By Meyrick Brown

Livestock entries at the 2017 Llandeilo and district Agricultural Show were well up to expectations, particularly so in the sheep section where no less than 20 breeds were represented.

Held as usual at Cawdor Farm fields on a very peasant day the event again attracted good public support. The show was this year a qualifier for the Chatsworth Game Fair but the poultry section was discontinued

Heading the horse and pony entries was Mark Switsun with his three year old filly, the Welsh breeds champion and Section D winner, Llanmorlais Sylvia, ahead of April Drake with her Hunter, Cross Nant Cromwell, shown in hand.

Inter breed cattle champion was the in milk Holstein second calver, Deri Shadow Sylvia, entered by Frances Evans who also took reserve in the dairy section with her calved heifer, Deri Paloma.

Scott Brown, who runs a 700-head pedigree Texel flock just south of Edinburgh, was supreme judge in the sheep section and he awarded the top prize to Julie Earle with her Hill Breeds champion, a North Country Cheviot. Champion of the lowland breeds was Eirlys Jones with her Hampshire Downs and the award for the best group of three went to Black Welsh Mountain breeder, Bethan Davies.

Championship awards:

HORSES

Hunter, in hand – April Drake, res – Gemma Baker; under saddle – Malcolm Rosser, res – Angela Hopkins. Side saddle – Trish Hearn.

Working Hunter—Samantha Ferraro, res – H Hamer.

Welsh Cob, Section D – Mark Switsun, res – Hefin Humphreys.

Welsh Pony (Cob type), Section C – Rachel Evans, res – Jon and Tracy Wilson.

Welsh Mountain Pony, Section A – Dafydd Johnston, res – Peter de Rade.

Welsh Pony, Section B – Kerry Grove, res – Debbie Jones.

Mountain and Moorland – D W and A Thomas, res – Daniel Hawkins.

Coloured – Sue James, res – Erica Winn.

Palomino – Debbie Jones, res – Heather Parker.

Arab – S and E Jones, res – Louise Maryon.

Shetland – Jackie oliver, res – Debbie Tremellen; under saddle – Keilyn and Grace Hughes.

Children’s Riding Pony – Niamh Evans, res – Megan Davies.

Carraige Driving – Jenny Todd, res – Lester Dagge.

Special awards:

Supreme – Mark Switsun, res – April Drake

CATTLE

Welsh Black – Arwyn Jones and res.

Other Pure Beef breed – Delyth Jones and Ifor Davies, res – Arwyn Jones.

Beef pair – Bernard and Margaret Llewellyn.

Commercial – Kevin Williams, res – Delyth Jones and Ifor Davies.

Holstein – Robert and Diane Evans and res.

Other Dairy breed – Tsha Aber, res – Rhydian Richards.

Special awards:

Inter breed supreme – Robert and Diane Evans, res – Delyth Jones and Ifor Davies.

Young handlers – William Edwards, res – Carys Davies.

SHEEP

Suffolk – Steffan Thomas, res – Scott Davies.

Blue faced Leicester – Wyn Jones and res.

Hampshire Down – Eirlys Jones, res – James Dickson.

Other Lowland breed – Steffan Jones, res – Linda Richards – Davies.

Welsh Mountain (pedigree) – Julie Earle and res.

Beulah Speckled Face – Carwyn and Maria Richards, res – J D Jones.

Torwen – Huw Williams, res – Eirian and Jasmine Jones.

Torddu – Osian Jones, res – Huw Williams.

Black Welsh Mountain – Bethan Davies and res.

Balwen – Meinir Howells, res – Huw Williams.

Lleyn – Roger and Helen Wells, res – Dai and Cynthia Morris.

Jacob – Wyn and Siwan Harries and res.

North Country Cheviot – Julie Earle and res.

Herdwick – Kevin Bowman, res – David and Michelle Davies.

Other Hill breed – Dafydd Jones, res – Andrew and Caroline Morgan.

Texel – Gwilym Williams, res – Tomos Evans.

Blue Texel – D L and B W H Jones, res – Iestyn Thomas.

Beltex – Hywel Williams, res – Tomos Evans.

Charollais – Adrian Davies, res – S J and D M Bevan.

Young handlers – Fflur Richards.

Special awards:

Supreme and Hill breeds – Julie Earle (North Country Cheviot), res – Bethan Davies (Black Welsh Mountain).

Lowland breeds – Eirlys Jones (Hampshire).

Down), res – Wyn Jones (Blue faced Leicester).

Group of three – Bethan Davies (Black Welsh Mountain), res – D L and B W H Jones.

Lamb carcase – Rhydian Richards, res – Idwal Evans.

PIGS

Champion and res – Gerallt and Joyce Owen.