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2 and 3-day Stock handling Schools
Discover new and helpful techniques that will assist the smooth
running of your live stock enterprise and enhance the profitability
of your business.
Fairdinkum
Working Dog
School
November 28th & 29th, 2009 -
'Sparrowvale' Geelong, Vic
For bookings contact Jack Briscoe 0417 339 298 Fairdinkum Stock Handling
School
December 1st & 2nd, 2009 -
Hamilton, Vic. For bookings
contact Sean Barrett 07 5484 7256
Fairdinkum Stock Handling
School
December 3rd & 4th, 2009 -
Hamilton, Vic. For bookings
contact Sean Barrett 07 5484 7256
Fairdinkum Stock Handling
School
December 7th & 8th, 2009 -
Hamilton, Vic. For bookings
contact Sean Barrett 07 5484 7256
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Fairdinkum
Working Dog and Stock
Handling
School
January 15th to 17th, 2010-
'Marlin Park', Imbil, Qld.
For bookings contact Sue McMah on 07 5484 5165 or
Sean & Evonne Barrett 07 5484 7256
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Fairdinkum Stock Handling
School
June 27 - 29, 2008 -
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Oakwood Roundup
What
a truly amazing school. Our host, David Hart showed his amazing
ability to draw a crowd. With twenty participants we had a full
schedule but due to the great facilities and the assistance of
experienced handlers such as David Hart, Anita Martin and Evonne
Barrett we were able to split the group and allow a lot of practical
training.
Many people made
a great effort to travel to the school. Gehan flew in from Darwin
and Nadine drove down from west of Gladstone in a very dodgy
landcruiser. Thank you for your commitment.
As with the
Yelarbon school, day 1 focused on stockhandling skills followed by
days 2 and 3: stockhandling with dogs. The stockhandlng component is
a bit of an unknown to most participants and it was rewarding to
hear so much positive feedback over Gehans port wine at the close of
the first day.
Sue McMah
remarked at the end of the school how she felt she learnt more on
the first day then she had from several other schools. It is great
to see that people are really understanding that dog training for
its own sake is far less important than the whole which includes
stockhandling, stock education, a well bred respectful dog and of
course a calm assertive pilot.
Another highlight
of the school was the value of genetics and selecting the right dog
for the job. This is really becoming important with so many
breeders in different aspects of the livestock field, from feedlots
and shearing sheds to large paddocks of man-shy sheep or cattle.
These days a kelpie or a border collie is not a good enough
description for your next dog purchase. We must enquire further and
assess the parents and grandparents of the dog in question if
possible, so as to avoid disappointment and a loss of valuable
time.
Many thanks go to
David, Anita and Evonne for their help during the school and this
really did make things run smoothly for the three days. I would
also like to thank David Hart’s family, Susannah his wife and Bella
and Knox for a tireless effort in organizing the catering and the
cleaning prior and during the school. Thank you Ian and Elaine Hart
for assisting with the catering and opening up your house to the
starving masses.
Last but not
least the main highlight for me was loading cattle provided by Sue
onto her Gooseneck in the middle of a large cooler yard and learning
there is a time to force and a time to be patient, and then there is
no better way to celebrate success then to stand around in the late
evening and have a rum with people that are sharing the dream of
living on the land.
Sean. |
