Three
agricultural shows in the Midlands are pleased to announce the relaunch of the
Three Shires Cattle Competition, the ‘Triple Crown’ for showing cattle.
Hanbury
Countryside Show in Worcestershire (Saturday, July 2nd), Burwarton
Show in Shropshire (Thursday, August 4th) and Moreton Show in Gloucestershire (Saturday, September 3rd) will
award the Three Shires Cattle Trophy to the exhibitor who gains the most points
across all three shows.
The respected award, with a £1,000 top prize, is sponsored by
Chanelle Animal Health
manufacturers of the Doramax Pour-on.
Kathryn Weston, Key Account Manager said, ‘The team at
Chanelle Animal Health are truly honoured to be supporting such a prestigious
competition as the Three Shires Cattle Trophy’.
Chanelle was founded in 1985 by farm animal veterinarian
Michael Burke in the West of Ireland. Since then, the company has grown to
manufacture products for 100 countries globally and employ 600
people, yet our family-business ethos and focus on UK agriculture remain
stronger than ever.
Chanelle
is committed to the future of the sustainable family farm model in the UK and
continue to invest heavily in the research and development of new products, to
help make British livestock farmers’ lives easier and help their animals to
reach their potential.
Doramax Pour-on has been a huge
addition to our growing portfolio. The product adds a new dimension to parasite
control, drastically reducing the number of treatments and animal handling
required via its long persistency. It has been phenomenally well received and
is part of a long list of exciting new products that Chanelle will launch in
the near future.
We
wish all the competitors the very best of luck in the Three Shires Cattle
Trophy this year!’
Handlers
will accumulate points by showing their cattle at all three shows and the
running total will be kept secret until the finale at Moreton Show. As well as the £1000 top prize, the runner up
will receive £350 and £150 will go to third place.
Lynne
Parkes, Moreton livestock secretary said: ‘It’ll be a bit like revealing the
results of the X Factor for cattle! Our
treble, involving all three shows, is aiming to attract some of the best cattle
from across the country and we’d like to encourage handlers to compete for what
will be the equivalent of a premier league title in cattle showing.’
Peter
Kirton, chief cattle steward at Burwarton said: ‘This is a prestigious and
exciting competition for cattle showing.
This is the traditional cattle class with a modern twist, and we hope
people will enjoy what we have to offer at all three shows.’
Gill
Brian, cattle secretary at Hanbury said: ‘We are delighted to see the return of
the Three Shires Cattle Trophy Competition this year, we hope that the
competition will encourage increased support for cattle showing at each of the
Shows. This in turn helps to promote the very best of British livestock
farming’.
Our utmost thanks to Mr and Mrs White whose award winning Limousin
cattle can be seen in the photograph. We look forward to seeing some of these quality
cattle at the shows later this year.
Information
about how to compete and the scoring system for the cattle showing ‘Triple
Crown’ is available on the shows’ websites:
