Caebach takes Traditional titles at Royal Three Counties
- THBC
- Jun 15
- 3 min read
In the spotlight at Malvern on Friday 13 June was Caebach Unity Amorous from Neil and Rebecca Johnson & family, Caerphilly, taking the Traditional Hereford Breed Championship at the Royal Three Counties Show. Under judge Charles Smith (Laxfield), this young working cow with her second calf - the March-born heifer Caebach Yamaha Amorous - at foot was selected as the Female Champion before being tapped out as the overall winner of the section.
A working animal first and foremost, Unity Amorous was homebred on the farm's forage-based, year-round outdoor system, where Neil runs their Caebach herd on rotational grazing across 200 acres. Rounding out a successful weekend for the breed, the family's success continued on the final day of the show (Sunday 15 June), where Caebach Unity Amorous was awarded the RBST Watchlist Interbreed Championship, and herdmates Caebach Whitney Plum and Caebach X-Calibur teamed up to win the RBST Watchlist Interbreed Pairs competition.
Standing in the Reserve Championship spot in the Traditional Hereford section was in-calf heifer Albany Leona from Les Cook, Cambridge. One of the last animals to be sired by the prolific bull Albany Lincoln, Leona is out of Albany Lori EX90.
In the bull section it was another from the Johnson stable, the April '24-born Caebach X-Calibur by the 1976 AI sire Trewarren Britannic, which took both the Male and Junior Championships. Reserve Male Champion was the two-year-old bull Sunny Arthur from local breeder Mike Horton, Hereford.
RESULTS
Class: C291 Bull born in 2023
1st - 485 - Sunny Arthur Exhibited By Mr Michael Horton
Class: C292 Bull born in 2024
1st - 489 - Caebach X-Calibur AI Exhibited By Mr Neil Johnson
2nd - 486 - Langridge Sorcerer Exhibited By Miss Frances Cook
3rd - 487 - Albany Lucas Exhibited By Mr Leslie Cook
4th - 491 - Rhydri Jasper Exhibited By Mr & Mrs Andrew Crow
Class: C293 Cow in calf or milk born before 1 January 2022
1st - 492 - Caebach Unity Amorous Exhibited By Mr Neil Johnson
Class: C294 Cow or Heifer in calf or in milk born in 2022
1st - 494 - Albany Leona Exhibited By Mr Leslie Cook
Class: C295 Heifer born in 2023
1st - 495 - Albany Lyric Exhibited By Mr Leslie Cook
2nd - 496 - Caebach Whitney Plum Exhibited By Mr Neil Johnson
Class: C296 Heifer born in 2024
1st - 498 - Sunny Bella Sylvia 1st Exhibited By Mr Michael Horton
2nd - 488 - Caebach X-Halt Laura Exhibited By Mr Neil Johnson
Class: C298 Pair of Animals
1st - 499 - Caebach Exhibited By Mr Neil Johnson
Class: CS292 MALE CHAMPION
Champion - 489 - Caebach X-Calibur AI Exhibited By Mr Neil Johnson
Reserve Champion - 485 - Sunny Arthur Exhibited By Mr Michael Horton
Class: CS293 JUNIOR FEMALE CHAMPION
Champion - 495 - Albany Lyric Exhibited By Mr Leslie Cook
Reserve Champion - 498 - Sunny Bella Sylvia 1st Exhibited By Mr Michael Horton
Class: CS294 SENIOR FEMALE CHAMPION
Champion - 492 - Caebach Unity Amorous Exhibited By Mr Neil Johnson
Reserve Champion - 494 - Albany Leona Exhibited By Mr Leslie Cook
Class: CS295 FEMALE CHAMPION
Champion - 492 - Caebach Unity Amorous Exhibited By Mr Neil Johnson
Reserve Champion - 494 - Albany Leona Exhibited By Mr Leslie Cook
Class: CS296 JUNIOR CHAMPION
Champion - 489 - Caebach X-Calibur AI Exhibited By Mr Neil Johnson
Reserve Champion - 495 - Albany Lyric Exhibited By Mr Leslie Cook
Class: CS297 BREED CHAMPION
Champion - 492 - Caebach Unity Amorous Exhibited By Mr Neil Johnson
Reserve Champion - 494 - Albany Leona Exhibited By Mr Leslie Cook
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