Origin of Geelbeksdam Damaras

Since Geelbeksdam is mountainous and predators are abundant, Christine started research on hardy indigenous breeds. As a result of this research, she decided to start a Damara stud, and in 1992 became a founder member of the Damara Sheep Breeders’ Association of South Africa.

She bought stud animals from Mr F. van Emmenes of Bronkhorstspruit. He had already been breeding Damaras for four years, and some of his animals were registered at South African Stud Book. Furthermore, some of the ewes were direct descendants of a previous Namibian champion ram which he sold in 1992 for a record price of approximately  R12500,00  to Mr A. Higgs of Hopetown. She also bought a young ram, 147R1,  the direct F1 descendant of a Himba ram, from Mr van Emmenes. She used the Himba ram (147R1), as well as a stud ram, 97.91.34 , which she bought from Mr Roe Wiid at the National auction in Pretoria in 1992. She bought another young ram, which attained a second place in his class at the National Championships at Rustenburg in 1994, from Mr Clynton Collett. Twenty-four of the Damaras from her stud competed at the National Championships at Rustenburg in 1994 and attained the following places:

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