Our last
day in Scotland completely flew by yesterday. We started off by heading back to
Netherton Angus where we competed in Showmanship heats. There were four classes
that each ran approximately 45 minutes and followed a British model of
Showmanship. The Canadian teams did exceptionally well with the most
representatives from any country in the final. We are very proud of Michaela
Chalmers for winning Reserve Champion Showman! Afterwards we took a small break
before fitting both our heifers to present them to the adult delegates of the
WAF. Each team explained on the mic what they liked about their heifers and how
that influenced the way we clipped and fit our animals. The fitting results were announced with Team Canada Aspire
placing 1st, Team Canada Courage placing 2nd and Katie Wright winning top
overall individual. We let our heifers go and quickly got ready for the final
banquet dinner. We couldn't have been happier when awards were announced
and presented to our fellow teams--1st New
Zealand Toa, 2nd New Zealand Kaha, 3rd Team Canada Believe and Australia Red.
Additionally our very own Travis Hunter won the top individual of the
competition! We spent the rest of the evening enjoying great food, dancing and
each other's company. It was bittersweet spending our last evening together and
our 4:00 am bus ride to the airport came too
soon, but after some tearful goodbyes we were all looking forward to coming
home.
Truly the World Angus Forum Youth Competition has been the experience of a
lifetime. None of us really knew what to expect when we first arrived but the
trip exceeded all of our expectations. We are so thankful for the lovely
hospitality Scotland and the WAF coordinators showed us over the past two
weeks. So many great friendships were made with people around the world in
addition to many incredible memories that will last a lifetime. We would like
to thank the Canadian Angus Foundation and Belinda Wagner for making our trip
possible as well as WAF organizers and our chaperone Gayle Bersey. The last two
weeks were jam-packed with activities but we
wouldn't have had it any other way!
