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     The Rife flock was started the fall of 1961 with a few older bred ewes from Lowell Douce. Productivity has always been our foremost emphasis. Through those formative years, two Hartzell rams, 66-67 and 70-31, each from Emil's high indexing sets of twins their respective year, really exploded the productivity trait for us. Twenty-five top females from the Newcomer flock gave us a boost in the late 70's and early 80's. Five Grand, Mamuth, and Lucky Strike continued moving us forward through the 80's. The use of the phenomenal Barnes stud ram 3-K from '91 to '96 kicked us into orbit.  Over the past five years, three elite stud rams have redefined the image of Rife Shropshires and taken us to the next level. Cornerstone, Raspberry, and Flair gave us the "modern look" without sacrificing productivity. These rams cleaned up our front ends, squared up our hips, and gave us the size we needed to compete. The daughters of these rams make up the majority of our brood ewe flock and continue to produce fantastic lambs year after year! Our flock has consistently produced National Champions and, above all, sheep that perform for our customers, not only in the show ring, but also, more importantly, in their flock. At Rife Shropshires, we continually strive to produce sheep with style, breed character and grow-ability. The genetic base that our flock now maintains gives buyers the confidence for the predictability they deserve. |
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 2012 Lamb Sires Golden Ticket |Heavy Hitter | Impulse | Trailblazer |Jayhawk | Senior Trip | Wild Billy
Shown above is our 2012 Shropshire yearling ram pen. Most of these rams were used for spring lambs.
Golden Ticket's mother is the dam of Tim Robert's 2006 Supreme Champion Ewe at the Houston Livestock Expo. Golden Ticket is stylish and sound. He combines muscle with pattern. He is square hipped and upfronted. He was Champion Ram at the 2009 Ohio State Fair Shropshire Open Show. Golden Ticket placed second to the Reserve National Champion Ram in a tough early spring ram lamb class at the 2009 NAILE Shropshire Open Show. Golden Ticket was used for fall and spring 2012 lambs.
Heavy Hitter, Rife 09-178 (RR NN) Heavy Hitter was used last year by Jane Swizter and Steve Ford of IN. Heavy Hitter was used for spring 2012 lambs.
Impulse, Cabaniss (QR NN) Impulse is a rugged boned ram with natural thickness. He is square hipped and sound topped. We love his short ears and white wool. Impluse has outstanding Shropshire breed character. Special Thanks to Jane Switzer and Steve Ford of IN for allowing us to use Impulse for fall lambs. The lambs look fantasic! Trailblazer, Hawkins 1105 (RR NN) Trailblazer was Reserve Jr. Champion Shropshire Ram at the 2011 Midwest Stud Ram Sale where we purchased him from Joy Hawkins of Oregon. His twin sister was 8th February ewe lamb for Joy at the 2011 NAILE in Louisville. Trailblazer was used for spring 2012 lambs. Trailblazer Jayhawk, Ebert 1047 (RR NN) He was Champion Ram for Monica at the Midwest Preview Show last summer. Jayhawk is sired by a top HiDef son that was purchased from us at the Shropshire Classic. On the dam side, he goes back to a very productive Cabaniss ewe. Jayhawk was used for spring 2012 lambs. Jayhawk Senior Trip, Creamer Farms 11104 (RR NN) Senior Trip was 2nd place January ram lamb at the 2011 Ohio State Fair Open Shropshire Show. His twin sister placed high at both the 2011 Ohio State Fair and the 2011 NAILE Shropshire Shows for Jake Mingus. Senior Trip was used for spring 2012 lambs. Senior Trip Wild Billy, Bryant Shropshires 11-093 Wild Billy was Supreme Champion Meat Ram at the 2011 Buckeye Youth Extravaganza. Wild Billy was used for spring 2012 lambs. Wild Billy Reference Sires Duke, Rife 04-142 (RR
NN) | Pedigree | Semen Available! 09 Iowa State Fair - Res. Champ. Ewe Deceased. Mojo, Sweet 265 (RR
NN) | Pedigree Mojo is now the lead stud ram for 3-D Sheep Farm. Sired: 09 NAILE - Reserve National Screamer, Rife 07-037 (RR NN) | Pedigree Sired: 08 NAILE - Reserve National Champion Ram Thanks to Bryan Miller of Maryland for purchasing Screamer. Winn Dixie, CLSF 0629 (RR NN) | Pedigree Sired: 09 Big E - Supreme Shropshire | Champion Shropshire Ram, "Outrage" Thanks to Jim Kipp of Wisconsin for purchasing Winn Dixie. Rhino, Rife 08-069 (RR NN) | Pedigree Rhino was 2nd place in the early spring ram lamb class in the 2008 National Shropshire Open Show in Louisville. He then placed 2nd at the 2009 Ohio State Fair as a yearling. Sired: 09 Ohio State Fair - Champion Shropshire Ram, "Golden Ticket" Thanks to Rob & Ron Brown of Pennsylvaina for purchasing Rhino to follow up on their Foreplay daughters. HiDef, Rife 08-078 (RR NN) | Pedigree Sired: 09 Ohio State Fair - Res. Champ. Ewe Deceased. Intense, Rife 09-070 (RR NN) | Pedigree He has extraordinary length and style. Genetically he should grow into a big, upfronted stud ram. Deceased. Show Pony, Cole Farms 3071 (RR NN) | Pedigree Show Pony has sired 4 lamb crops for Switzer Shrops of Redkey, Indiana. We are simply elated to have acquired him on September 18th from Jane and Steve. We immediately put him with a fabulous set of 25 spring ewe lambs. Show Pony is extremely high headed, clean chested, and thick rumped. His short ears, color, and natural style are most
impressive. While chasing ewes in the pasture he prances like a true Show Pony!  Randy and Julie Rife 2423 Clifton Road • Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387 (937) 767-1871 • email: rifeflockmaster@hughes.net Visitors Always Welcome! We're located midway between Richmond, Indiana and Columbus, Ohio, south of I-70 at Exit 54. |
