90 years on, still going strong
He might be a nonagenarian but Angus Ferguson has shown he can still foot it with dog triallists decades younger. Mr Ferguson, who turned 90 in...
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100th birthday for seasoned dog-trial man
He once won a cup for being the youngest competitor in a dog trial event but now if he was competing he would get one for being the oldest, Les...
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A whisker in outcome of challenge
There was a close finish in the final of the Southland Tux Yarding challenge with only 1.5 points separating the top three placegetters. Robin...
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Competitors battle the elements at national dog trials
Dog trialling has been Roughan’s life. When farming at Te Tipua and Mandeville he qualified dogs to compete at a national level every year from 1982 until his retirement “When I started I realised that near enough wasn’t good enough, and I got organised and started doing things a bit better. I never got into the provincials, but I was always there competing. One year I had five dogs – three huntaways and two heading dogs, but that was a bit much and I wouldn’t do that again.’’ Kavinda Herath/Stuff Veteran dog trialist Les Roughan at the Tux NZ sheep dog trial championships
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