Newstalk Breakfast had a special treat this morning for those at the Ploughing as the Irish sheep shearing record holder joined Ivan and Chris to give them a lesson in sheep shearing.

George Graham's record for shearing sheep stands at a whopping 483 sheep sheared in nine hours.

So the presenters thought they would roll up our sleeves this morning and give shearing a go.

Who sheared it best? @BreakfastNT at #Ploughing2015, was it @chrisrdonoghue? pic.twitter.com/UxBlGc8MPc

— Newstalk 106-108fm (@NewstalkFM) September 22, 2015

Or did Ivan shear it best? @BreakfastNT at #Ploughing2015 pic.twitter.com/7wdYOWP0m6

— Newstalk 106-108fm (@NewstalkFM) September 22, 2015

Of course, it didn't go exactly to plan: