Went to my hometown A&P show on Saturday in Methven. It's their equivalent of the county fair. Only one day though. They had lots of things that I found interesting. The horse events were really neat. Had never seen Dressage and Show Jumping so that was really neat. Lots of beautiful horses. (And the riders weren't bad either! ) The wood chopping was pretty cool. Amazing how fast some of the guys can chop through a log. They had a pretty nice display of antique tractors which was nice to see. Had three John Deere Two-Cylinders. Lots of European makes. And a fair display of modern equipment. I thought the big moldboard plow behind the John Deere tractor was interesting. Never seen one like it before. Other things I saw but failed to take photos of were competition sheep shearing, little girls doing Scottish Highland Dancing which was really cool. Missed out on the sheep dog trials. I found it hard to see everything when they pack it all into one day. Lots of things going on at once.There was not a lot of livestock there. Perhaps 100 different sheep and 50 dairy heifers. Not sure why they do it that way. None the less it was a good day.
Sounds like fun events to attend! Is there a lot of people of Scottish descent that are transplanted in New Zealand? The step dancing and bagpipes seem like they would be out of place.
ReplyDeleteI was talking with a patient at the dental office the other day who spent 9 1/2 months in New Zealand. He did some work-study. He said it was the best experience and he has plans to go back someday when he can afford the fare!