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Benny Thomas

By Paul McAvoy

Benny Thomas1953-2025 It is with sorrow that his family have asked us to share the sad news of Benny Thomas’s death on Monday 13th January. His membership of the Society and his commitment to the Wiltshire Horn meant a great deal to him. A noted breeder who achieved great success in the show ring with […]

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Royal Patron for WHSS

By Paul McAvoy

The Society Council is delighted to announce that HRH The Princess Royal has agreed to become Patron of the Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society. The feeling was, that we needed to approach a person with the right profile, who is known for their support for agriculture and who has a longstanding connection with our breed. At […]

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Wiltshire Horn Sheep feature in the Country Smallholding Magazine

By Paul McAvoy

If you already get the Country Smallholding Magazine, you’ll have seen this excellent article about our breed by Tim Tyne. If you haven’t already seen it, well here it is ! Just click on the image below. Country Smallholding is Britain’s best-selling magazine for smallholders. To subscribe, visit https://www.countrysmallholding.com/subscribe

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Champion Wiltshire lamb!

By Paul McAvoy

We all know the excellent quality of our lamb and today we have recognition from the industry. At Rugby Show & Sale on the 12th December the pen of 3 native bred lambs was won by 40kg Wilt X Lleyn Texel lambs bred by Tim & David Williams. Well done and congratulations to you both […]

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New Illustration for Breed Standard

By Paul McAvoy

In a move designed to assist people new to keeping Wiltshire Horn sheep, the Society has added an illustration to its breed standard.

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Recent Posts

  • 2025 Diary Dates June 2, 2025
  • Correction to 2024 Blakesley Show Results May 28, 2025
  • Wakeholt Flock : Stock for Sale April 5, 2025
  • 2024 Premier Show Results & Sale Report March 23, 2025
  • 2024 North Wales Show Results & Sale Report March 23, 2025

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    About the Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society

    The Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society exists to promote, preserve and improve the Wiltshire Horn breed, to define the breed standard and record pedigrees. It came into being on the 13th January 1923, when 40 farmers and breeders met in the Grand Hotel, Northampton to put the  breed onto “sound pedigree lines”. The meeting concluded with the establishment of  the “Wiltshire or Western Horn Sheep Breeders Association”, together with the flock book, a constitution and a managing council. 22 attendees joined on the spot and paid their first annual subscription: 1 guinea ! Today the Society organises … Read More

    Get in Touch

    Lenice Gillett
    The Granny Flat
    Ravald Farm
    Brades Lane
    Freckleton
    Lancashire, PR4 1HG

    01925 754932

    About the Breed

    The Wiltshire Horn sheep is the original no-shearing sheep: the traditional choice for the 21st century.  It has the strengths of a native lowland breed, combined with low maintenance and low input costs, and has the ability to meet the most stringent requirements of the modern sheep industry, in both the commercial and … Read More

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    Wiltshire Horn Sheep Society Ltd is registered in England and Wales. Company number 06717103
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