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NZ Herald
13-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
East Coast's Leo and Sky third at North Island sheep dog trial champs
Leo Edginton and his dog Sky placed third in the straight hunt at last week's North Island dog trial titles. He is pictured with another of his dogs, Roxy, after being named in the New Zealand team to take on Australia last year. Photo / Rebecca Williams Mangaheia's Leo Edginton and his dog Sky were the only team from Gisborne to make the podium at the Pro Plan North Island sheep dog trial championships near Taihape. The competition finished on Friday. Tolaga Bay triallist Edginton finished third in the final of event four – the straight hunt. He and Sky had a qualifying score of 97.5 points, followed by 93.5 in the run-off for an aggregate of 191. The same combination finished fifth in event 3 – the zig-zag hunt – with 91.5 and 85.5 for an aggregate of 177.
NZ Herald
07-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Gisborne-East Coast dog triallists in the title hunt at North Island champs
Leo Edginton and one of his dogs at the Ruakituri sheepdog trials. As of midday on Wednesday, Edginton was running in the top seven in the zig zag Hunt at the North Island championships. Three Poverty Bay competitors were on the leaderboards as of noon Wednesday at the North Island Pro Plan sheep dog trial championships at Moawhango, near Taihape. Leo Edginton and Sky, from the Tolaga Bay club, were on the board in the zig zag hunt, as were George Nehoff and Hank from Whatatutu. Whatatutu's Allen Irwin and Slug were on the board in the top seven in the short head and yard. Organisers said the trials were progressing well in what was a great atmosphere.
