ountess has been turning heads and stopping conversations all year.
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“Every show you go, to you have a real shot
It was exciting for the crew too, but they
at winning.”
were focused on their work. Justin said on
Brooking Countess 7077 won Supreme at
But being “sort of dominant” doesn’t mean
Prince Albert and Grand Champion Female
winning comes easy. “It was ridiculously
at Farmfair on her way to winning Supreme
competitive in there, especially the Angus
Champion Female in the RBC Beef Supreme
two-year-olds. But just the two-year-olds
at Agribition in November. She was shown with heifer calf Brooking Dusty’s Countess 9026 at side. Countess was bred by Justin and Tawnie Morrison of Brooking Angus Ranch at Radville, Saskatchewan and bought as a calf by Randy James of Dusty Rose Ranch in Arcola, SK. The pair was exhibited by the
in general,” said Randy. “All breeds were
one hand, you don’t prepare any differently for the big ones; every show deserves your best. But he admits there’s something special about Supremes, and you can see it in the crew.
real competitors, and it was just exciting to
“The competition doesn't change the way we
actually be in the hunt at every show you
do things. When you’re showing with a cow
went to.”
like that, you try your hardest,” he said.
While Justin and Tawnie were in the ring,
Besides impressing judges wherever she
Randy was trying to stay calm. “You kind of feel confident, but you never really
went, Countess caught the eye of everyone in the barn. Randy said the appreciation from
know,” he said. “There was never anything
the other exhibitors means a lot.
guaranteed along the way. It was good to
“We had just the acceptance across all
see that much competition, but it definitely
breeds. Walking through the barns, every
made every show nerve-racking. I probably
barn you get into at every show, people from
“It was just one of those rare years where you
put on 10,000 steps at every show just
all breeds were just appreciating this cow.
just are sort of dominant,” Randy said.
pacing around.”
And that was good to see because a lot of
Morrisons throughout the year. Randy saw something special in Countess at the Brooking female sale. Now everybody sees it.
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