Sheep!

Sheep Trials

On the way across the bottom of the South Island we stopped at a sheep herding trial. Really just a coincidence that I saw it out of the corner of my eye while driving 100 kph down a lonely stretch of country road. One of those things that you don't read about in travel books or the lonely plant that we are constantly on the look out for. There were no tourists just locals enjoying something they love to do. The old man to the right explained the whole objective. Basically the herder with their dog runs a set of sheep through a series of obstacles. The winner does it in the shortest amount of time

Jon