1 7 8 ▁r ams ▁at ▁the ▁historic ▁ 7 2 ▁stand ▁North ▁Tu pp al ▁station . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁she ar ers ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 0 7 ▁w ool ▁handlers ▁and ▁p enn ers - up ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁to ▁witness ▁this ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁restored ▁shed . ▁Over ▁this ▁week end ▁the ▁scene ▁in ▁Tom ▁Robert ' s ▁She aring ▁of ▁the ▁R ams ▁was ▁twice ▁re - en act ed ▁for ▁the ▁visitors . ▁ ▁Many ▁stations ▁across ▁Australia ▁no ▁longer ▁carry ▁sheep ▁due ▁to ▁lower ▁w ool ▁prices , ▁dr ought ▁and ▁other ▁dis aster s , ▁but ▁their ▁she aring ▁sh eds ▁remain , ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁materials ▁and ▁styles , ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁books ▁and ▁documentation ▁for ▁her itage ▁authorities . ▁Some ▁far mers ▁are ▁rel uct ant ▁to ▁remove ▁either ▁the ▁equipment ▁or ▁the ▁sh eds , ▁and ▁many ▁un used ▁sh eds ▁remain ▁int act . ▁ ▁Cont ests ▁She ep ▁she aring ▁and ▁w ool ▁handling ▁compet itions ▁are ▁held ▁regularly ▁in ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world , ▁particularly ▁Ireland , ▁the ▁UK , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Australia . ▁As ▁sheep ▁she aring ▁is ▁an ▁ar du ous ▁task , ▁speed ▁she ar ers , ▁for ▁all ▁types ▁of ▁equipment ▁and ▁sheep , ▁are ▁usually ▁very ▁fit ▁and ▁well ▁trained . ▁In ▁Wales ▁a ▁sheep ▁she aring ▁contest ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁the ▁Royal