Katelyn Crest proved herself to be among the cream of the crop during the Western Canadian Classic 2009 Junior Dairy Show on Friday at the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds.
The 15-year-old Team Alberta representative from Athabasca won the morning junior showmanship competition, vying against representatives from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba and British Columbia.
"It's good, because you're competing with all the western provinces in your age category," Crest told the Times-Herald. She won the showmanship competition alongside her red Holstein cow Alfalfa.
Crest said the showmanship competition is more about her abilities than her cow's. However, the animal still needs to be under complete control during the judging process, but Crest said months of care and training left her worry free as to how Alfalfa would perform.
"She knows what to do."
Read more in Saturday's Times-Herald.
