scone.com.auTatter Takes Dog Trick Day
TATTER is this year’s high jump winner at the Jack Johnston Memorial Day, clearing a height of 2.4 metres to the cheers of local school children.
See gallery and video below.
One of his competitors tried to throw the others off the scent by giving an impromptu urine sample at the foot of the jump, but Tatter stayed on track to win.
Most small school children struggle to remember it is the Jack Johnston Memorial Day, but readily identify with ‘dog trick day’ when they can watch dog tricks, see sheep being shawn, farriers shoe horses, draught horses work, eat some freshly made damper and get up close and personal with the range of things that happen on a farm.
Trish Murray from St Mary’s primary school in Scone said it was a great excursion for children.
“Lots of the children live in Scone, but it doesn’t mean they have seen a sheep being shawn or see what a farrier does,” said Mrs Murray.
“There is also a bit if history with the draught horses at work and they all love the dog jumping; actually that’s my favourite too,” she laughed.
Jim making a jump:
View gallery:
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- Snow Purcell with his dog Tatter who took out this year’s dog high jump at the Jack Johnston Memorial Day.
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- Chris Caslick wih his horse Pandora performing tricks.
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- Amy Nicholls and Amanda Albury with showbags from Regional Australia Bank and Chris Caslick with Pandora.
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- Mouse the kelpie riding Mickey the minuture pony with trainer Chris Caslick.
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- Emma Ridley from Godolphin showing children from the Yellow Cottage the different foods horses eat.
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- Robert Bester trying some molasses.
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- Emma Ridley from Godolphin teaching children from Aberdeen primary school about the thoroughbred.
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- Farriers at work.
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- The smoke from the red hot shoe drew lots of surprise from the crowd of little people.
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- Ready to see a sheep being shawn.
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- Shearing a sheep at the Jack Johnston Memorial Day.
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- Tac Towns making damper for the hungry crowd.
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- Michael Sith was on the sausage sizzle for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
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- Draught horses showing children how they work a field.
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- Tattor almost there on the last jump.
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- Tattor is over the 2.4 metre jump to win the dog high jump.
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- The tail end of Tattor’s winning jump.