Blacknose Beauties Show and Sale would like to express a heartfelt thank you to all our sponsors for their continued generous support.
We are delighted to welcome our Mainline Sponsors for 2025
Caisley Eartag Ltd
Caisley Eartag Ltd is a trusted UK manufacturer of premium animal identification products, including visual tags, EID tags, and tissue sampling tags for DNA testing. Renowned for innovation and quality, our products deliver over 99% retention across diverse farming conditions. Our unique tissue sampling system collects and seals the sample during tagging, eliminating contamination or mix-up risks.
Supported by Grassroots Systems, our tags offer seamless integration with pedigree registration and DNA testing. As DNA testing becomes increasingly important in breeding and herd management, farmers can rely on Caisley for secure, accurate, and efficient sample collection, designed with farmers and livestock in mind.
Website: www.caisley-tags.co.uk
Email: info@caisleytags.co.uk
Facebook: @Caisley Tags
YouTube: @caisleyeartagltd8733
SCCL
Science
We manufacture research-proven products that were created by a veterinarian and her team of immunologists who strive to improve the world’s knowledge about the benefits of colostrum.
Nature
Colostrum is nature’s perfect first food, so our products are made with whole bovine colostrum to include all the essential elements that mother nature intended while removing all the risks that are inherent in natural colostrum.
Care
At SCCL, we care. We only provide products that are safe and effective, and we care that our products improve animal health and thus improve the producer’s bottom line.
Email: support@sccl.com
Website: www.sccl.com
Facebook: @SCCL
Instagram: @scclcolostrum
YouTube: @ColostrumSaskatoon
SUPREME CHAMPION CUP & CLASS PRIZES SPONSOR
Tomintoul Distillery
Established in 1965, Tomintoul Distillery is located in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, just outside Tomintoul, the highest village in the Highlands of Scotland.
The area surrounding Tomintoul Distillery is one of astounding natural beauty. This natural environment combined with the fresh mountain air of the Cairngorms, the soft, pure water from the Ballantruan spring and the tall and mighty stills of Tomintoul, all contribute to creating our exceptionally smooth and well-balanced whisky, famously known as “the gentle dram”.
Email: tomintoulsocial@angusdundee.co.uk
Website: www.tomintoulwhisky.com
Facebook: Tomintoul Single Malt Whisky
Instagram: @ tomintoulwhisky
CLASS SPONSORS
Valais Blacknose Stirlingshire – Whiterigg flock
Sponsor of Class 1: Ram 2-3 years old
Whiterigg is a fourth-generation family-run farm situated in the heart of Central Scotland.
In 2019 we purchased our first ewes, and we quickly found ourselves looking to add more.
Our focus is breeding to a quality comparable to original Swiss Valais Blacknose breed standards
from the highest quality bloodlines available in the UK. Promoting the breed, sharing our knowledge and supporting fellow breeders to produce quality stock is a top priority.
We have enjoyed success at Local agricultural shows, as well as National, Royal, and County
Shows. Breeding County and Royal Champions and several Maximum Points sheep.
This year Robbie embarked on his judging career, to be a society-trained Judge.
We have stock available throughout the year and provide ongoing education and support to our
customers.
Facebook: @valaisblacknosestirlingshire-whiteriggflock
Email: Valaisblacknosestirlingshire@gmail.com
Valais Blacknose Society of North America (VBSANA)
Sponsor of Class 3: Ram 12-18 months old
The Valais Blacknose Society of North America (VBSANA) was established in 2017 as the leading registry in the United States for Valais Blacknose sheep adhering to the Swiss standard.
The primary objective of VBSANA is to preserve the exceptional Valais Blacknose sheep type and genetics that the Swiss have diligently cultivated over centuries. VBSANA operates in accordance with the regulations established by the Valais Blacknose Sheep Society UK and the Swiss Oberwalliser Schwarznasenzuchtverband.
Over the past seven years, VBSANA has provided comprehensive education to prospective breeders and members regarding the Valais Blacknose breed. This initiative aims to safeguard the unique Swiss type and produce high-quality North American stock.
The primary function of VBSANA is to document and register the offspring produced through breeding or importation. Additionally, it establishes standards for what constitutes an acceptable Valais Blacknose in a registry and provides support to breeders in introducing this new breed to North America.
Email: info@valaisblacknose.org
Website: www.valaisblacknose.org
Facebook: @ValaisBlacknoseSheepAssociationNA
Diamond Valais Blacknose
Sponsor of Class 4: Ram lamb 8-12 months old
Diamond Valais Blacknose was established in July 2019 with a special gift from my father of a pedigree ewe. 5 years on and the breed holds a very special place in our heart. We are enjoying learning all the time about these amazing sheep and we are working hard to improve our flock. We farm a small holding in County Antrim in Northern Ireland and get so much joy from breeding and showing our Valais. Best of all we have met some wonderful people and made great friendships along the way.
Facebook: @Diamond Pedigree Valais Blacknose
Teton Valley Sheep Company (TVBSC)
Sponsor of Class 5: Ram lamb 6-8 months old
The Teton Valley Sheep Company (TVBSC) was launched in 2017 by Wendy Artzt and Dr. Cindy Brasfield to import Valais Blacknose semen to North America acting as agent for Valais Blacknose Scotland. TVBSC is a leading importer of Valais Blacknose frozen semen and embryos from the UK and New Zealand. Wendy has been a leading frozen semen importer since 2006. Dr. Brasfield was a USDA veterinarian who supervised the importation of livestock from South Africa, New Zealand and Peru. Cindy exported her own purebred sheep throughout Central America.
TVBSC imports frozen semen and embryos from the best Valais Blacknose bloodlines and breeders in Switzerland. In 2020 TVBSC partnered with Highland Valais to bring Highland’s best Swiss genetics to North America via New Zealand. Most UK based embryo donors had been awarded Maximum Points. Highland Valais Blacknose has been awarded the most number of Maximum Points outside of Switzerland.
TVBSC imports and breeds using only Maximum Points genetics.
Email: info@tetonvalais.com
Website: www.tetonvalais.com,
Facebook: @tetonvalaisblacknose
Elite Sheep Reproduction
Sponsor of Class 6: Ram lamb 4-6 months old
Elite Sheep Reproduction provides quality ovine reproductive products to U.S.A. Breeders, promoting only breeding stock with premium genetics.
With a background consisting of decades of experience in raising livestock and select breeding of champion award winning show sheep, Elite Sheep Reproduction is passionate about quality and adherence to breed standards providing you with the best genetics to produce elite sheep and therefore improving your flock. Managed by a long time successful sheep breeder, Elite Sheep Reproduction can provide you with insights on your breeding program suggesting Sires that can compliment your flock and provide you the maximum return on your investment.
Email: elitesheepreproduction@gmail.com
Website: www.elitesheepreproduction.com
Facebook: @Elite Sheep Reproduction, LLC
Valais Blacknose Sheep Cheshire
Sponsor of Class 7: Ewe 2-3 years old
From the Alps of Switzerland to the heart of Cheshire, we are a passionate team who have always had a love for animals from an early age. Steve Dace the Proprietor of Valais Blacknose Sheep Cheshire got his bug for Poultry at the age of 6 years old growing up on a smallholding with about 6 acres of land and it was always his goal from then to have land when he was older. Now a good few years older and now has a family that are willing to get their hands dirty, especially for lambing time and the shows! Valais Blacknose Sheep Cheshire now have over 45 acres of land in the heart of Cheshire where they have built up a large Valais Blacknose flock.
Along with sheep Steve also keeps Valais Blackneck Goats that are also from Switzerland and have fantastic personalities and also specialises in Laced Wyandotte Chickens and Sebastopol Geese which he exhibits at National and Federation Shows.
At Valais Blacknose Sheep Cheshire we have Ews, Rams, lambs and Semen for sale. For more information, please get in touch.
Email: info@valaisblacknosesheepcheshire.co.uk
Website: www.valaisblacknosesheepcheshire.co.uk
Facebook: @ValaisBlacknoseSheepCheshire
Instagram: @valaisblacknosesheepcheshire
Tik Tok: @thisfarminglife
Ayrshire Valais Blacknose
Sponsor of Class 9: Ewe 12-18 months old
Ayrshire Valais Blacknose have been breeding prizewinning sheep since 2018. We are constantly striving to produce the best examples of the Blacknose sheep we can whilst staying true to the original Swiss breeding
Facebook: @Ayrshire Valais Blacknose
Marine Valais Blacknose
Sponsor of Class 12: Ewe lamb 4-6 months old
Marine Valais are a small family flock located in North Yorkshire on the East coast, We naturally breed all or Sheep and socialise them as much as possible, attending local shows. We have a range of very good mixed blood lines, all Swiss. Breeding from a number of Maximum point and show wining sheep. Mainly selling privately.
Facebook: @Ian Coates
Instagram: @marine_valaisblacknosesheep
YOUNG HANDLERS CLASS SPONSOR
Crookedstane Valais Blacknose Sheep
Crookedstane is a traditional hill farm in the Clyde Valley, situated amongst the Lowther hills. They are supporters of the Valais Blacknose Sheep Society UK and instrumental in its running and organisation of the annual show and sale. Their sheep are vaccinated and medicated to a high veterinary standard and bred strictly to the Society breed standards, to help ensure the continuation of this rare breed of Swiss sheep.
Facebook: @Crookedstane Valais Blacknose Sheep
GOLD SPONSOR
Grateful Acres
Email: gratefulacresvalais@gmail.com
Website: www.valaisatgratefulacres.com
Facebook: @Valais at Grateful Acres
MAXIMUM POINTS SPONSOR
New Hall Wines
Email: newhall@newhallwines.co.uk
Website: www.newhallwines.com
Facebook: @New Hall Wine Estate
Instagram: @newhallwines