WESTMINSTER, Md. (AP) -- A hundred years ago, most sheep shearers relied on scissor-like blades to cut the wool off of sheep, before motorized clippers took over as the primary method. "Blade shearing ...

Gethin Lewis has become the first Welshman to win an open shearing title in New Zealand in more than a decade.

DONNELLY, S.D. -- O'Donald "Don" Simonson is the first to admit he can't actually "see" every detail on a sheep anymore. After 71 years as a professional in sheep shearing, Simonson, now age 87, has ...

Powys shearer Gethin Lewis becomes the first Welshman in over a decade to win a New Zealand open shearing title after a standout performance ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A sheep shearing demonstration was held in the Ames Activity Pavilion at the National Western Stock Show on January 22, 2020. Bob Schroth, who runs annual ...

Staff Writer Two-year-old Devynn Martin had some words of advice for the timid sheep who was getting her first haircut. “It doesn’t hurt. Don’t worry. It doesn’t hurt,” the little blonde-haired girl ...

Gethin Lewis, who works 3-4 months each year for Napier shearing contractor Brendan Mahony, surprised even himself with his win in the Taihape Shears Open final at Erewhon Station on Saturday, with a ...