The Clydesdale Cup will reside in Wynyard for the next year after a win by 鈥楴C Laura鈥� Thursday at the Grain Millers Harvest Showdown in Yorkton.
Since its inception three years ago Clydesdales that were chosen champions at a series of designated shows in the summer have ended up in Yorkton where they go head-to-head for the Cup.
This year the winning animal, a five-year-old mare was exhibited by Neil Campbell of Wynyard.
鈥淚鈥檓 very pleased, very excited,鈥� he said of the win. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a wonderful feeling to put a breeding program together and raise a champion mare.鈥�
鈥楲aura鈥� qualified for the Cup winning a championship in Austin, MB. this summer, as well as 小蓝视频 chosen best Canadian mare at a show in North Battleford.
So is the mare Campbell鈥檚 best.
Maybe not, at least in his own mind.
鈥淣ot necessarily, no,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 have a number of quality mares (among his herd of 20).鈥�
But the win is still huge in Campbell鈥檚 mind too.
鈥淭hey were all very high quality horses in the class,鈥� he said.
That quality made it a difficult job for judge Reg Madsen of Hamiota, MB.
鈥淭hey were equal to be here as they qualified,鈥� said Madsen. 鈥淚t鈥檚 just too bad they can鈥檛 all be first.鈥�
But Madsen had to pick what was essentially the champion of champions for Clydesdales shown by Saskatchewan producers in 2019.
鈥淚 picked the big mare because she was just a little more finished,鈥� he said, adding it helped in that regard that she was a mature mare, where some others in the final were younger animals with their potential not yet fully realized.
Madsen said the mare he picked was a fine example of the Clydesdale breed, one that would stand up in any show ring.
鈥淚 was just down at the Toronto Royal and saw some awfully good Clydesdales down there,鈥� he said, adding looking at the five finalists in the ring Thursday evening 鈥淚 think we should be darned proud of the Clydesdales horses that were shown today.鈥�
As for his champion Madsen said, 鈥渟he鈥檇 have done very well down there ... She鈥檚 what you want in a Clydesdale mare.鈥�
The win by Campbell breaks a mini streak in terms of the Saskatchewan Clydesdale Cup which was won in its first two years, and , by entries from Linda Banga of Canora.
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