TINTERN Schools enjoyed a feat in the East Friesian judging at Bendigo earlier today.
A group of 36 students from the Ringwood school came to the event - and prepared seven entries for the East Friesian section of the Australian Sheep & Wool Show.
Agricultural teacher Diane Grochowska said they were the only exhibitor for the breed on the day, but they also exhibited and fared well in the Romneys.
Their East Friesian stud was started after an orphan ewe lamb, dubbed Mary, was given to the school - and it had grown to 20 or 30 head.
She said the kids loved the opportunity to come to Bendigo to show the sheep.
“We’ve had semen donated to us from some big breeders in New Zealand,” she said.
“And we were recently able to repay the favour, donating some Romney semen from our prize-winning ram, Elmo, back to them.”
On a commercial basis, she said the school’s studs were making some real headway.
Judge Ian Starritt, Womboota, NSW, praised the professionalism of the students.
“You have to remember that many of these kids are city born and bred,” he said.
