Prior Years Success

Frederick, Maryland: Mid Atlantic Brown Swiss Invitational Show was held

By Kelsey Zepp– Special to Farmshine

The Mid-Atlantic Brown Swiss Invitational Show was held Saturday June 25th in Frederick, Maryland. This outstanding regional show had a record high number 150 head of Brown Swiss from 9 different states this year  parading before judge Phil Topp of Botkins, OH.  In the open division, Peter Vail of Engelwood, FL. took home top honors for exhibiting both grand and reserve grand champion,  Arethusa Northern Lights, a 5-year-old with an outstanding mammary system was honored with the grand champion title. Following her in reserve was the a senior 3-year-old , Buschs Famous Jenna.

Open class junior champion honors were awarded to Leslie & Linda Bruchey’s winter calf, Edge View R Windsor ETV of Westminster, MD.  Peter Vail won the reserve junior champion prize with his fall yearling, Kruses Carter Jive ETV. These heifers topped some very large classes with outstanding quality.

Premier Breeder of the show was A-Joy Swiss, The Evans & Kuhlman Families of Little Meadows, PA and Premier Exhibitor of the show was Peter Vail – Mile High Genetics, Engelwood, FL.

The Best Bred and Owned Cow of the open show was All-Glo Carter Popsicle, the winning 4 Yr Old & Res Sr Champion owned by Justin & Ashley Kaufman, Berlin, PA & the Best Bred and Owned Heifer in the Open show was RAD-ical Famous Tampa, the winning Summer Yearling & Honorable Mention Jr Champion owned by Lindsey Rucks, Okeechobee, FL.

Youth show grand champion honors were awarded to Amelia Somers, Walton, NY, with  her Aged cow, Graystone Kingpin Gitana.  The 4-year-old cow, Way Lyn Biver Diva exhibited by Madison Johnson, Cochranton, PA., was the youth reserve grand champion Brooke Calkins of Little Meadows, PA., exhibited the youth division junior champion, with her summer yearling, A Joy W Nike. Reserve junior champion honors went to Alexis Sherry, New Castle, PA with her winter yearling, Cedar Way Win For Michelle.  

The Best Bred & Owned animal of the Youth show was Brookfield Biver Gretchen, Senior 2 Year Old owned by Eleanor Harrison, Leesburg, VA.

 40 youth participated in some very competitive showmanship classes.  The overall youth showman title was awarded to Grace Strite of Smithsburg, MD, who topped a very competitive Sr showmanship class. The following are placings with youth show results in parenthesis (1):

Novice Showmanship: (5) 1. Avery Kaufman, Berlin, PA, 2. Carolea Somers, Walton, NY, 3. Bailey Myers, Jefferson, MD, 4. Marshall Mongold, New Windsor, MD, 5. Lillian Jean Hardesty, Berryville, VA

Junior Showmanship: (7) 1. Brandon Deeter, Cochranton, PA, 2. Trey Daubert, Dayton, VA, 3. Zoe Lasley, Woodsboro, MD, 4. Lincoln Mongold, New Windsor, MD, 5. Braxton Lasley, Woodsboro, MD

Intermediate Showmanship: (18) 1. Madison Johnson, Cochranton, PA, 2. Maggie Toothman, Rockingham, VA, 3. Torrance Bassler, Emmitsburg, MD, 4. Kathryn Woolf, Harrisonburg, VA, 5. Mathew Leather, Smithsburg, MD

Senior Showmanship: (10) 1. Grace Strite, Smithsburg, MD, 2. Kayla Brody, Myersville, MD, 3. Lauren L’Amoreaux, Louisville, OH, 4. Brooke Cornell, Berlin, PA, 5. Dylan Klossner, Little Meadows, PA

Spring Calf: (11) 1. (1) Breeze Ridge FP Sindy Lou, Zoe Lasley, Woodsboro, MD, 2. (2) Braxton Lasley, Woodsboro, MD, 3. (3) Amelia Somers, Walton, NY, 4. (4) Eleanor Harrison, Leesburg, VA, 5. Billie Jo Rhodes, Churchville, VA, 6. (5) Jared & Ellie Widerman, Gettysburg, PA, 7. (6) Kylie Kahler, Woodsboro, MD, 8. (7) Trey Daubert, Dayton, VA, 9. (8) Maggie Toothman, Rockingham, VA, 10. (9) Maggie Toothman, Rockingham, VA, 11. Remington Long, Fairfield, PA

Winter Calf: (26) 1. Edge View R Windsor ETV, Leslie & Linda Bruchey, Westminster, MD, 2. Dale & Deanna Bendig, Gettysburg, PA, 3. Billie Jo Rhodes, Churchville, VA, 4. (1) Zoe Lasley, Woodsboro, MD 5. (2) Ellie Widerman, Gettysburg, PA, 6. Billie Joe Rhodes, Churchville, VA, 7. (3) Lauren L’Amoreaux, Louisville, OH, 8. Billie Jo Rhodes, Churchville, VA, 9. Hannah Riser, Gettysburg, PA, 10. (4) Hannah Balthaser, Bernville, PA

Fall Calf: (22) 1. Jenlar Rasta Wyoming-ETV, Billie Jo Rhodes, Churchville, VA, 2. Michala Kuhlman, Little Meadows, PA, 3. Peter Vail & Clark Woodmansee, Englewood, FL, 4. Glamourview Farm Iager & Walton, Walkersville, MD 5. Jenna Lenhart, Thurmont, MD, 6. Addison & Theo Goldenberg and Emma Allen, McGregor, TX, 7. Peter Vaile, Engelwood, FL, 8. (1) Lincoln Mongold, New Windsor, MD, 9. Derek and Brittany Heizer, Snow Camp, NC, 10. Peter Vail, Engelwood, FL

Summer Yearlings: (22) 1. RAD-ical Famous Tampa, Lindsey Rucks, Okeechobee, FL, 2. (1) Brooke Calkins, Little Meadows, PA, 3. Derek & Brittany Heizer, Snow Camp, NC, 4. Jordan Helsley, Roaring Springs, PA, 5. Ellie Widerman, Gettysburg, PA,

6. (2) Grace Strite, Smithsburg, MD, 7. Jenna Lenhart, Thurmont, MD, 8. Shanna Lasley, Woodsboro, MD, 9. Zachery Seekford, Mcgaheysville, VA, 10. (3) Brooke Cornell, Berlin, PA

Spring Yearlings: (15 )1. A Joy W ChiCh, Abbie Evans, Little Meadows, PA, 2. Peter Vail, Engelwood, FL, 3. Billie Jo Rhodes, Churchville, VA, 4. Billie Jo Rhodes, Churchville, VA, 5. Tatum, Gunner & Canee Copeland, Collinsville, OK, 6. (1) Madison Johnson, Cochranton, PA, 7. (2) Hailey Stowe, Oxford, PA, 8. (3) Eleanor Harrison, Leesburg, VA, 9. (4) Lauren L’Amoreaux, Louisville, OH, 10. (5) Kathryn Woolf, Harrisonburg VA

Winter Yearling: (9) 1. (1) Cedar Way Win For Michelle , Alexis Sherry, New Castle, PA, 2. Peter Vail, Engelwood, FL, 3. Billie Jo Rhodes, Churchville, VA, 4. (2) Amelia Somers, Walton, NY, 5. Ron Heffner, Jeff Hubbard & Nate Goldenburg, Hagerstown, MD, 6. (3) Trey Daubert, Dayton, VA, 7. (4) Brandon Deeter, Cochranton, PA, 8. (5) Carly Nowell, Woodsboro, MD, 9. (6) Lillian Jean Hardesty, Berryville, VA

Fall Yearlings: (10)  1. Kruses Carter Jive ETV, Peter Vail, Engelwood, FL, 2. (1) Lauren L’Amoreaux, Louisville, OH, 3. Billie Jo Rhodes, Churchville, VA, 4. Rucks, Lindsay & Peter Vail, Engelwood, FL, 5. Cynthia Warner, Frederick, MD, 6. Barrett York Heizer, Snow Camp, NC, 7. (2) Kathryn Woolf, Harrisonburg, VA, 8. (3) Eleanor Harrison, Leesburg, VA, 9. (4) Amelia Somers, Walton, NY, 10. (5) Kayla Brody, Woodsboro, MD

Junior Best Three Females (4) 1. Andrew & Abbie Evans, Little Meadows, Pa, 2. Billie Jo Rhodes, Churchville, Va, 3. Jenna Lenhart, Thurmont, MD, 4. Derek & Brittany Heizer, Snow Camp, NC

Junior 2 year old: (5) 1. Arethusa Phantom Axel, Rucks, Lindsay & Peter Vail, Engelwood, FL, 2. Blake Spatola, Little Meadows, PA, 3. Justin and Ashley Kaufman, Berlin, PA,

4. Erin Mongold, New Windsor, MD, 5. Stephanie Toothman, Rockingham, VA

Senior 2 Year Olds: (4) 1. Hills Valley Carter Flirty ET, Cynthia Warner, Frederick, MD, 2. (1) Lauren L’Amoreaux, Louisville, OH, 3. (2) Eleanor Harrison, Leesburg, VA, 4. (3) Hannah Balthaser, Bernville, PA

Junior 3 Year Olds: (2) 1. RAS-ical P Wishful Thinking, Lindsey Rucks, Okeechobee, FL, 2. (1) Eleanor Harrison, Leesburg, VA

Senior 3 Year Olds: (2) 1. Buschs Famous Jenna, Peter Vail, Engelwood, FL, 2. (1) Lauren L’Amoreaux, Louisville, OH

4 year old: (3) 1. All – Glo Carter Popsicle, Justin and Ashley Kaufman, Berlin, PA, 2. Peter Vail, Engelwood, FL, 3. (1) Madison Johnson, Cochranton, PA

5 year olds: (4) 1. Arethusa Northern Lights, Peter Vail, Engelwood, FL, 2. Abbie Evans, Little Meadows, PA, 3. (1) Eleanor Harrison, Leesburg, VA,  4. (2) Maggie Toothman, Rockingham, VA

6 year olds: (6)1. Peach Kist T Brinkley ET, Jenna Lenhart, Thurmont, MD, 2. (1) Amelia Somers, Walton, NY, 3. Lindsey Rucks, Okeechobee, FL, 4. Lindsey Rucks, Okeechobee, FL, 5. Gianna Novak, Elkwood, VA, 6. Gianna Novak, Elkwood, VA

Component Merit Cow Class: (1) 1. A Joy Braid Neon, Abbie Evans, Little Meadows, PA

Best Three Females: Andrew & Abbie Evans, Little Meadows, PA

Produce of Dam: Andrew & Abbie Evans, Little Meadows, PA

 “We only see this show continue growing and supported in the future—and that is why years ago It was labeled as the “Little All American” – as many in the top 6 in the classes will go on to stand at the top of the Big Fall show classes”, Said Cindy Warner, President of the Maryland Brown Swiss Association. Thank you to the huge efforts from Ron and Emmy Heffner and Jenna Lenhart serving as the Show Chairpersons and supporting efforts from the Maryland Brown Swiss officers and members that made this show successful.

“A big Thank You to all our Sponsors for their generous support.  This show could not be possible without your continued Support” said Emily Heffner, show committee Chairperson.