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Willow Drive South Suffolk Stud

 

2004 - Photo of Ballarat Butcher, John Harbour with a South Suffolk carcase.

John keenly buys any surplus lambs we have and is very keen on the South Suffolk.

John is quoted saying 'it has quality fine textured meat, with a minimum of fat'.       

John Harbour is known for his quality meats.

 

 


Willow Drive SINBAD

 

 

Son of W.D Samson  - AI available from Sinbad in 2009

 

Supreme South Suffolk Sheep Melbourne Royal 2005

 

Willow Drive PABLO D7809

 

Pablo has left us with good quality progeny (dec in May 2009)

W.D Charlie X W.D Polly 

 

 

Willow Drive SAMSON- G80/99  Reg No.D4348

 

W.D Samson- head study Melbourne Royal 2003

 Sire was Willow Drive DB98/97 Reg No.D1119 ( Troy Boy)

Dam was Willow Drive G44/96 (Lilly).    Dams Sire was Edyndale 89/94 Reg No.C0605 (Ralph)

Samson weighed over 140kg at the Melbourne Show in Sept 2003.

W.D Samson at Melbourne Royal 2003

Show success for Samson :

2004 Hamilton Sheepvention Champion South Suffolk Ram

2004 Australian Sheep & Wool Show Reserve Champion South Suffolk Ram (1st WD Guy)

2003 Holbrook Show (NSW) Champion South Suffolk Ram (5 Studs in attendance)

2003 Melbourne Royal - Reserve Champion South Suffolk Ram    1st in his class Ram over 1 1/2 years.

2003 Australian Sheep & Wool show - Reserve Champion South Suffolk Ram

 AI from Samson was used in W.A in 2004.

 

 

Willow Drive GUY- P41/2002  Reg No.D5824

Pictured; W.D. Guy in 2004

W.D Guy's Sire was W.D OR 7 (Reg No D1996)

Dam was W.D W68/2000 - Dam's Sire was Edyndale 89/94 -Ralph- Reg No C605

 

W.D.Guy had limited use in our Stud for one year as a  young ram, before his untimely death in 2005.

He did exceptionally well at all Shows he attended, with Supreme shortwool sheep of the Warrnambool Show 2004,

being a highlight of his career.

Other wins include - 2004 Australian Sheep & Wool Show - Champion South Suffolk Ram

2004 Royal Melbourne Show - Champion South Suffolk Ram

 

Champion South Suffolk Group- Heytesbury 2003

Ram- Willow Drive Charlie, Ewes- Willow Drive Y.Sarah & Willow Drive Polly

 

CHAMPION INTERBREED GROUP

In 1997 our Stud showed at the Portland show.

Our young South Suffolk Group consisting of  - Ram -WD.B82/95(Garry)  Reg No.C658 -(on Right) / Ewe WD.G31/96 (Jemma)(far Left)  &  WD.B17/95.(middle)

The Group won the Champion INTERBREED Group of the Show.

 

 

 

Willow Drive - GARRY - B82/95 / Reg No C658

Garry was used  over our Ewes, producing some quality offspring.

Sire : Millswyn 586/89 Grant- (C489)

Dam - Nindethana 1059/91,         Sire of the Dam was-Teddywaddy 43/88 (C432)

 

WD Garry - Colac feature Show - 1996 -1st in the Ram under 1 1/2 yo

 

 Edyndale 89/94 - Reg No. C0605  -  RALPH

 Sire was Teddywaddy 178/90  (C494)

Dam Kameroo 32/88             - Sire of his Dam was Kameroo 30/82 (C101)

The Stud bought Ralph in October 1995, he was our senior sire until his death in 2002.

He is pictured above with his Champion Ram ribbon from the 1997 Heytesbury Show.

Ralph won the Champion or Reserve Champion Ram at Noorat/  Warrnambool/ Heytesbury/ Portland/ Tyrendarra & Colac Shows,  between 1995 -1997.

Ralph enjoyed his Showing days - Here pictured at the Melbourne Show

 

Millswyn 586/89 Reg No.C489  - GRANT

Grant was the first Ram the Stud bought to put over it's ewes, his first drop of lambs for Willow Drive was in 1994

Grant's Sire was Millswyn 258/83 Reg No.C180

Grant was out of Millswyn 447/84    - Sire of the Dam was - Millswyn 119/82  Reg No.C82

 

  

 

Willow Drive BAZZA  G8/96   Reg No. C657

Bazza's Sire was Edyndale 89/94 -  C605 - Ralph

Dam was Nindethana 1033/91 -     Dams Sire was Teddywaddy 43/88 - C432

 

Bazza has left some quality" meaty" South Suffolk progeny in the Stud

 

 

WILLOW DRIVE EWES

Willow Drive B102/07

Last daughter of Multi Champion Ewe W.D O.102/99 (x W.D Victor)

Tragic loss of B102 in 2009 after achieving multi Champion wins.

 

Willow Drive B43/94 - DORA

Out of Nindethana 1052 X Millswyn 586/89 - Grant

Dora Won many Championships, pictured above with Ribbons from the Portland Show

 

Willow Drive JEMMA G31/96 

From Nindethana 1052 X Edyndale 89/94- Ralph

Jemma was a Multi Champion, also Winning the Best Hindquartered Sheep of the Heytesbury Show 3 times.

 

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