Blossom

The well known and very successful Blossom family began in 1963 with the birth of Badlingham Blossom, out of Llandinabo Gay Girl and by Baysham Sage, both sired by Tarrington March On “surely one of the most influential bulls ever bred.”

The Blossoms have achieved so much both in their own right and as sires in many other prominent pedigree breeders herds that we are unable to cover all their successes, but a few are listed below.

Badlingham Blossom 35th was Grand Female and Reserve Supreme Champion at both the Royal and the National Horned Hereford Show Tenbury in 1990 and was awarded Horned Female of the Year. Her heifer Badlingham Blossom 44th was Grand Female and Reserve Supreme Champion at Tenbury twice and Reserve Grand Female Champion at the Royal in 1994 and was awarded Female of the Year. Badlingham Blossom 44th was dam to Badlingham Blossom 77th who was Junior and Grand Female Champion and Reserve Supreme Champion at the Royal in 1998. In the same year she was Reserve Grand Female Champion at Tenbury, Grand Female Champion at Three Counties and Horned Female of the Year. Badlingham Blossom 51st, another daughter of Badlingham Blossom 35th, was Horned Female of the Year in 1993. Badlingham Blossom 90th was Junior and Reserve Grand Female Champion at the Royal in 1999.

The first Badlingham Blossom female to be sold was Badlingham Blossom 6th, her first calf, Prestone Blossom P18 was Senior Female Champion at the Royal in 1983. Other successful females from this line include Prestone Blossom U24 and Prestone Blossom T7, Grand Female and Reserve Grand Female Champion respectively at the Royal in 1987 and Mara Blossom 26th, Reserve Senior Female Champion at the Royal in 2006.

The Blossoms have also bred many successful bulls, three of which were retained and used at Badlingham as part of their line breeding programme. These are Badlingham Bold Lad, out of Badlingham Blossom 24th and by Standard Lad 93J, who was Junior Male Champion at Tenbury in 1985. Badlingham Breage, out of Badlingham Blossom 35th and by T-Bar-K Focus 35Z, “whose first 16 bull calves included 8 sold into pedigree breeders’ herds”. Badlingham Bart, out of Badlingham Blossom 50th and by SNS Generator 28X, who sired Badlingham Bates (out of Badlingham Blossom 85th), Junior Champion at the Royal in 2002, Badlingham Banter, Reserve Grand Male Champion at the Royal in 2003 and Badlingham Blossom 110th (out of Badlingham Blossom 83rd), Grand Female and Reserve Supreme Champion at Tenbury in 2003. Mara Chancellor (out of Prestone Blossom T7 and by Prestone Boxer) was also used at Badlingham by AI and sired Badlingham Blossom 50th, Joint Horned Female of the Year 1996.

One of the most prominent horned female families in the breed today, we are proud to have them in our herd.

Quotes – Colin Clarke, The Blossoms – A Bit of Luck

Our Blossom family

A young heifer showing potential.

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A really strong cow who has the potential to breed something special. Her first heifer calf has been retained and her second has been sold to the Webb family as one of the foundation heifers for their new herd.

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A stylish, impressive young cow.  Her first bull calf Pulham Targaryen, is now stock bull in George Hartley-Webb’s pedigree Hereford herd. A daughter has been sold to Benacre Herefords and a daughter sired by Mawarra Influential Q162 is being retained.

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Previous Blossom females

A lovely heifer who was second in her class when we showed her at the National Hereford Show in 2018. She is one of two heifers we kept that is sired by Pulham Northern Lights. She had a flashy heifer calf who will be retained.

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A well balanced young cow who had a very promising first calf, Pulham Blossom 22nd, who was second at the National Hereford Show in 2018. Her second calf, Pulham Simba, was Res. Junior Male Champion at the National Hereford Show in 2019 and was judged by John Kemp, Auckvale Herefords, as the best bull calf in the Midlands and East Anglia Hereford Herd Competition. Her third calf, Pulham Blossom 25th has been sold to James and Ellen Lake, Borovere Herefords. Her fourth calf, Pulham Victory was Male Champion at the Shrewsbury Calf Show in December and was Senior Male Champion at the Hereford Cattle Society Show and Sale and sold for just under 7k.

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Our only descendent from her grand-dam Badlingham Blossom 121st, Pulham Blossom 10th is a cow who gives everything to her calf. Blossom 10th was first at the National Hereford Show in 2015 and her second calf was Reserve Female Champion at the Shrewsbury Calf Show in 2017. This calf, Pulham Blossom 20th was then sold in the Designer Genes Sale for over £5,000.  Blossom 10th had another excellent heifer calf in 2018, who will be retained in the herd. Her fourth calf Pulham Supersonic  has been sold to Owen and Finley, Anglesey as part of a Pulham starter herd.

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A lovely Sarabande Huggy Bear daughter who is full of breed character. Her first calf was Pulham Miracle who was first at the National Calf Show, Shrewsbury in 2015. Her second calf, Pulham Blossom 19th was Intermediate Female Champion at the National Hereford Show in 2017.

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A lovely cow with plenty of width. Mother to Pulham Blossom 10th.

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A strong solid cow who came first in her class as a heifer at Royal Norfolk Show in 2012. Two of her daughters have entered the herd, Pulham Blossom 16th and Pulham Blossom 32nd.

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A impressive cow which we were very pleased to purchase from R & R Westaway. She has tremendous scale and volume. The Clipston Blossoms descend from the Badlingham Blossom 8th family line. She has a impressive daughter in the herd  Pulham Blossom 17th.

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A correct cow like her mother, Badlingham Blossom 116th. In 2009 Badlingham Blossom 142nd was Female Champion at Hadleigh Show. Her sire Clipston Bowman was judged the Best Stock Bull in the Midlands and East Anglia Hereford Breeders’ Association Herd Competition 2004. We purchased her out of a group of heifers at AG Wright & Sons in 2009. Her 2011 calf Pulham Hercules, was the Hereford Breed Champion at Royal Norfolk Show in 2012.

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A large impressive cow, Badlingham Blossom 121st has been admired by visitors to our herd. As a heifer she was 1st in her class and Reserve Senior Female at the National Hereford Show Tenbury in 2006. Her female line is excellent, her dam is Badlingham Blossom 77th, her grand-dam is Badlingham Blossom 44th and her great-grand-dam is Badlingham Blossom 35th, all highly successful show cows and breeders. Please see above for their many achievements. We feel privileged to have her in our herd. She was purchased from AG Wright & Sons when she fell out of their calving pattern.

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Badlingham Blossom 116th, who descends from the Blossom 7th line, is a consistently good breeder who has a good bag of milk with excellent teats. We were delighted to purchase her from AG Wright & Sons when she fell out of their calving pattern. Dam to Badlingham Blossom 142nd and Pulham Blossom 4th, who we successfully showed in 2012. Her second calf, Badlingham Blossom 135th, was sold at the AG Wright & Sons dispersal sale for £3,100.

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Every endeavour has been made to write correct family histories using the Hereford Cattle Society Breedplan Database, Hereford Cattle Society Herd Books, Hereford Cattle Society Breed Journal Articles, Results and Herd Adverts and the Vern Dispersal Catalogue 1966.

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