> I mean if winning is the thing, then once the sheep is sheered, who cares about the sheep anymore? It's all about the wool and what you do with it. One of th

> I mean if winning is the thing, then once the sheep is sheered, who cares about the sheep anymore? It's all about the wool and what you do with it. One of the scoring criteria of the Maryland competition featured here is "Appearance of sheep after shearing". I'd assume judges would not look kindly a sheep covered in blood