When we were driving into Wannon, I had noticed a trestle bridge over in the bush, so the next morning we went looking for it. The closest we could get was about 500mtrs away, through a barb wire fence and scrub. So off I went, and this is what I found.
From there we called into Casterton and being long weekend, the Kelpie Muster was on. We were convinced at the tourist centre, that it would be worth staying . Covid has hit this town hard with most shops closed.
Well we never expected so many to arrive for a dog show !! Over 10,000. The street parade was so much fun . The main street was lined with onlookers, all a buzz, and so many Kelpies.
After the parade, the serious events got underway. The 50mtr dash was fun to watch. There was over 130 dogs that participated.
These three Red dogs, did very well in all events.
These working dogs are so loyal to their owners, and will try anything they are asked to do, to watch them scale a 2.5 mtr wall, to get to their owner was amazing.
The rest of the day we fill in watching the dogs working the sheep with the master on horseback. I have always enjoyed these events at the shows, but this was extra special as we were up close and I was able to take plenty of photos.
This is Scout, my pic for the day, he sat beside me, and watched the muster for at least an hour, that his owner was there. He never took his eyes off the events . At times it got too much for him to sit down so he would stand up at the fence like a kid. Just loved watching how interested he was.
Thankfully the rain held off all day, we watched some of the Hillclimb event, but by then, the evening was down to a chilly 8deg, however a nice sunset at Ess Lake where we were staying for 2 nights.
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