16- Like dogs, sheep are sometimes trained to fight. Fighting matches are held are held for public to watch like in the "Eid al adha" (the Festival of Sacrifice). Winning rams are paraded down a main street in the city.
17- Some sheep are also raced competitively.
18- Sheep are used in rodeos in the event mutton busting. Mutton busting is for kids ages 4 to 7. In the event they must ride a sheep while wearing a helmet and trying to hang on to their wool for 6 seconds.
19- Sheep have been domesticated for more than 10,000 years.
20- Did you know George Washington raised sheep on his Mt. Vernon estate. Thomas Jefferson kept sheep at Monticello. Presidents Washington and Jefferson were both inaugurated in suits made of American wool. James Madison's inaugural jacket was woven from wool of sheep raised in his home in Virginia.
I have seen many mutton bustins but did not know that sheep race! Thanks for the information.
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