Flock Competitions

Dorset National Flock Competition 2019

We’d like to start by thanking our hosts for their generous hospitality and making this an experience we will never forget. It was a great pleasure to be able to speak to breeders about our breed in their home surroundings. This competition provides a fantastic opportunity for the judges to see Dorset sheep performing in every corner of the UK. A bumper number of entries for this year allowed us to see more than ever just how versatile Dorset Horn and Poll Dorsets really are.

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Northern Ireland Flock Competition 2018

Judges: Mr Allister McNeill

Champion Flock:- Mr G Cubitt - Kildowney
Reserve Champion Flock: Miss A McConnell - Beechmount

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Dorset National Flock Competition 2018

I enjoy judging sheep, and, so was thrilled and delighted to be asked to judge this years flock competition.

With my trusty chauffeur, Anne, (assisted by Sat Nav Serena!), we set about this enjoyable task, travelling to 22 flocks from Scotland in the North to the Romney Marshes in the East, and Devon in the South, taking in Wales and a trip to Northern Ireland to complete the journey.

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Dorset National Flock Competition 2017

It was an honour and privilege to be asked to judge the 2017 Dorset National Flock Competition. We would like to thank all those who participated, for making it enjoyable and educational and their generous hospitality. We were welcomed onto their farms and into their homes it was a real pleasure.

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