SHEEP SHOW
Judge: Zane Bone
College Station, Texas
I am a 4th generation sheep and goat raiser from the Texas Hill Country. My father was a state winning sheep and goat vocational agricultural teacher; my mom was also from a ranching background. Read More.
ANGORA GOAT SHOW
Judge: Dr. Andy Laughlin
Lubbock, Texas
Dr. Andy Laughlin grew up in the rural town of Ingram, Texas located in the heart of the hill country. He received his bachelor's degree in animal science from Texas A & M Univerisity. Read More.
FLEECE SHOW
Wool Judge: Dr. Geof Ruppert
Fairfield, Pennsylvania
Your judge for the 2018 Black Sheep Gathering is Dr. Geof Ruppert. His involvement with sheep began in 1976 with a starter flock of Corriedales, chosen in part because of his mother’s interest in the fiber arts. Read More.
FIBER ARTS AND YARN SHOW
Judge: Marian Dyche
The Dalles, Oregon
I learned to spin when I moved to Oregon about 20 years ago, joined the Columbia Fibres Guild and also learned to live life as it really should be. Read More.
