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2022 National Katahdin Show - Louisville, Kentucky

LADY DI_2611 B - SUPREME CHAMPION EWE - NAILE - CHAMPION KATAHDIN EWE - LOUISVILLE KY - NO
"first Lady" - RIV 956 - Supreme Champion ewe  
2022 North American International Livestock Exposition

Sired by Gunslinger 

Congratulations to Kiefer Sheep Farm, Chad & Elizabeth Kiefer from Patton, Missouri!

LADY DI_1365 DD - BRAYDEN BURBRINK - CHAMPION KATAHDIN RAM - NAILE - OPEN SHOW - LOUISVILL
Junior Champion Ram & Reserve Champion Ram Overall

Bred by Brayden Burbrink, Columbus, Indiana.

Sired by RIV 9292 "High Genes"

Keep up the good work!

LADY DI_1289 - NELSH - KATAHDIN RAM - TAG #0963 - NAILE - LOUISVILLE KY - NOV 22 - DJS COP
"Smoke N Gun" - RIV 963

Our popular 2nd place Fall Ram Lamb. Sold to Lauden Acres of Dalmatia, PA to use on their "Long Genes" (2019 Midwest Sale Supreme Champion Ram) ewes. Thank you for your support of our program!

2022 Midwest Stud Ram Sale - Sedalia, Missouri

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"Equalizer"- RIV 929
Champion ram

High selling of all breeds.

Sold to Eric Dalton, Mountain View Farm

Benton, Tennessee

LADY DI_5238 C - RIVIERA - LOT #400- CHAMPION KATAHDIN EWE - JR. CHAMPION - 1ST JAN EL - M
Champion and Junior Champion Ewe

Sold to Brayden Burbrink, Indiana.

Brayden also bought our record selling bred yearling ewe.

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Champion Ewe at Leroy Boyd Jr. Show

Shown and owned by Gracelyn Hancock from Illinois. She purchased this ewe as a lamb from us last year. 

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Congratulations, Gracelyn!

2021 National Katahdin Show - Louisville, Kentucky

A big thank you to everyone that made this our best year! Have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year!  GOD BLESS ALL!

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Fall lambs are on the ground, We have the best stud prospect ever, contact us, and see them after Dec 15!

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We don't have have numbers, We just breed GOOD SHEEP that BREED ON!

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RIV 896
Champion Ewe - 1st Place Fall Ewe Lamb
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"Equalizer" - RIV 929
Our Popular Fall Ram Lamb at the NAILE

He's a "Long Distance" son out of "Cocoa" (a Smith ewe).  We plan to breed him for 2022 fall lambs,

We have had a lot interest in him this spring, We are thinking about taking him to Sedalia.

2021 Midwest Stud Ram Sale - Sedalia, MO

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"Gunslinger"
Champion Ram at 2021
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1st Place Fall Ram Lamb
Midwest Stud Ram Sale

Sold to Robert Huff of Virginia.
We are really excited about the 2021 fall lambs

out of this ram.

2021 Big Ohio Katahdin Sale

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RIV 903
Reserve Champion Ewe - 1st Place Fall Ewe Lamb

High selling Katahdin of the sale.

We sold her twin brother to Mike & Hilda Jones of Georgia.

RIV 901
2nd Place Fall Ewe Lamb

Another high selling ewe. Thank you Brayden Burbrink from Indiana. He purchased RIV 901 and 903 from the sale.

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"Bingo" - RIV 914
2nd Place Fall Ram Lamb

Second highest selling ram of the sale.

Thank you to John Hall of Hall Katahdins in Maryland for your purchase of this ram.

2020 National Katahdin Show - Louisville, Kentucky

Congratulations to the Burbrink Family on a great day at the National Katahdin Show.

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RIV 838 - RR
Champion Ewe
1st Yearling Ewe & Senior Champion Ewe
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Reserve Grand Champion Ewe
1st March Ewe Lamb & Junior Champion Ewe

She is dammed by RIV 629 - Champion Ewe at the 2019 Midwest Sale purchased by Brayden Burbrink.

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RIV 858
1st Fall Ewe Lamb & Reserve Senior Champion Ewe

Maternal half sister to "Long Genes". Record selling Katahdin ram at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale.

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Congratulations on a great day!!!

In addition to the photos above, the Burbrink Family had Grand Champion Ram on RIV 864, a fall ram lamb sired by Random Draw and dammed by "Bambi" (see below) 2018 National Champion Ewe, 1st Pair of Ram Lambs, 1st Pair of Yearling Ewes, 1st Pair of Ewe lambs and received the Premier Exhibitor award.

2019 Midwest Stud Ram Sale

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"Long Genes" RIV 780
Supreme Champion Ram & Record Selling Katahdin

Sold to Lauden Acres, Pennsylvania

Champion Ewe
1st Place Fall Ewe Lamb

Sold to Brayden Burbrink, Indiana

2019 National Katahdin Show - Louisville, Kentucky

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"Lonesome Dove" RIV 847
Reserve Senior Champion Ewe & 1st Fall Ewe Lamb
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"longfellow" RIV 850
reserve junior champion ram

Sired by "Long Genes"

Sold to Jessica Larrick, Ohio

We retained breeding rights to this ram.

2019 Big Ohio Sale

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Champion Ewe - 1st Yearling Ewe

Sold to Kari Lovelace, Tennessee

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Reserve Champion Ram - 1st Fall Ram Lamb
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Reserve Champion Ewe - 1st Fall Ewe Lamb

Sold to Clay Hill Ranch, Indiana

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Best Consignment Winner!
Thank you to all our buyers!

Sold to Clay Hill Ranch, Indiana

The Reserve Champion Ram and Ewe are sired by Long Genes. Check out more of his bloodline at the farm!

2018  National Katahdin Show - Louisville, Kentucky

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"Bambi"
Grand Champion Ewe & Senior Champion Ewe

We are honored to be the first recipients of the Doc Kennedy traveling plaque. Thanks to Dave and Jane Smith for letting us acquire this powerful female.

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"Long Genes"
Reserve Senior Champion Ram & 1st Fall Ram Lamb

Sired by "Pistol" out of a "Doc" daughter.

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Reserve Champion Junior Ewe Lamb

Congratulations to Jessica Larrick, Leesburg, Ohio, on her Reserve Junior Champion Ewe that she purchased from us at the Midwest Stud Ram Sale.

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"Twister"
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"Belle" RIV 742 & "Fancy" RIV 744
1st Pair of Yearling EWes

A gorgeous, powerful and productive pair! Both ewes are bred to "Long Genes".

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2nd Place Flock

Flock consisted of "Bambi" (Champion Ewe in the middle), Reserve Senior Champion Ram (left), 1st Pair Yearling Ewes and 1st Pair Ewe Lambs

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3rd March Ram Lamb - Member 1st Pair of Ram Lambs

Sired by "Doc" and dam is "Fancy" our 3rd place Yearling Ewe.

2nd Fall Ram Lamb for Dyer Family Katahdins, Chrisney, Indiana. Purchased from us at The Big Ohio Sale.

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Thank you to our pit crew for all of the help at the show! We couldn't have done it without you.

4th March Ram Lamb

Thank you Chad and Elizabeth Kiefer, Kiefer Farms, Missouri, for purchasing this ram.

2018 Midwest Stud Ram Sale

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Champion Ewe

Thank you Country Lane Katahdins from Maryville, Missouri, for adding this ewe to your flock.

"Willow" - High Selling Ewe!

Rack of Lamb Corral from Windom, Kansas, added this ewe to their flock.

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Reserve Senior Champion Ewe

Owned and sold by Spraberry Acres of Royce City, Texas. She's sired by "Paymaster" RIV 704.

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Our 3 February ewe lambs all placed in top 6.

Thank you to Dyer Family Katahdins for purchasing two of our sale entries and to Jessica Jean Larrick for purchasing our Reserve Junior Champion Ewe.

Big THANK YOU to all our buyers and bidders for a great year!

2018 Big Ohio Sale

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"Twister" - Champion & High Selling Ram

Thank you to the Dyer Family, from Chrisney, Indiana, for purchasing "Twister".

2017 National Katahdin Show - Louisville, Kentucky

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"High Profile" - Reserve Grand Champion Ram

RIV 771 (30) RR DOB: 4/10/17

Reserve Grand Champion & Junior Champion Ram

Half interest sold to Happy Hills Genetics.

Mike & Hilda Jones of West Point, Georgia

He will be the foundation sire of their newly formed flock!

Thank you Mike & Hilda! We wish you much success!

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"Belle" - Reserve Grand Champion Ewe

RIV 742 (6) RR

1st Fall Ewe Lamb & Reserve Grand Champion Ewe

Her pen mate "WILLOW" was 2nd place fall ewe lamb and a real crowd pleaser at the show. 

2016 National Katahdin Show - Louisville, Kentucky

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4th Fall Ram Lamb - RIV 704 - RR
3rd Fall Ewe Lamb- RIV 716 - RR

2015 National Katahdin Show - Louisville, Kentucky

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Senior Champion Ram - 1st Yearling Ram

Shultz 3545

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1st Fall Ewe Lamb

Shultz 3656

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