HIGHLAND COUNTY – As the winter turns to spring, thousands of Virginia wool sheep will get their annual “haircut." Sheep shearing, or the process of harvesting wool, is a centuries-old practice that ...

Jake, the sheep shearing crew boss, called me on Saturday evening, hoping to arrive at my barn on Monday morning. I already had a big day of commitments on Monday so we settled on Tuesday morning ...

Summer is less than a month away, which means it is time for the sheep at Shepherd's Cross to get their yearly haircut. "Usually our first 100 degree day is May 1st," said Dr. Diane Dickinson. "So, we ...

A human's haircut? Boring, expensive, uninspired. But a sheep's haircut? Now that's an event for an audience. On Saturday, April 27, Fox Chase Farm will once again open its gates for Sheep Shearing ...

One look around the ring and you know this isn't the cattle crowd. Polished buckles, boots and spurs? Make way for dirty moccasins and oily shears. If it weren't for the pen teaming with fluffy, brown ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On a sunny spring day in early March, thousands of Western Slope sheep line up in a corral unknowingly waiting for their annual haircut. Herders gently prod ...