Silver Linings Simmental

29/06/2026

A little late but hear you go
🎉Murgon show results 🎉

On the 19th - 20th June we headed out to our local show that was postponed from march due to floods. It was good to show the team off as they are nearly EKKA ready and we usually show them in March grass fed just for exposure and experience feeding them up later.

Results:

Silver Linings V.B
Bull 12 to 16 months
No place but behaved very good considering its his second show.🏅

Silver Linings Vintage Ale
Bull 16 to 20 months
🥈2nd

Silver Linings Union Jack
🥇1st
🏆Senior champion European Bull 🏆

Silver Linings Wish
Female under 12 months
🥇1st

Silver Linings Willow
Female under 12 months
🥈2nd

Silver Linings Wendy
Female 12 to 16 months
🥈2nd

Silver Linings Trixie
Female over 30 months
🥈2nd
🏆Reserve senior champion European female

Silver Linings Tinkerbell
Female over 30 months
🥇1st
🏆Senior champion European female 🏆
🏆Supreme champion European female 🏆
🏆🏆Supreme champion interbreed Female of the show🏆🏆

Groups:

Exhibitors group - Union Jack, Trixie, Tonka and Willow. 🥇1st

Sire progeny: Vintage, V.B and Willow.
🥈2nd

A big thank you to my brother Nick for running around to take photos as well as Johnston c photography
As well as our sponsor Riverina stock feeds
And everyone else who continues to support us

Stay tuned for some other news I've been keeping.

Simmental Australia
Riverina Australia
Simmental QLD
Murgon Show Society

05/06/2026

🎉 Gin Gin show 🎉

We love Gin Gin show not just the show ring but the show in general always a good show and this year is no exception with it probably being our last night staying for the night entertainment as im to old for young judges next year so no need to stay till sunday but we will miss it. We had a few newbies to the team boo and tonka as we call them they did very well and should be out again for murgon show. We also brought Trixie back for her debut for the year (willows dam) she's still got it I think there is some competition between Trixie and Willow.

Results:

Silver Linings V.B
Bull 16 to 20 months 🏅4th

Silver Linings Vintage Ale
Bull 16 to 20 months 🥉3rd

Silver Linings Union Jack
Bull 24 and under 30 months
🥇1st
🏆Reserve interbreed senior champion Bull

Silver Linings Wish
Under 12 months 🥉3rd

Silver Linings Willow
Under 12 months
🥇1st
🏆Reserve interbreed junior champion female

Silver Linings Trixie
Female over 30 months
🥇1st
🏆Senior champion interbreed Female
🏆Supreame Champion interbreed Female of Gin Gin show 2026🏆

Pair of bulls 🥉3rd
Union Jack and Vintage Ale

Pair of females 🥈2nd
Trixie and Willow

Exhibitors group 🥇1st
Union Jack, Trixie and Willow

🏆Most successful Exhibitor 🏆

Thank you to the sponsors for your support
Aswell as my brother Nick for taking great photos as well as showing cows for me.
And riverina stock feeds for keeping my cattle looking fantastic.

Simmental Australia
Riverina Australia
Gin Gin Show Society

28/05/2026

24/05/2026

✨️Fraser coast show ✨️

Well as always it was a good show the cattle all behaved and did the simmental breed proud.
A lot more people know what simmental are now a lot of people want them.
It was a close one the judge struggled for a while there a hair off of winning supreme female and supreme male of the show.

Results:

Silver Linings Vintage Ale
Bull 15 to 20 months 🥉 3rd

Silver Linings Union Jack
Bull 24 to 30 months 🥇1st
🏆Senior champion large breeds bull 🏆
Almost supreme but he had one of his testicles sucked up slitly when the judging was on.

Silver Linings Wish
Only her second show no Placing in a massive class of female 6 to 12 months

Silver Linings Willow
Female 6 to 12 months 🥇1st
🏆Junior champion large breeds female 🏆
Almost supreme female the judge took his time but the cow won In the end as she has produced.

Silver Linings Wendy
Female 15 to 20 months 🏅4th

Silver Linings Tinkerbell
Female over 30 months 🥇1st
Reserve senior champion female 🏆

Groups
Pair of heifers 1st🥇
Willow + Wish

Breeders group 1st🥇
Union Jack +Willow +Wish
Surprised to win Breeders group up against a group with the supreme female and supreme male in it but Jack had his testicles right so the judge put us in first over them that's how close we where to winning supreme female and male.

Dams progeny 1st 🥇
Tinkerbell + Wendy

Thank you to my brother Nick for coming and giving us a hand and taking photos for me

Thanks to all the sponsors of the cattle section.

19/05/2026

Today was a hard one I had to say goodbye to my favourite little man Silver Linings Western Star
Our time together was short and I know you would have grown into a stunning bull but unfortunately he had what we thought was bloat on my birthday and he did slightly get over that but went down hill again and had the vets out they where a little baffled as to what was wrong with him.
Today they came back out to do ultrasounds and unfortunately his bladder had ruptured. It is a freek thing but it does happen and unfortunately now my little Western has his wings I hope I see him again such a good bull first one up for a pat, puppy dog nature do anything for me follow me anywhere. Love you for ever the show team will not be the same with out you.❤️😭.
Only 14 months 🪽

17/05/2026

We are back at it
It feels like forever since we have been in the ring as most of the shows where postponed
It was a first show for one of the heifers with the others only having one show before this.

We had great success under the watchfull eye of Marty Rowlands it was great to hear he's thoughts on our cattle.

Results: Blackbutt show 2026

Silver Linings Vintage Ale
Bull 16 to 20 months 🥈2nd

Silver linings Union Jack
Bull 24 and under 30 months 🥇1st
🏆Senior champion European Bull

Silver linings Willow
Heifer Under 12 months 🥇1st

Silver linings wish
Heifer Under 12 months 🥈2nd

Silver linings Wendy
Heifer 12 - 16 months 🥉3rd

Silver Linings Tinkerbell
Cow 24 months and over 🥇1st
🏆Senior champion European female
Champion European female 🏆
🏆Supreme champion interbreed Female 🏆

Interbreed Groups:

Pair of bulls - Vintage Ale, Union Jack
🥈2nd
Pair of females- Willow, wish
🥈2nd
Breeders group- Union Jack, Willow, wish
🥇1st

I then had my finals for young judges stud judges competition under Jack Fogg
We judged 4 excellent charolais bulls from River Run charolais
I went on to win I'm off to EKKA to represent the south burnett it's only the second time I've represented for stud I'm usually more of a prime judge but listening to Marty all day must have rubber off on me.

03/05/2026

A big thank you to the Baldry family Carl Baldry Cheryl Ian Baldry from Tennysonvale Simmental Fleckviehs for allowing us to stop in for a look at there cattle.
It's something I have always wanted to do and what amazing cattle they have it should be a grate sale this year.

Thank you

13/04/2026

We went to gayndah show
But not with cattle instead taking one of my high jumping dogs Sam
I wanted some new competition and new surroundings for him and what a great line up of dogs there was there. It's safe to say we will be trying to make it a regular show with Sam and maybe with cattle.

Sam came away with 1st place my little champion 🏆 🥇

20/03/2026

Love my new Silver Linings stud cattle tags ( Tough Tags) from speed tagger.
Good quality great design and fast delivery.
Highly recommend 👌

18/03/2026

Almost forgot about proston show results
So much has happened it's now the only show for March after murgon and goomeri where postponed due to the flooding.

It was a good show the rain held off until the dog jumping in the afternoon. We had a fresh team for proston all babys except for jack and tinkerbell.
They behaved very well I forgot to put a show cain on them until we were in the ring but no reaction no one pulled back or misbehave that's all I aim for at the first show of the year.

Results:

Bull 12 to 15 months
Silver Linings Western Star:
2nd🥈
Bull 15 to 18 months
Silver Linings Vintage Ale:
1st🥇
Bull 24 to 30 months
Silver Linings Union Jack:
1st🥇 Reserve senior champion European Bull 🏆

Female under 12 months
Silver Linings Willow:
1st🥇

Silver Linings Wish
Went for a tie up I was going to show her at the next show really well behaved. 🏅

Female 12 to 15 months
Silver Linings Wendy
No place big class and behaved with one Heifer getting off and running around.🏅

Female 30 months and over
Silver Linings Tinkerbell:
1st🥇 senior champion European female 🏆

It is my last year to complete in the young judges.
But I came away with 1st stud and 2nd prime judges

Dog jumping
There where a lot of dogs there this year despite the rain. Sam jumped to the top and tied with a kelpie it went to crowed vote with Sam being the winner 🏆
Good boy

Looking forward to the next show in the mean time we keep having a Silver Linings show on the weekend to make up for the missed shows.