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Sheep wrestling & shearing

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Watch as this Cumbrian farmer wrestles with a Lakeland Herdwick sheep and shears it. The demonstration to visitors at the Annual Langdale Gala shows just how hard and backbreaking this farm work is.

The wool quality of a Herdwick has unique qualities relating to durability. Thick bristle type fibres will often protrude from garments forming a protective barrier layer in blizzards. Most likely the same qualities that protect the sheep in similar conditions. They have been known to survive under a blanket of snow for three days while eating their own wool.

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