Open Sheep
OPEN SHEEP SHOW
Shelter is provided. Any animal not passing Massachusetts state health requirements will be refused entrance. Health papers need to be checked before animals are offloaded from trailers.
Dress for all classes will be white top tan pants. All sheep will be penned from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Judging starts on Saturday September 11 at 10:00 a.m. if there are fewer than 3 sheep to a class the judge reserves the right to combine classes and /or breeds., no bedding provided.
Entry fee is 1.00 a head
If there is interest the following fun classes will be held for youth and adults.
Lead line-person dressed in wool garments leads a well groomed and trained sheep.
Costume class-sheep and /or person dressed and/or decorated usually as something other than
Sheep.
Entries are to be filled out via the sterling fair website (www.sterlingfair.org) all entries are due Sunday Sept 5th. Payment is due the morning of the show
NOTE-Though not required any sheep that stay the entire weekend will be eligible for herdsman award 15.00 cash prize
Department: 760
Breeds: Cheviot, Columbia, Corridale, Dorset, Hampshire, Horned Dorset, Jacob, Leicester,
Merino, Montdale, Oxford, Polypay, Shetland, Shropshire, Southdown, Suffolk,
Targhee, Tunis.
Prizes: 1st $20.00 2nd $15.00 3rd $10.00
Class 1 Purebred lamb ewe
2 Purebred, pair ewe lambs
3 Purebred, yearling ewe
4 Purebred, pair of yearling ewes
5 Purebred, age ewe (youth only)
6 Purebred, ram lamb
7 Purebred, pair of ram lambs
8 Purebred, aged or yearling rams
9 Purebred, flock ram (any age) and 3 ewes
10 Grades, ewe lamb
11 Grades, yearling ewe
12 Grades, aged yew (youth only)
13 Market, market lamb
14 Market, pair of market lambs
15 Natural colored sheep, ewe lamb
16 Natural colored sheep, yearling ewe
17 Natural colored sheep, aged ewe (youth only)
18 Natural colored sheep, ram lamb
19 Natural colored sheep, aged or yearling ram
20 Natural colored sheep, flock, ram (any age), 3 ewes
21 Fitting and showmanship, Novice, Junior, Senior.