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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
  16th-18th July 2010

• Hamilton Sheepvention
  2nd-3rd August 2010

• Orrie Cowie Pre-Sale Inspection Day Tuesday 10th August 2010, from 1.00 p.m.
  All sale sheep and reserves penned for inspection at Orrie Cowie.
  
  
• Orrie Cowie Pre-Sale Dinner Tuesday 10th August 2010, from 6.00 p.m.
  at Orrie Cowie Shearing Shed
  
  
• ORRIE COWIE FIELD DAY AND RAM SALE
  Wednesday 11th August 2010 Inspection from 9.00 a.m. Auction 1.00 p.m.
  BBQ lunch provided
  

Angaston Show 2010

• Orrie Cowie won the Reserve Champion ram with the Champion Poll Ram with OC087001, a son of Graeme and winner of the medium wool class. He fleece measurements taken March 2010, are 20.12µ FD, 2.96µ SD, 14.93% CV, 99.4% CF and he will be for sale at the Annual Ram Sale , 11th August 2010.
• John Dalla came third in the Open Machine Shearing Competition

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"

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. John won the Australian Blade shearing title again in October 2010 at Warialda, NSW, earning him a place in the Australian team to compete at the World Golden Shears in Wales, July 2010.

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

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