Paula Hynes: Hard work delivers as Team Hynes heads for the Nationals
Lyndsay Fleming (right) presenting the champion calf at Cork YMA calf show to Rathard SKick Acclaim and Georgie Hynes.
There are months of work involved in getting a show calf looking its very best. For the 2026-born calves, show preparation almost begins the week they are born.
Genetics do not lie, and neither do cow families, so when a well-bred calf is born, correct management will get it to the show ring where it can always perform well. The very best show calves have the deepest pedigrees, combined with a little bit of luck.
