Yorkshire Foot Trimmers
Highland flings , horns and all sizes catered for
On a crisp Friday morning on the hills of Queensbury , Ian Wilkinson met Mandy Cameron and Robert Bradley of Yorkshire Foot Trimmers .
Pennine Feeds Ltd Scarr View Farm , Lindley Moor , Huddersfield , HD3 3SZ
Proud to be associated with Yorkshire Foot Trimming and wish them continued success
Tel 01422 377 704 Email paul . broster @ hotmail . co . uk
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MANDY AND ROBERT GOT together in 2009 . Mandy had her own gym and was also a nutritional practitioner and it was at the gym that she and Robert got to know each other . Mandy ’ s family are originally from Blackpool and it was after a successful career in the corporate world of IT that she decided to retrain in health and fitness , subsequently launching her own gym in Yorkshire .
Robert has always had the farm , gradually building it up having farmed with his father previously . He now has some 13 acres with a growing herd of Highlands . This is also alongside his agricultural building business via which he can erect buildings literally from field to full shed and yard etc .
I met Mandy at the family house which they purchased in order to be able to see the yard and fields . Mandy spends a lot of time with the Highlands who are now all halter-trained for ease of showing ( which they do a lot ) and to take to market . It also makes them more placid and they are indeed very impressive animals . The Highlands are sold for their beef as well as for making their own pies . Many and Robert also sell them in one ’ s and two ’ s for those who just want a couple of animals . I asked Mandy admitted that they do sometimes become attached to them .
“ We do have a couple that will never leave - one of which is Robert ’ s pride and joy , Old Meg ,” she told me .
‘ a lot of trimmers wouldn ’ t tackle the big animals - or ones with horns - and wouldn ’ t do front feet !’
Mandy is chairman of the North of England Highland Cattle Breeders Club and has just been voted on for another two year stint . She organises a lot of events to not only promote the breed but also works hard in getting kids interested with agriculture , with events such as the Sheffield annual “ Highland Fling ” at which the kids have a real experience with the animals actually doing a full show preparation .
They do keep pigs as well and I had the pleasure of meeting the charming Annabel , whom they took on from someone who thought they had bought a micro pig . Not so - Annabel now weighs in at a princely 300 kilos !
8 Apr / May 2016 www . farmers-mart . co . uk