Their entries were in sheep-shape condition and Lithgow High School claimed top prizes in the Royal Easter Show's stud competition.
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The school and students took home first place in the sires fleeced division and in the schools interbreed long wool ram displaying two teeth or over.
The Lithgow High Agricultural Show team also took home third place in the ram lamb contest, a third and fourth in the school interbreed ewe displaying two teeth or over competition and fourth in the ram lamb school’s comp.
Year 11 student Katrina Abbott was awarded second place in the 14 to 20-year-old handler class against approximately 30 other competitors from rival schools.
The sheep were judged on their trueness to type, wool quality, proportion and soundness.
The Lithgow High team has been attending the show for the past three years exhibiting their quality Corriedale sheep.
The team this year consisted of eight students from Years 9 to 11.
The students were responsible for attending to and showing nine sheep over the first four days of the annual Sydney Royal Easter Show.
The Corriedale sheep breed is renowned for its ability to produce soft, quality wool and high yielding rates for their meat.
The students have been busy preparing for the show for the past 12 months and have been participating in maintenance, feeding, caring and training for the sheep so that they can be successful when competing at high-level events.
Lithgow High School has been proudly breeding Corriedale sheep for the past 11 years and this year at the Sydney Show they exhibited three ewes and six rams.
The team also handled 10 Cooriedale’s on behalf of the Merrigal Stud based in Merriwa, NSW.
The school show team was very successful for a small stud at this prestigious event, which attracts many large studs and their outstanding animals which make for tough competition across all classes.
The school’s agriculture teacher, Jon Abbott, was commended for the consistent hard work and the expert advice and guidance he has provided the school’s students not only this year but over many previous years of competition.
The team’s next event will be the Royal Bathurst Show, April 28-30, where they will exhibit nine sheep.
