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Applications for our 2026 cadetship intake open following our Open Day - 25 May 2025
Year Graduated
Louis Wylaars
Louis comes from Christchurch where his family are Horticulturalists. Louis has always had strong a passion for farming. Louis is a keen rugby player, motocross rider and all-round sportsman, who enjoys hunting and the outdoors.
Louis has now moved to North Canterbury
Molly Clayton
Molly comes from South Canterbury, where her family farm between Waimate and Kurow. Molly is a keen all round sports person also with a busy previous rowing schedule, and also loves the outdoors.
Molly has now moved to North Canterbury
Molly
was awarded
Top Cadet for 2022
Emily Colenso
Emily comes from Dunsandel. Emily was head Girl at Ellesmere College, She has a very strong passion for farming, helping out on local farms when ever she could. Emily is a very keen and talented women’s rugby player where she plays for the UC team in Christchurch. Emily is also very keen on hunting and the outdoors.
Emily has now moved to Central Southland where she works at Fairlight Station.
Jonty Forsyth
Jonty is from Marlborough where his family farm. Jonty is a keen, hunter and all-round outdoor lad with a great passion for farming. Jonty plays rugby for the Local Club and gets out on his motorbike when he has spare time from Dog Training.
Jonty has now moved to North Canterbury where he works at Mendip Hills.
Jonty
was awarded Overall Excellence Dog Management Award
2021
Guy Smith
Guy is from Marlborough where his family farm
Guy is now working at Inverary Station
Fergus Jull
Ferg is from the Hawkes Bay where his family farm.
Ferg now worked at Mt Somers Station, now at the Muller Station.
Anthony Oosterhuis
Anton is from Tanzania and competed his secondary schooling from Wanaka and Waitaki Boys.
Anton moved to Argyle Station
now back home to Tanzania for a stay.
2020
Dugald Blue
Dugald has moved down to the MacKenzie Country to take up a shepherds role, at Grays Hills Station now in North Canterbury.
Kurtis Uren
Kurtis moved down to the MacKenzie Country to take up a shepherds role, at Grampians Station. Now working up in the North Island
Samantha Sorenson
Sam has moved over to Black Hill Station to Family Friends, and based between Black Hills and working in Austailia.
2019
Briar Swanson
Briar took up a Shepherds Job in Omarama, after Graduating. She is now working in Northern Southland, working on an Angus Stud.
2018
Carey Pawson-Edwards
Carey earnt the opportunity to stay at Coleridge Downs and became a Shepherd, now Block Manager at Caberfeidh at Lonestar in the Hakataramea Valley.
Hamish Scannell
Hamish left Coleridge Downs and took up a Shepherds Role at Mt White. After 2 years, he has now moved to Craigeburn Station.
2017
Aaron Sampson
Aaron graduated and worked at Annavale for 2 years. After doing 6 months of casual in the South Island, he is now working at Mt Nicholas Station.
Josh Primmer
Josh left Coleridge Downs and headed up the Awatere Valley to Middlehurst Station. Josh is now Stock Manager at Mt Peel
Rosie Suyker
Rosie left Coleridge Downs and became a casual Shepherd, working around Bank Peninsula, Wanaka and North Island.
Rosie is now married to Maurice and a Mum to wee Bill.
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