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2003 USBCHA Sheepdog Finals, Sturgis, SD Sept
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2003 USBCHA Sheepdog Finals, Sturgis, SD Sept
14-21-2003 |
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| Sunday 9/14/2003 Nursery scores |
We are on our way to a great start. We had a little
rain the last couple days but today is perfect! Today our judges are
Elvin Kopp and Angie Coker
making the combined
total possible score of 180 points. The field has a slight
incline allowing the dogs to see the sheep. The sheep are a little
heavy which requires the dogs to push a bit. @10: 43 a.m. we are
posting our fist set of scores.
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scores here Well that's it for today, the sheep stayed consistent all day, they needed a push to move and were a little cantankerous at the pen. It was exciting to watch. |
| Monday 9/15/2003 Nursery scores |
Another nice day at the Finals. Perfect weather with very little wind. The sheep are keeping their consistency with toughness at the pen again. Our first round is complete Get the Scores HERE! |
| Tuesday 9/16/2003 Nursery scores |
Our top 50 Nursery dogs will go to the post today. Once
again Elvin Kopp and Angie Coker will be calling the scores.
The winners are determined by the combined scores of both days.
(total combined possible high score = 360) After our first set of scores for today it seems as though Ralph Pulfer has set the stage with another great run for a total combined of 283! . Stay tuned as the drama unfolds! (these guys are good) Check it all out on our
Score Sheet for the Second day of the Nursery
Finals! |
| Tuesday 9/16/2003 Nursery scores |
1:51 P.M.Well the horse race is definitely on.
The Dogs are working good today and we are seeing some good work.
The field is big and the sheep are a good challenge. The
question is can someone beat the Ralph ?? Everyone with a score over
100 has a chance but Alasdair and Larry Adams have the best shot.
But never overlook Amanda and Anita... not to mention what could be in the
mind of Scott Glen (who by the way has dominated the field so far today
with a high score of 148) or anyone else with a 100 or better score.
(remember these guys are good and none of them will roll
over) stay tuned! 4:35 P.M. = Amanda and Scott Glen had a good go, but it wasn't enough to take over Ralph Pulfer and Dennis Gellings ... but it's not over yet... |
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Congratulations to our
2003 Nursery USBCHA Sheepdog Champions |
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| Start of 1st run of Open
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10:30 a.m.
Today's weather is cold, damp and a little rainy, but we are expecting it
to clear up this afternoon.
However our dogs and sheep are ready for the challenge. Our judges
for this first round of open are Kent Kuykendall and Bobby Henderson,
scoring 100 points each for a total of 200.
Scores 1:45 p.m. The rain has stopped but it is COLD COLD COLD. We have run 20 dogs so far and the scores at the top are tight. So this is going to be tough! 5:30 p.m. Yikes the weather is awful.. It started raining hard again and with this wind and cold we are freezing. 6:00 p.m. Rain stopped and now it is drizzle with flakes of snow and sleet!! And the dogs are still running. |
| 1st Open Continued
Thursday Total Possible Score for today is 200 - two judges |
10:00 a.m.
This morning we came to the field to a cold temperature of 39 but since
then the sun is trying to come out and it is about 49 right now.
Still windy and feels cold but nothing compared to yesterday. We now
have 55 runs in and we will begin to watch the cutoff score for the
Semi-finals. Which is now 61 and is sure to move up rapidly.
12:33 p.m. With 60 runs completed our new cut off is 70 and moving up fast! 3:51 p.m. The weather is much better now, still a little cold, but the dogs are loving it. We now have 76 runs completed and our new cut off is 102! It's getting tough out there. 5:40
p.m. The weather is just beautiful now and should be for
the rest of the trial. |
| 1st Open Continued
Total Possible Score for today is 200 - two judges |
11:00 A.M
The weather is stunning.
Everything is starting off just perfect.
Our cut off is now 124 3:00 p.m. It's nail biting time! The sheep are challenging the dogs on the drive and they require a lot of push, especially on the cross drive. We have run 129 dogs and our cut off is also 129 . The standard is calling it's victims. It might be the heat on the sheep but they sure are getting stubborn. 8:00 p.m. We have our 45 Finalist for Saturday with the cut off 131. |
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2nd open - Semi Finals
Satuday |
Throw those scores away and we start over
with our 45 finalists.
The degree of difficulty has increased for today's competition with the handlers working 5 sheep. Of the five sheep, two are marked. The sheep are brought to the shedding ring where the handler sheds 2 unmarked sheep, puts them back together, pens 5, brings all 5 back to the shed ring and singles one marked sheep. Total score 220 (110 per judge) Plenty of time is given to the handlers to finish and a lot of good work is done. Our judges for today are Elvin Kopp and Angie Coker
Running order for Saturday
Also, at the end of today and especially at the end of tomorrow, there
will be a delay in posting the last scores. Reason being, we can't
post those scores until we are absolutely sure they are correct. So
we check, check and recheck in hopes to get it correct.
It also keeps all you folks on the edge!!!! |
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OPEN FINALS Sunday Judges for today
Elvin Kopp , Angie Coker, Kent Kuykendall and Bobby Henderson,
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Once again we are cranking up the degree of
difficultly to the supreme level, adding the double lift and the
international shed. For details on the course and the points
click here
Today we have four judges scoring 170 each for a total of 680 possible
points. Has anyone noticed the coincidence of the top 20? We have two married couples vying for the covenant trophy. Jack & Kathy Knox and Bruce & Linda Fogt. I wonder what their conversations were last night. Could we see a couple in first and second? That would be hard as the rest of the field are at their best and everyone one of these dogs could walk away with it all. Top 20 10:00 a.m. It is a great day for trialing, weather is perfect. Today the first outrun will cast to the left for a 600 yard pickup of 10 sheep, our second outrun will cast to the right for 580 yards for another 10 sheep and the dog will finish the course with 20 sheep. They have 30 minutes for each run. These sheep are tough and some are not at all intimidated by the dogs. They stop and face the dogs and in two cases yesterday the sheep blindsided the dogs in the shed ring. When the dog went to take a single one of the sheep that was shed turned on the dog when he tried to hold the single. We got to see a lot of "legal gripping" which is not often allowed. These dogs have to be very careful just to turn the sheep back and not to get a DQ. We saw some terrific dog work yesterday and are expecting the same today. We
just got our first set of scores in and Wow Ralph has already taken
the lead with a score of 406! 3:00 p.m. Starting to
drizzle and pretty windy. Would you believe no one yet has gotten the shed. And
it looks like it will take that to win. |
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