[CDU eNews] - NT RURAL COLLEGE STUDENTS STRUT THEIR STUFF

[Peter.Hurt at cdu.edu.au]

NT Rural College students strut their stuff

Students from Charles Darwin University's NT Rural College, near Katherine,
performed exceptionally well at the Freds Pass Show, near Darwin, and the
Australian Stockhorse Society Campdraft in Katherine this month.

At Freds Pass, south of Darwin, students studying beef cattle production
showed led cattle under the guidance of lecturers Tony Jensen and Gary
Callaghan.

The NT Rural College stud Brahman cattle placed first, second and third in
the "Heifers under 12 months", third in "Heifers 12 to 24 months", first in
"Females over 24 months", Champion Female and first in "Male over 24
months", highlighting the success of the college's stud breeding program.

In the cattle handler competitions, NT Rural College student Chelsea Creedy
finished second in the senior handler division with colleague Chelsea
Palmer second in the junior handler division.

In the Rural Achiever Challenge, which tests the participants' skills and
knowledge of the rural industries, Chelsea Creedy came first in the senior
division with fellow student Eric Lernbom second. In the Junior Rural
Achiever, students Phillip Godfrey and Paul Meyers finished third and
fourth respectively.

Meanwhile at the ASH Campdraft, horse husbandry students under the guidance
of lecturer Sam Tapp showed NT Rural College horses in the stockhorse
challenge/workout and competed in the campdraft.

Student Stacey Seibert was third in the Junior/Juvenile Challenge with
fellow student Kylie Saunders fourth.

In the Juvenile campdraft Stacey Seibert came equal fourth on NT Rural
College Wooly. Lecturer Sam Tapp was second in the Novice Draft on Vogue.

Both events were held on the weekend of May 21 and 22.

Photo captions:

Student Group: Kylie Saunders, Stacey Seibert, Chris Young.

Chris Young and NT Rural College Flame"



 Peter Hurt
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Charles Darwin University
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