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Usually the Adelaide Royal
Shows biggest competition takes place on the main arena with horses of
all shapes and sorts competing over the full 9 days in a range a
disciplines. This year for the first time ever all horse events
were cancelled due to the interstate outbreak of the Equine Influenza
virus. It was an eerie experience with the show going on at full
speed as the main arena lay nearly vacant, the warm up area silent with
only big red signs to indicate where all the horses had gone. At
that stage it was considered there would be a chance to restage the
events at a later date but they have now been cancelled.
In fact the only horses to
be found on site were on the carousels with the one at right looking
quite wild (perhaps due to the proximity of that large bird on the edge
of the photo!) while the young girl may be dreaming of riding real
horses at the show one day.
So I decided to
photograph some of the other animals that compete for championship
honours during the Adelaide Royal.
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Nearby to
the main arena are the two separate types of cattle the beef breeds
(held across from the animal nursery building) and the dairy breeds
(held on the grass area behind the dairy pavilion just up from the
harness horse stables). A lot calmer than horses the public was
able to wander through their preparation area (beef cattle) and through
the dairy pavilion where there were dairy demonstrations held.
Cattle calmly stood tied to railings as passing parents actively
encouraged their young kids to pat the animals.
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The cat
breeds are located upstairs behind the Jubilee Pavilion next to the now
vacant area where Centennial Hall once stood. A handful of
exhibitors were there to talk to curious members of the public about cat
ownership, showing or any other general questions especially about the
more unusual breeds. The rabbits and birds were also found in this
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In the dog pavilion the
Golden Retrievers were going through their paces. The breeds seems
to be a lot shorter in the leg these days but some lovely types were on
display in particular Beaucroft Intruder who took out the Golden
Retriever awards Open Dog, Challenge Champion Dog and Runner up Best of
Breed. |
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