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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Shnoowie on August 12, 2010, 10:46:47 pm

Title: First Show
Post by: Shnoowie on August 12, 2010, 10:46:47 pm

Hi all!
Couldn't help but share this with you; today we took our two Ryeland lambs to Okehampton Show, just because we could.  Our ram lamb didn't place (but we still love him!), but our ewe lamb came first!  We were really impressed as these were rare, minority and primitive breed classes with around 12 entries in each class! It was a fantastic day out, and we met some wonderful people!
I think I've managed to attach a picture of Drake Annie; we've been told that we should take her (and her fleece) to the Royal Cornwall Show next year!

Title: Re: First Show
Post by: jameslindsay on August 12, 2010, 10:54:22 pm

Excellent, well done. My 2 sheep are never that clean.  :-[

Title: Re: First Show
Post by: piggy on August 12, 2010, 11:02:15 pm

Well done you.

Title: Re: First Show
Post by: Fleecewife on August 13, 2010, 02:31:36 am

Well done Shnoowie, what a beautiful animal  :)  Bet you're hooked on showing now  ;D 

Title: Re: First Show
Post by: Sharondp on August 13, 2010, 07:29:32 am

Congratulations!

Title: Re: First Show
Post by: Cinderhills on August 13, 2010, 07:55:07 am

Congrats!  What a lovely looking sheep.  I have Ryelands too.  :)

Title: Re: First Show
Post by: shrekfeet on August 13, 2010, 11:05:32 am

out of interest, what the movement licence law relating to attending shows?

Title: Re: First Show
Post by: Shnoowie on August 13, 2010, 12:58:35 pm

Thanks everyone! :)

You have to have the AML1 forms to enter the show ground; they take one of the counterparts and leave you with the rest.  When it comes to leave you have to pick up anothe AML1 form from the organisers; they fill all their bits in, then you do the rest and send it off.

Title: Re: First Show
Post by: Hermit on August 20, 2010, 04:19:08 pm

Congrats , the first time we entered we won best in show!  :sheep:

Title: Re: First Show
Post by: Bright Raven on August 20, 2010, 10:00:33 pm

Ohh, what a stunning girl! Did you use Lux?
Well done!

Title: Re: First Show
Post by: Shnoowie on August 25, 2010, 12:10:23 am

We tried some show clean, but it didn't do much, then we tried baby shampoo, and that didn't help.  In the end we let her dry and on the day brushed her through with a dog slicker brush!