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Title: ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW 20-23 June
Post by: goosepimple on June 15, 2013, 09:12:43 pm

Going on Friday, taking kids out of school and OH coming too.  Having lots of my fleeces on show in the 'wall of wool' in the RBST stand.  :thumbsup:
 
Are you going / showing ?
 
Remember to wear your TAS t shirt or badge.  :wave:

Title: Re: ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW 20-23 June
Post by: Rosemary on June 15, 2013, 09:51:35 pm

Our Shetland heifer is on the RBST stand - drop by an say "hello"

Dan will be on the RBST stand on Saturday. I'll be at the show on Sunday, to bring Annie home. Love to meet up with any TASers going on Sunday :thumbsup:

Title: Re: ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW 20-23 June
Post by: Fleecewife on June 15, 2013, 09:55:00 pm

I won't be going  :( .  I've just remembered I'm supposed to give a fleece for the wall of wool again this year, but we haven't even shorn the ewes yet  :o

Title: Re: ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW 20-23 June
Post by: ballingall on June 17, 2013, 07:18:10 am

Will be there all week, exhibiting goats. Drop into the goat tent. A friend of ours will have some Golden Guernseys on display in the RBST stand, and I think I have been tasked with checking on them first thing in the morning and last thing at night- presumably to make sure Rosemary's heifer doesn't escape and squish them!  ;)


Beth

Title: Re: ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW 20-23 June
Post by: Min on June 27, 2013, 01:42:27 pm

I went. Haven't been before and didn't realise how massive it was. Took ages to get anywhere or find anything. The goats looked sweet though. I thought they might make a racket but they seemed quite chilled.

Title: Re: ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW 20-23 June
Post by: goosepimple on June 27, 2013, 09:42:42 pm

Goats are cool  :D   Brucklays pygmies were fab, very nice little examples indeed  :thumbsup:
 
I went too with OH.  RBST stand was great, better than I've seen it.  But you know what, it's just too big a show for me and I just couldn't summon up the energy and enthusiasm for it this year.  Much prefer the smaller Border Union Show in Kelso coming up in a few weeks, great size, do-able and a great turnout.
 
And of course there's the Scottish Smallholder and Grower Festival .....  ;)

Title: Re: ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW 20-23 June
Post by: Ina on June 28, 2013, 06:13:42 am

I agree - smaller shows are much more enjoyable - and affordable! Don't know how anybody has the money these days. £25 - plus £8 for parking - plus travelling costs... That would about be my budget for food for the month (apart from fruit and veg...)

Title: Re: ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW 20-23 June
Post by: Brucklay on June 28, 2013, 07:57:21 pm

Thank you Goosepimple - it was a bit of a long spell away from home but as it was the first time Pygmy Goats had a class at the Highland Show it sort of had to be done - but must admit was pretty knackered by the time I got home.
Really proud of my wee girls for handling the situation and wee Etti who wooed the visitors stood on her hay rack almost 24/7 (she does it as home so I wasn't worried) but roll on the nice small local shows!!