Trailing of the Sheep Parade
Main Street, Ketchum, Parade starts at Noon
The Main Event. Trail the sheep down Ketchum's Main Street with sheep ranching family members and herders. The Parade is a tribute to the history of sheep ranching in the region. (NO DOGS PLEASE) It includes the following participants each identified by sign-bearing dancers from the Footlights Dance Centre.

Color guard - Boy Scout Troop 192, Ketchum.

Peruvian Musicians and Dancers from the Wood River Valley, present authentic dress, dance, and folk music of the Andes. Former sheepherders, these artists represent the contributions of the Peruvians to sheep ranching in the west.

The Oinkari Basque Dancers of Boise and the Txantxangorriak Basque Musicians. They honor the contributions of the Basque people to the sheep industry and Idaho. The children accompanying the dance musicians are from local Basque families.

The Polish Highlanders of North America from Chicago are descendents of shepherds from the Tatra Mountains of Poland.

Boise Highlanders bagpipers, drummers and dancers play in honor of the Scottish families who were among the first to run sheep in Idaho.

THE SHEEP! The band of sheep belongs to Faulkner Land and Livestock of Gooding, Idaho. The family has run sheep through the Wood River Valley as a part of its annual migration for over 60 years. Today, animals are moving from summer pastures to winter grazing areas.

In front you will see Faulkner family members and friends walking together to set the pace for the animals so the sheep stay together. With them will be Fr. Ken Brannon, rector at St. Thomas Church in Ketchum who will bless the sheep when the parade reaches the center of town. Behind the sheep will be more members of the Faulkner family, sheep foreman John Etchart, friends from Flat Top Sheep Co. and other local sheep family members.

After the parade passes, you may walk with the families herding the animals to their resting place several miles south of town.

Parade Etiquette - A few tips

• Please, please, don't bring dogs to the Trailing Parade
• Don't jump into the middle of the sheep
• Don't walk through the sheep. Stay behind them.
• Do look for a volunteer or Faulkner family members if you spot a problem.
• Do help the volunteers and follow their advice. They will have red bandanas around their necks.
• Do bring children but keep them with you at all times.
• Do take pictures BUT only from the side of the parade route.
• If you want to join in the walk, join in at the end.
• Do enjoy the experience. This is not Pamplona. These are not bulls, but sheep and they won't hurt you if you keep your feet from under theirs. Enjoy the Parade!

After the Parade

Sheep Shuttle
Forest Service Park, Washington and 1st Streets, Ketchum, 1:45pm Ride the Sheep Shuttle to the Sheepherder Walk north of Ketchum.

Sheepherder Walk
Neal Canyon at the end of Eagle Creek Road, 6.3 miles North of Ketchum, 2:00 - 3:30pm The Sheepherder Walk is a guided tour with John Peavey and Ivan Swaner through aspen groves viewing sheepherder carvings on trees. The names and drawings are a record of the men and women who camped in the area with their sheep and walked the trails over the years.