With eleven competitors from Australia, the United States and New Zealand and a total of sixty-three entries across the twelve classes this has been a small but successful start to a new type of showing. There has been enough positive feed back to warrant holding it again next year and it seems the month of … Continue reading Virtual Show for Miniature Herefords 2011 – the results are in!
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Luna the show jumping cow
One enterprising German teenager refused to give up her dream when her parents said she couldn't have a horse. Regina Mayer, the 15-year-old bovine showjumper, grabbed the bull by the horns and spent two years training Luna, the family's cow, to clear fences. Click here for the Youtube video of Luna!
Exactly what is a miniature Hereford
Reproduced with permission from Janet Poole (riverlets@gmail.com) There is a lot of misunderstanding being perpetrated regarding the classification of Miniature Herefords, making them out to be a separate breed, which they are not. It is also causing unnecessary confusion among new owners and potential breeders. Quite simply the animal is a Hereford first by breed … Continue reading Exactly what is a miniature Hereford
Miniature Hereford success at the Launceston show.
Boomer Creek Miniature Herefords and their genetics had amazing success at the Launceston Show in Tasmania. Click here to seem photos and details of the results. Their poll miniature Hereford bull - Boomer Creek Felix won the progeny class on the day. Here is Boomer Creek Felix in his 'work wear'.
A factual history of Miniature Herefords
The ‘Miniature” refers to the size of a particular line of Herefords. Miniature Herefords are NOT a different breed. A Hereford is and always will be a Hereford, irrespective of size. Some Hereford breeders are deliberately breeding bigger and others are breeding smaller, to suit the requirements of different markets. Herefords have varied in size … Continue reading A factual history of Miniature Herefords
Australian Miniature Hereford Breeders Network 