South east stud secures biggest win yet at Droughtmaster Futurity

An 18-month-old bull bound for the Droughtmaster National Sale later this year claimed the supreme exhibit at the Droughtmaster Futurity Show at the Toogoolawah Showgrounds on Saturday, March 1.

Open to all stud animals aged between seven months and two years; the Droughtmaster Fuuturity had 107 nominations.

It was View Field Issac, shown by Shane and Sarah Hauschildt of View Field Droughtmasters, Tallegalla, that was declared champion bull and eventual supreme exhibit under judge Renee Rutherford, Redskin Droughtmasters, Morinish and associate judge Amy Collins.

Issac was a homozygous poll son of Billabong Kosmo and High Country Kimba.

Mr Hauschildt said they were still "walking on air" after the win.

"We knew from the beginning that Issac was special," he said.

"His sire Billabong Kosmo is doing an excellent job for us.

"Next, we will take Issac to the national [sale] at Rockhampton in September."

Mr Hauschildt said that he and his wife selected Issac for his strong female line and his distinguished sire line.

"His dam was High Country Kimba, who goes back to Alma Wisteria and Alma Coral, and he was her first calf, " Mr Hauschildt said.

"She has another calf at foot; he's three months old and looks just as special."

Mr Hauschildt said the win on Saturday was the most significant by the stud that was only established in 2016 using the name of the property he grew up on, which had been in his family for 160 years.

"When Sarah and I went into stud in 2016 after running commercial Droughtmasters we decided to reinvigorate the View Field name," he said.

"The View Field pre-text had been founded by my great-great grandfather, August Hauschildt, 100 years ago when he ran Illawarra cattle, then my great-grandfather Chester had an Illawarra stud, but before I was born, the family had moved into Droughtmasters."

Mr Hauschildt said the couple met while he was boning beef and she was packing at the Churchill Meatworks.

"Srach grew up on a horse stud," he said.

"Her grandfather, John Auld, had a thoroughbred stud and a butcher shop near Ipswich."

Commenting on the bull, Ms Rutherford said Issac was a good example of the breed.

"He's a bull with good growth for age, and his structural correctness was very sound, and he had a very honest type of preparation for longevity," she said.

"View Field Issac showed great temperament and was very well shown."

She said that, in general, the standard of entries was excellent.

"It was a great day with a good cross-section through the age groups," she said.

"The entries comprised a great representation of the diversity of the Droughtmaster breed."

And if the standard of the junior entrants was any indication, the industry's future is in good hands, Miss Rutherford said.

"I was pleased with the number of younger exhibitors; there must have been 50 under 18 years who participated in the event," she said

"It is so important to have them coming through with us to help educate them and keep the breed going forward and staying strong."

Results

Champion led steer or heifer: Betty, exhibited by Clancie Dll

Champion bull calf: Nindethana Quantum, exhibited by Nindethana Pastoral Pty Ltd. Reserve: Sylvan Springs Vancouver, exhibited by Sylvan Springs Droughtmasters.

Champion heifer calf: Rangeview Gianna, exhibited by Rangeview Droughtmasters. Reserve: Kenview Ivy, exhibited by A and S Davenport.

Champion bull: View Field Issac, exhibited by S and S Hauschildt. Resvere: Seymour Paterson, exhibited by Seymour Droughtmasters.

Champion heifer: Nindethana Poppy, exhibited by Nindethana Pastoral Pty Ltd. Reserve: Seymour Pearl, exhibited by Seymour Droughtmasters.

Supreme exhibit: View Field Issac, exhibited by S and S Hauschildt.

Breeders Group: Seymour Droughtmasters

Pair of bulls: RSVP Droughtmasters

Pair of females: Seymour Droughtmastes

Sire's progeny: Seymour S . Madagascar, exhibited by Seymour Droughtmasters

Dam's progeny: Seymour Delicia, exhibited by Seymour Droughtmasters