Among the record number of entries in the equestrian events at this year's East Otago Show in Palmerston on Saturday, Brin Millar, of Outram, rides Rosie, under the guiding hand of her mother, Teresa. Photo: Hamish MacLean
Among the record number of entries in the equestrian events at this year's East Otago Show in Palmerston on Saturday, Brin Millar, of Outram, rides Rosie, under the guiding hand of her mother, Teresa. Photo: Hamish MacLean
Brin Millar has the poise of a seasoned pro.
The 6-year-old Outram girl has been riding since she was 4. And at the East Otago Show in Palmerston on Saturday her 12-year-old mount, Rosie, was doing just fine.
"She's been a good girl," Brin's mother, Teresa Millar, agreed.
Meanwhile, ona bit of a steeper learning curve, newly elected Palmerston and Waihemo A&P Association president Garry Dodd, of Dunback, said he was enjoying his first time taking up the reins at the venerable Palmerston show.
With roots dating back to 1865, the show was a well-oiled machine, but there had been several small changes, including a slight change to traffic control, that were making a difference.
With nearly 200 competitors in eight or nine events each, there was a record number of equestrian entries. Because of the national outbreak of the cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis, there were no cattle entries this year. And sheep and fleece entries were light.
But next year, there would be new stock yards at the site and Mr Dodd planned for more stock entries. Trade entries remained strong. The weather played along, with the sun shining on the several hundred people who came along to where the town meets the country.
