Rai Valley A&P Show photos

Jake O'Sullivan, 3, from Nelson checks out some of the sheep at the show

Jordan Stewart, 12, from Blenheim with his pony Princess. The pair won the champion small pony at the show. His mother Coral helps do up his helmet.

Karina King of Nelson admires three month old miniature horse "Chief" owned by Kelly Carston.

Dave Tyney from Blenheim with his Jack Russel Max. Max won the Terrier race.

Andrew Goodman of the Tasman Makos turned in a good performance in the pig carrying role for his "President's III" team.

Andrew Goodman of the Tasman Makos gets to grips with a dead pig.

Andrew Goodman heads for the finish line, pig in tow.

Blenheim brothers four year old Jamie Kerr and six year old Samuel take a break for refreshments.

Sue McGregor of Upper Moutere gets down to business in the shearing contest.

Seven year old Abbey Sullivan of Koromiko feeds "Vanessa".

Doug Marfell, 8, from Nelson takes a tumble while duelling with Kaine Billingsely, 8, from Rai Valley.

Sue McGregor of Upper Moutere sheds her angel costume before tackling the shearing part of the Rai Challenge for her "Slow But Good" team during Saturday's Rai Valley A & P Show.

Nine year old Matthew Fox of Rai Valley with "Toffee".

Rai Valley's Jarod Bryant, 10 gets a run down from the one armed bandit Jock Vass before the under 10 possum race.

Tom Scadden of Havelock walks the beam during the Rai Challenge for his "Yeh Right!" team.

Andrew Goodman of the Tasman Makos turned in a good performance in the pig carrying role for his "President's III" team.

Army Group Centre participants; Jan Robinson of Stoke (left), Mike Rayson of Brooklyn, James Plunkett of Tahunanui, Garey Welsh of Motueka, Brian Johns of Upper Moutere, and Colin Greenwood of Brooklyn (right) dressed up for Saturday's Rai Valley A & P Show in Carluke Domain.

At Saturday's Rai Valley A & P Show in Carluke Domain, former forester Clifford Norriss of Nelson (left) remembers when the 1903 Fowler traction engine, owned by Rodney Miles of Christchurch (right), was in operation near Nelson.

Tommy Scadden from Linkwater competes in the Yeah Right team in the annual Rai Challenge event. Teams or individuals compete – men and women alike – to shear a sheep, skin a possum and carry a wild boar across an obstacle course.

Greg Olsen from Mapua dressed as a World War I artillery staff sergeant at the Delta Army Group Centre.

Stephen Bryant competes in the Rai Challenge.

Nelson's Caleb Wells, 30, competes for the Weaver Shearing team during the Rai Challenge.

Winner of the individual Rai Challenge category Danny Andrews from Spring Creek

Matthew Fox, 9, from Rai Valley with his winning jersey calf called Toffee. It won the under nine calf section.

Rodney Miles from Rangiora with a 1903 Fowler Road Locamotive that he restored. It was orginally from Rai Valley where it was used to cart timber to Blenheim

Shianne Bailey, 4, Havelock with her face painted like a butterfly.