OAKBERROW VINNIE COLOURED RYELAND RAM FOR SALE

Oakberrow VinnieSee photo of our handsome Vinnie who is for sale at the Ryeland Flock Book Show and Sale to be held at Ludlow Market on Saturday 27 August 2016.

Vinnie has the same sire as our National Ryeland Champion - Dolwen Noble and is mum is one of our best breeding ewes Ashford/Ruslin lines.  Her son from this year has been doing well in the showring this year.

Vinnie has lovely temperament and in June together with George visited Milestone Special School and met the pupils.  It brought tears to my ewes when an extremely disabled child in wheelchair held is halter and Vinnie put his head onto the child's knee - the look on their face was something to behold.  See Royal Three Counties Web for photos.

He is a long boy with good legs and excellent confirmation, also a stockgetter, proven sire (he was used as a lamb). 

His sire Dolwen Noble was a multiple championship prizewinner in the show ring and also Inter Breed Champion at Moreton in Marsh show.  As you can see Noble's offspring follow their fathers good looks and confirmation.

If you would like more information, please get in touch with either Steve or Doreen

NATIONAL RYELAND SHEEP SHOW 2016 CHAMPION

National Ryeland Champion 2016The Ryeland Flock Book Society stage their National Show in conjunction with Tenbury Show, which was held yesterday 6 August 2016.  The entries were record breaking with 96 ryelands entered and there were 130 coloured ryelands entered, so a great task for the judges.

I am delighted to say that Oakberrow Ryelands won the Champion Ryeland with a home-bred shearling ewe.  Steve showed her and I was ringside watching the championships and I have to say a great cheer and then some tears when Judge David Lewis of the famous Arbeth Ryelands awarded her Champion.

We also won Best Woolled Sheep in Show under judge Mike Yeandle with our shearling ram who was 6th in his class in the National Show and first in the Ryeland Wool on the Hoof.

Our baby ram lamb Winston was 5th, our breeding ewe was 3rd, we were 5th in the group of three. 

Thanks to everyone for their congratulations and support and also to my beloved ryelands for making it a day to remember.