Winton Qld June 4 2016
Winton Qld June 4 2016 Finally, the big show day had arrived. I was up bright and early, only to be greeted by an all-encompassing thick fog. A strategic return to bed was in order. On our second attempt, after showers and breakfast and sitting about, we made it to the entrance gates at a fashionable 10:30. Rats, we had already missed the Middle-weight short-horn long eared heifers and had to content ourselves with the judging of the #2 stock handlers. These are (generally) kids from the Ag. schools from near and far that turn up in their best show uniforms: dungarees, country shirt, starched and bleached white coat and new Akubra. Its interesting to watch these young country folk going through their paces: each one leads a beast in on a short lead and has to demonstrate how well they can control that beast using just the lead and a stick that looks like a #7 golf club, only pointier. Considering that the animals are usually very much larger and heavier than the handler, they do re...