Riggit Galloway

The Riggit Galloway is a color-defined form of Galloway cattle, the hardy beef breed from south-west Scotland. 'Riggit' is a Scots word referring to the light stripe or panel along the back; animals may be black, red, dun, or another Galloway color on the sides with a white line-backed pattern rather than the full white belt of Belted Galloways. Like other Galloways, they are naturally polled, double-coated, moderate in size, and selected for grazing ability rather than heavy grain-fed growth.

Most Riggit Galloways are kept in small beef herds, conservation groups, and pasture-based systems where their winter coat, easy calving, and ability to use rough forage are useful. The pattern can be important to breeders, but sound structure, fertility, and calm handling should come first. Depending on country and association, Riggit may be recorded as a Galloway color pattern rather than a separate breed, so registration rules and parentage requirements deserve checking before purchase. Horns should not be expected, and a long, weather-shedding coat needs space and ventilation more than intensive grooming.

Colors: Belted, Black, Black and White, Blaze Faced, Blue/Black and White, Blue Roan, Brindle, Brockle Faced, Brown, Brown and White, Dun, Dun and White, Gray, Grey, Highbelt, Highpark, Lineback, Mottled, Pied, Red, Red and White, Red Roan, Riggit, Roan, Silver, Solid Black, Solid Red, Solid White, Speckled, Spotted, White, White Faced, Yellow