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VIDEO: Fun at the fair – photo essay

By

Ed White

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Published: April 4, 2024

Sophie Vodon of Brandon readies Nicely Dun for the ring, in which the two 11-year-olds won two second places and a fourth. | Ed White photo

Sophie Vodon of Brandon readies Nicely Dun for the ring, in which the two 11-year-olds won two second places and a fourth. | Ed White photo

Last week’s Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon allowed thousands of families, youth, rural and urban people to get up close and personal with livestock. | Ed White photos and video

The sheep in the petting zoo quickly learned that some of the humans making friends with them held little red cups of feed, and this ewe decided she both wanted some and was willing to go to extreme lengths to get it. | Ed White photo

A horse is groomed at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. | Ed White photo

Hatching chicks draw a crowd at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair. | Ed White photo