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December 2011: Private sales and calf show success for Boars Head
It’s been a busy couple of months at Boars Head with private sales and success at the East of England Smithfield Festival Simmental calf show.
Firstly in November we were delighted to sell Boars Head Snowdrop 2nd in a private deal to John Hawkins’ Chates herd at Cowfold, West Sussex. Snowdrop is an August 2010-born daughter of our herd sire Seaview Prince Charming and is out of the Blackford Falcon daughter Fole Snowdrop 15th. We’d like to wish John all the best with Snowdrop.
December saw the calf show and the trip to the Peterborough Showground proved a successful one as Boars Head Nelly 2nd, another Prince Charming daughter out of Oakhill Nelly 21st, stood second in the September-born heifer calf class, while Boars Head Berbaton 10, a September 2010-born son of Prince Charming again, stood third in a competitive September-born bull calf class. Berbeton is out of Boars Head Grace 2nd, a daughter of Dovefields Gallant, and is yet another successful result of the prolific Grace family which goes back to one of our early foundation females Wistow Grace 40th. Berbaton, who has a TI of +29 and a SRI of +34, has since been sold in a private deal to pedigree breeders G D Key and Son, Norwich, Norfolk, for an undisclosed figure.
September 2011: Boars Head Miranda 2nd takes reserve female championship at Stirling
The trip to Stirling for us this month proved worthwhile as we took the overall reserve female championship with Boars head Miranda 2nd, a January 2010-born daughter of Seaview Prince Charming out of the Balmano Hitman daughter Swallowhill Miranda. This stylish dark red and white heifer sold for 2000gns to James hunter, Slamannan, Falkirk.
Boars Head Miranda 2nd
Our heifer, Boars Head Grace 6th, another daughter of Prince Charming and this time born in April 2010 out of Curlieu Jasper daughter Wistow Grace 40th, sold for 1800gns to G D Key and Son, Norwich, Norfolk. We’d like to wish both buyers the very best of luck with both heifers.
September 2011: Boars Head Nelly takes a first at Bucks County
Taking a first in the yearling heifer class at Bucks County Show was Boars Head Nelly, a daughter of our senior stock bull Seaview Prince Charming out of Oakhill Nelly 20th. Also at the same show we stood second with Boars Head Heidi, who is by Beeches Nashville and is out of Oakhill Heidi 2nd.
At the end of August, the same two heifers were at Edenbridge and Oxted Show where Boars Head Nelly stood second in her yearling heifer class and Boars Head Heidi stood third in her class.
Boars Head Nelly
August 2011: Boars Head cow features in new Milka advert
It’s not every day you spend your days in a studio in London with a Simmental cow painted purple and a group of actors playing the part of a family, but this is how I spent a couple of days a few months ago. The whole purpose of this bizarre experience was to film a short commercial for Milka “crispy snacks”, of which a short snippet at the beginning features one of our cows. Fortunately she was so well behaved that they’ve asked us back for a second one which is currently being filmed. Here’s the link to the commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REKjUYzeK4Y – it’s a good job it wasn’t one of the show cows, I doubt we’d get extra points for being purple!!
July 2011: Success at Kent Show for the Boars Head team
We had a successful show at this year’s Kent Show under judge Michael Barlow, with Boars Head featuring heavily in the junior heifer classes. We took a first in the class with Boars Head Nelly, while Boars Head Heidi stood second and Boars Head Miranda stood fourth. In the two year old class we stood third with Boars Head Grace. New to this year’s show was an interbreed junior sweepstake competition open to all breeds born in 2010. It was a switch in proceedings as we won this with Boars Head Heidi and stood second with Boars Head Miranda, while Boars head Nelly stood fourth. Heidi then went on to take the championship and Miranda stood reserve champion.
Boars Head Nelly
June 2011: Boars Head Heidi takes junior female championship at East of England Show
Our first trip to the East of England Show paid dividends for us this year as our yearling heifer Boars Head Heidi (owned in partnership with Tina Russell) won the yearling heifer class and was then tapped out as junior heifer champion. Heidi is by Beeches Nashville and is out of Oakhill Heidi 2nd.
Boars Head Heidi
Our two year old heifer, Boars Head Grace 5th, by Seaview Prince Charming out of Boars Head Grace, stood third in her class.
May 2011 - Boars Head Grace 5th reserve female champion at Heathfield
Standing first and reserve female champion at Heathfield Show at the weekend was Boars Head Grace 5th, a February 2009-born heifer by our stock bull Seaview Prince Charming out of the Sway Harvest daughter Boars Head Grace. We also took a third prize with Boars Head Nelly, another Prince Charming daughter out of Oakhill Nelly 20th, a fourth with Boars Head Miranda 2nd, yet another Prince Charming daughter this time out of Swallowhill Miranda and a fifth with Boars Head Heidi, a Beeches Nashville daughter out of Oakhill Heidi 2nd. Also at the same show we stood reserve interbreed champion in the group of three. Our next show will be the South of England.
May 2011 - Prince Charming son sells to East Sussex
We are pleased to announce the sale of Boars Head Alabama 09 to Tom Rea, Kingston, Lewes. This one is by our senior stock bull Seaview Prince Charming out of the Curlieu Jasper daughter Beeches Purdie. We’d like to wish Mr Rea the very best with his purchase.
May 2011 - Dirnanean Shane sons selling well for Beeches herd
The first two Dirnanean Shane sons from the Beeches herd of Janet and Harvey Jones (joint owners of Shane) have sold well with the first, beeches Bruno selling to John and Mo Frood, Essex, while the other, Beeches Bertrum, has sold to John Frost, Essex. We hope the Beeches herd continues to sell well and wish the buyers the best of luck with their new bulls.
February 2011 - Boars Head Ambassador 09 sells in Stirling at 3000gns
Following on from the success of his half brother Boars Head Argonaut (sold October for 7200gns), Boars Head Ambassador has sold in Stirling for 3000gns. Having stood fifth in a strong senior class, Ambassador is by our senior stock bull Seaview Prince Charming and is out of the Dovefields GHallant daughter Boars Head Grace 2nd, who is a daughter of one of the herd’s foundation cows Wistow Grace 40th. Ambassador has a TSI of +29 and a SRI of +36 and sold to A and I Duncan, Aberfeldy, Perthshire.
Boars Head Ambassador
October 2010 - Boars Head heifer calves show promise at South East Calf Show
The first ever South East of England Club Calf Show, which was held at David Sapsed’s farm in Hertfordshire, was a great success this year and a great opportunity to see some of the future genetics that will be parading the southern show circuit next year. We took two heifer calves as part of the Boars Head team. Our January born Boars Head Miranda 2nd stood second in her class. She is by our senior stock bull Seaview Prince Charming out of the Balmanno Hitman daughter Swallowhill Miranda. Standing third in the same class was Boars Head Heidi, who is a daughter of this year’s show cow Oakhill Heidi 2nd by Beeches Nashville. Both heifers will likely make an appearance on next year’s show circuit.
October 2010 - Boars Head Argonaut sells for 7200gns in Stirling
Having had a tremendous show season with our yearling bull Boars Head Argonaut, we were delighted to win an incredibly strong intermediate class at Stirling this month and then go on to sell him for 7200gns. Argonaut is by our senior stock bull Seaview Prince Charming out of one of the best cows in the herd Wistow Grace 40th, who is a daughter of Curlie Jasper. Buyer was Aucheneck Estates, Kilearn, By Glasgow – we wish them all the best with him. Young bulls are still available at home by Seaview Prince Charming, so please contact us with your enquiries.
Boars Head Argonaut
October 2010 - Boars Head take female championship at Bristol Sales Centre
Boars Head Miranda, a January 2009-born daughter of our senior stock bull Seaview Prince Charming out of the Balmano Hitman daughter Swallowhill Miranda, took the female championship at the official Society sale at Bristol Sales centre this month before selling for 2350gns. With a milk figure of +5 and a self replacing index of +25, she sold to Messrs Gammow, Cornwall, who bought a heifer at Bristol back in April last year. We would like to wish him every success with Miranda.
Boars Head Miranda
August 2010 - Boars Head Argonaut wins class at Bucks County
The heavens may have opened at Bucks County Show, but that didn’t stop us from having a good time with the cattle. Our junior bull Boars Head Argonaut, by Seaview Prince Charming, carried on his strong form and won his class, while our show cow, Oakhill Heidi 2nd, stood second in her class.
August 2010 - Argonaut is reserve champion Super Bull at Edenbridge and Oxted
Having stood second in a tough junior bull class at the recent Edenbridge and Oxted show, our yearling bull Boars Head Argonaut also stood second in the Super Bull competition under judge and British Blue breeder Boomer Birch, before going on to be tapped out reserve Super bull champion. In the breed classes, we also took a third in a strong cow class with Oakhill Heidi 2nd.
Boars Head Argonaut
August 2010 - Boars Head sell Prince Charming daughters
The Boars Head are pleased to announce the sale of Boars Head Snowdrop, Boars Head Meierisli 2nd & Boars Head Meierisli 3rd to Mrs Pat Bushnell, South Weyland Farm, Surrey, as well as Boars Head Purdie 3rd to A J and S D Heath, Nr Market Drayton, Shropshire. All four heifers are by our senior stock bull Seaview Prince Charming who has left some cracking progeny in our herd.
July 2010 - Oakhill Heidi is reserve breed champion at Kent County Show
The Boars Head show team had yet another successful outing at one of our local shows in the south east, the Kent County Agricultural Show. Winning her cow and calf class under judge Paul Clements, was Oakhill Heidi 2nd, who then went on to be placed reserve breed champion.
Our junior bull Boars Head Argonaut also won his class before going on to win the Continental Super Bull competition, while our yearling heifer Boars Head Grace 5th took a third prize in her class.
On interbreed day, Heidi and Argonaut joined up to win the Beef interbreed Pairs competition.
Our next show will be Bucks County and Edenbridge and Oxted later next month – we look forward to seeing you there.
June 2010 - Boars Head Argonaut wins junior class at Royal Norfolk Show
With no Royal Show this year, we decided to head in to East Anglia for the Royal Norfolk Show. The classes of Simmental cattle were incredibly strong throughout for judge Robin Boyd of Co Antrim, Northern Ireland, and it was great to be showing amongst some tough competition. Our yearling bull Boars Head Argonaut, a son of our senior stock bull Seaview Prince Charming out of Wistow Grace 40th won his class and then went on to be placed reserve junior champion. We are incredibly pleased with this bull as he’s shaping up to be something pretty special. Our yearling heifer Boars Head Grace 5th, again by Charming, stood second in a very tough heifer class, while our cow Oakhill Heidi 2nd, who is by Oakhill Moka, stood fourth in a very strong cow and calf class.
Our next show will be the Kent County Show.
June 2010: Boars Head Argonaut reserve breed champion at South of England Show
Boars Head show team celebrated a reserve breed championship win at the South of England Show under judge Giles Green. Having won his class, our April-born yearling bull Boars Head Argonaut then went on to be placed male champion and reserve overall breed champion. Argonaut is by our stock bull Seaview Prince Charming and is out of Wistow Grace 40th. Our cow, Oakhill Heidi 2nd, stood third in the cow class. She is by Oakhill Moka and is out of the Balmano Hitman daughter Oakhill Heidi. Our yearling heifer Boars head Grace 5th, also by Prince Charming, stood fourth in a very competitive yearling heifer class.
Our next show will be the Royal Norfolk Show at the end of the month.
June 2010: Summer show season kicks off with Heathfield Show
The show season kicked off for Boars Head with a trip to Heathfield Show in East Sussex. We only took a small team including a young bull and yearling heifer, but fared well against the competition. Our yearling bull Boars Head Argonaut, by our stock bull Seaview Prince charming out of Wistow Grace 40th stood second in his class and then went on to take the reserve male championship, while our yearling heifer, again by Prince charming and out of Boars Head Grace stood 4th in a very competitive yearling heifer class.
Our next show will be South of England next week.
April 2010: Boars Head Grace 4th heads to Cornwall
We are pleased to announce the sale of Boars Head Grace 4th for 2300gns at the Society Sale at Bristol Sales Centre this month to Mr S A Gummow, Newquay, Cornwall for his Killiworgie herd. Grace is by Camus Brandy out of our foundation cow Wistow Grace 40th who is by Curlieu Jasper. She has a TI of +24 and a SRI of +30 as well as a calving ease of +3.8. we would like to wish the Gummow family the very best of luck and hope they have as much success with the Grace line as we have had.
October 2009: New bloodlines introduced to Boars Head
Boars Head Simmentals are pleased to announce the arrival of new bloodlines in to the herd in the form of Oakhill Heidi 2nd. By the Gretna House Supersonic son Oakhill Moka, she is out of Oakhill Heidi, a Balmano Hitman daughter out of Curlieu Heidi. She was bought for 2900gns at the recent dispersal of Sylvia Wakefield’s Oakhill herd which was held at Bristol sales Centre. Having recently acquired her mother privately, this is a great family and we’re fortunate to be able to take advantage of some fantastic breeding in her pedigree.
Oakhill Heidi 2nd
At the same sale, we sold Boars Head Meierisli, a daughter of Brinkton Bonzo out of the Balmano Hitman daughter Oakhill Meierisli 3rd. We’re also pleased to announce the sale of Boars Head Grace 3rd, who sold privately to G D Key and Son for their Key Simmental herd at Norfolk.
We ended the 2009 show season with the Edenbridge and Oxted Show. Our senior heifer Oakhill Nelly 20th stood third in her class, while Boars Head Grace 3rd took home a first. Shane had to settle for second place and reserve male champion behind the show’s overall interbreed champion Sterling Viking 2nd.
We also had success in the south East Simmental Group’s calf competition where Boars Head Purdie 3rd won her class and then went on to be reserve calf champion.
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This year has been yet another fantastic year for the Boars Head show team. Our bull Dirnanean Shane owned in partnership with Messrs C H Carter, started the season off with a win and a breed championship at the South of England Show, before picking up a first prize at the Royal Show.
At the Kent Show he went one better and won his class, took the breed championship and then took the interbreed beef championship.
Also this year, Boars Head Grace 3rd, a yearling heifer by Dovefields Galant took a 4th prize at the South of England Show and a 3rd at Kent Show, while Boars Head Grace 5th, a slightly younger yearling heifer by Camus Brandy took a 2nd at the South of England Show.
2008 was by far our greatest show year to date. We started the season with a fantastic show at the South of England where our homebred yearling ET bred bull Boars Head Volcano, by Omorga Prince out of Swallowhill Karina, won his class, then went on to take the male breed championship, followed by the reserve male interbreed and reserve overall interbreed championships. He was also placed junior champion and won the Super Bull competition.
At the same show two year old Boars Head Grace 2nd stood 2nd, reserve female champion and took the interbreed pairs alongside Volcano.
At the Kent Show Volcano won his class again and took the breed championship as well as the Super Bull competition. He then teamed up with Boars Head Grace 2nd to win the interbreed pairs championship.
Towards the end of the season we stood 2nd at Edenbridge and Oxted with Volcano and then went on to take the reserve male championship, while Boars Head Grace 2nd stood 3rd.
At Bucks County Show Volcano was first and won the breed championship, while Grace stood 2nd in her class.
Boars Head Volcano was sold this year to Abram Farms (Beetly Herd), Norfolk for a undisclosed figure.
The start of the year saw our yearling heifer Boars Head Fennell (ET), by Brooklyn Jonti out of Salisbury Fennell, stand 2nd at the South of England, while our yearling bull Boars Head Thunder, by Omorga Prince out of Swallowhill Karina, took a 3rd prize.
At the Kent Show, we were 2nd again with Boars Head Fennell (ET), while Thunder had a cracking show winning his class as well as the Super Bull competition.
Boars Head Thunder stood 2nd at the Edenbridge and Oxted Show in August.
The Boars Head show team has been shown by Rhys since 2003 when he was first out with Wistow Grace, a powerful female by Curlieu Jasper out of Wistow Grace 19th. In 2003 she took the breed championship at South of England, a 2nd at the Royal Show behind Popes Nelly Lu Lu and breed champion at Kent County Show.
The following year she retained her championship spot at Kent Show, as well as taking the reserve interbreed championship. That year she stood 3rd at the Royal Show behind Darshams Kit Kat and Atlow Rhians Valentine.
In 2005 we had a successful year with Boars Head Pride, a son of Brooklyn Jonti out of Wistow Grace 40th. He was breed champion, interbreed champion and Super Bull winner at the Kent County show, as well as male champion at Edenbridge and Oxted Show.
Every year we enter the South East Simmental Group Herd competition and we have been successful on many occasions.
- 2009 - Winner of Small Herds section
- 2008 – Winner of the Small Herds section as well as best calf overall
- 2007 – Winner of the Small Herds section
- 2006 – Second in the Small Herds section and winner of the best dam and progeny section
- 2005 – Second in the Small Herds section and winner of the best calf section
- 2004 – Winner of the Small Herds section
- 2003 – Second in the Small Herds section
- 2002 – Second in the Small Herds section
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