Welcome to V8 Shorthorns! Registered Shorthorn Cattle in Boling, Texas

	Congratulations V8 Juniors on a Successful San Antonio We would like to congratulate these junior exhibitors on a very successful show at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition: Cody Wilson Bates, Kayla Pruitt, Eilie Morgan Cole, Erin Elizabeth Forgason, and James Ross Goodrum!

	Snapshots from Louisville The V8 Shorthorns crew had a great trip to the North American International Livestock Show in Louisville in November. Attending on behalf of V8 Shorthorns were Jim & Luann Williams, Rachel Williams, Catherine & Luke Neumayr, and Emily Forgason. Thank you to Pembrook Cattle Company for all of their great work on preparing and exhibiting the V8 Shorthorns. Here are a few snapshots from the show.


	Dr. Jim Freed of Double J Shorthorns and Jim Williams		Michigan State alumni Bryan Metzgar and Rachel Williams


	The Three Amigos, Blake Bunch, Charlee Teague, and Shelby Teague		Charlee Jo Teague, Jim Williams, Tucker Teague


	Mary Bloomberg and Jim Williams		Jim Williams for retired ASA Executive Secretary Dr. Roger Hunsley


	Jim Williams and Jimmy Linthicum		Butchie, the real behind the scenes leader of the Pembrook Cattle Company crew


	Brock Meyer of the Pembrook crew getting ready for the show		We have the best crew at the show...at least in our opinions! Jay Creamer and Adam back at the V8 stalls


	Danny May is a huge part of the behind the scenes show day success of V8 Shorthorns		Emily Forgason and Charlee Jo Teague


	Brooke Bennett and Rachel Williams		The adorable Brett Pembrook!


	Catherine Williams with the "Coach of the Year" for Intercollegiate Livestock Judging, Blake Bloomberg

	V8 Fall Newsletter
		We are happy to announce our fall newsletter from V8 Ranch. Take a look at stories and events from the past few months at the ranch!

	OUR FIRST SHORTHORN PLUS DONOR We are happy to present our first ShorthornPlus donor, purchased from Bauman Cattle in Wyoming. We have been familiar with the Bauman operation for several years, since Ranch House Designs handles their web site and advertising. Jim has also judged several Charolais shows where he has really noticed their cattle and the great job they are doing in their program. For the past few years we have been looking at their sale offering and looking for a th/pha free Shorthorn x Charolais donor cow. 5041 is a Suspect x Shorthorn who's bloodline goes back to Laci Lehman's old Shorthorn genetics from WHR Shorthorns. 5041 was the Champion Composite Heifer at the Charolais Junior Nationals a few years ago, as well as winning several shows for Kassi Bauman. We flushed her this week to Grey Goose and are very excited about the calves we'll have coming soon!

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We've got everyone on the ranch committed to updating these pages -- even Jim -- with Luann's help. So be sure to check us out!

2009 All Americans from V8

In April 2009 the American Shorthorn Association announced the winners for the annual P.A.C.E. Show Program, which recognizes the most successful show animals at a variety of ASA Sanctioned Shows across the country. V8 Shorthorns was proud to have raised 6 All American winners this year. The association names a champion and a reserve winner in each division, as well as 3 honorees for each divisions. Winners raised by V8 Shorthorns include:

Miss V8 MOna's Hip Hop ET - 2009 Show Heifer of the Year and All American Champion —Early Spring Yearling Females (1,100 points) Owned by Charlee Teague, Ft. Morgan, CO. What can we say about Hip Hop other than she is the most successfully shown heifer ever raised by V8 Shorthorns. From her showring debut as a baby when she was reserve in the junior show at Denver to being the 2008 National Champion, this female is a favorite of ours. She was Grand Champion Female at the American Royal and Louisville in 2008 as well as Supreme Champion at the Colorado State Fair.
Mr. V8 Diego D 50Tg- All American Reserve —Junior Yearling Bulls (430 points) Owned by V8 Shorthorns and Meadow Lane Farms, MO. Diego had quite a run this summer at the midwest state fairs, winning Supreme Champion Bull at the Colorado State Fair. He capped off his career by winning his Division at Louisville this year. Though, he is more of a beef-industry bull than just a fancy show bull. The Bertz Family from Missouri was so impressed with Diego in the stalls at Louisville this year, they purchased him as their herd bull.
Miss V8 SULL I'm Fooled ET - All American Champion —Late Spring Yearling Females (495 points) Owned by Charlee Teague, Ft. Morgan, CO. I'm Fooled has been a popular and consistent class winner and division champion throughout her show career. She was a clear division winner in this class, winning by 95 points.
Miss V8 greta grey-bo - All American Honoree —Junior Heifer Calf Division (313 points) Owned by Ross Goodrum, Mexia, TX. Greta Grey Bo's highlights include Grand Champion Heifer at the 2009 Houston Open Show, Reserve Division Champion at the Houston Junior Show, Division Champion at the 2008 NAILE Junior Show, and Class Winner at the 2008 NAILE Open Show, as well as several class winners at PACE shows.
Miss V8 Monas Jitterbug - All American Honoree —Senior Heifer Calf Division (370 points) Owned by Shelby Teague, Ft. Morgan, CO. Jitterbug was a class winner at the 2008 Shorthorn Junior Nationals, 2008 NAILE Junior Show, and Reserve Division Champion at the 2008 NAILE Junior Show. She was also very successful at summer 2008 PACE shows and state fairs.
Miss V8 Mona Michelle 34353 - All American Honoree —Senior Yearling Females (150 points) Owned by Kearns Farms, Waterman, IL. Always a favorite, Mona Michelle was the Reserve National Champion at Denver in 2008 along with countless other wins. She was a division champion at Junior Nationals as a calf in 2007 and later a division champion at Louisville that year.
Mr. V8 resolution ET - All American Honoree —Junior Bull Calves (265 points) Owned by Colton Knight, Mt. Olive, MS. Resolution is an outstanding herd sire for the Knight family in Mississippi. Before they purchased him and took him down south, Resolution won several classes as a young bull on the V8 Shorthorns showstring. When Colton purchased him, he became one of the most dominating Shorthorn bulls in the southeast. One of his highlight wins includes being the Champion Shorthorn Bull at the 2009 Dixie National.

	Louisville 2008 Snapshots! We had our best Louisville ever in 2008! At our National Shorthorn Show, we had the largest showstring in the Shorthorn barn and ended up with several winners including breeding Miss V8 Mona's Hip Hop, the 2009 National Champion Shorthorn Female, owned by Charlee Jo Teague of Colorado. Mr. V8 Diego D also was Division 4 Champion in the bull show and drew several extremely positive comments from judge Dan Hoge. Prior to the show, Harold and Melisa Bertz of Meadow Lane Farms chose Diego to become their new herd sire. Here are a few snapshots from Louisville.


	Kallie Fuchs, Dean Fuchs, and Catherine Williams		Richard Scott and Lex Forgason


	Charlee Jo Teague, Brett Richard, and Emily Forgason		Emily Forgason lends a hand to Blake Bunch during the NAILE Jr. Show


	Jim Williams and Boyd Strope of Abertees		Erin Forgason shows Foolish Goose to the top of the class at the NAILE Junior Show


	Cindy Cagwin Johnston and Brooke Cagwin celebrated with us after the show.		What's this! A Brahman in Louisville! Brett Richard shows his Brahman heifer in the junior show.


	The newest Shorthorn breeder! Congratulations to the Ippensen and Miller families on new baby Troy!		Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Goodrum at the stalls.


	The best fitting crew in the barn! (We think!!) Danny May, Johnny Johnson, and Ky Steirwalt working on Diego.		Shelby, Tucker, Laura and Charlee Jo Teague getting ready for a big show day with Catherine at the stalls.


	Old friends from Michigan State! Rachel Williams and Andrew McPeake catching up on old times in the make up ring.		This helpful young man on the Cates Farms crew takes a break in the make up ring!


	Travis Pembrook shows Diego in the champion drive at Louisville. Thanks to the Bertz for purchasing Diego.

	V8 shorthorns supreme at colorado! V8 Shorthorns dominated the recent 2008 Colorado State Fair Open and Junior Show! Our leading bull in our showstring, Diego, was named Champion Shorthorn and later Supreme Champion Bull of all breeds in the Open Show. In the heifer show, Charlee Jo Teague exhibited Miss V8 Mona's Hip Hop to the champion spot on several occassions! First, she was named Champion Shorthorn and went on to be Supreme Champion Female of All Breeds in the Junior Show. On the next day, she did the same thing in the Open Show! Congratulations on your great job with Hip Hop!!


	Miss V8 Mona’s Hip Hop ET Supreme Champion Female- All Breeds 2008 Colorado State Fair Open and Junior Show Congratulations Charlee Jo Teague!		Mr. V8 Diego D 50T6 CF Solution X WR4 Delila D R750 Supreme Champion Bull - All Breeds 2008 Colorado State Fair Owned By V8 Shorthorns!

	V8 All-americans — a banner year The American Shorthorn Association has recently announced the winners of their "All American" program for the 2007-2008 year. These awards are given each year based on point accumulation at certain Shorthorn shows across the nation each year.


	Miss V8 Mollie Jo 93S2 SR Red Riders Drive x CF Myrtle Bo 93 TP Show Heifer of the Year All American Early Spring Yearling Female Owned With Sullivan Farms		Mr. V8 D'BrickashaW 115S2 WHR Sonny 8114 x DFS Little Cedar Janet 925 Show Bull of the Year All American Junior Yearling Bull Owned with Teague Diversified

	We also raised these All American winners: • Miss V8 Beverly Hills - Reserve All American Junior Heifer Calf. Owned by Scott Family Shorthorns. • Miss V8 How About That - Reserve All American Winter Heifer Calf. Owned by Scott Family Shorthorns. • Miss V8 Mona Michelle - All American Senior Heifer Calf. Owned by Jake Bloomberg. • Miss V8 Razzle Dazzle - Reserve All American Early Spring Yearling Female. Owned by Brandon Tharp. • Mr. V8 Diego D - All American Junior Bull Calf. Owned by V8 Shorthorns. • CF V8 Versatile - Reserve All American Junior Bull Calf. Owned by Hi View, Cates Farms, and V8 Shorthorns.

	Denver 2008 Recap V8 Shorthorns had an excellent Denver! Jim, Rachel, and Catherine all braved the cold weather to promote our Shorthorn cattle and spend time with our many friends that raise them, too! Special thank you to Nancy Ferguson from Hillside Ranch in Oregon for purchasing our heifer in the National Shorthorn Sale. Congratulations to Charlee Teague for winning Reserve Grand Champion in the Junior Show with Miss V8 Mona's Hip Hop ET, and also to Jake Bloomberg for exhibiting the Reserve National Champion Female in the Open Show with Miss V8 Mona Michelle. We couldn't be more proud of these two outstanding juniors for their accomplishments with their V8 cattle! Travis and Beth Pembrook were the recipients of the American Shorthorn Association Herdsman of the Year award. This award is given in honor of Lawrence Grathwohl, and is one of the most presitigous honors given in the breed. Congratulations Travis and Beth on your much deserved honor! Also, special congratulations to Luke Neumayr and the Texas A&M Livestock Judging Team for their success at Denver. Luke was named the High Individual in the judging contenst, and the Aggie team also won the contest. Ben Warfield, Shorthorn Junior Board Member, is also a member of the winning judging team. The team is coached by Blake Bloomberg (Jake's older brother) and Zach Rambo. Congratulations! We are very proud of you all!


	Judge Chris Sankey selects Charlee and Hip Hop for Reserve Grand Champion in the Junior Show at Denver 2008		Miss V8 Mona Michelle - 2007 Reserve National Champion Female Congratulations to the Bloomberg family on all of your success with Mona Michelle!


	Travis Pembrook accepts the Herdsman of the Year award from the family of Lawrence Grathwohl.		National Lassie Queen Torie Schwartz, Catherine, and Luke take time to pose for a picture at the V8 Shorthorns stalls.


	Luke and Chris Mullinix (Luke's former coach at Butler) after Luke won High Individual in the Judging Contest		Luke and Texas A&M judging team coaches Blake Bloomberg (left) and Zach Rambo (right)


	Charlee Teague and Mona's Hip Hop winning Reserve Grand Champion in the Junior Show at Denver.		Jake Bloomberg and Mona Michelle winning Reserve Grand Champion in the Open Show.


	Catherine and Luke after the Judging Awards Banquet		Rachel, Charlee Teague, and Shelby Teague pose for a photo at the barn in Denver

	Finishing Up A Great Fall We have had an excellent fall at V8! We had a great fall show season attending many state fairs, the American Royal in Kansas City, and the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Kentucky. We also enjoyed our Thanksgiving tradition of watching the Texas A&M football team beat the University of Texas. Here are some snapshots of the highlights of our fall. We would like to wish all of our friends a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Hope to see you all in Denver!


	Jim and Luann at the A&M vs. Texas Football Game		Williams Family at the A&M vs. Texas Football Game


	Catherine and Luke at the A&M vs. Texas Football Game		Rachel and Jim at the A&M vs. Texas Football Game


	Charlee Teague in the makeup ring at Louisville, listening to advice from Beth Pembrook.		Evan and Danny Acevedo in the makeup ring at Louisville


	Evan Acevedo practicing setting up his heifer in the makeup ring at Louisville 2007		V8 Stalls - Louisville 2007


	Charlee Teague and Miss V8 Dena D at Kansas City 2007		Charlee Teague and Jim at Kansas City 2007


	Samantha Schrag and Catherine at Kansas City 2007		Mollie Jo Winning Reserve Grand Champion at Kansas City 2007


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