Traditional Classes

The Heart of The Wasdale Head Show and Shepherds Meet are The Herdwick Sheep. Showing of the Sheep is strictly limited to The Shepherds Meet Area (Wasdale and adjoining valleys, please contact The Show Secretary for full details.

PRESIDENT 2025 - RALPH JACKSON

SHEEP JUDGE 2025 - ANTHONY HARTLEY

DOG JUDGE 2025 - BOBSY TYSON

Sheep confined to Shepherds' Meet area.
Sheep and Shepherds' Dogs debarred if they have taken 1st or 2nd Prize in Open Classes in any Agricultural Show.
Gimmer Sheep to be in hand of breeder.

1. BEST AGED RAM. The Scott Naylor Memorial Trophy. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
2. BEST 2-SHEAR RAM. The National Westminster Bank plc Challenge Cup. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
3. BEST SHEARLING RAM. The Wilf Gill Challenge Trophy. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
4. BEST LAMB RAM. The Jack and Agnes Martin Memorial Challenge Trophy. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
5. BEST TWO AGED EWES. The Mike and Charlotte Wills Challenge Trophy. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
6. BEST TWO 2 SHEAR EWES. The National Trust Challenge Cup 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
7. BEST TWO SHEARLING GIMMERS. The Arthur Lancaster Challenge Trophy. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
8. BEST TWO GIMMER LAMBS. Joseph T Folder Challenge Cup .1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.

Special Prizes

9. The Coldrey Memorial Bowl will be awarded for the FIVE BEST HERDWICK EWES to have reared lambs. not to be shown in any other class. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
10. BEST RAM LAMB and GIMMER LAMB (CA20 Postal Area), 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
11. RAM WITH THE BEST MOUTH. Pat Temple Memorail Cup.1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
12. The Richard Fisher Challenge Trophy will be awarded for the BEST MALE and FEMALE. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
13. The Bridge Inn Challenge Trophy will be awarded for the BEST EWE, SHEARLING GIMMER and GIMMER LAMB to be shown in natural colour. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
14. HSBC Challenge Shield will be awarded for the BEST COATED SHEEP. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
15. BEST TWO AGED EWES, SHEARLING GIMMERS and GIMMER LAMBS. Jennie Naylor Memorial Trphy 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
16. Bill Steeles’ memorial challenge trophy will be awarded for the BEST GIMMER SHEARLING and GIMMER LAMB. 1st - Prize , 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3.
17. BEST THREE 2 SHEAR GIMMERS, not to be shown in any other class. John Bolton Trophy. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5,3rd £4, 4th £3.
18. BEST FOUR RAMS, one of every age. John Ritson Savage Memorial Cup. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4 4th £3. (Last year's winner debarred.)
19. CHAMPION MALE. The Wrigley Challenge Cup
20. CHAMPION FEMALE. Ben Ullock Challenge Cup
21.OVERALL CHAMPION. William I Greenup Challenge Cup
22.BEST 3 GIMMERS PREVIOUSLY SHOWN BUT NOT WON A PRIZE. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3
23.BEST MALE AND FEMALE PAIR PREVIOUSLY SHOWN BUT NOT WON A PRIZE. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3
24. BEST AGED RAM, SHEARLING RAM AND RAM LAMB PREIOUSLY SHOWN BUT NOT WON A PRIZE. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3
25. BEST RAM LAMB ON THE FIELD PREVIOUSLY SHOWN BUT NOT WON A PRIZE. 1st - Prize, 2nd £5, 3rd £4, 4th £3
26.BEST SHEEP ON THE FIELD THAT HAS NOT WON A PRIZE

The Corley Challenge Trophy will be awarded to the exhibitor gaining most points in the Sheep Classes.
Prize will be awarded to the youngster (16 and under) considered to be the best handler on the day in classes completed by lunchtime.

Shepherd's Dogs

Shepherds Dogs are also an important and long standing attraction of the Show. Originally the showing of dogs was restricted to the Shepherds Meet area but over the years we have introduced new classes so that all comers can enter their dogs and bitches, both working and none working

Restricted Classes
The following classes are restricted to working dogs and bitches in “The Shepherds Meet Area (Same are as the above Sheep Classes) and entries are on the day and there are classes for Working Dogs as below.
Please contact The Dog Steward for full detail.

30. BEST LOOKING SMOOTH COATED DOG, 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2
31. BEST LOOKING SMOOTH COATED BITCH, 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
32. BEST LOOKING ROUGH COATED DOG, 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd f3, 4th £2.
33. BEST LOOKING ROUGH COATED BITCH, 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
34. The lain H Tonge Challenge Trophy will be awarded for the BEST COUPLE OF SHEPHERDS’ DOGS belonging to one owner. 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
35. The Godfrey Soole Challenge Cup will be awarded for the CHAMPION SHEPHERDS’ DOG exhibited in classes 30 to 34.
36. The Bob and Eva Stephen's Challenge Cup will be awarded for the BEST SHEPHERDS’ DOG of opposite sex to Champion.

The winners of Classes 35 & 36 will receive a bag of Dr John's Complete Dog Food donated by their local representative Arthur Temple (019467 24288).

BOB AND KIM JACKSON CHALLENGE TROPHY. FOR BEST LOOKING WORKING SHEPHERDS’ DOG/BITCH

None Restricted (Open) Classes
In the following classes there have no restrictions on the areas the dogs come from and entries are on the day for None-Working Dogs as below.
Please contact The Dog Steward for full detail.

BEST LOOKING SMOOTH COATED DOG, 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2
BEST LOOKING SMOOTH COATED BITCH, 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
BEST LOOKING ROUGH COATED DOG, 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
BEST LOOKING ROUGH COATED BITCH, 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
BEST LOOKING BORDER TERRIER DOG 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
BEST LOOKING BORDER TERRIER BITCH 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
BEST LOOKING JACK RUSSSEL TERRIER DOG 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
BEST LOOKING JACK RUSSSEL TERRIER DOG 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
BEST LOOKING LAKELAND TERRIER DOG 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
BEST LOOKING LAKELAND TERRIER BITCH 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
BEST LOOKING PAIR OF TERRIERS BELONGING TO THE SAME OWNER 1st £5, 2nd £4, 3rd £3, 4th £2.
C F WIGHTMAN CHALLENGE CUP FOR THE BEST JACK RUSSELL TYPE TERRIER
THE DEWHURST CHALLENGE CUP FOR THE BEST LAKELAND TYPE TERRIER
THE BLACKWOOD CUP FOR THE CHAMPION BORDER TYPE TERRIER
SCREES CHALLENGE TROPHY FOR THE BEST LOOKING NON WORKING SHEEP DOG/BITCH

THE PAT SHERWEN TWA DOGS' CHALLENGE TROPHY WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE BEST TWO DOGS OF ANY VARIETY BELONGING TO ONE OWNER