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A Guide to Showing Sheep
A guide to showing Hebridean Sheep - Vicky Mason and Gordon Johnston
If you haven’t shown animals before, or indeed if you are familiar only with another breed or species, the thought of showing your Hebrideans can be a bit daunting, so we have produced these guidelines which we hope may inspire some more members out there to have a go. You don’t need to start at the top end (Royal Highland, Great Yorkshire etc.) as more and more local shows are putting on Rare/Traditional breed classes, and even though we are no longer a Rare Breed as such, they are usually glad of our entries, especially if they have classes for Primitive breeds. These can be a nice friendly introduction to a fun pastime. In an ideal world, we would all be showing sheep straight off the hill, as indeed still happens at a number of shows particularly in Scotland. Preparation here consists of picking the worst of the vegetation off the fleece and that’s it. Nothing else, no shiny horns, no halters, nothing.
However, at major shows, the competitive spirit comes to the fore along with an urge to show sheep at their best. So here are some guidelines to help everyone do just that.
So you want show Hebridean Sheep...well here it is a 'Guide to Showing Hebridean Sheep' produced by two of our committee members who have great experience of showing Hebs at many shows. This guide gives plenty of advice on what to do and what not to do and will be valuable to all Hebridean Sheep members experienced or new to keeping Hebridean Sheep...so download it now and have a go!
A Guide to Showing Hebridean Sheep |
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