Watching the short head are (from left) Neville Powell, of Waimate, Gary Anderson, of Fairlie, Drew McLeod, of Hakataramea, Sam Edh, of Waimate, and Johnny Longley, of Lawrence. Mr Longley grew up in Hakataramea and ran his first huntaway on the course...
A the age of 86, Angus Ferguson, from Ardgowan in North Otago, reckoned he was the oldest in the field ‘‘by a street’’. The two dogs he took to Hakataramea, Jess and Jake, got their sheep to the pen but not into it. Mr Ferguson had pups at home, one...
Cattle Creek shepherd Bella Martin and Oi head off the short head course after failing to pen the sheep. Ms Martin said she was a newcomer to dog trialling herself, and Oi was also just starting out. ‘‘She did pretty well.’’
Waitaki Dog Trial Club life member Keppel Taylor catches up with his daughter Jules Taylor, who has been running the club’s ‘‘baa’’ since she achieved her licence a few years ago.
Huntaway judge Ryan Hussey, from the Ashburton Gorge, watches progress on the course.
The Waitaki Dog Trial Club held its trials at Hakataramea on February 28 and 29, straddling Collie Hills’ flat land and Glen Cary’s hills. The merino sheep proved somewhat stubborn, especially as the heat built up. Central Rural Life reporter Sally Brooker went along on the first day.
Photos: Sally Brooker
