Menu
 
Home | Farming and Environment | Glaury but glorious: Weather plays ball for the Langholm show but wellies are needed
 
Farming and Environment | 3rd October 2019
 

Glaury but glorious: Weather plays ball for the Langholm show but wellies are needed

 
 
 

THE Becks Farm in Langholm had a triumphant day at last Saturday’s agricultural show, scooping three of the top titles with their sheep.
Sharon Graham won the best sheep in show with a non-accredited Texel gimmer, while the reserve championship went to a South Country Cheviot gimmer, shown by Jim Robertson.
The same sheep won the South Country Cheviot champion of champions. It was selected from among the animals which won championships at the Highland (Jim Robertson); Kelso & Pennymuir; Dumfries; Moffat and Peebles; Benty; and the Holm shows.
After winning the best sheep in show, Sharon said: “I’m mega-chuffed. This is her first time out. The judge liked her sparkiness. She has good skin, a good build and she’s good on her legs.
“The Cheviot is an amazing gimmer. She is my favourite at home.”
Sharon and Jim have even more to celebrate this autumn.
They are getting married in Ewes church in November.
But, wedding plans aside, they have to concentrate on the October sales.
Blackburn
The Blackface champion was the gimmer shown by Gordon Jackson of Blackburn, Newcastleton, which won the championship at the Holm in August. Gordon also won the reserve championship with a tup lamb.
Scott Brown of Midlothian, the territory manager for Murray Farmcare, won the accredited Suffolk championship with a ewe lamb.
John Anderson of Rowanburnfoot, Canonbie, won the Bluefaced championship with a shearling tup which was bought last year at Lanark sale.
John’s dad, Ken, said: “He has everything the breeder desires: good skin, mouth and colours. This is just his second show and he was second in his class at the Holm.”
John also won the reserve championship with a ewe lamb. He bought her dam while she was in lamb at the same sale.
The overall cattle champion was the commercial champion, a Blue x Limousin, shown by Emily Hunter for Thomas Hunter of Brydekirk.
A Beef Shorthorn heifer calf won the native breed championship for John Anderson of Canonbie. It was shown by Lauren Scott of Langholm.
The Galloway champion was a bull calf, shown by Jason McKinnel for D&R Cornthwaite of Lockerbie.
The horses and ponies had to work hard in the soft conditions. The overall horse championship was awarded to Clyde, ridden by Abbie Haley, 16, of Beattock. The pair had earlier won the ridden hunter championship.
Abbie has owned the eight year old for three years. He is half Clydesdale, one quarter Thoroughbred and one quarter Warmblood.
He was the champion coloured horse at Dumfries and was placed third in Scotland at the Ingliston elite coloured finals.
Terrona Jasper, a foal born in Common Riding week, won his class for Frances Hislop of Langholm.
The foal is out of Jules, Frances’s three-quarter Thoroughbred, and by Ramiro B, a prolific sire of event horses, including Oliver Townend’s 2019 Kentucky winner Cooley Master Class.
Superstar
Hannah Robertson of Langholm’s two-year-old Molly’s Katie won her class and was the overall reserve champion in the in-hand classes. Hannah said: “She is my superstar.”
Six-year-old Chloe Graham of Chapelknowe, riding Chetwynd Larkspur, who is 15, had great fun in the ridden pony classes with help from her sister, Kiera, and won the Mountain & Moorland class.
Sue Thompson of Carlisle won the ex-racehorse class with Parkie Boy, eight, who ran in several hurdle races before retiring. Sue bought him from Solway Racehorses, run by Kevin Jardine, in Canonbie.
Sue said she had done a bit of dressage and showjumping with him and her objective was to take him eventing.

Turn to Page 16

 
 
Would you like to support us?

The Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser is our community owned local newspaper and even in today’s troubled times, we aim to bring you local news and articles in an impartial, responsible and factual way.

We hope you have enjoyed reading this free article but we need your support so we can keep delivering quality journalism that’s open and independent and keeps you up to date with what is happening in Eskdale and Liddesdale.

Every reader’s contribution, however big or small, is so valuable to us.
 
 
‘Owned by the Community...Published for the Community’
Do you have a story?

Please get in touch if you have a story or article you would like to see published.

Related Articles

‘Is our voice even heard?’

NHS Dumfries and Galloway executives attend first of hopefully many…

 

Road safety concerns at Langholm Primary school

Concerned parents have produced a detailed report on the alarming…

 

High heid yins head for Thomas Hope meeting

Meeting with Health and Social Care to thrash out Langholm’s…

 

Having a final say on the future of Holm Hill

Newcastleton and District Community Trust is just about to carry…

 

Love, a dance and a right good belly laugh!

With a large cast and great audiences, LAODS’ Last Tango…

 

Share in windfarm leadsto green awards nomination

Nick Jennings’ foresight puts Eskdalemuir in the running The Upper…

 

Langholm Moor Lynx fears are calmed... for the moment

Fears that the new owners of former farmland on Langholm…

 

Langholm Alliance: Update on Community Plan

Donna Hislop, Community Enterprise Manager, brings us up to speed…

 

Musical excellence delights Canonbie audience

Splendid concert brings church’s 200 year celebrations to a close…

 

Oxygen Man links lynx to Langholm Moor

Blackburn & Hartsgarth owner says it’s a possibility Could former…

 

Post Office's future discussed at meeting

Canonbie residents gather to hear the options for valuable village…

 

Scottish call-up forathlete sisters

Langholm siblings make the Scottish Pentathlon team SCOTTISH CALL UP…

 

Langholm familiarisation visit for Council leader

Gail Macgregor, leader of Dumfries and Galloway Council was invited…

 

Further afforestation fury

Tree planting nightmare for a further three farms surrounding Claygate…

 

Moderator inspires worshipers at Canonbie

Church is packed to hear uplifting service from church leader…

 

Urgent action required in face of diminished services

1,000+ signature petition endorses demands Langholm’s ailing health services are…

 

Public meeting on future of Canonbie Post Office

Following the news that Canonbie Post Office and shop were…

 

Bleat and Blether ’bout Blackface wool

Creation Mill staff debunk the myth that common wool has…

 

Rothbury 'Looks North' to Langholm for guidance

The team at BBC look North got in touch with…

 

High profile minister to visit Canonbie

Anthony Lane tells of perfect ending to Church’s bi-centenary events…

 

Appeal for help with gardens

Margaret Pool writes; A number of folk will recall that…

 

A celebration of some amazing achievements

Langholm Academy pupils shine with some spectacular exam results and…

 

Old Copshaw hostlery closes its doors

One of Newcastleton’s longest-established businesses has closed down. The Liddesdale…

 

Xcel is eighteen!

This week marks 18 years of the Xcel Project! The…

 

Langholm Flood Scheme dead in the water

Plug pulled on original £10 million defences In last week’s…

 

Doing the Wright thing for Sycamore Gap

Amazing offer by Canonbie Sawmill owners Canonbie sawmill owners Steve…

 

Ultra-cool Ullswater adventures

Langholm S6 pupils enjoy a week of outdoor antics and…

 

Umbrella walkers raise over £30k

Rotary and Trusts-backed fundraiser breaks another record The Langholm Rotary…

 

Conan has Carolina on his mind

Langholm athlete settled on Charleston SouthernUniversity having had seventy offers…

 

Loreburn remains 'wholly committed' to Murtholm

E&L interviews housing association chief executive Kirsteen McGinn The E&L…

 

Had by Haddington

Slow start for Langholm gives home side the advantage but…

 

The 171st Langholm Show

The day of the 171st Langholm Show dawned and Langholm…

 

Sensational new sensory room for Langholm Youth project

Xcel has provided one of the best publicly accessible sensory…

 

Langholm Forum contacts Holyrood

Warbla petition prompts invitation to Gougeon Following an excellent response…

 

It’s been all go on Langholm Showfield this week.

A veritable army of willing volunteers and committee members has…

 

All our rugby yesteryears

A great afternoon at Hawick and Wilton Cricket Club on…

 

Cammy Barnes LOVES Langholm x

Last Friday, The Buccleuch Centre opened it’s doors to welcome…

 

Indefinite delay for Murtholm development

Loreburn announce moratorium on new-builds But promise Langholm project is…

 

Flat roof problems for Langholm's Primary school

Wet rot and

From no RAAC one week to wet rot and water…

 

Erskine Church saga reaches the airwaves

Denise Irving-Lang to be interviewed by Radio Scotland It’s encouraging…

 
 
requires mailchimp logins and wired up to a list
Join our mailing list
Keep up to date with all that’s going on at the E&L
This site uses cookies.
Configure
 
Read our privacy policy

This site uses cookies for marketing, personalisation, and analysis purposes. You can opt out of this at any time or view our full privacy policy for more information.