Young Hereford cattle handlers dominated the junior judging, paraders and led cattle classes at the Cootamundra All Breeds Feature Show.
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The southern NSW event drew 34 exhibitors and 115 cattle from eight different breeds, with Herefords as the 2014 feature breed.
Event co-ordinator Adam Randall said 50 whiteface entries faced the judges.
“Exhibitors attended from a wide area, including a number of new exhibitors, and most breeds had more than 15 head,’’ Mr Randall said.
“There were 80 school children representing seven schools, plus another 15 school aged students attending the show with studs.’’
Mr Randall said the school students took part in junior judging of fruit, grain, wool, sheep and cattle as well as parading and exhibiting cattle over the two days.
The school trophy for junior judging went to Hurlstone Agricultural High School.
Herefords Australia Youth Ambassador Helen DeCosta qualified for the state junior judging at the 2015 Sydney Royal Show.
Students qualifying for the paraders competition at Sydney next year were Jack Bush, Logan Manwaring, Patrick Gaudie, Josh Manwaring, Bryce Johnson, Jeremy Mackey, Maddeline Coomber, Chloe Waters, Cooper Carter and Taylah Phyllis.
Logan Manwaring was the champion parader with Jordan Alexander as reserve champion.
In the Hereford classes, Hylands Werai was sashed junior and grand champion bull.
Beggan Hill Hawke was senior champion Hereford bull and senior champion interbreed bull.
Beggan Hill Doreen was senior and grand champion female, with Rose-View Doreen the junior champion Hereford female.
2014 Melbourne Royal Show interbreed junior bull champion Tondara Clives Vendetta continued his winning ways to claim junior and grand champion Poll Hereford bull.
The 18-month-old bull was also named interbreed junior bull and supreme beef exhibit.
Benell Dragon Boy was senior champion Poll Hereford bull.
The 2014 Melbourne Royal supreme Poll Hereford exhibit Kanimbla Miss K H100 was sashed senior and grand champion Poll Hereford female.
Kanimbla Irish Rose was named the junior champion female and went on to claim the interbreed junior female.
Kanimbla Poll Herefords, Holbrook, NSW, exhibited the winning group of three and pair of heifers.
