Jolene & Samantha Stahn

     Jolene started in 4-H in 2003, at 10 years old, with a solid Galloway steer.  After expenses she had enough money to buy her first belted Galloway heifer, Nevaeh. Jolene took Nevaeh to the fair as a yearling heifer in 2004.
     Samantha started 4-H in 2005 when she was 10 years old with a yearling Belted Galloway heifer, Puzzle, which she bought with her savings.
     Jolene takes a Galloway steer and a belted Galloway heifer to the Emo fair every year for 4-H, Samantha takes a Belted Galloway heifer every year, a Galloway steer, and in 2006 she bought a registered Jersey heifer, Jenny, to train and show. In 2009 Samantha took Unique, a beltie/jersey cross heifer to the fair, then in December, Sam led Unique in Emo's Holly Daze parade for Christmas.
     Jolene and Samantha enjoy working with and training the animals for the 4-H shows, and have found the Galloways are very quiet and enjoy the attention. Their herd of cattle consists of retired 4-H heifers, and have found a niche market in trained heifers, (steers go to the freezer). The girls have encouraged their friends to join 4-H and let them use Galloway heifers for their project animals. The kids spend the summer training, washing, grooming, then showing Galloway and belted Galloway heifers, steers, and cow/calf pairs at the Emo fair.

Jolene & Samantha - Young Galloway Breeders

     My heifer, Dun Gal Blackberry, and I have had a good year.  She placed second in the heifer class in my 4-H club show.  Then during the summer, my uncle Russel, myself, and Blackberry spent a week at the Calgary Stampede in July.  There was no show, but we had a Galloway exhibit set up and my heifer was on display there.  She behaved really well, and people liked to come look at her.  We had a lot of fun at Calgary, and took in the Stampede and Chuckwagon Races.  I also took Blackberry to Farmfair International in Edmonton in November.  She won the yearling heifer class there.  I am still using Blackberry as one of my 4-H projects this year, and will take her and her calf to show as a two year old with calf at foot for my achievement day in May.

Wyatt & Blackberry

The following letter from Stuart McIlwraith was received by the CGA

     Hi, my name is Stuart McIlwraith.  Glenfiddich Unified was my fourth 4-H Beef Project.  I showed her at 6 fall fairs in the 4-H classes.  My first 4-H show in Beamsville, we won Grand Champion Breeding Heifer and Grand Champion Showmanship.  This year Kubota Canada gave all Ontario 4-H champions leather coats.  From this show, I now have a new coat.  At my achievement day, I won Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Heifer and Reserve Champion Showmanship.  A team from my 4-H club went to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair for the 4-H Junior Heifer Show.  Due to the fact that there are very few Galloways in the show (four this year), we showed in an all other breeds class.  Unified won Reserve Champion Heifer All Other Breeds.
     I plan one day to continue on with family tradition and raise Galloway cattle.  I want to thank Glenfiddich for always having a heifer for me to show, my uncle and Grampa for helping me with training and clipping, Don Marsh and Glenfiddich for sponsoring me to go to the Royal and the Canadian Galloway Association for rewarding me after I complete my project.