Hay High School backs up show success

They exhibited the supreme champion Dorper ram, grand champion White Dorper ewe and were the most successful Dorper exhibitors of the show.

The stud’s supreme ram was an April 2017-drop exhibit weighing 98.5 kilograms, with an eye muscle area of 31.2 square centimetres.

Judge Grant Hausler, Janmac Poll Dorsets, Goroke, said he had no problem placing the Aberline ram as supreme. 

“He’s a beautiful sheep, his length, his bone, he’s very good on his feet, he has a good hindquarter without being extreme and he carries himself well like a stud ram should,” Mr Hausler said.

Aberline also exhibited the reserve champion Dorper ram, an April 2018-drop lamb.

The grand champion Dorper ewe sash was awarded to Olsen Park stud, Koondrook, for their ewe over 1.5 years, that had a three month-old ewe lamb at foot, while reserve Dorper ewe was a May 2016-drop exhibit from Maladorn Dorpers, Deepdene.

In the White Dorpers, Graeme Collins, Merribrook stud, Milloo, came out on top with supreme exhibit, with judge Mr Hausler again preferring the grand champion ram over the ewe.

Merribrook’s supreme ram was an August 2017-drop sire weighing 74kg, with 6mm of fat, a 41mm muscle depth and 89mm muscle width.

The stud also exhibited the reserve champion White Dorper ram, which was drawn from the lamb class and was only born in June of this year, and took out most successful exhibitor.

Aberline exhibited the champion and reserve champion White Dorper ewes, with the winning exhibit described as having a great topline, lovely head and being good on her feet, as well as doing a great job on her lamb.

“As I said before the lamb is 34kg, and the ewe is 65kg, so it’s a great achievement,” Mr Hausler said.