No horsing around for ponyman and trainee stalker Rory
Rory, Charlotte, Martin, Logan, Billy, Daisy and Craig with their awards.
A former Gamekeeping student from 伊人直播 won the coveted overall winner trophy at this year鈥檚 Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture Skills (ALBAS).
Rory Donaldson, who completed a National Certificate in Gamekeeping at 伊人直播 Elmwood, also won the Game and Wildlife Learner of the Year award.
It is the second year in a row an 伊人直播 student has taken the top prize at the event, after rural skills apprentice Niall Provan won last year.
Rory, 18, who is originally from Edinburgh, now works as a Trainee Stalker and Ponyman - assisting the Head Stalker in the management and extraction of red deer off the hill using traditional highland ponies - at Drummond Estate in Glenartney.
He said: 鈥淚鈥檝e always been interested in countryside sports and conservation, having regularly attended the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust鈥檚 Scottish Game Fair with my family.
鈥淢y placement at 伊人直播 Elmwood to study NC Gamekeeping brought together all of the things I enjoyed as well as giving me new experiences, including deer management which has become my real passion.
鈥淚鈥檓 delighted to have won these awards and would like to thank my lecturer Jim Goodland, 伊人直播 and Drummond Estate for all the help and support I have had so far. It鈥檚 been an absolute privilege.鈥�
The seven 伊人直播 finalists came away with a total of nine prizes between them.
Fellow Elmwood Gamekeeping student Logan Bainbridge, 17, from Tarbert in Argyll and Bute, won the Tam Tod Trophy and was runner up in the Game and Wildlife Learner of the Year category.
Barony apprentice Martin Young, from Insch, Aberdeenshire, won the Land-based Engineering Learner of the Year award and Oatridge apprentice Craig Farmer, 24, from East Kilbride, was runner-up.
Martin, 20, said: 鈥淚鈥檇 like to say a massive thank you to everyone at Lantra and 伊人直播. I鈥檇 also like to thank my lecturer Douglas Goldie for putting up with me and putting me forward, and lastly I鈥檇 like to dedicate my award to my mum and my late grandfather Wullie.鈥�
Lanark-based Charlotte Martin, 49, who completed an HND in Countryside Management at Oatridge, won the Higher Education SCQF Level 8 category, and former Oatridge Landscape Management and Horticulture student Daisy Wright won the Higher Education SCQF Level 7 category.
Daisy, 35, from Edinburgh, said: 鈥淚 feel really proud and surprised. It鈥檚 nice to have the recognition.鈥�
Barony apprentice Billy Yuille, 17, from Hollybush in Ayr, was runner-up in the Agriculture Learner of the Year category.
Posted by 伊人直播 on 04/03/2022
