The Hunterville Huntaway Festival: Video of the Children's Shemozzle. Video Bevan Conley
It all started with three blokes chatting over a beer and now the annual Hunterville Huntaway Festival is 22 years old.
Thomas Powell, Richard Horrocks and Tony Theed thought it would be a good idea to run an event like the Cardrona Shepherds' run in the South Island but witha hill instead of a mountain.
Andy Lock and Digger won the Dog Trial contest.
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The original Shepherds' Shemozzle has since grown to include competitions for teens and children, men's, women's, family, station, masters and school challenges, along with dog trials and shearing contests.
It has also become a family day with stalls and children's activities added to the fun.
Energy giving oranges for young competitors at the Hunterville Huntaway Festival.
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One of the festival founders, Richard Horrocks, was there with his specially designed spitting roasting machine, cooking pork for the hungry competitors working up big appetites.
The overall winner of the Shepherd's Shemozzle was Angus McKelvie and his dog Red.
Mens 1st: Marco Barthelemy & Dodge 2nd: Aaron Haynes & Jazz 3rd: Sean Cummins & Richie Womens 1st: Heather Gee-Taylor & Pip 2nd: Katie Bates & Beau 3rd: Lis Giesen & Dot Masters 1st: James Taylor & Bec 2nd: Gary Vickers & Jim 3rd: George Geisen & Gus Locals Male: Regan Wilson & Kev Female: Louise Stevenson & Plea Station 1st: Otairi Station (Marco Barthelemy, Andy Lock, Ricc Howell) 2nd: Otiwhiti Station (Regan Wilson, Harry Newman, Murdoch Rau) Teens Overall: Flynn Kowaleski Boys 1st: Flynn Kowaleski 2nd: Thomas Pease 3rd: Max Deighton Girls 1st: Ashleigh Alabaster 2nd: Hayley Evans 3rd: Georgina Bryant Children Overall:Tyler Smith Boys 1st: Tyler Smith 2nd: Jack Goodwin 3rd: Archie Giesen
Tyler Smith from Huntley School was the overall winner of the Children's Shemozzle.
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Girls 1st: Charlie Cook 2nd: Jaimie Crofskey 3rd: Holly McIntyre Family 1st: The J Birds (Jo Shiva & Jess Keenan) 2nd: Forget the Dog (Paul Keenan & Josh Keenan) 3rd: Turakina Valley Duo (Ian & Emma Livingston) School Challenge (high school) Wanganui Collegiate (Thomas Pease, Jack Chrystal, Remy Early) School Challenge (primary) Hunterville School (Jack Goodwin, Charlie Cook, Anthony Smailes) Shearing 1st: Bailey Shearing 2nd: Hunterville Shearing 3rd: Ratima Shearing Dog Trials 1st: Andy Lock & Digger 2nd: Nick Tipling & Jude 3rd: Jed McCalley & Boots.
