AKC HERDING TRIAL
Wolston Farms,
Scio, Oregon
(15 minutes
from Show Site)
Saturday, Oct.
9 and Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004
OPEN TO ALL
BREEDS
Monday, Oct.
11, 2004
REGULAR &
NONREGULAR CLASSES FOR GSD’S ONLY
TESTS OPEN TO
ALL BREEDS
HERDING TRIAL
CHAIRMAN: Dorothy Linn 650/591-3461
E-mail linnloch@comcast.net
TRIAL
SECRETARY: Doris Estabrook 775/265-1703
1908 Sorrel
Lane, Gardnerville, NV 89410
E-mail
Irrenhaus4@nanosecond.net
FIELD
CO-CHAIRMEN: Rosemary Joralemon and Sandy Moore
COMMITTEE
MEMBERS
Lissa
Cunningham, Gloria Rice, Diane Roberts, Jennifer Root, Linda Rorem
COURSES
OFFERED:
A, B, C (all
levels) Sat. & Sun. (open to all breeds)
Tests offered:
HT and PT (open to all breeds)
A, B, C (all
levels) Mon. (for GSD’s only)
Non-regular
class (Ranch Course-all levels) on Mon. (for Gsd’s only)
Tests offered:
HT and PT (open to all breeds)
ENTRY FEES:
Courses A, B and tests - $45.00
Course C -
$65.00 and Ranch Course - $45.00
ENTRIES CLOSE
SEPTEMBER 18, 2004
FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION OR PREMIUM LIST
CONTACT THE
TRIAL SECRETARY
Herding Trial
Premium Lists will be mailed in August, 2004
Limited number of walk in entries taken day of
Instinct Test-- until limit of 70 is reached
Additional Herding Information from Dorothy Linn
Wolston Farms, site of the GSDCA 2004 Herding
Trial
The following information was of particular
interest to the GSDCA
Wolston Farms property is so large that there is
more than enough room for pre set arenas for all three AKC Courses, A,B, and
C, including the non-regular Ranch Course and the Tests, enabling us to run
everything simultaneously if we wanted to.
There is plenty of room for parking and
spectators don't have to stand in the street.
There have been no legal problems with the
breaking of zoning laws.
The grounds, located in Scio, is 20 minutes by
good roads away from the host hotels and Fairgrounds. ( The Board
recommendations are to keep the Herding Trials at approved and suitable
sites no more than 1 hour away from any National -- including the location
at Albany--- if at all possible)
The sheep:
We will NOT be using any "range sheep" (actually
Scotties and Shetlands ) as they would be
considered -in Ian's words- "too flighty."
We will be using crossbred ewes of various
sizes, shapes and colors (similar to Doyle Ivie's sheep at Perry ,GA)
These sheep are dog broke and have been worked
by large, upright, loose eyed dogs, including Belgian Sheepdogs, GSD's,
ACD,s and also Aussies, and Shelties.
In fact,they will have been used for Ian's
demos at the County Fair this last weekend.
A portion of this flock is being trained for HT
and PT and will be used for Instinct Tests at the Fairgrounds. ( Instinct
Test entry forms can be gotten from Doris Estabrook
Irrenhaus4@nanosecond.net Pre-entries for the Instinct Tests close on
Sept 18th, same as the Trial; hours of Instinct Tests- Tuesday 8AM to 1 PM
at the Cascade Pavilion warm-up area. Testers are Sandy Moore, Debbie
Pollard, Linda Rorem.)
C Course sheep have been re- procured,
following, according to Ian Caldecott, the unexpected pulling of the
originally anticipated flock that was to come from Battleground, WA., two
hours away.
Happily, the GSDCA is taking advantage of the
nicest sheepherding facility in the Pacific Northwest and it is only 20
minutes from Albany.
Ian Caldecott states that any exhibitor with a
high level dog may certainly come a few days early and work the sheep,
particularly the C Course sheep, which will have become familiarized to his
property, but are generally more fond of their home fields and home dogs.
Ian's qualifications:
Has competed in Trials for 15 years, and
hosted trials for 8 years. Taught all breed lessons for about 10 years.
Does many sheep demonstrations at the Linn County Fairs. This year hosted
the largest USBCHA sanctioned sheepdog trial held in the state of Oregon.
Lastly---
The Herding Committee is comprised of exhibitors
that have all shown GSD's at Trial levels: all of them support and work at
the Trials no matter where they are in the country. The two GSDCA Herding
Field Chairs, Sandy Moore and Rosemary Joralemon,and our Herding Advisory,
Linda Rorem ( Sandy and Linda are AKC Herding judges licensed for all 3
Courses and Tests) collectively have handled, trained, or owned 5 all breed
Herding Champions, 16 HX's, handled and trained 8 GSD AKC Champions,
including a Grand Victor. Sandy and Rosemary owned and trained the German
Shepherd Dog that gave the premier performance ( as the designated
demonstration dog from the GSDCA) at the AKC's Advanced Herding Institute
Seminar held two years ago in Raleigh, NC. This same great dog handled and
trained by one of our Field Chairs, Sandy Moore, was used as the
demonstration dog for the first GSDCA Seminar on the Ranch Course at our
2003 National in Florida
I might add that the entire Herding Committee
travels on their own dime, whether to represent the GSDCA or work at a
Trial.
The GSDCA Committee members and Field Chairs
have dogs with the ability to title on every AKC Course, A,B, or C. This is
the make-up of these GSDCA exhibitors and students of Herding that have the
desire to look for fresh, new, perspectives in the Herding program that
showcase the versatility of the GSD. An example is the introduction of the(
every day, real life, utilitarian ) large flock Ranch Course, offered as a
non-regular Course for the first time at our Trial on Sunday, to GSD's
only.
Thank you for your support.
Dorothy Linn
Herding Liaison from the GSDCA Board
