USA: 

Sheep Shearers Merchandise & Commission Company, Inc.

Hemp's Clippers & Supply

Midstates Wool Growers

Greonewold Fur & Wool Co.

Australia & New Zealand:

Australian Shearing Supplies

Stockowner's Shearing

Beiyuan N ew Zealand

Top Gun Shearing Supplies

New South Wales Shearing Supply

United Kingdom & Europe:

Highway Shearing UK

Welsh Shearing Equipment Centre

Lister Shearing

Heiniger Worldwide

USA: 

Doug Rathke Shearing Video

*Many state universities offer schools in the spring

New Zealand:

Tectra Shearing School

Work With Wool Ltd.

*Aaron and I took a course with Tectra in Palmerston North, NZ It was excellent.

Australia

Shearing Industry Consultants

Go here now! They have the "tally high" shearing pattern and shearer exercises online!!

SHEEP WORLD NEW ZEALAND

BLACKPOWERED.COM

Golden Shears 2006

Golden Shears 2006

The BIGGEST shearing and wool handling contest in the world!

• Held in Masterton, New Zealand

• March 2nd, 3rd, and 4th 2006

• Entries Due Friday February 17th                                                                                              Entry Form

• Entry Fees range from $35 to $60.

Western National Stock Show

This is the big one in the US! The international Open  and Junior Shearing Contest

• January 7, 2006 9am, Denver Colorado

• Standard US scoring: Contestants are judged on time, condition of fleece, absence of second cuts in fleece, manner of handling sheep, absence of cuts on sheep, appearance of shorn sheep.

• Each professional contestant shears four sheep and each junior shears three sheep.

• Entry Fee $15.00, Entries close December 31, 2005

• Junior premiums: 1st place $1000, 2nd $600, 3rd $300

• Professional premiums: 1st $1500, 2nd $1000, 3rd $600, 4th $300

Canadian Royal Winter Fair Shearing Contest: Top prize $150, November 13, 2005

For more international shearing competitions, check out shearingworld.com

Also check our Current Schedule for upcoming events.