Trials sort out who's top dog
Cool conditions tested both man and beast at the second day of the South Island Sheep Dog Trial Championship's at Waihi Gorge yesterday.
About 240 people and twice as many dogs are at Waihi Station this week for five days of trials.
A small tent village has sprung up on the station to cater for the competitors who have come from throughout New Zealand.
The number of competitors taking part in North and South Island events had increased from about 200 several years ago, Canterbury centre president Andy McNab said yesterday. The sport was attracting more younger competitors in the 18- to 25-year age group, he said.
It was a sport in which age was not a barrier, with several septuagenarians and octogenarians also competing.
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