'News'
This page will be updated regularly with show results, classifications, exciting new born's, and new families that we introduce to Hailstone.
We have just returned from a busy week at the 2010 Great Yorkshire Show, our prize winning senior milk cows continued their winning ways with Hailstone Geno Sunray finishing first ahead of Hailstone Riley Daisy in 2nd in the Senior Cow in Milk class. Sunray was 2nd in the Production Inspection and Sunray and Daisy were joined by a third senior milk cow, Hailstone Talent Maybelle to win the Exhibitor Bred Group of Three.
The 2010 show season has got off to a great start with our trip to Northumberland County on 31st May.
Headlining our strong team was Hailstone Geno Sunray EX92 a 4th calver who won the senior cow in milk ahead of her herdmate Hailstone Riley Daisy EX94-2E. Sunray went on to win the 10,000kg class, to be Holstein Champion, Exhibitor Bred Holstein Champion and Interbreed Dairy Champion. She is pictured below:-

We have had a busy Autumn, success in particular has been with two calves:-
Hailstone Shottle Fine Breeze won the Heifer born 1/12/08 - 31/1/09 class at the Border & lakeland calf show, went on to represent the club at the All Breeds All Britain and finished 4th, she was also 2nd in her class at the 2009 Northern Expo
Hailstone Goldmedal Peggy won the Heifer born between 1/6/08 and 31/7/08 class again at the Border & Lakeland calf show, she went on to also represent the club and was 5th in her class at the All Breeds All Britain. She won her class subsequently at Northern Expo recently.
Diane was 6th in the Mature Showmanship at the All Britain after winning her class at the Border and Lakeland calf show
We were crowned PREMIER EXHIBITOR at what has been described the strongest ever Northern Expo
Hailstone Talent Maybelle EX93 was 2nd Intermediate cow in Milk at Northern Expo
Great Yorkshire Show
The 2nd week of July was a busy week at Harrogate for Hailstone, with the highlight being Hailstone Talent Maybelle joining the Holstein Champion in the Blythewood dairy pairs, and going onto win the trophy for the Holsteins.
Other results include:-
3rd Exhibitor Bred group
2nd Snr Heifer in Milk Hailstone Elegant Lady 2
4th Intermediate cow in milk Hailstone Talent Maybelle
2nd Progeny Pair- two daughters of Peggy
1st Jersey Heifer in milk with Hailstone Sultan Winsome
2nd Intermediate All Breeds Calf Hailstone Gold Medal Peggy
2nd Junior All Breeds Calf Hailstone Shottle Fine Breeze
Just before the Yorkshire Show we ventured to our local show at Skelton:-
Maiden heifer under 12 months 1st Hailstone Shottle Finebreeze, 2nd Hailstone TKO Peggy
Maiden Heifer 1st Hailstone Gold Medal Peggy
Heifer in Milk 1st Hailstone Elegant Lady 2, 2nd Hailstone Performance Agatha
Snr Cow in Milk 2nd Hailstone Talent Maybelle, 3rd Hailstone Geno Sunray, 4th Hailstone Riley Daisy
Pairs 2nd with Mayabelle & Sunray, 3rd Lady & Agatha
Group of 3- 1st with Maybelle, Sunray & Daisy
Interbreed Pair- 1st with Maybelle & Sunray, 2nd with Lady & Agatha
Interbreed group 1st with Mayabelle, Sunray & Daisy
YFC calf 1st with TKO Peggy, 2nd with Shottle Fine Breeze 2nd
Junior Champion- Hailstone Elegant Lady 2
Next stop is Penrith show- check back for updates !
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