Cattle show Wald/Rehetobel

To the delight of the numerous spectators standing around the Kaien parking lot, some farmers drive their cattle to the show with all the trappings of an alpine drive. Others, however, drive their groomed and cleaned animals to the showground with less effort. There, everyone enters the area under a wooden triumphal arch, which is decorated with fir branches, paper flowers and ribbons, with dairy crockery, with the coats of arms of Wald and Rehetobel and quite often with a welcome message on a wreathed board. The cattle are tied to long poles according to predetermined categories. The judging panel, consisting of experienced farmers, now begins its work. They judge the animals according to their beauty and performance and place them in the correct order. It can take well into the afternoon to place the animals, as the differences between the best breeding cows in particular are small and the work of the judges is correspondingly difficult. The most beautiful animals receive a wreath of paper flowers tied around their horns. In the evening, after the animals are back home in the barn, the farmers and their families meet in the hall of a pub for the show critique and prize-giving. This is followed by a down-to-earth celebration with singing, cheering and dancing.

Time schedule:

- Between 8.30 and 9.30 a.m. the cattle drive takes place

- From 13:30 the award ceremony takes place

- At 4:00 pm is "Abloo": the animals are brought back to the farms.

- The evening is rounded off in a local pub with a show critique and

prize-giving ceremony.

This is followed by a cozy party with singing, cheering and dancing.

Good to know:

- There is a festival restaurant at the Kaien parking lot

- We particularly recommend the wide range of cakes on offer

- There is a straw castle for children

- There are some goats next to the cattle show area,

which can be stroked

- Parking spaces are available around the Kaien parking lot on Heidenerstrasse

and on the Wälderstrasse

- When driving there and back, it is recommended to drive via Heiden

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