THE Elizabeth Boughen Youth Challenge Memorial Trophy is a combined challenge incorporating young judges, young paraders and herdsmanship and it is a feature of the Show on Friday.
Points will be awarded per class with the highest combined point scorer being awarded the Elizabeth Boughen Memorial Trophy, which will be a perpetual trophy with the winner’s name engraved on it. The trophy will continue to be awarded each year.
Herdsmanship will be judged on animal welfare, how the animals are treated and looked after, the presentation of the animal, competitor and animal display area and the overall conduct and attitude of the competitor.
There will also be two sections – one for schools and other will be known as the Beef Cattle Youth Challenge.
The perpetual trophy honours the late Elizabeth Boughen who had a proud connection to the Rosewood and surrounding areas and her family have generational connections with the region and the Show – they settled in Rosewood in the 1850s.
Elizabeth was the sixth generation on her family’s Rosewood cattle farm, her father Noel started the Normanton Park Droughtmaster stud in 1991, and in 2006 at just six years of age, Elizabeth started the Block Droughtmaster Stud.
Family member Penny Boughen said Elizabeth loved having a cattle show team and loved the whole experience of training, preparing and parading her animals.
“Elizabeth thought of competing, as not just winning, but as a privilege and she was happy to help others gain confidence and enjoyment from their show participation,” she said.
“This year Elizabeth was looking to expand her experience, as she had been invited by show societies to step up and become part of the judging team.
“Now in memory of Elizabeth, the Rosewood Show Society and Chief Cattle Steward Scott Tait, have designed a challenge to young people interested in demonstrating their cattle care and husbandry.
“This challenge is an opportunity for individuals and members of school teams to display their skills in herdsmanship, parading and cattle judging.”
Following the competition, competitors will be invited to a sausage sizzle and a get together.
“The Boughen family would like to thank the Rosewood Show Society and Scott for all of their efforts in honouring Elizabeth,” Penny said.
Elizabeth passed away on January 11, 2023. She was devoted to helping others, particularly young people, and encouraged them to get involved in what the cattle industry and agricultural shows had to offer.
At the age of nine she began her career as a cattle steward, and throughout her senior schooling at West Moreton Anglican College she was an enthusiastic member of the school cattle show team.
Elizabeth represented the Boonah Show Society, and the West Moreton and Brisbane Valley Sub-Chamber as a finalist in the Rural Ambassador competition at the Royal Brisbane Show.
She was an accomplished cattle judge with one of her highlights being invited to be an associate judge at the 2021 Droughtmaster Futurity in Gatton.
Locally, Elizabeth was the 2019 Marburg Showgirl and a cattle steward, she represented the Rosewood Show Society as the 2018 Showgirl, and she was heavily involved in all areas of the local shows.
