TURRIFF SHOW JUDGES

2022 Judges announced

As ever Turriff Show has bought together the finest and most knowledgeable judges to ensure that only the best of the best win their classes.

CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS

Mrs Helen Goldie, Ayrshire

CATTLE

OVERALL: Mr Tom Arnott, Kelso

GROUPS, PAIRS & YOUNG BULL INTERBREED:  Mr Gordon McConachie, Grantown on Spey

NATIONAL HIGHLAND SHOW: Mr Jim McKechnie, Gartocharn

SHORTHORN + ANY OTHER BREED:  Mr David Scarth, Orkney

ABERDEEN ANGUS: Mr John Elliot, Kelso

CHAROLAIS & SIMMENTAL:  Mr Richard Pettit, Fochabers

LIMOUSIN: Mr Tim Russell, Stirling

BRITISH BLONDE & BRITISH BLUE: Mr David Grant, Insch

CROSS BRED (led): Mr Neil Lloyd, Leominster

CARCASE CATTLE, BUTCHERS LAMBS: Woodhead Brothers, Turriff

DAIRY and YOUNG HANDLERS: Mr Murray Cochrane, Moffat

BEEF YOUNG HANDLERS: Mrs Laura Beattie, GarmouthMMrr

GOATS


ANY BREED: Mrs Judith Cain, Cumnock

SHEEP


OVERALL & PAIRS: Mr Hamish Dykes, West Linton

SUFFOLK: Mrs Caroline Nelson, Kelso

BLUEFACED LEICESTER: Mr James Nisbet, Cumnock

TEXEL: Mr David Preacher, Walkerburn

CHAROLLAIS & ANY OTHER BREED ACC: Mr Robert Paterson, Dunblane

BELTEX: Mr Ian Reid, Perth

ZWARTBLES: Mr Ally Baird, Dunblane

BLUE TEXEL: Mrs Sally Lloyd, Leominster CHANGE OF JUDGE – NOW

Iona Brisbane, Castle Kennedy

ANY OTHER BREED: NON-ACC: Mr George Cormack, Thurso

BLACKFACE & COLLIE DOGS: Mr Angus Kennedy, Biggar

RYELAND: Miss Janice Milne, Stirling

BLEU du MAINE: Mrs Sue McInnes Skinner, Norfolk

OXFORD: Mr James Wilson, Mintlaw

SMALL & HORNED MINORITY BREEDS NON-ACC: Mr Gilbert Meikle, East Linton

CROSS PENS: Mr Stephen Sutherland, Thurso & Mr Jonnie Campbell, Thurso

YOUNG HANDLERS: Mr Ally Baird, Dunblane

POULTRY


LARGE FOWL/TURKEYS: Mr I Allonby, Cumbria

BANTAMS AND EGG CLASSES: Mrs E Allonby, Cumbria

RABBITS & CAVIES


FANCY & LOP: Mr John Thornton, Skelton-in-Cleveland

FUR & REX: Mr Mike Purdy, Middlesbrough

PETS: Mr Robert Murphy MBE, Glasgow

CAVIES: Mr Brian Leiper, Glasgow

PIGEONS

FANCY & SHOW RACERS: Mr Evan Murray, Nottingham

RACING PIGEONS: Mr Hayden Bogle, Worcester CHANGE OF JUDGE – Now – Mr George Duncan, Keith

HORSES & PONIES


OVERALL IN-HAND: Mrs Caroline Nelson, Kelso

OVERALL RIDDEN: Mrs Marion MacLennan, Inverness

WORKING HUNTER: RIDE: Miss Kim Tedcastle, Cornhill

WORKING HUNTER: CONFORMATION: Miss Fiona Reed, Auchtertool

COURSE BUILDER: Mr Ronald Anderson, Fraserburgh

HUNTERS & HACKS (IN HAND): Mrs Helen Outram, Broxburn

HUNTERS & HACKS (UNDER SADDLE): RIDE: Miss Isla Miller, Thurso CHANGE OF JUDGE NOW – Miss Maja Knowland, Monymusk 

HUNTERS & HACKS (UNDER SADDLE); CONFORMATION: Mrs Pat Stirling, Galashiels

SHOW PONIES: Mrs Heather Stirrat, Duns

LARGE BREEDS MOUNTAIN & MOORLAND: Mrs Christina Fletcher, Abergavenny

SMALL BREEDS MOUNTAIN & MOORLAND: Mrs Jane Barry, Dingwall

RIDE AND DRIVE / CARRIAGE DRIVING: Mr Richard Lanni, Perth

ARAB AND PART-BRED ARAB: Mrs Janet Court, Cumbria

RIDING PONIES (In Hand) & HUNTER PONY BREEDING: Mrs Ann Redpath, Morpeth CHANGE OF JUDGE – NOW Mr Angus Kidd, Glencarse

COLOUREDS: Mrs Joanne Simpson, Stewarton

VETERAN HORSES & PONIES: Miss Leah Adams, Laurencekirk

EX RACE HORSES: Mr Angus McDonald, Arbroath

HIGHLAND PONIES (Incl ridden class):Mr Bruce Haliburton, Blairgowrie

SHETLAND PONIES (standard): Mrs Andrea Foster, (Lovaton), Cornwall

RIDDEN CLASS: Mrs Kay Gibb, (Kingswells),Kingswells

SHETLAND PONIES (miniature): Corinna Seipp, (Darklake), Devon

DONKEYS: Miss Joy Wilcox, Buxton

YOUNG HANDLERS: Mrs Caroline Nelson, Kelso

CLYDESDALES: Captain Jim Anderson, Kilmacolm

RIDDEN CLASS: Mrs Pat Watson, Huntly

TRADE STANDS

Mr and Mrs B Wilson, New Deer

Mr and Mrs R Bath, Edinburgh

Mr and Mrs C Gray, Portsoy

Mr and Mrs C Grieve, Turriff

Mr and Mrs D Nicol, Westhill