The Third Day: Shearing on Abbotsford Grasskeep
Leonie is fiercely committed to helping Charlie see the job through to the end.
Shepherding
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Shepherding is one of the world's oldest vocations, rooted in the rhythms of the hills, seasonal stock management, and the deep landscape history of the Borders. Far beyond a mechanical routine, it is an attentive stewardship involving the care, movement, and protection of flocks across open terrain—capturing the daily realities, seasonal challenges, and enduring human connection to pastoral life.
The Passing Storm: A Day of Drenching and Shearing
Leonie joins Charlie in shearing sheep beneath the steady rain at Abbotsford, their teamwork undeterred by the weather.
Hauling Hurdles: Setting Up the Abbotsford Shear
Leonie and Charlie haul hurdles across the field and skillfully shear two ewes on their lush Abottsford grass keep.
Tagging and Clipping
Léonie helps Charlie tag and clip his sheep.
CNN
Cerebrocortical Necrosis (CCN), or polioencephalomalacia, is a severe and often fatal neurological disease in sheep and lambs caused by thiamine deficiency. It leads to brain cell death, resulting in blindness, head pressing, incoordination, and seizures.
Shepherding
Charlie and I manage lambing, worming, and foot clipping for the sheep at Woodburn Farmhouse.
Shearing
Leonie and Charlie visit the small paddock to shear the flock.
Eyes
Leonie and Charlie discover a lamb whose eyes have been removed.
Herdwick
Charlie brings Leonie to buy a Herdwick sheep from his friend Hamish.
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