Today Vermont Edition is kicking off the Summer School series with something very few of you will ever actually have to do - but perhaps more of us should learn. There are only a couple of people in Vermont who have learned this special skill - and most of them are over 60. So if you need a new career path, listen up, while retired UVM Extension expert Chet Parsons teaches us how to shear a sheep.
Summer School: How To Shear A Sheep
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An already-sheared sheep looks on as a compatriot is sheared around the belly.
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The 'long blows' - shearing the back of the sheep.
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Chet Parsons showing off old fashioned shearing tools.
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This ewe needs a haircut.
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A finished fleece comes off all in one piece.
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A freshly shorn sheep inspects what, until seconds ago, had been her coat.
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