Jake Eden, of Balfour, with Holstein Friesian Becky. Photo / Laura Smith
Jake Eden, of Balfour, with Holstein Friesian Becky. Photo / Laura Smith
Terrier racing, sheep shearing and a well-attended petting zoo were just some of the attractions at this year's Winton A&P Show.
Crowds of people flocked to the annual event, held on Saturday, to spend a sunny Southland day outdoors.
The 106th annual event ran through most of the day andoffered opportunities for people to enter various events such as the pet competition, donkey and mule competitions, beef and dairy cattle competitions and more.
Ten-year-old Jack Eden, of Balfour, showed Becky, his Holstein Friesian, and came second in the Holstein Friesian calf class and fourth in the all-breeds calf class.
Andrew Nilbett entertains at the Winton A&P Show on Saturday by performing stunts in front of, and over, his audience. Photo / Laura Smith
Winton A&P Association president Dellwyn Malcolm said the day was a success, with a "great crowd" of about 4500 people.
It was good to have the dairy and beef cattle back as they had not been allowed to show them the previous three years because of the M. bovis crisis, he said.