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We
have included several of our current females as well as some of our
foundation cows on this page. We are currently engaging in an embryo
program to re-build our herd based on our most productive and dominant
cow families from the past.
Click on the name of the cow to see the pedigree
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WSS PETULA 58T (ET) Fullblood Clare Ell Max x WSS Petula 13P As expected she is a great milker. Her last two heifer calves have indexed 121 & 118 at weaning. She had a great Aquarius Magnet daughter in 2011, and is bred to the French import bull Ulfila for 2012. |
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WSS PETULA 29W (ET) Fullblood Brydowns Priority x WSS Petula 13P Petula was the 2010 National Reserve Champion Female She had a bull calf by WSS Warden in 2011 and is bred to WW Corby for 2012. |
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SOUTHVIEW BOUQUET 6N Double Polled (homozygous?) Purebred. Willow Ridge Kokanee (Double L Wee Willy) x Triple C Spectrum 708J. Her 2010 Polled bull calf sired by the French import bull Tito was named 2010 National Bull Calf Champion. He was also ranked near the top for gain had the largest ribeye (1.53 square inches/100 lbs) and had the highest marbling score while at the Alberta Blonde Bull test. She had a great heifer by Umpire in 2011 and is bred to the French import bull Ulfila for 2012. |
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ROSETRAIL BLONDIE 1N Fullblood Majesty of the Alps x Maple Brook Pedro . Her 2010 daughter, WSS Xtravagant 66X, was named Junior Champion at the 2011 Victoriaville show, was Reserve Junior Champion at the 2011 National Show and was the 3rd high selling female at the 2011 National sale to Ryland Cleary of Quebec. She had a full sister to 66X in 2011 and is bred to Herbalt, an original import bull, for 2012. |
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WSS Petula 13P (pictured at six years old) Petula was a daughter of Miss Helen Bur Jo (full flush sister
to Clay, Hector Bur Jo and many others), and a maternal sister to Miss
Jewel 16K. She is the dam of WSS Petula 29W the 2010 National Reserve Champion Female, WSS Ulla 31U the 1987 National Champion Female (sold for $7400), and WSS Xquisite 1X the 1989 National Reserve Champion
(sold for $5000). Xquisite was the dam
to Hanover Cassandra 12B, who went undefeated in 28 shows in Canada and
the USA. Cassandra is the dam to Hanover Special, a bull that needs no
introduction in Blonde Circles. Petula herself had a successful show
career including the 1983
Reserve Champion honours at Farmfair. Her nine offspring born at Willow
Springs averaged $3150, and Petula herself sold in the dispersal for
$6000 as a coming ten year old. She produced until the age of sixteen.
Longevity was a strong suit of this cow family. We are currently using
a son in our herd (see Herd Sires).
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Miss Jewel 16K
I couldn't find a picture
of this old girl; most likely because she was kind of ugly. She had
frozen her ears and tail as a calf, but that didn't stop her from being
one of the best producers at Willow Springs.
Jewel was a daughter of Miss Helen Bur Jo (full flush sister to Clay, Hector Bur Jo and many others), and a maternal sister to WSS Petula 13P. I have posted her best daughter; WSS Sunshine 4S with a heifer calf at side, WSS Ulrica 22U (1986 Farmfair Grand Champions). Jewel averaged $3650 on six daughters sold, two sons used as herdsires in purebred herds and numerous championships among her offspring. Sunshine averaged $4400 on five calves including one as a herdsire into a purebred herd. As mentioned earlier, there is tremendous longevity in this cow line. Jewel produced to the age of sixteen, and sold in the dispersal for $4600 as a coming fourteen year old. Sunshine produced to seventeen, and several other Jewel daughters produced into their late teens. |
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Gold Rush Locket 484M (pictured at nine years old) Locket was without a doubt
the most prolific herd bull producing cow in the breed during the
eighties and early nineties. She had nine sons used in purebred herds
during that time, the most famous being WSS Rex 6R and WSS Sultan 3S.
Her sons excelled in performance tests. Rex and Sultan were among
the top gainers, and both topped their respective bull test sales.
Locket could also compete in the show ring, and was the 1984 Red Deer
Grand Champion. Grandpa sold her in the 1990 Gold Rush Sale for $10,000
as a ten year old .
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Tonmark Lena (pictured at twelve years old) Lena was purchased in 1976 at the Carriage House Sale in Calgary, and was in the first group of five Fullblood females Grandpa purchased. She was always Grandpas favourite cow, and produced a quality calf every year (15) until she was 17 years old. She had an excellent udder even as an aged cow, and very good feet. Unfortunately she only produced two daughters in her stay at Willow Springs, one which he somehow got talked into selling and WSS Nancy 6N (sired by Igha). Nancy only produced three daughters, but they averaged $4450 through the sales ring. One daughter, WSS Sally 21S, produced the WSS Wendy 4W cow. She became a dominant show cow in Ontario, and as a 10 year old sold for $11,000. Lena also had five sons working in purebred herds including Lakeview Yokum 14Y (see Herd Sires) who was used in our herd. Lena had sold through the Gold Rush sale in 1988 as a twelve year old for $5000, and grandpa couldn't resist purchasing a son back. |
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WSS Ruby (pictured at four years old) Ruby was purchased at the 1981 National Sale. She was a typical Igha daughter; powerful, deep chested, thick and square rumped. She
was instantly Grandpas sweetheart. Although lesser known than our other
cows, she was no less great. She was a champion all through her show
career, and was sold to a breeder in Texas for $6000 after being named
the 1985 Red Deer Grand Champion. Her best known daughter would be WSS
Risa 2R who sold for $4500 in the dispersal, and was the first ever
purchase for Rheo Machina of MBRHEO Blondes in Ontario. Risa went on to
to be a flush cow for Rheo and produced many top show animals including
the 1999 National Champion female.
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Willow Springs Stock Farm
Reed & Michelle Rigney and Family