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Livestock => Sheep => Primitive Sheep => Topic started by: nimbusllama on May 21, 2015, 09:02:35 am

Title: Ashover Show, Derbyshire... new classes for Primitive Sheep
Post by: nimbusllama on May 21, 2015, 09:02:35 am

Ashover Show - 12th August    [/size]http://www.ashovershow.co.uk/ (http://www.ashovershow.co.uk/)[/size]   This is my local show and they have put 2 primitive sheep classes on at my request, so I need to get support for them... also the entries are free and they give good prize money!
 :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Ashover Show, Derbyshire... new classes for Primitive Sheep
Post by: nimbusllama on June 01, 2015, 08:19:46 am

Schedules are available now...  :wave:

Title: Re: Ashover Show, Derbyshire... new classes for Primitive Sheep
Post by: nimbusllama on July 26, 2015, 10:11:45 am

Entries close on the 5th August  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Ashover Show, Derbyshire... new classes for Primitive Sheep
Post by: Fleecewife on July 26, 2015, 03:16:49 pm

Good luck with the new classes.  From my experience, I would say the first couple of years are the worst, trying to find people to enter the class, but after that it picks up. You might need to round up a few entrants yourself, initially.

Another class I have helped get set up at a couple of shows, is the fleece on the hoof class.  In both cases I asked for it to be open to all breeds, including commercials, but mainly it's Shetland breeders who compete.  It doesn't have to be pedigree sheep in the FotH classes - even wethers can be entered, as well as cross breeds.  In both instances, the British Coloured Sheep Breeders Association has contributed rosettes, for both white and coloured sheep.  I couldn't persuade either show to include fibre goats.

Title: Re: Ashover Show, Derbyshire... new classes for Primitive Sheep
Post by: nimbusllama on July 26, 2015, 11:28:53 pm

Thanks for the encouraging comments Fleecewife.... I will be taking 5 and a friend also has entered 5 so we should be OK with a mix of CM's and Hebs, and I think someone will enter their Shetlands.

Title: Re: Ashover Show, Derbyshire... new classes for Primitive Sheep
Post by: nimbusllama on August 13, 2015, 08:27:10 am

We had 5 in the male class and 10 in the female class... so a good showing! I managed to win both with my Castlemilks !  :excited:

Title: Re: Ashover Show, Derbyshire... new classes for Primitive Sheep
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 19, 2015, 02:04:22 pm

Brilliant!  Well done  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Ashover Show, Derbyshire... new classes for Primitive Sheep
Post by: nimbusllama on August 20, 2015, 08:04:51 am

Thank you Sally ...  :)