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Straight hunt

Heading in a straight line upslope, three sheep are mustered through pairs of markers in as short a time as possible. A huntaway is used for this competition.

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Clive Dalton, Farm dogs – Sheepdog trials, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/diagram/15348/straight-hunt (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Clive Dalton, published 1 March 2009.