OFF TO ROYAL BATH AND WEST SHOW WE GO

Oakberrow VinnieSteve and the show team of Ryelands, Coloured Ryelands and Greyface Dartmoors are all off to the Royal Bath and West Show, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. www.bathandwest.com/royal-bath-and-west-show.

Do come along and introduce yourself to Steve or myself and talk sheep!! 

Thursday is judging day for the breeds and we have fingers crossed.  The handsome Cagedale Windfall will be competing again as well as the equally handsome Oakberrow Xplorer our Coloured Ryeland Ram.  The Greyfaces are being headed up by Oakberrow William, this will be the first outing this year for the Dartmoors.

We have lambs available for sale from all the breeds and if interested please do get in touch.  Please use this email dsg.oakberrow@gmail.com (the web email is out of action at the moment so do not use Contact details), or phone 01531 640102 or 07971675162.

SUMMER IS HERE - WHAT ABOUT SHEEP HUSBANDRY COURSE OR SHOW PREPARATION

2016 National Ryeland ChampionAt Oakberrow we run courses throughout the year and at this time of year we run both sheep husbandry courses - these can be either for the novice sheep owner or someone who is looking at purchasing sheep and wants to learn about the do's and don'ts.

During last month we were truly International with trainees from Zimbabwe and also Germany.

This is also the start of the county show circuit and Oakberrow Ryelands and Greyface Dartmoors will be exhibiting at Devon County Show which starts tomorrow 17 May.  Steve is there with the Ryelands and the Coloured Ryelands which are being judged by Jane Pinches at 2.30pm tomorrow.  Go along and have a chat with Steve.

Our next show is Royal Bath and West Show where there will be a full show team of Ryelands, Coloured Ryelands and Greyface Dartmoors.  

THREE COUNTIES SHOW HERE WE COME

The start of sheep showing season is upon us.  We started off at the Smallholders Show at Builth Wells where Noble won 3rd in his class and Caroline and my Oakberrow Pizzazz won 3rd in a strong shearling class.  The beautiful Antonia - Greyfaced Dartmoor - won a creditable 2nd at her very first show!

The next week we attended Shropshire County Show http://shropshirecountyshow.com/  and had a great day winning Male and Breed champion with Dolwen Noble, 1st and Reserve Female Champion with our ewe lamb whose sire is the fabulous Juggis Laser.  The Dartmoors also did well with Apollo winning third, Antonia 4th and baby Lara 4th.

We then set off down to the Royal Bath and West Show http://bathandwest.com/  .  Russell Howell was the judge and we are up against the legendary Richard Wear.  I did manage to beat Richard in the Ewe lamb class so our little girl won her class and gained a 2nd Reserve Female Champion.  Noble and Pizzazz both were 2nd in their class and the shearling ewe 3rd.  We were also 2nd in the group of 3 and 2nd in the pairs.  Also Russell nominated Noble as Reserve Male Champion, so all in all a great day.

Today we have been sorting which of the sheep are going to Three Counties Show - 15/17 June - so come along and see.  New for the show this year - Ladies Day on Friday and Kids go Free on Saturday.  www.threecounties.co.uk.

Dolwen Noble