One of the final shows of the season and the final one holding Wensleydale Breed classes, judge Sir Gary Verity found his Overall champion (and female champion) in Mrs Julie Pennells’ Gimmer lamb. Reserve Overall Champion (and male Champion) was Andrew Fishers’ aged ram. Full results are as follows; Ram Lamb; 1. J Pennell 2.
A damp day at Nidderdale saw a good show of Wensleydales on Monday 25th September 2017 with 6 different breeders entered giving judge Mr John Prescott a good selection of sheep to choose amongst. Mr Prescott found his champion in Ernie Sherwins’ Gimmer lamb and reserve champion fell to Mark Elliotts Aged Ram. The Full
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A reminder that now the season is coming to a close we need your show results from ANY OTHER BREED classes from the 2017 season so we can begin to calculate the winners of the Cornist Trophy awarded to those that have been the leading exhibitors from Any other Breed classes in the season. Please
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Congratulations to the Stacey Family with their 3-shear Ram who recently took the Overall Interbreed Championship at Dorset County Show following taking the championship in the Rare & Minority Breed Section. Great write-up in this weeks Farmers Guardian for them!
WENSLEYDALE The 126th Show & Sale held on behalf of the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeders Association saw Andrew Fisher lift the championship at the Friday evening show with the male champion, a shearling ram by Maesafon Tornado. Reserve Champion was the Female Champion – Nick Olivers Gimmer Lamb; this gimmer lamb went to to take top
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A fine setting for the 2017 Wensleydale show just outside of Leyburn, surrounded by the purple heather of the moors, several good classes of Wensleydales were overseen by Mr A Duffield. Male Champion and Overall Breed Champion fell once again to Mr Ernie Sherwin (Nosterfield) whilst Female Champion and Reserve Breed Champion was Mr Andrew
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Ripley Show saw a grand show of Wensleydales this year in the beautiful lake-side setting; sheep entries were very strong in nearly all sections and the Wensleydales didn’t disappoint with 6 exhibitors bringing their sheep forward for judge Mrs A Shepherd, Harrogate. Mr Ernie Sherwin saw off strong competiton once again to take Breed Champion
RYEDALE SHOW 2017 – results (Tuesday 25th July 2017). The clash between the Great Yorkshire show & North Yorkshire show champions came to a head with Ernie Sherwin’s Shearling ram coming out the victor over Miss Laura Beaton’s magnificent Yearling gimmer hogg in-wool which took reserve honours. A lighter show for numbers but overall judge
Lovely to hear of Fleece success from Kent County with Sandra Browns’ Black Wensleydale Fleece taking Overall Champion and making it’s way through to the Golden Fleece Final! Good luck Sandra!
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It wasn’t the best of weather that saw the judging of the Wensleydale Longwool Classes at the Great Yorkshire Show in Tuesday 12th July 2017 but with full classes overseen by Mr J McHardy (Endrigs) the eventual Breed Champion was found in Mr E Sherwin’s Shearling Ram. Female Champion came from the Shearling Ewe in
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