Southlander 'digs deep' to break world shearing record
"I really had to dig deep to get through and I really couldn’t have achieved it without the help of each and every one of you cheering me on.”
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We have another world record holder Southland.
Sacha Bond, a shearing contractor currently based in Te Anau, broke the women's solo eight-hour strong wool lamb record on Saturday producing a 603-lamb tally.
The record previously stood at 510, which was set by Pauline Bolay.
Bond passed the record mark with more than an hour to go and powered on to smash it by 93 lambs.
The record attempt got underway at 7am at Fairlight Station near Garston.
It was Bond's first attempt at a world record.
Soon after finishing her world record triumph the 29-year-old thanked everyone that had been involved in her journey, including those that were there to support her on Saturday.
“Today has been a day of ups and downs. I really had to dig deep to get through and I really couldn’t have achieved it without the help of each and every one of you cheering me on.”
Bond, who is originally from Piopio, made special thanks to the people of Te Anau.
“I never thought I’d find such an amazing place. Firstly, the scenery is incredible, there is plenty of work, and the sheep are good shearing.
“But what really makes us look forward to coming back each and every year is the people. The people that we work with each and every day.