{"id":4452,"date":"2012-10-25T13:59:25","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T18:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/?p=4452"},"modified":"2012-10-25T14:01:17","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T19:01:17","slug":"international-sheep-tours-rf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/","title":{"rendered":"International Sheep Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photos from our International Sheep tours and other worldwide trips.\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4452 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/06277-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/06277-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/06277-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/06277-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/06277-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4454'>\n\t\t\t\tUsing a 4 wheeler and dogs to move sheep in the hills of south Scotland.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/attachment\/07064\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/07064-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/07064-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/07064-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/07064-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4455'>\n\t\t\t\tMohair goats in the Hill Country of Texas in the spring.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/09572-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09572-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09572-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09572-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09572-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4456'>\n\t\t\t\tMerino stud rams in Queensland, Australia.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/09578-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09578-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09578-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09578-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09578-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/09810-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09810-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09810-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09810-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/09810-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4458'>\n\t\t\t\tRomanov ewe with her lambs. They are very prolific so this ewe is unusual in having only 2 lambs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/16670-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/16670-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/16670-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/16670-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/16670-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/19372-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/19372-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/19372-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/19372-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/19372-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4464'>\n\t\t\t\tSuffolk pedigree ram near Great Malvern in England. 2006. Not sure of the breed of the smaller sheep.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/23178-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/23178-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/23178-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/23178-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/23178-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/25108-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25108-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25108-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25108-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25108-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4466'>\n\t\t\t\tHill ewes in Scotland in June 2007. Yellow shrub in the background is gorse-a thorny nasty plant.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/25127-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25127-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25127-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25127-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25127-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4467'>\n\t\t\t\tEwes about to be shorn in Scotland in early June. Note the solid walls (so the sheep can&#8217;t see out). This is part of a &#8220;bugle&#8221; layout with the corral becoming ever narrower.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/25163-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25163-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25163-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25163-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25163-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4468'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother view of Hans Porksens Bluefaced Leicesters. Like all sheep of this breed they are unusually long and tall\u2014 but not muscular.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/25179-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25179-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25179-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25179-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25179-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4469'>\n\t\t\t\tHans Porksen&#8217;s Suffolks. For years these sheep were at the top of the breed for EPD&#8217;s.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/25238-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25238-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25238-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25238-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25238-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4470'>\n\t\t\t\tMeatLinc yearling rams at Henry Fell&#8217;s farm near Thorganby, North Yorkshire. Henry created this breed 30 years previously because he was frustrated by the terminal sire breeds available then. It&#8217;s now a recognized breed who&#8217;s care, marketing and breeding is strictly controlled. Ownership has passed from Henry to his grandson, George Fell.  It&#8217;s a remarkable story.  (Full disclosure: My wife and I have been very good friends of the Fells since 1987. I hope to include the MeatLinc story in our Guide in the future.)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/25286-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25286-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25286-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25286-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25286-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4471'>\n\t\t\t\tFarmstead of a sheep farm in the Peak district of England. This farm specialized in well-muscled animals &#8211; Beltex sheep and Belgian Blue cattle. Even the sheep owners (from Poland) were very well muscled-and great hosts. Photo from Premier&#8217;s 2007 British sheep tour.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/25292-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25292-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25292-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25292-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25292-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4472'>\n\t\t\t\tBeltex ewe and 2 lambs at the same farm in England&#8217;s Peak District. Great set of lambs.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/25323-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25323-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25323-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25323-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/25323-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4473'>\n\t\t\t\tBlueface Leicester ewes and lambs on Hans Porksen&#8217;s farm in northern England in June 2007. It was a stop on Premier&#8217;s first sheep tour. They aren&#8217;t as pretty as some breeds. Their rams are mated with hill sheep (Scottish Blackface and similar) to produce what is called &#8220;Mule&#8221; ewe lambs. This crossbred female was for years the gold standard for British lowland sheep farmers\u2014 prolific, lambed on its own, needed minimal care, milked well, good frame. It was\/is mated to terminal sires like the Suffolk, Hampshire and MeatLinc.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/27345-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27345-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27345-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27345-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27345-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4474'>\n\t\t\t\tWool competition at the Royal Christchurch show in New Zealand in 2008 (another Premier tour).\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/27387-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27387-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27387-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27387-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27387-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4475'>\n\t\t\t\tA Corriedale ram at the Royal Christchurch show in New Zealand. Also in 2008.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/27512-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27512-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27512-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27512-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27512-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4476'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking down onto the Canterbury Plain on the South Island of New Zealand. It&#8217;s great sheep country that&#8217;s gradually being converted to dairy cattle (if they have irrigation rights) because the return\/acre is higher and their is strong demand in China for milk powder. The trees are windbreaks to reduce the effect of the drying winds that occur here.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/27717-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27717-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27717-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27717-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27717-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4477'>\n\t\t\t\tShearing contest at the Royal Christchurch show in New Zealand in 2008. This photo shows sheep held just behind the shearing machines (on the left) waiting to be shorn.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/27719-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27719-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27719-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27719-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27719-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4478'>\n\t\t\t\tIn front of the shearers at the Royal Christchurch show in New Zealand in 2008. Shearing machines and shearers are in a row on the right being studied carefully by judges. Skirting tables are on the left.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/27748-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27748-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27748-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27748-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27748-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4479'>\n\t\t\t\tStanding on the Canterbury Plain on sheep pasture looking west to the mountains that run north and south. It&#8217;s one place that&#8217;s more beautiful in person than it is in even the best photos.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/27773-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27773-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27773-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27773-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27773-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4480'>\n\t\t\t\tLooking down onto a sheep farmer&#8217;s house and facilities in the Canterbury Plain of New Zealand. They don&#8217;t need winter feed so no barns and less need for tractors and machinery. It struck me as being close to sheep farming paradise.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/27852-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27852-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27852-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27852-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/27852-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4481'>\n\t\t\t\tA small part of the sheep working facilities at Nokomai sheep station on the south island of New Zealand (north of Dunedin). Very impressive place and people. People in photo are US sheep folks on Premier sheep tour in 2008. Over 90,000 ewes on this hill sheep operation. Had it&#8217;s own helicopter to help cover the area. The ewes lamb totally on their own in the hills. And, during the lambing season it is illegal for hikers and visitors to move through the hill country (it&#8217;s marked on maps). Gold was discovered in the river that went through the station\u00ac\u2014 but it was 40 feet below the river bed. So they moved a few miles of the river and excavated the gold-bearing material!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/29320-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29320-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29320-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29320-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29320-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4482'>\n\t\t\t\tTexel ewes in England in early August of 2006\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/29322-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29322-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29322-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29322-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29322-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4483'>\n\t\t\t\tSheep under an olive tree near Les Baux in Provence in France. Don&#8217;t know the precise breed.  Just liked the scene.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/29323-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29323-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29323-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29323-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/29323-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4484'>\n\t\t\t\tEwes with lambs in Provence in France in 2000. However, this is mid-November. So these lambs dropped in Oct. Again I don&#8217;t know the precise breed.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/37862-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/37862-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Charolais sheep on turnips in Ireland. The Charolais, whose origin is France, is another muscular (but again small by some US standards) terminal sire breed. Lambs from it grow well and cut out well. Less wool cover on the day of birth than Texel or Ile de Frane so it&#039;s more suited for indoor lambing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/37862-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/37862-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/37862-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/attachment\/37880\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/37880-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/37880-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/37880-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/37880-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4486'>\n\t\t\t\tNewly shorn Charolais ewes with a Suffolk ram in Ireland.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/38172-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38172-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38172-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38172-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38172-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/38186-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/381863-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/381863-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/381863-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/381863-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/38303-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38303-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38303-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38303-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38303-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/38304-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38304-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38304-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38304-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38304-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/38392-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38392-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38392-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38392-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38392-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/38533-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38533-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38533-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38533-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/38533-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/46205-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46205-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46205-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46205-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46205-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/46324-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46324-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46324-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46324-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46324-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4495'>\n\t\t\t\tValais Black Nose sheep in France. I don&#8217;t know how productive they are but they surely have visual appeal! Photo taken on Premier&#8217;s French sheep tour in 2011 at Tech Ovine near Bellac, France. This show was much larger than we expected and is well worth the visit if you speak French. If you don&#8217;t you will urgently long for a personal interpreter!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/46327-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46327-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46327-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46327-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46327-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4496'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother view of Valais Black Nose sheep. Eye-catching, without a doubt. Stick-makers would love their horns. But I wouldn&#8217;t like to shear them, or work on them in a handling chute (race).\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/46336-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46336-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46336-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46336-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46336-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4497'>\n\t\t\t\tMaren Boyer, daughter of Tom and Carrie Boyer of Utah up close and personal with  a Valais Black Nose sheep.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/2012\/10\/international-sheep-tours-rf\/46632-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46632-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46632-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46632-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.premier1supplies.com\/sheep-guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/46632-85x85.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4499'>\n\t\t\t\tObviously this is a Border Collie. Happens to be in France. Like most sheep folks around the world, this unique breed impresses, fascinates and intrigues. 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