S BAR T

This is Darla & Travis Turley, we are the owners of S Bar T Livestock in Goldthwaite, Texas. We started our flock of White Dorper Sheep in 2010. We purchased the Ram we called “Brutus” in 2011 and began building our flock. We had the privilege of hosting a visit from Theuns & Paula Botha from South Africa in May of 2013. Theuns evaluated our whole flock and taught us about what a productive white dorper should look like. Theuns told us what to keep and what to cull and we eagerly listened and followed his guidance. There was one ram that Theuns wanted us to “take and show and let him know how he did”, this was the ram we called “Hoss”. “Hoss” was the Reserve Champion Ram at NAILE 2013.

We continued to build our flock of White Dorpers with the wisdom and words that Theuns had instilled in us. Always remembering what he said every time we chose our stud rams and ewes to keep in our flock. We then purchased “TKO” in May 2012 and this ram took our flock to the next level.

In September 2016 we were honored to have a flock inspection with Justin Kirkby from Australia and again we listened to every word and continued to build our flock based on the knowledge from these two outstanding sheep men. One of the main things these great men told us was to focus on femininity in the ewes and masculinity in the rams. Without those traits then you will not have a productive flock. Later that year our ram “Wyatt Earp” was crowned 2016 National Champion Ram at NAILE and added many other accolades to his winnings after that. “Wyatt Earp” has had a huge impact on our flock with his ability to produce both stud rams and stud ewes. He continues to do so today.

Theuns and his granddaughter, Paula, came for a visit in May of 2017 and he again evaluated every animal and was very impressed with the improvements we had made in our flock. Justin and Theuns were both impressed by “Wyatt Earp” our newest herd sire. “Wyatt Earp” has made a huge impact for the S Bar T and has sired multiple National Champions along the way. His daughter, GR912, was a two-time National Champion and his son “Grand Slam” was the first white dorper or dorper to ever win Supreme Champion at NAILE in the history of the white dorpers and dorpers. What an honor for us to experience. We, at S Bar T Livestock, strive to raise the very best white dorpers in and out of the show ring. Our sheep must not only be able to excel in the show ring but also in the pasture. They are bred to pay their own way. Our motto is Quality Breeding with Integrity.

We couldn’t do what we do without our Akbash guard dogs. We started raising them in 2019 because we got tired of trying to find a good dog when we needed one. We run 13 of these dogs with our flocks and we sure couldn’t do it without them. They are worth their weight in gold to us.

We pride ourselves in not only raising good sheep but also helping new breeders start their own flock and be able to answer questions and help them along the way. We are especially passionate about the Youth & our ADSBS youth futurity because without the youth we have no future. These kiddos are the future of the ADSBS breeders and we will always help and encourage these kids as much as we can.

Our free time is spent with our family. We try to attend as many of the grandkids and nephew’s sports events as possible. We also like to hunt deer and hogs with the family.

We believe the future is bright for the White Dorpers and Dorpers and we will continue to breed productive sheep based on the South African Breed Standards.