Peter Matus, from Bathurst is a retired teacher of agriculture and mentor of many students who learnt to prepare and show animals during the many shows across the state.
He was adjudicating in the Cox Pavilion where the two age classes competed in the meat and dual purpose sheep handlers competition.
Keep an eye on the judge at all times, was the advice Mr Matus gave to all entrants.
"Even if I'm not looking at you directly I'm still keeping an eye on you as I'm walking around."
Mr Matus also had entrants swap sheep from the one they were holding to see how they performed with a new sheep.
"You have been handling your sheep for a long time and it has become familiar with you," he said.
"But I also wanted to see how you handled an unfamiliar sheep."
Mr Matus congratulated all entrants for their excellent skills when exhibiting their sheep.
"Some of you had very challenging sheep that just would not settle and I know that this can be very stressful to you however this can be an opportunity for you to demonstrate a higher level of skill," he said.
"I found it very hard to sort out the top contestants and you would have noticed that for some handlers after warning them what I was about to do I reached down the breech area of the sheep to gauge the handlers skill in restraining their animal.
"And finally look like you are enjoying the experience.".
Handler, 18 years and under 25 years of age:
First - Elizabeth Sutton - Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbitty
Second - Adam Fordham - St Gregory's College, Campbelltown
Third - Jessica Sharman - Trinity Catholic College, Goulburn (and junior vice-president NSW Suffolk Association)
Handler 10 years and under 14 years of age:
First - Alison Kiss - Elizabeth Macarthur High School, Narellan
Second - Christine Sutton - Macarthur Anglican School, Cobbitty
Third - Georgia Heaney - St Lawrence's Catholic Primary School, Coonabarabran
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