Year in, year out, hundreds of youngsters take part in our Youth Development Programme workshops, not only for enjoyment, but many of them also have the aim of reaching the grand finale and competing against their peers in a number of different sections. With three different age groups including juniors, intermediates and seniors, participants took part in stockjudging, cattle dressing and ringcraft, with the intermediates and seniors partaking in a presentation and panel interview respectively. The event was brilliant and we must congratulate all who took part so excellently, with very high standards across the board. With news on the horizon from all the prize winners and their reaction, we first of all wanted to share the full list of results and some of the great photography from the event that took place over the weekend.

Full prize winner results:

Juniors:

Stock judging

1:  Ruby Simpson, Blairgowrie

2:  Avril Crowe, Mohill

3:  April Forbes, Nairn

4:  Lois Taylor, Chipping Campden

 

Cattle Dressing:

1:  April Forbes, Nairn

2:  Bea Hooper, Bude

3:  Ali Wareham, Heathfield

4:  William Ashworth, Bolton

 

Ringcraft:

1:  Archie Jeary, Briston

2:  April Forbes, Nairn

3:  Ruby Simpson, Blairgowrie

4:  William Ashworth, Bolton

 

Over Junior Winner – April Forbes

 

Intermediates:

Stock judging

1:  Ellie Westaway, Dymock

2:  Kerris Richards, Hayle

3:  Archie Hill, Cheddar

4:  Edward Scott, Glamis

 

Cattle Dressing:

1:  Ellie Westaway, Dymock

2:  Robbie Moore, King’s Lynn

3:  Donald MacLean, Eastleigh

4:  Sam Matchett, Portadown

 

Ringcraft:

1:  Donald MacLean, Eastleigh

2:  Andrew Hamill, Belfast

3:  Robbie Moore, King’s Lynn

4:  Kian Frain, Launceston

 

Presentation:

1:  Annabelle Howell, Dereham

2:  Catherine Smyth, Navan

= 3:  Kerris Richards, Hayle and Ellie Westaway, Dymock

 

Overall Intermediate Winner – Ellie Westaway

 

Seniors:

Stock judging

1:  Jake Sayer, Bridgwater

2:  Andrew Adam, Glamis

= 3:  Maddie Clarke, Blairgowrie and Isla Shaw, Salen

 

Cattle Dressing:

1:  Mark Wattie, Alford

2:  Maddie Clarke, Blairgowrie

3:  Andrew Adam, Glamis

4:  Meg Atkins, Briston

 

Ringcraft:

1:  Meg Atkins, Briston

2:  George Wareham, Heathfield

3:  Maddie Clarke, Blairgowrie

4:  Isla Shaw, Salen

 

Panel Interview:

1:  Meg Atkins, Briston

2:  Jake Sayer, Bridgwater

3:  Andrew Adam, Glamis

4:  Mark Wattie, Alford

 

Overall Senior Winner – Meg Atkins

 

Photography from the 2018 YDP final:

Junior finalists.

Intermediate finalists.

Senior finalists.

Other photography from the final: