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SOUTH WALES RAM SAFARI 2011

14th August 2011

This year’s ram safari took in some of the most iconic places on the Welsh landscape; Llangors Lake, the Brecon Beacons, the Rhondda Valley, the Gower and Gorsddu Terrace, Penygroes. It was pleasing that over 30 members attended this year’s event including three of the club’s youngest members.

We started within sight of Llangors Lake and in the shadow of the Beacons at 9.00am. Arkle Pacific Star has left a strong run of yearlings of both sexes for Deri Morgan at Tynewydd and selection of his well grown lambs are bound for Welshpool.

Arkle Pacific star son

After a drive through stunning scenery we arrived at Davicia and David Meek. David’s Muiresk ewe has come up trumps again, this time combining with Kelso Picasso. Davicia Spot On is his pen leader for Worcester and has length, skin and character.

Davicia Spot On

Keith Evans’ Haltcliffe Pheonix took second place in the stock tup section in this year’s South Wales flock competition. Shortly thereafter Keith lost him. However his legacy is Scurlage Castle Sceptre, a breedy tight skinned lamb out of a Clougher Lancelot dam entered for Welshpool.

Scurlage Castle Sceptre

After a bite of lunch it was back to the coal measures and Ifan Ddu. Alfryn manages to produce the goods against all the odds and had a stunning pair of Aman Paradwys gimmers to display. Triplets out of a Tophill Kiwi ewe they are heading to Llandovery for the Club Sale.

Ifan Ddu Gimmer

John and Gloria Davies welcomed their guests for the 6th consecutive year. Generating most interest at Aman, was Aman Swynol and his embryo brother by Cowal Monarch of the Glen entered for Carlisle. Both are embryo sons of a Tophill Kiwi ewe and are all about backends. A pair of her Knock Nugget daughters heading to Worcester were also seen.

Aman Swynol

Jon and Bridget Booker are part way through moving home, but despite this turmoil have produced a strong run of shearlings entered to the NSA in Builth and Club sale in Llandovery. The shearlings were by Banc Olive Obie One and Bronallt on a Mission. Lengthy lambs by Obie One son Banc Olive Pistol Pete were also seen together with Banc Olive Shankley, a strong lamb by Claybury Regard out of a Lyonshall Lobster dam heading to Welshpool.

Banc Olive Shearlings

The main attraction at Einon with Des and Irena lewis is of course their famous show team. A strong son of interbreed champions Glenside Royal Welsh and their successful Tophill ewe is entered to Welshpool. They also have a half dutch lamb entered to the Builth NSA by a Greenwood tup which catches the eye.

Einon Samson

The marathon ended with Jim and Trudy Davies. They certainly had a contender for the best lamb seen of the day with Trujim Silver Dollar, a Tophill Regal son out of a Kelso Nectar dam. He has a striking head, good skin and a back end to match and is bound for Worcester.