Claims historic double showmanship win at International Dairy Week
Showmanship Grand Champion at International Dairy Week Becky Hynes with Judge Alexandra Mathews
It was an early start on Sunday morning, but a rather late morning milking as we tuned into a livestream from International Dairy Week in Australia, Sunday afternoon at IDW is Showmanship classes, which equates to a 3am Irish time start.Â
With Becky having won the Sheri Martin Intermediate showmanship class twice before at IDW in 2024 and 2025, she knew what it takes to win, and while many were trying to talk her up as a potential three-time winner, she avoided the hype to remain cool and calm. Alexandra Mathews was officiating as the showmanship judge this year. She previously spent nine years competing in 4H in Canada before moving to Australia. She is a previous winner of a Sheri Martin class at IDW and has also judged showmanship at Australian Nationals. With 110 competitors in the showmanship at IDW, competition is always tough. In Becky's intermediate class, there were 40 entries, so it was split into two heats with the top eight from each heat going back into the ring to battle it out. The excitement spiralled in our house as Becky was finally pulled out in first place. She had done it, she had become a three-time winner of the class, judge Alexandra Mathews commented that her first-place handler demands your attention when she walks into the ring.
