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	You can often find the Whitepool and Rainbow Belted Galloway show team at a number of shows throughout the year. Shows to be attended in 2011 are North Somerset, Bath & West, Royal Highland & Great Yorks shows. A young team will be shown, Whitepool Moondust who was successful as a Junior heifer in 2010. She will be shown in Senior heifer classes & is due to calf in September. Her full brother Whitepool Neptune will be shown in the Yearling bull classes along with his half brother Whitepool North Star. Both are sons of Southfield Double-O-Seven. Joining them is the junior heifer Whitepool Nichole, another daughter of Double-O-Seven out of Whitepool Reflection.

Whitepool Northern Light tops trade at Castle Douglas selling for 5800gns

It was a day of celebration for us at Castle Douglas this month as we four cattle to the Society sale. The Society AGM was held at the event and we were presented with the Bolebec Trophy for the most successful herd at the National Shows, as well as the award for stockman of the year.

Of the four cattle we sold, we topped the trade with Whitepool Northern Light, our show bull from this year, he sold for 5800gns to Sir Martyn Arib for the Howemill herd. Whitepool Neptune then sold for 5000gns to a partnership of Speddoch Farms and Ian Marshall, while Whitepool McCoy then sold at 3800gns to Des Dunne’s Castlemartin Stud in Eire, while Whitepool Nightingale sold for 1500gns. It was a great day for us, exceeding all expectations and we’d like to wish all purchasers the best of luck with their new arrivals.

CD sale Oct 2011

Whitepool Northern Light

BELTED Galloways TOP TRIO2

Whitepool bulls forward on the day

A summer of success!

After a successful start at the Bath and West, our next show was the Royal Highland, where Moondust continued her winning ways. She was first in the senior heifer class and then went on to stand reserve supreme champion. Her full bother Northern Light won the junior bull class and then went on to be placed reserve male champion.

However, at the Great Yorkshire Show two weeks later we had a clean sweep! Moondust won her class, was female and supreme champion and Northern Light won the bull class, was junior champion and reserve supreme champion, as well as winning the pairs with Moondust and the Group with the addition of Neptune, my other young bull who has stood second to Northern Light in the bull class. My junior heifer Nichole won her class and was reserve female champion and reserve junior champion to Northern Light.

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Whitepool Moondust

What a way to finish the season! There has been a lot of interest in Northern Light, so I have decided to enter him for the Castle Douglas sale in October, along with two other bulls, McCoy and Neptune and a junior heifer. Full details are listed on the Stock For Sale page.

Interbreed honours at Bath and West Show

We were thoroughly delighted with our team at this year’s Bath and West Show as we took the interbreed championship on the Rare Breed’s day with Whitepool Moondust.

Whitepool Moondust at Bath and West

In the bull class, her full brother Whitepool Northern Light also won his class and took the reserve overall championship behind moondust, while Whitepool Neptune stood third. Taking the junior heifer championship for us was Whitepool Nichole

Whitepool stand champion at Worcester sale

At the Worcester show and sale on the 28th May, Whitepool Nadine was champion female and then went on to make the top price for a female at 1950gns. She sold to Deborah Powell. We’d like to wish Deborah the very best of luck with Nadine.

North Somerset Show Results.

Whitepool Nichole 1st Heifer
Whitepool Northern Light 1st Bull
Whitepool Neptune 1st Junior Bull
Whitepool Moondust 1st Cow or Heifer

oct10

This year’s Belted Galloway sale in Castle Douglas was certainly one to remember for many reasons. Firstly, huge congratulations to Helen Hamilton who sold her junior bull by a Whitepool sire for a new breed record of 7500gns. In the female offering, we were the only herd to sell females to more than 2000gns. Our own sale leader was the second prize Whitepool lily, who sold for 2700gns to Mr Stenett, St Andrews, while Whitepool Moonshine took a first in her class and then went on to stand female champion. She sold for 2500gns to Caroline McMillan, Cumnock, Ayrshire, who purchased a heifer from us at our sale last year.

We’d like to wish both purchasers the very best of luck with their heifers.




		Whitepool Lily




		Whitepool Moonshadow

With no Royal Show this year, we decided to take a trip North up to the Royal Highland Show where the Whitepool show team fared well against some tough competition. We took a second in the cow class with Whitepool Moonbeam, while our senior heifer Whitepool Lily stood fourth and our yearling heifer Whitepool Moondust also stood second in yet another very strong class.

We are delighted to announce the sale of some of our cattle to Victory Cattle Ltd, Rosmindle - Carrowholly, Westport, Co Mayo, Ireland who have a base in Normandy, France, where the cattle have been exported to.

Included in the consignment is the following:

Barclosh Daisy with her August 2009 heifer calf, Whitepool Daisy, by Rainbow Radar

Whitepool Lady Day, a February 2008 heifer who was Junior heifer champion RASE 2009. By Lullendon The Abbot out of a Mochrum Kyle cow Muil Cindy who was sold at the Whitepool production sale last year

Whitepool Midnight Mystique, a November 2008 daughter of Southfield Double-O-Seven out of Mosshayes Daybreak who had a distinguished show career

Whitepool Marianna, a January 2009 daughter of Southfield Double-O-Seven out of Whitepool Mirage who has had many show ring successes.

Other Belted Galloways have gone from John Corrie and Anne Bell, along with Highland cattle from Woodneuk and Hellifield and Aberdeen-Angus cattle from Donald Biggar.

somerset

Kicking off our 2010 show season with a bang, we are celebrating a win at North Somerset Show.

We started by winning the cow and calf class with Whitepool Moonbeam, before winning the senior heifer class with Whitepool Lily (Whitepool Kinsman x Laldylane Fern), as well as taking second place with Whitepool Moondust (Southfield Double-o-Seven x Whitepool Moondancer).

Whitepool Lily and Whitepool Moondust then teamed up to win the pairs class and we took the championship with Whitepool Moonbeam and the reserve championship with Whitepool Lily.

Saturday 31st October saw the reduction sale of some of our finest genetics held at Worcester market. A packed ringside of buyers, many having travelled from across the country found great delight in competing for all ages of stock on offer culminating in a top bid of 3000gns.

Our sale leader was the much admired and stylish red and white maiden heifer Whitepool Living the Dream. Out of a homebred cow by Kinrea Triumph, she was placed 2nd at the Three Counties Show. Taking her home was JC Oliver, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Another maiden heifer Whitepool Leona, a successful show winner throughout the summer levelled at 2750gns to C McMillan, Ockiltree, Ayr. Cows and calves were closely followed with "Barclosh Debbie" suckling a heifer calf peaked at 2750gns to M Williams, Rowlestone, Hereford.

In-calf cows were also in much demand, selling up to 2650gns for the 4 year old cow Whitepool Christobel. She was bought by J Landers, Newton Stewart, Dumfries.

The first heifers to be offered for sale publically by our stock bull Double-O-Seven topped at 2500gns which was particularly impressive as these were just 10 months old.

We would like to thank everyone who purchased stock from the sale and we wish you the very best for the future.

2009

North Somerset Show May 4th

Bull - Southfield Double-O-Seven 1st
Cow with calf or in calf - Whitepool Mirage 1st
Junior Heifer - Whitepool Leona 1st
- Whitepool Lady Day 3rd
Pairs - Whitepool Leona 1st
- Whitepool Lady Day 1st
Champion - Whitepool Leona
Reserve Champion - Southfield Double-O-Seven

Newark & Notts May 9th & 10th

Any other Native Breed

Bull - Southfield Double-O-Seven 1st
Cow with calf or in calf - Whitepool Mirage 1st
Junior Heifer - Whitepool Leona 1st
Champion - Southfield Double-O-Seven

Bath & West May June 6th

Belted Galloway

Bull. Southfield Double-O-Seven 1st
Cow with calf or in calf Whitepool Mirage 2nd
Heifer Whitepool Leona 3rd
Champion Southfield Double-O-Seven

Three Counties June 14th Rare Breeds Section

Belted Galloway

Bull - Southfield Double-O-Seven 1st
Cow with calf or in calf - Whitepool Mirage 1st
Junior Heifer - Whitepool Leona 1st
- Whitepool Living-the-Dream 2nd
Champion - Southfield Double-O-Seven
Res. Champion - Whitepool Leona
Interbreed Champion - Southfield Double-O-Seven

Royal Highland June 25th - 28th

Belted Galloway

Bull - Southfield Double-O-Seven 1st
Cow with calf or in calf - Whitepool Mirage 5th
Junior Heifer - Whitepool Leona 3rd
Male & Res. Supreme Champion - Southfield Double-O-Seven

Royal Show July 7th - 10th

Belted Galloway

Bull - Southfield Double-O-Seven 1st
Cow with calf or in calf - Whitepool Mirage 2nd
Junior Heifer & Junior Heifer Champion - Whitepool Lady Day 1st
Male & Supreme Champion - Southfield Double-O-Seven

North Somerset Show

Due to Bluetongue restrictions this was the only show we attended in 2008. We picked up the breed championship with Rainbow Radar and had best heifer with Whitepool Moonshine and best cow with Mosshayes Daybreak.