The importance and benefits of shearing shows have been recognized more over seas than in the united states but we are hoping to improve that with education about what happens and why at contests.
click here to learn more about how contests are scored.
OnFarm Podcast episode from Scotland World Championships. Interviews from practice day.
The next World Sheep Shearing Championship will be in New Zealand 2026.
Team selection for that contest is already underway with contest points being accumulated. The contests that count towards the team include:
The Black Hills Stock Show in South Dakota (Jan/Feb)
Iowa State Fair (August)
Indiana State Fair (pending date)
Mike McWilliam Memorial Shearing Contest in Oregon (First Saturday in June)
Michigan State Fair Shearing Contest (pending date)
Maine Sheep Shearing Contest (July)
Team USA Scotland 2023:
Machine Shearers
Alex Moser (Iowa)
Nolan Abel (Iowa)
Blade Shearers
Kevin Ford (Massachusetts)
John O’Connell (Connecticut)
Wool Handlers
Leann Brimmer (Montana)
Colleen McTaggart (South Dakota)
Judges
David Cravin (Maine)
World Council Representatives
Kathleen Markiewicz (New Hampshire)
Loren Opstedahl (South Dakota)
Team Manager
Katherine Moser (Iowa)