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Meet the 2022 HYB EYBS Team
On 30th August, six Holstein Young Breeders will be travelling to Battice, Belgium to take part in the European Young Breeders School. The event attracts around 120 young breeders from up to 25 different countries and was established in 1999. There is a strong focus on educating young breeders on a wide range of topics, including animal husbandry, show preparation and herd marketing.
During the first part of the school, the young breeders will take part in theoretical courses and workshops focused on preparing their calves for shows which will include washing, feeding, clipping, stock judging and showmanship. Following the training, two days are spent competing, putting into practice their stock judging and showmanship skills. Throughout the five days, emphasis is placed on team spirit and the participation of each member is evaluated throughout each stage of animal husbandry and preparation.
Izzy Smith
Age: 19
Club: Shropshire
Time in HYB: 8 years
Greatest HYB Achievement: Winning a national handling class and clipping for my club
Why will you be a good addition to the team: I'm enthusiastic and a good motivator
What do you hope to gain from EYBS: I'd like to develop my training and showing skills
What do you currently do: I study Agriculture and Animal Sciences at Aberystwyth University
Tom McKnight
Age: 19
Club: Northern Ireland
Time in HYB: 7 years
Greatest HYB Achievement: Winning the Reserve Champion Showman title at the Northern Ireland Club Calf Show
Why will you be a good addition to the team: I'm a good team player and I will always try and help my team out as much as I can
What do you hope to gain from EYBS: I'd like to improve on my clipping and showmanship skills
What do you currently do: I work on a 200-head dairy farm and study part-time at Greenmount College
What are your future aspirations: I would like to gain qualifications in foot trimming and A.I.
Jo Langley
Age: 25
Club: South West
Time in HYB: 6 years
Greatest HYB Achievement: Competing in showmanship and exhibiting home-bred calves at national level
Why will you be a good addition to the team: I'm always willing to get stuck in and help out
What do you hope to gain from EYBS: I would like to improve my knowledge across all areas of competition and I would like to share new skills with my Club
What do you currently do: I work for Cogent Breeding Ltd as a Precision Match Evaluator
What are your future aspirations: I would like to travel and experience more of the dairy industry
Mark Bryson
Age: 19
Club: Scotland
Time in HYB: 12 years
Greatest HYB Achievement: Making the showmanship championship at the ABAB Calf Show
What do you hope to gain from EYBS: I would like to gain more experience clipping and turning our animals for shows
What do you currently do: I work on our family dairy farm but plan to go to college this autumn
What are your future aspirations: To take over and run our family dairy farm
Hattie Jackson
Age: 22
Club: Lancashire
Time in HYB: 12 years
Greatest HYB Achievement: Winning the stock judging at EYBS in 2019
Why will you be a good addition to the team: I hope my experience from my previous trip to EYBS will help my other team mates
What do you hope to gain from EYBS: I hope to improve my clipping skills
What do you currently do: I'm going into my final year of university, studying Animal Science
What are your future aspirations: I hope to develop a career in either cattle nutrition or genetics
Jack Wilson
Age: 18
Club: Border & Lakeland
Time in HYB: I went to my first ABAB Calf Show at 6 months old
Greatest HYB Achievement: Being a finalist of the HYB Littlestar Award
Why will you be a good addition to the team: I'm passionate, enthusiastic and a good team player
What do you hope to gain from EYBS: I'm very passionate about show cattle so I'm looking forward to gaining experience from all of the workshops
What do you currently do: I work on my family farm and currently clip for other herds, alongside being a Rep. for Blondin Sires UK
What are your future aspirations: To carry on developing my own herd with good blood lines and foundations. I would also like to work abroad to gain more experience
We look forward to seeing how the team get on! You can keep up-to-date with the team on our Holstein Young Breeders Facebook and Twitter pages.