The Farmers Mart Jun/Jul 2015 - Issue 40 | Page 50

Bridge House Farm
They started rearing Blondes

than the treatment they have

Beeston Market, saw blondes

lavished on ‘Hallmark’, the

for the first time, bought

bull. When he grazed his eye

two of them there and never

with his halter, they spent

looked back. Mark says the

months treating it and spent

Blondes have a great

Beeston Castle
01829 262100
Chelford
01625 861122
.

Pedigree & Commercial Livestock

www.wrightmarshall.co.uk

over a £1,000 in vet’s bills,

temperament which is

even taking pure plasma from

important with five

Hallmark’s blood to wash the

children running

eye three times a day, sadly

about the place

all to no avail. They were then

and many visitors,

faced with the awful decision

but also they are

of either putting him down or

very good calvers and

removing the eye and seeing

seldom need assistance,

how he coped. So one very

which is also very important

delicate operation later the eye

as they breed their own

was removed, and to the joy

replacements. They are not fed

of all concerned Hallmark has

hard and are allowed to grow

recovered and adjusted to life

naturally. Of course, no-one is

with one eye.

supposed to have favourites:

They also have 50 breeding

but Kate does admit she has a

ewes - pedigree Charollais and

couple - she is pictured here

Jacob’s - and buy in 800 store

giving one of them a good old

lambs to fatten over winter.

scratch behind the neck which,

& Estate Agency Service throughout the region

their animals’ welfare more

after Mark and Chris went to

One of Mark and Kate’s

not surprisingly, they love!

children, Jamie (pictured here

Nothing demonstrates

in his overalls), was desperate

the family’s commitment to

for his own bull ride but instead

Hollie Dale, veterinary surgeon of Wright and Morten

Working with clients of the calibre of the Shenton family is the
most rewarding part of my work as a farm animal veterinary
surgeon. Their passion for their stock is evident and their
desire to achieve high standards of health, welfare and
productivity has allowed us to build a proactive relationship.
This proactive approach enables me to provide the farm with
high quality advice that is specific to their needs.
Working with Bridge Blonde cattle we have achieved high
health status for both Johnes disease and BVD. Focus on
fertility management, trace element status and parasite
control has allowed us ma [Z\