IGOU meeting 2013 Pölzig

Erik - IGOU  Bester Bock aller Farben Pölzig 2013
 Overall winner all rams with his Breeder / Owner E Hübner

Thanks to some great photos once again it has been possible to share in this years IGOU show. Sheep at this years show would  not look out of place  at the national show here in France but as these photos demonstrate the breed has clearly made  a comfortable transition to Germany and German breeding. Great stuff.

Some of the rams entered in the two year old black rams category.
The traditional colour black predominates and the overall standard is clearly high. 

Black yearling  ewes and hat competition;-)

A selection of brown ewes getting the judgely laying on of hands. There is something to be said for individual presentation of the sheep. It does make it easier to compare the sheep especially across a group.

Emile and Lavall

These two rams are close to being celebrities. Originally purchased by IGOU on behalf of the breed club members from France. They have been made available to club members, indeed  the ram Erik  Overall winner all rams  this year was sired by Emile.

Remus 7 vom Tannenhof  Breeder  A Jansen  Owner J Schneider
Winner Adult Black Rams

(L)  Enigma Breeder H Roller Owner F Starzman  (R) Marile ( runner up ) Owned and bred by J and A Bergmann
Enigma was judged Winner Adult Black Ewes and Overall Winner All Ewes


Photos courtesy of J Schneider 

GEMO Concours National Slideshow 2013

What *do* sheep gossip about I wonder

For The Slideshow Click HERE / Diaporama Cliquez ICI

Moments.........from the GEMO Show

I wanted to try to pick a selection of photos that brought together a more intimate perspective of the show. The camera is ideal for capturing a look or a feel, so here is a different kind of focus.

Touchant

Douceur

Turbulence

Patience

Judgements

Un regard

Eyeing up the competition

It has been hard to sort the photos this year, truly I have been spoilt for choice and even though the day was not the best for photography for several reasons looking through the photos of the day, I have been pleasantly surprised at how many are quite serviceable. This head study of a black ram just leapt off the page at me.  Beautiful!!

Judgely decisions were not always easy

and opinions were sometimes split

 but everyone was checking out the competition.........

There was little to complain about on any count.  More soon.....

GEMO Concours National 2013

Vaillant Ewes

This year the National Competition for Ouessant sheep took place at Brécé - Ile et Vilaine. Not too far from home. It was good to see the return of Patrice Royer's sheep to the competition  after three years absence.  It was also good to see some of the newer breeders return once again, surely bitten by the bug. There was a high standard overall and a good entry of over 100 sheep. A significant change this year is the option to bring sheep who aren't entered for the competition but who can still be examined for a certificate of conformity to the standard.
With limited places available and a high standard of sheep in general it can be hard to provide encouragement to newer breeders and reassure them of the standard of their sheep if they are not in the select group of prize winners. The certificates of conformity provide not just breeders but prospective purchasers with the assurance that they are buying sheep that can be considered of the breed.

I chose only two sheep to take this year both home bred, one for the competition and one for a certificate of conformity. Lets just say I wasn't disappointed on either score. I'll post a selection of photos from the day in due course. For now just a couple of candid shots.

Hercules Ballentyne - arriving in style

GEMO National Competition Rennes 2012 - The Event

The accommodation was five star, the welcome warm and the weather was perfect. It promised to be a good day.

 La paperasserie - paperwork first 

 

 Then it was time to get eye to eye with the sheep. These rams from the Parc d'Armorique arrived the night before the show.

 Judgely Huddles....... Serious Stuff!

Pretty Girls.......

 Handsome Guys....

and Gorgeous Groups

This year was the year of the prizewinners photo shoot......... some were considerably more au fait in front of the camera than others!

See what I mean, 

This black ram belonging to E Landerneau was awarded champion of champions (rams) he posed for the camera like a professional! Thanks to everyone for a great day but especially the Ecomusée for being such excellent hosts.

Judging Ouessants Dutch Style

The opportunity to visit Holland for a second time and enjoy not only the hospitality but to add in a little sheep viewing was too good to turn down. The presentation of Ouessants at Didam was  hosted by the  "Fokkersvereniging Ouessantschapen" or FOS which is a lot easier for me to say! There was a nice entry, general observations where that black and brown Ouessants were well represented with only two whites  entered.

As is customary in Holland all the adult sheep were both measured and weighed.

Scales

La toise - height 

For me one notable aspect was how relaxed it all was , the use of one handler per sheep and the recent addition of camping chairs was deluxe in comparison to some of the frenetic dashes and chaotic melees  for judging  I have seen and made the whole affair much easier to follow and of course less stressful on all participants. 

There was plenty of time to sit and chat, enjoy the ambiance and the sheep of course. More of those in another post. 

Flavours From Holland

A bike park to end all bike parks!

Beautiful gardens

The architecture and canals

Oh Yeah and I saw a few sheep:-)

GEMO Gazette

The GEMO website is getting an upgrade. Some elements are still to be worked on but the most recent upgrade is to improve functionality of the gazette  to provide  informative and readily accessible news on a regular basis. LINK to the GEMO website, check it out for yourself.

GEMO Concours National 2012

This year the Ecomusée du Pays de Rennes will host the annual national competition. It will be on Sunday the 16th of September and will be incorporated as part of a presentation "La journée du patrimoine" a fitting place and event for the Mouton d'Ouessant. The Ecomusée has a wide range of exhibits to see in additon to the Ouessants and this year there will be an added event ' Une Foire aux Béliers" whilst this will be an opportunity for GEMO members to place some juvenile rams it should be quite a spectacle in itself. There will be the opportunity for breeders to obtain certificats of conformité as well, I am very much looking forward to the event.
Put the date in your diary now. 16.09.2012

Photos Slideshow St Rivoal 2011

H Vaillant

SLIDESHOW LINK CLICK HERE

E Landerneau - Prix d'Honneur Béliers Adultes Noir

GEMO 2011 St Rivoal -The Results ( unofficially)

  Black Ram / Bélier Noir  G Percq

As announced on the day and until the official results get published on GEMO's website....

Yearling and Adult White Rams - Béliers Adultes et Jeunes Béliers( Antenais) Blanc

Prix d'Honneur P Carré

Premier Prix Parc d'Armorique

Deuxième Prix Parc d'Armorique

White Adult Ewe - Brebis Adultes Blanche

Prix d'Honneur H Vaillant

Premier Prix P Carré

Deuxième Prix Parc d'Armorique
           

White Yearling Ewes - Jeunes Brebis (Antenaises) Blanche

Prix d'Honneur - Not Awarded

Premier Prix P Carré

Deuxième Prix - Not Awarded

Black Adult Rams - Béliers Adultes Noir

Prix d'Honneur E Landerneau

Premier Prix R Hemming

Deuxième Prix C Billès

Black Yearling Rams - Jeunes Béliers (Antenais) Noir

Prix d'Honneur H Vaillant

Premier Prix Parc d'Armorique

Deuxième Prix H Vaillant

Black Adult Ewes - Brebis Adultes Noire

Prix d'Honneur H Vaillant

Premier Prix P Carré

Deuxième Prix M Pottier
                

Black Yearling Ewes - Jeunes Brebis (Antenaises) Noire

Prix d'Honneur C Billès

Premier Prix C Billès

Deuxième Prix C Billès

Couples ( Ram and Ewe- Belier et Brebis)

Prix d'Honneur E Landerneau

Premier Prix  Parc d'Armorique

Deuxième Prix P Carré

Breeder Ensembles - Meilleures Ensembles

Prix d'Honneur Parc d'Armorique

Premier Prix C Billès

Special Mentions - Mentions Spéciales

M Pottier

H Vaillant

E Landerneau

  Faolan ( Billès) at Spered Breizh - Premier Prix Adult Black Rams

Concours National 2011 Moutons d'Ouessant

Click to enlarge

Paris Salon de l'Agriculture - 2011

You have to get past the Charmoise at the begining.......Every year the breed is represented at the Salon de l'Agriculture THE big agricultural show of the year. This years participants don't seem overly amused but proved a hit with the public.

GEMO National Competition Results 2010

Until the results get published on the GEMO website ( at which time I'll link to them from this page) Here are the results as published in the GEMO bulletin of Dec 2010

RESULTS

WHITES

Rams & Yearlings - Béliers  & Antenais : 9 presented 5 confirmed

Prix d'Honneur     PERSYN François                              46cm
1er Prix                MORZYNSKI Dominique                  39.5cm
2éme Prix            VAILLANT Hervé                              42cm

Ewes - Brebis : 13 presented 9 confirmed

Prix d'Honneur   MORZYNSKI Dominique                   41cm
1er Prix              MORZYNSKI Dominique                   41cm
2éme Prix           VAILLANT Hervé                              44.5cm

Antenaises : 9 presented 

Prix d'Honneur  MORZYNSKI Dominique                    42cm
1er Prix             Parc Naturel d'Armorique                     42cm
2éme Prix          ROYER Patrice                                   45.5cm

BLACKS


Rams - Béliers : 5 presented 4 confirmed


Prix d'Honneur    Not Awarded
1er Prix               DELEPOULLE André                      47.5cm
2éme Prix            HEMMING Renée                           46cm

Yearlings - Antenais 5 Presented

Prix d'Honneur   ROYER Patrice                                 42cm
1er Prix              MORZYNSKI Dominique                43cm
2éme Prix           ECOMUSEE  de Rennes                  42cm

Ewes - Brebis 18 Presented 18 Confirmed

Prix d'Honneur  ECOMUSEE de Rennes                    43.5cm
1er Prix             DELEPOULLE André                       45cm
2éme Prix         ECOMUSEE de Rennes                     45cm

Yearlings - Antenaises  16 presented

Prix d'Honneur  CARRE Patrick                                  42.5cm
1er Prix             BILLES Claude                                  41.5cm
2éme Prix          DELEPOULLE André                       43.5cm

AUTRES COULEURS

16 Presented- No details provided

Mention Spéciale BILLES Claude

Championnat Mâles

ROYER Patrice                                                        46cm

Championnat Femelles

ROYER Patrice                                                       41cm


Prix d'Ensemble

Prix d'Honneur    MORZYNSKI Dominique    
1er Prix               VAILLANT Hervé
2éme Prix            ECOMUSEE de Rennes

Prix Couple

Prix d'Honneur  ROYER Patrice
1er Prix            MORZYNSKI Dominique
2éme Prix         BILLES Claude 

Prix Spéciale du Jury

LANDERNEAU Emilie
PERCQ Gérard
PEUPLE Marcel

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