Congratulations to W Maddocks Wyndford who purchased Huddlesford Mrs Melody at our recent sale she is now Ex93 third calf (maximum score). SALE UPDATE Following on from my foreword in the catalogue I thought that I would do an update on the progress of the sale. We are now clipping all the cattle and as they lose their winter coats they are looking pretty exciting. We have billed the sale 'Something for Everyone' so just a word to any customers who think prices will be to high for them. We are hoping for some high prices but there will also be many cattle in the sale from top class families, looking good, for very sensible money. Nobody will regret buying any of them. I am getting phone calls asking what is looking good; Mrs Melody - is very fresh but coming everyday. Her mother won the Royal 3rd calf. She will be hard to beat once she has settled and is already giving 50kg Duplex Kitty - Really in great form, big, powerful a with great udder and hard top.Giving 66kg Double Kitty - another show cow from Kitty's. Fresh with her 2nd with a stunning udder. Melody Highlight - PD back in calf, her best show days are yet to come. Carismatic Kitty, Dame Medora - two great heifers that would get in any show team Exciting Youngstock Red Jodies, Paradises, Molli - all clipped out tremendous Jasper Gypsy & Promis - loads of style Five Melody calves - absolute quality Lovely Candice, Kitty calves & many more First Della calves ever to be sold in UK  Please come and have a look.TELL ME IF I'M RIGHT !!! - Tom Cope THE SALE CATALOGUE IS AVAILABLE NOW Click on the catalogue cover to view the catalogue Recent achievements for the herd include:- PREMIER BREEDER NATIONAL HOLSTEIN SHOW 2009 & 2010 PREMIER EXHIBITOR NATIONAL HOLSTEIN SHOW 2010 REGIONAL WINNER NATIONAL HERD COMPETITION 2010 3 SUPREME INTERBREED CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE ROYAL SHOW 3 BURKE TROPHY WINNERS AT THE ROYAL SHOW 4 SUPREME INTERBREED CHAMPIONS AT THE DAIRY EVENT 2 SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIPS AT AGRISCOT OVER 100 SHOW CHAMPIONSHIPS 14 HERD COMPETITION CHAMPIONSHIPS NUMEROUS ALL BRITAIN WINNERS PRESS RELEASE Click HERE to see the latest advert in the Farmers Guardian Click HERE to see the latest from Huddlesford in the Farming Life CLASSIFICATION UPDATE The classification last week gave us 17 Excellents including two new EX94.( Champ Rose & Champion Darky ) and 40 VG's including 14 two yr olds two of those being Carismatic Kitty VG88 & Dame Medora VG87.This means the herd has 69 EX and 122 VG including 25 VG 2yr.olds. HUDDLESFORD HOLSTEINS - DISPERSAL SALE ANNOUNCEMENT One of the UK’s leading Holstein herds  will come under the hammer on Tuesday 1st February as Tom and Andy Cope  conduct their first sale to disperse their world renowned Huddlesford Herd. It promises to be an exceptional sale catalogue and one of the most appealing dispersal sales to take place in many years. Featuring 300 head and bursting with top pedigrees, show type, and wonderful sound milkers , all the milking cattle will sell except some older individuals. This first sale will also comprise 100 of the very best bred heifers and young calves. Established in 1936 by Tom’s father, the Huddlesford prefix has built up a solid reputation within the Holstein industry, and is now recognised as being one of the UK’s best Holstein herds. Whilst dispersing the herd was not an easy decision to come to, it is in incredible shape, with the herd today, currently consisting of no fewer than 69 EXCELLENT and 122 VG’s including 25 VG 2 year olds.  Huddlesford are also the reigning premier Breeder and Exhibitor of the National Holstein Show- all the show team will sell, many in prime form for the 2011 Show season. Over the years Huddlesford have enjoyed incredible success in the show ring, with cows like CRF Vic Birch Kitty EX-95, and Impala TTR Sonya EX-92 enjoying success in the 80’s, Cardsland Eclipse Flo EX-96 dominating the show ring in the 90’s and in recent years Tomalynn Leduc Della EX-95 and Shanael Gelpro Melody EX-95 have continued the winning way on both sides of the Atlantic.  All of these great families plus many more will be represented in the sale. The Huddlesford sale at Beeston Cattle Market represents a magnificent opportunity to invest in some truly great cattle, and a lifetime of breeding. For any discerning milk producer or Holstein connoisseur, mark Tuesday 1st February 2011 down in your diary, as an opportunity not to be missed. Huddlesford Mrs Melody is Honourable Mention All Bitain Senior Heifer in Milk 2009 We had a highly successful show at the 2010 National with the Huddlesford Show team:- PREMIER BREEDER AND PREMIER EXHIBITOR All Britain Produce of dam- Huddlesford Melody's Huddlesford Talented Hope - 3rd Junior Heifer Huddlesford Dellia Melody (owned with Shanael) - 4th Junior Heifer in Milk Huddlesford Duplex Kitty - 2nd Senior Heifer in Milk Huddlesford Melody Highlight - 2nd Junior Junior Cow in Milk Huddlesford Mrs Melody - 2nd Junior Intermediate Heifer & Reserve Intermediate Champion Huddlesford Allen Pretzel - 5th Senior Intermediate Cow Huddlesford Champ Candice - 5th 5 year old Huddlesford Mrs Melody EX90 2nd calver has that all important 2009 All Britain Nomination and we start 2010 by selling a family member at the 2010 Elite Sale, together with a Wisconsin Red from the great Jodie family- read more about them both by clicking HERE We secured three All Britain nominations, Huddlesford Mrs Melody in the Senior Heifer in Milk, Huddlesford Allen Rose in the Senior 2nd calvers and Huddlesford CL Hedgerose in the 4th calver Calbrett Dundee Gypsy VG89 (owned with Morsan has now been Nominated All Canadian & All American 2009 Senior 3 yr old The last pictures of 2009 feature two great young cows, click on their names to find more out about them! Huddlesford MRS Melody VG88 Ternbridge Peleen 39
We have had another successful year in the Staffordshire Holstein Club Herds Competition:- 1st Large herds (6th consecutive occasion we have won this class) Champion herd (won 4 out of the last 6 years) Champion Cow Huddlesford Jolly Kitty EX95-5E - her great year continues, read more about her below Champion Heifer Huddlesford Mrs Melody VG88- following in her mothers great tradition, three nearest dams EX, she is 6th gen VG or EX We have a new selection of stock available for sale, check out the For sale page
We sold two daughters of Calbrett Dundee Gypsy which we own in partnership with Morsan Farms at The Road to the Royal Sale at Vanhaven Auctions on Wednesday 11th November 2009. Lot 37 - Morsan Goldwyn Gypsy ( March 2009 Braedale Goldwyn daughter) Lot 38 - Huddlesford Jasper Gypsy (May 2009 Wilcoxview Jasper daughter) Calbrett Dundee Gypsy
We secured the following results at the last Dairy Event to be held at Stoneleigh, back in September:- Senior Heifer in Milk- 3rd with Huddlesford Melody Highlight VG87-2yrs(below left) Junior Cow in Milk- 6th with Huddlesford Mrs Melody EX90 Senior Cow in Milk- 3rd with Huddlesford CL Hedgerose EX94-2E (below right)
We have had a great recent classification with a summary shown below: 1 EX95 3 EX94 2 EX93 3 EX92 The herd had a total of 28 EX (10 new and 18 multiple), 35 VG and 8 2 yr olds. The classification highlights were: CL Hedgrose EX94 CC Winnie EX94 Lee Dotty EX93 Champion Rose EX93 Blitz Kitty VG88 3yr old Golden Medora VG88 3yr old Smiddiehill Dundee Treasure VG87 2yr old Melody Highlight VG87 2yr old We are now milking 55 EX and 111VG
We are very happy that Huddlesford Jolly Kitty has just been scored EX95-5E having also given over 100 tonnes milk lifetime, she has achieved all this during her 8th lactation, and has already bred an EX92 daughter by Champion, who completes 4 generations VG or EX. Jolly Kitty was a prize winner for the herd in her younger days, being a previous exhibitor bred champion at the Dairy Event.
We had a busy but productive week at the 2009 Centenary Holstein Show; Huddlesford Lee Dotty- 4th Senior Cow Ternbridge Peleen 39 - 4th Int (jnr) Cow Huddlesford Champ Candice - 9th Int Jnr Cow Huddlesford Allen Rose- 2nd Jnr (jnr) cow Huddlesford Allen Pretzel - 6th Jnr (jnr) cow Huddlesford Mrs Melody- 2nd Snr Heifer in Milk 1st place All Britain Breeders Group	Many thanks to everyone who helped at the show and at home- you all made it happen ! NEW PICTURES BELOW Huddlesford MRS Melody VG88-2yrs Huddlesford Lee Dotty VG89
	We are proud at Huddlesford to have featured recently in two Canadian publications, where you can read more about our farm, herd and history. The Fall Edition of Cowsmoplitan features the herd on page 110, in an article written by Julie Dunlop, called 'Familiar Faces bridging the Atlantic'. While Bonnie Cooper of the Canadian Holstein Journal wrote ' Huddlesford Holsteins- Transformed by Canadian Genetics' in the November '08 issue.