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Royal Highland Show preview: Dedication pays off for Bluefaced Leicester breeder

High standards from the start have certainly paid off for Bluefaced Leicester breeder Jamie Pirie who is testament that hard work pays off in the end

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Jamie Pirie is based at Blarnavaid, the family鈥檚 farm at Drymen.
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Jamie Pirie is based at Blarnavaid, the family鈥檚 farm at Drymen.

When 10-year-old Jamie Pirie asked for two Bluefaced Leicester gimmers for his Christmas, he dreamed of one day exhibiting at the Royal Highland Show. Not even in those dreams did he imagine that 17 years...

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