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SHEEP SPECIAL: Scottish Borders family with a passion for Scotch Mules

Both pedigree and commercial sheep breeds play a key role for the Peebles-based Thornborrow family, but their passion for the Scotch Mule shines through

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Left to right: Malcom Thornborrow, Marian Porter and Gary Thornborrow.
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Left to right: Malcom Thornborrow, Marian Porter and Gary Thornborrow.

Breeding top-quality Scotch Mules has been the cornerstone of the Thornborrow family's sheep enterprise since the beginning and continues to be an important part of the business. Run by father...

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