Tracy Pizzey jumped in the air and let out an excited shriek when the judge slapped the flanks of her Simmental cow-calf pair.
“It’s unbelievable; I never expected that,” Pizzey said after she left the ring a winner Nov. 18 at the Saskatoon Fall Fair’s Supreme Champion Show.
After winning grand champion female in the Simmental show, the cow-calf pair from Foxy Lady Cattle Co. of Foxwarren, Man., advanced to compete for the title of supreme champion.
Pizzey said that while the judge examined her entry she was eying up the competition and spotted several potential winners.
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“I was looking at all of their cattle and I thought there was a really good Maine-Anjou pair that I thought probably would win. There was a good Limo heifer that was pretty good,” she said.
“I was kind of dazed; I was watching the show.”
As the lights dimmed and the spotlight began circling the ring, Pizzey said she had no idea who would win.
“When they slapped my heifer calf I didn’t really know what was going on for a minute.”
Foxy Lady Cattle Co. also won supreme champion male with a Simmental bull.
Justin Muirhead of Shellbrook, Sask., who exhibited the bull for Pizzey, said the win came as no surprise.
“There were only a few big bulls out there so I knew I was in the top.”
He said winning the title of supreme champion in both male and female categories was a big boost for the Simmental breed.
The show was a new addition to the Saskatoon event. Pizzey said it was a unique opportunity to interact with producers from different breeds.
“You get to meet new people and you also get to see the results of the whole show,” she said.
While each supreme champion received gift certificates from agricultural suppliers, Pizzey said the prizes were just a bonus.
“It’s just competing,” she said.
“There’s a lot of good cattle here and we’re just grateful to be in the class to compete, never mind to win.”
