Following Red Bend's success at Sydney Royal the cattle team has continued to impress with outstanding results at the Dubbo Show.
Day one of the show was parade judging where students were judged on how well they handle their animals.
There were more than 140 students competing and the Red Bend cattle team were thrilled to have Alana Haynes awarded champion parader with Kourosh Bavafa, Finn Brown and Summer Baker in the finals.
Following parade judging was junior judging testing the students ability to judge the animals.
This saw Alana and Kourosh in finals again where they both placed fifth in their age groups.
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Day two saw the cattle team awarded two big ribbons including Most Successful Limousin Exhibitor and Most Successful Bos Indicus Breed (Santa Gertrudis) Exhibitor.
To end a successful day Mrs Wynberg and Mrs Earl who competed in the Golden Oldies parading class with Red Bend's cow and calf were awarded runners up.
The heifer show was held on day three with Mrs Wynberg's Angus heifer both receiving third place with the cattle team being announced as Best Maintained School team.
As the cattle team continues to perform at shows around the state the teams numbers also continues to grow.
Seventeen students from years seven to 10 have recently joined the cattle team taking their numbers up to 31 with cattle team teacher Mrs Susan Earl saying all students are keen.
"My experienced kids are a wonderful bunch and I can see development all the time. They were fabulous in Sydney for the week and then again in Dubbo," Mrs Earl said.
The more experienced students in the team have now teamed up with a new cattle team student to mentor them.
The team is currently breaking in 16 steers for competition in Scone in October and five heifers for the local shows in term three.
The cattle team also completed an artificial insemination program in which seven females were joined from the school herd.
"It is busy," Mrs Earl added.
