2008 Schedule of Approved Open and
Nursery Sheepdog and Cattledog Trials
(we update often please refresh or reload)
A two (2) dollar per
dog sanction fee shall be charged for each dog entered in Sheepdog Open
and Nursery competitionat all sanctioned trials. The two (2) dollar
sanctioning fee, along with the trial results form is to be mailed to
the HA Secretary’s office not later than twenty one (21) days after
the trial. A two (2) dollar per dog sanction fee shall be charged
for each dog entered in the Cattledog Open and Nursery competition at
all sanctioned trials. New trial hosts, as well as existing hosts, must
apply for sanctioning to the HA Secretary at least thirty (30) days prior to the
trial date. If the HA Secretary deems it necessary, an Approval Trial Committee
will review the request and either approve or disapprove. If you use a
computer print out for the results please list the state the handler lives in. New Nursery
qualifying rules: Number
of Nursery Classes Permitted. 1.At a trial where no
Open classes are offered, only one Nursery class per day may be sanctioned.
2.At a trial where Open classes
are offered, the total number of Nursery classes sanctioned may not exceed the
total number of days that the trial is sanctioned for. The scheduling of
the Nursery classes is at the discretion of the trial host; however, no more
than two
sanctioned Nursery classes may be run in one day. Trial Host:
Let
Francis know the number of OPEN/NURSERY trials scheduled per weekend.
Please use trial result sheet off web to send in results.
The HA Secretary will notify the
sanctioning committee if trial management fails to abide by this rule. Rule Change:
You are now able to download judges sheet off the home page (bottom left
corner). It is not essential that trial host use the HA judging sheets,
most associations have their own. On request, secretary will send sheets
as long as the supply last. Errors or
omissions by the trial host may be waived by the Trial Approval Committee and
their decision will be final. All trial information must be published prior to
the trial in at least one Border Collie Magazine, or a local association
newsletter, or a flyer to members in that district. Upon request, the HA may
furnish address labels to the trial host for the district mailing.