King Country shearer breaks wool lamb shearing world record (www.rnz.co.nz)

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King Country shearer Sacha Bond has taken out a world record by becoming the first woman to shear more than 700 sheep in a nine-hour day.

Bond smashed the current record of 661 with a total of 720 at Centre Hill in Southland on Tuesday.

Shearing a lamb every 45 seconds, she also became the first woman to shear 700 sheep in a day.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

She's not just a machine she's a dam factory

this post was submitted on 19 Dec 2023

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