ã Shearing Industry
Consultants
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Long Blow The
long blow is one of the easiest parts of the sheep to shear, but hard to
perfect. © Objectives To shear to the backbone
and at least one blow over © Key Points · Start blows full and aim down slightly · Lay sheep on front foot · Keep front foot under brisket, and contain sheep’s
both front legs · Step over when comfortable and a blow to the head
is finished · Keep back foot forward of the tail and near the
inside hip · Keep sheep’s head down until near backbone · When blows are near the sheep’s backbone transfer
more weight onto your back foot · Keep sheep’s head high and near outside knee when
shearing over backbone |
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