'I tried shearing a sheep with world champion - I nearly lost a finger but worse was to come'

Gwion Evans, the Ronaldo of the sheep shearing world, can shear a sheep in seconds - and is a world champion. Could writer ...
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Sheep shearers race to be fastest at world championships

Feb 9 (Reuters) - The World Shearing and Woolhandling Championships kicked off in New Zealand on Wednesday with hundreds of competitors from around the world. Held for the first time on the country's ...
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Delaware sheep shearing season is here, and it’s a workout

The loud buzz of electric shears cut through M46’s thick white fleece as Larry Armstrong held the Polled Dorset sheep between his knees in front of a crowd at the University of Delaware’s annual Ag ...
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Nation's and region's top shearers compete to give sheep world's fastest haircut

"I kind of dove into it because we couldn't find anybody to shear our sheep," she said, echoing what many shearers said in describing the competition as fun born of necessary work, much like rodeo.