North Canterbury News: March 12, 2020
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RURAL LIFE<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>12</strong>, <strong>2020</strong><br />
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Enthusiastic Caitlin is leading by example<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Caitlin Rhodes is on the lookout for cattlehandling<br />
gigs.<br />
Caitlin recently returned fromthe<br />
CanberraRoyal Show, held fromFebruary<br />
27 to <strong>March</strong> 1.<br />
She was last year’sNew Zealand<br />
Agricultural Show Lady Isaac Scholarship<br />
winner.<br />
She saysshe is ‘‘openfor business’’ after<br />
she led Ausline cattle in Canberra.<br />
Caitlin, aged17, arrived back in<br />
Christchurch lastTuesday, just in timefor<br />
her 9am lecture at Lincoln University,<br />
whereshe is in herfirst year of an<br />
agricultural commercedegree.<br />
‘‘It was reallygood, Ireally enjoyed it. I<br />
was handingout ribbons, recording results<br />
and helping behind the scenes, whichis<br />
not something Iget to do at home.’’<br />
She presented ribbons at the youthshow<br />
for stock judging, parading and school<br />
teams, as well as leading Auslinecattle<br />
entered by Well Station of Canberra.<br />
Unlike last year’s New Zealand<br />
Agricultural Show, where she captained<br />
the Rangiora HighSchool cattleshow<br />
team,aswell as competing, Caitlin said<br />
she had moretime to lookaround the<br />
show.<br />
‘‘It’s about the same sizeas<br />
Christchurch,but it’sverymuch an<br />
Australian show.<br />
‘‘They had show bags to take around and<br />
they have quite coolcraft sections, and I<br />
got some cool ideasfor how to use<br />
ribbons.’’<br />
Caitlin saysshe and her elder sister<br />
Georgia are planning to lead cattle at the<br />
Malvern A&P Show on <strong>March</strong>28and the<br />
Oxford show on April 4for thisyear’s<br />
Oxford president, Letitia Schroeder, but<br />
afterthat she is keen to hear from cattle<br />
breeders needing someassistance.<br />
Whileshe is not from afarming<br />
Leading ... Caitlin Rhodes led Ausline cattle fromWell Station, near Canberra,during the recent CanberraRoyal Show.<br />
background, Caitlin says havingafarm at<br />
RangioraHigh Schooland theopportunity<br />
to be partofthe cattle show team, with<br />
Fernside cattle breeders Philand Kay<br />
Worthington, had made it easiertoget into<br />
agriculture.<br />
‘‘We’renot farmers, unless you count<br />
three sheep as afarm. It’sall about<br />
passion. If you’re passionate, it’s<br />
somethingyou can really get into.’’<br />
Caitlin was also part of Rangiora’s team<br />
which won last year’s FMG JuniorYoung<br />
Farmerofthe Year Tasman region<br />
competition and she hopes to be able to<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED BY CAITLIN RHODES<br />
get along to cheerher old schoolmates on<br />
at this year’s regional final at the Malvern<br />
A&P Show.<br />
‘‘I would definitely encourage young<br />
people to give it ago. Personally, I’ve done<br />
alot with YoungFarmersand leading<br />
cattle.’’<br />
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