In the first attempt on the record of 731 set by New Zealander Matthew Smith in England nine and half years ago, Goss claimed ...

Making the attempt Whanganui shearer Simon Goss, who will tackling the solo nine-hours ewes record at Ātihau-Whanganui ...

WELLINGTON , New Zealand -- A New Zealand farm lobby group says sheep shearing has the potential to become an Olympic demonstration sport. Just don't count on seeing it at London this summer or Rio in ...

It took Hilary Gietzen about 45 minutes to shear one sheep when he first started shearing 32 years ago. Now the 47-year-old can shear a sheep in 80 seconds during competitions. Gietzen recently placed ...

A man from Co. Donegal has beaten the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to shear a sheep. Ivan Scott, 33, from Kilmacrennan near Letterkenny in Co Donegal, broke the record by shearing a ...

Doug Rathke of Hutchinson was one of two people who represented the United States in blade shearing at the World Sheep Shearing Competition, July 4-7, in Le Dorat, France. The USA Blade Team placed ...

A pair of shears, a couple of sheep, and a steady hand are what it takes to place seventh in the world championships of sheep shearing, and Doug Rathke did just that. This is nothing new to Rathke, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. New Zealand shearer Matthew Smith has smashed the world eight-hour ewe-shearing record northwest of Napier. The 25-year-old, becoming ...

WELLINGTON , New Zealand - A New Zealand farm lobby group says sheep shearing has the potential to become an Olympic demonstration sport. Just don't count on seeing it at London next summer or Rio in ...