Sarah wins for Tasmania at the recent South Australian Junior Heifer Expo
15/8/2017
Sarah Rayner represented Tasmania as one of nearly 200 competitors from around the country at the recent South Australian Junior Heifer Expo. The 17-year-old rose above stiff competition to come home with the reserve champion junior judges award and champion intermediate handler award.
Sarah Rayner represented Tasmania as one of nearly 200 competitors from around the country at the recent South Australian Junior Heifer Expo.The 17-year-old rose above stiff competition to come home with the reserve champion junior judges award and champion intermediate handler award.
Sarah, who able to attend after receiving a scholarship from the national shorthorn camp in NSW last year, admits to being nervous going into the competition.
“There are some really good handlers and judges so I knew it was going to be fairly hard to win. It was nice to be able to go over there and leave a mark.”
Sarah credits community support for some of the success that has allowed her to show cattle at the Royal Melbourne Show and Sydney Royal Show.
Naturally Sarah’s interest in Shorthorns has grown and she has set up her own Kidman Downs Shorthorn stud.
After buying her first heifer Royston Lassie, she won Morrington Ruby Amor at the Shorthorn camp.
“I only had one heifer at that stage, so to win another stud female with good breeding was a great opportunity,” she said.
She now has five animals including a recently arrived calf, and two more on the way.
Sarah is involved with the Devonport Rural Youth group, is state secretary for the Shorthorn breed and recently joined the committee of the Tasmanian Junior Beef Expo.
It’s safe to say has her sights set on a career in agriculture but is yet to work out what it will be.
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