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Typical when I'm not there.
Pressure is on for next week then!!
Need to make sure the snow gates at drummochter are well and truly bolted shut next week didn't buy myself..... not this week anyway
Typical when I'm not there.
Pressure is on for next week then!!
I'll be down with the bolt cuttersNeed to make sure the snow gates at drummochter are well and truly bolted shut next week didn't buy myself..... not this week anyway
Were you there? I saw the £9000 pound sheep,not my cup of tea I wouldn't have bought him.
EwesWhat you got in @Top Tip. ewes or gimmers
That could be a tough days trading. Just seems like the a..se has fallen out the job at the moment. Combination of crap weather, no keep, and the lambs falling awayOver 11,000 ewes and gimmers booked for Lairg week next Tues.
I heard there was two big flock dispersal in Lairg, Heathmount is one have you heard who the other one is. @Willie adieOver 11,000 ewes and gimmers booked for Lairg week next Tues.
Did you see that horned tup make £8000. Smart animal.Were you there? I saw the £9000 pound sheep,not my cup of tea I wouldn't have bought him.
Ha, how often have I said that! But little of either!!£100+.
It was sad to see really. If I had the ground and some more money you could of had a real do
I rarely agree with a judge, and I don't pay any attention to rosettes.Not having a go at you Nithy, but I've never understood with this attitude that we should all agree with the judge. I've seen some judges make bizarre decisions and I've seen the ringside buyers spend big money on some inexplicable stock. We all think differently and it's just as well we do. I wouldn't think any the less of his decision without seeing the evidence for myself.
Myself, I almost never agree with the kind of animals that go on to sell at a huge trade - they're usually not my kind of thing, but other people value them highly , therefore, if I were ever to judge anything, realistically, I'd expect my decision to be "controversial. "
Ie, it wouldn't chime in with those who splash a lot of cash.
It still wouldn't change my mind and I'd still think I was right.
Not having a go at you Nithy, but I've never understood with this attitude that we should all agree with the judge. I've seen some judges make bizarre decisions and I've seen the ringside buyers spend big money on some inexplicable stock. We all think differently and it's just as well we do. I wouldn't think any the less of his decision without seeing the evidence for myself.
Myself, I almost never agree with the kind of animals that go on to sell at a huge trade - they're usually not my kind of thing, but other people value them highly , therefore, if I were ever to judge anything, realistically, I'd expect my decision to be "controversial. "
Ie, it wouldn't chime in with those who splash a lot of cash.
It still wouldn't change my mind and I'd still think I was right.
It doesn't matter. It's all hugely subjective. Some years ago I saw 20000 guineas get spent on a bull that most people that I talked to described as anything between pretty average to dreadful. The cash sum involved is meaningless.Sorry, that wasn't really what I meant. I didn't mean it to sound like I was having a go
Ofcourse the judge is just a person, and it quite often comes down to personal choice/preference - and that is perfectly fine. It's also fine for the chosen champion animal/pen not to make the top price. That happens quite often...
But I was/am quite surprised at the vast difference in price between the champion and the top price, that's all. Obviously more people disagreed with his choice, then agreed with it.
That is breeding animals in a nutshell.It doesn't matter. It's all hugely subjective. Some years ago I saw 20000 guineas get spent on a bull that most people that I talked to described as anything between pretty average to dreadful. The cash sum involved is meaningless.
I always remember a great quote from a racehorse trainer from many years back about the misty Autumn morning he took a walk round Newmarket Sales Paddocks and he took a liking he couldn't explain to a small , slightly weedy colt that had more winners in his background pedigree than power and scope in his underdeveloped frame.
"who could have foretold that long gone morning that this , above all other more impressive looking colts on that day , would be the Prince that would sire a Dynasty?"
That for me says it all.
Sorry, that wasn't really what I meant. I didn't mean it to sound like I was having a go
Ofcourse the judge is just a person, and it quite often comes down to personal choice/preference - and that is perfectly fine. It's also fine for the chosen champion animal/pen not to make the top price. That happens quite often...
But I was/am quite surprised at the vast difference in price between the champion and the top price, that's all. Obviously more people disagreed with his choice, then agreed with it.
Absolutely nailed it in one @west coast angus !!!The judge can only judge what he likes, and if his choice is different from others, that's though sxit! He would not be doing his job if he was trying to judge what others might like!
I got some shearlings off cocklawfoot Very smart but they cost me.Did you buy anything at Lockerbie @reverand