[Jacob-list] OK.. I am understanding the Showring frustration

[Linda]

Do they put much emphasis on breed characteristics? My show knowledge is very slim. I was curious as to what standard they judge to. 


> I was showing in the "NAtural Colored Handspinning"

>

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> From: Linda <patchworkfibers at alltel.net>

> To: gotothewhip at aol.com; jacob-list at jacobsheep.com

> Sent: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 5:13 pm

> Subject: Re: [Jacob-list] OK.. I am understanding the Showring

> frustration

>

> Were you showing in Jacob classes? or open classes?

>

>

>> I get what you all have been saying!  We did not do really well

>> last year at the National Western, but showing at the

>> Wool/Handspinning shows has more than made up for it.....

>>

>> This weekend, we took 13 head to the National Western, and it

>> wasnt

>> pretty.  My best sheep were buried.... I did manage to win one

>> class..... With a ram that is being castrated next week (we left

>> him a ram longer than the others as he will be a fleece wether,

>> and

>> we wanted a cool set of horns)..... He went along as he was in the

>> same pen as the other rams that went, and is a pet, so he likes

>> the

>> crowds.... He is probably 90% black, and honestly, we refer to him

>> as "the midget" as he is half the size of the other rams his

>> age.....( he can be see on my website as a lamb...even then we

>> knew

>> he was a fleece wether prospect) My nicest sheep were all

>> scattered

>> among the bottom of each class.

>>

>> So with that said... you all can feel free to tell me "I told you

>> so" LOL.

>>

>> If nothing else, we did get to educate quite a few folks about the

>> breed!

>>

>> Jennifer Tucker

>> www.MooseMtnRanch.com

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