Bill With Anastasia

Bill With Anastasia
Bill Eatmon - 1955 - 2006 Co-shepherd at Sheltering Pines from June, 1996 to August, 2006.

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1927 Standard for Shetland Sheep


1927 Shetland Sheep Standard

Description and Scale of Points      Score - 100
Reproduced from the Shetland Flock Book Society
Bye-Laws & Regulations
Objects & Standard of the Society 1927
General character and appearance
(Horned or Hornless)
9
Head
Good width between ears, tapering rapidly to base of nose, which should be broad and with little taper to the muzzle, hollow between cheeks and nose well marked
9
Face
Medium length of face from eyes to muzzle, nose prominent but not Roman, small mouth 
5
Eyes
Full, bright, and active look
3
Ears
Fine, medium size, set well back, carried slightly above the horizontal 
4
Neck
Full, tapers into a fairly broad chest
4
Shoulders
Well set, top level with back
6
Chest
Medium width and deep
5
BackLevel, with as much width as possible
9
RibsWell sprung and well ribbed up
4
RumpGood width, with well tuned rounded hips
5
TailFluke tail.  Wool at root forming the broad rounded part, and tapering suddenly to barely covered fine point.  This is a strong character, and any crossing is easily made out by it.  Length varies according to the size of sheep, rarely exceeds six inches, or thereby
9
Legs of MuttonLight, but very fine in quality
4
SkinVaries according to colour of wool.  In white no blue or black colouring
2
WoolExtra fine and soft texture, longish, wavy, and well closed.  Wool on forehead and poll tapering into neck, likewise wool on cheeks.  Colours:  white, black or brown , moorit (from reddish to fawn).  Greys (including Sheila). Other known colours - Mirkface (brownish spots on face); Catmogit (dark under parts from muzzle to tail and legs), Burrit (light underparts); also Blaegit, Fleckit, and Sholmit
20
CarriageAlert and nimble, with a smart active gait
2
DISQUALIFICATIONS
(a)      Long heavy tail, broad to point
(b)     Bad wool, coarse and open
(c)      Very coarse wool on breeches
(d)     Deformities of jaws
(e)      Undersized animals
(f)      Defective coloured or badly shaped animals as sires
(g)      White hairs in moorit and black, and dark hairs in white wool

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