A good turnout of youngsters for the event. Mathew Fife from Alnwick, Northumberland, scooped the top shield with Mollie Crozier from Denholm, Hawick, and James Sutherland from Linlithgow, each wining shields. (pc: Melanie Harper)
Encouraging the youth of today to take the reins in the future appears to be a theme across livestock breeds and the Jacob Sheep Society recently hosted a show prep/young handler’s day at Dun-Mor Jacobs, in Linlithgow.
The youngsters were put through their paces learning the valuable skills needed to get their sheep looking at its best in the ring and also how a handler should behave when in the ring.
Given out were National Young Handlers Shields and all youngsters received a certificate for their efforts.
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