26/05/2026
First, last, and only outing of the show season this year, at the biggest show in Belgium, Herne.
We entered 2 classes of sheep, ewelambs and gimmers, and won them both.
1️⃣st prize and Champion ewelamb with a late born daughter of Grants Slam - Patrick Grant - Mike Grant - out of a Williams Suffolk Rolls Royce - João Guilherme - former Breed Champion. First of a class of 42 (4️⃣2️⃣!!) high quality ewelambs entered!
1️⃣st & 2️⃣nd prize gimmers, and Champion gimmer, out 25 gimmers of fantastic standard. Both are sired by Solwaybank Suffolks Premier - Iain Barbour - Judith Nelson
FEMALE CHAMPION with the gimmer.
RESERVE FEMALE CHAMPION with the ewelamb.
I was told that was a first time ever.
Reserve Breed Champion as well, congrats to Lionel, Jenny Van Neste, and Franky van Sterthem with their aged ram being Breed.
Well done to all other contestants, it was great seeing so much enthusiastic young breeders, and many thanks to master judge Venturino Paoletti Venturino Paoletti, organizers Alain Nerinckx & Yves Nerinckx for all the hard work in hot weather, professional photographers Joop Timmer and Pieter Frijters, and my wife Lies Asselberghs for the loving helping hands.
