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Terry
& Karen Pierce of Peppercorn Belted Galloway Stud Barrington sent two steers
to Warwick High School in Queensland at the
start of 2006. The Ag students prepared them
for show, in hoof & hook competitions across
Queensland, and learned the finer points of
a Belted Galloway. The shows included Stanthorpe,
Clifton, Inglewood, Rockhampton Beef Expo,Toowoomba
and Warwick. They then finish up at the hoof
& hook steer competition at the Royal Queensland
Show, traditionally known as the Ekka.
The steers were broken in to the halter, washed,
groomed and paraded, and well looked after by
the students of Warwick High School.
The steers achieved a variety of placings, performing
well in all shows. Carcass results from the
Ekka were very pleasing. They yielded carcass
weights of 243.4kg and 266.2kg and fetched $3.40
per kilo.
My thanks to the Warwick High School students
and to John Barling the head of the Ag Department
and Pat Flynn for the wonderful job done with
the steers.
Peppercorn Stud helped sponsor
the WHS students with Show Team shirts for the
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