First Place:  3

Entry number: 1445

Exhibitor: caitlinoleary12

Sheep name/number: Zoe

Breed: Hampshire X

Of those, I opted to tie on to the extra added look and extension found in the 3 ewe. From the side, I feel she simply balances up better. She is a longer fronted ewe who is smoother through her shoulder and more elevated at the base of her chest. I love how neat she carves out her underline in relation to her topline, and she stays more level out of her hip and dock. I also estimate that the ewe lamb is cracked open wider in her center body, and reads with a notch more curvature to her center and upper rib. If I want to change her up, I would love to see her come wider out of her upper hip and dock.

Second Place:  2

Entry number: 1438

Exhibitor: Charebear

State: NC

Breed: Crossbred

Now the 2 wether follows her up in a competitive second. I could see where a lot of people would like this wether a great deal, especially as you study him from behind. I would give him the advantage in muscle mass and shape through his hip and stifle. Though not as exotic as our class winner from the side, he still gives us a look of quality. In relation to the one that stands ahead of him today, he views to be plainer about his loin edge, and rounder out of his hip. He doesn’t have quite the elevation up through his chest floor or extension through his foreskeleton.

Third Place:  4

Entry number: 1473

Next I follow him up with the other wether in class. He stands third for me today because he simply gets outpowered by the two ahead of him. He gives us a plainer look from behind and wants to flatten out through his center leg. From the side, I would like to see this wether constructed neater through the floor of his chest, and maybe even drop his rear flank down a touch. From a skeletal aspect, he could be laid back further through his shoulder and leveled off out of his hip and dock. He still stays a competitive third for me because he simply views with more dimension and muscle.

Fourth Place:  1

Entry number: 1417

I complete the class with 1. No doubt she is the greenest in her condition today, but you can still appreciate the silhouette she carves from the side. She is parallel in her top and underline, her neck ties in high into her shoulder. But for me, I just need to see more muscle in this ewe lamb to move her up any higher. She reads the flattest through her forerib and rack. She is the narrowest coming out of her dock and pinset, we need to see her wrap with more total volume of leg from behind.