The Logan family’s Holehouse herd came up trumps in the West of Scotland Holstein Club Summer Herds competition to win the award for the best team of 10 calved females for the third year in succession.

The competition, which was judged by Andrew Patterson, saw nine herds compete in various sections. It also saw two new awards presented – the Joan Esquierdo Trophy for the overall Red and White champion presented by Salvador Esquierdo, and the Jim Kennedy Trophy for the supreme champion cow presented by Hugh and Ruth Kennedy.

Leading Awards

Team of 10 cows or calved heifers – 1, Holehouse; 2, Knowe; 3, Grougar Mains; 4, Whiteflat.

Highest placed home-bred team of 10 cows or calved heifers – 1, Holehouse.

Best cow having had at least two calves and part of a team – 1, Nethervalley and S Ewquierdo’s Clydeview Sidekick Matilda; 2, Knowe’s Leagh Secretariat Lavish; 3, Tarshaw’s Tarshaw B52 Raven.

Exhibitor bred – 1, Holehouse’s Holehouse Avatar Beverley

Salvy Esquierdo presents the Joan Esquierdo Trophy for the overall Red and White champion to Alistair Logan, Holehouse Kilbirnie who won with Holehouse Avatar Beverley Salvy Esquierdo presents the Joan Esquierdo Trophy for the overall Red and White champion to Alistair Logan, Holehouse Kilbirnie who won with Holehouse Avatar Beverley

Calved heifer – 1, Mossbog’s Mossbog Lambda Margot; 2, Knowe’s Knoweside Army Deroute; 3, Whiteflat’s Whiteflat Showtime Vision.

50,000 litre cow – 1, Tarshaw’s Tarshaw Mardi Welcome 3; 2, Holehouse’s Holehouse Aladdin Red Rose; 3, Mossbog’s Mossbog Sterling Juniper.

Red and White heifer – 1, Holehouse’s Holehouse Unstopable Noel; 2, Whiteflat’s Whiteflat Attraction Geraldine; 3, Tarshaw’s Tarshaw Robin Morag Red. Tarshaw

Red and White cow – 1 and winner of the Joan Esquierdo Trophy for the champion Red and White, Holehouse’s Holehouse Avatar Beverley; 2, Grougar Mains’ Holehouse Jordy Magic Red; 3, Whiteflat’s Whiteflat Attractive Emerald.

Hugh Kennedy presents the Jim Kennedy Trophy for the supreme champion cow in the Summer Herds competition to Salvy Esquierdo who together with Robbie and Margo Scott, Nethervalley Holstein won the award with Clydeview Sidekick Matilda Hugh Kennedy presents the Jim Kennedy Trophy for the supreme champion cow in the Summer Herds competition to Salvy Esquierdo who together with Robbie and Margo Scott, Nethervalley Holstein won the award with Clydeview Sidekick Matilda

Progeny group – 1, Grougar Mains – Brabantdale Angler; 2, Whiteflat – Apples Attraction; 3, Holehouse – Rager Red.

Family group or two sisters – 1, Tarshaw – Madeline; 2, Whiteflat – Attraction; 3, Grougar Mains – Kitty

Group of four heifers – 1, Grougar Mains; 2, Whiteflat; 3, Knowe.

Overall points – 1 = Grougar Mains and Whiteflat.

Supreme champion cow and winner of the Jim Kennedy Trophy – Nethervalley and S Esquierdo’s Clydeview Sidekick Matilda.