Beginner Sheep Shearing School
Fauquier Livestock Exchange, 7404 John Marshall Highway, Marshall, VA 20115
Friday, 17 November 9:30 am to 5pm: machine set-up, blade selection, shearing belly and breech (back of hind legs and under the tail)
Saturday, 18 November 9:30am to 5pm: opportunity to practice full-pattern shearing with experienced shearers present to assist.
First day’s instruction should conclude at 2pm. For those who attend the first day and wish to try full pattern shearing, they are welcome to continue shearing from 2pm to 5pm. If you have attended a shearing school in the past and are already familiar with machine set-up and blade selection, you are welcome to attend the second day only.
Class size is limited so participants must pre-register.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own machines and blades but there will be machines and blades for people to use.
Cost: $60 per person each day, includes lunch.
Make Checks payable to Virginia Sheep Producers Association
High quality shearing poster available for participants to purchase for additional $25.
Notice to Participants:
Sheep shearing is physically demanding and requires bending and lifting the equivalent of 50 lbs. or more. Participants take part in this training at their own risk. It is recommended participants regularly engage in, at a minimum, gentle stretching and light to moderate exercise in the weeks before the shearing school. People with chronic spinal pain or injury are discouraged from participating in this school. That stated – Virginia Cooperative Extension Programs are open to all. If you have a disability or circumstance that requires special accommodations in order to participate in this program, contact Tom
Stanley at 540-463-4734 ext. 2 by November 9, 2023.