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Sheep Shearing and Basic Care 101
March 29, 2020 - April 4, 2020
$1250
Location: UC Hopland Research and Extension Center, Hopland CA
Dates: Two fully separate courses: March 29-April 4 and May 3-9; choose 1 (up to 12 student spaces per class).
Cost: $1250 for class and materials
Housing for additional $15 per night – Sunday-Saturday = $90, co-ed bunkhouse style. Other private accommodation options available for additional cost.
Meal package for week = $315 (Dinner on Sunday through to Breakfast on Saturday)
Lead Instructor: Owner/operator of Hollenback Shearing, Trevor Hollenback has been professionally trained and employed as a shearer in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and Austria. His primary focus in shearing is limiting stress to both the sheep and shearer.
Class description: The University of California Hopland Research and Extension Center is excited to announce this new shearing school. The school will focus on immersive hands-on shearing training in a small group setting (10-12 students), with additional lecture and discussion time to consider the many elements surrounding sheep handling, husbandry, flock health, running a mobile shearing service, ethical shearing, grazing for fuel reduction and climate beneficial ranching practices.
This course is very physically rigorous, requiring your body to be in uncomfortable positions for extended periods of time while shearing. Guidance will be given to reduce discomfort, but registrants should be aware of the physical nature of the class and come prepared to work hard.
Registration will begin with an application process, priority will be given to those who intend to be in the sheep shearing world, either as producers themselves, or to provide services to producers. All further selections will be made by lottery.
2 full scholarships are available and flexible pricing options are also made possible due to the generous support of Fibershed.
The application period runs from 9am, February 14- 5pm February 21 (PST). Click here to register your application during the open period: http://bit.ly/HoplandShearing
