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Orrie Cowie shows regularly at the Royal Show, Adelaide and Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Bendigo, where it has had exceptional success winning numerous broad ribbons, championships and most successful overall for both Polls and Merinos

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Upcoming events

Orrie Cowie will be displaying at:

• Australian Sheep and Wool Show @ Bendigo
  17th-19th July 2009

• Hamilton Sheepvention
  3rd-4th August 2009

• Orrie Cowie Pre-Sale Inspection Day Tuesday 11th August 2009, from 1.00 p.m.
  All sale sheep and reserves penned for inspection at Orrie Cowie.
  
  
• Orrie Cowie Pre-Sale Dinner Tuesday 11th August 2009, from 6.00 p.m.
  at Orrie Cowie Shearing Shed
  
  
• ORRIE COWIE FIELD DAY AND RAM SALE
  Wednesday 12th August 2009 Inspection from 9.00 a.m. Auction 1.00 p.m.
  BBQ lunch provided
  

Angaston Show 2007

• Orrie Cowie won Champion Ram at the 2007 Angaston Show with a poll ram 057614 a son of OC Johnson (awarded Champion Medium Wool Poll Ram at the 2004 Royal Adelaide Show.)

Mt Pleasant Show 2007

• We won Champion Poll Merino Ram at the 2007 Mt Pleasant Show with 055036 a son of PM222 (awarded Grand Champion Medium Wool Merino Ram at the 2004 Royal Adelaide Show)

Karoonda Farm Fair 2007

• We had success at the Karoonda Farm Fair 30th-31st March, 2007, winning second place in the Ram of the Fair with a merino ram, son of Louis, 050177.
  
• All these rams were part of the sale team at our Ram Sale on 18th July 2007.

Burra Oval Display 2007

• These three rams were part of an outstanding display of 15 rams from our sale team, at the Burra Oval on the 19th March, 2007. The rain that fell on the day did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm.

Hay Sheep Show 2007

• At the Hay Sheep Show in June 2007 OC 050177 (son of Louis) won the Reserve Champion Medium Wool Merino Ram. Poll rams OC 055036 (son of M222) and 0C 057614 came second in the medium and strong wool classes respectively.

Tim and Dennis Dalla with the Reserve Champion Medium Wool Merino Ram at the Hay Sheep Show.
Photo taken by Penny Watts, The Land

SA Merino Field Days 2006

Napoleon 116
Inspected by Stephen and son Tyson Wilksch
with stud master Orrie Cowie Dennis Dalla,
Ron Wilksch is looking on.
Photo taken SA Merino Field Days 2006
By Terry Grenville
The Wilksch family from Robertstown SA
have been buying poll rams from Orrie Cowie for 15 years.
Nap116 sold at auction on-property for $17,500
to KY Reade and Sons in 2003.
Nap116 has some outstanding progeny for sale 20th July.
Semen is available.

Australasian Fleece Competition, Katanning 2006

Orrie Cowie was awarded FIRST PRIZE for a fleece in the "Houses Hogget Fine Medium Class."

Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Bendigo 2006

• Orrie Cowie was competitive winning several place ribbons but did not come away with any major prizes.
• Tim Dalla came second in the blade shearing for the Northern Shears.

Crystal Brook Show 2006

• Orrie Cowie was awarded the Champion Autumn Shorn Merino Ram and the Champion Merino Ram's Fleece.

Kadina Show 2006

• Orrie Cowie was the Most Successful Merino Exhibitor and the Most Successful Wool Exhibitor. Won Grand Champion Ram, Breeders' Group and Champion Fleece of the Show.

Gawler Show 2006

• Orrie Cowie won Champion Merino Fleece at the 2006 Gawler Show with a fleece awarded 97/100 points!

Australian Sheep & Wool Show, Bendigo 2004

• Most Successful Medium Wool Merino Exhibitor over both merino and poll merino classes
• Most Successful Strong Wool Merino Exhibitor over both merino and poll merino classes

Adelaide Royal Show 2004

• Most Successful Medium Wool Merino exhibitor
• Champion Medium Wool Merino Ram

Heather, Dennis and Johnathon
holding Magnif 222

"The Stud's future is in good hands"

Young Judges and Blade Shearers

John Dalla took 2nd place in
the recent 2007 Bendigo
blade shearing competition

Dennis & Heather Dalla, of Orrie Cowie Merino & Poll Merino studs, Warooka, Yorke Peninsula, are justifiably proud of their sons Timothy & Johnathon.

In 1998 Tim, aged 16, won the Junior Merino Judging (under 25 yrs) at the Wagin Woolorama, WA. In 2000 while working at Uardry, Hay, Tim won the SA State Junior Merino Judging (under 25 yrs) at RAHS. He then represented SA for the National title, held at 2003 Hobart Royal Show and second for Australia. In 2004, John, aged 15 years, came second in the SA State Junior Merino Judging (under 25 years) at RAHS. In 2005, John came second at Wagin in the Junior Merino judging.

In 2003 and 2008 , Tim won the blade shearing at Hay Sheep Show. In 2004, he won the blade shearing in Bendigo at the Australian Sheep and wool show giving him the Victorian title and came second at Hay, allowing him to represent either SA, NSW or VIC at the National titles in Roma, QLD. In 2004, John came third in blade shearing at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show, Bendigo. Because Tim was invited to co-represent SA in the National titles, John represented Vic. in Roma. However Tim did not compete due to work commitments. John in his second major competition came second in his heat and fifth in the finals at the Australian National Blade Shearing Competition in Roma, QLD 2004.

In 2007 and 2008 John came first in the Junior judging at Wagin Woolorama.
In 2006 John was successful at Bendigo blade shearing competition and came 2nd in the WA State Blade Shearing Championships.
In 2007, John came 2nd in SA for Blade Shearing representing them in the Nationals held at Warrnambool, Vic. He came 2nd and earned a place in the Australian Shearing team, to compete in the World Golden Shears in Norway, October 2008.

John came 8th in the world at the World Golden Shears. In November 2008, John won the Australian Blade Shearer title at Hay NSW, turning 20 the day before.

Tim is now studmaster at Collinsville and enjoying the challenge, supported by Jade.

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