Class number:
061
Class Date:
7/5/08
Judge:
Vance Christie
Judging Contest Winners:
Under 15: ilovemydorset02
15-18: 2TLivestock, Curlie,
cwsmith, flutesp, ilovesuffolks, kingfridgevii, Kingsflock, redewe
Over 18: dockrock, jbarg, Lucy,
RyThurston, Shadowran, SheepShowerMom, woolpuller, yeslek |
We're
just going to count this class 1, 2, 3 ,4 and cut 2, 2, 7. |
First Place: 1
Entry number:
170
Exhibitor:
2TLivestock
State: NE
Sheep
name/number: Lindi
Breed:
Hampshire |
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In a very close top pair, I choose to start with the ewe
lamb. She is the more fault free sheep of the class, that
is best off of both ends of her skeleton being flatter and
neater at the point of her shoulder and squarer out of her
dock.
I'll be the 1st to admit that 2 has more bulge to his outer
stifle and is bigger boned. Still 1 is the complete
lamb with a definite advantage in style and balance. In
addition to her advantages of front end and hip, she is
thicker racked and fuller over her loin edge.
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Second Place: 2
Entry number:
269
Exhibitor:
kaz
State: TX
Sheep
name/number: Hairy
Breed:
Medium wool |
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2 is the most expressively muscled lamb in class,
particularly through his center portion of his leg, however
he is round shouldered and round out of his dock so I leave
him second. Despite these criticisms, I choose to use his
advantages of added bone and muscle expression over 3 in
another close pair. The white pelted lamb simply reads to
have more elevation of rack, freshness of loin and depth of
twist added to the advantage in expression of muscle he
displays from the rear.
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Third Place: 3
Entry number:
317
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The dark fibered wether is certainly long sided and level
down his top line, I just question the amount of muscle
draped over his frame when compared to the top two, and he
appears to be the deepest through the floor of his chest and
roundest in his shoulder.
Still he has a definite advantage over 4 in the bottom. He
is a better balanced, thicker ended, tighter hided sheep
that is much more desirable in regards to club lamb type,
that without a doubt will go to the rail with the most
pounds of retail product.
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Fourth Place: 4
Entry number:
318 |
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Sure, 4 is a stout boned, level topped, tight chested
wether, however this is where his advantages end, as in
reality, he is a thicker hided, lighter muscled lamb that
tapers in his dock and funnels to his lower leg.
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