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Well, since March we’ve had 19 lambs out of 12 ewes, sheared 20 sheep, and now it’s time to get sheep and horses ready for the annual Sanday Show.

I’m taking 12 sheep and both horses (the horse classes are a bit low on numbers this year, so I’ve entered both of them).

Decided to wash their tails and manes this afternoon. Barnaby is an old pro. After a nominal (ooh, that’s cold!) movement from his back end, he just stood there whilst I washed his tail. I then washed his mane and he didn’t bat an eyelid (well, much).

Shanty was a very different case. I remembered that she hadn’t liked her tail being washed last year, so decided just to wash the end (the white bit) without getting water on her ‘dock’ the actual tail. Well, Victorian Maiden Aunt wasn’t in it. You’d have thought I’d made all sorts of improper suggestions to her! I managed to get the tail washed though, but after a trial jug of water on her mane (same reaction), I decided that she’ll just have to go well-brushed!

The sheep that are going have all been trimmed and all the lambs now have their ID tags.

I’ve finished the knitting that I’m going to put into the Industrial section of the Show.

Roll on Friday.