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NEBCA NewsThe Official Publication of the Northeast Border Collie Association, Inc. Fall 2012

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CONTENTSFrom the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

NEBCA Calendar/Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Living & Trialing in the UK . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7

Clara Stites Profile, Book Review . . . . . . 8-9

Fall Foliage; Novice Finals . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Aled Owen Training & Judging Coinics . . 11

Trial Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-19

Practical Farm Dog Training . . . . . . . . . . . 20

NEBCA Items/Novice Guidelines andNEBCA Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22

2012 Breeder’s Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

NEBCA Trial Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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From the President

A Note from the Editor

NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012

This issue of the News kicks off a new series of articles produced by Molly King, with a briefprofile of one of our members whose “outside-of-sheepherding” life is an interesting take onother important aspects of our existence. We start the profiles with Clara Stites and includeas well a review by Sue Schoen of Clara’s latest book, Sand and Gravel.

I have just returned from a week of trialling in Canada. The sheep, fieldsand hospitality are the best. Being the 25th anniversary of the KingstonSDT and additionally the Canadian Championships, handlers from distantparts of the US and Canada converged alongside the more local northeasthandlers to offer some high-quality competitive handling and running.

One highlight of the week in Kingston was the private showing of the longawaited new documentary, "Away to Me." The film showcases three wellknown handlers who introduce us to their dogs, farms and lives with work-ing stock dogs and its connection to the world of sheep dog trialling, withAmanda Milliken and Roz being one team. The movie culminates in their2011 runs at Soldier Hollow.

It is a beautifully-produced film with fantastic scenery and in-depth inter-views of these handlers. It is not to be missed.

Treat yourselves to the movie and tell your friends about it!

"Away To Me": http://sheepdogmovie.com/home.html

The NEBCA season championships are just around the corner. The Fall Foliage will take place in PineCity, NY, at the Mount Saviour Monastery. A lot of work has been done to secure this spectacular locationand sheep.

http://www.nebca.net/fallfoliage.html

The Novice Finals are being held in Hop Bottom, PA. Dick and Cheryl Williams have generously offeredthe use of their sheep and farm for the weekend. This should be a great event.

Check out the trial page for more information and entries and don’t miss out.

The autumn is jam packed with trialling opportunities, including a new trial in PA and the Canadian TripleCrown.

Hope to see you down the road.

Carol

4NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012NEBCA Meeting – Cummington, MA, May 27, 2012

Called to order by Carol Campion at 5:40 PM. There were26 members in attendance.

The minutes from the January Annual Meeting as publishedin the March newsletter were approved.

Secretary’s Report – given by Maria MickThe membership now stands at a total of 283 membershipsincluding 65 family, 5 Life and 1 Honorary. This is up fromthe 243 at the Annual Meeting and 268 at last years’ Cum-mington meeting. Ellen Black motioned that the newsletter be located underthe “members only” page of the website (which requires apassword) for a period of one year. After one year, thenewsletter may be viewed in the “archives” section which isavailable to the general public. The motion was secondedby Steve Wetmore and passed.

Treasurer’s Report – given by Ellen BlackThe current balance in the treasury as of 5-15-12 is$27,052.19 which is up $3,089.17 from one year ago. Ellenmentioned that so far, there was $650 donated to the FallFoliage Premium fund from a seminar presented by MariaAmodei. Carol Campion has made a donation from the se-ries of three judging seminars held this spring. Please referto the published financial statement for further details.

Board of Directors Report – no report

Open Trial Committee Report – given by Barbara Leverett1. There has not been much support thus far for the nurseryhigh point award. If there is not adequate support by theCooperstown meeting in August then the idea will beshelved.2. The Fall Foliage championship will be held on Columbusday weekend, Oct. 6-8. Three sites are under considera-tion: a) Old Chatham, NY; b) Mount Saviour Monastery,Pine City, NY, between Corning and Elmira, and, c) Fabius,NY (between Syracuse and Cortland). The Old Chathamsite may have adequate numbers of sheep; Fabius willhave about 90 sheep but will need additional lambs, andMount Saviour has about 130 Scottish Blackface andmules. Several judges have been contacted thus far buthave declined. Carol will contact Michael Gallagher whojudged the Finality Farm trial for his availability. 3. Maria Amodei volunteered to revitalize the Fall Foliagewebsite.4. Two additional Fall Foliage fundraisers are planned - oneto be hosted by Barbara Leverett and another by CarolCampion.5. The committee is looking into ideas that will entice mem-bers to stay until the end of the last day of the Fall Foliageto assist with the take down. One idea was to hold a rafflewhere the winners name is drawn at the end of the runs

and the winner must be present to collect the prize.

Novice Trial Committee Report – report provided by AnneDevine and presented by Martha Walke1.Potential sites for the Novice finals include: a) WendyWarner’s farm in Cheshire, MA, b) Cummington fairgroundsin MA, c) Tolland, CT, c) Finality Farm in Dover Plains, NY,d) Sherry Smith’s Long Shot Farm in MD, e) Bud & MaryAmes’ farm in Bath, NH. Date of the finals will be either thesecond weekend of September or the second weekend inOctober.

Newsletter Editor’s Report – no report

Learning Committee - report given by Rose RedickSix people participated at the Cummington trial that includedvideotaping of the runs with commentary provided by thementors. The videos will be posted on the Yahoo group’ssite. Denise Leonard and Kristin plan a farm work clinic inSunderland, MA on June 3.

Fund Raising & Calendar Report – given by GeorgeNorthropGeorge stated that the 2013 calendars are here and readyto sell. Note cards are available on the website with draw-ings by Sally Lacy and Kate Collins. New club brochuresare available and are ready to be added to the website.

Library Report – given by Martha WalkeMartha stated that a new judging video and book will soonbe available from the library.

Old Business1. Dave Sharp to get a banner with the NEBCA web ad-dress.2. Old NEBCA banner to be located and brought to nexttrial.3. Still working on the “How to put on a trial” information tobe posted on the website.4. The idea presented by Rob Drummond at the annualmeeting in January about a proposal to fund new trials willbe shelved.5. No update on the membership committee proposal pre-sented at the annual meeting.6. Still working on the annual meeting proposal that willmove the annual meeting date. Proposal would entail achange of the by-laws and would require a ballot vote.7. No update available about the “Faces of NEBCA”.

New Business - none

Meeting adjourned at 6:00pm.

Minutes submitted by Maria Mick.

5NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012Living & Trialling in the UK (conclusion)

by Joyce Geier

Running in the UK

The different paradigm (“it’s all about the sheep”) leads tosome differences in the running and handling.

First, course times are very much longer – in fact, it is rareto time out, with the result that sheep can be moved at asteady and non-stressful pace. Mind you, if you run tooslowly you will be penalized; if you run too fast, you will bepenalized. Proper pace is paramount, course time or not.Since the focus is on proper sheep management, very fewhandlers even ask about or know the course time. Thethinking is, “do it right” and the clock will take care of itself.

Second, people retire if they are going to be out of the topsix places. Although many people in the US would like tobelieve this is “because they can just go down the road toanother trial,” all the handlers I’ve asked have replied, “It’sbecause nothing good will come of it.”

It turns out that it’s a matter of respect: not putting unduestress on the sheep, since it IS a man’s livelihood, not tak-ing up valuable time when another person could have a go,not insulting the judge with a poor performance, and not al-lowing the dog to build bad habits. To me, this seems verywise. It’s also how they can run so many dogs on suchlarge courses with such a workmanlike time limit.

Third, sheep are spotted by people, not held tightly withdogs. The sheep are eased out of the holding area andwalked by people to the general area where they are to bespotted, and then left quietly to graze. If a dog is used, itgenerally doesn’t hold or drive the sheep – it’s just laid in aplace to cover some pressure. The result is that the com-peting dog must be deep and correct on the top and liftwell; any and all errors are obvious.

This leads to a difference in the perception of “wide”. Mostof the dogs that we accuse of being “wide” here in theNortheast would be barely adequate in the UK. It is some-thing to consider.

Fourth, scores for the local trials generally aren’t posted. Atthe Nationals, Internationals, and the Worlds, the breakoutsare posted by the ISDS quite quickly, as they are here. Atlocal trials, total scores might be posted, but generally arenot. The results and placing scores are published within the

week in the local agricultural news. However, you still canlearn; other handlers will offer guidance…..if you’re politeand open about receiving it.

Lastly, running orders generally aren’t random. While not alltrials are like this, many trials are “enter on the field”.When you arrive, you find the secretary, pay your entry fee,and write your name on the piece of notebook paper that isthe community running order – and you write your name inwherever you would like it. This is actually quite practical;you can run two dogs quite close together, allowing you tofinish morning chores and still run later in the day, or to ar-rive and run early and head home. You also only announceyour dog to the secretary when you go the post, allowingyou to watch the running before making your commitment.

I like to wonder what would happen if we adopted some ofthese practices. For instance, what if we retired whenthings weren’t going well, instead of pushing on? Moredogs could run each day. Perhaps that could reduce theneed for a draw, allowing more opportunities for everyone.Perhaps that would spread the cost over more handlers,bringing entry fees down. Perhaps we’d see longer coursetimes, allowing us to concentrate first on handling and noton beating the clock. Perhaps we’d see more trials; morethan one flock owner has commented to me about willing-ness to host a trial, but unwillingness to have their sheepunnecessarily stressed.

Stories

You just can’t get through 150 trials and not have a few sto-ries to tell.

Consider this: being a woman (90% of the handlers in theUK & Ireland are men) and from the USA (enough said)AND living on the outskirts of London (there are, perhaps,three handlers there?), I had almost instant notoriety. Itwasn’t unusual to be at a trial and overhear someone say-ing, “Oh, you run after the American Woman.” Eventuallythey started using my name.

People here ask me about hazing. You know, I didn’t reallysee it. At my first few trials, people were very polite and re-served, but not uncomfortably so; it was the “AmericanWoman” syndrome, I think. That said, I was quickly em-braced once I ran a dog and demonstrated that I could treatthe sheep right and run well. Once I made it known that Iwasn’t buying dogs, all pretense disappeared, and I simply

6NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012became another handler.

But I REALLY knew I was accepted when, at one of myearly trials, I missed a turn peg on a hill course, and a well-known handler came up to me and said, “Lassie, what wereyou playing at???” When I replied, “Well, I don’t rightlyknow, actually,” I was heartily swatted on the head and told,“Git your mind on the job! Ye can’t be letting your gooddogs down and messing the work about like that!”

I did have one case where the spotters blatantly walkedaway from my sheep after I had sent my dog, allowing thefive ewes to bolt back to the set out pen and jam into a cor-ner. It could have been a problem, but I was running Clue,a very seasoned and savvy Open dog, who saw me into theEnglish National that year. I do have to confess that Iplayed it up a bit; I leaned against the post, cleaned my sun-glasses, knelt down and re-tied my boots….all while Clueneatly tucked herself into the corner, lifted the unwillingewes through the men’s legs (knocking one down in theprocess), and then marched them straight down the fetchwithout a command. I was second with her that day by apoint, and the sheep were spotted perfectly for all of myother runs that weekend.

I also learned the real reason thatshepherds carry a crook. Sure, it’s tocatch sheep. But more importantly, ittests unknown ground before you stepon it, so you don’t wind up thigh-deepin a bog, like I did in the Hebrides.

And then there are the raffles. At oneof my early island trials, a young boycame up and offered to sell me raffletickets. I’m not into that type of thing,so I declined, and of course it was no-ticed by a few of the handlers. Onecommented later in the day, “So, haveyou bought your tickets yet? Peoplebuy what they can, to help the trial.Without it, we couldn’t afford to put oneon.” I immediately became a staunchsupporter of raffles. My most amusingraffle win was a brace of fresh pheas-ant; the most useful was a bottle oflocal island distilled scotch; and the one I “lost the ticket for”was a can of pink paint.

The really big hill trials had an especially enjoyable atmos-phere. The handler’s post was typically “pick anyplacearound here that you want to stand”. Once the dog wassent off, it generally wasn’t long until it was out of sight. Theterrain was often rough, and the distance didn’t make it easyeither. It wasn’t unusual to have a handler say to the crowd,“My dog, can anyone see my dog?” and to have other han-dlers step forward and say, “Aye, it’s just coming through the

bracken, about halfway up the hill – nearing the big rock.Stop it now, and send it left. Ah, now it’s right. Can ye seeit now?”

After seeing this a few times (and being the beneficiary onone run, where my dog went too deep and came in well be-hind the pen), I asked about it. “Well,” they said, “if youwere gathering a hill with a man, and he lost sight of hisdog, you’d help him out, wouldn’t you? So that the job getsdone?” Yes, the support was penalized; but the handlersweren’t disqualified. And, of course, the top men and theirdogs who earned a living working on the hills….their per-formances were beyond awesome and were inspiring be-yond all imagination, and the only help they needed was oursilent admiration of spectacular work.

Another interesting thing about these big courses on roughground: I began to appreciate the classic Border Collie colorand markings. A red or merle dog blends in with the cover;a white one looks like a sheep at a distance. Black can,surprisingly, be decently detected, particularly if there is abroad, full white collar and face blaze for contrast.

Trialing also meant learning a different language, dependingon the region. I can honestly say that I actively participated

in conversations where I had absolutely no idea what wasbeing said, although everyone left quite happy. A few stockphrases, said in the same tone as others were using,seemed to work. “So it’tiz,” worked well; “Ahh, so be it,”was another good one. “That’s that, then,” had many uses,and “Really now?” got some mileage also. Learning the oddword of Welsh or Gaelic didn’t hurt, either, since it was goodfor a laugh (but not much else).

The people. Ahh, the people. They are fantastic and trulymade the experiences great. Whether I was visiting, or

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NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012 7traveling, or at a trial, the welcome was quiet and sincere.The level of knowledge about sheep, dogs, and handlingwas beyond my comprehension; the friendly camaraderiewas pervasive; and yet the competition was keen.

It can be a bit unnerving to go to a local trial, for instance,and book in, only to discover that no matter what slots youtake, you’ll be running right before or right after the greatesthandlers of the day. The best compliment I think I have everreceived was after a good run in these circumstances – oneof the top men commented, “That run has taken the day sofar,” and after a short serious pause he added, “of course,we’ll be doing our best to shake you out of the tree.”

It is possible that the second-best compliment was from an-other top man, judging a trial with particularly wily sheep,who called me over as I was leaving the field. “Lass,” hesaid, “I like your way with sheep. There’s a job waiting foryou at lambing time and beyond, if it suits you to take it.”Somehow I managed to explain that I didn’t believe my em-ployer would think kindly of the change, although it wastempting…..

And I must say it still is.

If You Go

Bringing a dog to the UK or Ireland is not the same as justchecking them on as an extra bag; there are many restric-tions, including paperwork (lots), specific reception centers(only four), limited entry routes (always changing), and differ-ent crate requirements (larger and more holes).

My advice: Start early. Begin at the DEFRA (Google‘DEFRA PETS’) and USDA (Google ‘USDA EXPORT UK’)web sites. Read and understand the paperwork require-ments, and research the transport routes and options. Real-

ize that your local vet might not be able to do your dog’spreparation and paperwork, and that your favorite airline orlocal airport might not be able to carry your dog into theUK.

If you are flying into Ireland – officially, the Republic of Ire-land, usually Dublin or Shannon airports – be aware thatthe rules are different than going into the UK (Heathrow,Gatwick, or Manchester in England). If you are flying intoNorthern Ireland (Belfast airport), the rules may be differentyet again; although technically part of the UK, I’ve encoun-tered some unique differences.

Research and understand the costs (both obvious and hid-den), both to the UK or Ireland and the return. I knowmany people who assumed that the costs were the sameas excess baggage, and were unpleasantly shocked to dis-cover it can be ten times that. Understand how the airlineyou’re using requires your dogs to be booked, both overand back; you may need to use a shipping agent.

Spend some time understanding the dog food that’s avail-able at your destination. Trust me, it’s not the same ashere, even if the name is the same. (No, you can’t takeyour dog food with you.) Be sure to know how and whereyou are going to get dog food after you arrive. The internetcan help here – on my recent trips, I’ve ordered food on-line from PetPlanet.co.uk and had it delivered to my firstnight’s destination.

There are some things that you need to bring with you.Humility, humor, a sense of wonder, and openness to new

and different ways are vital. Raingear and a GPS thatcan navigate to a UK six-digit postal code are useful,but buy your wellies there at a garden center -- it’scheaper.

There are also some things that you should leavehome. If your dog isn’t at an Open level, or doesn’tstop and isn’t obedient, it’s not ready to trial there;leave it home. Please also leave the “American-cen-tric” perspective, politics, and arrogance behind; itwon’t be welcomed. Leave behind the know-it-allthinking, the thinking that results in an “it’s wrong/itneeds to be done this way/the bad run wasn’t myfault/it’s not fair” attitude; after all, if you don’t want tosee and try something different and learn somethingnew, why go somewhere else at all?

And with that – I’ll see you at the trials!

Photos by Joyce Geier. Cover: Jim on a single with aSwaledale. P. 6: Swaledales on the drive. P. 7: Penning atDownhill, Ireland.

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Member Profile: CLARA STITESNEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012

by Molly KingYou may or may not know Clara Stites.

If you do not know her, it is understandable. If you do know her, you also know that the reason others don’t is becauseshe is a very unassuming woman, who quietly keeps to herself.

But if you know Clara well, you know that she is a very intelligent and articulate writer of some note, having spent a goodpart of her life putting pen to paper (her first short story was published in “American Girl” magazine in 1958).

Her most recent publication is a novel, Sand and Gravel, about a farm family and their strengths, weaknesses, setbacksand achievements over the course of several generations. The very readable and enjoyable book is reviewed below bySue Schoen.

Clara spent her young years on a sheep farm, but then moved with her family to a small city, where she lived with hermother, a literary agent and researcher who represented author Thomas Wolfe (Look Homeward Angel) and wrote thefirst biography of Wolfe. In that time, she also lived with her siblings and her first Border Collie, Huckleberry.

Educated at Bryn Mawr and then Harvard graduate school in Education, Clara taught English in middle schools for about15 years, during which time she wrote numerous short stories and essays that were published in various magazines. Inaddition, she has written several children’s books and was co-editor of In the Shadow of the Giant: Thomas Wolfe. Shealso worked as a copywriter for an ad/PR agency.

And THEN! Border Collies came into (and took over) her life.

“After Huckleberry, I had a rescue BC from Cape Breton Island (where we spent summers for about 5 or 6 years). Shetook good care of our children for about 10 years. Later, when she didn't show any interest in herding, I bought a traineddog, Penn, from Connie Weller. I still have Penn, now retired, and he taught me a lot while I basically made mistake aftermistake with him, often without even knowing I was making mistakes because basically I knew zero about herding. Penn& I went to various trials, placing now and then and even winning one Ranch trial. Then we got a ribbon in a fair trial andmoved into Open, where we certainly did not belong. But it was fun, and Penn loves shedding, and I kept learning. I nowhave Penn's niece, Tess, who is very willing and keen and wonderful to work, whether in trials or at home. She and I arerunning in ProNovice.”

Tess has been coming along very well, placing at Cascade and Fetch Gate this summer. They have an arrangement witha nearby sheep owner, and she is able to work and train her dogs frequently.

Clara lives in a lovely home in southern Massachussetts, overlooking the Slocums River, which feeds into Buzzards Bay.She and her husband Clay live in the woods doing things she loves best: writing and being very involved in farming andgardening. They spend beautiful days doing a lot of gardening, tending their chickens, and enjoying time with their 3grandchildren. In addition to shepherding, she devotes a lot of energy to writing, herding sheep, supporting land and farmconservation, and sailing their boat. Clara participates in Associations such as Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust,Sheepdog Junction, the Thomas Wolfe Society, and NEBCA.

Sand and Gravel, by Clara Stites. Reviewed by Sue SchoenNEBCA member Clara Stites’ first novel, Sand and Gravel, tells the story of a family farm which is almost lost forever toexcavation as a gravel pit. The year is 1944. Shell Farm is home to the Wing family and has been in Caroline Wing’sfamily for generations. The farmhouse and barn are over a hundred years old and stand as they were built, over lookingthe sea. The small 80 acre farm has an orchard and meadows which roll down to a sandy beach. Caroline grew up there,her life ruled by the seasons, tending the land and the livestock.

When Caroline weds Amos Wing, he joins her idyllic life on the farm. Their life together begins well, raising livestock andstarting a family of four children. When Amos feels pressed financially, he begins a gravel operation to supply the con-struction boom in nearby towns. He is smitten by opportunity. Over the next 40 years, he literally sells off the land truck-load by truckload. The destruction of the Wing family parallels the annihilation of the land. Caroline is overruled in her

9NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012objections to the gravel operation. She spends the rest of her life as a bitter witness to the disappearance of the familiarfeatures around her. One by one, the children flee the ruined farm. Amos dies alone and unforgiven. It is a hard story.

Part two of the tale brings the youngest child, Sarah, now age 50, back to the farm from California. She has inherited theremains of the farm and hopes to fulfill her mother’s wish that she reclaim it. The story turns upward as Sarah exploresher past and assumes her place as custodian of the land, barn and farmhouse as well as Amos Wing’s daughter.

Clara’s sense of place and character are clear and true. The writing is simple and beautiful. She sees the details of thenatural world and understands our relationship to them. Her descriptions are vibrant - I could see the meadows and theblue ocean. I knew I had been there. So many pieces of the story were familiar - the characters and their actions madesense. I was outraged by Amos’ callous betrayal of the land and his family. Yet Clara is kind and generous with her characters, even Amos.

When I emailed Clara to find out more about the farm and the characters, the subject line of her email reply read SUE,REMEMBER THIS IS FICTION. I wanted to visit the farm. Eventually, she sent me a photograph. Not the actual peoplein the story (it’s fiction, remember), but I was stunned. It was more ruined than I had imagined. There truly was nothingleft.

Even as I know this is fiction, I still long for someone to restore the land to its original state. I still want to visit. This vividportrayal of family and their relationships with the land is lovingly and truthfully told. It is a story that will remain with thereader.

The Fall Foliage trial has traditionally been the culmination of the NEBCA Open trialing season. This year, the Open TrialCommittee searched for a new and challenging location with equally challenging sheep and we’ve found both at theMount Saviour Monastery in Pine City, NY. The Monastery, opened in 1951, is a community of Benedictine monks wholive on over 250 acres of rolling hills, pastures, and woodlots. They raise Scottish Blackface and Mule sheep and sellmarket lambs, wool and yarn. The setting is peaceful and the field large, and we think that this year’s Fall Foliage will bememorable. The judge will be Aled Owen

The trial will be held on a 100-acre fully-fenced field that goes up a hill with a tree line coming down the middle. We antic-ipate the outrun for the Saturday and Sunday runs to be up to 400 yards. The Double Lift finals will be held in the samefield and will prove to be challenging for both dogs and handlers. Handlers will be able to camp in the same field that weare running on with great views from the camping area.

Pine City is midway between Elmira and Corning, NY (about 15 minutes from each). Both Elmira and Corning have ho-tels, restaurants and grocery stores. The handler’s dinner will be held at the Elks Lodge in Elmira in a private dining roomand will be catered by a local caterer.

As announced at the Annual Meeting in January, the Fall Foliage Champion will receive an invitation to the 2013 SoldierHollow Classic in Utah. If the Champion can’t attend, an invitation will be extended to the Reserve Champion. The or-ganizers at Soldier Hollow are excited to have added a double-lift trial from the Northeast to their list of qualifying trials.We hope that NEBCA will establish an ongoing relationship with Soldier Hollow, so we are committed to putting on thebest, most challenging double-lift trial that we can.

We anticipate that the field and sheep at Mt. Saviour are going to be spectacular and that NEBCA can build a long-termrelationship with the Monastery. Many thanks to Mary Ann Duffy for her work in finding the site and working with themonks to make this trial special. (More information about the Monastery can be found at http://www.msaviour.org.

Rob and Betsy Drummond of Bordercollics Anonymous have once again stepped up to support NEBCA by donating a setof Rob's admired whistles in a handsome display box to be raffled, with the winner being announced at the 2012 Fall Fo-liage. The winner will get a complete set of Brass Blasters; Maxi Blaster, Big Blaster, Baby Blaster, Astro Blaster, & Lumi-nator Blaster whistles set in a custom fitting box. Look for raffle tickets at your next trial. (For further information, contactRob at <[email protected]>.)

Please watch Sheepdog L and NEBCA Yahoo groups and WWW.NEBCA.NET for updated information.

Carolyn West, Open Trial Committee

10NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012FALL FOLIAGE SET FOR OCTOBER 6-8, 2012

Preparation for the 2012 NEBCA Novice finals is well under way. The dates for the trial are September 15th and 16th.Dick and Cheryl Williams have generously offered their infamous Sheepy Hollow Farm in Hop Bottom, PA as the venueand Roger Millen from the renowned Fetch Gate farm in Cortland, NY has agreed to judge. We’re very excited to haveRoger’s expertise. The Novice trials committee is working hard on the details of this year’s trial. From Saturday night’scatered dinner to securing experienced people for setout, handlers’ welcome packs to outstanding prizes we feel this willbe one of the best Novice Finals ever.

Handlers need a total of 3 points to qualify for Novice/Novice, Pro/Novice or Ranch and must have been a NEBCA mem-ber at the time points were acquired. There are still opportunities to qualify at Leatherstocking or Woolly Winds. Entriesmust be postmarked by September 2nd to assure that the entry will arrive by Friday, September 5th.

Thank you to the Novice Trials Committee, Annie Palmer, Eileen Wilentz and Martha Walke, for all their hard work anddedication. We’re looking forward to a big entry and a great weekend.

So, check your points, and tune your dogs up for the last qualifying trials. You don’t want to miss this year’s Novice Fi-nals…….it’s going to be great. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Anne Devine, Novice Trial Committee

NEBCA NOVICE FINALS SEPTEMBER 15 AND 16, 2012


Although not part of the series of 3 NEBCA judging clinics,members were treated to an add-on 4th given by AledOwen at Carol Campion’s Bittersweet Farm.

There were 2 days of lessons prior to the clinic, and manyof us attended as auditors. Aled’s teaching might better becalled coaching, as he doesn’t actually train the dogs butrather coaches the dog’s handler with suggestions on han-dling skills. He will stand a short distance away and concen-trate on moving the handler in such ways as to control thesheep from one side as the dog controls them on his. Thiswas especially helpful in the double lift shed, where eventhe slightest movement from either side will hold or releasethe sheep... seemingly as if by magic. Not magic, of course,but good shepherding.

The morning was spent watching videos of some extraordi-nary dogs and handling in national and international compe-titions, and we all kept scores for comparisons. People whohave judged at our trials were quite in line with Aled’s scor-ing, give or take a point or 2 here and there - then therewere the rest of us. We could see why we should stay be-hind the fence!

It is easy to understand why judges can score things differ-ently - even though it’s likely the deductions won’t be farapart, they may be for different faults. Perceptions are verysubjective, and we all came out of the clinic knowing thatthe only constant in our sport is the consistency of thejudge’s method. The clinic brought the usual number ofsmiles and questions: “Well, what about if this...?” Answer:“Well, it depends on that...”

So much of what happens on the field depends on the un-dependable - sheep (breed and experience with dogs ANDpeople), weather, time of day, difficulty of the course, moodof handler... the absence of dependability is endless.

The afternoon was spent in the field watching some of theparticipants running their dogs in a double lift. In the interestof time, each run consisted of outrun, look back, outrun,gather, and international shed. Although many of us won’tdo much competing at that level (unless we head to the big-ger fields outside of the northeast), there were many valu-able lessons to be learned, particularly about watching andreading the sheep, and the teamwork necessary betweendog and handler.

All in all, the clinic was very interesting and instructive. It isalways an education to see events through someone else’seyes!

Aled Owen is a sheep farmer by trade in North Wales, hav-ing grown up on the farm. But he is also a trialer of renown

throughout the world, having won the International Supreme3 times, and the World Championship twice in addition toover 20 other international competitions.

Aled is a quiet spoken man, but the wisdom he imparts in hislow-keyed style is full of those little gems we love to takewith us to improve our own skills.

Molly King

ALED OWEN TRAINING AND JUDGING CLINIC JUNE 8 - 10

Aled Owen, Susan Allen, and Ash -- he’sthere but you have to look! -- after a privatelesson.

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THE 31st CONSECUTIVE PA. STATE CHAMPIONSHIP SDTNEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012

In a year of extreme heat, extreme weather, extremeeverything it seems, the Pa. State Championship in HopBottom, Pa. on June 15-19, 2012, lived up to the extreme.The entries were over the top, the number of sheepneeded were in excess, but the one thing that wasn’t inextreme was the beautiful weather on all five days of thetrial. It was as an oasis from the unbearable heat of thesummer. Five lovely days which enabled the sheep andhandlers to withstand the numbers of entries.

Cabot Gas and Oil Corporation was the primary sponsorof the dog trials this yea, allowing us to award over$7000.00 in cash payback to all classes. Fifteen placeswere paid in open and the top 4-5 places in all noviceclasses. A Cabot representative was available on Saturdayto meet with anyone interested in the impact of gas and oildrilling in the area.

Black Gold Pet Food and Nutrena Dog Food were alsosponsors, providing dog food for winners of all classes.Thirty dogs began the marathon running of the openclasses on Friday at 1:00 pm. The Katahdin/Dorper sheepwere very fresh and gave every handler and dog team arun for their money. If they were treated kindly, they werereasonable, but one wrong move or push and they weretotally unforgiving. Dawn Boyce gave her dogs a realworkout, setting sheep for most of the open runs.The course has changed, and this gave the handlers anew challenge. The lower fence was removed from theflooding of last fall, making the course wider and longer.This required a platform for the handler to stand on to seethe entire course. This also made the sheep that muchmore difficult to turn around the post and to proceed downthe first drive lane. Though the crossdrive was differentfrom usual, it still was difficult to negotiate by the dog/han-dler teams..The sheep were much easier to shed as they were verylightly dogged before the trial. Two ewes and a lamb wereused for each run. Penning was a real challenge for mostdog/handler teams.Carol Campion from Hampton, CT, did a great job sortingout the runs and placing the dogs. Runs were not easy tojudge due to the difficulty of the course and sheep.Dr. Thomas Kern was on hand on Saturday to evaluatedogs all day for PRA, or other diseases of the eye of manydogs.

Saturday’s food was prepared by the Brooklyn UniversalistChurch with a deli-like atmosphere. The famous barbecuechicken was delicious as always. Saturday night brought the excellent catered dinner at-tended by 85 people! Sunday night ‘s pizza was enjoyedby all.

Cheryl Jagger Williams and her new dog Fleet won the firstopen trial, with Lorna Savage and Kaylee as Reserve. MaryThompson with Coal took the honors on the second opentrial, with Joyce Geier and Jim as reserve.A new vendor with a portable folding crate donated a crateto the overall champion of the two open trials. The winnerwas Mary Thompson with Coal.

The overall reserve champion award was from the privateawards collection of Walter Jagger. A hand-painted saw waswon by Gene Sheninger of Boonton, NJ with Sweet.

Monday and Tuesday brought the novice classes, beginningwith the USBCHA nursery class, followed by ranch,pronovice, and novice/novice. The course was shortenedand moved up to the usual handler’s area to make it a biteasier to negotiate for the participants. The sheep still madethe dogs and handlers stay on the ball to get a good run.With over one hundred runs, Denise Leonard from Green-field, Mass. had her work cut out for her sorting the runswhich she did with great skill and concentration.

Denise Maui donates the most promising young handler andyoung dog awards each year. This year the handler wasMorgan Dawkins and the most promising young dog wasRush, owned by Michele Higgins.

As usual, the many spectators enjoyed the announcing byvarious handlers helping them to understand the course andthe dog-handler communication. There are very dedicatedspectators who come year after year to watch the competi-tions.

A special thank you to Cabot Gas and Oil Corporation, BlackGold Dog Food, Nutrena Dog Food, and all of the personswho supported the trial by ads or their help at trial time.Thank you to all handlers and family who helped in any wayto make this trial a success. Your help is most appreciated. Dick and Cheryl Jagger Williams

Results:6/16/12 Open 83 dogs ranWilliams, Cheryl Fleet 1Savage, Lorna Kaylee 2Sheninger, Gene Sweet 3Thompson, Mary Coal 4Sheninger, Gene Nick 5Geier, Joyce Tiz 6Thompson, Mary Beauty 7Millen, Heather Kate 8Williams, Cheryl Spot 9Cunningham, Lori William 10Worthington, Joan Hope 11Levinson, Barbara Hemp 12Boyce, Dawn Gage 13

Brewer, Doug Taff 14LeFever, Gwenn Soot 15

FETCH GATE FARM RESULTS, 29 JUNE- 3 JULY

13NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 20126/17/12 Open 82 dogsThompson, Mary Coal 1Geier, Joyce Jim 2Sheninger, Gene Sweet 3Boyce, Dawn Slim 4Mick, Warren Eddie 5Zieser, Walt Rose 6Williams, Dick Mick 7Levinson, Barbara Ryn 8Reitboeck, Werner Tara 9Williams, Cheryl Spot 10Drummond, Rob Cub 11Williams, Dick Mirk 12Leonard, Denise Maggie 13Sharp, Dave Tot 14Thompson, Mary Frost 15

6/18/2012 Novice/Novice 24 dogsPlace, Laurie Magic 68Snowden, Victoria Gypsy 66Lockwood, Sandy Joy 62Malloy, Karen Keeper 60Reiter, Sara Speck 59Barrett, Jean Mumble 49Thompson, Diane Belle 48Bower, Lynn Cael 44Davies, Pam Dilys 44Downs, Carol Jock 43

6/18/2012 Pro-Novice 1 38 dogs

Reitboeck, Werner Sigi 76Dawkins, Morgan Gillly 69

Thompson, Mary Paris 69Davies, Pam Teilo 68Sheninger, Gene Teg 62Thompson, Diane Riot 60Hardin-Steiner, Edie Rudy 59Brewer, Doug Ben 57Reiter, Sara Rye 57Davies, Pam Ben 55Florentino, Terri Lass 53

6/18/2012 Ranch 1 34 dogsBrighoff, Mary Lance 82Davies, Pam Patch 68Higgins, Michele Rush 67Sharon, Fran Maid 66Fossetta, Linda Murk 58Barrett, Jean Noreaster 53Gambill, Judy Tweed 53Higgins, Michele Flint 51Weeks, Dan Tilly 49Duffy, Mary Ann Hattie 47

6/18/2012 USBCHA Nursery 1 7 dogsMick, Warren Eddie 74Thompson, Mary Paris 71Reitboeck, Werner Sigi 43Smart, Bruce Moss 27Duffy, Mary Ann Cap 19Brewer, Doug Mirk Ret 1Butler, Sallie Lucky Scr 0

6/19/2012 Novice/Novice 2 23dogs Davis-Van Nostrand, JudianneTeeCA 70Snowden, Victoria Gypsy 63Reiter, Sara Speck 60Place, Laurie Magic 59Davies, Pam Dilys 58Malloy, Karen Keeper 56

Quigley, Megan Dare 50Bower, Lynn Cael 50

Quigley, Megan Seamus 46Butler, Sallie Lucky 446/19/2012 Pro-Novice 2 39 dogsThompson, Mary Paris 75Sheninger, Gene Teg 72Castanzo, Kyra Tess 69Davies, Pam Ben 67Davies, Pam Teilo 66Dawkins, Morgan Gillly 65Reitboeck, Werner Sigi 65Florentino, Terri Lass 64Hardin-Steiner, Edie Rudy 63Thompson, Diane Riot 61

6/19/2012 Ranch 2 26 dogsHiggins, Michele Rush 72Barrett, Jean Noreaster 64Weeks, Dan Anna 62Brighoff, Mary Lance 62Fossetta, Linda Murk 57Chambers, Maggie Strike 56Sharon, Fran Maid 56Higgins, Michele Flint 51Baker, Kim Skip 51Sharon, Fran Liz 49

6/19/2012 USBCHA Nursery 2 6 dogsThompson, Mary Paris 65

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Ranch 2

by Carolyn WestThe 7th Annual Fetch Gate Farm SDT was held June 29th to July 3rd in Cortland, NY. The trial was hosted by Heatherand Roger Millen who, as usual, were gracious and welcoming hosts. The Open runs were held over two and a half days(Friday afternoon-Sunday) due to the high entries and the Nursery and Novice runs were held on Monday and Tuesday.The runs were sorted out by judge Norm Close from Idaho. The sheep were very fit groups of two ewes and two lambsand proved to be very even for all of the runs. In Open, there were 93 runs each class. In the first round, Lori Cunningham and Matt topped Mary Thompson and Coalin a run off after they both scored a 97. After the two 97’s, there were five handlers with a 95. In the first round, younghandler Kyra Costanza ran in Open for the first time with her dog Sue and Mike Polites, a new Open handler, placed forthe first time with a 93 (10th place). The second round of scores was again high with the winning run by Joyce Geier andJim scoring a 99. They were closely followed by Mike Polites and Taff with a 98. In the second round, Eileen Wilentz andRay made their Open debut.

14NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012Nursery classes were held on Mondayand Tuesday with Mary Thompson andParis earning a USBCHA qualificationon Monday and Marilyn Terpstra andLola winning the Tuesday qualification. Novice, Pro-Novice and Ranch classeswere held on Monday and Tuesday.97 dogs and handlers went to the poston Monday. The Novice class had 15runs with Laurie Place and Magic win-ning with a 76 out of 80. In Pro-Novice, 41 dogs ran and the class waswon by Barbara Leverett and heryoung dog Spot with a 77 out of 80.The Ranch winner, out of 36 dogs, wasChuck Dimit with Chad with an 86 outof 90. On Tuesday there were 92 runs. InNovice there were 17 runs. SandyLockwood with Joy and Rebecca Hartzwith Kenna both scored a 76 out of 80with Sandy Lockwood winning the runoff. The Pro-Novice class had 38 runsand was won by Chuck Dimit and Joelwith a 75 out of 80. In Ranch, 31 dogsran with the winning run of 89 out of 90by Marilyn Terpstra and Lola. Heather and Roger Millen wish tothank their sponsor, the Cortland Re-gional Sports Council, for their gener-ous support. Also Dawn Smith whoworked as score runner and score-keeper, our many volunteers; and foodvendor Ron Anderson and his wifeSharon Anderson who makes the won-derful cake for Saturday night’s dinner(catered by Gatherings Restaurant).

OPEN/SATURDAY 93 dogs1 Cunningham, Lori Matt 972 Thompson, Mary Coal 973 Comeau, Linda Joe 954 Keats, Kathy Craig 955 Campion, Carol Tam 956 Dimit, Chuck Cole 957 Terpstra, Marilyn Gin 958 Armata, Barb Jill 939 Woessner, DeeNell 9310 Polites, Mike Taff 9311 Mick, Maria Bodie 9212 Payne, Gary Dru 9013 Thompson, Mary Beauty 9014 Savage, LornaTyler 9015 Campbell, Mary Lou Tim 9016 Simpson, Alistair Taz 9017 Geier, Joyce Tiz 8918 Kidd, Viki Merle 8919 LeFever, Gwen Mirk 88

OPEN/SUNDAY 93 dogs1 Geier, Joyce Jim 992 Polites, Mike Taff 983 Cunningham, Lori Matt 974 Comeau, LindaJoe 965 Mick, Warren Dale 956 Keats, Kathy Craig 947 Kidd, Viki Macy 948 Payne, Gary Dru 949 Thompson, Mary Beauty 9310 Kidd, Viki Merle 9211 Levinson, BarbRyn 9212 Eddy, Joyce Tess 9013 Armata, Barb Jill 9014 Sheninger, Gene Nick 8815 Campbell, Mary Lou Dyna 8816 Williams, Cheryl J. Spot 8817 Zieser, Walt Rose 8818 Court, Emma Maia 8819 Geier, Joyce Tiz 87

NURSERY/MONDAY 5 dogs1 Thompson, Mary Paris 82

NOVICE/MONDAY 15 dogs1 Place, Laurie Magic 762 Lockwood, Sandy Joy 743 Hartz, Rebecca Kenna 724 Tsuruda, Lori Ben 665 Malloy, Karen Keeper 656 Hartz, Rebecca Bella 657 Pam Davies Dilys 618 Quigley, Megan Seamus 619 Davis-VanNostrand, J. TeeCA 6010 Knowlton, Cynthia Kevlar 48

PRO-NOVICE/MONDAY 41 dogs1 Leverett, Barbara Spot 772 Thompson, Mary Paris 763 Overly, Edith Moss 754 Dier, Tara Fleet 745 Parker, Missy ex 746 Molloy, Karen Riot 737 Duffy, Mary Ann Cap 738 Geier, Joyce Jack 729 Gessert, Dave Lad 7210 Stites, Clara Tess 71

RANCH/MONDAY 36 dogs1 Dimit, Chuck Chad 862 Woessner, Dee Meg 823 Brighoff, Mary Lance 814 Terpstra, Marilyn Lola 815 Helton, Pam Ellie 816 Schmitt, Cindy Jill 807 Weeks, Dan Anna 798 Devine, Anne Rob 779 Weeks, Dan Tilly 7510 Higgins, Michele Flint 74

NURSERY/TUESDAY 6 dogs1 Terpstra, Marilyn Lola 88NOVICE/TUESDAY 17 dogs1 Lockwood, Sandy Joy 762 Hartz, Rebecca Kenna 763 Malloy, Karen Keeper 724 Quigley, Megan Dare 715 Knowlton, Cynthia Kevlar 696 Davis-VanNostrand, J. TeeCA 677 Butler, Sally Lucky 618 Place, Laurie Magic 609 Pam Davies Dilys 5510 Quigley, Megan Seamus 50

PRO-NOVICE/TUESDAY 38 dogs1 Dimit, Chuck Joel 752 Dier, Tara Fleet 743 Lockhart, Carol Jazz 734 Pam Davies Ben 735 Thompson, Mary Paris 736 Geier, Joyce Jack 727 Lippolis, Kim Becky 728 Duffy, Mary Ann Cap 729 Stites, Clara Tess 7110 Campion, Carol Jet 71

RANCH/TUESDAY 31 dogs1 Terpstra, Marilyn Lola 892 Brighoff, Mary Lance 843 Sharon, Fran Liz 844 Duffy, Mary Ann Hattie 845 Chambers, Maggie Strike 846 Murphy, Jim Hemp 837 Dimit, Chuck Chad 838 Devine, Anne Rob 819 Helton, Pam Ellie 8010 Weeks, Dan Tilly 77

Chuck Dimit with Cole,holding his split of twolambs

Photo by BethAdams, Candid CaninePhotography


Novice/Novice Saturday - 18 dogs1 - Karen Gorman & Bryce - 60 2 - Victoria Snowden & Gypsy - 593 - J. Davis-Van Nostrand & TeeCA - 534 - Tim Molinero & Breckin - 515 - Deborah Donahue & Hep - 516 - Bob Holmgren & Slick - 477 - Donna Dickinson & Gel - 458 - Jean Freeman & Billy - 439 - Victoria Snowden & Teak - 4210 - Sally Butler & Lucky - 40

Sunday - 14 dogs1 - Jean Freeman & Billy - 582 - Bob Holmgren & Slick - 573 - Karen Gorman & Bryce - 494 - Sallie Butler & Lucky - 455 - J. Davis-Van Nostrand & TeeCAa - 45

Champion - Karen Gorman & Bryce

Pro Novice Saturday - 23 dogs1 - Ellen Rusconi-Black & Peig - 682 - Clara Stites & Tess - 683 - Barbara Leverett & Spot - 614 - Elizabeth Phares & Juniper - 495 - Ardelle Legg & Ki - 446 - Rich Seaman & Roo - 377 - Ginny Prince & Ida - 368 - Bruce Smart & Moss - 34

9 - Rosemary Redick& Kensa - 3410 - Deborah Donahue & Beal - 32Sunday - 21 dogs1 - Mary Ann Duffy & Hattie - 722 - Carol Campion & Jet - 703 - Ellen Rusconi-Black & Peig - 574 - Clara Stites & Tess - 535 - Barbara Leverett & Spot -526 - Bill Pimental & Jem - 417 - Ardelle Legg & Ki8 - Denise Leonard & Natalie - 389 - Kate Collins & Ben - 3810 - Valerie Pietraszewski & Kep - 35Champion - Ellen Rusconi-Black &PeigRanch Saturday - 5 dogs1 - Lynn Deschambeault & Britt - 602 - Mary Ann Duffy & Gyp - 543 - Eileen Wilentz & Ray - 51Sunday - 6 dogs1 - Betty Levin & Tyne - 30Champion - Lynn Deschambeault &BrittUSBCHA Nursery Saturday - 5 dogs1 - Rich Seaman & Roo - 612 - Ellen Rusconi-Black & Peig - 49

NEW HAMPSHIRE SHEEP AND WOOL FESTIVAL RESULTSSunday - 5 dogs1 - Rich Seaman & Roo - 592 - Ellen Rusconi-Black & Peig - 43

Open Saturday - 36 dogs1 - Steve Wetmore & Gile - 792 - Peter VandeCar & Leif - 753 - Lynn Deschambeault & Dru - 744 - Chris Bowen & Sam - 725 - Kate Collins & Ela - 716 - Carolyn West & Abe - 697 - Denise Leonard & Maggie - 698 - Rich Seaman & Star - 679 - Barbara Armata & Meg - 6510 - Carol Campion & Tam - 63

Sunday - 34 dogs1 - Maria Mick & Kit - 852 - Maria Mick & Bodie - 833 - Sharon Perkins & Roy - 804 - Steve Wetmore & Gile - 795 - Bruce Smart & Link - 746 - Lynn Deschambeault & Dru - 737 - Sharon Perkins & Cash - 728 - Barbara Armata & Jill - 719 - Carolyn West & Abe - 7110 - Rich Seaman & Star - 70

Overall Champion - Steve Wetmore & Gile

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19 dogs ran in Open1) Lynn Deschambeault & Dru2) Roger Deschambeault & Bob3) Roger Deschambeault & Trim4) Lynn Deschambeault & Mij5) Jim Perkins & Ben6) Rob Drummond & Cub7) Sharon Perkins & Roy8) Sharon Perkins & Bett9) Rob Drummond & Casey10) Jim Allen & NickLynn Deschambeault Trial Manager

Cummington SDT Results16NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012

5/26/2012 Novice/Novice1 Freeman, Jean Billy 742 Holmgren, Bob Slick 703 Snowden, Victoria Gypsy 644 D.-Van N., Judianne. TeeCA 635 Duarte, Deb Jillie 566 Gorman, Karen Bryce 527 Phares, Elizabeth Hazel 468 Snowden, Victoria Teak 459 Warner, Wendy Vinnie 4510 Dickinson, Donna A Gel 44

Wasielewski, Mary Fizz RetBelliveau, Betty Fios RetDonahue, Deborah Hep RetRedick, Rose Ross RetWalke, Martha Bryn Ret

5/26/2012 Pro-Novice1 Armata, Bernie Sam 672 Leverett, Barbara Cap 653 Leverett, Barbara Spot 644 Leonard, Denise Natalie 635 Levin, Betty Morag 616 Campion, Carol Jet 597 Drummond, Rob Sammy 598 Gessert, Dave Lad 589 Smart, Bruce Moss 5710 Dury, Wally Lisa 55

Walke, Martha Cal 54Pietraszewska, V. Kep 52Legg, Ardelle Ki 52Dickinson, Donna A Dot 51Black, Ellen Peig 50Collins, Kate Ben 48Armata, Barbara Kate 46Pimentel, Bill Jem 45Donahue, Deborah Beal 42Overly, Ediie Moss 38Redick, Rose Kensa 0Overly, Ediie Zacarena DQ 38Warner, Wendy Jayne DQStites, Clara Tess RetPhares, Elizabeth Juniper RetPrince, Ginny Ida RetDrummond, Rob Ali Ret

5/26/2012 Ranch1 Duffy, Mary Ann Hattie 552 Northrop, George Annie 423 Levin, Betty Tyne 32

Williams, Julie Dan DQParker, Missy Jack DQ

5/26/2012 Open 35 Runs1 Leverett, Barbara Bess 922 Armata, Barbara Jill 90 3 Mick, Warren Shep 904 Wetmore, Steve Gile 885 Peterson, Becky Peg 846 Amodei, Maria Levi 837 Campion, Carol Tam 828 Worthington, Joan Hope 829 Leverett, Barbara Tot 7910 Amodei, Maria Song ??

Hanchett, Melody Canon 78Drummond, Rob Casey 76Evans, Joe Chip 75VandeCar, Peter Leif 75Mick, Maria Bodie 73West, Carolyn Abe 72Campion, Carol Floss 72Leonard, Denise Emmie 70Evans, Joe Mist 70VandeCar, Peter Russ 66Collins, Kate Ela 64Smart, Bruce Link 62Worthington, Joan Dee 62Armata, Barbara Meg 61Drummond, Rob Cub 61Armata, Bernie Roy 60Wetmore, Steve Floss 54McDonough, Doug Emmy RetStites, Clara Penn RetSmart, Bruce Lucy RetLeonard, Denise Maggie RetNunan, Michael Cap RetDuffy, Mary Ann Gyp RetMick, Warren Eddie DQMick, Maria Kit DQ

5/27/2012 Open 29 Runs1 Mick, Maria Kit 922 Mick, Warren Eddie 903 Leverett, Barbara Tot 864 Leonard, Denise Maggie 855 Armata, Barbara Meg 846 West, Carolyn Abe 837 Mick, Warren Dale 808 Evans, Joe Chip 809 Leverett, Barbara Bess 8010 Amodei, Maria Levi 80

Collins, Kate Ela 76Armata, Bernie Roy 75Wetmore, Steve Gile 75Worthington, Joan Dee 75Armata, Barbara Jill 74Evans, Joe Mist 74Duffy, Mary Ann Gyp 70Worthington, Joan Hope 70VandeCar, Peter Russ 69Amodei, Maria Song 67Wetmore, Steve Floss 64VandeCar, Peter Leif 62Nunan, Michael Cap 60Peterson, Becky Peg RetHanchett, Melody Canon RetStites, Clara Penn RetSmart, Bruce Link RetLeonard, Denise Emmie RetMick, Maria Bodie DQ

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19 dogs ran in Open1) Roger Deschambeault & Trim2) Sharon Perkins & Cash3) Lynn Deschambeault & Chip4) Roger Deschambeault & Nick5) Gab e Merrill & Roy6) Rob Drummond & Casey7) Sharon Perkins & Bett8) Rob Drummond & Cub9) Jim Perkins & Z10) Jim Perkins & ZLynn Deschambeault Trial Manager


Ranch 1 Top 10 13 dogs ran 1 Mary Brighoff Lance 692 Pam Gardner Midge 683 Mary Ann Duffy Hattie 664 Patricia Kallen Jess 655 Sharon Nunan Will 606 Walter Zieser Annie 607 Carol Lockhart Gwen 588 Julie Williams Dan 549 Eileen Wilentz Ray 5010 Betty Levin Tyne 48

Pro-Novice 1 Top ten 27 dogs ran1 Amanda Milliken Feist 672 Kate Collins Ben 573 Pam Gardner Kelsea 564 Pam Davies T eilo 515 Barbara Leverett Spot 516 Kim Lippolis Becky 507 Kak Weathers Moss 478 Gene Sheninger Teg 399 Dave Gessert Lad 3810 Wally Dury Lisa 34

Novice Novice 1 11 dogs ran1 Victoria Snowden Gypsy 622 Rebecca Hartz Bella 533 Judianne Davis Teeca 494 Pat Bacskay Vic 435 Sara Reiter Speck 416 Bob Holmgren Slick 407 Deb Duarte Jillie 22

Finality Farm, Dover Plains, NY, SDT ResultsRanch 2 Top Ten 12 dogs ran 1 Mary Brighoff Lance 752 Rich Seaman Roo 723 Pam Gardner Midge 664 Mary Ann Duffy Hattie 645 Eileen WilentzRay 626 Carol Lockhart Gwen 547 Sharon Nunan Will 478 Linda Fossetta Murk 47

Pro-Novice 2 Top Ten 25 dogs ran1 Amanda Milliken Feist 752 Pam Gardner Kelsea 703 Kim Lippolis Becky 634 Pam Davies Teilo 625 Kate Collins Ben 626 B. Ray (P. Kallen) Pippa 627 Kak Weathers Moss 558 Donna Dickinson Dot 559 Ellen Black Peig 5410 Clara Stites Tess 53

Novice Novice 2 Top TenSunday, May 20 9 dogs ran1 Deb Duarte Jillie 542 Bob Holmgren Slick 573 Donna Dickinson Gel 51All others either retired or DQed

Open 1 Placings 84 dogs ran1 Lorna Savage/Ont Kaylee 872 Amanda Milliken/Ont Monty 853 Cheryl J Williams/Pa Spot 844 Joyce Geier/NY Jim 83

5 Barbara Armata/NY Jill 826 Barbara Ray/Va Stella 817 Amanda Milliken/NY Dorey 818 Barbara Levinson/NJ Ryn 799 Gene Sheninger/NJ Sweet 7910 Sue Schoen/Ma Esther 7811 Lori Cunningham/Pa Matt 7712 Rich Seaman/Ma Boo 7613 Barbara Levinson/NJHemp 7514 Dave Sharp/Pa Tot 7215 Chris Bowen/NH Jake 7216 Dick Williams/Pa Mirk 7117 Warren Mick/NY Shep 71

Open 2 Placings 81 dogs ran1 Mich Ferraro/NY Clive 882 Amanda Milliken/Ont Monty 873 Amanda Milliken/Ont Dorey 864 Warren Mick/NY Eddie 855 Barbara Ray/Va Stella 846 Lori Cunningham/Pa William 847 Denise Leonard/Ma Maggie 838 Lori Cunningham/Pa Matt 829 Sue Schoen/Ma Peat 8210 Cheryl J Williams/Pa Spot 8111 Denise Leonard/Ma Emmie 8112 Barbara Armata/NY Jill 8113 Linda Comeau/Ont Joe 8014 Barbara Levinson/NJRyn 8015 Stephen Wetmore/Vt Gile 7916 Gene Sheninger/NJ Jet 79

Nursery Placings 6 dogs ran1 Warren Mick/NY Eddie 81

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Both days were hot and sunny and had a strong breeze. Judge for the trials this year was Werner Reitboeck. Classes ranNovice to Open and a different part of the field was used this year that had a shorter outrun. The rise proved to be a chal-lenge as it brought some dogs in flat. The Katahdin sheep proceeded to be as challenging as ever, proving over and overthat both handler and dog had to be a good team to get the job done. On Saturday Bev Lambert and Hemp showed hownicely a run and shed could be done.

On Sunday there were two runoffs for first place. Novice was between Jean Freeman’s Billy and Wendy Warner’s Vinnie.Open was between Steve Wetmore’s Gile and Rob Drummond’s Cub.

Handlers and dogs took advantage of the Ammonoosuc and riding its current to get out of the heat. The mists and watersoff the Pettyboro cascades created a cooling haven of relief as well.

Betty Murray was on hand to record and tabulate scores and awards. She also sold items for NEBCA and the Fall Fo-liage. Betty is an integral part of any trial’s success! Mike, Buddy, Nara, Carlene, Ginny, Kim and Bud were the pen crew.If you have ever seen this group working together you’ll know why “They get dirty”!

Prizes and awards for this year’s trials were provided by Bordercollics Anonymous- Betsy and Rob Drummond, GreenMountain Monogram, Cascade Farm Apiary and the Ames. Artist Heidi Osgood-Metcalf is providing a color portrait of theOpen Champion Dog. Heidi is a well known for her animal portraiture with several magazine covers and awards for herportraits. She is also a great photographer. Her work is online at www.artofheidiosgoodmetcalf.com.

Two day Open Champion, Long Road and portrait winner were Steve Wetmore and Gile. Beverly Lambert and Hempwere Reserve. Ranch Champion and Long Road were Carlene Eitapence and Blaze. Reserve was George Northrop andAnnie. Kate Collins’ Ben was Pro-Novice Champion and Reserve and Long Road went to Denise Leonard and Natalie.Jean Freeman and Billy took Champion and Long Road for Novice. Sallie Butler and Lucky were Reserve. Dave Young’sPic won Nursery both days.

Saturday’s Barbeque dinner was provided by Jim Benjamin, followed by brownie sundaes with Hatchland’s “WickedGood” homemade sweet cream ice cream.

Bud and Mary thank all the handlers who helped wherever needed: set-up, set-out, scribing, exhausting, take down. Wecouldn’t have done it without you!

Some great pictures of the trial have been posted online on the NEBCA Handlers Tent on Facebook.

Bud and Mary Ames, Trial Hosts, Bath, NH

Cascade Farm SDT Saturday, June 30 and Sunday July 1, 2012

Open 1: 40 Dogs1- Bev Lambert, Hemp2- Steve Wetmore, Gile3- Maria Amodei, Levi4- Denise Leonard, Emmy5- Maria Amodei, Song6- Michael Dathe VT Keef7- Bev Lambert CT Awel8- Lynn Deschambeault, Chip9- Steve Wetmore, Floss10- Jan Berger, MossNursery 1: 7 Dogs1- Dave Young, PicRanch 1: 6 Dogs1- Carlene Eitapence, Blaze2- George Northrop, AnniePro-Novice 1: 17 Dogs1- Denise Leonard, Natalie

2- Kate Collins, Ben3- Rob Drummond, Sammy4- Jean Louis Bigourdan, Zac5- Dana Eriksen, Quinn6- Ellen Rusconi-Black, Peig7- Sallie Butler, Sky8- Wally Dury, Lisa9- Jean Louis Bigourdan, Kit 10- Clara Stites, TessNovice 1: 11 Dogs1- Jean Freeman, Billy2- Sallie Butler, Lucky3- Tim Molinero, Breckin4- Jean Louis Bigourdan, LadOpen 2: 40 Dogs1- Steve Wetmore, Gile2- Rob Drummond, Cub3- Lynn Deschambeault, Chip4- Michael Dathe, Keef

5- Roger Deschambeault, Nick6- Fiona Robertson, Tap7- Rob Drummond, Casey8- Maria Amodei, Song9- Chris Bowen, Sam10- Denise Leonard, EmmyNursery: 6 Dogs1- Dave Young, PicRanch: 7 Dogs1- Fiona Robertson, Fen2- Carlene Eitapence, Blaze3- Lynn Deschambeault, Britt4- George Northrop, AnniePro-Novice: 18 dogs1- Ellen Rusconi-Black, Peig2- Kate Collins, Ben3- Jean Louis Bigourdan, Zac4- Rob Drummond, Sammy

5- Denise Leonard, Natalie6- Dana Eriksen, Quinn7- Sallie Butler, Sky8- Jean Louis Bigourdan, Kita9- Betty Levin, Morag10- Clara Stites, TessNovice: 11 Dogs1- Jean Freeman, Billy2- Wendy Warner, Vinnie3- Janet Langdon, Arlo4- Glenn Kopp, SusieSallie Butler, Lucky

19NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012Fetch Gate Farm Novice Trial, July 28-29, 2012

Pro/Nov 2 33 dogs1 Millen, Roger Finnegan 742 Black, Ellen Peig 743 Reitboeck, Werner Sigi 724 Clark, Linda Meg 715 Lockwood, Sandy Curley Sue 666 Trewitt, Irene Boston 647 Dier, Tara Fleet 648 Duffy, Mary Ann Cap 649 Quigley, Megan Dot 6210 Lockhart, Carol Keema 62

Ranch 2 27 dogs1 Woessner, Dee Ben 822 Helton, Pam Ellie 763 Sheldon, Sherry Chick 764 Baker, Kim Kris 765 Fetterman, Dave Duff 766 Murphy, Jim Hemp 737 Matzinger, Polly Sirius 738 Baker, Kim Skip 729 Molloy, Sally Kip 7110 Devine, Anne Rob 71

Nursery 2 6 dogs1 Reitboeck, Werner Sigi 75

Nov/Nov 1 18 dogs1 Lockwood, Sandy Joy2 Sobel-Meyer, Diane Kate3 Phares, Elizabeth Hazel4 Quigley, Megan Dare5 Bendelac, Julien Jazz6 Malloy, Karen Keeper7 Davies, Pam Dilys8 Murphy, Mackenzie Tess9 Bigourdan, J-Louis Lad10 Quigley, Megan Seamus

Pro/Nov 1 33 dogs1 Phares, Elizabeth Juniper2 Reitboeck, Werner Sigi3 Duffy, Mary Ann Cap4 Drummond, Rob Ali5 Sheninger, Gene Teg6 Millen, Heather Sam7 Molloy, Sally Sid8 Sheldon, Sherry Rose9 Matzinger, Polly Kane10 Clark, Linda Meg

Ranch 1 32 dogs1 Brighoff, Mary Lance 792 Matzinger, Polly Sirius 753 Woessner, Dee Meg 754 Sheldon, Sherry Chick 755 Woessner, Dee Ben 736 Higgins, Michele Flint 727 Davies, Pam Patch 728 Sharon, Fran Liz 729 Molloy, Sally Kip 7110 Helton, Pam Bonnie 70Nursery 1 6 dogs1 Millen, Roger Finnegan 802 Reitboeck, Werner Sigi 75

Nov/Nov 2 32 dogs1 Malloy, Karen Keeper 722 Duarte, Deb Jillie 703 Place, Laurie Magic 704 Lockwood, Sandy Joy 635 Sobel-Meyer, Diane Kate 636 Bendelac, Julien Jazz 627 Quigley, Megan Seamus 598 Quigley, Megan Dare 569 Bower, Lynn Cael 5610 VanWicklen, Gail Maggie 54

More samples from the 2013 Calendar:

Miss December

Mr. November

GET READY FOR THE 2013 NEBCA CALENDAR!

20NEBCA News — Volume 30, Issue 3 September 2012NEBCA FencingNEBCA owns a dozen or more rolls of blackplastic snow fencing available for use byNEBCA trial managers. Many of you who haveattended NEBCA trials have seen or evenrented this fencing.

There is a fee of $20 for partial usage and $30for all of it. Checks made out to NEBCA andsent to: Ellen Black, NEBCA Treasurer, 134Great Hill Road, Guilford,CT 06437.

The Open Trial Committee keeps track of whouses the fencing and where it currently is lo-cated.

The following change has been added to thesection Novice Finals in the Guidelines.

If a qualifying Ranch dog places in an Opentrial before the Novice Finals, that dog may notcompete in the Novice Finals.

Any dog who has placed in an Open trial is noteligible to run in the Novice Finals. The onlyexception is a dog(s) who has changed handsand moved down a class from Open to Ranch.

Change in Novice Guidelines

The notecards are $7.50 for a pack of five. If orderedfrom the website there will be a shipping charge. Theywill be available at some trials.

New NEBCA Notecards

New NEBCA Shirts and Other GearThe new 2012 NEBCA ball caps are now available in red, pale pink,stone white and olive colors. Hats are $15 + $3 shipping.

Introducing the NEBCA logo Denim shirts for 2012. Denim shirts are$30 + $4 shipping. Unisex sizes are small, medium, large, XL, and2XL.

The 2012 NEBCA Tee shirts were designed by Sally Martyn Lacy. Awomen's tee is offered in Aqua Color. The Unisex tee is Cricket

Green. Thedesign is onthe backwith theNEBCAlogo on thefront. Sizes are small, medium, large, XL, 2XL and 3XL.

Joanne Murphy our volunteer web guru has put the merchan-dise on www.nebca.net. Merchandise is available at some trials.

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NEBCA News Display Advertising!Business Cards @ $15 per issue $50 per year1/4 page @ $35 per issue $100 per year1/2 page @ $50 per issue $150 per yearFull Page @ $75 per issue $225 per year

NEBCA CLASSIFIED ADS $10 per issue for up to 10 lines. $1 per line for extra space over 10 lines

Border Collie Training Services:In-house training specializing in giving young dogs agreat start. Handling Border Collies for over 20years. References available. Lessons also.Barbara Leverett, St. Johnsville, [email protected]

Merlynn Kennels Border Collies and Katahdin HairSheep. Merle and black & white puppies; occasionallystarted dogs. All breeding stock OFA certified/eyechecked. Proven producers of trial and obedience andagility winners. Katahdin Sheep (originated in Maine),excellent for working dogs, no shearing/tail-dockingnecessary. Lynn Deschambeault, Merlynn Kennels,342 Hio Ridge Rd., Denmark, ME 04009. 207-452-2898. [email protected] Bittersweet Farm. Training for dog and handler alike inHampton, Connecticut. Fields and sheep to suit anytraining and handling need. Hourly lessons; custom dogtraining; clinics and judging. Dogs taken in for training.Beginners welcome. Pups and started dogs available forsale. At stud - imported Tam - top trial dog and breeder.Contact Carol Campion at 860-455-5660 [email protected]

NEBCA ProductsNew NEBCA logo hats and tees on sale athttp://www.nebca.net under Merchandise. Our membervolunteer webmaster, Joanne Murphy, has been busy re-vising the Merchandise section to sell both the NEBCAhats in avocado, grape, & light royal colors and thenewest NEBCA tees on line through PayPal.

The 2012 Tee Design is by member volunteer Sally Lacy,of Vermont.

NEBCA Merchandise is on sale at limited trials, so checkus out online. The 2012 calendars are on sale now!!


Winter Training Opportunity in FloridaWould you like to winter in Florida at a place where youcan train your dog? I have sheep and cows, land totrain on, also have a couple of travel trailers and hook-ups 20 mi. south of Ocala, FL.Lee Mears, 352-446-5388 cell66 N.W. 120th Ave Oxford, FL 34484


On June 3 a group of handlers gathered at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland, MA, for a clinic on practical farm dog work. Itwas a beautiful warm day with an acrobatic plane doing tricks above us to keep the mood light and true- to-New-Englandthunder storms in the afternoon.

Kristen Whittle and Denise Leonard did an excellent job of instructing us through a series of obstacles including a sortgate to split the flock in half, holding the sheep away from a feeder while feeding, how to keep them held tightly togetherto mark or catch a sheep, and load and unload a trailer as well as fetches and gathers. How to safely handle sheep with adog was a key part of the instruction. Learning where to put your body to both help your dog and keep yourself safe wasemphasized.The sort gate and holding sheep off the feeder proved to be the most challenging. Everyone had a chance topractice each technique in the morning. In the afternoon there was a friendly competition to test those skills. Bob and Slickdid a great job of showing us how to do it well and Cheryl with Brass did an excellent job as well. A split scoring method al-lowed points for completing the task and extra points for finesse, allowing for handlers to see where training efforts shouldbe focused to improve the use of a dog on the farm. Feedback was positive and everyone seemed to have a good daywith lots of learning and laughter.

by Wendy Warner

Practical Farm Dog Training in Massachusetts

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This listing of Border Collie breeders is for informational purposes only and in noway represents an endorsement of these breeders by the Northeast Border CollieAssociation. When making enquiries into purchasing a pup, NEBCA strongly rec-ommends selecting from sound, proven, working stock. We suggest you seeboth parents work. If you are not able to see the parents working at the farm, doattend the trials and see them working there. Watch for trial results and seek theadvice of experienced handlers.Note: Not all breeders listed here are necessarily handlers.

2012 BREEDER’S DIRECTORYMaria AmodeiNorth FAce FarmPO Box 43Dunstable, MA [email protected]

Barbara and Bernie ArmataTaravale Farm1165 Esperance RoadEsperance, NY [email protected]

Kimberly BaumgartGentle Shepherd Farms7056 Rt 16 SouthFranklinville, NY 14737www.gentleshepherdfarms.com

Carol CampionBittersweet Farm109 Hammond Hill FarmHampton, CT 06247860-455-9416carcampion@yahoo.comwww.bittersweetbordercollies.com

Kate Collins & George NorthropAurora RanchPO Box 119, Taft Hill RoadRoyalston, MA 01368976-249-4407

Lynn DeschambeaultMerlynn Kennels342 Hio Ridge RoadDenmark ME [email protected]

Roger DeschambeaultNearfield Farm2275 E. Conway RoadConway, NH [email protected]

Anne DevineEyeSpy Border Collies205 Flanders RoadNiantic, CT 06357860-608-4447eyespybordercollies@gmail.comwww.eyespybordercollies.com

Rob & Betsy DrummondLiberty Tree Farm200 Stowe Mountain Rd.Hillsboro, NH [email protected]

Tonya Fouch7532 Cedon Rd.Woodford, VA [email protected]

Joyce GeierSand Creek FarmP.O. Box 208Mendon, NY [email protected]

Beverly Lambert & Doug McDonoughSheepswood Farm280 Hebron RoadAndover, CT [email protected]

Gabrielle MerrillMisty Lane Border Collies68 Misty LaneBrownfield, ME [email protected]

Gene SheningerWayside Farm470 Schooleys Mountain Rd. #144Hackettstown, NJ [email protected]

Steve WetmoreSpring Valley FarmBox 5Strafford, VT [email protected]

Ivan Weir176 Lyndhurst Rd. RR #1Seeley's BayOntario, Canada K0H [email protected]

Richard & Cheryl WilliamsCulleymont FarmRR 1, Box 1374Hop Bottom, PA [email protected]

Dee Woessner5411 McGrath Blvd.N. Bethesda, MD [email protected]


NEBCA TRIAL SCHEDULE, 2012Jun 10-11Fetch Gate Farm Spring NurseryTrialsCortland, NYNurseryUSBCHA/NEBCARoger & Heather Millen607-835-6584

May 26-27MA Sheep & Woolcraft Fair SDT97 Fairgrounds RdCummington, MATwo Novice & OpenOne USBCHA NurseryUSBCHA/NEBCA Kate CollinsGeorge Northrop978-249-4407Denise Leonard (entries)413-773-5232

Jun 3-4Fetch Gate Farm Spring NurseryTrialsCortland, NY Two USBCHA Nursery TrialsUSBCHARoger & Heather Millen607-835-6584

Jun 10-11Fetch Gate FarmSpring Nursery TrialsCortland, NYTwo USBCHA Nursery TrialsUSBCHARoger & Heather Millen607-835-6584

Jun 16-19PA State Championship SDT Sheepy Hollow FarmHop Bottom, PATwo Novice, Open& Three USBCHA NurseryUSBCHA/NEBCACheryl Jagger-Williams570-289-4733

Jun 30-Jul 1Cascade Farm SDTBath, NHTwo Nov, Open & Nursery TrialsUSBCHA/NEBCA Mary Ames603-838-2018

Jun 30-Jul 3Fetch Gate Farm SDTCortland, NYTwo Open, Novice & NurseryUSBCHA/NEBCARoger & Heather Millen607-835-6584

Jul 12Ossipee Valey FairOpen & Nursery Points TrialS. HIram, MEUSBCHA/NEBCALynn Deschambeault207-452-2898

Jul 28-29Fetch Gate FarmNovice SDTCortland, NYTwo Novice and NurseryUSBCHA/NEBCA Roger &Heather Millen607-835-6584

Aug 7-12Kingston Sheep Dog TrialsGrass Creek ParkKingston, OntarioNursery, Open ChampionshipsDouble Lift on 12 AugUSBCHA/NEBCA/OBCC Amanda MillikenHome 613-531-9405Office 613 546 1451

Aug 17-19Leatherstocking SDTCooperstown, NYOne Novice & Two Open TrialsUSBCHA/NEBCABarbara Armata518-875-6471

Aug 18Maine Highland Games (tent.)Topsham Fairgrounds, MEOpen & Nursery Points TrialUSBCHA/NEBCALynn Deschameault207-452-2898

Aug 25VT State Championship SDT Scottish FestivalQueechee, VTOne Open & NurseryUSBCHA/NEBCASteve Wetmore802-765-4466

Aug 26Spring Valley Open SDTStrafford, VTOne OpenUSBCHA/NEBCASteve Wetmore802-765-4466

Aug 30Lancaster FairOpen & Nursery Points TrialUSBCHA/NEBCA Roger Deschambeault603-939-2255

Sep 1/2Blue Hill Fair & Northeast U.S.Sheepdog TrialTwo One-day Open Points TrialsUSBCHA/NEBCA Jim Davidson207-677-2227

Sep 8-9Merck Forest Open SDTRupert,VTTwo Open & One NurseryUSBCHA/NEBCASteve Wetmore802-765-4466

Sep 21Loon Mountain SDTOpen Points TrialLincoln, NHUSBCHA/NEBCA Lynn Deschambeault207-452-2898

Sep 24-25Big E SDTWest Springfield, MA2 Open 9/24 & 1 Open 9/25USBCHA/NEBCAPat Canaday518-861-6049

Sep 29-30Long Shot TrialChurch Hill, MDTwo Open, R, PN, NNUSBCHA/NEBCASherry Smith410-708-2428

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Oct 6-8Fall FoliageMt. Saviour MlonasteryPine City, NYTwo Open trials, Double LIftChampionship FinalUSBCHA/NEBCACarolyn West860-729-0550

Oct 5-7Swaledale SDTBlackstock, ONNovice & OpenDouble lift Oct7USBCHA/NEBCAAndrea deKenedy647-977-3866

Oct 12-14Butternut Creek Fall SDTKingston, OntarioNN/PN & OpenUSBCHA/NEBCA (Open)/OBCCAmanda Milliken (Questions)613-531-9405Lorna Savage (Entries)613 541-0296

Nov 2-4Long Shot TrialChurch Hill, MDOpen, R, PN,NurseryUSBCHA/NEBCASherry Smith410-708-2428

Nov 2-4Bittersweet Farm SDTHampton , CTNursery, Nov classes Nov 2Open Nov 3-4USBCHA/NEBCACarol Campioin860-455-9416


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