Champion cow owners used to sleeping rough at Horowhenua AP and I Show stables
25 Jan, 2021 10:45 PM
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Emma Kelsen with the champion Holstein Fresian cow called Addington.
Sleeping rough with your prize cow the night before a competition is all part and parcel of showing cattle. There were almost 40 people that slept overnight in the stables at the Levin Showgrounds at the weekend, watching over their animals ahead of the annual Horowhenua AP&I Show.
With months spent grooming their animals for show, all the hard work could be undone if a cow was to roll over and spend the night lying on a poo.