Only one breeder exhibited Limousin stud cattle at the Perth Royal Show this year. Pat Terpstra and daughter Penny from Aldgate Limousins took three heifers and a bull to Perth from their property in Waroona.
Pat has been breeding Limousins for over 30 years and showing for 27 of them. All of this has been done within Western Australia, so the Aldgate name may not be familiar to some breeders in the east.
She runs around 40 purebreds, plus a herd of commercial Angus that the Limousin bulls are put over. New genetics are brought into the herd via purchase of bulls from Tara Limousins, north of Perth, owned by the Kupsch family.
Pat credits Penny with having a very good eye and Penny now does a lot of the work. This year grandson Ollie aged 12 also lent a hand at the show.
Results:
Junior and Grand Champion Bull: Aldgate Samboy (SPTPS2)
Junior and Grand Champion Female: Aldgate Scruff (SPTPS18)
Supreme Champion Limousin: Aldgate Scruff
Aldgate Selena and Aldgate Sophie were 2nd and 3rd respectively to Scruff.