OPEN
1st – Dean Incher & Raffa – 282
2nd – Geoff McDougall & Ace – 281 (Fastest time 5m 19s)
3rd – Keilan Bamford & Collin – 188
4th – Keilan Bamford & Duke – 183
5th – Dale Thompson & Jake – 182
IMPROVER
1st – Marc Braybon & Walker – 92
2nd – Ed McFarland & Smudge – 86
3rd – Geoff McDougall & Champ – 82
Fastest time – Herb Cooper & Noah – 5 m 48 s
NOVICE
1st – Geoff McDougall & Jaffa – 190
2nd – Neville Williams & Yanto – 186
3rd – Geoff McDougall & Nugget – 184 (Fastest time 3m 50s)
4th – Shane Maurer & Keeper – 183
5th – Casey Hayes & Boon – 178
BEGINNER
1st – Peter Fisk & Spider – 87 (Fastest time 4m 30s)
2nd – Dwayne Evans & Kenny – 85
3rd – Brad Gavenlock & Logan – 84
Dean Incher and Raffa took out top honours once again in the Open at the 12th annual Shear Outback Hay Yard Dog Championship Trial yesterday.
Handlers and their stock dogs were welcomed back this year amidst gusty conditions to run just over 50 Open/Improver entries and almost 80 Novice/Beginner entries.
Congratulations to our winners and a big thank you to judges, Chris Sellars (Open/Improver) and Warwick Doolan (Novice/Beginner).
A big thank you also goes out to valuable sponsors, loyal supporters and hard working volunteers for contributing to such a successful trial, and to the Hay Bonanza team for their delicious catering.