Horse ploughing competitors John Booth and Paule Crawford, both of Ashburton, with Clydesdale horses Anna (left) and Dawn.
Piping the competitors on to their plots were South Otago School of Bagpipe Music members (from left) Blake Hyslop and William Lawrence (both 14), both from Balclutha, Donald Wilson and Jacob Murray (17), both of Milton, and Luke Wilson (15), of...
Kingsley Clark (left, 5) hugs his brother Lowkee Clark (6), both of Stirling.
Colin Boon, of Ashburton, competed in the vintage class on his 1938 Allis-Chalmers Model B tractor.
James Burnby, of Clinton, prepares to make an adjustment to his plough in the early stages of the reversible class competition.
University of Otago students and sisters Emily Pollock (left, 19) and Sophie Pollock (18), both of Napier, travelled from Dunedin to support their granddad Ian McSporran (background, 75), the oldest competitor at the championships.
Sharon and John Chynoweth of Oxford, and horses Flash (left) and Blue.
Sean Leslie and Casey Tilson, both of Middlemarch, and Clydesdales Dayboo Anja (left) and Dayboo Samuel, compete in the horse ploughing class.
The Tokomairiro Ploughing Association hosted the 68th New Zealand 2023 Ploughing Championships in Milton last week. Shawn McAvinue was there.
