Dog trial results from Horowhenua AP and I Royal Show

Chief pens some sheep at the Horowhenua AP and I Royal Show.

Wellington Anniversary weekend was a busy one for the dog trialists who follow the show ring trials, with the Levin show on Saturday and Ōhingaiti sports on Monday.

That’s not to mention the annual fundraiser working dog sale that the Parapara- Mākirikiri Sheep Dog Trail Club puts on annually jammed in between the two shows on Sunday.

The Levin show was a royal show this year and the sheep dog trial section is now in the hands of farm manager Jason Barber and his shepherd Tom Whiteman who both work at Lakeview Farms, where the male lambs for the event came from.

Barber and Whiteman did a great job working the well-grown store cryptorchid lambs for the trial.

Tom Whiteman, Dave Smith and Jason Barber pictured at the Horowhenua AP and I Royal Show.

Lakeview supplied the sheep for many years during the time Lindsay and Wendy Schmidt were managing that property so it was good to see them back again.

Major sponsors were Hunting & Fishing Ōtaki. The Whiteman family donated $500 worth of spot prizes.

A total of 68 dogs competed at the trial, many travelling down from the Whanganui centre Hawke’s Bay, and the Wairarapa, and some trialists coming back from competing down south at the New Zealand Tux finals also caught the event .

Vaughan Marfell from the Wairarapa judged the event.

Ohingaiti Sports attracted about 48 dogs and was a very pleasant day out for many.

Rangitīkei Mix (Debbie Clare) were the major sponsor and Jimmy Agate judged the trial.The lambs supplied by Henderson farms were quite lively and freshly shorn, young Ruby Bailey from Turakina first time running a dog put up a great display getting to the pen and won the maiden man/maiden dog.

Ian Burling and Blue after placing at Levin stepped up and won Ohingaiti Sports Trial, back-to-back wins for Burling who took out the event last year with Jay. Wayne Falkner, Josh Brennan and Wade Clare kept things ticking over in the liberating pens, secretary Di Birch proved a good replacement for long-time retired secretary Elaine Bismark.

Results from Levin

Open: 1st Jim Wilson, Wally, 97.5; 2nd Peter Williams, Guide, 96.5; 3rd Guy Peacock, Chief, 95.5; 4th A Clements, Fern, 93.75; 5th Peter Williams, Neve, 93.5; 6th Ian Burling, Blue, 93.

Open/maiden: A Clements, Fern, 93.75; 2nd Ian Burling, Blue, 93; 3rd Don White, Nap, 90.

Local maiden: R McCormack, Jess.

Results from Ohingaiti Sports Day

Open: 1st Ian Burling, Blue, 93; 2nd Dave Schofield, Haig, 93; 3rd Josh Brennan, Tadpole, 89.

Intermediate: 1st Dave Schofield, Haig, 93; 2nd J Brennan, Tadpole, 92; 3rd J Brennan, Thorn, 89.

Open/maiden: Josh Brennan, Tadpole, 92.

Maiden man/maiden dog: Ruby Bailey, Sass, 69