Spered Breizh Ouessants: IGOU St Johann 2012 2 of 2

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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mercredi 17 octobre 2012

IGOU St Johann 2012 2 of 2

The ubiquitous Toise

This post is the second part of a two part post on the German breed society's (IGOU) show.

LINK to the first part. Photos with kind permission of Jürgen Schneider. The German breed club and the associated forum HERE are very active and involved in promoting pure bred, to standard ouessants and it is to their credit that the interest in the breed has a growing following.