Event Date
16th Aug 2024
Exmoor Horn
Entries MUST be Registered with the Exmoor Horn Society
Kindly Sponsored By: Dunster Estate
Sheep Section
Mr Michael Stanbury (Judge)
Devon Closewool
Entries MUST be Registered with the Devon Closewool Society
Sheep Section
Mrs Hazel Marks (Judge)
Texel
Entries MUST be Pedigree Texels and Registered with the Texel Society. These classes are operated under the rules of the British Texel Sheep Society. Non MV Sheep will not be allowed to enter the Texel Classes.
Sheep Section
Mr Henry Summerhayes (Judge)
Charollais
Entries MUST be Pure Bred Charollais'
Sheep Section
Mr Henry Summerhayes (Judge)
Zwartbles
Entries MUST be Pure Bred Zwartbles
Sheep Section
Mr Barry Mills (Judge)
Any other Pure or Cross, Continental Breed of Sheep not eligible in previous classes
Sheep Section
Mr Barry Mills (Judge)
Any other Pure or Cross-Bred Sheep of Native Origin
Dorset Horn-Polled, Glen Forest, Hampshire Down, Llandovery Whiteface, Lleyn, Romney, Ryland, Southdown, Suffolk.
Sheep Section
Mr John Mills (Judge)
Hill Heath and Upland Sheep
(Welsh Mountain Sheep (Pedigree), Welsh Mountain (Hill Flock), South Wales Mountain Sheep, Black Welsh Mountain, Badger Face Welsh Mountain, Balwen Welsh Mountain, Welsh Hill Speckled Face, Beulah Speckled Face, Breakneck Hill Cheviot, North Country Cheviot, Derbyshire Gritstone, South Country Cheviot, Rough Fell, Dales Bred, Swaledale, Scotch Blackface, Herdwick.
Sheep Section
Mr Barry Evans (Judge)
Longwools, Native Origin
Cotswold, Devon & Cornwall Longwool, Greyface Dartmoor, Leicester Longwool, Bluefaced Leicester, Border Leicester, Lincoln Longwool, Teeswater, Wensleydale
Sheep Section
Mrs Lauren Uglow (Judge)
Jacob Sheep
Entries MUST be Pure Bred Jacob Sheep. These classes will not be run under the Jacob Sheep Society Rules in 2024.
Sheep Section
Mrs Stephanie Jasper (Judge)
Rare Breed Sheep
Open to all Breeds listed as priority or at risk on the RBST watch list 2023/2034 and not included in the breeds listed in the primitive breed sheep classes.
It would be appreciated if exhibitors in the Rare Breed Sheep Classes could prepare a card for each entry, for attachment to the pen, stating the breed and brief description for interested members of the public.
It would be appreciated if exhibitors in the Rare Breed Sheep Classes could prepare a card for each entry, for attachment to the pen, stating the breed and brief description for interested members of the public.
Sheep Section
Mr Alan Lyons (Judge)
Primitive Breed Sheep
The RBST have supplied us with following list of sheep which are eligible to be shown in this class: Hebridean, Shetland, Boreray, Castlemilk Moorit, Manx Loaghtan, North Ronaldsay, Soay.
Sheep Section
Mr Alan Lyons (Judge)
Kerry Hill
Entries MUST be Registered Pure Bred Kerry Hill Sheep
Sheep Section
Mr Martin Pearse (Judge)
Dutch Spotted Sheep
Entries MUST be Pure Bred Dutch Spotted Sheep
Sheep Section
Mr Jonathan Corbett (Judge)
Young Handlers Sheep Section
Classes to be judged on turnout of sheep and handler and handler’s ability to parade the animal. Confirmation of the sheep to be disregarded.
Sheep Section
Mrs Stephanie Jasper (Judge), Mrs Lauren Uglow (Judge), Mr Chris Sander (Judge), Mr Barry Evans (Judge)
Fleece Competition
To be judged in the Fleece Marquee at 10am For the purposes of this competition, fleeces must be neatly rolled and secured by the neck wool. Exhibitors are restricted to a maximum of three fleeces in any one class. Exhibitors are responsible for ensuring that fleeces are delivered to the Fleece Marquee between 8.30am and 9.30am on the day of judging. Fleeces may be collected after 5pm on show day. Fleeces that are artificially stained or coloured or fastened with any form of twine will be eliminated. The competition will be judged on a points system. Fleeces may be moved at the discretion of the judge.
Sheep Section
Mr Brian Boundy (Judge)
