A sheep shearing competition has helped raise more than £20,000 for a children’s hospice. The annual fundraiser, organised by Cneifio Cylch and held at The Bull Inn in Llanerchymedd on August 16, ...

One look around the ring and you know this isn't the cattle crowd. Polished buckles, boots and spurs? Make way for dirty moccasins and oily shears. If it weren't for the pen teaming with fluffy, brown ...

There are tartans of all colors flapping around the thighs of participants and those attending at the 65th annual Ligonier Highland Games at Idlewild Park & SoakZone. They’re worn by the caber tossers ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - You can experience some “sheep thrills” this Saturday at Maple Crest Farms in Hermon. The third annual Shearing for a Cure serves as both as a competition and a fundraiser for ...

WELLINGTON, March 2 (Reuters) - For lucky sheep, it's like a trip to the hair salon. For the unlucky ones, it can resemble a wild and woolly wrestling match against an opponent armed with a sharp ...

KERSHAW COUNTY, S.C. — Looking for something a little different to do this weekend? Old McCaskill's Farm's Sheep Shearing Farm Day might fit the bill. "We try to share the experience of a working farm ...

A new world record for sheep shearing has been set in southern New South Wales by a team of five shearers who clipped on ...

Wood went on to write that sheep can die from heat-related issues if not sheared regularly. Undoing centuries of selective breeding to make sheep naturally shed their fleece would take extensive, ...

From Highland pastures to global fashion, wool’s history is woven into Scotland’s identity. Wool has transformed Scotland’s landscapes, livelihoods, and legacy. Shane joins fashion historian Sally ...

On a sunny spring day in early March, thousands of Western Slope sheep line up in a corral unknowingly waiting for their annual haircut. Herders gently prod the animals to follow one another up a ramp ...

Announcer Curt Olson, who runs three-day sheep shearing schools twice a year at South Dakota State University, was the guide for the uninitiated at the first-ever sheep shearing competition to be held ...