Montpelier sheep dog trials

We offer opportunities for you to share your assets in creative ways to increase and diversify your farm income. The Virginia Border Collie Association, founded in , was established to: Create and support interest in the training and breeding of the working Border Collie Conduct and promote stock dog trials throughout the state of Virginia Promote cordial relationships among VBCA members and their communities.

Get Involved We would be grateful for your support and participation. Sheep Producers Outreach Program The Virginia Border Collie Association supports sheep producers by providing resources to increase productivity, enhance stockmanship, and promote agritourism. Instructor: Dorothea Pierce. Learn the ancient and timeless art of spinning.

Students will start on a drop spindle to learn basic skills, and then move onto a wheel if they wish. Easy to learn and so rewarding, this is a class you will enjoy and a skill you will learn to love. Students do not need to bring anything with them but a little patience and a sense of humor.

Students will be provided with a wool for spinning in class. Students who wish to bring their own wheel to use in class should plan to arrive at least ten minutes early to class to allow the instructor to approve the wheel. Class Limit: 5 Students. Students will use a drop spindle to learn basic skills. Cormack was quite a hit with the handlers, and there was no shortage of volunteers to clerk for him. I apologize to anyone I may have left out?

Julie, what kind of sheep do the Hoffmans have, mostly. Seems like last time I was there when the earth was young they had a good bit of Blackie in their flock. Considering going up in December. Last time I went up it was with Ben and, well, it was a short run. Not the sheep's fault by any means, mind you! Um, I'm not real sure Becca. They do have some blackface sheep, a couple of which look very much like the Scottish blackface, others which may well be Suffolk crosses.

Most of the sheep are actually whiteface sheep, but I really don't know the breeding behind the flock. Perhaps Sam, Robin, or Mark knows? I don't think there's too much suffolk in there. There are a couple of Scottish Blackfaces but it's mostly commercial "mixes" i think - columbia, dorset, border leister that's not spelled right i know , maybe polypay, mostly white faces. The black faces in the scotties tend to fade to a speckle in the first cross, but so does the, er, scottiness.

Entries open Oct. If you need an entry, let me know and I'll see if I can't get one to you. The Scottie sheep were indeed speckle-faced. I would have sworn that the "Don King sisters" had some suffolk in them The Don Kings might have had suffolk in them, but they weren't at the trial last weekend.

Along with the list Robin gave, I think there's some Katahdin mixed in as well. There were a few that had what looked like a mix of wool and hair on their back. I believe Renee said they had or have a Katahdin ram. Wow, sound like my flock before I thinned it out.