Women's 8 hour Lamb World Record attempt
Pauline Bolay from Manitoba will be in New Zealand for the Women's 8 hour Lamb World Record attempt on December 10, 2019.
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France was the host nation for the Championnat du Monde de Tonte de Moutons (World Sheep Shearing and Woolhandling Championship). Delegations of 34 countries converged at the village of Le Dorat from July 1st - 8th for a week of events occasionally referred to as the Olympics of shearing.
Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers Limited sponsored veteran worlds competitor Donald Metheral of Ontario and Pauline Bolay of Manitoba as Canada’s machine shearers, as well as a woolhandling team consisting of Amber Peterson of Prince Edward Island and Allison Preston of Alberta.
The week began on July 1st as teams arrived in France and made their way to Limoges a city near Le Dorat for a Speed shear and concert to welcome them. Tuesday, July 2nd, was a training day, with the teams traveling to local farms to practice on the local sheep breeds that would be used in the competition. While competitors were busy preparing: family, friends, and other supporters were offered a selection of farm tours to the area, as Le Dorat is part of the famous Limousine region of France....
Pauline Bolay 25th with a score of 112.600
Don Metheral 30th with a score of 114.95
Allison Preston 28th with 207.80
Amber Petersen 35th with 233.60
The following picture is one heat out of three overall - Don was 28th & Pauline was 30th.
CanadianTeam Members: Allison Preston, Amber Petersen, Pauline Bolay, Don Metheral, Phillip Woodward (manager)
...An international event sponsored by
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited.
Recently she competed at the Culcairn Shearing & Wool Handling Competition, placing 1st in the Novice Division.
She also competed in the Walbundrie Strong Wool Shearing Competition and placed 2nd in the Novice Division.
(Allison Preston – on left in both pictures)