Emily Parlato (Acorn), Annabelle Parlato (Stormy), Cohen Parlato (Snow), Jonathan Parlato (Frosty), Joel Fraser (Thunder) and Grayson Parlato (Spotty) at the Horowhenua Girls and Boys Agricultural Day
Emily Parlato (Acorn), Annabelle Parlato (Stormy), Cohen Parlato (Snow), Jonathan Parlato (Frosty), Joel Fraser (Thunder) and Grayson Parlato (Spotty) at the Horowhenua Girls and Boys Agricultural Day
A group of Opiki cousins dominated the kid section at the Horowhenua Girls and Boys Agricultural Day.
It was nearly a Parlato clean-sweep for young goat section of show, with Emily, Annabelle, Cohen, Jonathan and Grayson Parlato all getting ribbons with their respective kids - Acorn, Stormy, Snow, Frosty and Spotty late last week.
The only fly in the ointment was their schoolmate Joel Fraser, who along with Thunder managed to feature among the placings to prevent a Parlato whitewash.
Opiki School student Joel Fraser's goat Thunder was a handful at the Horowhenua Boys and Girls Agricultural Day.
The feisty Thunder proved a handful for Fraser, but behaved when it mattered.
Kids and lambs took centre stage at the competition in the absence of calves again. There were just two gaps in the champion calf shield since 1930 - one during World War II, and the other due to fears of M. bovis.
But calves could make a return to what is one of the oldest clubs in New Zealand next year.
Lambs judging at the Horowhenua Boys and Girls Agricultural Club at Levin Showgrounds.
Club secretary Carol Christensen said nine rural schools between Opiki and Tokomaru in the north, and Te Horo in the south, were involved, and some of those schools held calf days this year under MPI guidelines.
"Hopefully, we will have calves back next year. We normally have around 100 entries," she said.
There was a disinfectant footwear bath where the soles of shoes were soaked before entering the show arena to prevent any possible spread of disease.
Christensen said the club was a non-profit organisation run by volunteers.
"Our aim is to foster caring in our community through the teaching of our children to care for an animal or garden. We wish to encourage this well into the future," she said.
"Each year in November, nine local rural schools run their own agricultural days. We supply ribbons, certificates and the judges for these events."
Brother and sister Jett and Sophia Parkes from Oahu School at the Horowhenua Grils and Boys Agricultural Show with their lambs Mac and Lucy.
"This normally involves hundreds of children raising lambs, calves, and kids. Also vegetable and flower gardens. After the school week has finished for animals, the children can enter and bring their animals to Levin to our Group Final day."
RESULTS: LAMB SECTION SENIOR BEST PET LAMB 1st Tamara Anderson Opiki School 2nd Emily Oliver Te Horo School 3rd Reagan O'Connor Opiki School VHC Jana Vodanovich Otaki College HC Violet Hudson Ohau School SENIOR CARE & REARING – TARARUA CUP 1sT Tamara Anderson Opiki School 2nd Violet Hudson Ohau School 3rd Isla Sweeney Opiki School VHC Hayden Stewart Tokomaru School HC Isla Rountree Te Horo School JUNIOR BEST PET LAMB 1sT McKenzie Masters Manakau School 2nd Sabrina Gubb Ohau School 3rd Rosa Guthre Te Horo School VHC Olivia Robinson Koputaroa School HC Lexie Guthrie Te Horo School JUNIOR CARE & REARING – RINGAWHATI CUP 1sT McKenzie Masters Manakau School 2nd Sophia Parkes Ohau School 3rd Tilly Easton Poroutawhao School VHC Jett Parkes Ohau School HC Lexie Gutrie Te Horo School CHAMPION LAMB – LEVIN SHEEP FARMERS CUP Tamara Anderson Opiki School RESERVE CHAMPION LAMB – SHEEP FARMERS CUP Emily Oliver Te Horo School
HOROWHENUA BOYS & GIRLS AGRICULTURAL CLUB GROUP FINAL DAY RESULTS – KID 2016 JUNIOR BEST PET KID 1st Grayson Parlato Opiki School 2nd Joel Fraser Opiki School 3rd Jonathan Parlato Opiki School VHC Cohen Parlato Opiki School HC Annabelle Parlato Opiki School JUNIOR CARE & REARING 1st Joel Fraser Opiki School 2nd Grayson Parlato Opiki School 3rd Cohen Parlato Opiki School VHC Jonathan Parlato Opiki School HC Annabelle Parlato Opiki School SENIOR BEST PET 1st Emily Parlato Opiki School SENIOR CARE & REARING 1sT Emily Parlato Opiki School CHAMPION KID – GEBBIE CUP Grayson Parlato Opiki School RESERVE CHAMPION KID Joel Fraser Opiki School BEST CARE & REARING – SQUIRE FAMILY SHIELD Joel Fraser Opiki School
TROPHY RESULTS FOR GROUP FINAL DAY 2019 GEBBIE CUP Champion Kid GRAYSON PARLATO – OPIKI SCHOOL SQUIRE FAMILY SHIELD Best Care & Rearing – Kid JOEL FRASER – OPIKI SCHOOL TARARUA CUP Senior Care & Rearing – Lamb TAMARA ANDERSTON – OPIKI SCHOOL RINGAWHATI CUP Junior Care & Rearing – Lamb MCKENZIE MASTERS – MANAKAU SCHOOL
LEVIN DISTRICT SHEEP FARMERS CUP Champion Lamb TAMARA ANDERSTON – OPIKI SCHOOL SHEEP FARMERS CUP Reserve Champion Lamb EMILY OLIVER – TE HORO SCHOOL
JOYCLAS TROPY Best Diary COHEN PARLATO –OPIKI SCHOOL
