Show Ring
Sydney, in the Show Ring
January 2022 - A Tale of Two Shows:
NWSS 2022
We took a pen of 3 Balancer bulls and a pen of 3 Gelbvieh heifers. It had been a lot of years since we were down in the “yards,” and we had forgotten how much more fun it was. Thankfully, the weather was beautiful this year and the new facilities are absolutely amazing! No noisy generators, no long treks to exercise and loafing pens, bedding already in the stalls – basically a whole new world for Denver.
With the reduced numbers, some of us in the yards took a few head up to the Hill, which is next on the list for the new facilities. We cannot wait to see what those will be like, but, judging from what we saw this year, they will be first class!
Our pen of heifers was named the Champion Pen of Gelbvieh heifers, with the bulls earning the Reserve Grand Champion banner. We are always proud of our cattle and being able to exhibit them in this “inaugural year” of the new pens and show arena just made it more special.
OKC 2022
After the usual few months of deciding, then re-thinking and changing our minds, we finally decided on “Ham” (our bred Balancer heifer that we showed as a calf last year), 2 bull calves and 2 heifer calves. We were proud of them all and had some nice comments. (Our favorite comment – and we get it at pretty much every show we go to – is how good our cattle move out!) It was pretty much of a “middle of the class” day, but that’s okay. When we looked around at the quality of the show, we were okay with where we placed.
2021 Cattlemen’s Congress, Oklahoma City
When Denver cancelled the NWSS this year, Oklahoma City stepped up to host its “replacement.” Although it was a little farther trip for us, it was well worth it. Hats off to the planners of the event! We took the 4 head from the Royal and added another heifer and bull calf. In our opinion, this string was the best we have ever had. I know we say that each year, but we really believe it and that is our goal – take better cattle each year and present them better each year. We felt like we accomplished that goal this year.
We had our whole “crew” together again, so things ran pretty much like clockwork, meant Bill and Nancy had a pretty easy week! Megan Wait showed “Ham” (BNW Hallelujah) and Glitter in the Junior Show. Ham won her class again and Glitter looked great, but she got into some pretty tough competition and finished down into the class. In the Open Show, we had a “middle of the class” day - nothing at the top and nothing at the bottom. In the Balancer Bull Futurity, Granger generated a lot of positive feedback and complements. We will be expecting his first calves this Spring and plan on collecting/selling semen, as well.
BNW Granger 9126G
BNW Hallelujah 0067H
BNW Heirloom 0081H
2020 National Western Stock Show
Although each year rolls around and we think about exhibiting our cattle at different shows, it seems that Denver is the only one that consistently works for us. So, we place a lot of emphasis on the cattle that we take and their presentation. As such, this year’s NWSS showstring of 8 head created even more work for everyone, but it also brought a lot of satisfaction. We felt like this was our best bunch of cattle ever and we were gratified with many positive comments by fellow breeders, as well as the judge.
Kolton, Megan, Sydney and Josh
Thanks to Sydney, Kolton Aubochon, Megan Wait and Josh Waller for all the work getting the cattle ready, as well as the work there in Denver. We truly couldn’t have asked for a better bunch of people and cattle!
BNW Plainsman Granger 9126G
1st in Class and Reserve Division Spring Bull Calf
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BNW Prairie Gal Fiesta 8085F
2nd in Class
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BNW Prairie Gal Glitter 9073G
2nd in the April Class
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SYD Boondocks Prairie Gal Gala 9051G
3rd in the March Class
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