CMR Farm Show honors Bierhuizen with top awards

The 61st annual Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Show took place July 8-12 at Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises on U.S. 29. There were several categories of competition, with hundreds of children and adults participating.

Taryn Bierhuizen, who graduated in June from Eastern View High School and will attend the University of Virginia this fall, took home two of the show’s highest honors. And as you’ll see in the list of winners below, her brothers Gates and Rykier also collected their share of awards.

Bierhuizen was the senior winner for the Frank Nalls Award, which is based on six pillars of character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. Kelly Brown won the award’s junior division.

Bierhuizen also won the Service Award, presented to the individual who has done an outstanding job in promoting his or her show, department and projects. The Service Award best represents the spirit of the Farm Show.

This year, the CRM Farm Horse Show was held July 3 at Summerduck Run Farm, with 21 exhibitors from the Hunter Horse Club, the Rixeyville Riders and the Clover Bud Club.

According to Kimberly Parker of the Rixeyville Riders 4-H club, next year’s goal is to have the horse show return to the ag center, where it was held for many years before moving.

“This will allow other exhibitors with other animals a chance to see the horses,” Parker said, adding that exhibitors from the horse show would also like to see the many other animals.

Below you will find a list of winners in several categories. The Star-Exponent plans to publish results from other categories as they become available. To submit results, e-mail community editor Jeff Say at jsay@starexponent.com.

HORSE AND PONY DEPT.

1. Senior Fitting and Showing/Hunter
Champion: Matthew Revis with Margie’s Do you Believe in Magic
Reserve Champion: Jamie Burkhardt with Scattered Showers

2. Junior Fitting and Showing/Hunter
Champion: Taylor Curtin with Pleasant Steps
Reserve Champion: Kassie Faulconer with Lady

3. Western Fitting and Showing
Champion: Taryn McFarland with Bailey’s Midnight Star
Reserve Champion: Nicholas Strickland with Oak Vista’s Pharaoh’s Gold

4. Short Stirrup
Champion: Megan McCarthy with Mayflower
Reserve Champion: Skylar Cooke with Tonka

5. Junior Pleasure
Champion: Caroline Shipe with Good as Gold
Reserve Champion: Kassie Faulconer with Lady

6. Senior Pleasure
Champion: Tori Baurs with Ain’t I Good Luken
Reserve Champion: Rachel Weaver with Telluride

7. Western Pleasure:
Champion: Maggie Lanham with Revalation
Reserve Champion: Taryn McFarland with Bailey’s Midnight Star

8. Intermediate Hunter
Champion: Tori Baurs with Ain’t I Good Luken
Reserve Champion: Caroline Shipe with Good as Gold
Reserve Champion: Rachel Weaver with Telluride

9. Senior Equitation
Champion: Taylor Parker with Some Like it Hot
Reserve Champion: Tori Baurs with Ain’t I Good Luken

10. Junior Equitation
Champion: Taylor Curtin with Pleasant Steps
Reserve Champion: Caroline Shipe with Good as Gold

11. Pony Hunter
Champion: Jamie Burkhardt with Scattered Showers
Reserve Champion: Taylor Parker with Some Like it Hot

12. Reining Class
Champion: Maggie Lanham with Colonels Rapid Boy

13. Trail Class
Champion: Maggie Lanham with Revalation
Reserve Champion: Nicholas Stricklen with Oak Vista’s Pharaoh’s Gold
High Point Hunter: Tori Baurs with Ain’t I Good Luken

SHEEP DEPARTMENT

Senior Showmanship
1. Taryn Bierhuizen
2. Emma Leppke
3. Gates Bierhuizen
4. Gabriel Perez
5. Virginia Pannil

Intermediate Showmanship
1. Makayla Gough
2. Kelly Brown
3. Zoe Leppke
4. Ryker Bierhuizen
5. Hunter Kearns

Junior Showmanship
1. Kaleigh Compton

Senior Novice Showmanship
1. Jon Mark Heinrich
2. Skyler Gore

Novice Showmanship
1. Taegen Cross
2. Matthew Heinrich
3. Faith DeRosa
4. William James
5. Kaeli Somerivlle
6. Logan Stockton Emmel

Champion Suffolk Ram
Taryn Bierhuizen

Champion Suffolk Ewe
Taryn Bierhuizen

Reserve Champion Suffolk Ewe
Taryn Bierhuizen

Champion Commercial Ewe
Makayla Gough

Reserve Champion Commercial Ewe
Makayla Gough

Champion Border Leicester Ram
Ryker Bierhuizen

Reserve Champion Border Leicester Ram
Ryker Bierhuizen

Champion Border Leicester Ewe
Gates Bierhuizen

Reserve Champion Border Leicester Ewe
Ryker Bierhuizen

Supreme Champion Ram
Ryker Bierhuizen, Border Leicester Yearling ram

Supreme Champion Ewe
Makayla Gough, Commercial ewe lamb

Flock Class Purebred
Taryn Bierhuizen, Suffolk

Commercial Flock
Makayla Gough

Progeny Purebred
Ryker Bierhuizen, Border Leicester

Progeny Commercial
Makayla Gough

Market Lambs
Pair of Market Lambs
1. Taegen Cross
2. Makayla Gough
3. Gabriel Perez
4. Skyler Gore
5. Kaeli Somerivlle
6. Zoe Leppke
7. Emma Lepke
8. Virginia Pannill
95-100 Pounds
1. Gabriel Perez
2. Logan Stockton Emmel
3. Kaeli Somerville
4. Emma Leppke
5. Skyler Gore
6. Skyler Gore
105-110 Pounds
1. Taegen Cross
2. Zoe Leppke
3. Kaeli Somerville
4. Emma Leppke
5. Matthew Heinrich
6. Jon Mark Heinrich
115 Pounds
1. Logan Stockton Emmel
2. Will James
3. Kaleigh Compton
4. Zoe Leppke
5. Kaleigh Compton
120-135 Pounds
1. Will James
2. Kelly Brown
3. Kelly Brown
4. Faith DeRosa
5. Taegen Cross
6. Faith DeRosa
7. Gabriel Perez

Champion Market Lamb
Will James

Reserve Champion Market Lamb
Kelly Brown

95-110 Pounds Bred and Owned
1. Makayla Gough
2. Ryker Bierhuizen
3. Gates Bierhuizen
4. Gates Bierhuizen
5. Ryker Bierhuizen
6. Virginia Pannill

115 – 125 Pounds Bred & Owned
1. Makayla Gough
2. Taryn Bierhuizen
3. Taryn Bierhuizen
4. Virginia Pannill
5. Hunter Kearns

Champion Bred & Owned Market Lamb
Makayla Gough

Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Market Lamb
Taryn Bierhuizen

Grand Champion Market Lamb
Will James

Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb
Makayla Gough

Barn Display
1. Makayla Gough
2. Bierhuizen Family
3. Kaeli Somerville & Logan Emmel
4. Faith DeRosa & Kelly Brown

Shepherd’s Award
Makayla Gough

Sr. Scrapbook
Taryn Bierhuizen

Jr. Scrapbook
Ryker Bierhuizen

Frank Nalls Award
Sr. Taryn Bierhuizen
Jr. Kelly Brown

Service Award
Taryn Bierhuizen

HOMEMAKER’S DEPT.

Top 3 Juniors: Makayla Gough, Ryker Bierhuizen, Justine Eckert

Top 3 Seniors: Ryker Bierhuizen, Jenna Eggborn, Virginia Pannill

Top Adult: Susan Ishmael

King Arthur Flour Contest
Adults: Banana Bread recipe
1. Troy Frazier
2. Joan Pannill
3. Susan Ishmael
Youth: Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
1. Shawn Marta Harrah
2. Jessica McFarland
3. Greg Orange

Pound Cake Contest
1. Gretchen Yates
2. Carrie McFarland
3. Rebecca Hankey

Apple Pie Contest
1. Susan Ishmael