Sheep Show
Saturday & Sunday October 3rd & 4th, 2026
Registration will place via ShoWorks beginning in August. Registration ends at 11:59PM on Sunday, September 20th. Please read our Sheep Show Rules and Information prior to registering.
Meat Breeds & California Red National Breed Show: Saturday October 3rd
Join us around the show ring to watch this year’s competitors! Our Sheep Show begins at 10AM on Saturday, October 3rd for Meat Breeds, to be followed by the California Red National Breed Show.
Judge TBA
Check back soon for Saturday’s judge.
Wool Breeds: Sunday October 4th
Watch as Dr. Geof Ruppert selects Wool Breed Champions in the Sheep Show! Judging begins at 10AM on Sunday, October 4th for Wool Breeds.
Meet our judge: Dr. Geof Ruppert
Dr. Geof Ruppert is a shepherd and veterinarian from Fairfield, Pennsylvania. He has been raising purebred Corriedales since the late ’70s and started a separate flock of Merino sheep about 10 years ago. Both flocks are based on the idea of breeding dual purpose sheep. Geof has been using artificial insemination since 2001 to achieve his goals. The importation of Australian ram semen from both breeds has had a profound impact on wool quality in each flock.
Dr. Ruppert started judging sheep in the ’90s on the Maryland State 4-H livestock judging team. Over the years, he has served as a judge for the Black Sheep Gathering, the National Corriedale Junior Show and the National Merino Sale, among others, and has judged Corriedale junior sheep twice at Bendigo, Australia, the world’s largest sheep show. As a wool judge, he has also sorted fleeces at Estes Park Wool Market and the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival.
As a judge, Geof believes in following the score card of each breed closely. He is an advocate for good breed character within each breed, and for placing strong emphasis on sound wool quality, correct structure and feed-efficient, easy-keeping sheep.
“Some days you just find greatness. I could take the ear hair off this sheep and it would be better than a lot of the fleece that I’ve seen over the years.”
-Judge Sean Eldridge on the 2022 Champion Fine Wool Ram from Mendenhall Wool Ranch