Welcome to the home of Spered Breizh Ouessants. The breed originates from the island of Ouessant, part of a tiny archipelago just off the north coast of Finistere, Brittany. The island of terror as it was known to some, was swept by the full force of the atlantic’s weather, the hardy sheep adapted to survive on poor grazing from salty clifftop meadows. It was the women of the island that raised the sheep, renowned for their black wool to weave into cloth known locally as berlinge and their meat with its sweet and delicate taste.

Bienvenue chez Spered Breizh Ouessants. La race est originaire de l’île d’’Ouessant qui fait parti d’un petit archipel au large du Finistère, Bretagne. L’île de l'épouvante comme c'était connu par certains était balayé par les intempéries de l’atlantique, ces moutons rustiques s'adaptaient à survivre sur les pâturages pauvres des falaises salées. C’était les femmes de l’île qui élevaient les moutons réputés pour leur laine noire à tisser « la berlinge » une étoffe régionale et leur viande avec un goût doux et délicat.

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dimanche 8 juin 2008

Hunting Ouessants


CouCou !

Ok I know you're in there hows about coming closer for the camera?

Yesterday was quite a fun day. Marion a ouessant breeder from Holland and her husband popped in for a couple of days only a 1000kms one way drive! She wanted to see some real french ouessants I don't think she was prepared for quite how elusive they can be! So picture the scene halfway up what seemed like the side of a mountain, after days and days of rain at last a little sunshine to set the backdrop to the swathes of bracken and foxgloves and somewhere in amongst the trees a small group of thirteen rams, no ordinary rams some of GEMO's very best including champions of France but dammed if I could see them!

Finally we were rewarded with a few brief views, showing plenty of promise but this was a close as we got, another time maybe.
However the views of the ewes including last years yearling champion GEMO were alot more promising and alot closer!! but you'll have to wait for my next post for those.
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