DONNELLY, S.D. -- O'Donald "Don" Simonson is the first to admit he can't actually "see" every detail on a sheep anymore. After 71 years as a professional in sheep shearing, Simonson, now age 87, has ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - For lucky sheep, it's like a trip to the hair salon. For the unlucky ones, it can resemble a wild and woolly wrestling match against an opponent armed with a sharp object. The 4 ...

In a 2000 study, researchers at the University of Southern Australia found that by every measurement taken, from sustained heart rate to oxygen consumption to calories burned, sheep shearing was ...

This is not your average beauty school. Your clients can be pretty cranky. Sometimes they’ll even walk out mid-haircut. And you have to hold them down -- with only your legs -- while wielding an ...

Meet Chris. He's a sheep who had the fortune (or bad luck, depending on how you look at it) to elude shearers in Australia for about five years before he was finally captured earlier this week. Good ...

Many people have the wrong idea about sheep shearing. They think it`s a struggle between man and beast to tackle the animal, wrestle it to the ground, and strip it of its fleece. Joe Magiera has been ...

Seth Jenkins grabs a black-faced Suffolk sheep around the neck and with Billie Fowler nudging from behind, they lead the nearly 200-lb animal onto a plywood board. The friends maneuver the ewe onto ...

TRUCKSVILLE — Joy Malacavage stood on a wooden bench and watched the haircuts with wide eyes. The 9-year-old from Trucksville, who admittedly loves animals, got her first taste of sheep shearing on ...

KERRY'S top sheep shearers are going for gold in this year's Sheep and Wool Festival in Kilkenny, a two day international event which incorporates the All Ireland and International Sheep Shearing and ...