Cattle competitions back at Hawke's Bay A and P show
The Hawke's Bay A & P show starts in Hastings on Wednesday, with stud cattle competitions back on the programme.
Last year for the first time in the show's history there were no competitions for either dairy or beef cattle - due to a lack of interest by breeders in showing their animals.
Chief executive, Michael Pyatt, says a lot of hard work's been done since then to resurrect what has always been a major drawcard.
Two areas of competition which continue to be strong at the show are the dog trials, which has over 150 entries and shearing.
I love watching dog trials. If you haven't seen one, I highly recommend it. New Zealand was founded on the back of the working dog. If it weren't for them, well... i'd hate to speculate.
Having worked in a shearing shed in Australia, I can see why people are just drawn on watching the shearers. It is really mesmorising... plus hey, it's not every day you see boys sweating it out!
Last year for the first time in the show's history there were no competitions for either dairy or beef cattle - due to a lack of interest by breeders in showing their animals.
Chief executive, Michael Pyatt, says a lot of hard work's been done since then to resurrect what has always been a major drawcard.
Two areas of competition which continue to be strong at the show are the dog trials, which has over 150 entries and shearing.
I love watching dog trials. If you haven't seen one, I highly recommend it. New Zealand was founded on the back of the working dog. If it weren't for them, well... i'd hate to speculate.
Having worked in a shearing shed in Australia, I can see why people are just drawn on watching the shearers. It is really mesmorising... plus hey, it's not every day you see boys sweating it out!
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