It will be an emotional time when Ryan Smith runs his final hunt as huntsman in South Canterbury next weekend, after an impressive 28 seasons at the helm.
Visitors to next year’s Caroline Bay Rock and Hop event will get the opportunity to take their cars for a spin around Levels Raceway for the first time.
“We have also made submissions to Timaru District Council, and we will be hearing back from them very soon. We are not fundraising experts. We are parents and grandparents who want to see a fantastic inclusive playground coming up in Timaru.” The $2 million project initiated by the CPlay Committee in 2017, intends to create a destination playground in Timaru which combines fun and physical play, multi-sensory equipment which allows kids to move, think and interact in a modern educational environment.
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An initial concept model of Timaru’s CPlay playground. The CPlay committee comprises 10 people, a passionate mix of parents and grandparents, who are focused on improving community wellbeing and enhancing the Timaru District by developing a fully inclusive and unique destination playground.
South Canterbury Hunt has about 20 harrier hounds. I’ve been hunting the hounds for the South Canterbury Hunt Club for 28 seasons in total. Love the hounds, love the people.” As huntsman, Smith has been responsible for caring for the hunt’s 20 odd hounds which included day-to-day care and preparing and transporting them to the hunt field. They are harrier hounds bred from the English fox hound, he said. “They re a wee bit smaller than the English fox hound . we ve been breeding them in New Zealand for probably 160-odd years, Smith said.
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The South Canterbury Hunt hounds follow the scent of hares.
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