M Sweeney
- Lightweight show hunter hack and champion: Millawarrah Florencia – M Way
Show Hunter Small Pony
- First ridden show hunter pony, smartest on parade, Show hunter small pony (over 12hh and not exceeding 12.2hh), owner rider and champion: Lykanarro Rocklynn - J Barnard
- Show hunter small pony (not exceeding 12hh), lightweight and reserve champion: Nawarrah Park Limelight – J Radley
- Childs show hunter small pony (rider 17 years and under): Owner rider Tundra Park Distinction – S Short
Show Hunter Galloway
- Smartest on parade, show hunter large Galloway (over 14.2hh and not exceeding 15hh), heavyweight, childs show hunter large Galloway and large champion: Salisbury Masterpiece – C McCormick
- Novice show hunter small Galloway, owner rider and reserve champion: Farleigh Solveig - M Croston
- Novice show hunter large Galloway: Home Vale Victory – B Warren
- Show hunter small Galloway (over 14hh and not exceeding 14.2hh), lightweight and small champion: Woodsden Wizard – P Woods
- Ladies hunter Galloway and reserve champion: Millawarrah Martini – D Zeiser/A Campbell
Show Hunter Large Pony
- Smartest on parade, show hunter large pony (over 13.2hh not exceeding 14hh), childs show, and champion: Joemoor Splendas - J Barnard
- Novice show hunter large pony, heavyweight and reserve champion: Spinafex Park Montana – Y Barr/Mann
- Show hunter large pony (over 12.2hh and not exceeding 13hh): Shanameer Top Note – A Walker
- Lightweight, adults: Hamlot Park Royal Quest – L Bell
- Supreme novice exhibit: Farleigh Solveig – M Croston
- Supreme show exhibit: Salisbury Masterpiece – C McCormick
Riding classes
- Rider 17 years and under 21 years and reserve champion: Courtney McLeod
- Rider 21 and under 40 and champion: Claire Deavin
- Rider 40 and over: Melissa Sweeney
- Novice junior rider under 12 years: Ella Nast
- Junior rider 6 years and under 9 years and reserve champion: S Gilmour
- Junior rider 9 years and under 12 years and champion: Jackson Radley
- Novice intermediate rider 12 years and under 17, intermediate rider 12 years and under 15 and champion: Jordan Barnard
- Intermediate rider 15 years and under: Sarah Beltz
- Reserve champion: Claudia McCormick
- Good hands: Shari Sweeney
- Mastermind trophy: Leeara Park Peter Pan – S Gilmour
- Queens silver jubilee trophy: J Radley
Leading-Rein Show Horse
- Smartest on parade and leading-rein show pony gelding: Bordershow Regal Jupiter - S Gilmour
- Leading-Rein rider girl and show pony mare: Midsomer Pocket Pixie – C Frost
Show Horse Hacks
- Smartest on parade, small hack (over 15hh and not exceeding 15.2hh) and reserve champion: Karma Park English – C Fader
- Novice small hack (over 15hh), small hack (over 15.2hh not exceeding 16hh): KJC Private Benjamin – J Cayzer
- Large hack (over 16hh not exceeding 16.2hh), childs large hack, ladies hack, heavyweight small hack and champion: Optimal – C McLeod
- Childs small hack and owner rider hack: Just An Enigma – S Beltz
- Lightweight hack: 12 Oaks Lovorno – A Hooker
Small Show Pony
- First ridden small show pony, smartest on parade, small pony (not exceeding 12hh), lightweight small pony, owner rider small pony and champion: Radford Lodge Sweet Dreams – J Radley
- Small pony (over 12hh and not exceeding 12.2hh) and reserve champion: Leeara Park Peter Pan – S Gilmour
- Heavyweight small pony: Bordershow Regal Jupiter – S Gilmour
- Childs small pony: Chesapeake Park Twlight – J Barnard
- Open ridden Shetland pony (not exceeding 10.2hh): Cleoranee Royal Jackpot – J Radley
Show Horse Large Galloways
- Smartest on parade, novice large Galloway, heavyweight Galloway, childs large Galloway and reserve champion large: LS Inspiration – K Fisher
- Novice small Galloway: Millawarrah Magnitude – M Way
- Small Galloway (over 14hh not exceeding 14.2hh) and champion small: Calvin Park Mr Bo Jangles – J Campbell
- Large Galloway (over 14.2hh and not exceeding 15hh) and champion large: Home Vale Triumph – B Warren/A Paterson
- Ladies Galloway and reserve champion: Sanlirra Graceland – D Zeiser/Campbell
- Lightweight Galloway and owner rider Galloway: Gordon Park Chorus Line – L Bell
Large Show Pony
- Smartest on parade, novice large pony, owner rider large pony: Owendale Hi Bob – E Nast
- Large pony (over 12.2hh and not exceeding 13hh) and reserve champion: Barrilla Bella Diva – Y Barr/Mann
- Large pony (over 13hh and not exceeding 13.2hh), lightweight large pony: Fairfield Nureyev – D Willows
- Large pony (over 13.2hh and not exceeding 14hh), champion and supreme show exhibit: Lyndhurst China Doll – D Zeiser/Campbell
- Heavyweight large pony: Beckworth Command Endeavour – L Johnston
- Childs large pony: Bevanlee Jive Talk – J Radley
- Adults large pony: Lal’s Haven Prim – A Humphries/Radley
- Supreme novice exhibit: LS Inspiration – K Fisher.
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Johanna has more than 22 years experience as a journalist for newspapers, magazines and online publications.
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