At the All-European Young Breeders Championship 2019, the showmanship and clipping competitions have completed in Libramont, Belgium. 19 countries are participated at the event. See below for results from each contest. Each country selects maximum two young breeders in a junior class, one in the junior class (16-20 years old), one in the senior class (21-25 years old).
Judges
Cord Hormann, Germany
Living in Warmsen, Lower Saxony, Germany, Cord is the owner and operator of Wilcor Holsteins with 50 milking cows and female offspring plus 70 ha farmland. He attends shows regularly with his own cattle. Nationally he has judged at the German National Holstein Show 2017 and almost all regional shows in the past years. Internationally, he has judged in Switzerland, Austria, Northern Ireland, Sweden, Denmark, Luxembourg, Russia.
Michael Halliwell, UK
Michael lives with his wife Rebecca and their daughter Niamh in Cheshire, UK. Michael still has a passion for preparing cattle at shows whenever time allows, working primarily with Bons Holsteins for the last 10 years. He has shown for over 25 years around the world, extensively throughout Europe and North America. Nationally he has judged shows in the UK and Ireland and Europe. Internationally, he has enjoyed being part of the training at the EYBS school in Battice since 2011.
Reserve Judge: Quim Serrabassa, Spain
Quim Serrabassa Vila is Triangle Holstein’s manager director. Quim has been working in dairy business during the last thirty years, giving sire mating advise, selecting animals, advising in reproduction programs, and preparing animals for shows, championships and exhibitions. He has 30 years experience in showing cows and has participated in the most well known National and International shows in Europe, EUA, Canada and in many competitions all over Spain, Italy, Holland, France and Switzerland.
Schedule of Events
Friday, April 12, 2019
- 9 am – 12 pm Clipping competition by young breeders – Junior Class
- 11 am – 1:45 pm Clipping competition by young breeders – Senior Class
Saturday, April 13, 2019
- 9:00 am – 10:00 am Showmanship Junior Class 1 & 2
- 10:00 am – 10:15 am Championship Showmanship junior
- 10:15 am – 11h15 am Showmanship Senior Class 1 & 2
- 11:15 am – 11:30 am Championship Senior Class
- 11:30 am – 12:00 am Competition Awards
