Jo and Andy Mear are re establishing the Seifton herd of Longhorns which was started by Jo’s father John Turley who retired in 2017. They explain: ‘We got married in August 2018 and were fortunate enough to be given some money as a wedding present. We thought long and hard about what we could do […]
New member Reginald Chester-Sterne recently bought three heifers as foundation stock for his Pippins herd. He explains why Longhorns were his breed of choice… “I live in The New Forest and my property has what are called commoners rights. This enables me to de-pasture animals onto the open Forest upon payment of a small marking […]
The Society has four National Trust properties as members, the most recent addition being National Trust West Exmoor. They own Kipscombe Farm and have recently introduced Longhorn cattle to the farm. Farm Manager Josie Field explains more…. “Longhorns were an easy choice for us, the National Trust West Exmoor, when deciding which breed of cattle […]
Andrew Donogue from Berwick on Tweed recently joined the Society, registering the prefix ‘Lamberton’ for his fledgling herd of five cow and he is now on the hunt for a suitable bull. Andrew says, ‘Having some pedigree cattle is something I’ve always wanted to do it was just which breed was the question. I got […]
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