Shearing News
Top Canadian in World Shearing Competition 2019
Pauline Bolay from Manitoba & Don Metheral from Ontario are the top Canadian shearers!
Congratulations to all of you on a fantastic performance at the Golden Shears and Wool Handling Competition.
Final Canadian Shearing results:
Pauline Bolay 25th with a score of 112.600
Don Metheral 30th with a score of 114.95
Final Canadian Wool Handling results:
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)
...Holstein Agro Expo 2019
Shearers competing at the
8th Annual Eastern Canadian Sheep
Shearing Competition in Holstein, ON
July 5th & 6th, 2019
An international event sponsored by
Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited.
Canadian Shearing in Australia
Allison Preston, daughter of Paul & Viola Preston from Vauxhall, Alberta and grand daughter of Grant & the late Edith Preston from Dundalk, Ontario is currently shearing in Australia.
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)
Holstein Agro Expo 2018
Holstein Agro Expo
Sheep Shearing Competition July 6-7, 2018
7th Annual Eastern Canadian Sheep Shearing Competition
Left to right:
Don Metheral, Don Lewis, Jerry Kelleher, Sam Sloan, John
Kuepfer
2018 Beginner Sheep Shearing Course in Ontario
Sept 25 to 27, 2018 - space is limited to 6 participants
For more info please contact Peter Kudelka or visit OSMA website
Registration required: $200 cheque payable to Peter Kudelka
Requirements: please advise left or right handed and any food issues
519-348-4266 Cell: 519-274-2050