el ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁body , ▁and ▁it ▁may ▁then ▁be ▁pl uck ed ▁by ▁hand ▁without ▁cutting ▁– ▁this ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁ro o ing . ▁Ind ividual ▁sheep ▁may ▁reach ▁this ▁stage ▁at ▁slightly ▁different ▁times . ▁ ▁She aring ▁devices ▁ ▁Wh atever ▁device ▁is ▁used , ▁she ar ers ▁must ▁be ▁careful ▁to ▁keep ▁it ▁clean ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁disease ▁amongst ▁a ▁f lock . ▁ ▁Bla de ▁she aring ▁has ▁recently ▁made ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁UK ▁but ▁mostly ▁for ▁sport ▁rather ▁than ▁commercial ▁she aring . ▁Some ▁compet itions ▁have ▁attract ed ▁almost ▁ 3 0 ▁compet itors ▁and ▁there ▁have ▁even ▁been ▁shows ▁created ▁just ▁for ▁bla de ▁she ar ers ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in . ▁ ▁Bla de ▁she ars ▁ ▁Bla de ▁she ars ▁consist ▁of ▁two ▁bl ades ▁arranged ▁similarly ▁to ▁sc iss ors ▁except ▁that ▁the ▁h inge ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁far th est ▁from ▁the ▁point ▁( not ▁in ▁the ▁middle ). ▁The ▁cutting ▁edges ▁pass ▁each ▁other ▁as ▁the ▁she ar er ▁s que ez es ▁them ▁together ▁and ▁she ar ▁the ▁w ool ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁animal ' s ▁skin . ▁Bla de ▁she ars ▁are ▁still ▁used ▁today ▁but ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁limited ▁way . ▁Bla de ▁she ars ▁leave ▁some ▁w ool ▁on ▁a ▁sheep ▁and ▁this ▁is ▁more ▁suitable ▁for ▁cold ▁clim ates ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Can ter bury ▁high ▁country ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Island ▁of ▁New