Rare bighorn sheep that cross the U.S.-Mexico border hit a sharp new obstacle

Not everyone shears the same the way. Many shearers are trained using New Zealander Godfrey Bowen’s technique where they take the fleece off in one piece. But here you’ll see a skilled crew with deep Mexican rural roots shearing Estilo Mexicano (Mexican style) in Imperial & Mexicali Valleys. There’s a lot of similarities between the New Zealand and Mexican shearing styles. The patterns are the same but the Mexican sheep shearers are naturals at the bigger sheep. Both styles involve some fancy fo

The Southern California desert is hot for a wooly sheep. Thankfully we have fellow sheep shearers from rural Mexico - and they’re not afraid of back-breaking work. These shearers come to Imperial & Mexicali Valleys with their own skill and experience from family traditions in sheep and wool. Approx 16 Mexican sheep shearers and wool handlers are working together in this tent to take off thousands of fleeces. We admire their effort as they have helped shape the wool industry in North America with

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