108 very keen 4-Hers participated in the tenth annual West-Central Junior Show held at the Grand River Raceway in Elora August 17 & 18, 2010.
Day one included educational sessions on washing, showmanship, tying halters properly and preparing for the show ring, as well as a session on animal handling led by Heather Hargrave of OFAC. Competitors also had time to practice their showmanship and clip their calves with help from older 4-Hers. Participants got to know one another as they were split into teams and took part in a very entertaining obstacle course relay. And, as is the tradition, the evening was capped off with a huge water balloon fight!
Judge Scott Brethet had his work cut out for him on show day as the participants ranging from peewees to seniors put their skills to the test. The strong Pee Wee showmanship class proved they are a future force to be reckoned with as 15 keen youngsters showed they could compete! The Pee Wee Showmanship Champion was Tyler Canning of Wellington with Reserve going to Denise Sayles of Brant.
In the Junior Showmanship class, after three strong heats Connor French of Wellington County was named Junior Showmanship Champion with Reserve going to Meghan Martin of Waterloo. In the very large Senior class, Caleigh Van Kampen of Dufferin County was named Senior Showmanship Champion with Ally Spielmacher of Grey County following in Reserve. For his Overall Showmanship Champions, Judge Brethet selected Caleigh Van Kampen then Connor French with Honourable Mention going to Ally Spielmacher.
Before starting into the conformation classes, the show took a short break to honour longtime sponsors and supporters of the show Bruce Witmer and Dumfries Mutual Insurance with award presentations and a ceremonial cutting of the cake in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the show. 42 calves competed in the large Junior Calf class with first place going to Lindsay Bos of Waterloo County on Bosdale Shottle Libby and second place to Denise Sayles of Brant County on Bridon Iatola Sonata. Top Intermediate Calf went to Kirsten Harbin of Wellington County on Aland Jacknife Amy with second awarded to Alycia Walker also of Wellington County on Walkerbrae Comerica Nina. The Senior Calf class was topped by Emily Kyle of Brant County on Ash Lawn Deacon Roxanne 77W-P with second awarded to Nathan Bos of Waterloo County on Bosdale Alexander Portea. In the Yearling class, Top Honours went to Calvin Ysinga of Waterloo County on Bosdale Champion Tootsie with second going to Erica Sayles of Brant County on Bridon Vincent Episode.
Grand Champion Calf honours went to Kirsten Harbin of Wellington County with Aland Jacknife Amy, Reserve was awarded to Alycia Walker of Wellington with Walkerbrae Comerica Nina and Honourable Mention went to Lindsay Bos of Waterloo County with Bosdale Shottle Libby.
No one went home empty-handed as all participants received prizes provided by the sponsors throughout the show. Shae Lightfoot of Haldimand County was the lucky winner of the beautiful hand-made show box.
Over the past 10 years hundreds of keen young 4-Hers have been given the opportunity to participate in a show that is competitive, educational, but above all else, fun! We would like to thank all of the sponsors and volunteers that make the West-Central Junior Show possible year after year.
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