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At the 2002 Royal Winter Fair Ernst (centre in photo at left) took home the reserve junior champion with a senior heifer, first
place with Dora in the three-year-old class and second place for second summer yearling. Gubelman Gordon Dora (right)
took top prize at the 2002 Royal in the three-year-old class. The animal was also the highest scoring animal of all breeds in a
provincial test herd, as well as having the breed class average and the highest classified. Holding Dora is Stefan Gubelmann.
how you look after them, but it's not
just a good animal. They have to be
taught to walk right, which can be
quite a challenge in the spring."
Though having a winner attached
to your n me never hurts, awards
don't pay 'the bills. "In dairy farming
the first priority is to make a living. If
you have a nice animal but it doesn't
milk that's obviously not what you
want. But often the good cows are
the ones that win and if we have
good animals we'll show them. It's
not just production at that point."
The Gubelmanns also had six
animals up for 4-H showing. Stefan
has been a leader for the Huron dairy
club, so when a member has no calf
of their own they are loaned one. "It
helps us and it helps them," says
Ernst. "Quite a few don't have cattle
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